23 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1911
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text references a depot, a tract named Hove, and a business context with 35000. Mentions children and property but details are unreadable. Unable to determine concrete event, people, or organizations from the legible words.
Mr Latta completes cash purchases totaling multiple parcels in Charlotte, including 100x400 property near Second and Tryon streets and a 60 by 159 foot corner lot at Second and South Tryon. He plans to develop each site with upscale residences, signaling strong city growth and his permanent stay. Latta also seals a Dilworth sale at Taft Boulevard and Euclid Avenue for 4000 dollars.
The report shows ginning details and totals up to January 16 with revisions on January 23. It cites 11,254,115 round bales produced in 1909, compares percentages and prior year figures, and notes pre January totals and previous years as context.
The Pellagra Commission notes Illinois reports about 300 known victims and 40 900 cases in the state, with Dr Zeller citing 7 000 known cases across 37 states. North Carolina and Georgia report about 2 000 each, Mississippi 300, Virginia 490, while mortality is estimated at fifty percent.
American bluejackets from the cruiser Tacoma landed at Ceiba and barricaded the consul residence and nearby area, joining British forces in protecting the neutral zone. They and locals erected street barricades and stand guard with machine guns as rebels mobilize near Nueva Armenia. The gunboat Hornet seizure may affect Villa campaign plans toward Puerto Cortez.
Luke Lea publisher and lawyer of Nashville was elected U S senator to succeed James B. Frazier by a Tennessee assembly joint convention. He received 68 votes, with fusion and Republican support and last minute Realignment shaping the result. Enloe withdrawal cleared Lea's path as Tyson failed to prevent the victory.
Aberdeen South Dakota January 23 a major blaze consumed the division headquarters local freight houses and passenger station of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars.
Thomas H. Sibley of Stanly County and J C Masters, Tennessee native and Albemarle Development Company head, are jailed in Mecklenburg for alleged fraudulent mail promotion of a development scheme. They deny guilt. ex Governor Aycock and R E Austin retained to defend. Bail set at 5000 each. federal court in W.D. North Carolina to hear case.
In Wheeling West Virginia on January 24 the state rested in the Laura Farnsworth Schenk poisoning case after Judge Jordan sustained motions to strike testimony linking Albert Schenk to the conspiracy and removing Dr J W Myers hospital connection. The defense faces a shortened schedule as the jury is instructed and closing arguments are planned for the afternoon.
Washington January 23 Representative Stanley of Kentucky urged the House rules committee to approve a resolution demanding an investigation into the steel trust. He said the steel industry has moved from its original developers into the hands of those who use dubious acts to violate the law and exploit the public.
A man described as a dangerous lunatic caused a disturbance at the Bank of England after his arrest. Police found a heavy calibre revolver on him and he claimed to be Queen Victoria’s son, saying he came to withdraw a deposit.
Government troops were lured into a trap in the Ojinaga to Cuchillo Parado mountains, suffering over 100 deaths as insurgents shelling from cliffs halted their advance. Col Dorantes led reinforcements, with ongoing engagements and a retreat to fortified Ojinaga amid shifting fronts.
In Hankow on January 23 American Consul Albert Brent Moser urged Washington to dispatch a gunboat to shield American interests amid rioting that began after a report British police killed a coolie. Marine guards from British and German ships defended the foreign quarters as clashes with Chinese authorities left about twenty Chinese dead and injuries to several foreigners. Foreign concessions were then protected by Chinese troops and a boycott against foreigners disrupted business.
In Omaha on January 28 a hotel fire trapped three hundred guests. One man, Thomas J. Field of Sioux City, suffocated. Five others in serious condition and one with a broken leg were reported from smoke inhalation and injuries.
Cardiff, Jan 23. A passenger train collided with a coal train at Hopkinstown near Pontypride killing eight men and three children and injuring many others. Among the dead were several miners bound for London for a conference with mine owners. A mass meeting will be held soon to consider a 1 billion dollar civic improvement bond proposal and allow public views.
The body of Ernest Williams, a young St Augustine resident, was found in his room this morning after he took strychnine. A note beside him said he killed himself because he had been jilted by his sweetheart.
Reports from Augusta say Will Johnson, accused in the killing of D. C. Humphrey, was burned at the stake by a mob near Avera after being taken from jail. Mob members claimed he had escaped, and the rumor is under investigation.
In Raleigh on January 23 the Senate backed a five member special committee to probe Mattamuskeet and other railroads amid complaints from the state board of internal improvements. A House resolution seeks a five member commission to investigate alleged antitrust violations by the American Tobacco Company.
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