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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1906
Page
6
The United States Sixth Judicial District and the Territorial Court for Chaves County convene in this city. U S Grand Jury meets Monday at 10 am. U S Petit Jury Wednesday at 10 am. Territorial Grand Jury Monday at 10 am. Territorial Petit Jury returns by November 5. Names listed for jurors from Eddy, Chaves Roosevelt and other counties accompany the notice.
Constantinople October 12 reports ongoing rebellion against Turkish rule in Yemen province. Arab forces win battles while Turkish conscripts are driven back, with Arab casualties pegged near 200 and Turkish losses around 100 killed and 60 wounded in Azar district fighting near Beniche. Numerous named correspondents from Chaves Roosevelt and Eddy districts are listed among sightings and casualty tallies.
The article notes tensions within the provisional government over political governance and election timing. General Funston will attend a farewell dinner in his honor hosted by Cuban veterans this evening.
A fire destroyed the main building of the Aaknoon Manual Training School in Huntsville Alabama this morning. One student was burned to death. The school aims to educate Negroes and is described as a manual training facility.
Paris reports a ship dispatched to Chalais in the Charente to serve as a school balloon for training crews in France’s aerial war flotilla. The fragmentary text references historical and uncertain lines, including an unrelated aside about a mummy.
Secretary Taft met in Havana with eight insurgent representatives and leaders Guerra and others seeking a peace plan idea during ongoing negotiations. The talks aimed to secure Taft’s view on a settlement and potential terms.
Knoxville workers in the Southern Railway Cos ter Shops have ended a strike that began last Monday and were ordered to return to work tomorrow. They report a concession of a 25 cent per day wage increase.
Tommy Burns and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien signed to meet in a 20 round championship bout in Los Angeles on November 29 at the Pacific Athletic Club. The fight carries a $12 000 purse with O'Brien receiving 10 percent bonus and the rest split 75 to 25 in favor of the winner.
In Santiago on October 12 the Chilean Congress will discuss a proposal to raise a loan of 25 million dollars for reconstruction of public buildings damaged by the recent earthquake.
Fresh shipment of candy sold at 15 cents per pound arrives at The Racket Store. Items are available in limited quantities and shoppers line up for first picks on the new stock.
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