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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
1
Monday arrivals highlight new spring suits Balkan style coats and regular coats. Includes new lingerie waists high and dutch necks plus silk and chiffon waists. Store aims to offer customers a fair profit with diverse offerings.
Associated Press dispatch from New Orleans reports Antonio Musica and three sons charged with defrauding millions through invoice manipulation. His two daughters were detained. The family, active in the human hair trade in New York, fled toward California with sixty thousand dollars found on them.
Paris March 19 French cabinet members submitted their resignations after the Senate overturned the government on the issue of proportional representation. The move signals a major political shift as leaders step down following the rejection of the reform plan.
Official returns from Texas counties indicate poll tax receipts excluding exemptions total 432 234 for 1912, down from 483 130 in 1911, a decrease of 59 896. Adding 15 percent for exemptions yields an estimated voting strength of about 507 069.
New York reports a marked improvement in patients inoculated with the tuberculosis vaccine about ten days ago. Dr Friendmann and assistants said the patients felt better upon examination today. The notes describe the general improvement in condition.
Exchange National Bank lists officers A J Nance president J R Christal vice president J C Coit cashier E D Curtis assistant cashier and directors J H Paine A C Owsley for the institution.
Trial resumed in the Myers Pinckard Sanders case as parties failed to reach a compromise after a day of conference. Meanwhile the docket included Mayton vs Texas and Pacific Railway damages, several partition actions, a divorce with custody ruling, and injunctions, with additional cases filed and a jury panel slated for later in the term.
A shooter who killed King George at six feet distance in Saloni Ki fired on the monarch recently amid Greek occupation. The assassin refuses to reveal his motive, citing ongoing investigations.
Aleko Schinas, the alleged assassin of King George of Greece, shot the king at close range in Saloniki. The crime occurred as the king rode by. Schinas fired with a seven shot revolver and fled until police restrained him. The king died en route to a hospital after the shooting. Francoudis, the king's aide, returned fire but his second shot missed.
The assassin Aleke chimas, killer of King George of Greece, is described as educated and a confirmed anarchist. He held a grudge over a Greek Congress defeat. Greek authorities closed Shinas's anarchist school, and Shinas is noted as more intriguing than initial reports suggest.
Crown Prince Constantine becomes King of Greece following the assassination death of King George I. He serves as Generalissimo of the Greek army in the Balkan war and recently led the capture of Janina with 32 000 prisoners. Dowager Queen Alexander of England mourns the popular monarch.
Washington March 19 Congress plans a broad effort to cut federal expenditures and align spending with revenue in a special session once tariff bills are dealt with. President Wilson supports a wisely considered and carefully manned budget in his letter to Senator Tillman.
W M Waddell chairman of the Texas Sanitary Commission told the Cattlemen's Convention in El Paso on March 19 that legislative passiveness over the tick problem endangers modern cattle. He compared the struggle to his early battles against Indians and urged decisive action.
The governor supports the Weinert 9:30 bill and plans to veto the Kennedy measure, which is among the eight proposed in the Texas Legislature.
The House substitutes the Kennedy liquor regulation bill for the Weinert 9:36 closing bill that passed the Senate. The Governor is certain to veto Kennedy. The Senate judiciary committee reports adversely on the House bill providing for nine juror verdicts.
Austin reports the Santa Fe consolidation bill became law without the governor's approval as legal questions would be determined in the suit against the party whose measure was passed over the veto. Joint resolutions on woman suffrage poll tax recall died in session, with recall likely to be reconsidered.
Associated Press reports a mutiny at Clemens state convict farm near Brazoria was quelled after guards fired on convicts who refused to work and attacked with knives. Nine or ten were wounded as guards stopped the uprising. conditions said to be quiet now.
Turkish forces report driving back Bulgarian units and forcing Allied troops from the Tchatalja trenches after a twenty hour engagement, with an official victory announced.
Former Denton resident John B. Thomas is named superintendent of the Clemens farm by the Colquitt administration. Appointed last fall, Thomas brings local interest to the position and will oversee farm operations in this role.
Richard Selman who shot his wife in a Fort Worth restaurant Monday night then killed himself died this morning. His wife is expected to recover from the injuries.
Austin officials report 99 percent of peach blossoms killed by March freeze. Commissioner Ed R. Kane states the crop damage is extensive and will impact harvest prospects.
Turkish forces report driving Bulgarian allies from trenches after a 24 hour fight before the lines at Tchatalja. Aeroplanes allegedly hovered, signaling Bulgarian positions to the Turkish commander during key moments.
In Dallas Luther A. Murff a prominent businessman is on trial for criminally assaulting a 14 year old girl. The jury remains split prompting Judge Crawford to send them back to the jury room for further deliberation.
Unsettled conditions with rain tonight. Expect colder temperatures Thursday across Denton and surrounding areas as a cold front moves through. Highs fall, winds pick up, and showers may linger into the evening.
Curtis' buys stationery with Rexall stores offering greater buying power through a 5000-drugist membership. Lord Baltimore linen paper 25c per pound, Ustaco-a 1 fine linen 35c, Symphony Lawn linen 50c, envelopes 15c per 25. Free delivery. phone 52.
A firm's claim of success rests on handling all claims with precision. They emphasize insurance as their business and promise absolute protection at a low cost, inviting customers to see them for coverage.
Fresh dependable garden seed including corn cane millet maize and Kaffir seed. All select stock advertised by Taliaferro Bros. Phones listed as old 125 new 29.
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