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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
2
Washington May 4 Mrs Roosevelt and several ladies aboard the yacht Sylph narrowly escaped serious harm when the craft misread a dock and struck a tug. The Sylphs flagpole crashed to the deck nearly missing Mrs Roosevelt and guests including Mrs Clifford Richardson of New York and Mrs Bason. No one was hurt and the party returned to the navy yard after the accident.
Governor Glenn of North Carolina notified the War Department he withdraws acceptance of the invitation for state militia to join a joint drill with coast artillery at Fort Caswell next July. The withdrawal stems from a decision that state troops will be in camp at the Hamestown Exposition.
May reports from St. Petersburg show drumhead court martial statistics: 1,144 executions, 79 life mines, 7,710 minor sentences, and 71 acquittals. In Wilmington a society wedding tied Miss Mary Lea to William Corbit Spruance, son of Judge Spruance, at the Lea summer home near Delaware City with notable attendance.
Norfolk May 4 Barton Myers governor of ways and means told the Associated Press that Jamestown Exposition Company seeks a loan of 350000 to 400000 to cover building payments landscaping and street improvements while finances are now sturdier and mortgage bonds may be issued if needed attendance is rising with good weather.
South Carolina veterans meet in Columbia for a three day reunion with prayers, welcomes, and addresses from city leaders and Confederate veterans. Events include memorial tributes, church music by the Columbia Concert Band, a parade, a dress delivery, a veterans’ ball, and a comedy drama at Columbia Theatre.
In Rawalpindi Punjab a Hindu mob attacked European quarters burning two bung alows looting shops and smashing windows as authorities quell unrest. A decomposed body found near a barrel in Allahabad hints at a missing boy case while police report widespread damage and fear amid heavy postelection violence in British India.
May 3 Statesville. Stockholders of the Paola Cotton Mills met at the Commercial Club and organized with D M Ausley chair and Eugene Morrison secretary. One hundred ninety eight shares represented. Board elected: M B Mills A Fount C L Poston W D McLelland A P Steele D M Ausley J A J Clarke Eugene Morrison. Officers named: Eugene Morrison president D M McLelland vice president B Mills secretary and treasurer. Committees named to locate a mill and to purchase machinery. Company name changed from Lances tion Mills 0 to avoid duplication. Residents and staff noted transfers and travels of several locals, including Edgar H White returning to Statesville, J C Marlin moving to the Southern at Salisbury, and others visiting or leaving for Pittsburg and Knoxville. Reverend W Brown resignations and Raeford pastorate mentioned.
In Stouston Texas on May 4 a race riot erupted at the depot when new recruit St Claire Nogg a negro from Savannah Ga struck a white man who refused to state his name Nogg said the offender used the epithet another white crowd assaulted him but depot police rescued and jailed him General Joseph K Hudson from Topeka Kansas was reported slightly weaker today and all hope of recovery was given up by physicians
Salisbury faces a quiet municipal election day as Democratic nominees run unopposed and Aldermen positions remain with current members while new names enter the board. Across Spencer a heated mayoral contest pits The Workman s Ticket against P C Thomas led slates. A Greensboro traveler loses a hand in a depot accident. Local ad for Hall s Catarrh Cure and Hall s Pills rounds out the page.
A clothing drummer for Simon Schibt of New York, Mr Michaels, collapsed and died at the Virginia Hotel in Greenville D C on May 6. He had arrived ill and was improving earlier that day. The immediate cause of death was apoplexy. The body was shipped back to New York.
A dispatch from Klamath Falls says Count Otto Von Walderstein, believed killed at Willows Calit, is alive and at Klamath Falls. The notice mixes with ads for Chamberlain remedies and a Gypsy Smith farewell in New York, with local chatter about stomach troubles and a testimonial from Mrs. Sue Martin in Falsonia, Miss.
Plymouth May 3 The British steamer Westgate arrived with survivors from the tank steamer Silverlip destroyed by an explosion in No 4 tank mid voyage through the Bay of Biscay Five men were killed The blaze and fumes overwhelmed crew as oil covered the sea Fire and explosions tore the ship and air filled with smoke The Westgate rescued survivors and brought them to Plymouth.
Secretary Z K Bruner of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture returns from Eastern Carolina surveying strawberries for the James Town exhibit. He notes the crop is not more than a fraction of previous years due to cold and dry weather but expects blooms after recent rains. Profit depends on future directions, with current market around 2 50 per rate of 32 quarts and sales up to 4 or 5 dollars this season.
The Interstate Commerce Commission received complaints against the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company over alleged unjust strawberry freight rates. Shippers claim the line imposes excessive tariffs and misleads customers. Rumors mention a staff abduction case tied to a Peekskill investigation involving Jere K. Cooke and Miss Floretta Whaley, with authorities surveilling suspects at a hotel.
In Constantinople on May 3 the State Department press through Ambassador Leishman secured an imperial order allowing U S ministers to act on long-pending U S Turkey issues including schools. The move is expected to lead to a satisfactory settlement. Nipptts notes progress while a nurse’s salve advertisement follows.
Woodbury New Jersey May 3 Swift justice was meted out to Edward Gibson a negro who attacked Miss Dorothy Paris 19 years old of Wononah. The case went directly to trial and the verdict imposed the maximum penalty available under existing statutes reflecting the severity of the assault and the community’s response to crime against women.
Tangiere May 6 reports from Morocco City that the southern part of Morocco is in rebellion with many local officials sending word to Sultan Mulai Abd el Asir that they will no longer recognize his authority. A stray note adds that a man feels rich when he has a few dollars his wife does not know about.
An old advertisement describes indigestion symptoms and claim that Kodol Digests What You Eat cleanses and strengthens the stomach without side effects. It promotes a reconstructive property and asserts relief from indigestion and stomach troubles through its formula prepared by E. C. Oswalt & Co Chicago and marketed by M. Shuford and others.
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