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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
2
Letters and notices report M Pollaco the great cat builder dying on Thereday. Office seekers surge into Washington City by hundreds and thousands. Evangelist Pearson preaches in Raleigh drawing many listeners. Solicitor O M McLean dies at Fayetteville of erysipelas and is interred at Elizabeth Town.
Mr A D Watts of States ville Mascot becomes Secretary to Senator F M Simmons. Mr Baxter Shemwell died last week at Conover N Y. Ler hae band several years ago shot and killed Dr Payne at Lexington.
The Masonic building at Albemarle North Carolina was destroyed by fire that week with losses estimated around ten thousand dollars.
Stuart R. Young, city treasurer of Louisville Kentucky, took his own life on November 27 after a shortage surfaced in his accounts. Police and officials reported the death as a suicide amid the financial discrepancy.
Fighting in Colombia continues at last sector as U S troops guard American interests in the country.
A Kansas court grants divorce to David Nation from Carrie Nation of Medicine Lodge. The claim cites marital disputes with emphasis on seeking personal freedom and ending the unhappy marriage.
County commissioners seek 150000 dollars from the federal government for the Forsyth Court House property after plans to repurpose it as a post office and related facilities become likely. The move hinges on securing Uncle Sam's funding to complete the purchase.
The fleet of war ships at Charles ton A L will attract thousands of visitors this week. In peace they are worth a look though in other times they inspire fear.
Ex Governor Davie H. White of Colorado died suddenly in Aspen on Wednesday morning. He had been in good health prior to death, with heart trouble suspected as the cause. Thanksgiving observance had grown recently with churches largely open nationwide.
Two new strikes erupt in Tampa Florida as box makers protest forced union shop status. Workers declare factories will reopen under union rules and vow to allow union and nonunion members to work together.
Jury awards Gattis fifteen thousand dollars in slander suit against Dr Kilgo and B N Dake. Odell not held responsible for any damages.
W. J. Vann a 50 year old married white man was found lifeless in a tree near Inverne Alabama by possum hunters. He had bought morphine and strychnine the day before saying family troubles drove him to leave and no one would bear from him again.
A fire leveled Won Friday Watangs Hall at the Raleigh Agricultural and Mechanical College. The dining room kitchen and dormitory building, housing fifty students, suffered about $10,000 in loss with partial insurance coverage. Students lost all personal effects.
The union of the Northern and Southern churches will reduce labor and expense in missionary efforts. It is expected to lower the number of overlapping church organizations by about four degrees.
Authorities offer a $100 reward for Elle Oro’s body and $200 for evidence to convict. Governor Aycock will add a reward as a citizens meeting plans a public appeal for information and support.
Judge Walter Clark and Lt Coloodl of the Tih Bau edit the Wisterias of the M C Troops histories. Published by the State at $1.25 express or $1.25 by mail, with engravings of officers and soldiers in period uniforms. Second volume includes town residents and officers such as W G Foy B Y Graves Sanders Fulton and J M Fulton. Available through M O Sherrill State Librarian or the undersigned J R Paddison.
The 1st State Convention gathers in North Carolina with 170,000 white Baptists. Rev. R. H. Marsh of Oxford serves as president. Rev. W. O. Tyree of Darbemouth delivers annual sermon. Funds aim for $100,000 for Baptist education including Wake Forest College and Chowan Female Institute.
New York reports Senator W A Clark’s five weeks in Europe may cost him five million dollars through his San Pedro Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad. Harriman and Gould unite to corner him, aiming to block Clark without a link to Independent Gould Harriman. The Short Line’s Los Angeles extension threatens to freeze Clark's road, forcing costly, mile enduring construction.
Nellie Tripp a 14 year old from Goldsboro died at a Christian Science school in Marion. Authorities blame the death on lack of a physician during illness. The case follows a physician visit to a sick boy that revealed typhoid fever and sparks protest against Christian Science practices.
Elizabeth City New York November 28 detectives pursue a kidnapping case after a girl vanishes. The father insists she is alive and believes James Wilcox, last seen with her, holds the key to her whereabouts.
A fire at the railway hospital in St Augustine Florida Tuesday night caused about 10000 dollars in damage. Twenty four patients were evacuated without injuries and the blaze was covered entirely by insurance.
A legislative measure affecting country merchants to secure Phillips and related parties was discussed as part of a broader firework trade policy. The report notes calls for oversight and potential licensing changes impacting local sellers and distributors.
Fragmentary OCR reads that Malte seeks to publish an advertisement for a person unnamed. The readable text mentions a request to inform the public about an upcoming notice.
A fatal collision between the Sausalito and San Rafael on the bay near Alcatraz brings heavy loss as Winter traffic limits passengers. The Sausalito sinks, rescue efforts save some, and fog complicates the scene as news reaches San Francisco around 9 p.m. The two ferries, wheelers owned by the San Francisco and North Pacific railway, operated between San Francisco and Marin County towns.
Frank Dillon and John F. Bennett, with two unnamed partners, face arrest in New York City on charges of operating a false stock brokerage scheme. They posed as members of the Stock Exchange and collected about $300 from customers through firms including Zimmerman & Company and Pollard & Company, later operating as E L Bennett & Company. Detectives say they used the ruse to misappropriate funds and later destroy the claims they created.
H Schafer announces a storewide sale to clear the entire stock at greatly reduced prices. Call for details and visit to be convinced. Thank you for your patronage from Resp y H Schafer.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a medicine that repairs worn bodies from worry overwork and disease. It promises to strengthen bones blood and lungs with quality materials and implies home use without waiting for treatment.
On the Savannah Line steamer Chatte hoochee a passenger, F. E. Kielbach of Savannah, disappeared after the room window was found ajar and his belongings left behind. A letter to his parents and $300 were held by the purser, and the crew searched the ship for him, fearing he jumped overboard late Wednesday night or early Thursday.
In Colon on November 30 a gunboat crew landed over 700 soldiers from the General Pinzon. Government forces attacked Barrera’s troops at Buena Vista, forcing surrender amid heavy cross fire. Losses included Captain Damian Inosa and other officers, signaling a major setback for the Liberal cause. Trains carry armed guards. the German warship Stein arrived. Sunrise of the United Fruit Company wrecked at Bocas del Toro in rough weather.
A social event featured veiled floral decorations and music by Mount Airy notables. Dignitaries included Geo D Fawcett with Isabel, W W Barke with Belle Fawcett, J B Banner with Brown, John Banner with Fannie Hughes, and several Merritt and Graves families with their partners.
Geo P Johnson of Washington DC takes charge as superintendent of the Virginia and Southwestern Railway succeeding Charles A Shilde. Reports say Seaboard Air Line may assume control, planning a link from Butler Tennessee to Lenoir North Carolina to connect Southwestern Virginia coal fields with the Atlantic coast. The American Bridge Co of Philadelphia has awarded an ice contract to build 20 steel bridges for the Uganda Railway in Africa.
The notice laments the death of Luld Badgett after protracted illness with praise for her patience and schooldays, mentions her brother Jan M Badgett and sister Claricen Etta Badgett, and extends sympathy to the bereaved family. It adds a short generic health-promoting endorsement for Allen's Lung Balsam, urging readers to avoid ineffective cough mixtures.
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