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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
7
Oklahoma agriculture notes urge farmers to shift to peanuts White Spanish variety. Analysts claim 34 bushels per acre possible, with profits around $15 per acre after costs, and peanut byproducts enrich soil and feed livestock. Articles stress peanuts as versatile, nutritious and economically promising.
The Greensboro Record lauds Recorder Smith from Greensboro for his decisive action against blind tigers. It notes a Charlotte case where two men faced a $500 fine for liquor selling, and after appeals they surrendered the Commercial Club charter and went out of business.
John D. Rockefeller arrives in Cleveland for his summer stay at Forest Hill estate. He pleads with reporters not to question him as police and aides escort him from the station. A. Rudd and H. M. Adams meet the party to guide them to Forest Hill.
Correspondent relays a Massachusetts court tale where a driver faced cruelty charges for using a mule. An expert claimed no pain, but the judge, after examining the mule himself, declared the animal hurt by the sore and ordered adjournment. The judge asked the mule, and the mule answered.
Special to The News Statesville June 16 raids by Rowan officers led to bonds for six or more persons accused of selling intoxicants in violation of state law. Also reports Major Flanigan’s return from the Mexican border and comments on army life and camp sanitation.
A shop marks odd lots of men s and youths coats and suits at special balcony prices after clearing stock. The sale emphasizes reduced items and is offered on the balcony display area.
A reminiscence includes a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote about colored farmers facing potential legal trouble after a railroad accident. Other vignettes describe a clubman at a ladies’ barber and a misquoted attitude toward modifying a building’s structure.
Atlanta June 16. New statistics show 2198 convicts escaped in Georgia in the year ending May 31 with 120 still at large. Prison commissioner Davison warns wardens they will be personally responsible for custody, blaming guard negligence and laxGranting of trust privileges.
The Southern Railway runs a Popular Excursion from Charlotte to Asheville via Spartanburg on Wednesday June 21. The special train departs 8:00 a.m. from Charlotte, arrives 2:20 p.m. in Asheville with round trip fares from listed stations including Gastonia Kings Mountain and Blacksburg. Tickets are valid on return to June 24 on regular trains and cover three days in Asheville and nearby areas. For details contact local agents or R H DeButts, T P A Charlotte.
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