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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
8
Peter Arcad gevitch Stolypin, Russia's premier, was assassinated after a life of energy and hardline rule. He earned both court favor and popular hatred for rapid executions and drumhead trials, earning the name Stolypin's necktie among the people while serving under a monarch.
Thomas E. Knotts mayor of Gary Indiana once from a poor home is accused of taking a five thousand dollar bribe from T B Dean to push through a heating franchise. Dictographs were used to obtain evidence against Knotts and seven other officials while Dean asserts the mayor demanded the money after council approval. Knotts denies the charge calling it a frame up and the affair traces back to a bitter struggle over municipal power.
Portugal elects Dr. Manuel Arriaga as constitutional president amid a fragile republic. Monarchist agitation persists at home and abroad while discontent grows, and troops guard against possible monarchist incursions from Galicia. The new leader must consolidate support and stabilize the government.
The article highlights Frederic W. Taylor’s rise to lead agriculture in the Philippine Islands. A veteran of the St. Louis exposition and a frequent exhibitor at major American fairs, he is praised as a practical, well informed advocate for agricultural progress. Born in Iowa, he built a reputation as a skilled farmer, writer, and student of practical agriculture. The piece expects substantial development of Philippine agricultural resources under his supervision.
Miss Rose Harris and Mrs. D. B. Morrison were elected as delegates to the Daughters of the Confederacy meeting set for Winston-Salem next month.
Attorney General T. W. Bickett urged the Supreme Court to uphold L. M. Sandlin of Wilmington's conviction and death sentence after he shot his wife and wounded himself when she refused to return to him. The article also notes two men charged with murder, drainage plans in Iredell County, a council report on scavenger bills, and Brad Bagley's death sentence.
In Durham many Seaboard wreck claimants crowd the civil docket as settlements progress. The Raleigh & Charlotte Railroad project moves toward completion with October plans. The Asheville convention and legal updates follow with court affirmations and hospital admissions for the mentally ill.
Two escaped convicts Jake Austin and Frank Johnson faced Squire Humphrey charged with highway robbery near Whitley’s flag station on the Southern railroad. They allegedly robbed John A. Matthews of $40 a coat and a mileage book then forced him to run along the tracks to aid their escape.
Austin Pennsylvania hit by devastating flood and fire. Up to 300 bodies believed buried in Austin with more than 400 houses and 50 buildings destroyed along the river. Valley losses exceed six million dollars as Costello and surrounding towns suffer heavy damage. Wharton remains largely intact with three deaths at Costello attributed to the disaster.
The Weather Bureau bulletin forecasts rapid temperature swings in the northern United States with moderate warmth in the South and Pacific coast. Rainfall is expected above normal overall except along the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts. Unsettled conditions and rain will move east of the Rockies, then cross the Central Valley to the Eastern states, following a cooler Northwest with possible frosts.
Eight children of Mr. and Mrs. William Dias, aged from 13 years to 3 months, perished in a house fire at Heshbon near Indiana. The parents escaped to the first floor and fought the flames but could not reach the beds. The blaze moved swiftly, trapping the youngsters.
Washington reports the United States awaits the President's formal signature to issue a neutrality proclamation in the Italian Turkish war. The State Department has prepared the text, with Acting Secretary Atlee ready to issue once approved.
Emigrant Gap California aviator Robert G. Fowler halted his bid to cross the continent as his engine failed to bite in the thin Sierra air.
New Orleans Miss Annie Crawford, charged with murdering sister Elise a week earlier by morphine, showed a first break in his self control amid sobs. She wept while clinging to ward bars with head bowed, found by matron Mrs Octav Kennerly. She soon recovered her composure.
Italian squadron shells Prevesa and Reschadie, injuring harbor ships and striking multiple houses. Italian landing denied at Prevesa, two warships bombard port and take captain of the port prisoner after entering Musto.
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