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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
1
Of the $86 000 city taxes levied only $16 000 had been collected by Monday fore noon. Assessor Ledbetter reported low payment with about 252 polls out of a possible total of fifty. A notice issued Monday warned taxpayers to settle promptly.
KEMMERER Wyo Jan 2 Five miners were killed and eighteen injured by a dust explosion in Mine No 4 of the Kemmerer Coal company.
Exchange National Bank announces A. J. Nance as president J. R. Christal as vice president C. Coll as cashier and E. D. Curtis as assistant cashier in its official roster.
A Chicago Illinois Central collision near Chang Kal Illinois kills several railroad workers including a former president of the road. Investigations focus on cause and details of the deadly wreck.
A collision near Kim Mundy Illinois left Jas T Harahan Sr Frank Meicher EB Pierce and E E Wright dead. Melchers private car attached to a standing train was crushed. four others escaped. The Panama Limited rammed the rear of the express train at 1 am. engineer's possible error blamed.
County court opens civil docket with cases set for day likely to be disposed of. no trials scheduled.
Court spent much of the forenoon hearing motions on the case of Clarsey Champion et al v Henry Wright et al with a continuance order after rulings. Civil docket includes multiple continuances and amendments. criminal docket notes a guilty plea with a $10 fine. jury selections listed for the week ahead.
Smith County District Court convened in Tyler in a special session to investigate the killing of Mrs bus Martin. Press Hardigree and Tom Tate are tied to the case with Tate arrested in connection. The meeting marks a substantial effort to pursue justice in the incident.
Four Harriman line strike breakers were charged with assault to murder a strike breaker named George Charlton. Bonds were set at $1,060 in state court, while contempt proceedings in federal court injunctions were also begun.
Denton County youths Hyder and Zack McKinney face murder charges in the Abraham Schlessinger case, the Jewish banana peddler found dead northwest of Grapevine. Fort Worth jury observers joined Sheriff Orr and witnesses as trials were moved to Fort Worth with special venues ordered.
The list names W. T. Johnson as President A. D. Turner as Vice President L. A. Schweer as Vice President S. F. Schweer as Cashier W. F. Woodward as Assistant Cashier Jack Christal as Assistant Cashier and includes J E Wilson John A Hann L. Bailey and L. H Schweer among other officers.
Denton Highs second squad defeated Sanger second team 23 to 5 on Saturday afternoon. Verton led Denton with a 23 point performance while Sanger was outsized by about fifteen pounds per man. An upcoming rematch is planned for next Saturday on Sanger grounds.
State Health Officer Steiner told Gov. Colquitt that conditions statewide are rapidly improving and expects fewer meningitis cases with seasonal weather. He cautioned against quarantines, noting meningitis is not like cholera or typhoid epidemics and does not spread in chains. One death and five new cases were reported in Fort Worth the prior day.
Dallas reports two meningitis deaths and seven new cases on Sunday in city and county totals. City records two deaths and seven cases while county adds two deaths and three cases.
The U S Supreme Court ruled that beer is a transportation commodity and railroads must carry it when offered from one state to another, even into dry counties, as stated in the Kentucky Case.
President Taft visits New Haven to observe a fire at Yale University as Yale President Hadley concludes the invocation at the chapel. Taft arrived shortly before the service ended and watched from the chapel.
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports proposed reductions of 30 to 50 percent on all items in the iron and steel tariff, with iron ore sewing machines printing machinery cash registers nails and other articles placed on the free list. Chairman Underwood estimates the average steel tariff cut from 34.51 percent to 22 percent ad valorem and a $20 million increase in steel imports.
Senate convened at noon with committee hearings in both chambers. Lorimer inquiry postponed until Wednesday, while other proceedings proceeded as planned.
In Washington on January 22 the House committee on Agricultural expenditures submitted its report fully exonerating Dr. Wiley, Federal Pure Food Commissioner, while criticizing the overall administration of the National Pure Food law.
The Sneed habeas corpus trial began in Fort Worth with the first witness Belle Tucker, an eyewitness to the killing, detailing what she observed this afternoon.
Tonight and Tuesday expect generally cloudy skies over New Orleans with light to moderate chances of showers. Temperatures will remain mild with highs around 60s and overnight lows in the 40s. Winds from the south at 5 to 15 mph.
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