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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
4
New York reports a weak session as opening gains fade in the first hour and a heavy selling wave in the final half hour drives losses of over two points across active issues. Pacifics lead the decline amid bear selling. markets blame political conditions.
About forty people attended a Roswell meeting last night where a constitution and by laws were adopted and a name chosen The Young Men's Jeffersonian Club of Roswell was proposed A board of directors was named including H D Heflin ex officio Charles H Jones J H Mullis R D Bowers and Pat Duffy A resolution endorsed R D Bowers as next city attorney to replace K K Scott who is moving away.
Members of the Roswell Young Democrats gathered at the city council chamber to adopt a new constitution and discuss party organization and upcoming activities. The meeting focused on guiding structure and future campaigns.
A satirical scene contrasts a pigsty with an idealized field of roses as a narrator muses on carpentry needs and tools. The voice shifts to expose the irony of a Southern setting where summer breeze carries the whisper of “Behold the source of Cottolene.”
J E Dill returned last night from Artesia where he attended the alfalfa festival and observed events, noting local participation and community interest.
Mrs Hattie McKee aged 35 died at five this morning at her North Hill home after a long tuberculosis illness. She came here from Pittsburg Pennsylvania last spring with her husband Rev Thomas McKee of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and her sister Miss Workman but was brought too late to save her life. The body will be shipped tomorrow to Lockwood Missouri with husband and sister.
Washington confirms the resignation of Second Assistant Postmaster General James T. McCleary of Minnesota. McCleary, who previously represented the Second Minnesota district, accepted a congressional nomination. the President accepted the resignation on September 15. The note ends with a Bryan quote.
A Val lejo naval yard blaze cost three lives after a gasoline fire spread from a workshop. Chief machinist Theodore May died. Fred Martin and an Italian laborer are missing. Hundreds of gallons of fuel fed the flames from submarines Pike and Grampus. Over twenty men jumped into the water. most were saved. Loss estimated at $20,000.
Reports warn that epidemics of typhoid are tied to contaminated water and cold storage does not kill the germs. Authorities stress that bacteria remain deadly whether released from ice or otherwise, underscoring public health risks.
Advertises ice made from distilled water, claim of absence from contagion. States avoidance of raw well water and promotes superior clarity and quality, inviting customers to try the product and its price.
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