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Charlotte News

Location

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1911

Page

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Quarter, St Fing Jaz Depoutts Ii Bank Bins

A cryptic OCR fragment references a quarter and a bank related term with names Jaz Depoutts and Coabier. Readable details are limited. no clear event date location or outcome is present.

Tennessee senatorial fight grows toward Tuesday votes

In Tennessee the senatorial race tightens with McMillan leading ballots and fusion efforts rallying behind Fitzhugh. Rumors swirl about Hooper possibly accepting nomination if regulars and Republicans back him, while contenders push for decisive gains before next week.

McMillan Frazier Fitzhugh Hooper Senate

City vote on reform plan sparks major change

Citizens weigh municipal reform as a commission proposal nears. Howard B. Carlisle leads senate efforts while Hen represents the move. Journalists note city growth and tensions over governance as aldermen and commissioners may be elected in coming wards.

E Sons Ss Sparrobambry Howard B. Carlisle Senate

Estrada Named Ecuadorian Agent After Alfaro Resignation

Fragmentary report indicates General Estrada chosen for a top position in Ecuador following Alfaro stepping down as active chair. The note cites state findings and a nephew’s involvement, suggesting Estrada’s election was supported amid administrative shifts.

Meagre Report From Benton Ark Theatres Tragedy

Meagre dispatch from Benton Arkansas reports that several people are dead and injured after a reported incident at a theatrical venue. Authorities have yet to release full details as investigators assess the scene.

Benton, Ark

Couple In Jail On Georgia Burglary Warrant

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Roberts are jailed on a Bulloch County Georgia warrant. They deny guilt and claim they are victims of a framing. Mrs. Roberts from Pennsylvania is described as unusually pretty, while Roberts hails from Kentucky. they came to Newberry to open a moving picture show.

Associated Press Columbia S. C Newberry J. S. Roberts Bullock County Georgia

Coffyn Opens Aviation Training School in Augusta

Wright aviator Frank Coffyn arrives in Augusta Ga to start an aviation training school Monday with two pupils Robert Collier of New York and J Starling Burgess of Boston both owners of Wright aeroplanes The site atop a level plateau offers views and a history of 8000 troops stationed in 1898 1899 Exhibition flights are planned Allan Ryan of New York is due to arrive to learn piloting operations as the program runs for several months

Associated Press Augusta Frank Coffvn Wright Aviator Robert Collier New York J. Starling Burgess Boston Wright Aeroplanes Coffyn Allan Ryan

Company To Drain Big Lake

Raleigh January 14 The Southern Land Reclamation Company of Swan Quarter is chartered with 50000 capital authorized and 25000 subscribed by D N Graves Boston W T Mason J P Kerr and C A Webb Asheville to purchase the states interest in the Mattamuskeet lake bed and assume the states obligation in drainage The state board of education meets to consummate the states interest including the guarantee on the drainage and opposition to drainage plans is withdrawn

Raleigh Southern Land Reclammation Company Swan Quarter D. N. Graves Boston W. T. Mason J. P. Kerr C. A. Webb Asheville Mattamuskeet State Board of Education

Final Grind in Six Day Race Ends Day Nine Showdowns

Buffalo reports a nine hour finale in the six day bicycle race at Broadway arsenal. Standings show three teams tied at 1,052 miles 8 laps, with Wiley Mitt en and others within a lap as leaders. Officials note a fierce finish likely to determine the champion. The Clinchfield Immigration Society holds a meeting in Spartanburg S C to reconnect former residents with Johnson City Marion and other points along the Clinchfield and Ohio rail lines.

Associated Press Buffalo N. Y Broadway Arsenal Hehir-Goulette Lawson-Root Clarke-Pye Wiley-Mitten Walthour-Walker Galvin-West Krebs-Thomas Lawrence Drobach Hill-Fogler Spartanburg S. C Clinchfield Immigration Society E. B. Lemmond Johnson City Marion Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio

Crowds Gather Early For Schenk Trial Entrance

Crowds waited from dawn in Wheeling West Virginia for admission to the Schenk trial. Prosecutor Hanlan pursued a hypothetical question approach on whether Mrs Schenk tried to poison her husband, while Dr J T Thornton testified that symptoms could be stomach disorders or linked to lead or arsenic poisoning.

