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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1912
Page
1
Rainy primary day in Pennsylvania with the main contest Taft versus Roosevelt for the Republican nomination. Wilson is expected to win easily on the Democratic ticket.
Two negro voodoo doctors were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a Negro family of five in San Antonio yesterday. The axeman remains unidentified as police pursue leads.
Tonight fair and cooler. Sunday fair with light winds. Daytime temperatures rise to near normal levels. Improved outdoor plans expected as dry conditions persist across the region.
Washington reports Senator Bailey is ill and said his condition worsened so he cannot join Senate tariff debate. He asked colleagues to proceed without him despite his absence.
In today's proceedings the defense stressed threats against Sorris by a real estate man while Dickinson's actions were examined for potential danger.
Fort Worth April 13 Norris trial began with defense testimony alleging threats by Charles Dickinson against the pastor. Grand Juror Clarence Ousley questioned indicting Norris, saying he doubted sufficient evidence. Witnesses described attempts to sway jurors and motives tied to property and church insurance as the trial pattern unfolds.
A flood along the Elm fork of the Trinity rose rapidly starting Saturday morning after heavy rains in Cooke and Denton counties. The water reached a maximum about eight feet above the bottom at Mingo and later fell, while Clear Creek contributed a surge that pushed levels about 20 feet above normal before easing.
Morris Sheppard telegram from Battle Creek Michigan dated April 12 announces his entry into the Texas Senate campaign following Johnson's withdrawal. He cites two months of rest restoring his health and says he will return to Texas in a few days to resume campaigning.
Seven policemen are jailed in Brownsville after the shooting of Anders Uresti, a defeated candidate for city marshal. The incident is described as political. Uresti may recover.
Opportunity. If a customer of the EX CHANGE NATIONAL BANK yes. Directors include Ed F Bates Dr J M Inge J H Paine C Owsley Officers A J Nance President J Br Cristal Vice President J Coit Cashier E D Curtis Assistant Cashier.
The State Department ends action after rebel insults and insults toward actions. Washington believes Orotoco maneuvers aim to force recognition. Rebel leader refuses to recognize the American consul.
A sudden breach in the Panther Forest area levees raises alarm as tens of miles of embankment give way. Officials report rapid flood risk, emergency crews deployed, and residents urged to evacuate near the swollen streams and affected districts.
The Mississippi crest shifts downstream as two major levee breaks strike Arkansas and northern Louisiana. Homes farms and villages risk inundation with rains worsening, including Panther Forest Arkansas and Roosevelt Louisiana area, with authorities warning of ongoing disaster and potential loss of life.
Mexico City report says Thomas Fountain the American executed by rebels was born in Texas but became a naturalized Mexican citizen at Parral years ago according to El Imparcial newspaper.
The New Orleans report says a levee break last night flooded East Carroll and Madison parishes. About twenty miles by forty miles are underwater with many lives feared due to the rising floodwaters.
General Orozoco refuses to recognize American Consul Marion Letcher as anything but a private citizen, arguing the United States does not acknowledge the rebel belligerency. The dispute arose after Letcher protested the execution of American Thomas Fountain, who was shot as a spy while in uniform. Americans in Parral express strong indignation as Orozoco seeks U S recognition to invite intervention.
AP dispatch reports Roosevelt Louisiana in peril with hundreds marooned on housetops, a steamboat unable to rescue due to flood danger. Green ville Mississippi reports levee breaks flooding 200 square miles toward Tensas and Arkansas rivers, with no lives lost so far.
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports Congressman Henry's bill requiring disclosure of all campaign contributions and expenditures for president and vice president received a favorable report to the House.
Deposit Your Money with Us. Capital and surplus noted. Officers include W. T. Johnson as President A Turner as Vice President L. H Schweer as acting Vice President H F Schweer as cashier W F Woodward as assistant cashier Jack Christa as cashier
L T Fox of Fox Hardware brought in two more Model T Ford touring cars this week. One was sold to J M Won der and the other was for his anne.
In Chicago on April 13 May wheat rose to 1.10 per bushel and July to 1.06 1 8, as a crop scare influenced trading. Prices later eased from the session highs.
Lieutenant M H A Boncour of the French army was killed when his aeroplane fell from a great height during a cross-country flight in the morning near Paris.
Chicago April 13 Wheat prices advanced 3c for July after reports of serious damage to winter wheat, signaling potential supply concerns as brokers monitor crop health and weather conditions.
In Dallas on April 13 Mrs. JD Downey and Jesse Myers were critically injured when a gas leak caused an explosion at the home of Mrs Downey's son in law. The blast wrecked the house and parts were blown over a block away.
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