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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
1
Escaped prisoner Harry K Thaw triggers a citywide alert as police, with 10 000 officers mobilized, hunt through ferry terminals and rail hubs. Details describe his appearance and attire, while notes on prior trials, insanity claims, and the Nesbit scandal frame the case.
Concord Times reprints a news column on the pace Freight Rate Conference. Chief Justice Clark acted to defend the people of the state while John Mitchell of Hickory attracted little support for his critique of the North Carolina Corporation Commission. The Freight Rate Association praised the proposition as progress but offered no further endorsement. Mitchell renounced attacking the commission and allowed resolutions to honor the commission and the Special Freight Rate Commission. The sentiment from the conference aligned with Mitchell and Times’ view that he gained little comfort. Raleigh News and Observer noted Mitchell dropped his personal tribute to Col A A Thompson, a Raleigh manufacturer.
Public sentiment grows as state officials reaffirm the stance against any freight rate plan until demands are met. Carriers face pressure to compromise, with a potential extra session looming and the possibility of state action if talks fail.
Deputy sheriff returns from Wilmington with Henry Killian a county native to be sent to Ft. Caswell. Killian deserted the army at Ft. Tousin Texas on April 9. The deputy stopped in Salisbury and took charge of Rube Fry wanted for assaulting Cicero Travis at Brookford over a year ago. Fry received four months on the county roads after a hearing before Recorder Blackwelder.
Newton August 10 a large crowd gathered at the courthouse for Congressman Edwin Y. Webb's speech titled Patriotism. He traced causes of secession, condemned slave trade, and praised the Cat awba Soldier. Veterans joined a march led by Hickory Military Company Lincolnton, with Mrs. F M Williams speaking and George McCroe introducing Webb.
In a telegram Monday morning the State Chemist informed the City Manager that the water recently sent there proved a perfect analysis. This water was from the new well bored in the western part of the city, and the city authorities have awaited a favorable report. The water from this well was led into the city mains on last Monday afternoon.
In a winter court session at Glen Alpine the jury found Dr Hennesse not guilty in the Pitts murder case arising from a January 4 fight that left six men seriously injured and Hennesse with ten wounds and a fractured jaw. Pitts died days after the affray. Bad blood between Pitts and Hennesse families preceded the melee.
In Greensboro Daily News commentary, the paper recalls Thomasville as an early, brief adopter of a city manager plan. A mayor and aldermen attempted a $1,200 salary for a city manager, but taxpayer opposition led to quick rescission, leaving Hickory as the first town with such a position.
Mispewe Avorncay left yesterday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Abernethy of Hickory. She will also travel to Blowing Rock and Charlotte News on the fifteenth.
In a county jail mob attempt to seize suspect Will Fair led to serious wounds for three Spartannarg men Frank Ippley J C Owensby and John Turner. Sher White and Jepaty protected the scene guiding the mob away. The young woman was assaulted in a lonely farm house this morning.
Local and personal notes list Miss Annie Ervin visiting sister Mrs W B Menzies in Lenoir. Many residents and visitors are mentioned including Miss Gladys Reid returning from Asheville and Mrs T M Rose of Hamlet visiting relatives. Several visits to Morganton, Greensborough, Forest City, and Rich mond are noted, with extended family connections and church announcements. Also noted are farm and community notices and an advertisement for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
At the Seaboard hotel in Oman a man registered as George Nance of Macon Georgia killed his wife in room 75. After a dispute he stabbed or struck her, set oil and lit the room on fire, then tried to block entry and finally confessed after arrest claiming self defense. The victim died from a crushed skull and fire damage.
An East Carolina representative notes 1913 corn crops will greatly benefit NC farmers. He cites Grahams report of a good crop locally and widespread belt drought that cripples western yields. The bulletin warns the nation faces severe corn shortages and high feed costs with extensive drought across Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Mrs Pink and children who visited her parents the Shufords return to Memphis Tennessee. Mrs Robey Cline of Asheville visits her father W L Sherrill. Mrs Miller of Salisbury stays with J H Pitts family. Miss Blanche McCauley of Huntersville visits Zul Lawrance. Adderholdt and Best families depart for San Marcos Texas. Dr W Pitts of Lenoir visits J H Pitts. Mrs Claude Moore of Richmond visits Lawrance family. Agnes and Robert Andrews return to Sadelia with Aunt Blanche Brower.
The Charlotte Observer reports Miss Kate Torrance will return home from Washington the first of next week. She went there six weeks ago due to the illness of Master Henry Howard Banks Jr., four year old son of Mr and Mrs Howard Banks. The boy suffers heart trouble and shows little improvement. Torrance is a sister of Mrs Banks.
In Rutherford County the wav 8 church at Forest City split after a rigid rule against dipping snuff chewing tobacco or wearing jewelry. Most members left with seven deacons to form a new church once an evangelist declared the ban unsustainable, illustrating the folly of policing nonessential conduct.
Mrs James Beard’s school announces opening the full term on Monday September 1. Details list location and schedule for new students and families.
A North Carolina manufacturer with influence in at least seven cotton mills said he fears tariff reform little and wants legislation settled soon. He argued that U.S. sales abroad show foreign competition can be met at home if possible. He warned that taxing all people is unnecessary if home conditions suffice.
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