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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1910
Page
1
Wm. Ford, seven miles NW of Denton, reports embers from the T. E. Peters fire drifted six miles to his yard. He says embers set a fence alight but were extinguished with no damage. The dry heat and 108 degree shade tempera ture aided the blaze in the windy southeast day.
A traveler notes embers staying alight during a six mile journey. The account focuses on the lingering glow and the endurance of the fire across the trek.
Shreveport La August 6 The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce asked Governor Sanders to include in a special legislative session a proposal letting municipal and parochial bodies levy special taxes to raise funds as bonuses to attract industrial and manufacturing enterprises.
Walter Mack Thomas Parks and Smoky Russell three Black men working on the Wilson ranch at Slidell were arrested for gaming Saturday. They were brought to town by Mr. Hays for indictment processing.
Engineer Davis Crow and Secretary McCook report strong local support for a Denton Slidell rail line. A meeting is planned in Slidell on August 20 with Denton businessmen attending to discuss route feasibility, right of way, and stock subscriptions to a 50 000 company.
New Orleans weather forecast reports tonight and Sunday will be partly cloudy with no significant rain expected. Temperatures are not specified in the brief and winds or other conditions are not listed.
Returns show a landslide for the independents backed by Republicans as they win all three grand divisions. East Tennessee leads with 25,000 plus, Middle Tennessee about 6,000, West Tennessee 10,000 or more. Democratic chairman concedes defeat while criticizing opposition figures.
Census Director Durang reports Houston population at 78 800, up 34 167 from ten years ago, a 76 percent gain. Washington dispatch notes the substantial growth reflecting urban expansion and demographic shifts since the last census.
Jack Hamon, named by Senator Gore for trying to influence his view on McMurray contracts, testified in Muskogee Oklahoma. He denied Gore's charges and said he did not offer Congressman Creagor a substantial interest in the contracts. Creagor testified he did not see the offer as a bribe since no money was discussed.
Corrected returns from Lallas News show Davidson leading Thomas by 285 votes for attorney general, down from 514. Wilbarger and Clay counties also reduce the plurality. Thomas issues a statement hoping for a true count and urges careful investigation by the State Executive committee citing alleged border county irregularities.
After a spirited Friday debate the House postponed action on express shipment liquor regulation until Monday. The ten mile bill restricting Galveston Austin and Bryan would be passed Saturday and was sent to engrossment Friday.
In Austin on August 6 the antis in the Texas House moved to reconsider the ten-mile law after the bill passed to engrossment. Buchanan of Washington argued one provision was illegal and debate was stifled while Roberson of Travis warned constituents would lose hundreds of thousands and urged reconsideration citing unconstitutionality.
Looney opposes reconsideration and defends ten mile law as constitutional saying local option harms saloonkeepers who would lose thousands while A M Kennedy pushes for statewide prohibition. Looney counters that the message reads the saloonkeepers will lose and vows to press the measure despite antis. A governor note favors $50,000 for Terrell asylum sewer system and tweaks to Terrell election law.
In Austin on August 6 the Senate debated a resolution to investigate slush funds in recent Democratic primaries. Halsey moved to suspend rules to take up the resolution, a postponement motion passed 15 to 14. The majority pressed for immediate action, while the minority used delaying tactics, with a ruling that a majority vote sufficed to postpone.
The senate failed to reach two thirds for the motion to suspend rules and consider the adverse committee report on the liquor on premises ban. Halsey moved to adjourn until Wednesday night but the motion failed 11 to 15. The house recessed until 2 pm to vote on reconsideration of the 10 mile law.
Sherman switchman Albert Geer died after being run over beneath cars while switching in the north Frisco yards. He was 23 and left a wife. In Waco an electrician named Rosser was killed as of August 6, with details on the incident continuing.
Williams an electrician on the Cotton Belt, was run over by a car in Corsicana yesterday and died here today shortly after arrival. His leg was crushed in the incident.
Texas Farmers union and cotton warehouse association plan to finish details of a central selling system in Fort Worth. The scheme, aimed at saving farmers ten million dollars annually, eliminates middlemen by contracting with W. L. Moody and others and shipping cotton to Galveston under a short term agreement expiring August 21.
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