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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
In Raleigh an aldermen board moved to discipline city police after a drinking incident. The report notes actions taken by city officials including a sharp rebuke and ensuing measures affecting officers in the force.
President McKinley issues a statement declaring he will not accept a third nomination and election under any circumstances, signaling an end to a potential bid.
Mrs. Sarah P. Polk widow of the late Col. L. L. Polk died at her Raleigh home on Wednesday. She was a county resident for six years and a graduate of Salem Female Academy.
Two of the accused men are sent to the penitentiary for 10 years each while a third receives seven years. The convictions follow a Greensboro trial in which Gasrret, who captured the suspects, outwitted them.
A dispatch from Deestar Alabama reports oil struck in Lawrence County about 25 miles away. The well is flowing five hundred barrels per day. Prospectors also found a vein of coal over eleven feet thick in the same county.
An obituary style note claims the late Brown, killed by an engine explosion near Nashville, carried several thousand dollars in life insurance for two sisters. The piece criticizes a rival in the Rocky Mount Motor for referring to religion as an “Amen corner” and implying money rarely benefits believers.
The United States Steel Corporation and its allies plan to bring Cambria Steel, Bethlehem Iron, and Jones & Laughlin under control to establish a steel monopoly. Control will be achieved through friendly financial powers including Mr. Schwab, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and other large interests.
The Philadelphia meeting is praised as a great gathering that advances Southern interests and calls for united effort to lessen sectional strife and improve harmony between North and South. The speaker urges honest effort and friendly feeling across states and sections.
The article urges Surry County residents to prepare an attractive display for the Charleston Exposition running December 1, 1901 to January 1902. It notes the State Board of Agriculture will exhibit and cooperate, covering freight costs while locals handle gathering and packing of lands forests minerals grains fruits and other products.
Business leaders warn the yard may close within a week or ten days unless a new agreement is reached. The Business Men's Association formed a committee to negotiate with machinists and yard management for arbitration, but no agreement has been reached yet.
General Superintendent W A Post says arbitration is not possible as the yard will shut down. He laments forcing nearly 7000 workers out of employment, blaming the strikers and noting the duration depends on their actions.
A New York dispatch reports the National Metal Trades Association convened to finalize plans to aid employers in the machinists strike. They raised 500000 for a strike committee to fund strike expenses and picket pay, with no talks of conciliation. The fund, previously used in Cleveland, could rise further if needed, and decisions rest with the strike committee under the council.
Fifteen men are killed as a chain of explosions traps workers at the Port Royal mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company on the Youghiogheny river. Rescue efforts fail and officials abandon attempts, planning to flood the shaft. recovery could take eight weeks. The incident includes foremen, a district superintendent, and rescue crews, with two prominent locals among the dead.
The Clarkton Express argues publishers are united in showing one position on Corallan and the role of books in schools. It contends debates over agricultural texts persist and influence schooling.
Botanist Gerald Moorthy warns Raleigh North Carolina officials on June 15 that fire blight can wipe out an entire orchard. The disease attacks apple and pear trees, especially Leconte pears, causing blackened twigs and tree decline. Prompt pruning removes infected wood to prevent spread.
A temporary grandstand at Sixty eighth Street and Wart Avenue collapsed during Chicago Normal schools field day. Twenty five people were injured including women and children. several were badly hurt. The stand 500 feet long seven tiers high was crowded and rescue work followed. Injured were taken to the nearby Normal school turned temporary hospital with many physicians present.
F ort F. McGuffin of Dobson is remembered for public spirit and hospitality. The tribute details his Christian life, missionary church service, and comforting words to his son on his deathbed. Funeral was led by Rev. J. H. Lewellin with interment in town cemetery. Next, an ad-style note promotes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for liver relief. It mentions local drugstores and a bank suicide in Dexter, Kansas, with round of deposits and closure.
The town of Mount Airy votes to issue bonds not exceeding three per cent? Actually three percent? The act authorizes a water supply bond issue for up to 30 years with a special property tax not exceeding 0.64 cents per $100 and a poll tax up to $2.00. Registrars in Ward 1 and Ward 2 named. registration runs ten days before opening. Voting on bonds set at Fire Hall in Ward 1 and Gilmer's store in Ward 2. The plan outlines waterworks construction limits and routes along Main Street Needmore Franklin and adjacent streets.
In Rockford on June 17 B D reports local church invitations at Green Hill and plans for the next convention. Amanda Aranflil visits Cross Roads Yadkin. J G Burrus travels by rail. Elkin Masonic Lodge to install officers and confer Eastern Star degrees with several ladies to be initiated.
A Boston man who recently married a sickly rich young woman is relieved after her recovery using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The remedy is claimed to cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever ague and liver and stomach troubles. Also promoted are DeWitt’s Witch Hazel for skin issues and other ailments.
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