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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
3
Wadesboro November 26 a tragic hunting accident three miles east of Lilesville at the Mc Caskle saw mill claimed Lloyd Morton 16, son of Mr and Mrs James Morton. While resting on logs the gun beside him discharged when the logs rolled striking the hammer, killing him instantly.
An old notice compares a cough to a fire bell and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to cure persistent coughing after colds or grip. Mrs Thomas Beechong of Andrews Indiana reports their husband easily catching cold and coughing, and praises the remedy as the best for breaking up these attacks. Obtainable everywhere.
Wilson November 25. Will Scot is dead from a breast gunshot fired by his wife Jane Scott. Inquest returned a verdict of justifiable homicide and discharged the woman. Evidence showed the husband had previously shot his wife in the head and arm and threatened her that day before she fired first.
The old Auditorium site will host a fireproof theater seating 2,200, planned for construction by the tk's Home and Auditorium Co. Sterling Smith says plans arrive within six days and a contract will be let immediately. The new venue aims to be among the finest between Washington and Atlanta.
Washington reports a quiet opening to the 64th Congress as 309 of 435 members attend. New members Morrison Woodward and Benedict are sworn in, with a planned joint session for President Wilson’s annual message. The Senate also convenes routinely with a roll call showing 79 of 96 members present.
London reports strong condemnations of the government and its naval policy at a London meeting of shipping and mercantile interests. Admiral Baron Beresford and Thomas Bowles urged tougher submarine action, warned of blockade and famine prices, and called for new tactics and aerial attacks on German bases. Bowles urged government dissolution and critiqued peace overtures.
Raleigh November 20 Attorney General T W Bickett will represent North Carolina before the U S Supreme Court in January against the Republic of Cuba seeking to sue the state over repudiated bonds donated by bond sharks Bickett may delay inauguration to January 11 to finish research and prep in the case
Governor Locke Craig of North Carolina was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to treat a chronic rheumatic condition. He arrived Tuesday and stayed at the Rennett Hotel, consulting physicians in the South before the hospital visit. The illness is not serious, but a stay is likely for some time.
Albemarle Dec. 5 Stanly County claims the oldest Democrat in the state with Uncle Henry Mille at age 97 who has voted Democratic since Wilson. He prizes a silver dollar given by Jefferson Davis for helping move the Confederate president to the South. Other Stanly figures, including Capt. M S Parker and Sifford Harris, share long Democratic records.
Morganton, Dec. Uncle Jimmy Mull, known as one of Burke County's leading citizens, dies. He headed the largest direct family in America with over one hundred forty descendants. Roosevelt once proclaimed him leader of that family. Mull celebrated annual family reunions framed in the White House by Roosevelt.
Fragmentary note discusses relief remedies for nervous women tied to constipation. The readable text hints at claimed timing and effects but lacks clear details or credible guidance.
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