Governor Campbell Urges Tax Stability and Two Cent Fare
Governor Campbell's biennial message to the Forty-First Legislature urges no change to the present tax system, supports two cent passenger fares, endorses Thirtieth legislature laws, and requests broader executive powers. He attacks corporate-friendly groups, defends textbook policies, backs rail service reforms, and calls for court reform and penitentiary scrutiny. The speech spans forty pages and signals a contentious battle with railroad and commercial interests.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
Tte
Texas
Texas Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Textbook Board
Open a Checking Account Against Burglary
An odd editorial urges readers to save money by opening a checking account as a burglary deterrent. It claims a bank account is the best policy, easy access, and would deter would be robbers if everyone carried a checkbook in their pocket.
Found the Goods After Stolen Trunk Incident
Most items from Jess Stanley trunk stolen from the depot platform Monday night were recovered Thursday morning. A warrant for Will Hawthorne’s arrest was sworn. The trunk, brought from Dallas, was on the platform then found broken open by Pecan creek. Items included clothes two extra pants shoes shorts socks collars and more. Hawthorne returned to Denton Friday night after an absence. Police had not located him by 2 am.
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Jess Stanley
Will Hawthorne
Dallas
Pecan Creek
Hawthorne
Denton
Paralyzing illness strikes Denton County official’s father
Warren Durbin father of District Clerk W. E. Durbin was stricken with paralysis Wednesday night. Doctors fear only a short time remains. He lives in Lewisville and has resided in Denton County for over twenty years. District Clerk Durbin left Lewisville at noon to be with him.
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Warren Durbin
W. E. Durbin
Mr. Durbin
Lewisville
Denton County
Durbin
Senator Hill Passes Through Denton En Route Home
Senator F F Hill was in Denton on Wednesday while traveling to Aubrey after being summoned by an accident to his son in which the boy sustained a broken leg. He stayed only as the train stopped at the station and offered little about legislative work.
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F. F. Hill
Denton
Aubrey
Smallpox Cases Reported in Sanders Family at Weatherly Farm
Three smallpox cases are reported in the Sanders family living at Weatherly farm three miles east of Denton. The county health officer says all Denton side cases near Hemming have been discharged.
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Sanders
Denton
Weatherly
Hemming
Abandoned Family Arrests After Fort Worth Trip
Charles Bourland was arrested Thursday noon on a charge of abandoning his wife and two children. Mrs Bourland and the children are staying with her mother on Mulberry street. Bourland allegedly left them without support, sold the house furniture, and used the proceeds for a trip to Fort Worth.
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Chas. Bourland
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