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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
2
A puzzling Cropeau mystery in Elizabethtown baffles the town's sharpest observer as rumors swirl about the strange incident in the city.
Congress will be worried with the Philippine question in the coming year or two. The bankrupt law is said to be repealed by the present Congress. The speaker urges to proceed, dismissing worries from the tenet.
The region endured heavy snow and frigid winds as Arctic air moved in from the north, bringing bitter cold and stinging winds with little accompanying precipitation in the central areas during the 8th.
A Thursday evening crash on the St. Louis and Lion Mountain railroad in Arkansas killed three men among the passengers. Rescue units rushed to the scene as investigators began work on the wrecked locomotives and cars.
The Lenoi City Tennessee bank has shuttered its doors citing a suspension of capital and depreciation in local real estate. Officials did not release further details on the closure or its creditors and customers.
Wheat and corn on the Chicago market have advanced alarmingly the last few days. The records are all broken. Bread and meat will be high next spring and summer.
The caller ponders if Rothachilde will end life in a county poor house amid rumors of rising tobacco trust influence in the Philippines. The note hints at financial or welfare fears tied to political or economic shifts abroad.
The question recalls Rev. T J Gattis path through recent years marked by multiple trials. It notes judgments from juries are sought to gauge his character and fate.
A combine is being effected by the tobacco growers of the Philippine Islands with capital between £6,000,000 and £7,000,000. The scheme is carried on to London under the auspices of the fothechilde.
Mr. Fred N. Tate leads another furniture concern, Continental, at High Point. Officials urge expanding manufacturing lines to ease industry. General Ubatree orders ports closed in Laguna and Batangas to cut insurgent supply access.
Several leading papers question President Roosevelt's sincerity as he speaks on trusts. They suggest he remains aligned with big business while signaling reform. The editorial stance casts doubt on his campaign to curb monopolies.
Members plan a fundraiser to build a college with a $10000 pledge and additional gifts. A general canvass will target cities and towns valuing nonsectarian institutions to bid support. The project contemplates erecting buildings worth at least $50000 and provisions for student attendance.
The opening Thursday debate featured Senator McComas delivering an extended address on anarchist threats. A Massachusetts senator added remarks on civil order as authorities discussed punishing the murder of a president and related incitement.
The Gattle-Kilge Appeal argues the Supreme Court erred in not requiring a jury and contests admission of incompetent evidence. It asserts trial flaws included allowing malice evidence about the defendant's withdrawal from Gattis and claims the recent trial was weaker than the first.
Washington December 7 records in court martial cases confirm Captain Michael K man Forty third Volunteer ry expelled with one year imprisonment, Captain Dudley W Welch Assistant Surgeon Party third Infantry dismissed, and Fleet Lieutenant D R Jones disobedience linked hemp frauds sentenced to diaminal and two years imprisonment.
Charleston guests D I Browne and fellow officers of the warships Alabama and Massachusetts toured the Exposition Company displays. Directors of the Court of Palaces praised the Midway marvels and state buildings. The government exhibit from Batflalo is expected to travel to the Woman's Building with exceptions for the War Department Post Office Cent and Smithsonian Institute already there.
Ed Kinney of near Oskdale died last Friday in a case linked to a Richmond Virginia advertised cancer cure. A well dressed man posing as the doctor collected 6250 from Kinney with promises of a cure before administering an anesthetic and fluid injection and departing before Kinney recovered. Kinney later died under unclear circumstances, prompting questions about whether the supposed practitioner could legally operate in the state.
A member of the Five on Nell Cropsey’s disappearance says major developments are expected in 48 hours and a kidnapping theory is favored. A mass meeting drew over a thousand, with Greenleaf asserting the clue is near after exhausting prior funds.
Senator introduced a bill to give the United States jurisdiction in lynching cases and to punish participation in lynchings. The measure aims to curb mob violence and bring offenders to federal justice.
Evangelist Walter Holcomb leads a powerful revival at Roanoke Virginia drawing hundreds nightly at St. James Church. Two large Young Men's Christian Association events are planned for Sunday the 15th at the Academy of Music with speakers from New York and Petersburg among others.
Mise Maud Wilcutt married Dr. J W Simmons of Peaster Texas in a telegraph ceremony in Bowling Green Kentucky. The Texas justice posed questions and she answered. she teaches in Bat... county and will move to join her husband in Texas. The note adds a remark on British securities drops since the South African war began.
An advertisement claims feeding quality differences affect vitality in horses and children. Scott's Emulsion is marketed as a rich supplement that improves appetite, digestion, and growth, comparing it to grain for horses and asserting it boosts dull or pale children. The copy invites free samples and lists the New York address and price.
Report from Covington County Alabama states a mob may target 25 Negroes jailed after rioting tied to killing of a town marshal and a merchant in Opp. Governor Jenks orders Greenville company to Andalusia to guard the town. soldiers to arrive by five then seven o'clock. A Black man near Opp killed himself during pursuit.
James Argyll Faith longtime Mississippi official and Confederate brigadier general died Friday from pneumonia. He served as marshal of the Supreme Court of Mississippi and former State Superintendent of Public Education.
A Greensboro Record report recounts how Mr. Roberson narrowly escaped a northbound train when a coal car incident at mile No. 360 nearly trapped him on the main line. Two nearby men acted fast, pulling him clear before the second train arrived. He escaped unharmed and thanks the bystanders for saving his life.
Sosie Jenkins of Philadelphia claims she has never laughed despite trying tickling and funny stories. She has never seen a show that elicited a laugh and offers a prize for anyone who can make her smile, stating she is in perfect health and wants a public display of humor.
A Mississippi Baptist minister Reverend Samuel Collins claims the Lord appeared to him in a vision and foretold the state's doom. He asserts an earthquake will swallow the wicked on March 19, 1902. The piece discusses Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for stomach issues and notes dyspepsia.
A county couple faced a fatal incident when Mrs Turner, about 500, rose at 4 30 to prepare a meal after a quarrel. By 7 pm her husband found her unconscious in the bedchamber. Dr Whitaker attended at 10 pm but she died shortly after. Carbolic acid was cited as the cause.
Dr Charles Duffy warns of diphtheria spread in the Newbern Journal urging salt near doors and salt inhalation, plus cleanliness and drainage measures. A Charlotte carpenter, Walter Glenn, was killed when scaffolding collapsed from a building project, his skull crushed by rock impact.
The notice praises druggists for generally high character but warns the public to beware imitations of Perry Davis Painkiller. It urges readers to rely on the genuine Perry Davis Painkiller and to avoid substitutes.
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