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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
2
The Record and Chronicle lists monthly and weekly subscription rates by mail with advance payment. A public notice warns against erroneous reflections and states corrections will be printed if pointed out to the publishers.
A Denton County column surveys local politics, the Galveston platform and protection policy, and the courtroom bias in Texas across 1910. It contrasts the Denison Herald’s satirical legal scene with judge and jury conduct affecting the poor versus the influential.
A Texas Tax Assessors report notes 27 593 miles of single wire telegraph and telephone poles. The article calls the telephone a public information highway aiding farmers to price, sell, and plan with markets and weather services, highlighting its role against frost and storms.
City magnates and political operatives scheme to install a pliant mayor by pressuring candidates and digging up dirt on rivals. They consider a nonpartisan slate to divide control between insiders and outsiders, while pursuing a favorable outcome for George Gormly and Livingstone Haldane.
City power brokers dispute how to handle the Gotham Freight Traction franchise renewal. They weigh deferring until after an election versus forcing a last minute pass, driven by millions invested and the need to control transit routes.
The piece argues that tariff protection harms the ultimate consumer, especially in the South, where farmers face the burden of protection without adequate political representation. It contends that protective tariffs favor manufacturers and crop protection but overlook the needs of southern producers and consumers.
In Denton, Old Sol scored 103 yesterday as talk grows over the hot spell. The joke suggests Old Sol should take a vacation, reflecting a statewide chatter on heat from Brownwood to Dallas.
Haldane reports a key figure gravely troubled by a question on accepting the nomination. He states that the person already pledged support to Germly that afternoon, complicating plans and signaling a potential shift in alliances.
A father explains the phrase ax to grind using Benjamin Franklin as an example. A stranger flatters a boy to gain help turning a grindstone for his axe, then presses him to work longer, until the school bell rings and the man scolds him for staying late.
The article celebrates Atlantic City as a premier New Jersey resort with a broad hard packed sand beach and a long bustling boardwalk. It notes visitors from America and Europe and describes the continuous summer scene with souvenir shops, hotels, and crowds enjoying the surf.
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