18 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
1
The dealer highlights a long track record of 20 years and offers a full assortment of surveys buggies and phaetons in stock. They invite customers to visit and see the Enterprise line.
Alderman J. M. Gurley reports seventy five loads of trash removed over two days of wagon clean up. Many loads were full team pulls and a large amount of indestructible refuse taken from residence areas. Including burnables, about 200000 pounds of refuse were disposed of in the cleanup.
An AP dispatch reports a morning fire in Humble that destroyed the city water and light plant. Property loss is estimated at 25 000 with unknown origin.
The Exchange National Bank serves patrons and Denton county, inviting all accounts. Officers listed include A. J. Nance president J. R. Christal vice president J. C. Coit cashier and others Ed F Bates J. H. Paine A. C. Owsley Dr J M Inge E D Curtis assist.
Gon Colquitt cites Comptroller Les attitude as cause of veto. Veto does not affect criminal matters.
Governor Colquitt vetoed the civil bill establishing 9:30 closing citing clerical errors and a need for harmonious administration. He also vetoed the marketing bill for the Department of Agriculture while the Attorney General deemed the habitual drunkards confinement bill unconstitutional for arbitrariness.
Readiness under way as schools plan homecoming events opening tonight with middle and upper class activities. faculty and students coordinate schedules, decorations, and ceremonies for the local celebration.
Early visitors arrive as Side Middle Class stages As You Like It with director Justina Smith. Cast includes Orlando, Rosalind, Duke Frederik, Duke Sr, Touchstone, Celia, Corin, Jacques, Phoebe, Viola Pearce, Audrey, William, and attending lords and foresters in a reading of the dramatis personae.
Saturday events feature D an A L Banks and Hon A F Wooldridge with remarks by Robert S Hyer at Southern Methodist University. An afternoon C L A program includes Ripple Frazer Spirit of Progress and multiple "Shade of" tributes from 1904 to 1912 plus faculty and publications notices. A business session of the Alumnae Association follows in the Domestic Arts lecture room.
Classes dismissed for a holiday lasting until Tuesday as the college prepares a Middle Class play in the new auditorium. The household arts building is being redecorated in red and white with college banners across campus. Alumnae visitors arrive for the class play, with many expected Saturday for San Jacinto day observances at schools statewide.
Chicago April 8 former State's Attorney and Republican gubernatorial candidate John E. W Wayman died last night from a self inflicted gunshot wound in a personal crisis.
A Saloniki dispatch reports the Seventh Bulgarian division has been ordered to march on Monastir which is then in Serbian hands. The action signifies a Bulgarian offensive arrangement during the ongoing Balkan conflict.
Associated Press reports Benjamin Frieman a New York dentist was bound and gagged in his operating chair by three men posing as patients who entered his office and robbed him of 4009 dollars in gold and platinum.
First step toward framing bill 18 calls for meeting of Senate Banking and Currency Committee on Monday.
Senator Owen, chairman, called a meeting of the Senate Banking and Currency committee for Monday as the first step toward framing a currency reform bill in Washington on April 1.
The Treasury department investigates Dr Friedmann to see if his claimed tuberculosis cure treatment violates public health laws. An 1902 act forbids importing serum for sale unless made at a licensed establishment.
Washington April 18. Efforts in the Democratic caucus to remove boots, shoes and crude rubber from the free list and impose a 10 percent duty failed.
President Wilson selects George W. Guthrie of Pennsylvania for Japan Charles R Crane of Illinois for Russia and Frederick C Penfield of Pennsylvania for Spain. The announcements come from Washington on April 18.
Washington April 18 House Republicans endorsed the policy of an open caucus after a vigorous debate with the proviso that executive sessions may be ordered by a four fifths majority vote.
In Fort Worth on April 19 the murder charge against Detective Ben Bell was dismissed for killing S S Morris in a dispute over the Sneed case.
Vienna April 18 news says the Balkan allies prepared a note accepting the peace proposals from the great powers. The announcement came from Vienna as diplomatic efforts continue to shape a settlement in the region.
Preparations under way for the Normal field day at Hiland park replacing campus events. The program features track events baseball basketball and tennis with traditional miscel laneous races and an innovation discus throwing by college athletes. Morning races discus and jumps. afternoon games and late tennis at the college courts.
Tokyo readers react to California’s alien land holding bill with calls for retaliation. Japanese demand extreme measures and plots to seize Hawaii and the Philippines surface in newspaper outlines.
Gov. Colquitt announced he has offered the Irrigation Commission chair at 3600 dollars yearly to R. A. Thompson engineer of the California Railway Commission. Thompson's voting residence is in Texas though he is in California. He earns 6000 dollars salary and a decision is pending. Thompson previously served as engineer of the Texas Railroad Commission.
Austin April 18 The fate of the Texas University faculty proposal to abolish fraternities rests with a seven member committee after careful investigation.
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