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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1909
Page
4
Publication notice details subscription rates address and mailing status for The Record and Chronicle Denton Texas. It lists pricing options and legal posting requirements under acts of Congress with notice to the public and a correction policy for erroneous reflections.
The item lists Shakespeare lines and historical allusions, then shifts to Texas House bills on constitutional amendments, school funding, education, taxation, and public safety. It notes many measures may die on the calendar but praises the Thirty first legislature as generally good.
Out of nearly a thousand bills offered by the Thirty first legislature only about thirty, aside from local measures, have passed both houses. The list includes taxation in surrendered towns, rules on case transfers between civil appeals, bulk sales control, a cotton bagging factory for penitentiaries, district courts in Dallas Panhandle and county courts of law in Bexar and Tarrant counties, school tax provisions, crimes for defamatory anonymous letters, railroads rights of way and sheds, and safety and taxation provisions plus several senate approved measures awaiting house action.
The Record and Chronicle compare reports from the Austin Statesman and Clarendon Banner-Stockman about Judge W V Grubbs of Greenville. They note Grubbs helped establish the college, spoke there, and wrote for the College Bulletin while defense points on who named Stoddard Hall.
The passage details J W Grubbs of Greenville as the driving figure behind the 1901 creation of the Texas Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of Texas in the Arts and Sciences. It notes earlier attempts since 1891 and the later recognition of Grubbs as its founder, despite claims of others receiving credit.
Reports from Brinkley Arkansas say a tornado and ensuing fire last night killed eight people and left several others seriously injured as rescue teams battled wreckage and power outages. Wires are down and details remain scarce as authorities assess the stricken communities.
A severe March storm blasted through southern Arkansas causing extensive damage. Wires are down across the region hindering reports of casualties. One Cotton Belt passenger train was blown from the tracks near Baucum with at least one death and multiple injuries amidst heavy property losses.
A tornado struck Fourche Dam near Little Rock at 5 o clock, killing one black boy and injuring others. Four homes were destroyed and one burned. Reports indicate several fatally hurt. damage across nearby towns was extensive though confirmed fatalities vary. The storm followed by hail and heavy rain hindered immediate details from the district.
In Waco Texas on March 9 the commissioners elected and the outgoing city council reached a deal over the new charter amendments. The pact sets absolute saloon limits and procedures for electing subordinate officers. The commissioners drop appointive power demands while the council agrees to shield residential areas from saloons and keep liquor boundaries tight around the business district.
Georgetown Texas March 9 James Carter aged 43 a farmer was found dead in a bath tub of a local hotel early this morning. He arrived from Nacogdoches yesterday to buy land and authorities believe heart disease caused his death.
A vintage medical advertising blurb touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a cure for constipation biliousness chills malaria headache and indigestion. The copy claims gentle stimulation of stomach liver and bowels and lists J. F. Raley & Co. as the seller at 25 cents.
Four inch mantle covers Pulsa area in Enid Oklahoma as the heaviest snow in memory, halting cotton plowing but benefiting coming spring wheat. A tornado like wind and sharp temperature drop accompanied the snowfall.
The seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured the little son of H M Adams after five years of eczema and threatened lung damage. The mother credits the remedy with clearing eruptions and blood disorders, praising its efficacy as supreme and guaranteed by J F Raley.
Nashville March 9 immense throng greets trial of Robin Cooper Col Cooper and John Sharp charged with Senator Carmack murder opening arguments begin with Capt Gaston Fitzhugh representing the prosecution. He denounces Cooper as a self confessed lobbyist for a railroad and accuses him of malice and threats toward a journalist.
Judge McPherson of the United States district court ruled that state fixed rates for Missouri lines are not remunerative. The decision addresses local traffic within Missouri under the 1907 freight and passenger fare statutes and whether profits after expenses are reasonable.
Doret leads a man behind a store to rest as Lee argues over flour claims and stomach trouble. Runnion snaps at a thief, who is knocked down and later faces a public whipping and a log ride as the camp enforces its harsh code. The crowd moves to a formal miners meeting to apply the camp laws.
In Flambeau a heated miners meeting ends with a soldier halting a suspected thief yet sparing him as Stark asserts justice. Burrell asserts control while Gale and Poleod debate. Darrell wrestles with love and duty as Neela and Necia endure sorrow and Burrell plots new mining leases prompting a rapid industrial surge.
Mi o Na tablets claim to cure indigestion and sick headaches by strengthening the stomach to produce gastric juices. An unsourced testimonial from O M Curtis promises money back if not effective, noting improved blood quality and energy after a week of use. The ad touts a 50 cent price per box.
The Muskogee Evening News suspended today after an attachment was served but management says the paper will settle all claims and publish as usual this afternoon.
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