Straw Sailor Hats Offered In Various Styles
Ad pitches a sale of straw sailors with a claim hats will last at least 45 days longer. It touts four-bit wash and three for one dollar deals on 4-in-hands and related straw accessories.
02 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1913
Page
1
Ad pitches a sale of straw sailors with a claim hats will last at least 45 days longer. It touts four-bit wash and three for one dollar deals on 4-in-hands and related straw accessories.
A short editorial urges young people to start a savings account and develop the habit of regular deposits. It argues that the value lies not only in interest but in the lifelong discipline and financial dividends the habit yields.
A historical notice listing bank officers and directors for The Denton County National Bank also known as The Accommodating Bank. President W. B. McClurkan. J. L. Blewett vice president. B. H. Deavenport cashier. R. M. Barns assistant cashier. D. R. Turner. W. J. McCray. J. F. Raley. G. H. Blewett.
At 11 o'clock Friday night the Highland Park drill struck a robust gas flow, the pressure visible four to five feet above the casing. The gas remained strong through the night and into Saturday, delivering a coating of oil on the first bail-out and mud boiling with gas. Drilling reached 2,025 feet as work continued through a shale layer.
At the Bucharest peace conference the allies asked for a frontier extending east from the Struma through Rumelia to the Aegean Sea fifteen miles west of Dedearateh, giving Bulgaria a coast under thirty miles. Bulgaria would relinquish much of Roumania territory and pay indemnity as required by the allies.
Secretary of State Bryan rejected any link between his request for a $100,000 appropriation to aid destitute Americans in Mexico and intervention. Officials view the move as a step in non intervention policy while the funds would aid evacuees feeling their lives are in danger.
Manuel Castillo Brito, former Campeche governor, was arrested by federal authorities in New Orleans on murder and robbery charges. He admits killing two Huerta soldiers during the Madero overthrow after they allegedly slapped him with a sword and tried to arrest him.
Eagle Pass August 1 Governor Carranza leader of the Constitutionalists says no mediation or peace proposals will be accepted. He vows to wage war until the usurper Huerta and his partisans are exterminated.
Edward Payson Weston completed a 1500 mile walk from New York City to Minneapolis. He began his trek on June 2 and finished on August 2 in Minneapolis, showing remarkable endurance for his seventy years.
Ambassador Wilson had his pocket picked of a purse containing 128 at the Pennsylvania station in New York last night. He was escorting two women friends to a train and suspects it was not a pickpocket seeking papers.
An advance of two cents yesterday gave corn a seven cent rise for the week. Drouth across Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Nebraska is blamed for a loss estimated at 200 to 300 million bushels in the last month.
Organized A. D. 1912 forms to provide a safe depository for public funds and to conduct general banking business. They solicit a share of business and promise careful attention to accounts of any size.
Liberal appropriations for educational institutions of Texas passed. Direct election of senators bill passed finally in house.
August 2 House advances appropriation bills for educational institutions to engrossment as part of the legislative agenda.
C A Wheeler left Texarkana for Austin to file a contest against Dr Oliver's election as Senator from the first district. Wheeler plans to pursue the challenge starting Monday in the state capital.
C A Wheeler of Texarkana will contest the election of Dr A C Oliver of Cass county to succeed Senator Vaughn in the First district. The move halted Senate seating and follows pressure over prison board confirmations. The piece notes broad partisan efforts, A and M board nominations, and a large House appropriation bill. It also mentions a penitentiary inquiry and bond repeal proposals.
Chinese government warships shelled the Wusung forts today. A vessel stood five miles off and fired a short bombardment then retired with no casualties reported. In a separate note, Gen Lung Chi-huang advances on Canton after securing Shi Chineg on the West River.
R. E. Grove a German citizen and Houston based traveling salesman was arrested in Matamoras on August 2 and charged with being a Huerta spy according to police reports from Brownsville.
Evangelist Billy Sunday will conduct an eight weeks revival in Dallas starting January 4, 1945. The event marks a major religious campaign with Sunday touring to preach to local audiences and attract large crowds.
Gabe F. E. Parker, Choctaw Indian, named registrar of treasury in place of the withdrawn Patterson. Proposed protocol in Nicaragua abandoned amid criticism.
The President withdrew Adam E. Patterson’s nomination to the Registrar of the Treasury and named Gabe E. Parker, a Choctaw Indian of Oklahoma, in his place.
The Senate foreign relations committee rejected the proposed U S protectorate protocol in the Nicaragua treaty and asked Secretary Bryan to submit a revised pact limited to canal route purchase and naval base concessions in the country.
The government plans to place 50 million dollars in large inland cities including New Orleans, Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago with the provision that banks will pass favorable rates to country banks. The funds aim to support agricultural regions by channeling credit through big city banks.
Chairman Owen of the Senate banking committee told country bankers the Glass Owen currency bill will boost typical banks profits by about three thousand dollars a year, compared with the present system.
Washington August 2 Adam E Patterson an Oklahoma negro slated for Registrar of the Treasuryasked to withdraw his name. An American Indian from Oklahoma will receive the post. Patterson’s appointment was expected to provoke a fight during confirmation.
Washington reports most U S manufacturers have not replied to 2 500 questions from the Senate Finance Committee on the impact of the Democratic tariff measure. Senator LaFollette noted only sixty six replies received, suggesting manufacturers are less apprehensive than their protests indicate.
Washington August 2 The Administration currency measure nears final action as the House Banking and Currency Committee completes its report to the Democratic caucus. The bill mirrors the Glass Owen McAdoo framework and preserves government control of the Federal Reserve Board as the central feature.
Thirteen houses occupied by Negro residents were destroyed by fire in Ennis on August 2, causing about 10000 dollars in losses. No victims or causes are stated in the readable portion.
A large team of detectives continues hunting for jewel thieves who stole jewelry totaling $250,000 at Narragansett Pier. The August 9 report notes the case remains unsolved and under active investigation.
August 2 Dallas reports the murder of Florence Brown remains unsolved as police admit failure after days of searching. Local crews have scoured other state areas without success, keeping investigators at a standstill.
In Waco on August 2 heavy rain near Mt Calm produced about five inches of rainfall and strong winds. Two of Mrs Sam Nelsons sons at Delia were struck unconscious by lightning and a Black man on the Nelson place was knocked through a screen by a lightning strike.
Great Britain and Russia will have no exhibits at the 1915 San Francisco fair and Germany is likely to join. Germany will decide within a month, but the outlook remains doubtful.
Topeka August 2 report shows July rainfall at 1.55 inches, marking the second driest month in thirty years in Kansas.
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