05 Oct 1912
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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1912
Page
1
Athena Underwear promises the same dainty satisfaction as fine lingerie with extra warmth. Notable features include shoulder stay sloping shoulder and curved armhole. The back and front differ to provide a temporary fit and fuller seat. Let us demonstrate Athena to you.
North Texas faces a growing labor shortage as cotton fields lie white and farmers struggle to find workers. Wages have risen 25 to 40 cents per hundred pounds, but farmers say top pay is unlikely to rise further. Williamson and Bell counties report large open fields with no pickers amid the shortage.
A Nicaraguan minister cites a U S Marine action near Coyotepe where four marines died and six were wounded as they attacked rebel positions to protect American lives and property. Marines reportedly drove rebel forces from entrenched lines in thirty seven minutes with three battalions nearby.
Eighteen people were seriously hurt when the Southern Pacific Sunset mail derailed near Midland Louisiana after rails spread at 110 o clock this morning. Six cars overturned.
John M. Chambers was likely fatally crushed when a car carrying six cattlemen and merchants left a steep hill, struck a bridge railing, and plunged thirty feet into the Concho River. The remaining five occupants were injured but not as severely.
Governor Wilson slept peacefully through a train accident that slightly damaged his car and was greeted enthusiastically today in Omaha Nebraska. The Democratic nominee received a rousing reception as he toured the area.
Col Roosevelt finished three and a half hours of testimony before the Senate Campaign probe committee in Washington. He denied Archbold’s claim that he knew of and approved a 100000 campaign gift from Standard Oil and rejected any suggestion that he solicited funds or that money was improperly used in the 1904 and 1908 campaigns.
Ten days after a lightning strike ignited a hay stack on Albert Pihots farm near Hondo Texas a rekindled blaze yesterday destroyed about 2000 dollars worth of farm property. The fire broke out from the stack center after seeming to be extinguished.
A brief portrait of Charles M Schwab noting his start in a store earning two dollars fifty per week and his ascent to a leading steel magnate. The piece quotes his stoic attitude toward work and duty and urges readers to open a bank account as a prudent extra effort by bankers and staff.
Iron workers secretary faces government charges amid a sensational dynamite case. Authorities allege he provided evidence to officials in a study of industrial wrongdoing.
District Attorney Miller testified Herbert S. Hoeckin supplied evidence to the government against co defendants in the dynamiting case. He said McManigal claimed Hoeckin rivaled the Mc Namaras in orchestrating explosions and invented the alarm clock mechanism tied to the Los Angeles Times blast. The revelation caused a sensation as defendants watched Hoeckin in the courtroom.
A Denton retail merchants association has been formed by State Secretary and Organizer W. J. Edgecombe. It includes nearly all local merchants and aligns with state and national groups. W. S. Long was elected president with directors J. E. Wilson Sr, W. W. Shepard, WA. Taliaferro and W. T. Evers. Directors will choose a secretary from applicants. headquarters will be in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Mexican rebel General Salazar has stayed in Los Angeles for four days receiving treatment for a shoulder gunshot wound.
The article lists directors including W. T. Johnson L. H. Schweer H. F. Schweer L. Bailey A. D. Turner J. A. Hann Jack Christal and J. E. Wilson for the First National Bank.
Chicago October 6 A sudden shift occurred in the vice fight as Judge Moran issued subpoenas duces tecum at the request of State's Attorney Wayman to release the report key from two years ago The key holds secret identities of informants who supplied vice details The former District Attorney Sims opposed the release claiming the information came from private inquiry and not for prosecution If the key is withheld legal action will follow
Large attendance and strong exhibitor turnout mark the first 1912 Trades Day with unusually spirited crowds. Vendors report steady business as participants flocked to displays and demonstrations across the event grounds.
At the 1912 Trades Day in Denton County the Airdome hosted displays of corn cotton fruits and Girls Canning Club entries. Fruit pears apples and grain varieties drew praise with a 85 bushel apple note and a 100 variety grain exhibit from the State Experiment Farm drawing interest from farmers and grain men.
Unsettled conditions with showers tonight or Sunday. Temperatures fall on Sunday making it colder across the area.
A Denton store advertises its knit goods, sweaters, and aviation caps as a standout line. The note claims the selection exceeds typical local offerings and aims to attract town residents.
London dispatches report cautious notes from the East with silence on railway lines from Constantinople to Mustapha Pasha and Dodenghatach. Bulgarians crossing the Turkish frontier is the main military detail while diplomatic ties remain unbroken, suggesting no formal declaration of war yet.
Denton lawyers say the executive committee of the Sixteenth Judicial district consists of three county chairmen Belew of Denton Mitchell of Cooke and Green of Montague. If they cannot agree a nominee remains on the ticket and the Governor may appoint a successor for two years or until the next regular election.
John A. Hance, a bond broker, testified that John D. Rockefeller bought $2,404,000 of Magnolia Oil Company bonds in Texas. The testimony came during proceedings reported from New York on October 56.
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