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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
2
A fire started at Boynton Lumber Yard in Fort Worth spread to the Ninth and Harding street district destroying eight dwellings with a total expected loss over 50 000. Lumber stacks burned amounting to about 20 900 and the Jacob Bellinger residence loss is near 4 000.
A fragmentary calendar entry notes John C. Calhoun born 1782 and Grover Cleveland born 1837 with quoted lines from plays. The text blends Shakespearean quotes and political figures, referencing dates and moral exhortations amid garbled OCR.
The Thirty-first legislature enacted 264 bills, only 106 of which were general laws, compared to 1069 laws by the Thirtieth. The Commercial secretaries promote the "Fewer laws and better laws" movement and may boast of this lighter record.
The passage notes that most agree Senator Thomas acted foolishly in graft charges without proof yet some believe he had basis for belief and should finish his term. If re elected he may need to present solid evidence to convince fellow senators.
Denton leads in waterworks lighting and sewerage ownership with all public utilities operating on business lines. Completed sewerage will boost returns as the city earns from these ventures. The shift from policy to profit drives local commerce and advertising success in the Daily Record and Chronicle.
The article warns that forcing citizens to Austin to defend actions by executive branch officials would extend centralized power. It argues a state law enforceable only by Travis County juries is weak and unfit. It questions Governor Tom's ability to push such a demagogic measure before retirement.
The town shows signs of progress despite past hardships and a strong, locally funded commercial club could unite citizens. It should operate on proportional benefits, fund a paid secretary, and focus on advertising Denton and attracting immigration with cooperative lines and railroads.
The dispatch predicts an intense extra session with clashes over the Mobley bill expanding Travis County district court jurisdiction and potential suits against alleged violations of full rendition law. It notes pressure from the land commissioner and attorney general to concentrate more power in Austin.
In Brady a camper offered a drink from a jug proclaimed to be whiskey. The second camper drank, found turpentine, and officers had to separate the pair. The incident drew sympathy for the betrayed camper and highlighted the dangerous prank.
Fire in Texarkana destroyed the Beech Street Baptist church the college for surgeons and the home of Julius Scherer causing a total loss of 33000. The fire started in the college with unknown cause and partial insurance coverage listed for each structure.
Texas health debates a quarantine as five lepers in a San Antonio family draw state attention. The piece contrasts leprosy with tuberculosis, describes contagious pathways, and recalls a visit to lepers in Asiatic Constantinople with vivid scenes of the enclosure and patients.
Los Angeles Mayor Arthur C. Harper resigns and files to remove his name from the recall election ballot. The Express says Harper offered to withdraw if it would not publish an exposure. legal experts doubt whether resignation halts the recall. The recall movement remains strong, with questions about the election’s validity and final outcome.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe herbal regulator for back pain urinaly bladder and kidney trouble and other female weaknesses. It sells for 50 cents with free sample and mail-order availability from The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York.
Waxahachie Texas March 15 The Ellig county grand jury adjourned after returning one hundred indictments for minor offenses. Five Negroes were indicted on perjury charges in connection with sham suits.
The ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for appendicitis prevention and related illnesses. It claims the pills stimulate the stomach liver and bowels to prevent digestive blockages and ease biliousness malaria headaches and indigestion. Sold for 26 cents at J F Raley & Co.
Nashville report on March 18 notes jurors still deliberating in the Carmack murder trial of Col. D B Cooper Robin J Cooper and John D Sharp. Judge Hart completed a 62 page charge and jurors faced questions and extended discussion as they sought to reach a verdict, with expectations of a potential mistrial or long deliberation.
The mother of H M Adams of Henrietta Pa. reports her son’s five year battle with eczema ended after seven bottles of Electric Bitters. The tonic is praised for cures of eruptions eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism. 56c guaranteed by J F Raley & Co.
Two thousand men and women volunteer for a city cleanup on April 6 with feasts in parks and lawns. Mayor Noble issues a proclamation naming the date a holiday for the event in Wichita Falls Texas.
An advertisement touts Hunt's Lightning Oil as instantly relieving aches pains burns cuts sprains and similar afflictions claiming it often cures them and urges readers not to suffer or delay.
The West Tennessee Land company filed a proposition offering to sell their interest in Reelfoot Lake for 75000 dollars. The legislative committee will meet in Nashville to decide on the lake purchase.
An early 20th century pitch claims Simmons' Sarsaparilla is the King of Tonics that will restore appetite, energy, and joy, letting you eat freely and laugh again.
Clarksville Tex March 18 A J Street former county clerk has been solicited from several parts of the Second Senatorial district to enter the race for the state Senate and he says he will probably enter the contest.
Advertisement describes itching relief claim for Hunt's Cure. Claims one application relieves and one box guarantees cure. Promoted as the quickest and most reliable remedy for itching of any kind.
Charles Boyer a Denison clerk fell on the Katy bridge over the Red River this morning injuring his head and shoulders in a accident likely to prove fatal.
Miss Emma Dee Randle, impersonator and reader, headlines a popular program at the Lyceum Course presented by Alliance Milling Co. A. Lyceum event on March 20 features single admission at 35 cents. Also notes baled shucks value and prairie hay comparison at 4 dollars a ton.
A man recalling a brutal murder and a brutal pursuit reveals how his wife fled with their child to escape a violent husband. He risks everything to protect the three year old Merridy as lawmen close in and he seeks a hidden life with the child. He meets Alinna a Paiute woman who helps shelter Merridy while the hunter justice presses.
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