05 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
1
Crests move south as the Brazos Colorado and Trinity flood the lower reaches. North Texas creeks and rivers mostly fall while a cold wave brings suffering and hardship to residents and communities.
The Brazos levee breach near Bryan washed away thirty miles of the levee last night and disappeared by today. Fifty five thousand acres in Burleson and parts of Washington and Milam counties flood, marooning hundreds, mainly Black residents, in the low lands. Mortality is reported with a train convoy of motorboats expected from Houston this afternoon to aid in rescue efforts.
Dallas dispatch notes hundreds marooned as Brazos and Colorado rivers swell across North and Central Texas. Deaths include a Waco merchant. flood crests reach near 1908 levels. Red River warnings, massive damage, and widespread rescues accompany a cold front as communities strain to recover.
W L McCormick is named chairman of a new charter commission formed in a short session Thursday. The body adjourned subject to the chairman's call and will study other charters as part of its work.
Thirteen of fifteen members meet in City Hall to organize the charter commission. W L McCormick elected chairman and George J Roark secretary. The panel will study Texas charters and consider early February adjourned sessions to avoid delaying the January tax levy. Members present include Hopkins Coit Zwalt Biz zell Wilson Martin Nee Bevett Beaty Biewett Edwards.
Former mayor was Thursday named chairman of the Denton city charter commission drafting a new city charter for Denton. The move appoints an experienced local leader to oversee the effort and guide charter revisions.
Emperor William orders transfer of the Zaher Alsace garrison and accelerates court martial proceedings linked to rioting between soldiers and citizens in Donauschingen.
Pittsburg December 5 District Attorney Elect Jackson announced that all thirty five appointees of his office must resign immediately if they ever indulge in liquor. He said the rule is to improve efficiency of the force.
Official dispatches report many Mexican refugees arriving as Laredo and Tampico evacuees head toward Port Arthur expected Sunday.
AP dispatch from Mexico City reports Huerta’s family went secretly to Vera Cruz on November 30 and are living quietly, known to only a few friends. Huerta accompanied them briefly that day, fueling rumors he left the capital.
Bingham Utah December fifth. The Apex mine once believed to hold the tomb of Ralph Lopez the Mexican slayer of six men was unsealed today. Pen up gases used to smother him escaped in a rush as sheriffs plan to enter tonight to search for Lopez body.
Senate debate extended for several hours as Democratic resolve to fix thirteen hours per day for currency bill sessions again delays voting. The impasse follows lengthy talks with no final decision reached on procedural limits or amendments.
A sales pitch claiming one brand new item and one refurbished option, urging customers to choose the laundered alternative. It promises instant satisfaction after a single trial and invites sending linen for a continuously renewed appearance.
President Wilson is in bed with lagrippe and likely unable to leave his room tomorrow or Sunday. The illness keeps him confined as wartime leadership continues.
Senator Overman predicts the currency bill will clear the Senate by December 15 and is expected to be disposed of in the upper chamber by Christmas.
Local flood situation improves after four days of sunshine. Traffic on the Dallas Den-ton branch line resumes with half mile of track covered and train service gradually returning to normal.
Dallas reports show twenty four lives lost statewide with towns including Belton Brownwood and Hearne among the victims. Elm Fork at Mingo rose toward the 1908 peak as rainfall saturated the county causing train delays and washouts across Dallas Denton and Lewisville corridors.
The article urges readers to deposit regularly in the bank savings department to avoid loss or wasteful spending. It links saving with moral and financial growth, urging disciplined money handling and reduced temptation to spend impulsively.
In Glasgow Scotland on December 5 suffragette arsonists burned the Kelly house described as one of the finest mansions in a fashionable suburb. The act is believed to be retaliation for the arrest of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst by police on her arrival from America.
Associated Press dispatch from London reports Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst has started a hunger strike in Exeter prison. Militants threaten retaliation for her arrest and, in prior actions, burned a fine Scotland mansion, poured acid in mailboxes, and smashed numerous windows.
Denver reports sixteen inches of snow by 10 p.m. in the state's worst storm. Public places open their doors to the stranded as shoppers and workers cannot reach homes or hotels due to the heavy disruption.
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