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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1909
Page
4
De Roden Pos arrived in New Jersey with his family and will move to Artesia to start a piano business with his brother. Pos, formerly of the city, met his brother here today.
J B Herbst of 303 North Main offers irrigation farm loans with adjustable terms and annual interest payments. The lender advertises providing loans on irrigated farms and notes the option to pay off the loan early.
Y McMillen, a stenographer and book-keeper who has been at Clo working for Allery Furniture, visited last night and will travel to Artesia to work for the same firm. He previously spent long years in the Roswell office of the company.
Mrs Fenetta Sargent Haskell of Missouri drew a large Roswell crowd at a Presbyterian church literary evening hosted by the Woman's group. She offered readings in Negro dialect from Me, Lady and Shakespeare Caesar, delivering an entirely enjoyable program that left many residents eager for her return.
Rev C F Lucas and Mrs W Zink return from El Paso after attending the annual English Mission of the Messt chiarch which corresponds to a Methodist Conference.
Pastor Lucas, two years in residence, is reassigned to Santa Fe and Espanola churches. Rev Van Vollkenburgh from Las Vegas will arrive with his family next week to fill his post. Samuel Blair starts a fourth year as superintendent. The report lists multiple appointments across New Mexico including Alamogordo, Las Cruces, Taos, and Santa Rosa with several circuits to be supplied. J C Rollins moves to Rocky Ford, Colorado.
Christian Endeavorers of New Jersey gather in Plainfield for the twenty third annual state union meeting. The event aims to be the greatest in the organization's history with Rev Francis E Clark expected to deliver an address.
The Church of the Transfiguration known as the Little Church Around the Corner celebrated 62 years since its founding by Rev. George Hendric Houghton. Joe Jefferson popularized the name after guiding a funeral sermon request, and the church has long been a haven for actors and stage folk seeking quick marriages.
In St. Louis on October 6 the centennial celebration featured the cornerstone laying for the new Public Library and a grand parade of pupils from public and parochial schools.
Insurance men from across the nation converge in Louisville for what is billed as the most important session in the National Association of Life Underwriters history. The gathering aims to finish unfinished Los Angeles business and push a campaign against nonconforming underwriters.
Plans to convert Chinese women to Christianity feature a Methodist meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey. The project includes establishing an Ellen J Knowles Bible Training School in Kiukiang to train native Christian women for outreach and Bible instruction. Ground will be broken this fall.
The article states the President views China’s growth as essential for the empire’s future. He urges broad development of wealth and government and warns against trade expansion that stunts China’s progress. US assistance should aid China on its development path.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, famed North Pole discoverer, will give a one hour talk tonight at the Business Men's League banquet in the Coliseum St Louis. He is understood to receive twenty thousand dollars for the lecture. The Coliseum seats seven thousand and will feature a sternoptical apparatus to illustrate the address.
Italian citizens and dignitaries unveiled a Giovanna da Verrazzanno monument in Battery Park. The 26 foot heroic bust by Ettore Ximenes honors the navigator believed to have preceded Henry Hudson in discovering the Hudson River. Chevalier Barsotti chaired the dedication with ambassadors present. Miss Gertrude Gahrmann unveiled the statue. Tonight Madison Square Garden hosts sports and amusements.
Mrs Knowles thanked President Taft for his interest in foreign missions after his November speech at the General Executive Committee meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society in Cincinnati. Mrs Knowles, widow of Rev Dr Joseph K Knowles, later led Newark’s Female Charitable Society.
Postmasters from third and fourth classes across states gather in Syracuse on October 6 under leaves of absence granted by the Postmaster General Hitchcock. The meeting of the National League begins with Chattanooga already boomed for the 1910 convention as delegates discuss postal topics over the three days.
Six-Foot Channel Push gathers in Winona with delegations from St. Louis to St. Paul. The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association seeks government aid to deepen the river channel to six feet at the lowest water stage.
Charles R. Crane of Chicago sails for Beijing to assume the post as Minister to China. He will travel via the Trans Siberian railroad and reach Pekin early next month, expected to bolster Taft’s eastern policy and the US China commercial alliance.
In harbor, ambassadors from various nations gather as supporters argue Verrazzano sailed under Francis I in 1524 and anchored in the lower bay. They cite a 1825 letter to his king and a 1542 globe by Alpins linking the Manhattan area to the name Verrazzanno or New Gaul.
The Harvard House in Stratford on Avon opened during the Harvard University president Lowell's visit. Ambassador Reid led the ceremony as Marie Corelli and Edward Morris presented the house to Harvard University. The home of Katherine Rogers, John Harvard’s mother, will welcome traveling Americans as a resting place.
A large, formal inauguration in Cambridge marked Abbott Lawrence Lowell becoming Harvard University head. More than 8,000 guests attended as educators and scientists in gowns gathered before University Hall for the ceremony led by Sheriff Edward A. Fainburn, with alumni choir, Latin congratulatory address, and induction by Board of Overseers president John D. Long.
Suffragists in Spokane prepare for the first annual Washington Equal Suffrage League convention at the Masonic Temple beginning tomorrow. Factional fights within the movement forewarns of a stormy session likely to engage many attendees and draw public attention.
Leading Buffalo society women take to selling papers in hotels stores and street corners to raise funds for the Mews boys Benevolent Association. This marks the seventh annual donation day benefiting the charity.
Washington on October 6 authorities opened sealed proposals to supply green paint for 120000 letter boxes in use nationwide. Officials note long standing difficulty in finding paint that resists wear in all regions as some formulas peel or rust in certain areas.
The army transport Sheridan arrives in Seattle carrying the Twenty-fifth Infantry unit from the Philippines.
The Southern Appalachian 300d Roads convention opened a three day session in Asheville North Carolina on October 5 to plan construction of 300 miles of improved roads. Connecting routes would link to the Piedmont region of South Carolina North Carolina Virginia and Tennessee through the Southern Appalachians.
Catherine Mann Payeant discusses the rising influence of dress on business success for women. She notes materials like French serge prunella cheviot and mohair, favors black or dark colors for practicality, and highlights the slim tailored two piece suit with long coats, straight lines, and minimal sleeves as the coming trend.
Ashville North Carolina hosts a two state high way convention opened today drawing prominent leaders from both Carolinas to promote better roads and highway development.
The Twenty third Street YMCA in New York launches the fifth annual course on the theory and practice of advertising. The program runs from tonight until April with lectures by Herald World Colliers ad managers and other leading publicity promoters and manufacturers.
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