Boy bandits rob Katy Limited at Worth Oklahoma
Three masked youths held up the Katy train No. 9 early this morning at Worth. They dynamited the express safe, secured several thousand dollars, set fire to a trestle over the Canadian river, and escaped into nearby woods as posses pursued. An armful of currency packages was seen in one robber’s arms. Package wrapper found nearby indicated funds bound for Kansas City to a Greenville Texas bank.
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Katy
Worth
Robbery News Reaches City About Limited Train
News of a Katy Limited train robbery arrived Tuesday morning after a delay of five hours. A substitute train was assembled at Denison to cover the route southward while details were scarce until an Associated Press dispatch reached the Record and Chronicle shortly after 10 o’clock.
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Katy Limited
Limited
Denison
Associated Press
Record
Chronicle
Resources More than $600000 Officers and Directors
A.J Nance serves as President with JR Christal as Vice President J Coit as Cashier E D Curtis as Assistant Cashier Ed F Bates J H Paine A C Owsley and Dr J M Inge listed among officers and directors. The record notes resources exceeding six hundred thousand dollars.
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A.J Nance
JR. Christal
J. Coit
E. D. Curtis
Ass't
F. Bates
J. H. Paine
A. C. Owsley
J. M. Inge
Vice President Sherman’s health worsens again
Utica New York October 29 reports the vice president in serious condition after a morning note of slight improvement. Physicians say his status remains grave despite some signs of stabilization.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Utica, N. Y
Sherman
Opening Number of the Normal Lyceum 1912-15
The Music Makers opened the North Texas State Normal Lyceum season before a large crowd in the college auditorium. Tickets sold to record levels with extra seats and additional season tickets needed. The quartet performance of The Old Kentucky Babe drew high applause and a reading about a dog named Bruce provoked strong audience laughter.
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Music Makers
North Texas State Normal Lyceum
College Auditorium
Bruce
Giants Manager Denies Snodgrass Fired Rumors
Associated Press dispatch from New York reports Giants manager McGraw emphatically denies rumors that centerfielder Snodgrass will be disposed of next year due to his error in the World Series.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
McGraw
Giants Today
Snodgrass
Giants
Austin Physician Killed by Train in Tragic Accident
Dr. John C. Hill aged 39 was killed by an I. and G.N. train in Austin on October 29. The engineer testified the man lay with his head on the rail when first seen and that stopping the train in time was impossible.
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Austin
John C. Hill
Wide variance in Denton cotton harvest estimates
A Record and Chronicle survey of local business men and cotton buyers reveals estimates of Denton county cotton gathered ranging from 55 to 80 percent. Observers note weather, frost, and freezes could swing actual figures, with several named estimates listed and varied opinions on the crop’s progress.
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Denton County
Record
Chronicle
W. B. McCilurkan
R. H. Evers
Ab Reynolds
Daeton County
C. N. White
T. A. Robinson
L. T. Davis
J. L. Blewett
Ben Taylor
T. F. Jasper
H.W. Chandler
El Paso Judge Resigns in Texas High Court
Austin dispatch reports Justice W M Petticolas resigns as Chief Justice of the Highth District Court of Civil Appeals. Gov Colquitt names District Judge James R Harper as successor and appoints Dan M Jackson to fill Judge Harper's district judgeship.
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EL Paso
Austin
W. M Petticolas
Highth District Court of Civil Appeals
Colquitt
James R. Harper
Dan M. Jackson
Harper
Judge Harper’s Family Ties Noted in County Records
Judge Harper, once a Denton County resident who lived near Bolivar, now in El Paso County, is connected to local figures. His brother George Harper married Miss McNeil here and serves as Tar Collector of BE, Paso County.
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Judge Harper
Denton County
Bolivar
el Paso County
George Harper
Miss McNeil
Paso County
Denton
Four Black defendants plead guilty to train stone throwing
Four Black defendants charged with throwing rocks at a passenger train near Lewisville Sunday night paid fines or jail terms after pleading guilty. Three were fined 50 dollars plus costs, the fourth 25, with several released on or before court.
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Lewisville
Ail
Bert Boyd
Langston Berry
Robert Hare
Oscar Key
Wylie Berry
Hoskins
Democrats May Lose One Elector Through Error
Dallas dispatch reports a certification error may deprive the state of one elector. Joe Eidson of Hamilton was not printed on many tickets for the Eleventh district due to a misprint while C W Taylor’s resignation leaves a vacancy and may allow a Republican elector to be chosen.
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Dallas
Joe Eidson
Hamilton
C. W. Taylor
Eidson
Taylor
Senate
Secretary of State Seeks Ballot Name for Elector
Secretary of State McDonald telephoned County Clerk Button to publicize the claim that Joe Fidson's name might be written by Democratic voters in C. W. Taylor's piece to prevent an elector error. Judge Hoskins pressed to have the name added on portions of the ballots.
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McDonad
Button
Joe Fidson
C. W. Taylor
Judge Hoskins
Turks Surrender to Servian Cavalry at Uskup
Belgrade reports that the Turkish army retreating from Uskup toward Veles surrendered yesterday to Servian cavalry and handed over their arms. Serbians captured 123 cannon and defeated a Turkish detachment at Velisovitz. They also seized 1,000 Arnauts and their munitions.
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Belgrade
Servia
Uskup
Veles
Kumanova
Velisovitz
Posting Impossible On Big Tracts Opinion Declares
Austin October 29. Assistant Attorney General Funderburk says no posting law exists in Texas for large tracts. For tracts under 1 000 acres owner consent is required to hunt or fish.
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Austin
Geema Funderburk
Texas
Weather forecast for Denton and Vicinity
Tonight fair and colder with frost likely. Wednesday colder with continued frosty conditions for Denton and area.
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Denton
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the Limited
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Ber Twee
Som
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National Bank of
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Tex
James S. Sherman
American Press Association
Wograw
Snodgras
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First Guaranty State Bank
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J. P. Slount
M. L. Martin
V. Pres
J. A Rhoads
W. E. Smoot
J. S. Carlisle
E. C. Smith
Bailey
Farmer Wells
N. E. Fairman
Thomas A. McGalliard
First National Bank
Stanley Sizemore
Albert Chappel
Seckretary OF State
LN Elpson
Buster Brown
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Wilson-Hann Co
Singer
Taliaferro Bros. Bicycle Store
Jane
Shaw Studo
West Side Square
Dex
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