18 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1905
Page
1
A brief article notes that the future of the Carlsbad project appears certain with decisive steps and support advancing the plan. Key officials and local agencies are cited as backing the initiative, signaling secure progress toward completion.
Roswell land office receives a telegram from Acting Commissioner J. H. Fimple directing withdrawal for irrigation under the desert land act. Lands in townships 21 to 25 south, ranges 26 to 29 east are affected. home settlement with five years residence allowed, with potential exceptions. The move signals remaining lands will gain water access as desert land status ends.
President G A Richardson leaves for Albuquerque to attend the Territorial Bar Association annual meeting. He will speak on The Law of the Kansas-Colorado Suit. A banquet for attendees is planned, and Mrs Richardson and son Donovan accompany him for the Territorial Fair.
A wave of heavy rain has raised flood concerns across Missouri and Kansas. Officials warned residents near rivers to monitor levees and prepare evacuations as crests approach. Local shelters opened in impacted counties while weather services projected rising flood stages over the next 24 to 48 hours.
Rain drenches Kansas City and western Missouri with daily showers in September except one day, while rivers rise and towns report high water. New rainfall reports reach from Kansas City to Sherman Texas as families travel for visits and fairs. In Carlsbad, Lee Danley is acquitted of the murder of his brother in law Tom Harris in a Rocky Arroyo case from December 1904.
A car overturned on a neighborhood street triggering police presence. Reports note minor injuries and disruption to traffic as first responders arrive. Officials cautioned motorists to slow down and follow directions from officers on scene.
In Constantinople and New York dispatches the crisis escalates as Russia mutinies on the Potemkine and seizes ships to fortify the Bosphorus. Reports note growing friction with the Porte and persistent railway washouts injuring several in Kansas and nearby regions.
A scattered clipping notes varied incidents from Artesia visits and rain totals in Wichita to a suicide in St. Louis and political talk about Straits fortifications. It mentions Dr. Homer F Parr arriving at Turkey Creek near Rosedale Kansas and a copper magnate at La Brisca, plus a Kansas City area fire and social mentions.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge opened its eighty first session in Philadelphia while reports show floods in Topeka and Madison with river rises, and the Odd Fellows gathering drawing large attendance. James M. Coyles sues J. J. Hagerman for 3125 dollars over drilling two artesian wells in Hagerman New Mexico. Parker Earle heads to Kansas City to address the American Pomological Society on Pecos Valley fruit.
Roswell observed the 95th anniversary of Mexican freedom with a large celebration last Saturday. About 2,000 Mexicans reportedly participated as Americans in the suburb Chihuahua area.
Jefferson City Sept 18 The Missouri river is rising rapidly and Darktown inhabitants are moving to higher ground. Callaway county farmers have been driven from their homes as floodwaters advance.
J. H. Brubaker, aiming to start an alfalfa meal factory in Roswell, will visit the city around the first of October to evaluate the prospect. He is expected to receive a cordial reception, as the venture is regarded as certain to succeed in this region.
Cleveland Ohio September 18 The Standard Oil Company announced price increases advancing all grades of refined oil by half a cent per gallon and gasoline by one cent per gallon effective immediately.
The Wool Market report from St Louis Missouri dated September 18 shows steady trade with Territory and Western Mediums priced at 28 to 30 cents, fine mediums at 22 to 26 cents, and fine at 18 to 20 cents.
A note invites readers to inspect page 3 for bargains and offers immediate assistance. J T Carlton, located in Room 12 of the Oklahoma Block, promises capability to tailor items beyond listed options.
Chicago delegates from trades and industries announce a October 26 and 27 convention to urge Congress on a broad set of reforms. They seek Interstate Commerce Commission authority to set reasonable rates after full hearings and judicial review, aligning with the President's annual message.
Dr E H Skipwith, a pioneer physician of the Pecos Valley, has moved his offices to the Gaullier Block. His card will be found in the Record.
Armenian American residents of Boston held a mass meeting on September 18 to condemn the Caucasus massacre of Armenians. Resolutions denounced Russian authorities, blamed local officials for inciting disorder and Muslim fanaticism, and urged pressure on the U.S. government to end the bloodshed in St. Petersburg.
Remains of Ernest J. King, a Roswell youth killed at Butte Montana by a trestle fall, arrive this afternoon. Funeral set for tomorrow morning at 10 from the Baptist church. Burial planned at South Side cemetery.
For sale is 8144 acres of prime city residence property fully fenced with a two room house, a good well, windmill and reservoir. Must be sold in a few days at an extremely low price of $1,600. See J. T. Carlton at once.
Walton photographers advertise portraits of all kinds at their studio above Morrison Bros. Store, offering excellent private board and convenient location.
Local Roswell report shows max 89, min 61, mean 75 with trace precipitation. Wind west at 16 mph, weather clear. Forecast calls for fair skies, cooler tonight, and Tuesday, with cooler in southern New Mexico. Stationary temperature expected.
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