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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
1
Four Italians perished and 250 horses burned as New York fire crews battled multiple blazes over five hours. Two engines wrecked in collisions. 12 firemen injured. Loss estimated at $200,000 with Christopher and Barrow streets scene.
The article details Confederate era prices across the South, listing costs for quinine, barrel fish, meats, beans, tea, coffee, sugar, butter, potatoes, tomatoes, clothing, and restaurant fare in 1864. It notes widespread shortages, price spikes, and soldiers donating rations amid currency devaluation and famine fears. It also mentions a planned $15,000 Goldsboro public school building and Wake Superior Court sessions in Raleigh with swift decrees.
Raleigh April 23 The Morris v North Carolina Home Insurance case ended with a plaintiff verdict after Judge Jones barred evidence that the house was burned by M T Norris for the benefit of his wife The defense sought to prove arson by the husband to claim insurance value A charter was issued today for Unity Brick Company in Charlotte with 50000 capital by Paul Chatham L B Johnson and others
Richmond April 22 six white men were arrested in a Danville suburb on murder charges in the death of Ellen Eliott a Black woman found in a public road dressed in men s clothes. Joe Baugh Tom Walker Oscar Neatherly John B Ts oot Temple Young and Derby Weatherford are named. Weatherford and Young released. several negroes held as witnesses. Coroner to investigate. A separate note from Montgomery reports the state Federation of Labor seeking an explanation from the President over remarks about Haywood and Moyer.
Hampton Roads prepares for Jamestown celebrations with a grand array of American battleships and cruisers. The fleet, anchored offshore, includes 25 vessels headlined by the Brooklyn flagship of Admiral Schley. Foreign fleets from Great Britain Germany and Austria are awaited. A parade and naval display are planned with Roosevelt reviewing troops.
Investigation uncovers incendiary clues affecting 48 families in a Rochester tenement block. Fire broke out this morning, and officials say the probe reveals deliberate arson as a central factor. Police note several residents evacuated with minor injuries and property loss citywide continues to rise.
Ptomaine poisoning devastates a Wadesboro household as Hugh Jordan and several children fall ill after a fruit and canned goods diet. Two children die, two more die overnight, with four others still dying or suffering. the mother remains unaffected while doctors search for the poison’s source. A separate note reports Frank F. Jones’s reappointment as notary public for another term.
April 22 New York body of Kennedy a famed theatrical manager who vanished December 25 was found off South Brooklyn. Decomposed remains identified by wife Elizabeth Kennedy. notes of financial ruin and rivals cited. Kennedy once led John J. Sullivan era and starred in The Wall of the Storehouse disaster context looms.
Marshall Mich April 23 An alleged bigamist Dr John Carver said to have at least 17 wives was captured at Fort Smith Arkansas. Carver is also charged with defrauding them out of 1550 000 and is wanted in seven cities eluding Norfolk.
Raleigh to Charlotte reports describe a dramatic collapse at the new power house in Dilworth. Rain likely weakened the 168 ton roofing as cranes and machinery lay nearby. Officials estimate a $25,000 loss. no workers were inside during the crash.
Two killed in wreck near Birmingham on Southern Railway as a fast passenger train collided with a dead engine while a freight train loomed ahead. Injured include engineers Powell and Wages, fireman, and two postal clerks. state road bonds in Steeles Township Mineral Springs and Black Jack Township favored for good roads.
A reformer cannibal chief recalls devouring missionaries before religion changed him. The new missionary quips he had indigestion before salvation, framing a darkly humorous exchange in a Catholic Standards and Times note.
Mr T L Royal of Greensboro was killed in Spencer when a southbound wrecking train hit a northbound freight train around 6 am in the Spencer yards. Royal, 23, was a fireman, died two hours after being taken to Whitehead Stokes Sanitarium. Conductor Shubert Moore and Engineer Thurman Holt led the freight. wrecking train supervisors were Charles Rankin and William Roach. No cause given. trains were moving slowly in the yards. both engines damaged but on track. Royal had worked about a year and was single.
In Greensboro on April 23 the Guilford Superior Court session opened late due to Justice not arriving until 2 p.m. Estella M. Haines seeks 50000 in damages from Southern Railway Company for personal injuries as a train passenger.
Pentwater April 73 The steamer Arcadia has been lost off this port with a crew of 16 men. Also reported a major fire destroying the Port Blakeley Lumber Mill, the largest on the coast, with losses estimated between 200000 and 500000 dollars.
Berlin April 28 The economic committee which advises the government on tariff matters has accepted the provisional arrangement with the United States Government and anti date the Reichstag will readily assent to the step taken. Washington D C April 28 The President will leave at two oclock Thursday on the Mayflower for the Jamestown Exposition accompanied by Secretary Loeb and the President's children and perhaps other guests.
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