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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1910
Page
2
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An upcoming special city election Tuesday will fill two alderman seats in Brownwood Ward 2 and Ward 3. The terms open after T. M. Jones’s death and J. M. Hoard’s resignation, with four candidates to compete for two needed successors. The Bulletin notes sidewalk gaps in Brownwood and Denton, urging swift repairs to improve livability.
Today marks the final filing deadline for county candidates. A sole candidate may gain confidence as competition is limited after today, while others face a narrowed race with one or two opponents already out. The committee meets Monday to promote election expenses.
The Sherman Democrat endorses Terrell’s bid to build an interurban line to Dallas. It argues interurbans benefit all towns along the route, boosting Sherman Dallas and Fort Worth while enriching every village on the corridor.
Smith's Restaurant invites orders for fresh snapper today.
A historic ballot listing Democratic nominees for county and precinct offices appears. Names include F F Hill W Dickson Oss Walker Lee Zumwalt Hoskins Charles Mays Re Miller McKelv J Hawkins Oscar Button Kelly Waller Button D M Reeve W E Durbin W C Orr John W Stuart Colaman Christal Smith Davis J M Saeeie McCormick and others across precincts one to four.
City notices announce a special election to fill Alderman Warg's seat on June 21 with J M Gurley as a candidate.
Excessive fear in Chicago Friday is linked to seven deaths and numerous hospitalizations. A separate court hearing on an injunction to block moving the capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma was scheduled for Monday. M. R. Patterson acted for the governor. Tennessee Democrats nominated M. R. Patterson for governor and Benton McMillan for senator. The Senate approved the conference report on the railroad bill by 50 to 11 and the House is expected to act similarly.
Dallas commissioners accept A. Busch offer of 240000 for city hall. He plans to erect a twenty story hotel on the site.
A Federal grand jury in New York investigates a twenty million dollar swindle tied to arrests of United Wireless Telegraph company officials.
About 10,009 employees of the Northwestern railroads have been laid off to cut costs as the federal government acts to curb freight rate increases.
Col. Roosevelt lands in New York returning from abroad. He says he greatly enjoyed the journey but is glad to be home and gave a brief interview about his travels.
Eight cotton market speculators in New York were indicted by the Federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman act.
Austin buzzes with political chatter as Colquitt men express discontent fearing a large majority submission may harm his position.
Richard Parr of New York, serving as a customs officer, uncovered a gigantic fraud against the government by the American Sugar Refining company and was awarded $100,000 for the service.
Promoter defies the California governor by announcing the Langford and Kaufman fight will proceed today. The governor orders troops to stop the contest while Tex Rickard, promoter of the Jeffries Johnson fight, considers offers from Reno and Ely Nevada for the night, opposing Goldfield's $120000 bid he accepted.
The London Standard recalls Thomas Tennyson and Henry Taylor, noting Tennyson’s youthful hall impressions as six feet tall with Shakespearean features, and Henry Taylor’s aging Majestic, Jupiter-like countenance as described by Grant Duff and contemporaries.
Denton Chautauqua runs July 20 to 29 with events to be announced. The notice promotes the Singer sewing machine as the best and offers lifetime durability on installment payments.
The article explains Jesus parable of the sower detailing how the Kingdom message grows differently by heart. It identifies wayside, rocky and thorny soils as hindrances and urges Bible study to understand the Kingdom for fruitful character development and lasting election in the Millennial Kingdom.
Mrs. W. J. Gaynor and her daughter join social rounds around New York as Mayor Gaynor faces possible presidential bid scrutiny from allies and critics. The photo at Governors Island shows Edith Gaynor, Mrs Gaynor, and Pat Matilda Page reading left to right with General Howe once opposing a portrait.
A bride and groom boast of two head bumps claimed to indicate memory and generosity. Guests inspect a phrenology chart but a reader discovers the bumps are typically found on cats and monkeys. The gathering ends with amusement.
Public notice announces citation by publication for the Unknown Heirs of Samuel H. Lewis in a suit filed by M. S. Stour seeking to quiet title to 94 acres along Hickory Creek Denton County Texas. The case asserts peaceable adverse possession over five to ten years and claims fee simple title against heirs with a request to cancel unrecorded transfers and remove clouds on plaintiff s title. The next regular Denton County District Court term is August 22, 1910.
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