11 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1911
Page
1
A garbled listing mentions building costs with figures like 4500 130c 25.00 15 00 40.00 14.00 10.60 Mer. Ine 800 os ten at d. The text is unclear but suggests a catalog of prices and items yet lacks coherent details.
Testimony before the Professional Committee on sugar trust cases and stock trading schemes highlights tension between bulls and bears on the cotton exchange. Wise and Stimson discuss prosecutions and potential indictments, noting limited action against higher-up figures while acknowledging penalties in sugar and tobacco cases.
In Mexico City on June 10 the Mannzanillo branch of the National Railways in Colima and Jalisco resumed service after landslides caused by recent earthquakes. Telegraphic links with areas around Colima volcano are back. Fears of obstructed tunnels proved groundless and overall devastation reports have been overestimated. No serious damage to rail lines reported by agents.
Elizur Yale Smith from Lee Massachusetts faces extradition to Illinois for passing worthless checks on Chicago hotels. In Kingston New York he will contest the move, with Governor Dix to hear the matter in Albany. Detective Burke found the extradition warrant unsigned. Smith has hired Everett Fowler to oppose the extradition.
Washington June 10 Protests by Oklahoma against appointing William T Vernon a former register of the treasury as assistant superintendent of the schools of the five civilized tribes lead to a plan change He will be appointed assistant superintendent of schools where Negroes and Indians are pupils and not permanently assigned to any state
In Nashville Tennessee on June 10 three hundred thirty three drink stand owners were indicted under a federal law that treats a liquor license as prima facie evidence of selling liquor.
Washington opinion splits over the reciprocity bill timelines after talks at the White House. Senator Smoot predicts a July vote and adjournment around July 27 with Root amendment boosting pact. Other leaders propose three weeks to October or August start.
In Mexico City on June 10 General Bernardo Reyes withdrew from the presidential race after a government junta meeting at Chapultepec castle. Madero, Jr. promised Reyes secretary of war if Reyes steps aside, amid army size concerns and a heated argument. De La Barra hosted a banquet for cabinet ministers and diplomats. he is expected to be foreign minister in the next cabinet.
Four thousand armed Royalist invaders, now united, camp along the Spanish border ready to invade Portugal in support of exiled King Manuel. They are nine units under Dom Miguel, well equipped and including former Portuguese deputies. Manuel is said to lead the forces in person for a final bid to reclaim the throne.
Judge Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel testifies before the Stanley investigating committee in Washington. He says Elihu Root, then secretary of state, did important things for the Steel Trust merger and prevailed upon the president to favor the merger.
Delegates from around the world arrive in Stockholm for the Sixth Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance opening Monday. Mrs Cary Chapman Catt heads the American delegation as discussions focus on campaign methods, publications, and strengthening Anglo American cooperation in the equal franchise movement.
Washington D C June 10 the firemen on the Southern railway have reached a settlement after mediation and arbitration under the Erdman act. Both sides sought to preserve friendly relations and public interest amid a long dispute touching a 20 percent wage increase and rule amendments. The public service commission heard arguments and the differences were settled.
Burglars blew the safe at the French Creek post office near Elkins West Virginia early today causing a fire that destroyed between twenty and thirty buildings. The robbers escaped and reports mention no casualties.
A brief note suggests that an exchange of speakers and literature could foster a mutual transfer of ideas beneficial to combatants on both sides of the Atlantic.
New York police say Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad bought revolvers on May 31 in a plan linked to Millionaire Stokes. Stokes had a prior interview with Conrad after Graham claimed she had lost her newspaper job and needed nursing care. A letter shows Stokes suggested Conrad for employment at 25 dollars weekly.
Washington June 10 Representative Underwood expressed the House position as unalterably opposed to the Root amendment. If the Senate passes the bill with the amendment the House would not accept it and a conference report would be unlikely. The Democratic majority's opposition was conveyed to Senate Finance Committee members before votes were cast.
Mexico City reports the medical party sent to Zapotlan found the crisis there overstated and doctors and nurses are returning home.
Philip B. Fleming of Burlington Iowa heads the 1911 West Point honor roll. Of 146 original cadets only 83 survived four years of discipline and Fleming was the best among them. The survivors will be commissioned as second lieutenants on January 13. Fleming is 24, son of banker J J Fleming of Burlington, Iowa. He won his academy appointment from Representative Thomas Hedge. He entered West Point in June 1907.
Washington reports the justice department will pursue both civil and criminal actions against the beef packers and the harvester trust. Criminal cases will lead, with Kenyon guiding the packers prosecution. No link yet found between George W Perkins and the trusts. Officers of the beef trust hold stakes in the harvester trust, signaling possible governance influence.
A violent night storm hit New York City at 10 45 with 80 mph winds and lightning causing deaths and widespread damage. Fires live wires chimney and sign destruction left streets dark while Coney Island Dreamland tents were blown down and crowds faced exposure.
Havana reports cipher messages from Mexico City indicate Francisco I. Madero Jr is set to become provisional president. The plan assigns De La Barra as ambassador to Washington and Crespo to Rome with Reyes and Gomez in key justice and war roles.
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