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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
1
A fragmentary notice indicates Piedmont is pursuing an expansion project at its cement facility with potential capacity upgrade and local employment implications. Details remain unclear due to OCR damage.
Fragmented account describes Porfirio Diaz yielding to impulse, exiting power, and defending his regime amid reproaches from countrymen. It notes his perceived weakness, naval movements, and looming intervention while detailing reactions of Mexican officials and foreign observers.
Fire reported in the TAIN Tunnel on the Caro and Ohio Railroad near Hewes enc dune 17. The tunnel extends a considerable length and multiple trains may be affected. No further details on casualties or exact location provided.
The article notes a national decline in cotton prices this morning amid unfavorable Western air conditions and reduced crop prospects. It cites lower futures and rainfall expectations, with price drops around 14.41 points from last night and about $2.50 below peak levels, reflecting weak demand and high season pressures.
A man posing as Commander Henry W. N. was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted in criminal court. He had swindled a broker out of money and claimed ties to religious figures. The case involved a Baltimore link and a claim of unrevealed clerical status.
Marines embarked aboard the destroyer Ditta today bound for overseas frontier posts. The departure signals a shift to detachment from home bases as new garrisons are established abroad.
In New Orleans on June 17 reports of showers in west Texas sparked a wide break at the open. Weather bureau later contradicted the rain claim while selling continued, with July dropping below 14.85 and October at 13.138 amid profit taking and unsettled forecasts.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette leads a national push against President Taft for the Republican nomination. Reports say insurgent sentiment runs strong, with La Follette allies organizing in Wisconsin and reports of Oregon support three to one, as a broader GOP split unfolds.
The furniture dealers association adjourned in Asheville to meet next year in Goldsboro. Officers were elected with George C. Royall as president and J. T. Porter as secretary treasurer. Goldsboro won the bid to host, with High Point and Marion favoring, as several program speakers were absent.
Springfield mass June 17 Associated Press reports Col O Krag inventor of the Krag Jorgensen gun has submitted a new automatic pistol and an improved army rifle to the ordinance board at the US armory for testing The present rifle is claimed to have an effective range of five miles and steel jacketed bullets to pierce a line of a dozen men at three quarters of a mile Krag says he has invented an even deadlier weapon
Washington June 17 Chairman Hardwick of the house sugar investigation committee says he will enforce appearances with force if needed. A telegram asks witnesses to appear on the designated day or risk officers bringing them in. Named invitees include Joseph F Smith of Utah John D Spreckles Adolph Spreckles Chester W Morey and Thomas R Cutler.
The 19th Southern Students Convention of the Y M C A opens in Asheville with over 400 delegates from 12 states and 9 Southern institutions. The event features speakers including Rev Paul B Keim Rev John Little and leaders such as Robert B Speer John R Mott C E Brown Clayton S Cooper and Henry H Sweets during a 10 day session.
The south bound Shasta limited from Portland was held up near Drain and Yoncalla by two highwaymen late at night. They looted the mail sacks while three clerks were held at gunpoint but no shots were fired. The robbers fled into the countryside and remained at large as officers hunted west of Yoncalla. The train carried only standard mail, not a large money shipment.
At Asheville North Carolina the Southern conference session featured Miss Ethel Stevenson of London on Our Relationship to Other Lands. Miss Mary L Allen of New York spoke on The Value of Publicity. Miss Mary Porter, fresh from India, continued The Conquest of India. Mr Robert E Speer, secretary of the Presbyterian board, addressed Opportunity or the Open Door and tonight the National YWCA work will be discussed.
Seven aviators arrived in Kiel Germany for the fourth stage of the national aviation circuit race. Lindpainter and Buechner are the only flyers who reached Berlin to Kiel within the required time. They will stay one week for daily contests entertaining American warship crews.
New Haven June 17 Harry Whitney the Arctic hunter who aided Cook and Peary has set out for Alaska and the Canadian Rockies with Frank Carnegie nephew of Andrew Carnegie. He abandons plans for a South Polar expedition this fall to chase rare game on the western edge of the American continent.
In St Petersburg on June 17 Emperor Nicholas received American Ambassador Rockhill who presented his letters of recall. He was then transferred to Constantinople to begin new duties.
New Orleans report says Provisional Governor J. M. Pino Suarez was greeted by thousands as a hero on his arrival in Merida from New Orleans. Governor Munoz resigned before the state legislature, and Pino Suarez was elected provisional governor pledging a liberal democratic administration.
Cincinnati news confirms Edgar S Cooke was found not guilty of embezzling 24000 dollars from the Big Four Railroad after a five day trial. Judge Hunt instructed the jury that Cooke stands only on embezzlement charges and warned that other alleged offenses affect credibility of witnesses Warriner and Mrs Ford. The case drew heavy interest from local and national audiences.
Washington June 17 The house moved to clear the atmosphere on the wool tariff revision bill by resuming general debate with a likely night session. The senate remained idle awaiting speeches on the Canadian reciprocity bill U.S. lawmakers prepare several hours of remarks and speeches beginning Monday. House committees on steel and sugar adjourned until Monday leaving no major committee activity today.
Mr and Mrs W P Lester lose their twin daughter Sarah and their four month old son W P Jr to meningitis after whooping cough. The boy died while Mrs Lester was away at a sanitarium and did not know for a week. The surviving twin also died, leaving the parents in deep bereavement as relatives laid the infants to rest near Buckhead, Atlanta.
Fifty stewards aboard the Momus, running New York to New Orleans for the Southern Pacific Railroad, struck today. They plan to join forty more and 190 sailors and coal passers will follow. The strike occurred without disorder, while the Morgan line steamer Camus sailed for New York as planned despite threats of a broader walkout.
The Majestic Lunch Company formed by J. O. Smith R. M. Frazier and J. H. Griffin assigned to Edward F. Creswell with F. M. Shannonhouse as attorney. The firm, operating in Buford hotel basement since January 21, cited odors and fumes complaints from Commercial National Bank and hotel guests as reasons to cease operations and make a voluntary assignment.
Chicago June 17 John M Taylor Frank B Harriman Charles E Ewing and Joseph Baker former Illinois Central officials indicted on fraudulently inflated car repair bills seek change of venue alleging judge prejudice Taylor petitions for reassignment next week The motion marks the second change of venue after prior transfer from Judge Ewing's court weeks earlier
In Amoy China during the two weeks ending yesterday eighty three deaths from bubonic plague and seven deaths from smallpox were reported in the vicinity.
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