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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1913
Page
1
Dull shop ad promotes fall shirt fabrics including Red Seal Madogs that won’t fade, Eden Cloth for durable wear, and Garners Madras with white ground. Highlights a November 1 collar band offer on shirts of three yards or more.
The Exchange National Bank in Denton Texas announces officers and directors for the institution. Details include board members and executive roles guiding local banking operations in the community.
The era moves from old threshold methods to scientific management as the key to growth. The piece argues that true business success now depends on structured systems and measured processes rather than traditional practices.
Deserters leave the capital as federal troops near the city. Rumors claim dynamite may be used to blow up the town, signaling a tense stand and imminent march of federal forces.
Widespread heavy rains disrupt Texas areas with flood damage and affect France and Spain with excessive rainfall. The pattern shows counterparts in southern regions and Europe as storms persist.
Heavy rains strike Texas cotton regions across Denton delaying picking and rotting crops. Reports from Central South Texas indicate cotton in beds rotting due to ongoing rainfall, with losses mounting, while Spain and France endure similar storm damage.
A Denton County bank names an accommodating official amid routine staff changes. The notice lists Denton County National Bank and references McCrar eRaley Blewett in connection with the position.
J B Gray testified that Frederick Colwell said the stock actions in Account 500 were for Governor Sulzer. The account totaled over 10 000 dollars in cash transactions and linked Sulzer to a Wall Street dummy. Evidence also showed Mrs Sulzer's loan secured by securities deposited with Harris and Fuller.
J. M. Davis, a pioneer, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon when struck by a box car while crossing the railroad in Killeen.
In Piedras Negras from Oct 1 refugees flood the international bridge as constitutionalist chiefs abandon the city to Federal and filibuster forces. Suppressing looting, remaining rebels report mobilization for a final stand against Huerta troops. US troops guard the American side while dynamite is said to be ready to blow the town if Federals win. Six carloads of wounded constitutionalists are handed to the US army.
The U S State Department was told that the constitutionalist commander at Piedras Negras pledged to safeguard foreigners and their property and to spare the international bridge from destruction.
At a conference in Héliosilio five Mexican states Sonora Durango Coauhuila Sinaloa and Chihuahua reach the plan to secede from the Federal government and create the Confederate States of Mexico with Carranza as President. The report notes El Paso dateline October 1.
Rebels in Piedras Negras fear a Federal push as refugees flood Eagle Pass crossing. Reports say fighting may begin at Sabinas soon and rebels, short on ammunition, may retreat toward Matamoros to join Gen Blanco's forces.
About 2060 refugees crossed from the Mexican side into Eagle Pass or nearby. Public buildings and empty cars were opened to house them last night as authorities organized shelter.
Decatur observed the laying of the cornerstone for the Masonic Temple. Past Grand Master William James of Fort Worth led the ceremony, with local officials in attendance for the event.
Torrential rains across Spain cause severe crop damage railway and telegraph destruction. Inundated towns appeal for aid as relief efforts begin.
A twelve hour storm in Cerbere France caused fourteen deaths and thirty injuries, leaving the city shattered with widespread destruction and damage.
A violent storm lashed Houston causing torrential rain that reached two inches in three hours and inflicted significant property damage across the city. Fire and police units responded to flooded streets and downed power lines as residents sought shelter.
Heavy rains in Jackson Mississippi since Saturday night total six inches causing serious damage to cotton interests across the state with reports of harmed yields and local farm disruptions.
Red River continues to rise near Denison causing anxiety among cotton owners in the area as floods threaten low-lying fields and storage. An official assessment notes ongoing high water levels and potential damage to crops and property in the region.
Houston reports floods have cut lumber output by 100 million feet weekly with more curtailment expected. Chaotic conditions drive fears total milling loss may reach 500 million feet, devastating Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana lumber interests.
Police saved actors portraying the Turks in King Nicholas' Siege of Scutari after a youth tried to shoot the Essad Pasha role. As the Turks feigned retreat in the third act, the audience surged toward the stage in a violent disruption.
About 830,000 dollars of the Dallas-Cleburne-Glen Rose interurban stock has been subscribed at Alvarado as part of a 30,000 dollar commitment for Turner. The event marks strong local interest in the regional urban rail project.
Decatur, Sept. 1. Walter Harding visiting his uncle Dr. JM Csr died suddenly at Alvord yesterday. Local authorities investigate the cause as mourners gather in the close knit community.
In Austin on October 4 the university reports total enrollment at 2020 after attendance records were broken. The figure reflects all students enrolled to date and marks a new high for the institution.
McKinney residents approved a new city charter by a 482 to 401 vote. The election results finalize the measure after the city council campaigned for reform and improved governance.
A linen service proclaims its cleanest white linen and superior finish. It advertises ample facilities for hotel and boarding-house work all year, and notes its careful and accurate laundering.
Temperature readings show Monday from 54 to 86 degrees and Tuesday from 58.14 to 86.14 degrees in unspecified units.
Eight men robbed Dardanelle banks in a major incident as citizens fought for nearly an hour while vaults were opened. Authorities say the scheme yielded many thousands of dollars. No arrests announced at this time.
Eight men robbed the First State Bank at Dardenelles near Fort Smith, Arkansas. Sixteen nitroglycerin charges blew the safe as citizens resisted for one hour. One robber wounded, others escaped with posses pursuing, bank not revealing exact amount stolen.
Marcel Redureau aged 15 fatally harmed his employer George Mabit his wife and four others with an axe in Nantes. He then slept and the seven bodies were found by villagers the next day.
A second smallpox case has developed near Justin. The first case, a cotton picker from Cleburne, was brought to the pest house four miles south of town. Fifteen to twenty people were exposed. all were vaccinated and quarantined. The county health officer was also called to Garza for a diphtheria case.
The tariff bill faces new delays in the Senate with insurgent Democrats opposing too many compromises and amendments. House progress and administration plans stall as lawmakers push for concessions, delaying final passage for at least another day.
In Washington the conference report on the tariff bill was set aside for 24 hours as Democratic Senators protested the many compromises and amendments. Insurgent members called for a caucus to review the conference report before final Senate action.
The conference report on the Democratic tariff bill cleared the House 254 to 108, with 171 to 161 on the Administration’s cotton futures tax provision. Speaker Clark hailed the political significance while Senator Reed warned copper wire rate revisions could derail the measure in the Senate.
An AP report from New Haven Kentucky dated October 1 states Mrs James Devers, her three children, and sister-in-law died in a blaze that destroyed the Devers Hotel.
Ten arrests were reported in the Calumet copper district after rioting broke out. One deputy sheriff was badly beaten and a woman was among those held on rioting charges.
Washington October 1 Comprehensive plans to reduce Southern representations in the Republican National convention will be submitted to the Republican Congressional Campaign committee. Three plans are prepared, each based on actual Republican voting strength rather than by Congressional districts as now.
Our Fall Goods are arriving daily with new stock. Pecans per pound twenty cents. English walnuts per pound twenty five cents. Pumpkin and yams, potatoes, cranberries sold per gallon or sack. Irish potatoes priced at one dollar forty cents per bushel.
Rev Hassop a Holy Roller preacher near Chattanooga Tenn is near death after a rattlesnake bite. He claimed divine healing powers and immunity but was bitten five times by a snake brought by two boys.
Detroit October 1 John T Boyle secretary of the United States Civil Service Commission urged that good roads advocates support the merit system as the way to ensure capable honest supervision of road work. He noted annual road spending exceeds 1500000000 and stressed efficiency in administration.
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