Roswell Observes Labor Day With Music and Parade
Roswell marks Labor Day with speeches and a daytime parade followed by multiple amusements. Local organizations sponsor events as residents enjoy the holiday activities.
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1903
Page
1
Roswell marks Labor Day with speeches and a daytime parade followed by multiple amusements. Local organizations sponsor events as residents enjoy the holiday activities.
A huge crowd filled Roswell streets for a grand Labor Day celebration with an estimated 25 000 attendees. Paraders included Carpenters Union and Roswell Bicycle Shop. notable speeches by John Simpson and Captain Smith of the Salvation Army drew cheers. The parade ended with orderly crowds, one arrest, and a preview of the high school curriculum rollout.
A damaged OCR snippet references filing a street and number for a prescription matter. It mentions sending and returning a form at a specified order. The exact street address and clear details are unreadable.
North Mail reports the quiet wedding of Mr. William Wheeler and Miss Delpha Hardwick at the home of HB Jo Dranell in Roswell. Rev. Ewan officiated and the couple will reside in Roswell, Colorado Impressions. The piece also notes travel increases on western railroads and vivid journey descriptions along the loop from Silver Flume to Georgetown with trains in multiple sections and crowded cars.
Hon Nathan Jaffa reports a communication from Dearsir in Haskell Texas dated Sept 2 1908 noting fifty men and teams on the Denton Decatur and Western railway line. The letter asks for information on the road and requests details about the railroad company behind the project.
The Conference of New Mexico and El Paso will meet here on September 16 with Bishop Joseph S. Key in attendance and about fifty guests and ministers present.
Mrs M B Crawford hosted a baby party at her new residence today. About twenty five mothers and babies attended the event.
A playful verse notes a new idea of hiring a judge who is out of work as a path through life, presenting a humorous take on seeking legal talent in unusual times.
A Sept 5 1903 telegram to G A Richardson from Gee H Newell chairman of the National Irrigation Congress urges strong southwest representation at Ogden Irrigation Congress and to send the largest delegation from Richardson's city to represent Koswell New Mexico.
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