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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1912
Page
1
An Associated Press dispatch reports gunfire in Nicaragua during an anti American celebration. No injuries were reported as crowds clashed with sailors offshore and shots were fired in the streets during the event celebrating national independence.
Gov Woodrow Wilson touring the West in support of his candidacy was delayed here by slow trains and rules prohibiting fast trains. He stated there would be no more private cars unless better arrangements are made.
Inez Salazar, who captured El Tigre, demanded $1,000,000 from the mine owners under threat to destroy the plant and carry off bullion. Nearly 400 Federals were within a dozen miles, with no word on capture efforts.
El Paso reports that General Steever dismissed rumors claiming General Orozco Jr was captured in Texas yesterday as likely false. The official denial emphasizes the unconfirmed nature of the claim amid ongoing tensions in the region.
El Paso reports Col. Pascual Orozco Sr captured and held at Presidio by American troops. Unclear if his son fought at Ojinaga. Federals recapture Ojinaga with 350 entering and driving rebels. In Oaxaca a costly federal victory routs 4000 Zapatista allied Indians after three days of fighting.
The Corpus Christi State Health Board forbade public gatherings yesterday due to a diphtheria epidemic. No church services were held as authorities work to control the outbreak.
Nashville report confirms Mrs. Rodi Sophia Hanns of Mexia Texas died in China where she was a Southern Methodist missionary. Dispatch from Associated Press dated September 16 notes the death occurred while she served overseas and was received by the Mission Board of the church.
In North Chicago a cutter from the U S Naval training station capsized Sunday afternoon. Five naval apprentices aged 16 to 20 from the Middle West were drowned and five more are missing.
The twelfth annual season of the Southern League closed yesterday with Birmingham taking the pennant by a good lead over Mobile. Atlanta finished in last place.
Fort Worth reports millions of green insects swarming the streets forcing streetcar operators to switch off interior lights for passenger comfort. The unusual pest activity disrupted evening travel and drew local attention.
A bank advertises savings as wisdom for aging 60s, noting 90 percent of men are broke and rely on others while 10 percent saved. It urges opening an account to earn interest and enjoy saving as a pleasure.
A large British steamer of unknown name lies on her side in six feet of water thirty miles down the bay from Pensacola. It is believed she ran aground during Friday's hurricane. No lives were lost.
New York reports the gunmen known as Gyp the Blood and Leftie Louie, wanted in the Rosenthal murder, were arrested in Brooklyn on a Saturday evening after being traced through their wives. District Attorney efforts to extract statements failed. Officers will not receive the $5,000 reward due to terms of the offer. The capture closes the roundup of those implicated in the gambler Rosenthal’s slaying.
Taking testimony began today in the Government suit to dissolve the International Harvester company, valued at 1406 million dollars, charged with Sherman act violations. Hearings are set to be held in several cities.
William D Haywood chief organizer of the IWW with Denver headquarters was arrested in Boston on a conspiracy charge tied to the Lawrence textile strike last winter. He posted a $1000 bail after the indictment was filed.
Funeral of Al G Boyce Jr killed by J Beal Sneed at Amarillo Saturday afternoon held with prominent men serving as pallbearers.
Amarillo residents rallied around the Sneed Boyce feud as a grand jury opened an immediate investigation into the Saturday killing on Polk Street. Witnesses include Rev. Ernest E. Robinson and others. Sneed surrendered after the shooting, which followed a feud over Lena Snyder Sneed and a Canada trip. Funeral services were held for Al Boyce Jr. with prominent locals attending.
Yale class of 92 plans to educate the three oldest Hauslein boys in memory of Ferdinand A Hausslein. A fund was set aside by classmates, per a Plainfield Post letter from C H Frost secretary of Yale 92.
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, Hillsville courthouse murderers at large, arrested at Des Moines Indiana, passed through Cincinnati en route to Hillsville Virginia under detectives. Maude Iroer, Edwards’s sweetheart, aided detectives in locating the men.
A fragment notes a woman and Edwards denying claims she betrayed the men to officers. Detectives tracked her to a location where the men were boarding, amid an asserted marriage to Edwards in Des Moines.
A weather notice from New Orleans Louisiana reports unsettled conditions for the two remaining days of the period with potential showers and variable winds. Forecasts indicate temperatures near seasonal norms and periods of cloud cover.
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