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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1909
Page
2
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Denton, Texas reports in a Charleston or Asheville dispatch that the eleven Southern states have approved 17 956 06 dollars in road bonds to fund better road construction. Texas leads the list, with Tennessee Georgia Oklahoma North Carolina Florida and Virginia following.
The Jerome figure retires from public life after a career built on tough prosecuting and persecuting. He faced independent bids against party nominees, won by a large majority, but withdraws as voters grow wary of reform movements that target the lower rungs while letting the powerful escape.
Austin reports a Supreme Court decision allowing municipalities to proceed with street and sidewalk improvements even if property owners refuse, with costs collected through tax receipts. The Denton area meanwhile sees over 25,000 spent on sewers, and planned or ongoing building and repair projects at Normal College, the campus, the principal's residence, and local industrial heating upgrades.
Voters hear that money from a road bond will be spent for the entire precinct under the commissioners' court with four private citizens to be chosen at the mass meeting next Saturday.
Judge Kane, appointed Texas Agricultural Commissioner, urges farmers to begin deep plowing and soil mulching now to combat drought and boll weevil threats. He cites fifty years experience and notes better prices as motivation for an early, homegrown seed stock and careful crop management for next year.
Sherman High School defeated Denton High School 9 to 0 on a Saturday football outing. Sherman players praised Denton officials for poor calls but said Denton students were courteous and would welcome a rematch at Denison High School.
Key West Fla Oct 12 A fierce hurricane wrecked the port Monday causing chaos until troops arrive to curb marauding bands. Property damage in the city estimated at 2 006000 with hundreds of buildings ruined and many injuries likely including possible deaths. The storm is the worst the city has ever experienced.
A scattered set of briefs reports an explosion at a Kansas canton killing two soldiers and wounding three, indictments in Ardmore, inventory of Waters-Pierce Oil for Dec 7 sale, Trinity river water pumped into Dallas reservoir, a 25 million gallon rise, tariff changes for Arabian horses, a political welcome in Southern California, Gillespie speaking on tariffs at Fort Worth, a September ginners report for Texas with Denton County figures, railroad reorganizations in Austin, Senator Flint's retirement, Bell County Farmers Union protests on licensing fines, Czolgozs move in Los Angeles, and an 11 year old Harvard prodigy fluent in many languages and advanced in calculus.
An advertisement claims Dr. Sabourand proved dandruff microbes cause hair loss and that Parisian Sage can banish dandruff within two weeks or money back. It touts cure, hair shine, and wide use by refined ladies, priced 50 cents at O M Curtis and druggists. mentions distribution and brand names.
Storms raged across the nation on Monday with a blizzard in the Northwest and unseasonably cold air reaching into the South. Gulf coast and Southeast areas reported storm signals, Key West suffered the worst damage, and Havana Cuba faced its worst hurricane since 1906 with five deaths and twenty five injured across western Cuba.
A fragment notes Monday and Tuesday events involving President Taft, with references to a log of occurrences and attendance. The garbled text hints at a presidential itinerary or reflection on his movements and public engagements.
A special meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy is scheduled at City Hall on Wednesday evening at 3 p.m. The gathering will discuss organization matters and plans for upcoming activities.
Aunt Ray Innes narrates a chilling sequence at Sunnyside as Louise Armstrong hides in the lodge after Arnold Armstrong’s murder. Thomas Johnson reveals a secretive night, Rosie aids an ailing Louise, and the group contends with a spooking estate while more questions about the crime remain.
City commissioners in Dallas approve specifications for a new artesian well, outlining construction scope and regulatory compliance for the project.
A wreck near Greenville Texas kills one white man and three Black workers from Shreveport and Dallas area while transporting stock to the Dallas State Fair. A lantern signal failed in the wind as two Missouri Kansas and Texas freight trains collided, injuring two more men.
Charles W. Morse, the former king of finance, faces a 15 year federal sentence for violations of national banking laws. The U S Circuit Court affirmed the lower court ruling, and Morse plans to seek relief from the Supreme Court. he recently learned the news with a mix of calm detachment and evident grief.
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