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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
1
Steamers crowded with old veterans depart Willington for Fort Fisher. The group, mostly Blue and Gray, plans a day of touring the fort site and sharing war tales. Governor Clon proclaims a statewide observance of Lee and Confederate memory amid ceremonies and public notices.
In Pittsburgh Pa January 15 the family of a deceased husband and father fears hydrophobia after his death from rabies. The living relatives undergo late or treatment at Mercy Hospital hoping to escape the fatal disease as medical aid arrives. Washington January 18 borings for Gatun dam show thin indurated rock and soft layers. Sen Shonts insists the foundation is solid while Sea Level supporters demand more certainty.
Three men of vast wealth announce themselves as aspirants to the United States Senate before the Rhode Island Legislature in Providence on January 16. Names include Senator Wetmore Col. 8. Pomeroy Colt and Col. R. H. I. God.
Chicago January 16 Harry A Packer proprietor of the Florida Perfume Company was charged with using the mails improperly. Arrest followed complaint by Joseph Decker of New Orleans. Decker claims he paid Packer 500 for arrangements tied to a monthly salary of 3500. Case details uncertain due to damaged text.
Charles Coghlan an actor and playwright loss since the September 1900 storm is found in a metal coffin in a marshland far from Galveston cemetery. A passerby spotted the coffin curled among weeds and floods carried it nine miles away. Seattle reports a severe cold wave with horses fodder and antiques pushed aside for fuel.
A January 15 meeting of the Senate committee on public lands will consider an extension plan for swamp and overflowed lands reclamation. Senator Clapp proposed a bill to create a drainage fund from sales of public lands in multiple states and direct Interior examinations and annual reports to Congress on reclamation costs land quantities locations and practicability.
Columbia S C Jan 15 The House of Representatives passed a resolution forbidding the State Dispensary to buy any more whiskey during the current session of the legislature. The move aims to halt purchases until the dispensary issue is resolved.
The National Convention for the Extension of Our Commerce drew attendees including Martin Myers of Norfolk Virginia and Francis B Loomis of Springfield Ohio. Myers spoke on Effects of the Jamestown Exposition on the Foreign Commerce of the United States and Loomis addressed What the Government Has Done to Promote Foreign Commerce.
In Raleigh Governor Glenn invites the General Assembly to a Thursday reception. A joint session canvassed state election returns as bills on salaries, campaign finance, and railroad safety moved. New measures seek itemized campaign expense filings, railroad block signals, and expanded salary levels for top state officials. A separate Illinois resolution questions the Harahan presidency. Greenville Poultry Show reports over 800 birds exhibit.
The Jamestown Ter Centenary Exposition near Norfolk embraces an immense international military encampment. Fourteen counties and a War Department board will coordinate a grand display at Lee's Parade with troops from across the country and world. Old Confederate veterans from Tennessee and venerable artillery units will join the event, promising a monumental pageant of drill, maneuvers, music, and spectacle.
An agreement with the Corporation Commission reduces Virginia express charges by 6 to 25 percent with further 10 percent cuts in some cases if United States Express joins the action. The move accompanies an investigation into Metropolitan Life Insurance. District Attorney in New York begins inquiries similar to those into New York Life. In Washington the Senate Finance Committee favors Cortelyou for Treasury and Garfield for Interior. Jefferson City notes the House votes to discharge negro soldiers despite Republican opposition.
Greensboro, Jan. 15 Judge Jas Boyd appointed Ceasar Cone as receiver for the Odell Manufacturing Company of Concord upon the Continent Color & Chemical Company’s creditors request. Odell’s assets are about 500 200 and the plant is valued over 1 000 000. Creditors hope full dollar recovery. stockholders may gain margin. Also notes laying of bricks for Greens boro Lodge building and other local business activity including a sale of furnishings by a receiver and leasing of the Greensboro Wood Fibro Plaster Plant to W E Cochrane. A Tennessee Labor Federation convention opens in Nashville with emphasis on factory inspection and child labor laws. A fire at M A Donahue Co building destroyed about half a million in property. Lava flows continue on Mauna Loa toward Kona.
In Forest City a wave of business changes and new electric power projects sweeps the town. A $250000 order for waterwheel equipment and a planned $500000 for two power stations near Rocky Creek and Ninety Nine Islands are disclosed, with Westinghouse supplying the electrical gear.
In Trenton two suits were started to restrain a proposed merger between United Leather Company and Central Leather Company. Complainants include James B Colgate & Co and J Everett, Wash. The merger would place control of most United Leather stock with Central Leather. a show cause hearing is set in Newark. Separately fruit growers in Everett, Washington gather for their state association annual meeting, with plans to attend Seattle for the North West Fruit Growers convention with delegates from Washington Oregon and Idaho.
Three trainmen are killed and a fourth fatally injured in a wreck near Waldron Missouri after a Rock Island passenger train collides head on with a freight train. Passengers are among the injured as warnings signal rising flood levels in Pittsburg and Kansas City areas.
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