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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1912
Page
1
The United States government has prepared papers for a suit to dissolve certain steamship companies operating between New York and the Far East via the Suez canal. The charges allege rate pooling and rebates. No names released yet.
Cleveland reports that 170000 miners in the anthracite fields were ordered to quit at midnight Sunday. Bituminous field differences may be settled now with a basis satisfactory to both sides reported last night. about 2068900 miners are involved in the wider dispute.
A quotation about offering a better book sermon mousetrap and bank service is used to urge striving for superior customer care and banking options. The text frames competition as a path to the door for those seeking improvements and reliability in financial services.
Washington dispatches relay conflicting claims on the capture near Torreón. A Mexican city embassy official denies a major fall of the town, stating no such fell event has occurred and order remains.
Preparations under way for aggressive campaign against rebels and Madero expresses confidence in outcome. An unconfirmed report says Torreon surrendered without resistance, while a consulate message says Federals fortifying Torreon against revolutionists.
Dallas March 36 The Democratic State executive committee opened a lengthy discussion on approving a presidential preferential primary. Steger of Bonham and others urged action while noting Terrell Law constraints. Chairman Williams warned of potential overreach as debate focused on legal authority and committee powers.
The Madero government plans a formidable campaign against rebels, sending a new force to the north. A decisive velocity is expected soon as rebel ammunition nears exhaustion.
The American ambassador discussed with the Mexican government the suspension of the Mexican Herald, an American paper, following yesterday's action.
The Senate voted 51 to 16 to defeat the Sherwood $1-a-day pension proposal and adopt the Smoot General age and service pension bill. It is estimated to add $206 million annually to the pension roll. Beneficiaries would need ninety days service and receive $13 to $30 monthly. The measure moves to the House with a possible presidential veto.
President Madero states no fear of the revolution's outcome in Mexico City. He reviews General Orozotto's forces, notes ammunition shortages, and rejects reports of General Tracy Aubert's death as untrue.
The February term of District court will hear the M. J. Connell murder case on Monday and the Mrs. Tennie Wimberly murder case on Thursday. Special venires are summoned for both trials. A motion for a new trial in the Arthur Brewer case is also expected Monday, with defense attorneys hopeful of success. The jurors summoned in the Brewer case may testify on alleged misconduct involving extraneous matters in the jury room during deliberations.
Senator Bourne announced on March 30 that he will report out of his committee an elaborate parcels post bill on May 1 but notes only a meager chance of passage this session.
Col Goethals announces first ship through the Panama Canal will pass in August or September 1913. House Democrats have backed up on the oleo tax reduction bill.
Fort Worth reports a man named Charle Garrett, described as a Negro, died after falling into a pot of boiling bituminous paving material. He was removed after fifteen minutes.
Will Bell, a Union Telephone Co. lineman, was electrocuted in McKinney yesterday afternoon while inspecting a live cable carrying 2,300 volts. The tragedy occurred as he poked the line, causing his death.
The Chamber of Commerce directors discussed a plan to erect a building housing offices a auditorium and exhibit rooms. A stock company would purchase the site own the building and pay taxes insurance and upkeep instead of collecting rents. The banquet planned for Wednesday night was postponed due to weather pending committee reports.
Unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Sunday. Colder spell expected Sunday as a cold front passes through the area. Forecast calls for varied shower activity and a drop in temperatures behind the front.
Putney England March 30 The sixty ninth annual eight oared race between Oxford and Cambridge declared not race today as boats waterlogged after heavy rain. Race to be rowed again on April 1 Dallas Star dispatch notes the Star Democratic Executive Committee may raise preferential primaries question to county chairmen.
Bryan last night verified a report that he would spend April 15 and 16 in Ohio campaigning against Governor Warman. The trip targets political mobilization in the state as 89-? vote plans?
Associated Press reports the Ohio River rising fiercely with Hickman Ky. residents piling sand on levees while Columbus battles three to four feet of floodwater. Houses drift as inhabitants flee to higher ground.
Associated Press dispatch reports the Grant Williams dike on the Kankakee River gave way this morning near Hammond Indiana. Several lives are believed lost as about fifteen feet of water inundates the surrounding countryside.
Serious flood warnings spread from St. Louis as a long winter with heavy snows and rain prompts one of the worst flood threats in Missouri and Mississippi river history. High waters threaten Cairo lowlands while large volumes released from ice gorges push conditions along the upper Mississippi. Eastern Nebraska reports widespread flooding and most western rail service halted.
Fred Allen age 17 of the Allen gang surrendered to the posse after almost two weeks on the run. He gave himself up in a carriage shed at his father's home. Only Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards remain at large after the shootings of court officials.
A head on crash of two freights on the Katy Fort Worth line at 7 30 last night injured ten men with one likely fatally. The injured included brakeman John Taylor and conductor W L Beamer formerly of Denton.
An explosion at the Central Torpedo company plant south of Tulsa killed two men and damaged windows power and the telephone system. The blast caused a near panic in the city. Two boys fishing in the Arkansas River are reported missing and a mangled shirt was found nearby. Shreds of clothing and a piece of harness suggest two additional victims.
The annual city financial exhibit lists about 43 thousand dollars in cash and reports assets well above liabilities. It notes a substantial reduction in indebtedness over the past twelve months.
In Fort Worth on March 320, the Grand Jury resumed the investigation into the Baptist church fire as reported by the Associated Press dispatch.
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