09 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1912
Page
1
The store highlights a wide range of needlework goods including Royal Society stamped pieces with floss and color diagrams, linens and Huck fabrics by the yard, Royal Society Floss in twenty colors, Indo Twist for crocheting, transfer patterns, bodkins, tatting shuttles, crochet and tapestry needles, fringe and lace for tablepieces, and January designer fashion sheets.
A Gallipoli dispatch says Turkish troops committed brutal excesses in the Gallipoli district. Telegraphs cut, authorities blame Christians, troops ordered to punish residents. Houses burned, villagers held for ransom, many massacred, women assaulted, wholesale pillage reported.
Local forecast warns of unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday. Winds shift from southwest to variable with increasing cloud cover and chances of showers across the area. Temperatures remain mild with cooler nights ahead.
The forecast predicts the coldest weather of the season and fair skies east of the Mississippi in the first part of the week while areas west of the river will see moderate temperatures with rain in the Southwest.
In the local option election Saturday Wood county went dry by 612 majority. The county voted against state-wide In 1911, but has been dry several years.
Report of the condition of the Exchange National Bank at Denton Texas as of November 26 1912. Lists loans discounts bonds securities cash items notes of other national banks reserve funds deposits and liabilities including capital surplus and due to other banks with various small figures and totals.
Senate Democrats plan early hearings on tariff revision while balancing appointments in Southern states to influence Wilson's term. House Ways and Means holds first conference on tariff plans for the extra session and aims to start hearings the first week of January. The money trust investigation continues as Chairman Pujo denounces misleading reports and warns the public to discard rumors.
Democratic Chairman McCombs met with Secretary Hilles to discuss plans for President-elect Wilson's March entry to the White House. The meeting covered security, staffing, and ceremonial arrangements for the transition.
Census Bureau data from Washington state 11,344,432 bales gin ned by December 1 1912 with 72,927 round bales and Sea Island volumes detailed. The report notes year over year comparisons and a Wheat acreage near 32.39 million acres, down about one million from last fall.
Ledger shows amounts for loans, overdrafts, bonds and securities, bank furniture, due from national banks, checks and cash items, fractional currency, and lawful money reserve. Redeemable fund with U.S. Treasury totals include large sums and legal tender notes.
Emory C. Smith a longtime Denton lawyer and public figure died at his West Sycamore street home Sunday at 4 52 am from heart trouble. A Confederate veteran and former Denton mayor and state senator he had served as county attorney and in the Texas Senate. He was 66 years old.
The obituary notes the late Smith served in the Thirty first Senate district until 1908 and led the North Texas State Normal Board of Regents for a decade under three governors. He declined a nomination at a Fort Worth convention, married L H Parham in 1873, and left four children Emory G. Smith Mrs W C Kimbrough Mrs C L Davis and Norma Smith. He was active in the Methodist church South and held many lay positions.
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