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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
2
The notice outlines monthly, six month, and yearly mail subscription rates for The Record and Chronicle with wording indicating daily except Sunday editions. It reads like a classifieds pricing snippet from a historic newspaper page.
An old notice outlines subscription rates in advance and marks publication as second class mail matter in Denton Texas. It also states all subscriptions to The Weekly Record and Chronicle are discontinued at expiration and invites corrections to any character or reputation concerns.
Senate approves final anti trust penalties set at fifteen hundred dollars per day. The Cureton bank guaranty bill may pass the House this afternoon after vigorous discussion with Bostick and Hiehsmith leading supports and opponents. Prosecuting attorneys are barred from duplicating fees in prior anti trust trials as the bill passes.
Austin reports Horace Fiton declines offer to become railroad commissioner. The governor had offered the position earlier, and Fiton informed his Dallas home that he would not accept. B P Curtis and J L Wortham have not resumed Capitol activity.
The Houston Post criticizes the habit of using the State Capitol as a rooming house. A series of varied items follow including Texas school fires, the Appeal to Reason decline, a Scurry county man seeking a model wife, Roosevelt’s Azores moment, and warnings about public behavior.
The Record and Chronicle notes nearly thirty new Daily subscriptions in the past month. With the paper already delivered to over 90 percent of Denton homes, organizers aim for universal circulation and broader local presence. Governor Campbell appoints Horace Chilton to Judge Storey’s seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, praised as a commendable choice and a boost for the region.
A short classroom moment shows a teacher reprimanding a student for a minor misstep and the next day receiving a handwritten poem explaining the concept of consequence. The verse critiques grade outcomes in conduct and effort, ending with a note about tickets and seating for an event.
Abilene April 1 Testimony in the Tom Barnett murder trial described girls at a farmhouse between Barnett home and the schoolhouse prompting two men in a buggy to hasten away after stopping at the gate Several witnesses saw the buggy reach the school late at night The state will likely rest this afternoon
The first visiting baseball team of the season will be Decatur High, which plays Denton High here Saturday. Denton travels to Cleburne the following Saturday.
A movement to remove Cecil Lyon from his post as Texas Republican head gathers strength in Houston. Insurgents plan a state meeting to adopt a resolution denying Lyon influence and forwarding it to President Taft, with the president’s alleged opposition to the referee system of campaign distribution to be endorsed.
A burglary suspect, described as a negro fugitive, escaped from a guard in Arlington after assaulting City Marshal Cone. Judge Beckham recaptured the man later, leaving a guard in charge. A pursuit by mounted officers and a citizen posse continued through midnight without result.
Rev. William McMahon pastor of Saint Bridget's Church and editor of the Catholic Universe filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Cleveland Ohio. His liabilities total 1 594 141 64 with assets 75 207 08. The collapse ties to Fidelity Funding's failure and embezzlement by president P J Kiernan.
Chicago April 1 The Tribune reports Albert J Hopkins eliminated from the senatorial race by Secret Cook County Republican caucus. Roy O West named as tentative successor though election this week is unlikely. Attending that second conclave were Governor Denneen Mayor Busse Roy West Postmaster Campbell Congressman Lorimer and John F Devlin.
In Amarillo Texas on April 1 a twelve year old boy, son of J M Fields Hed, was thrown and dragged when his riding horse galloped. His foot caught in the stirrup as he fell, sustaining injuries.
Hick's Capu chine described as best remedy relieving aching feverishness curing the cold and restoring normal conditions. State that its liquid effects are immediate with prices 16 25 and 50 cents at drug stores. Also note cotton seed meal for sale by W. T. Johnson.
Austin April 1 Nine legislative days remain in the current special session and not a single platform demand or governor submitted measure has become law. The legislature defends its record while the governor contends duty was performed only to have measures rejected by the body.
Austin reports the governor sent a message noting no new appropriation bills and indicating the end is not in sight. He explains lawmakers who argued to pass the bill without submission have recanted and will veto defective measures. The document outlines fees for charters and foreign corporations, road system improvements, road districts, bond issuance, tax assessment, and school districts, including Grayson county.
In Austin the visit of Strong and Rankin sparked talk of Judge W F Ramsey potentially seeking the gubernatorial bench on a prohibition ticket and of naming a railroad commissioner. Gov signed the West Texas Normals bill west of Parker County, while a Senate bill would spend 25000 on the Grubbs School as an experiment. House petitions favored Cureton bank guaranty. meanwhile several Senate experiment station bills, including for the Thirty-first district, were killed. The Senate approved Cofer's probate appeal bill and insurance bill amendments, with Davidson pushing anti trust act changes.
