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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
4
Rev H F Vermillion and family leave for Elida and Lake Arthur to attend Fifth Sunday events while Major and Mrs J T W Tillar depart for Little Rock. Numerous travelers roam to Hagerman and Texico. local rail secretary George D McDill assesses Y M C A delegates. Accident relief sought for Van Winkle with eye damage from dynamite blast.
Local items include visits and trips by Sheriff Woodruff and Ira Wetmore to Las Vegas for the Territorial Republican convention, Mrs. Lacy planning move to Roswell, and geographies like Portales, Longview, and Chicago referenced. Merchandise ads show $16 bath tubs and $6 second hand goods at Morgan's, with Morgan's urging Oct 1 heater purchases. Fair Grounds dinner advertised and horse races with purse totals given, including times and winners.
A daytime social afternoon hosted at Miss Jessie Mary Denning's home drew about twenty four young ladies. Games high five and flinch were played with Mrs. Percy Evans winning a prize. A luncheon followed and guests presented a bouquet from a cosmos vase.
Severe rains across Mexico cause widespread crop damage and disrupt railroad work. The Pacific coast reports unusually heavy downpours slowing transportation and commerce.
J. E. Gilkeson announces a new hotel in the Walker building opposite the Carnegie Library will open in the latter part of next week. Only kitchen dining room office and upstairs rooms ready at first with full fixtures in these areas praised for convenience and service.
Among morning arrivals from the Valley are Co. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Becker and several others including D. E. Leverton, T. R. Caruthers of Lake Arthur, Mrs. Drashner, Miss Sorum, O. R. Tanner, Emmett Patton, and more. R. G. Ingersoll of Skarper touts guaranteed tickets saving from five to twenty dollars.
Railroad time table shows Northbound arrival at 10 30 a m and departure at 10 50 a m. Southbound times are listed with arrival and departure pending. Agent M D Burns provides service details.
Washington September 27 orders from the Navy Department move the ship Glacier now sailing from Suez to Port Said to proceed to Joppa to give the crew a chance to visit the Holy Land. The privilege follows the crew's arduous work on the dry dock Dewey bound for the Philippines.
Washington Sept 27. State Department asserts American ownership and control of Palmas Island near the Philippines. War Department requested status eighteen months ago and results are reported as clear.
Washington reports suggest Secretary Taft may pursue plain dealings with moderate Cuban leaders to reach a peace settlement without American troop deployment. Funston arrives in Havana and Cuban liberal leader Nunez doubts American mediation. a baby death and travel notes also appear.
The Wise Ones advertise discounted railroad tickets offering half price to E. Z. Marks who buys at the depot and pays full fare. W. H. Rhodes reports a morning arrival from the south while Mrs. Anna Caddy arrives from Artesia.
Led by Dr. C M Yater, the facility offers clean cottages, daily nursing care, and wholesome meals. An experienced physician and trained nurses attend patients around the clock with the best available sanitary conditions. Terms and details available by application at 119 West Second Street.
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