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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
1
Dallas October 18 The state and executive committee accepted the resignation of C W Taylor of Rogers as presidential elector for the eleventh district and replaced him with Thomas C Hall of Bell County.
Medill McCormick of Chicago urged the Clapp committee to reveal campaign ties as he read a prepared statement on the Roosevelt assassination attempt. He claimed incitement came from character assassins and liars like Charles Y D Hilles and disclosed contributing about 28 thousand dollars to the Illinois Roosevelt campaign.
Washington reports the investigation team will finish hearings by Tuesday with PerkinE hearing from Clapp committee. Preconvention spending for presidential nominees totals 1 742 376 with Roosevelt leading at 536 005 Taft 378 000 Wilson 215 565 Harmon 150 964 LaFollette 63 961 Underwood 51 951 Clark 45 943.
The Texas Department of Public Instruction reports that on Sept 1 there were 1,017,112 children of school age in Texas. The per capita proportionment is 65, with the per capita value noted as 86.65.
Chicago dispatch reports boxer Jack Johnson charged with abducting Lucile Cameron a 19 year old white girl. The mother of the girl from Minneapolis filed the warrant. Cameron Falconer urged her to return home but Lucile stayed and Johnson claimed no improper relations denying the accusation and linking the case to his deceased wife.
Weather forecast for Denton and vicinity calls for tonight and Saturday to be fair and colder. Temperature drops expected with light winds and no precipitation noted.
The Chamber of Deputies rejected the opposition demand for the cabinet resignation. A counter proposal for a vote of confidence triggered a long stormy session with sharp attacks on President Madero.
The Mexican crisis deepens as Gen Felix Diaz strengthens hold over Vera Cruz the crucial port with minority uprisings elsewhere. Diaz proclaims against President Madero accusing him of tyranny and vows fair elections after peace. Veracruz customs head funds rebels halting shipping.
F. J. Craddock, in farm demonstration work under District Agent Ganzer of the Federal Department of Agriculture, is in the area from Haskell County and will work in Foard county again next year. He notes a recent 2.5 inch rain in the West, the heaviest in four years, with generally promising conditions. Haskell county cotton yields from a fourth to a half bale per acre, while conditions farther south are poorer.
The article cites Robert Burns urging a young friend to gather money by honorable means to ensure independence in old age. It recommends starting a fund now and keeping it at Exchange National Bank, praising its steady growth.
CHICAGO October 18 Col Roosevelt’s doctors say he will likely leave the hospital Monday night. He awakened full of vigor and feared doctors would not permit him sufficient to eat a steak and two chops. He slept six and a half hours, more than he has. His pulse and temperature were normal. doctors doubt they can restrain him from going out before Monday.
Waco reporters report 5.82 inches of rainfall accumulated in the past forty-two hours across the central Texas region, extending up to last night. The area continues to experience soaking showers as storm activity persists.
Counsel for Becker argues a plot against him as Lubon testifies Becker was the victim amid gamblers schemes. Jack Sullivan, indicted in the murder, would testify he had chance to join the plot in prison. State rests its case as Becker faces trial for instigating Herman Rosenthal’s murder. Mrs Rosenberg provides sensational corroboration of Schepps and Rose visits to aid Jack Zelig’s release.
Gary Indiana on October 18 Bill Rugh a disabled newsboy who offered his useless leg for a skin graft to save Miss Etre Smith died of pneumonia. The operation had weakened him and contributed to his death after she had just left hospital three days earlier.
The State Hookworm Commission reports hookworm disease in sixty six Texas counties out of about two hundred forty. Denton County is not affected. Counties listed include Angelina Austin Bastrop Bee Bexar Bowie Brazoria Cass Cherokee Clay Colorado Comanche Dallas DeWitt El Paso Fannin Freestone Gillespie Gregg Grimes Guadalupe Hardin Harris Harrison Henderson Hill Houston Hunt Jasper Jefferson Karnes Kaufman Leon Liberty Limestone Liano Marion Maverick Milam Montgomery Nacogdoches Navarro Newton Nueces Orange Panola Polk Rains Red River Robertson Rusk Sabine San Jacinto San Augustine Shelby Smith Stephens Tarrant Titus Trinity Tyler Upshur Van Zandt Walker Waller Wilson Wichita.
Senator Weldon Brinton Heyburn of Idaho died in Washington after a lingering illness. He was in the Senate for nine years and died at the age of sixty.
Not fewer than seventy five Texas Greeks are expected to leave Dallas next week for New York then return home to Greece to aid in the war with Turkey. A large meeting raised funds to finance the volunteers' departure and voyage.
Athens reports a Greek fleet will sail tonight for an unspecified destination as war news dominates. authorities cite short expectations due to approaching cold weather and limited funds.
Athens reports Greece ordered its Constantinople minister to declare war to the Porte as Bulgaria and Serbia also proclaimed war overnight. Fraternal greetings were exchanged among the allied states as the three powers joined the conflict.
London reports that winter and money shortages will curb the Turkey Balkans conflict. No side can sustain prolonged operations. A land push by Bulgaria against Turkey and a Turkish Greek naval clash are expected. Turkey may strike Bulgaria before Serbia aids, with sea control pivotal for troop movement.
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