Schenk Associated Press Wheeling W. Va Daniel Phillips Thornton

Storm paralyzes Sierra routes as rail crews fight snow

Sacramento January 14 Hundreds of men battle snow clogged passes in the Sierras to keep lines open and deliver relief to stalled passenger and mail trains. Southern Pacific and Western Pacific mobilize vast resources for the worst storm in 20 years. Western Pacific halts eastbound trains at Belden and Oroville and cancels the Overland for San Francisco.

Sacramento Cal Sierras Southern Pacific Western Pacific Western Pacific Railroad Belden Oroville San Francisco East

Man Proposes 21st Time in Court

Genardo Biondi sits in New York jail awaiting his twenty second marriage proposal after a court hearing where Nunziata Cesarana again refused. She testified he cut her throat when she refused and showed a neck scar. The magistrate allowed questions before Biondi was held on $2,000 bond for trial on attempted murder charges.

New York Genardo Biondi Nunziata Cesarana Biondi

Chicago man dies from New York Central collision injuries

Batavia New York January 14 P H Cade of 6211 Lexington avenue Chicago died at the hospital this morning from injuries suffered in yesterday's collision on the New York Central Railroad. This makes the death list six.

Associated Press Batavia N. Y P. H. Cade Lexington Avenue Chicago New York Central Railroad

Tobacco Growers Plan to Pool Crops in State Meeting

Nearly every tobacco county in North Carolina was represented at an executive session of the Farmers' Educational & Cooperative Union in Winston-Salem. The closed conference aimed to inaugurate a movement for pooling crops on the Kentucky plan, with several meetings likely before the cooperative plan takes effect.

Winston-Salem Farmers’ Educational & Co-operative Union Kentucky

Two Merchants Arrested for Customs Fraud in San Francisco

In San Francisco on January 14 two prominent Oriental goods merchants, Carl J. Cutting and W. A. Milson of Oakland, were arrested on serious charges of defrauding U S customs by undervaluing imports. A Japan-based secret agent helped build the case. Shipments valued at $20,000 were held, with officials saying annual government losses could reach $200,000.

San Francisco United States Customs Carl J. Cutting W. A. Milson Oakland Yokohama Japan Customs Department

Short Toe Nails Signal Egg Laying Ability

Columbia Missouri Jan 14 Chickens with short toe nails are the best egg layers according to Professor J E Rice poultry expert for Cornell University visiting Missouri Agricultural College He says short toe nails come from constant scratching for food and a chicken that scratches for food is industrious.

Associated Press Columbia, Missouri J. E. Rice Cornell University Agricultural College of the University of Missouri

Manufacturers Plan Curtailment

Cotton manufacturers across the United States weigh a serious curtailment policy due to expensive raw materials and weak demand. In the next ten days meetings are scheduled in Boston Fall River and several Southern states to decide the course. The Fall River Association already discussed curtailment and Boston and Spartanburg meetings will address the broader issue.

Boston Fall River Cotton Manufacturers’ Association Arkwright Club South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association Spartanburg

Fall River Manufacturers Favor National Curtailment Plan

At a Fall River Cotton Manufacturers Association meeting sixteen treasurers heard President Hills say there was no action yet but the group favored a nationwide general curtailment. They would support a movement but would not start it in Fall River.

Fall River Mass Fall River Cotton Manufacturers’ Association Hills

One Death From Bubonic Plague In Peking

One death from bubonic plague in Peking was reported to officials. The government is urged to institute a five day quarantine of first class passengers at the great wall and to observe camps at Harbin Muckden and Shan Hikwan. Prohibitions on second and third class passenger traffic from Manchuria are urged as precautionary measures are adopted.

Peking Great Wall Harbin Muckden Shan Hikwan Manchuria

Jones Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Pearlstine Case

Orangeburg S C January 14 Guilty of manslaughter was the verdict returned at 9 15 o clock last night against John J Jones a lawyer of Branchville this county charged with killing Abe Pearlstine a prominent merchant of the same town on December 15 last. The jury was out about one hour.

Orangeburg S .C John J. Jones Branchville Abe Pearlstine

Canadian Naval College to start officer training

The Canadian naval college in Halifax will begin instruction for future Dominion navy officers on January 19. The first class has 21 midshipmen enrolled and lectures will be held in the dockyard navy building, which has been temporarily fitted for student use.

