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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1913
Page
1
A notice indicates repair work at the power house may push resumption of AR service past 6 o clock on Thursday. A day afterhood notice was sidetracked, leaving patrols uninformed about the service discontinuance.
Choc Roark entered a guilty plea in county court on Wednesday. He was fined five dollars and sentenced to one day in jail.
B F Yoakum sent a paper to the Marketing and Farm Credits conference arguing 165,060 miles of new railroad lines are needed west of the Mississippi. He advocates building 1,000 miles annually in the West, citing $55,000,000 of fruit and vegetables rotting each year, straw burnt from grain worth $250,000,000, and $1,500,000,000 in farmer losses due to limited marketing facilities.
Forecast shows a cold night with frost expected and a fair day ahead. Clear to partly cloudy skies and light winds should keep temperatures modest through the daytime hours.
Fragmentary text appears to show numbers and garbled words likely relating to a financial or date stamp. No clear names, places, organizations, or events are readable to form a coherent news item or summary.
J Coit cashier of the named bank swears the financial statement is true to the best knowledge and belief. The document lists notes outstanding 100000 profits after expenses and taxes 90708 due to national and private banks, reserves and time certificates of deposit 10000 and cashier's checks outstanding 36272. Notary A. P. Lomax attests on April 9 19 A.
Eighteen autos with about seventy five boosters toured seven Denton County towns Bartonville Waketon Lewisville Hebron Corinth and Garza on Tuesday. Rain did not deter the enthusiasts who heard from A C Owsley and received civic greetings and cigars from local businessmen during the countywide excursion.
President Wilson plans to discuss tariff policy with the Finance Committee this afternoon. He will answer questions from lawmakers and address concerns for the people of the states.
President Wilson plans an 8 o'clock afternoon meeting in the Capitol with Democratic members of the Senate finance committee to discuss tariff reform. White House intimations say he may appeal to voters in primaries if reform defeats pass. The committee objected to the House tariff bill citing scientific principles and seeks changes to balance duties on raw materials versus manufactured goods.
President Wilson declared the federal government will not interfere with California legislation prohibiting aliens from owning land or property. The statement clarifies national stance as the measure moves through state channels.
In Washington on April 9 a new Senate bill sets a minimum wage for women, provides coal mine inspections, and bans Senators and Representatives from acting as counsel for certain commerce corporations.
Gov Colquitt signed the general irrigation bill granting eminent domain to irrigation districts and authorizing bonds. He also signed the general mining bill and vetoed the Vaughn veterinary bill and a house bill on redemption of handbills, with medical practice rules and tax sales affected.
State troops resumed firing on Naco a Mexican town opposite the city but kept at distance so no harm came to the Federal garrison or the American city. A large number of wounded on both sides lie on the battlefield and suffer intensely.
Reported from Mexico City that federal troops defeated a detachment of Carranza forces in Bustamante canon north of Monterrey.
Tuesday afternoon Rev Young spoke on Death Traps in Denton and the danger of vice. A probationers class of 22 for church membership was organized by the pastor and will meet at 4 15 p m Thursday. Tonight’s sermon titled The Wages of Sin will be followed by regular services despite weather conditions.
The defendant testifies about events on the day of the shooting and recounts affairs, withholding the precise time and details of the shooting while detailing other happenings. The testimony focuses on what occurred and who was involved, with emphasis on memory of the day.
Mrs Fannie Flanary faces murder charges in Dallas over the August 28 1909 killing of her husband. She testifies she recalls little of the shooting citing a brain storm as the cause and recounts years of marital strife with her spouse including separations and alleged mistreatment. The judge pushes to finish before the Claud Cooke case with long nights and quick recesses as state and defense dispute loyalty and motive.
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