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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
5
The page lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and pay dates for The Charlotte News and The Times-Democrat. It notes charges for obituary notices memorials cards of thanks and communications on private enterprises or political causes. The date is Saturday June 10 1911.
The piece condemns proposals to remove all "applause" and similar embellishments from the Congressional Record. It mocks reformers and notes that speeches are often written then printed, with applause not actually heard in the chambers. It questions the impact on oratory and constituent perception.
The Raleigh and Southport railroad plans to finance the Elkin and Alleghany line, rushing its completion to connect Elkin across the mountains into Tennessee or Virginia. The project opens isolated regions to markets, promising immense regional benefits and access to mineral and forest resources.
The document extols the Dikin and Allegheny line as a key project linking a vast, largely untapped region. It cites virgin forests, mineral wealth, timber, and agricultural potential, arguing new rail and inter state highways will raise land values, cut travel time, and reveal regional stock to world markets.
The Wilmington Star argues that Noah should be excused for failing to kill two files on the ark. It cites extenuating circumstances including Noah's 600 years and the logistical chaos aboard the vessel. The piece quips about a cosmopolitan menagerie and the difficulty of command.
The South Atlantic Transcontinental railway is financed and will be built within two years. Col. S. A. Jones of Waynesville leads the effort, driving a rate based line to Southport harbor and aiming to reduce North Carolina freight costs while spurring regional development.
A dramatic 21st birthday scare at Admiral Sigsbee's home. Charlie Sigsbee wakes his father and exclaims a man is in the house, prompting the admiral to grab a marine revolver and seek the intruder.
A Yorkshire man in an auction mart shouts may bid, sir causing the auctioneer to pause. Believing him a customer, the crowd laughs as he exits, ending the moment with a polite good night.
State board of health plans a June 19 20 conference in Charlotte for county and municipal health officers aimed at forming a North Carolina Health Officers Association. The program covers organization steps papers on compensation quarantine disinfection tuberculosis and related public health topics with officers elected and by laws adopted.
Mrs Flimgill demands praise for her gowns while her husband remains resolute. He dismisses her vanity as he defends his own judgment after hearing she favors her bulldog as a beauty.
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