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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
1
A false alarm of fire at a Calumet mine workers Christmas party hall caused a deadly stampede. Seventy two people, mostly children, died in the crush as survivors and rescuers battled chaos at the scene and later identified victims. Firemen and residents aided in the tragic aftermath amid disputed responsibility and aid offers.
In Charlotte, Mr. Charles B. Skipper a leading cotton mill man was instantly killed at the Seaboard Air Line passenger station. A Seaboard car moving toward Independence Square struck him as he lay near the embankment by the depot. Motorman J B Baker reported a sudden, unseen event as the car slowed for a stop. The body was found an hour later, caught by the front motor.
A festive season with fewer fatalities and widespread giving. New York and Chicago each distributed over 100 000 basket dinners while many towns filled empty stockings with candy flour and gifts. Salvation Army and Volunteers of America led dinners and trees for thousands of children and the day featured public services and community entertainments.
Postmaster General announces the holiday period proved the Postal Service’s effectiveness as mail volume set records. Emergency staff rose to 27,000 with rail and clerical workers expanding. local carriers faced heavy loads, and plans for a wider parcel post expansion include higher weight limits and new zone rates effective January 1, 1914.
R N Nisbet announces an evening gathering at Pleasant Hill School No 6 Gooss Creek township to discuss school improvement and organize a betterment club plus a special tax to strengthen finances. Prof R Bivens will discuss the chemistry of agriculture with demonstrations for men women and children.
Mr. R F Hedrick and family move from Swansea District D C to Monroe and occupy the Davia Armfield house. Hedrick is a Seaboard conductor.
The Western Federation of Miners held funeral rites for 59 bodies including 44 children. Thousands marched through Calumet to a snowbound cemetery near Lake Superior as coffins were carried in relays. Speakers praised the victims as martyrs to union struggle and noted the inquest into the hall disaster begins tomorrow.
A report notes ongoing searches for the man who issued the first false alarm. Early accounts were uncertain but hint efforts are narrowing the MWentity. An Orion possibility is described as more than remote.
Cincinnati December 29 Reber M Willard a self styled minister and husband shot and killed a woman identified as Mrs Willard and her year old baby in a prominent hotel after an argument in the lobby He then fired at passersby scattering pedestrians and tried to flee toward Covington Ky He was captured on the suspension bridge over the Ohio River and the two victims were registered at the hotel at 12 20 this morning The woman was shot in the left temple and the baby in the forehead just above the left eye
A letter received by Postmaster Joseph Crane in Rochester indicates Anna Hoffman, who vanished from Chili Centre at age 17 forty years earlier, is alive in Chicago as Anna Walters. Her relatives in Rochester and Lutsenity learned of the correspondence and confirmed the Chicago address. The case was once considered hopeless, but the mail confirms the missing woman is the Hoffman who disappeared in 39 years ago.
The weather bureau dismisses a belief in milder winters and forecasts the season’s cold will persist into January and February. November has been pleasant, while December shifts toward November-like conditions. The forecast urges preparedness for a forthcoming break and praises the current near perfect weather pattern.
Mrs Gertrude Lee daughter of Colonel Phitly Harvey U S A retired was killed and her husband Richard B Lee was seriously injured when two automobiles struck them while crossing 9 Street in a driving rain. They were under an umbrella as the first car struck. a second car ran over them before the driver stopped. Mrs Lee died on the operating table. The husband may recover.
Miss Georgia Biggers at Preslor Jewelry, visits by Miss Viola Bost and cousin Miss Georgia Biggers. Mr Morris Biggers, noted teacher, spends holidays with parents and relatives. Lyda Boyd and Nancy Boyd return home to Concord for the holidays. Caroline and Martha Biggers stay with Mrs A W Biggers. Myrtle Best of Charlotte spent Christmas in Matthews.
Andrew Carnegie mailed a so called peace Christmas Gift to cabinet members. It showed a soldier bidding a little girl farewell and the girl asks if he will go kill another girl’s father. The item provoked sharp moral questions about war and sacrifice.
Secretary McAdoo and Secretary Houston will select eight to twelve cities to host regional banks under a new system endorsed by President Wilson. National and state banks will participate, with capital stock rules and a shift away from New York borrowing. The reform allows five year farm loans and currency expansion or contraction as needed, with national banks no longer issuing currency.
President Wilson, resting on the East Coast, walked through Pass Christian Mississippi on Christmas Day. He helped fight a nearby fire, bought stamps, and greeted residents including Mrs Annette Simpson, the postmistress, who forgot to give change. News of his appearance drew a small crowd and a pony delivering mail drew amused comment as a cold 40 degree day unfolded.
Mr EB R Preston a well known Charlotte lawyer runs again for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Ninth North Carolina District with E Yates Webb. Judge B Little of the local bar is seriously ill with appendicitis and Dr W M Pol Charlotte Sanator y of New York is elgraence for.
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