Patent blotter promises time savings for bookkeepers
Alex Smith a Denton County National Bank bookkeeper has secured a Washington patent for a wrist attached blotter. Albert F. Wright of Hargreaves Printing Co. plans to handle manufacture and sale while Smith seeks market terms. The device aims to save minutes daily by blotting without interrupting writing.
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Dentom County National Bank
Han
Washington Patent Office
Albert Frwit
Hargreaves Printing Co
Rae
Ter
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Fred D Rockett
Denton
Denton Superintendent Urges Patron Support for School Year
Denton public schools lead with J W Beaty calling for strong patron cooperation. He notes the district has 31 more pupils than last year and expects an encouraging, harmonious session, stressing positive talk about the school and justice for all.
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J. W. Beaty
Denton Public Schools
Chidren
Denton
Shots Fired Into El Paso From Mexican Side
The War Department reports shots were fired last night from the Mexican side at American troops in El Paso. No injuries documented and the incident is noted in a War Department dispatch.
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el Paso
War Department
Mormons Leave for El Paso After Safe Dispatch
Associated Press reports from El Paso that a Mormon band once resisting rebels near Cosionia Dublain has regrouped in the mountains by the Sonora line. They await final Mormon members from Northern Mexico to join before marching to El Paso. One skirmish occurred with rebels with no injuries.
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Associated Press Dispatch
EL Paso
Courier
Cosionia Dublain
Sonora
Mexico
Orient resumes building Fort Worth to Fort Stockton line
Morris A. Wogan, pioneer Southwest railroad builder, signs to construct thirty miles of line for the Orient from Fort Stockton to Alpine. This marks the resumption of Orient activity in Texas.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Fort Wort
Morris A. Wogan
Southwest
Orient
Fort Stockton
Texas
Bettin odds favor Wilson in Wall Street action
Betting odds posted in Wall Street show Gov. Wilson as a 2 to 1 favorite to defeat Taft and Roosevelt.
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Wilson
New York
Wall Street
Gov. Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
Progressive party aims to launch full ticket in Texas
Col Cecil H. ion national committeeman for the Progressive party left Chicago for Texas to organize a full progressive slate. He plans to present the ticket at the Republican state convention and pushes the party’s expansion in Texas.
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Chicago
Cecil H. Ion
New Progressive Party
Texas
Weather Report New Orleans Unsettled With Showers
New Orleans Louisiana forecast for August shows unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Friday.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt Johnson Progressive Ticket Nomination Report
The Progressive party lists Colonel as nominee, with Roosevelt Johnson ticket details clarified. Details indicate platform emphasis on reform and reformist leadership.
Roosevelt and Johnson Get Official Nominations by Progressives
Chicago reports the Progressive party nominates Col. Roosevelt for president with Gov. Herm Johnson of California as running mate. The platform calls for federal social welfare reform, direct primaries, recall, minimum wage, eight hour day, public financing, and anti injunctions in labor disputes. Construction of gas lines expands toward Denton with aims to serve parts of the city by December.
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Col
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Hiram Johnson
California
Renatie
National Health Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alove
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Sherman
Denton
Fas
New York Visit Spurs Campaign Safety Talks
Gov. Wilson arrived in New York to have a campaign portrait drawn by an artist and to outline platform planks not covered in his acceptance speech. He prefers not to discuss battleships while Congress is tangled over the issue.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Wilson
Congres
100 Miners Reported Killed in German Mine Explosion
Bochn, Germany reports a disaster at the Loraine mine with fear of over 100 deaths. Fifty bodies have been recovered so far as rescue teams search the debris.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Bochum
Germany
Loraine
Trinity Flooding Near Dallas Recedes After Rains
The Trinity River rose over banks due to heavy watershed rains near Dallas on August 8 but only low areas flooded and officials expect no serious damage.
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Dallas
Trinity
Drought Threatens Mata Gorda Rice Crop
Drought cuts irrigation water from the Colorado River endangering Mata Gorda fields to about half normal output. In Washington an allowance of 25 000 to 540 000 may be made by the State to aid William Lorimer in his three year defense for his seat.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Houston
Aug
Matagorda
Colorado River
Lorimer
Washington, Aug
Wm. Lormer
Nominees for State Office in Democratic Primary
Nominees listed for governor and state offices include O Colquitt for governor, W H Mays for lieutenant governor, W P Lane for comptroller, B F Oooney or J M Edwards for treasurer, J Robison for land commissioner, Ed R Kane for agriculture, Williams and Earle Mayfield for railroad commissioner, Nelson Phillips for long term associate justice, W E Hawkins for short term associate justice, and A Prender et al for associate justice court of criminal appeal.
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Associate
Justice Court of Criminal
Burns Busy on New York Graft Case
A detective gathers evidence in a graft case in New York as high officials are named in reports. The investigation centers on corrupt activities and possible involvement of prominent city leaders.
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Burns
New York
Rockefeller Junior Aids New York Police Graft Probe
John D Rockefeller Jr. reportedly assists District Attorney Whitman in a police graft investigation. Detectives hired by Rockefeller posed at a disorderly house in the Tenderloin to gather evidence and trace payments. Evidence suggests indictments may target two high police officials and a civilian staffer tied to headquarters.
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Junior Rockefeller
Whitman
Associated Press Dispatch
New York
John D Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller
Tenderloin
Burns
Bald Jack Rohe
Detective Burns Tied to Graft in Gambling Ring Rumor
New York August 8 reports claim Detective Burns ran a gambling house and two disorderly houses in the tenderloin with police protection. The money allegedly flowed to a lawyer who shared funds with two police inspectors and a lieutenant as the Rosenthal murder investigation expands.
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New York
Burns
Rosenthal
Owen claims 40000 vote lead in Oklahoma Senate race
Senator Owen asserts a 40000 vote lead over Haskell in the Oklahoma City race. Haskell calls for a legislative investigation into the primary to see how many Republicans entered to defeat him.
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Oklahoma City
Owen
Haskel
San Antonio mayor race heats as vote nears
Weather fair in San Antonio as a heavy turnout is expected to pick a successor to the late Mayor Bryan Callaghan. Contenders include Mayor Pro Tem Wm UL Richter and A H Jones, with Jones' supporters claiming a 1000 vote lead.
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Associated Presa Dispatch
San Antonio
Bryan Callaghan
Protem Wm UL. Richter
A. H. Jones
Jones
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