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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
1
President Taft holds for free hides during talks with Senators Warren and Clark who oppose duties. Curtis of Kansas proposed a 10 percent duty with cuts for leather, but the measure failed. Obstruction is anticipated as Taft presses his position.
A vintage bank advertisement stresses years of experience fair treatment and courtesy. It frames service and ample capital as reasons for customers to choose the bank, naming Coit Bush Williams and Dr J M Inge as endorsers.
Durant Okla July 20 none of the eleven prisoners who broke jail last night after a desperate assault on the guard and the jail doctor had been recaptured at noon. One prisoner feigned sickness and when the guard opened the door to admit the doctor the others attacked them and escaped.
Engineers of the National Lines of Mexico hold silent on a sympathy strike with train dispatchers. Officials fear a complete tieup if engineers abandon service, as division superintendents oversee new operators who dispatchers call incompetent and warn could cause wrecks. The action is anticipated tonight with conductors likely to join if the engineers strike.
Muskogee Oklahoma July 20 authorities asked the state arbitration board to visit and mediate between paying contractors and 400 striking union workers who refuse to work for reduced wages after a nine hour day was cut to eight.
Dallas, Tex., July 20. E. G. Roach died today in city hospital after a fight with Patrolman Spencer in which Roach was shot yesterday. Spencer, cut in the clash, is resting comfortably and has been sent home.
Mrs. Mary A. Elroy died from burns suffered while lighting a cook stove with kerosene at her home in Fort Worth. The Everman house caught fire and was destroyed in the incident.
The Texas mayors convention opened in San Angelo with over a hundred delegates in attendance. Marlin Temple and Tyler compete for the next meeting.
John Allen Withers died Monday morning of heart failure. Funeral at his East Oak Street home at 4 o clock this afternoon. Sul Ross Confederate Veterans will escort the casket to City cemetery with full honors. Born in 1842 in Jackson Missouri, he served in Sterling Prices brigade during the Civil War. He later moved to Texas founding a Denton grocery and freighting line from Jefferson to Denton. He published Rockwalls Banner before returning to Denton, where he operated a store and served as justice of the peace. He belonged to Cumberland Presbyterian Church and supported moral causes.
An installment of financial news notes Our Mutual Benefit adds new interest offerings this week. The item highlights active policy changes and investor options from the mutual insurer.
Austin July 20 State Health Officer Brumby returning from Cuba said Texas plans to remove most quarantine restrictions against Cuba Mexico and Central American ports at an early date.
Governor Campbell said he would address a Denison railway committee meeting on July 22 and 23 if official duties permit. The letter was delivered to the local committee in Denison Texas.
Dent Taft sent to the Senate today nominations of the Texas postmasters Sour Lake Alexander McCullough and Brownsville Robert Renfro.
Washington reports Senator Warren and Western allies led by Smoot oppose lowering duties below ten percent on hides. Warren proposes classing skins under twenty five pounds as hides and subject to duty.
Sherman Texas July 20 county commissioners vote to raise road and bridge tax from thirteen to fifteen cents to fund permanent road improvements.
Terrell Texas July 20 The annual meeting of the socialists of Texas which was to be held here August 9 to 14 has been officially called off on account of the drought.
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