06 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
1
The Semi-Weekly Gazette announces April appearance with new type and changed make-up. It pledges continued focus on Gaston County interests, home life, profitable information, entertainment, and instruction for town and country readers.
The Gastonia Gazette announces the semi weekly price not fixed yet and invites subscribers to decide. If enough residents subscribe by April first the present one dollar yearly rate will hold and two papers a week will cost one dollar. The paper stresses county coverage and urges immediate sign ups.
A reminiscence recounts the life of Captain John Hockerhull known as Old Hock a Georgia rebel famed for reciting poetry at campfires in 1862 63. The narrative describes his London apprenticeship fleeing to America his rise as Dawson county’s respected commissary and his poignant wartime memories including marriage and faithful comradeship.
A Greenville Mountaineer piece recalls a wounded soldier's homeward pass, hospital logistics near Richmond, and a Georgia Farmville link. It also discusses hypnotism as a detective aid and a case where Policeman Wal Tucker used hypnosis to recover Confederate relics. The tale ends with community satisfaction and a quiet police docket.
In Lincolnton Journal a group of senators, in Masony’s committee room, swap an impromptu yarn about Joe Bailey of Texas. Jacob T Patrick of Kentucky objects to being called a judge, saying he is only a private citizen. Bailey retorts that Kentucky makes colonels easy to earn. Patrick agrees, noting similar ease in Texas for a congressman.
Mr. W. G. Turner of Yorkville recounts pig farming profits from a sow bought for $1. Her litter of five pigs yielded 1000 pounds of pork after fattening. A subsequent litter of seven produced pigs that earned $3.50 each when sold, with remaining offspring and sow valued at $3.50 per head.
A North Carolina amendment requires poll tax payment by May 1 to vote in that year. The piece argues this disqualifies tax dodgers, applies to personal property and wages, and urges voters to obtain receipts in March and April to prove voting rights. It defends the May 1 deadline as proper and fair.
A wave of smallpox cases hits the city as postal clerks from Charlotte to Richmond and Washington are quarantined or hospitalized. J H Norwood and McDavid fall ill while on duty, with McDavid forced to seek shelter in a hut after two hours in the rain. A pest house hosts up to ten cases and about 70 in detention, as crowds pass by unaware in a tense urban scene.
The Atlanta Journal denounces high salaries for Gov. Taft and 10 million Manila commissioners, arguing raises would not improve pacification efforts while draining the Treasury. It mocks their claimed need for lavish entertainments and urges a careful inquiry into satisfaction levels before any increase.
The Story of six long months in Bulgarian wilds detailing Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka captured by brigands near Binksko and held in mountain camps. They endured snow, cold, scarce food, and constant fear while US consul M Dickinson pressured authorities leading to eventual release.
A Washington Post tale credits Senator West of Missouri with winning a dog case after a farmer paid him to represent a dog’s murderer. West confirms the speech was altered in print and notes he charged $50, later receiving $500 from the jury for the dog’s value.
Ex Congressman Linney appears set to challenge Spencer Blackburn for the Republican nomination in the district this year. Linney Sr is expected to have a clear field after his son F A Linney abandons a solicitor bid and accepts a Washington post under an agreement with Solicitor Harshaw of the 13th judicial district.
The Hon. Kope Elias met with ex-President Cleveland at Princeton and attended the Manhattan Club banquet in New York. He discussed Davidson College commencement plans with ex-Senator Dave Hill who could not accept the invitation due to legal business pressure in Charlotte.
The St Louis Republic argues representative money of Mississippi spoke rightly that American welfare, not Filipino interests alone, should guide policy. It warns against violating American principles and warns of grave risk to the nation if the Philippines are mishandled. It urges fair treatment for the Filipinos in defense of American creed and rights.
The Sheriff of Surry County traveled to High Point to arrest a man who stole three bushels of wheat from his brother in law. The piece argues sin is costly, wrecking liberty, character, and family support, beyond the value of the stolen grain.
The North Carolina State Sandey School Convention is called to meet in Fayetteville on March 18 and 20. Local teachers and students prepare events, exhibits, and discussions addressing school issues and regional cooperation.
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