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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
1
A motivational note urges action over resolve. It stresses that winning comes from doing and saving, not just promising changes. It promotes starting an account with the bank as a stepping stone to success and having ready money for opportunities.
A thousand citizens and farmers battle forest fires in Sulphur River bottoms near Mount Pleasant on December 7. Heavy smoke blankets the area as residents abandon homes and several houses are destroyed. Telephone wires burned and some areas are isolated. Damage reaches thousands of dollars.
R L Hall a Fort Worth and Rio Grande brakeman was hit in the head by a stray bullet while riding in the Cupola of a freight train from Brownwood to Brady. The bullet ended his left ear shattered his cheek bone and tore away his eye. A posse is hunting for the assailant.
A Fort Worth railroad engineer, drunk and crazed, shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Joan Staley and his father in law Harry Brown aged 70 near Wichita Falls. He was taken to Henrietta by automobile. wife was witness. No lynching talk. burial planned.
Ort Worth Dec 7 arrangements are complete for the convention here tomorrow of the statewide prohibition forces and it is expected that 3000 delegates will attend. Former Congressman Tom Ball of Houston called the meeting and said he is confident the constitutional amendment for prohibition will carry. Organization for the active campaign will be formed at the gathering.
Austin December 7 The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and dismissed the burglary case of Curtis McGinty and Cullen Noble in McLennan County. Indictments allege the offense occurred February 29, 1910, an impossible date, prompting the ruling.
Dec 7 At the examining trial before Justice T A Work H A Foster aged 18 charged with the murder of Mr O B Nicholson who died at Grand Prairie Monday following a first fight was grand bond in the sum of 1000 which was made and the defendant released Nicholson neck was broken.
Corsicana December 7 Two prisoners of the six who escaped from the county jail yesterday afternoon have been recaptured Ben Purs, under four year sentence for burglary, and H Holcomb, charged on forgery Ben Magatt who was convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of his wife was among those who escaped and is being hunted.
The majority report presented to Congress today vindicates Secretary Ballinger on every charge in the Pinchot case. C. A. Whitehead remains in good condition after being stabbed Monday with only slight fever and no complications reported Wednesday afternoon.
Chas C McDonald newly appointed secretary of state by Governor Alect Colquitt visited the Normal College in Denton with his wife and daughter Marguerite. A former Normal graduate and editor of the Annual he was feted by President W H Bruce and faculty. He spoke of plans to start work mid January and promised a return visit to Denton in a few weeks.
Fort Worth reports A L Millison aged 54 took carbolic acid at his home this morning ending his life amid recent estrangement from his wife who refused reconciliation. He had been divorced months earlier and grew despondent over the separation.
In San Antonio the district court jury convicted Alejandro Calderon of murdering D Morales and set the death penalty. The jury deliberated about twenty hours. Morales was stabbed on July 1.
J F McClarney was shot and killed late yesterday in a mercantile warehouse by C L Thomas who fired three times and hit McClarney in the head. Thomas surrendered at the sheriff's office, giving no discussion of the shooting. The McClarney family is prominent and lives four miles north of Eastland.
H C Holmes travels to Sanger Friday to judge the Sanger Poultry Show. His and Ulnton County fanciers exhibits, sent to Collin County show in McKinney, missed connections at Fort Worth and did not arrive in time for judging.
P O Reilly files suit in County Court against Texas and Pacific Railway for 620 dollars seeking damages from last April flood. Plaintiff alleges backwater from the railroad dumps caused the injury, naming the railway as defendant in a Midwest area case.
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