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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
2
A vintage advertisement explains Scott's Emulsion as a cure for throat irritation and cough. It claims the product soothes the throat, heals the cold by reducing inflammation, and nourishes tissues to restore strength, helping with bronchitis.
New York September reports show wide interest in the National Conference on Trusts and Combinations to be held in Chicago in October. Prominent leaders including Dr Lyman Abbott, Samuel Gompers, Richard Watson Gilder, John Mitchell, Judge Grosscup, Bishop Potter, Charles G Dawes, John Starr, and Nathan Bachlder offer support, urging open discussion to align interests of railroads, shippers, and the public. The call emphasizes light over heat and views open discourse as key to addressing corporate governance and antitrust concerns.
Greensboro North Carolina August 31 reports rapid industrial growth. Local manufacturers expand output and capital as Hudson Overall Company, Greneboro shirt waist and skirts, and new elastic leather for Boston grinders drive a wave of investment. Druggist Howard Gardner enlarges his store, and Frank Page opens a modern Pharmacy school with twenty students, linked to the Jastics Drug Company.
Sea Girt N J September 2 Scores of skilled riflemen gathered for the seventeenth annual Sea Girt rifle shooting tournament which runs five days. The program includes life carbine revolver and pistol events with 32 trophies offered. Major matches include the Dryden trophy and interstate regimental team event. Several company and individual matches follow along with a new Sea Girl championship medal and cash prizes. A fragment mentions De Witt Kidney and Bladder Pills offered for sale by C M Shuferd.
Greensboro board of aldermen passes ordinances demanding contractors execute bonds for cement sidewalk work in city specifications. Bonds are forfeitable if required standards are not strictly followed and contractors must use a bottomless box.
Raleigh August 30 North Carolina State Farmers Convention closes its fifth annual session after three days of study on farm methods. Morning dairying topics feature R J Gower and R L Shuford with dairy care and marketing discussed. Afternoon livestock session includes A M Sou and A J French. Discussions cover livestock’s role and making beef cattle profitable. Cattle tick eradication progress reviewed by J A Kiernan.
Raleigh N C August 20 cases argued in the Supreme Court focus on the Wake case against the Southern Railway concerning a 30000 fine for violating the passenger rate act. Sawyer versus Lumber Company from Beaufort County features H S Ward for the plaintiff and John H Small for the defendant. Brisco versus Parker from states lists Ward and William Bond for the plaintiff and L L Smith for the defendant. Carlson v Lumber Co from Camden County seeks reinstatement after a dismissal for failure to comply with the rules. the decision was taken under advisement.
New York reports total interest and dividends payable by leading corporations in September at 16,097,351 dollars. Dividends disbursements total 44,847,351, up 7,396,206 from a year earlier. Industrial dividends lead with 28,277,947 dollars, steam railroads 15,919,659, street railways 629,700.
Governor Glenn announces plans to press the railroad companies and the state corporation commission to enforce reduced freight rates and end discrimination against North Carolina points compared with Virginia. He vows immediate steps and says there should be no delay in moving forward.
World’s first actor Richard Mansfield dies in New London from liver disease with complications. Born Helgoland 1875, he rose to fame in American stage with notable roles in Pasitan Romance and Cyrano de Bergerac, later portraying many classic characters.
Raleigh N C Aug 29 R I Smith has been elected professor of entomology and zoology at A and M College, after six years as entomologist for Georgia. The annual state farmers convention discussed oats, corn, cotton and tobacco culture, with talks by R L Shuford, C B Williams, A Le French, S H Hobbs, W J McLendon and others. Sessions covered plant beds, tobacco diseases, and rural improvements, with Mrs Stevens presiding over the women’s department and plans for a dairy and live stock focus tomorrow.
The Sentinel reports Gov. R A Doughton of Alleghany County will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor next year. Doughton has decided to let other candidates compete while remaining in the race apart from active candidacy. He spent last night in Winston-Salem.
It emerged that William McIntosh the condemned Black man scheduled to hang in September for the April murder of Charles W. Parks was a member of the Tenth United States Cavalry. The unit was noted for its service under fire at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War.
An epidemic of cholera among Chinese in lower Yangtse ports is spreading. About 200 persons die daily in streets of We Hlu in Ngan-Hwei and Kiu-Kiang in KiangSi.
The state hospital commission advances a plan funded by 500000 to enlarge Central Hospital for male patients adding a 109 capacity building. An epileptics colony on the 10000 acre Grimes tract is discussed with plans to seek attorney general guidance on water and sewer connections to Wake water works. Committee members include C A Webb B F Aydlett J H Weddington and Dr W McNeill.
New York Aug 30 President Nicholas M Butler of Columbia University announced the program for a trust conference to be held in Chicago Oct 22 to 25 under the National Civic Federation. The first day covers state and federal jurisdiction over interstate commerce with case studies from Minnesota Missouri North Carolina Alabama and Arkansas. The second day focuses on corporations while the third and fourth days discuss limits on federal and state control of combinations in transportation production distribution and labor. The sufficiency of the Sherman anti trust act will be examined.
A Fayetteville youth accidentally shot W T Bowen while handing him a tailbarine. Bowen wounded in the leg this morning. A terrorist incident is reported in which a detective and a soldier were killed, a terrorist was shot at, and four bystanders injured. Time is money, and a lazy man is accused of stinginess.
An old advertisement promotes Kodol Digests What You Eat as a healthful remedy for sour stomach sourness loss of strength headaches constipation bad breath and catarrh. It claims digestion aids help restore the stomach and membranes. Prepared by D WITT and Co Chicago with Shuford and Martin listed.
In Durham North Carolina on August 30 a four year old girl Ethel Horner was fatally struck by an automobile driven by Edgar Cheek teller of Citizens National Bank. The driver, shaken and exhausted, was carried to his home after the accident and the court session was briefly adjourned to comfort the bereaved family. The child died shortly after being found on Roxboro Street.
Governor Glenn visited Alamance county to speak at a large Junior Order United American Mechanics meeting at Hansfield Church, promoting regional educational interests. He planned Sept. 7 and 8 in Northampton county to address farmers at Severn and to present a Bible and flag to Rien Square public school for the Junior Order American Mechanics, followed by a Sunday night talk to local youths in the town public school auditorium.
A local newspaper platform collapsed during a lottery drawing in Oporto on August 30, plunging about 500 people to the ground. Ten were killed and eighty injured as rescuers worked amid the chaos. Women are hard to understand. In fact, no woman likes to make herself at...
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