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Newspaper

Record And Chronicle

Location

Denton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1909

Page

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Fire Insurance Rates Unknown as Board Delays

Insurance agents note January 1 start date for a new fire rating board. An Unrated Risk Form attached to policies written after January 1 sets a temporary rate until the board establishes official rates. If the new rate is lower, refunds apply. if higher, the difference is due. Existing policies prior to January 1 remain in effect until expiration.

Fire Insurance Rating Board Austin Texas Insurance Board

Secretaries Telegram Sets Black Land Station decision

Judge Ed R. Kone and a locating board including Dr Harrington and Governor Davidson will meet Saturday to finalize the site of the black land experiment station. Temple and Denton are the competing locations with strong local backing.

Scruggs Chamber of Commerce Ed R. Kone Dr. Harrington Davidson Black Land Experiment Station Temple Denton

Boy, 17, crushed by falling horse near Gainesville

John Porter died after a horse fell on him five miles north of Gainesville Texas while he hurried to fetch a doctor for his seriously ill mother. The horse broke its neck in the accident and Porter’s father B F Porter found both dead in the road.

Gainesville Tex John Porter Here B. F. Porter

Deposit Here Check on Us for Farmers

A bank seeks farmer accounts by promoting check use as a convenient savings and payment method. It highlights carrying a checkbook, paying exact amounts, mailing checks, and credited accounts. The bank emphasizes that cancelled checks act as receipts and stresses orderly farming business management.

Bank Officers Named in Local Ledger

A. J. Nance is President with J. R. Christal as Vice President and C. Coit serving as Cashier in the bank’s listed officers.

A. J. Nance J. R. Christal C. Coit

New Orleans Weather Update Summary

New Orleans reports clear conditions tonight with Friday expected to be partly cloudy. Forecast indicates calm winds and no precipitation.

New Orleans

Smallpox Outbreak Claims First Local Death

Outbreak in the county’s southeast shows seriousness with one original patient dead in bed. The deceased’s name is not released. One more patient is described as dangerously ill, six cases total with about thirty exposures. Strict quarantine remains in effect to curb further spread.

Man Kills Stepfather in Fort Worth Home

Lawrence Powell 22 says he acted to defend his mother after Charles Howard returned home intoxicated and threatened to cut her throat. Powell struck with a three foot fence paling, Howard died after three hours. Powell was arrested.

Fort Worth Tex Lawrence Powell Chas. Howard Powell Howard

Watch Night Services at Oak Street M E Church

Oak Street M E Church holds a watch night service starting Friday at 9 o clock led by Rev L A Wils ey. The service continues through New Year’s ushering in the new year and invites the public to attend.

Oak Street M. E Oak Street L. A. Willsey

Cotton Purchase Shifts as Buyer Signals Corinth Transaction

T. A. Robinson of C. F. Witherspoon & Sons traveled to Corinth at noon Thursday to collect 100 bales of cotton owned by merchant L. T. Fowler. The report notes the price paid but lacks final figures.

T. A. Robinson C. F. Witherspoon & Sons Corinth L. T. Fowler

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