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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1913
Page
1
Off Hamburg a hurricane sinks eighty ships and a death list may reach fifty. In Columbus Ohio a bill seeks a Fashion Commission to regulate women's dresses with a two inch neck below the chin limit and bans transparent stockings in public.
Associated Press dispatch from Saloniki reports King George of Greece was assassinated this afternoon. The shocking event occurred in Saloniki drawing immediate international reaction and prompting security and diplomatic responses.
Associate Press Dispatch reports that seventy warrants were issued in Chicago arson frauds involving millions of dollars. The investigation targets a trust scheme and outlines a large scale financial deception connected to arson.
A historic bank board roster lists A Nance as President J R Christal as vice president J C Coit as cashier E D Curtis as assistant cashier J H Paine Ed F Bates Dr J M Inge and A C Owsley as directors with no further details or context.
Gen Aubert dispatches troops to secure the American frontier near NuFava Lake amid rebel threats. Authorities warn of stern measures against incursion as reports confirm mobilization and defensive preparations.
Gen Tracey Aubert dispatched 200 troops with artillery to guard Laredo on the U S frontier. A second force was sent to seize eighty rebels at San Nicolas.
Four hundred Federal troops under Gen Aubert defeated 6500 Carrancistas at Potrero Nuevo Leon. Federals reported 17 killed while rebels suffered 28. Rebels retreated north as Federals occupied Villa Dalma and rebels held Samole.
In Laredo on March 18 reports say all trace of the Carrancistas with a woman leader has disappeared. The woman who led the charge is not identified. Special defenses for Nuevo Laredo have been arranged against a possible new attack.
Nearly 2 000 State troops pressed toward the border town of Naco as insurgents prepared to act without delay after a Saturday defeat by Gen Ojeda’s force. Bitter sentiment grew over the execution of rebel prisoners by Federals.
President Wilson states he will not accept gifts of value while in office. He returned a gold mounted razor strop and has already returned several other gifts from various donors.
Kansas City jurors in the Hyde case stand for acquittal or conviction. New York says Dr. Friedman will treat consumption patients free but is blocked by authorities. London notes Powers may accept mediation terms as reply. Jefferson City reports a 15000 dollar Missouri House bill for Gettysboro veterans transport to the Memorial and Peace jubilee next July. El Paso covers Texas Cattlemen convention opening with Fort Worth favored for next meeting.
Arrangements are practically complete for the first trades excursion with committees reporting ready for an early start on March 25.
Committees report readiness for a March 25 trip leaving Denton at 9 a m with a revised itinerary including a visit to Drop. Fifty eight signatures collected with hopes of 160. thirty autos pledged, owner donations cover trip costs. 2000 circulars to be printed and heralds distributed. advance agent J O Bellis to organize Justin dinner and church groups.
Washington March 18 The Ways and Means Committee adjourned with no tariff decision but discussed a 1 percent income tax on 5000 plus earnings and a broad set of tariff schedules. Major items include Schedule K free raw wool contested by critics, Schedule N reductions, and a large Free List with meat and cattle unsettled.
The bill naming rights for married women is corrected and recalled for further amendment after Governor's advice. A stream pollution measure is agreed upon by both houses as part of the same legislative session.
The Texas House and Senate move on the marital rights bill and a drunkards confinement bill. Congressmen Sam Rayburn Oscar Calloway Hatton Sumner and Horace Vaughan Jas Young arrive in Austin adding to the ground presence as free conference on redistricting yet to report.
The Texas Senate moved to ban intoxicating liquors in clubs with a felony violation, advanced a measure to curb assistance to Pliterate voters, and sent several reform bills forward. It passed merger and child labor measures, considered recall and constitutional proposals, and killed a plan to expand the Supreme Court to nine.
Tonight fair and warmer. Wednesday fair with continued pleasant conditions. No rain expected and temperatures to rise slightly into the day. Local forecasts indicate light winds and dry weather across the area.
A catalog brief highlights a range of dresses in lace lawn voile linen embroidered net pique serge and ratine in multiple colors to suit any style or occasion.
A cave in at a Pittsburg Coal Co mine in Basketts, near Henderson, Kentucky, trapped 130 coal miners today. Separate notes report daily public bulletins on tuberculosis treatment progress for twelve patients in New York, and U.S. February cotton consumption and stock figures with month comparisons.
Houston reports that frost damage to potatoes and other crops along the coast is estimated at about 10 percent. The failure impacts the harvest outlook for the region.
A local office emphasizes doing one thing well by handling all claims accurately and covering all details. It promotes insurance as a business and protection as the customer’s goal, offering absolute protection at low cost with contact via old phone 125.
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