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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
2
Registration for the July 4 bond vote climbs with about 1500 voters signed up and likely to reach 2600 2900 by next Tuesday. Supporters push water and school bonds while opponents may vote against the whole package amid active street campaigning.
Crowds lined the streets around the square as the Arab Patrol and Charlotte Drum Corps staged their first public exhibition drill. Captain James G. Walker led the groups in a display praised as excellent and eye opening. They prepare for a July trip to Rochester, New York for the Shriners convention and compete for parade prizes.
Rev. E. E. Bomar returned from a trip north visiting Philadelphia for the World's Alliance meeting of the Baptist Church and Boston for the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. He said each meeting was memorable for size, discussions, and speakers. In Kansas City, the Kreis Turnfest opened with over 400 athletes, including one of fifteen women from Quincy, Illinois, as delegates.
The state resumes the Deigle case in Columbus with three more witnesses. K. M. Turner of New York explains the dictograph device used to record conversations. R. R. Walcutt, court stenographer, and W. G. Penelly, a handwriting expert, testify regarding alleged bribery talks.
In Agua Prieta Sonora voters cast ballots for commissario and municipal judge in the first constitutional convention election recorded. The process passed quietly under troop oversight to prevent any unlawful voting.
At the State Building and Loan Association meeting in Newbern a unanimous resolution honors the late Samuel Wittkowsky. He mentored wage-earners, led the North Carolina Building & Loan, helped form laws, and fought wildcat institutions. He died at 76 after a life of service to home ownership and the building and loan movement.
Recorder D B Smith disposed of a long docket this morning with routine matters. Dr W M Allan fined for leaving his car without a light on East Trade Street. Minnie Malone and Eugenia Rankin jailed 30 days for vagrancy. Jim Glober and John Glober charged with larceny of a dray wagon from J S Ward. probable cause found and bound over to next term under $1000 bond each.
Passengers traveling between Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach welcome the new Pullman options for summer, offering sleepers or chair car seats to and from the coast. The upgrade promises comfort for beach days, earning public praise. A weather note mentions only a dry Paw Creek corner with Mr. C. P. Mingo reporting no rain in weeks.
Time to act against early kidney symptoms. Backache headaches and dizzy spells may signal kidney issues. If you notice dropsy swelling or leg ankle puffiness start Dean's Kidney Pills and continue until recovery. Charles Hunter of Charlotte endorses the remedy after relief from back pain. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent. remember the name Doan's.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer humorous piece recalls an Adelbert College professor who obsessively corrects language. His wife gently parries his grammar fixes while coffee brews and time ticks toward his rhetoric class. The gag centers on precise prepositions and clock placement.
Patrick Ryan and Patrick Brown, both miners, died in a blaze that destroyed the Free Coinage House boarding house in Leadville Colorado. A missing man named Petis is believed in the ruins and another man named Ellis is thought to have perished. The fire began in the kitchen around 2 o'clock and quickly engulfed the building.
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