Associated Press Halifax N. S Canadian Naval College Dominion’s Navy Navy

Honduras Revolutionaries Seize Choluteca Province

A Mana gua dispatch to the Picayune reports General Duron has captured nearly all Choluteca in the name of Manuel Bonilla revolutionary president of Honduras. Duron’s troops are marching toward Tegucigalpa the capital.

Associated Press New Orleans Picayune Managua Nicaragua Honduras Duron Choluteca Manuel Bonilla Tegucigalpa Capi

Petition Against Sabbath Desecration Introduced

A petition against Sabbath desecration was introduced as a plan to finance a government project at the current supreme court and agricultural building site with a bond issue of 1 million dollars. The Greensboro bill would create a commission form of government and authorize farm demonstration funding, bonds for Hickory, and Rutherfordton debt details. The Senate focused on local measures and scheduling an extra Greensboro Raleigh train pending Southern service commitments.

Supreme Court House Greensboro Hickory Rutherfordton Senate Raleigh Southern

Ministers Protest Sabbath Desecration and Liquor Sales

Raleigh representative Grier of Mecklenburg presented in the house a petition from Charlotte ministers opposing Sabbath desecration and the sale of liquor by clubs amid ongoing debates on morality and liquor laws.

Raleigh N. C Grier Mecklenburg Charlotte

State committee approves fire proof admin buildings plan

Raleigh January 14 the joint legislative committee on public buildings and grounds reached an agreement on a fire proof state administration complex plan.

Raleigh N. C Joint Legislative Committee On

To Sell Estate of Count Tolstoi

Michael Krusminsky nephew of the late Count Tolstoi says a group of U S bakers and manufacturers offered to buy the estate for about 1.5 million dollars under conditions. Andrew Carnegie declined. The 750 acres include a memorial 150 acre plot for a school and exhibition of American agricultural machinery on 600 acres planned to showcase modern farming methods.

New York Michael Krusminsky Count Tolstoi Russia Andrew Carnegie United States Tolstoi

Mass Meetings in Kentucky Debate 1911 Burley Tobacco Crop

Mass meetings are held in forty Kentucky counties to vote on eliminating the 1911 white barley tobacco crop as provided by burley tobacco union resolutions adopted during its organization in Lexington.

Lexington Kentucky Burley Tobacco Union

Cincinnati Population Revised After Annexation Clarified

Corrected census figures show Cincinnati at 363,591 this year rather than 364,463 and exclude Delhi Village, which was not formally annexed until January 13, 1910. The update reflects the proper incorporation and revised total for the city.

Washington Census Bureau Cincinnati Delhi Village

Death of Col W J Hicks at Masonic Orphanage

Raleigh reports the death of Col W J Hicks 83 longtime superintendent of the Masonic Orphanage in Oxford. He died at the orphanage at 3 am after a long illness. Survived by two sons and two daughters, funeral set to be held in Raleigh with Grand Lodge ceremonies. no arrangements announced.

Raleigh Col W. J. Hicks Masonic Orphanage Oxford Col. Hicks Masons John Hicks American Tobacco Company of New York W. D. Hicks Biscoe W. A. Johns Pittsburg Clyde Turner Greensboro Grand Lodge

Tragic Philadelphia Couple Found Injured After Gas Incident

John Ernest and his wife Lillie were found unconscious in their Philadelphia home with gas escaping from open burners after a quarrel. They were taken to a hospital where physicians fear they will die, and the case remains enveloped in mystery.

Associated Press Philadelphia John Ernest Lillie

Spartanburg Street Railway Plans Suburban Extensions

Spartanburg South Carolina street railway company, elated by a sharp rise in traffic on all lines, has learned plans for extensive extension of several suburban routes.

Spartanburg S. C

Train robbers captured in Ogden Utah

In Ogden Utah on January 14 authorities arrested the men who held up the Overland Limited on the Southern Pacific a week earlier.

Associated Press Ogden Utah Overland Limited Southern Pacific

Monument to Confederate Veterans Proposed at Mecklenburg Court Square

The United Confederate Veterans met at city hall with Capt. W. M. Smith presiding. A bill for a 25000 bond disbursement to establish a home for aged Confederate women was proposed. The U D C endorsed erecting a Mecklenburg Confederate Veterans Memorial Monument and a Jackson Day cross presentation is planned at the YMCA.

The United Confederate Veterans W. M. Smith S. B. Duckworth L. M. Davis S. B. Alexander I. W. Faison Stonewall Court House Square Mecklenburg Sikes Longstreet

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