Weather bureau station planned for Houston. Rev. Weaver dies at Decatus. The Church Grain Co. in Waco damaged by fire at 8,000 dollars. Brown County votes on 190,000 dollar road bond. Ten hurt in a Frieco train wreck near Springfield Missouri. Williamson County to spend 100,000 on roads. An insane woman confined in Collin County jail. Dr. Charles Eliot likely ambassador to England. Palmetto sawmill near Oakhurst burned. loss 40,00. Chief Justice and Mrs Gaines celebrate golden wedding. All Fools Day observed by Texas university students. Five year old Frank Clagett killed near Chillcothe. Temple farmer fined 12.50 for leaving team in street. Fire at Chickasawba Oklahoma destroys Sigman mattress factory. 12,000 dollars loss. Standard Oil to expand capital from 100 to 500 million. Williamson County farmers replant corn due to lark depredations. John Matthews elected at Easle Lake to succeed Charles Allen. Dallas Person ticket withdrawn after mandamus decision. Taft attacks Roosevelt town courts with tennis cabinet sessions. Dallas bridge bond for 175,000 defeated. railroads and industries pay 155,000,000 in dividends in New York. Camp Columbia flag raised signaling American decline in Cuba. last troops depart. Hauling down flag noted. Faubron and Arcant freed on 2.50 bond after inmate killing at North Texas insane asylum.
At midnight the convict lease system ends in Georgia and about 1500 felony convicts will be transferred from private stockades to counties of crime. Some 2000 misdemeanor convicts remain in jails and on county farms and will be put to road work. White convicts are assigned to Fulton DeKalb and Richmond counties with separate barracks.
The Social Club of Insurance Agents in Waco was fined $1,000 in district court after an agreement with Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot. The club was also barred from holding future meetings for alleged illegal combination to fix fire insurance rates.
Fort Worth divine Rev Chalmers McPherson will preach at the First Christian Church here next Sunday in both services. He is noted as a prominent pastor of his denomination.
Word reached Manila of the murder of Dr. Jones, renowned anthropologist with the Field Museum of Chicago, in Cumabato at the Cavayan river headwaters. Details are scarce. authorities suspect an attack by wild tribesmen in Isabella Province.
Jex April 1. After publication this afternoon the Evening News will suspend tonight and seek a larger territory. The El Paso Herald takes over the evening business, with the plant moving to Albuquerque New Mexico.
N H Brown attorney of Falls Field Vermont endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and headaches. Advert says workers pay 25 cents at J F Raley & Co.
Geronimo died at eighty six while held at Fort Sill where he had long been kept under guard and paid as government scout. The Apache leader, once labelled The Human Tizer by General Miles, fought the United States for twenty five years and left a violent legacy marked by raids and battles across the Southwest. Lola, his daughter in Oklahoma, survived him.
The text portrays Geronimo as resolute and commanding with keen sight and steady nerve. It describes Indian guerrilla disguises using grass and brushes, staying still as a snake in a war of weeds. A tale notes his gambling bravado and a trick claiming poor eyesight to trap targets.
Consumers must pay all water light and power rents on or before April 19 1909 at the Water and Light Department office 47 W Oak Street. Signed H C Storrie Supt.
In Seagoville last night Stephen Cox was shot with a shotgun by R T Hill. Hill surrendered to authorities this morning. Domestic troubles are admitted as the cause and both men are described as well known in the area.
The Schuberts will construct a modern theater in central San Antonio on land purchased today from Mrs. J. Z. Wheat for 37500 dollars. J. W. Nix represents an outside syndicate backing the project.
The Denton market report shows mixed price activity across Liverpool New York and New Orleans with spots mostly firm to higher. Livestock in Fort Worth receipts include 2200 cattle 5500 hogs with cattle steady tops and hogs firmer.
Two hundred granite cutters across Texas began a strike for a twenty five cent per day wage rise as April contracts update. Unions in Dallas Houston San Antonio Austin and Fort Worth joined the action with only a few firms signing the new scale. Dallas painters and paper hangers also strike after wage demands are refused.
A cautionary note links river danger to careless boatmen and warns that backache signals kidney trouble. It promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy, claiming a Tennessee resident was cured after long illness and noting the product price and local retailer.
A Pennsylvania tale recounts a father's resolve after a misread room change and a boy’s tale of being treated too much like a family member leading to domestic tensions. The narrative centers on shifts in living arrangements and a daughter’s complaint about favoritism within the home.
An old-time testimonial extols Huset’s Lightning Oil as a universal remedy. The speaker credits Grand Pop with rheumatism relief, Dad for cuts and sprains, Mammy for burns, and Sis for catarrh and chilblains, claiming it never disappoints and “yanns” pain at the roots.
A man walking to his stable on a snowy morning hears his son say he is coming along. The boy imitates his father by placing each small footstep in the footprints, teaching a moral about following good example. The item urges families to attend Sunday school next Sunday.
Mrs. Chas Tidwell Phelan just returned from a dramatic recital tour that encompassed New York and the East, marking a notable success in her performance circuit.
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