Republican governors form committee to back Roosevelt nomination
A self appointed panel of six Republican governors has formed to advocate President Roosevelt's nomination. The report notes the group aims to press for support at the upcoming convention. A weather digest from New Orleans reports tonight and Tuesday as fair.
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SHEP
Roosevelt
WOK
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Stubbs
Kansas
Bass
New Hampshire
Aldrich
Nebraska
Hadley
Missouri
Glasscock
West Virginia
Gov
Osborne
Michigan
Exchange National Bank Announces Officers and Directors
Exchange National Bank lists A. J. Nance as president with J. R. Christal as vice president and Col. Cashier E. D. Curtis as assistant cashier. Directors include A. J. Nance, Ed F. Bates, Dr. J. M. Inge, A. C. Owsley, J. C. Cont, J. R. Christal, and J. H. Paine.
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A. J. Nance
J. R. Christal
Col
E. D. Curtis
Ass’t
ED F. Bates
J. M. Inge
A. C. Owsley
J. C. Cont
J. H. Paine
No Verdict In Zack McKinney Case Yet
Fort Worth afternoon report shows no verdict reached in the Zack McKinney murder case. McKinney, a sixteen year old Lewsville youth, faced charges of complicity with John Hyder in Nathan Schlessinger s death as jury deliberations stalled after juror illness. Hyder seeks a new trial citing exclusion issues over his confession and prejudicial newspaper exposure.
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Zack McKinney
Fort Worth
Lewsville
John Hyder
Nathan Schlessinger
South
McKinney
Kiling
Schlessinger
Alvin C
Alvin M. Owsley
Denton
Baskin
Baldwin
Hyder
Seventeenth District Court
Youth hurt as horse throws him near Denton
Clarence Faulkner eighteen employed by A D Turner northeast of town was badly hurt when a horse he rode jumped in the road and dragged him 400 to 600 yards. He suffered concussion and other injuries but survived, resting at his employer's home with a physician's care.
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Clarence Faulkner
A. D. Turner
Town
Faulkner
Ponder
J. M. Martin
Denton
John Robinson
Canton forces rout 10000 Imperial Army near Ku Chan
A cablegram reported by a Chinese paper says the republican army of Canton defeated an imperial force of 10000 near Ku Chan. About 400 Manchus were killed and the Cantonese at 8000 troops secured the victory.
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Associated Press Dispatch
San Francisco
Canton
Ku Chan
Denton Chamber Meeting Draws Large Crowd Tonight
Between 200 and 369 citizens are expected at the open Chamber of Commerce meeting in Denton tonight at 7 30. The session will cover important matters and follow the published Saturday program.
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Denton
Chamber of Commerce
Armistice Ends as Sino Fighting Expected to Continue
Nanking January 29 The armistice in force for weeks expired yesterday and was not renewed. Both sides show no expectation of renewed fighting despite the lapse. The Senate, composed of forty two members, was inaugurated Saturday.
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Nanking
Senate
Police Officer Fends Off Bank Robbers in Cleveland
Four men tried to rob a Cleveland bank by digging into the vault bricks. Police Officer J. W. Bradford heard a call and single handedly attacked the robbers, was shot in the leg, and drove them away without obtaining any loot.
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Cleveland
J. W. Bradford
Riot Renewed Among Textile Strikers in Lawrence
Rioting by a mob of mostly foreign workers disrupted transport to mills in Lawrence Massachusetts. Over a score of electric cars were halted as bottles and ice were hurled at passengers believed to be strikebreakers. Several people were seriously injured. The militia kept the crowd from reaching nearby streets. Mills reopened but remained short handed as workers fled.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Lawrence
Mass
M Is
Delay of Trial Sought in Sneed Murder Case
Fort Worth January 29 The trial of J B Sneed charged with the murder of Capt A G Boyce Sr opened in Seventeenth District court. Defense attacks jurisdiction on a technicality claiming indictment filed in Sixty Seventh District and transferred improperly. A weapons search was ordered for court entries and session adjourned for afternoon consideration.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Fort Worth
J. B. Sneed
A. G. Boyce
Seventeeth District Court
Sneedy
Boyces
Sneed
Sixty-seventh District Court
Seventeenth Court
Sixty-seventh
Swayne
He Got The Job Bank Saving Impresses Manager
A young applicant for a wholesale house is interviewed by the manager who asks for a bank book. He sees regular small deposits and declares the candidate hired, praising saving habits. The bank invites all young men to open accounts.
Congress in Session Faces Steel Bill and Lorimer Probe
Today in Congress the Lorimer investigation resumes with expected completion this week. The House handles the iron and steel schedule as Steel Corp counsel claim of no labor inquiry rights is rejected by Chairman Stanley. Democrats plan a caucus on the economy program while a $16 million public building bill looms as a potential target for elimination. The Longworth amendment to remove machine tools from the free list fails.
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Washington
Lorimer
House
The
Steel Corporation
Stanley
Longworth
Thrilling ride on ice floe in Mississippi River
A group of thirteen persons rode an ice floe down the Mississippi River near Bird Point Missouri after their boat was crushed by ice. A heavy fog settled in hindering rescuers until they reached shore unaided.
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Mississippi River
Wickliffe
Birdspoint
Missouri
Fumigation Ordered for Local Churches and Transit
Amid meningitis fears local authorities maintain strict precautions including fumigation of churches before services resume, streetcars, public conveyances, and thorough depot disinfection. Dallas Fort Worth and Sugarland report new cases. no deaths Sunday but several new infections.
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Piner
Dallas
Iif
Fort Worth
Death of Wells at Sugarland Camp Prison
Wells, son of the camp prison physician at the Sugarland convict camp, died this morning from meningitis.
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Wells
Sugarland
Prominent Lamar County Official Dies in Meningitis
Paris Jan 19 Clem Cherry a leading citizen and sheriff candidate of Lamar county died last night from meningitis. He was a notable figure in local affairs and politics in this section.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Paris
Jan
Clem Cherry
Lamar County
Bank Advertises Personal Attention to All Customers
A 1912 loan ad urges choosing this bank for fair treatment and personal care. It emphasizes helpful service when customers are short of funds and frames the bank as welcoming to all, highlighting customer-focused banking.
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