Democratic Winds Sweep New Mexico Center Stage
A long defense of statehood for New Mexico argues the Republican party blocks citizenship rights and statehood while the Democratic party under Bryan favors expansion. The piece praises growth, settlement, and the varied homesteader population bringing schools, churches, and law, with newcomers from the North, South, and East joining native residents in a hopeful future.
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Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
New Mexico
Congress
Statehood
House of Representatives
Stead Land
County Officials Named in Local Roster
County Commissioner third district N. J. Fritz and W. M. Atkinson, Probate Judge J. T. Evans, Clerk of Probate Court F. P. Gayle, County Sheriff C. L. Ballard, Assessor Guy H. Herbert, Treasurer James Sutherland, Superintendent of Schools C. Co. Hill, and County Surveyor V. R. Kenney listed among county officials.
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N. J. Fritz
Coun’v. Second District
W. M. Atkinson
J. T. Evans
F. P. Gayle
C. L. Ballard
Guy H. Herbert
James Sutherland
C. Co. Hill
R. Kenney
Pecos Valley touted for irrigation and agriculture
Judge Parker backs Mr. Bryan on the national platform while Roswell eyed for railroad talks. The Pecos Valley claims largest and finest alfalfa in the world and hosts visitors to irrigation congresses and expositions. Gas wells and Roswell activity headline a bustling regional future.
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Judge Parker
Mr. Bryan
National
National Irrigation Congress
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Artesia
Albuquerque Exposition and Irrigation Congress
Roswell Schools See Enrollment Rise by 200 Children
The Record notes an increase of 200 more children in Roswell schools this year, suggesting roughly a thousand additional residents in the town during the year.
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Roswell
Factional NY Democrats Unite for National and State Tickets
The last obstacle to Democratic success in New York has been removed by agreement among several party factions to unite behind both national and state ticket efforts. The move signals consolidated support and strengthens prospects in upcoming elections.
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New York
Aft Grows Wise to Doubtful Western Condition
Aft has finally grown wise to the doubtful condition of the western region. The remark signals cautious assessment by the subject of the phrase regarding unfolding events or uncertainty in the western arena.
Illinois Methodists Want Cannon Defeated
The Central Illinois conference condemns Speaker Joseph G. Cannon for blocking the Littlefield bill. It calls for removal from public life and urges voters to defeat Cannon as speaker, urging use of lawful means to oppose him.
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J. G. Cannon
House of Representatives
A Vote for Larrazolo Statehood Call
The piece advocates for Luis de la Ros Larrazolo as a vote for New Mexico statehood, arguing it is essential for the territory’s future advancement and prosperity while national ballots go to Congress. The text links statehood to progress and urges voters to support the candidate in the general election.
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New Mexico
States
Congress
Statehood drive and a westward homestead tale
The piece argues for voting for Larrazolo to secure New Mexico statehood, urging support through the Democratic party. It then recounts a glamorous Grand Rapids wife who follows her husband to a New Mexico homestead, adapting by smuggling curtains and furnishing a modest cottage as she builds a new life amid deprivation and resilience.
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National Congress
Democratic
Larrazolo
Congress
New Mexico
Grand Rapids
Lake Shore
The Women of the Homestead Land
Mary M. Shaw contrasts city and regional women in a Kansas City Star piece. The article highlights homestead life as thriving, autonomous, and expansive, tracing pioneers from New England to modern settlers across New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, California, Washington, and Oregon. It notes government land development in the extreme Southwest.
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Homestead Land
Mary M. Shaw
Kansas City Star
East
Plymouth Colony
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
California
Washington
Oregon
New England
Woman Teacher Leads New Mexico Homestead Community
A resilient Kansas born teacher moves to New Mexico, buys land, builds a $400 school, and organizes a church and Sunday services in a fledgling community. She supports neighbors through drought, teaches self-reliance, and becomes a social anchor while others pursue crowded city life. The piece portrays her as a real heroine among mothers facing frontier hardships.
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Texas
New Mexico
Gray School
Homestead
Kansas
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Roswell Daily Record Democratic IN Politics
Geonce . Puckett
N. M
Record Publ
Associated Press
Wilson
Andrews
Oklahoma
West
Stead
United States
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
D. A. Larrazolo
W. D. McBee
C. R. Brice
Chaves Co
Southwest
Edward Kennedy
Kipling
Are Tae
Illinois
Methodists
F. A. Mueller the Tailor
Main St
Allery Furniture Co
Ambulance Service
the Women OF
THE
Chamberlain
Pricy
Dayton N. M
New Mexico Eastern Railway
Dayton
Roswell, Dexter
Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Artesia N. M
Peeeagere
D. L. Meyers General Mger
M. D. Burns
Roswell, N. M
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