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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
6
Classified listings show Christmas jewelry sets, coats, shirts, gloves, and children's wear at J L Harrison and Lundys. Repairs offered by Garfield Tikey and E C Coble for watches. Also advertised are farm land options in Moore County and a Broxap cameo request, with various sales and accoutrements inviting shoppers to visit Mount Airy Steam Laundry and First National Bank Building merchants.
Greensboro News reports new Southern railway demurrage rates effective today to accelerate car release. First day one dollar, second two, third three, fourth and onward five dollars. The move mirrors a wider industry trend amid a freight car shortage and heavy national traffic, with railmen and shippers citing strained equipment and ongoing conferences to address the problem.
Judge James E. Boyd opened the district court session discussing the high cost of living tied to wage levels, the federal court’s limited jurisdiction, whisky retailing rules, counterfeiting, suffrage, railway freight rebates, the Mann act, and North Carolina quail shipments. The grand jury of 21 men was seated to receive his charge and guidance.
Reports from General Ozuna’s scouts say Villa bandits loaded two trains with loot from Chihuahua City stores and residences and planned to follow west on the Northwestern Railroad. Other dispatches describe looting, killings of Chinese residents, and mass movement of Carranza troops into Juarez with fortified rail yards and barracks.
The first jury trial in Guilford county involved S. EF. Phillipse who was convicted of illicit distilling but not sentenced. Carl Staley also faced a jury and was convicted with a one month jail term and a $100 fine, suspended on payment. W. E. Chandley of Orange county was later tried in the afternoon as the docket was prosecuted by W. C. Hammer and Clyde Hoye respectively.
In Newton on November 30 a number of mountain wagons sold apples potatoes beans and more with prices high. A wagon delivered fried potatoes and beans valued at 250 dollars and a small beans lot at 30 dollars.
Hanteville Alabama November 20 The equity grand jury indicts fourteen persons on charges of betting on the probate judge primary. W Z Lawler winner was killed after his nomination and David D Overton defeated candidate sits under death sentence for murder. A lawyer and the county sheriff apparently took their own lives amid suspicions tied to the case.
Mike Inik entered Lake Circuit court in Hammond Indiana and shot Judge C E Greenwald bailiff Lew De Bok and juror George Robbins. Injuries not serious. Inik overpowered after being found armed with four revolvers a saber a hatchet a hammer a knife and other weapons. He wore improvised iron armor and carried a sheet iron helmet mask.
Special proceeding of E P Bryant administrator of Bryant deceased with Martha Bryant and others by the clerk of the superior court declares sale of lands described as part of A B Bryant decd dower and other parcels in Idora via and adjoining lands of James Jones Tom Jones W Pratt to be sold at public auction on December 20 1916 at 1 pm. Terms require one half cash and the balance in twelve months. W M Jackson attorney.
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