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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
1
An era of growth replaces old methods as scientific management and system become the assets of a successful career. The piece urges applying modern banking habits and opening a bank account today to align with contemporary business practice.
The Denton County National Bank lists its officers and directors. Key positions include W. B. McClurkan as president and J. L. Blewett as vice president with B. H. Deavenport as cashier and R. M. Barns as cashier. Other names include D. R. Turner W. J. McCra J. F. Raley and G. H. Blewett.
An autopsy in Dallas revealed G. W. Stallings of Fort Worth was murdered. The transfer company employee, found Saturday night with a bullet wound and a crushed skull, was lured to Dallas two weeks earlier by a letter promising higher pay. the letter's author remains unidentified.
Cullen F. Thomas and his wife from Dallas, who have been honeymooning abroad, are in Washington visiting her brother Senator Morris Sheppard before returning to Texas. He declined comment on the gubernatorial situation but hinted a statement may follow after he reaches Texas.
Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff was stricken at Cooper Union, New York, as he concluded an address at the fusion notification meeting. His condition is reported as serious.
Melville Fuller testifies before the impeachment board about dealings of New York executive in rapidly declining stocks of the Big Four Railroad. The figure of 180383 dollars reflects obligations to New York brokers as of December 30.
Governor Sulzer's financial dealings with Big Four railroad stocks showed continued margin loans from Harris & Fuller starting March 1910, with his holdings rising as stock values fell. The impeachment court rejected evidence of alleged corrupt bargains with Assemblymen Patrie Sweet and Prime. only highway and bridge bills tied to signatures were considered.
Dispatches from Avlona report Albanian women armed with hatchets fought beside men during the Dibra street battle. The clashes resulted in 1,200 Serbs killed and 300 captured, with fighting described as intense as Avlona cabled.
Dallas reports all preparations completed for the inaugural trial trip on the Dallas Waco Corsicana interurban line. The line will open for regular traffic tomorrow morning with a full schedule in effect.
Henry Cabot Lodge senior Massachusetts senator was operated on Friday for a gastric ulcer. His illness has been kept secret and he remains not yet out of danger, with reports noting the condition as serious.
Special Judge Peck grants applications and the court completes business for a sixth week. Absent witnesses cause setup by both defendants.
Judge Peck approved defense continuances for both Thomason and McDaniels early Tuesday morning after delays and witness absences. Thomason and McDaniels cases now await the February 1914 term, with juries discharged for the week and venire selections to resume next week as other cases progress.
The probate division of the County Court saw an application to file the last will and testament of Mrs M A McMilllon on Tuesday by G C McCurley named as executor. The probable value of the estate is about 100 dollars.
Bandits damaged rails and wrecked a train between Baku and Batum near Rostov Russia killing forty and injuring about one hundred. The Associated Press dispatch notes the attack occurred on September 30.
An advertisement touts white linen standards and superior finish for all laundry work. It highlights facilities for hotel and boarding-house tasks and claims exceptional care, accuracy, and reasonable charges year round.
Saturday saw a temperature range of 58 to 65 with 0.04 inch of precipitation. Sunday’s forecast began with a 58 degree low but is truncated before completion.
Two squadrons of cavalry a machine gun platoon and field artillery were sent by special train from San Antonio to Eagle Pass to protect Piedras Negras. The movement, described as urgent, aims to reinforce border security and deter potential threats.
Two squadrons of cavalry one machine gun platoon and a field artillery battery were moved on three special trains to Eagle Pass. Rumors link the action to possible dynamiting of Piedras Negras if evacuation occurs and to potential border control if constitutionalists are defeated and retreat.
El Paso report says Mexican officials in Juarez claim Troop H Second Cavalry crossed into Mexico last Saturday and fired on three Mexican woodcutters near San Elizario. Col Vasquez showed a hat said to belong to a soldier as proof. Earlier wires said Mexican cavalrymen fired first on border patrol.
The trial of the alleged Mexican ammunition smugglers charged with complicity in the murder of Deputy Sheriff Ortiz began here on Monday in Pearsall. The case centers on the seizure and alleged trafficking of ammunition linked to the deputy’s death.
Orange reports losses from unprecedented rainfall as floods on the Gulf Coast run into the thousands. One drowning is reported near Lake Charles amid widespread damage to Texas coast cities and nearby areas.
Leader Underwood opens debate presenting a bill claiming the proposed plan is the lowest in three quarters of a century and averages 13 percent less than the Wilson measure.
Democratic Leader Underwood opened House debate on the conference committee report for the tariff bill. He cited a twenty six percent average reduction, comparing to the Aldrich Payne and Wilson laws. He projected 1915 government revenue of 1,026,000,000 with an 818,000,000 surplus and said a vote was expected at four this afternoon before the cotton futures tax debate.
President Wilson will remain in Washington while the currency bill is under consideration and has abandoned plans for a Panama trip this fall unless the currency legislation is concluded sooner than expected, the White House announced.
Washington reports the new democratic tariff bill could take effect by Friday except for a cotton futures tax. House and Senate conferees differ on that item as the conference report moves to the Senate. Illness among three Democratic senators worries leaders while LaFollette and Poindexter may provide needed votes to offset Louisiana losses. Clarke cotton futures tax appears doomed as Smith Lever amendment faces rejection in conference.
Treasury Department projections for Texas and Oklahoma under a general income tax show most revenue from a 1 percent tax on incomes from 3 000 to 20 000 dollars. In Texas about 25 000 earn 3 000 to 20 000, 10 000 earn 20 000 to 50 000, 3 000 earn 50 000 to 100 000, and 100 earn over 100 000.
Two men held up Yukon Gold Company workers near Dawson Alaska late yesterday and stole about $20,000 worth of concentrated gold bearing gravel from the mine's sinice boxes.
Tennessee Governor Hooper ordered a special session to meet October 13 in Nashville to reconsider prohibition enforcement bills. The move follows riotous scenes at the just-concluded session and involves the legislature addressing enforcement provisions.
In Harris ton Mississippi a Sunday massacre claim eleven lives with Homer Aiken among the dead as investigators link two Jones brothers and a recently arrived Champaign Illinois man to the killings. Detectives probe motive and possible mob threats against the mother of the suspects.
Austin dispatch reports August births in Texas totaled 5419 with 2342 deaths. White births reached 4536 and 432 were among negroes. Forty two sets of twins were born. Tuberculosis led causes of death with 210 fatalities in the month.
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