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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
1
In Dallas, Texas the Shriners convention concluded with a decisive victory on one ballot over strong rivals. The event followed tense preparation as Dallas emerged the winner in a tight contest.
In Grand Prairie on May 9 a cart carrying C. D. Chance was struck by an inter urban car, killing Chance and injuring his companion W. D. Warner. The accident happened yesterday and prompted local authorities to begin an investigation.
Fort Worth Texas yesterday a former switchman M. M. Hays shot Boswell a railroad executive and Ed Bolan a high stenographer in Boswell's office. Hays was later arrested amid her investigation.
Looters are reported preying on flood sufferers in the devastated districts. They raid unoccupied houses and stores, taking valuables as relief efforts struggle to reach the area. Local authorities urged residents to stay safe and report suspicious activity.
Looters in skiffs harvest from flooded homes as Point Coupee refugees, many families with numerous children, seek safety. Near Melville a cow stuck in the levee broke it before guards killed it. River fish swim inland through crawfish holes amid rising floodwaters.
In Baton Rouge on May 3 Governor Sanders explains that all able bodied men in refugee camps, regardless of color, may work and eat or do nothing, in response to a NAACP inquiry about forced labor on levees. He notes thousands of citizens across classes are laboring unpaid to prevent levee breaches.
In East Midland twelve houses are fully submerged as rising waters from a two inch rainfall flood the area. Mary Johnson 33 died after years of illness and was laid to rest at Odd Fellows cemetery with Rev. McFadden presiding. Mary was born in Denton and lived in Midland most of her life.
Dallas dispatch reports 47 counties heard with Roosevelt at 79 votes and Taft 49 with 44 uncommitted. With 20 counties left, Wilson’s edge grows as state convention meets in Houston on May 28.
In a May dispatch from Ascoriaed, Roosevelt leads with 79 to 49 for Taft and 44 undecided, 13 contested. Forty seven counties left to hear results at noon. twenty counties show no convention reports.
The House passed with 120 votes to 49 to abolish the Commerce Court with Republicans backing Democrats. In Manchester, England, Tom Mann was sentenced to six months in prison for attempting to influence British soldiers during the coal strike.
Senator Bristow pressed for a Lorimer committee report and urged a resolution for a report by next Monday. Senator Dillingham rejected claims the panel would delay until winter as false. The minority report, unfavorable to Lorimer, was announced as ready.
Senator Bailey departed Gainesville for Washington D C yesterday. He will skip the State convention despite being elected to lead the Cook county delegation.
Col J F Wolters spoke in Decatur after being introduced by J D White a pioneer settler He criticized Randell for a hate ticket and Sheppard for the cause tied to the state prohibition campaign.
A crowd estimated 3 000 to 5 000 gathered in Bartlett to hear Morris Sheppard speak. He said prohibition was a side issue and urged antisaloon forces to aid in stopping organized liquor traffic. He criticized Col Wolters for courting the Pullman interests and said Wolters traveled West Texas in a Pullman limousine to win liquor legislation support.
Gen Bennett H Young of Louisville elected commander in chief at the 1912 reunion in Macon Georgia. Other officers named include Thomas Garnett of Norfolk commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and W K Van Zandt of Fort Worth commander of the Trans Mississippi department. The gathering also accepted an invitation to a joint Gettysburg celebration in July 1913.
Washington dispatch reports Provisional President Vasquez Gomez is held prisoner in the Juarez customs house. Orozco will not confirm him as president. Rebels are said defeated at the mountain pass of El Puerto Del Carmon near Monclova.
J. M. Miller, said to be recovering from blood poisoning, fell from bed Thursday afternoon at his son Jim Miller's home and lay helpless on the floor until family members arrived. Medical help was summoned.
The First National Bank underscores that strength is the essential factor in banking. Management credits steady adherence to this theory for the institution’s strong, enduring position.
The county clerk's office records three new automobile registrations this week in Denton County. W B McClurkan of Denton is listed with number B, F Kelsey of Denton with number 188, and K W Hayden of Pilot Point with number gs.
Judge Ramsey was enthusiastically received in Gatesville where a large crowd heard him urge relief from commercialism and to become a rallying point for a lean sound government. He praised women and said if they could vote three weeks would elapse before their majority could be counted.
The body of James Masterson the brickmason found near the depot Tuesday morning was sent to Fort Worth Thursday afternoon for burial in the Brick Layers' union cemetery. The Fort Worth local president accompanied the shipment.
May 9 forecast for New Orleans calls for showers tonight and into Friday. Hydrometeorology expects unsettled conditions with showers likely and cooler than recent days.
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