Death of N. D. Emerson in Arizona after illness
News arrives of the oath of Neil Davis Emerson son of T. M. Emerson president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. He died Thursday night in Enix Arizona after a period of improvement followed by rapid decline. Also noted is a new charter for the Southern Republican Company to publish a weekly in Charlotte with $50,000 capital and initial subscriptions from J. Smith and W. Pearson.
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Wilmington
Neil Davis Emerson
T. M. Emerson
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Enix
Arizona
Southern Republican Company
Charlotte
J. Smith
Bessemer City
Col.w. Pearson
New Railroad Organized for Elizabeth City Area
Elizabeth City stockholders elected a strong board to push a proposed railroad from Elizabeth City to Lister's Pier at the mouth of the Little River, with C E Kramer as president and E V Davenport as vice president. D G Wilson led the promoter group and was praised for uniting wealth and influence to manage the project.
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New Railroad
Elizabeth City
D. G. Wilson
Accidental Killing Reported in Winston-Salem
In Winston-Salem George Busbee a young married man was accidentally shot and killed by Ernest Horn a 22 calibre pistol was used at Busbee home Horn a boarder stated the incident was accidental after a brief hearing Horn was discharged after the inquiry Busbee died from the wound authorities reported the shooting occurred Monday.
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Winston-Salem
Special
George Busbee
Ernest Horn
Busbee
Horn
A Move for Better Roads in Davidson County
Davidson County roads bond plan wins backing from H B Warner who secured Department of Agriculture support and lecturer outreach. campaign praised by Washington officials as the county eyes a half million dollar bond to build premier roads.
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Davidson County
Lexington
Special
H. B. Warner
Good Roads Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Warner
Paige
Washington
Davidson
The Morning Star Sold in Wilmington Deal
A stock company has secured The Morning Star of Wilmington, published for 40 years by Maj. W. H. Bernard. The purchase price was $26,000.
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Morning Star
Wilmington
Maj. W. H. Bernard
Tragic Lumber Mill Assault Leaves Man Crushed
In Guilford Lumber Manufacturing shops Rufus Smith allegedly struck Matt Thompson with a plank during a dispute over mule team driving. Thompson crushed skull. his condition is listed as critical and Smith is jailed awaiting medical and legal outcomes.
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Troy
Guilford Lumber Manufacturing Company
Rufus Smith
Matt Thompson
Thompson
Smith
Abdul Hamid II Held Prisoner After Dethronement
Dispatch from Constantinople reports Abdul Hamid II and his large entourage were moved under guard to a walled estate on a height overlooking Saloniki. He is not to face trial and will be kept remote from the capital with life protections and generous support.
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Turkey
Saloniki
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid I
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz
Hs al Tin
Mayflower Arrives at Colon as Dickinson Inspects Canal
The Mayflower dispatch boat with Secretary of War Dickinson aboard reached Colon on Wednesday from Jamaica. He will inspect canal construction work alongside canal officials led by Lieutenant Colonel Goethals. The Prairie has landed 800 men to be reassigned to Buffalo at Panama. The Red Cross pledges relief for Turkish massacres, sending 1000 dollars to Ambassador Leishman in Constantinople and inviting further contributions.
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Colon
United States
Mayflower
Dickinson
Jamaica
Goethals
Prairie
Buffalo
Panama
Red Cross
Washington
Special
National Red Cross Society
Turkey
Leishman
Constantinople
Mabel Beardman
Leeshman
Forger Implicates Two in Mortgage Frauds
In Chicago the forger Peter Van Vils confessed that his prior admission of forging mortgages totaling 1,000,000 was ante dated by four years. He stated a private confession to men who held 400,000 of his counterfeit paper, sparking a major sensation on Tuesday.
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Chapel Hill
Southern College
Frank Graham
Montreal
Lenoir
Samuel Dysart
Chicago
Peter van Vilssingen
Mehemed V
State Department
Turkey
L’enfant
National Capitol
Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Maryland
George W. Woodruff
Yale
United States
Hawaii
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
Senate Committee On Finance
Bailey Defends Tariff in Senate as Taft Attends
In Washington Bailey denounces protective tariffs as unfair while defending the tariff bill before the Senate. President Taft attends the session with Mrs. Taft nearby as debate draws crowded galleries and lively exchanges.
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Bailey
Texas
Senate
Taft
Senator Bailey
Aldrich
United States Steel
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