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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
1
At a school board meeting on Wednesday morning the decision was made to purchase about 206 dollars worth of extra supplies for the high school physics laboratory to upgrade equipment and experiments.
Charles White 15, son of P B White of Ponder, died Tuesday night at a Dallas sanitarium after weeks of treatment. The body was taken to Ponder on the 12:20 train Wednesday for burial at Eakin Cemetery.
Four miles north of Emor Emory M. E Sims is dead and George Kerr critically injured after a shooting fray. Police investigation underway as witnesses are questioned and the scene is secured.
Bert Runnellg of Benton County Ark and Miss Emma Cunningham daughter of J Cunningham living near Argyle were married by County Judge Hosking at his office in the court house Wednesday forenoon. The ceremony was witnessed by C L Richey and G H Riddie. Mr and Mrs Reynolds will reside in Benton County.
Denton Sawyer introduces speaker as Colquitt vows victory next Saturday. Governor Colquitt addresses about 1,500 in Austin court yard, defending his first term, praising education gains, and backing local option on prohibition while predicting an overwhelming win.
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports the House agriculture committee recommended an immediate $5,000 appropriation to combat army worm damage in Southern states. Rep Heflin of Alabama told the panel the pests are stopping trains in his district.
The sundry Civil appropriations bill carrying approximately 116 million dollars for support of various government branches passed the Senate today.
Umpire Tom Finty says the race is very close or a landslide with the non talking voter holding power. Colquitt and Ramsey claim large majorities, while Randell waives due to illness. Wolters, Sheppard, Colquitt, and Ramsey campaign across Dallas, Denton, Bosque counties with strong crowds.
After the arrest of gangsters on a robbery charge, members of the 80 Pansy gang assaulted Patrolman Francis Reilly in New York. He sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries.
John Mitchell vice president of the Federation of Labor was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for contempt of the District of Columbia Supreme Court in the Buck Stove case. Mitchell appealed.
Associated Press dispatch from Corning New York reports the coroner's jury ruledEngineer Screeder and Flagman Edward Lane responsible for the July 4 Delaware Lackawanna and Western wreck. Warrants charging second degree manslaughter were issued.
Senate approves $225 000 appropriation for another year of tariff board work and investigation. Taft’s tariff board granted one more year of life after a brief fight, controller by a 34 to 6 vote. The action comes within the appropriations bill funding the board’s expert analyses.
Galveston reports cashier T Hangon of City National Bank dropped dead on a street this morning. Authorities and witnesses begin routine inquiries as news spreads through the business district.
Oyster Bay July 24 The stamp of approval has been placed on the term Bull Moose as applied to the new party.
The Standard Oil Company of New York announced a 15 point reduction in the price of refined petroleum. The new price for refined oil in cases is 10.35 cents per gallon.
W A Gillentine of Fort Worth met with George Roark secretary of the Denton Chamber of Commerce to discuss establishing a carriage factory and repair shop in Denton. He cited local wealth and territory as favorable, noting a 15 year business background and Pennsylvanian training. Gillentine will return soon to establish Denton as his home.
District Attorney reports new information on the Rosenthal murder case. The gray automobile is said to be a blind, with actual killers hidden among the crowd. Attorney Levy states Shapiro and Libby were threatened when his home Ward was attacked, though nothing was stolen.
First National Bank reports capital of fifty thousand dollars and surplus zero. Officers include W T Johnson president A D Turner vice president Y H Sehweer vice president H F Sehweer cashier W F Woodward assistant cashier Jack Christal assistant cashier. Directors include W T Johnson H ick Sehweer L H Sehweer J Bh Wilson A D Turner L Bailey J C Christal Jno A Hann.
The report indicates fair weather in New Orleans for tonight and Thursday with steady conditions and no precipitation expected. Residents are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
AP dispatch from New York reports the steam er Old Colony collided with the yacht Idler off Boston. Passengers and crew were rescued by tugs before the Idler sank. One woman was seriously hurt and others were shaken by the incident. In Fort Worth a separate item notes a reward of 259 dollars offered by executive offices for the arrest and conviction of an unknown man, identified as Robert Knetsch.
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