08 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
1
The National Congress of Mothers postpones its March Dallas meeting citing meningitis concerns. Local members question sensational reports about outbreaks with one claim of 1500 cases in a northern city, though the disease has not reached Dallas.
D R K Sylvester age 33 a traveling salesman was found unconscious in a Waco hotel with a bullet wound in his head. He died two hours later. He lived near Weatherford.
In Belmast Ireland on February 8 Winston Churchill, key figure in the home rule event, arrived to a mixed reception. The crowd hissed or cheered as he passed, but the protest remained nonviolent with no clashes reported.
An all day search failed to locate five men who robbed a Rock Island passenger train near Memphis on Wednesday. Police and investigators scoured the area for clues and possible sightings as the suspects remain at large.
Floods from Spain to Portugal inundate villages as rivers overflow. AP dispatch reports numerous people swept away and rescue efforts under way in Lisbon and surrounding areas amid rising water levels.
Charles Phillip, longtime owner of a celebrated one man brewery in San Antonio, died early this morning at age 57. He was known for producing what a United States Department of Agriculture report declared the purest beer in America and had operated his small bar and brewery for several years.
S W Barnes of Dallas killed his young wife with a single gunshot to the brain and then shot himself in the head. The couple leave two children aged five and three. Jealousy is believed to have caused the tragedy.
Chas. McGowan testified before the Lori mer committee that he did not receive 1500 dollars to perjure himself last July. He conceded a payment of 33 dollars for time lost at the hearing.
William Jennings Bryan criticized the Democratic Caucus for rejecting Henry's plan for a special committee to probe the money trust. He warned some party members are influenced by Wall Street and predatory interests, calling the investigation a possible farce if not thorough and prompt.
Democratic caucus votes 66 to 115 to set the money trust probe with four standing committees, defeating Henry’s proposal for a special committee to handle the work.
D F Madero, an uncle of President Madero, arrived in San Antonio and dismissed Juarez and Chihuahua reports as greatly exaggerated. He said there is no political significance in the Chihuahua disturbance and asserted Orozco's loyalty is certain.
Judge Hoskins orders a special election in the Chisal school district 0 87 to decide on a 10 cent tax per $100. The vote is set for March 9 with C L Burnet as presiding officer.
In New Orleans February weather update shows tonight increasing cloudiness and a drop in temperature with Friday expected to be generally colder.
A dated sales blurb emphasizes organization and experience offering sound service to the business community. It promotes complete depositor benefits and diligent attention to every account, large or small, with emphasis on lawful safeguards and financial responsibility.
Dalhart banker Edwin Hobby testified about buying tickets for Lena Sneed and Albert Boyce. Telegrams and letters introduced tied to a conspiracy to prevent Lena from reuniting with Sneed and to keep the couple apart. Evidence included telegrams suggesting arrest, deportation, and potential federal charges, with names like Henry Boyce and J. H. Boyce appearing in messages.
At a special Sul Ross Camp meeting held at 2 oclock Thursday afternoon nonrary pallbearers were chosen for the funeral oration. Daugherty, a camp member and pioneer, was selected along with GC A Williams W F Egan J B Tavor and others including W H McCormick W B Brown Neely and C C Julianan.
The House committee on expenditures on the agricultural department passed a formal order to start a congressional investigation into the Florida Everglades land case. Engineers Khiot and Morehouse, discharged by Secretary Wilson, are named as victims of a land promoters syndicate whose official reports are alleged to have been tampered with.
Report from Washington says Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel will succeed Justice Harlan on the Supreme Court. Judge Hook of Kansas is said to have been nominated by President Taft after a Jim Crow ruling in an Oklahoma railroad case.
In El Paso on February 8 a court found John Olsen guilty of the murder of Lad Graham a saloon keeper and sentenced him to a fixed number of years in prison.
The committee of the Frs. Baptist church at Fort Worth has arranged to use Byes Opera House for holding its Sunday services for one year.
Associated Press dispatch from Dalhart notes the temperature at 15 degrees above zero and mentions a forecast of snow, signaling a cold winterday.
President Madero of Mexico refuses to dismiss the ministers of War and Interior from his cabinet despite committee requests. Some of his staunch supporters from six months ago doubt his ability to guide the country through the crisis.
In Underwood's behalf a committee gathers support to publicize his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. The group aims to give wide publicity in the South to Underwood's claims and strengthen his chances nationally.
The list includes WB McClurkan G H Blewet G H Blewet J F Raley J L HKiewett J A Rhoads and B H Deavenport referenced in a historical ledger.
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