Road bonds urged to fix Monroe townships streets
A letter from J M Pairley argues Monroe township issue bonds totaling fifty to one hundred thousand dollars to fund permanent road and main street paving over three to five years. He cites low current taxes, six percent interest, and sinking fund plan, praising bonds in Mecklenburg Lee and Scotland counties as successful models and urging an election at the next commissioners' meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township
Monroe
Mecklenburg
Lee
Richmond
Scotland
Morse Pardoned by Taft Commutation Ends 15-Year Sentence
President Taft commuted the 15-year sentence of Chas W Morse the New York banker who violated national banking laws. The commutation ends his confinement at Atlanta prison and grants full freedom not restoring civil rights. Att General Wickersham and Surgeon General Torney recommended the action per the surgeon general report Morse faced a prognosis of under one month in confinement and likely less than six months at liberty.
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Morse
Taft
Chas. W. Morse
New York
Atlanta
Wickersham
Torney
Liberty
Deportation order for Gurrowski struck in New York
Ande De Gurrowski a Russian resident for 27 years and owner of property near Lynchburg Virginia has been ordered deported from New York where he is held Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel cites a prior crime in Geneva involving moral turpitude Canada’s Governor General the Duke of Connaught and entourage visit New York to dine with Mrs Reid butter price hits 48 cents and West Point class four graduates dismissed after semi annual exams the ducal party plans return to Ottawa Friday.
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Ande de Gurrowski
Lynchburg
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Na|gel
New York
Gurrowski
Geneva
Switzerland
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Duke of Connaught
Patricia
Rome
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Reid
Cornwall
York
Cole
Nel Lowther
Tain Rivers
Bulkeley
Pelley
Duke
Ambassador Reid
Father Seeks News of Missing Son David Tarleton
W H Tarleton of Vance township seeks information about his son David Tarleton nineteen who left with two bales of cotton from Charlotte three months ago. The boy has not been heard from since his mother died January sixth. The father hopes word may reach him so he can learn of his son's whereabouts without pressuring him to return.
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Union County
J. D. Gordon
Gordon
David Tarleton
W. H. Tarleton
Vance Township
Charlotte
David
Mr. Tarlton
Ralph Carraway
Waxhaw
Lfe
Young Carraway
A. A. Hagler
Mr. Hagler
Gam Neck
Carraway
Hoteut
A Wanderer at Home Waxhaw Visit by James Blythe
Waxhaw correspondent reports James Robert Blythe of Fort Smith visiting parents Samuel and Mrs Blythe for two to three weeks. He notes cold weather, late trains, and changes since his West departure six years ago. Blythe, a contractor, pairs with two sick brothers and recalls Amber fields and land cultivation while praising Western thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Blythe
Waxhaw
Samuel Blythe
Fort Smith
Mr. Blythe
West
Charlotte Observer
Master of Own Destiny and the Cotton Problem
The article argues the 1911 U.S. cotton crop is the largest on record, warns of price declines if another big crop follows, and urges Southern growers to unite to reduce production and coordinate selling. It stresses improving living standards for workers, organizing counties and beats, and collaboration with lenders and officials to boost prosperity. A related piece describes Lexington Board of Trade Sales Day, inviting county residents to sell, buy, and benefit from coordinated promotions with no auctioneer or fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Anerteca
America
Boards of Trades
Lexington
Board of Trade
Lexington Board of Trade
Dispatch
H. B. Warner
Butter Price Drops to 48 Cents a Pound in Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun notes butter now costs 48 cents per pound, highlighting the thrifty housewife advocating for savings and cheaper essentials amid rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Hanes
Starved Heir Testifies in Hazard Trial in Washington
Dorothea Williamson, aged 20, heir to a $500,000 Australian estate, testifies in Port Orchard as Linda Hazard faces first degree murder charges for allegedly starving her sister Claire Williamson to death at the Hazard Sanitaria. Dorothea recounts two meals daily of water with boiled asparagus or tomato, with occasional orange juice, and describes her sister’s emaciation and the denial of milk or tea biscuits when Dorothea begged for nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash, Jr
Dorothea Williamson
Claire
Port Orchard
Linda Hazard
Dorothea
Olalla
Mrs. Hazzard
Victim of Practical Joke Found In Freight Car
James Fry a 17 year old boy was found in a Cincinnati freight car after being locked in Peru Indiana by pranksters last Tuesday. He was frozen weak and nearly starving and nearly mentally strained. A patrolman and four men rescued him and fed him after recovery was attempted. He was taken to the city hospital with little hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Haif
James Fry
Peru
Ind
Fry
Ranchman Dies in Snow While Saving Cattle Near Scott City
Intense cold endures as Kansas City dispatch reports T C Bidwell, a ranchman, found half buried in snow near Scott City Kansas after his horse collapsed under him and his herd suffered, Bidwell perishing while attempting to drive cattle to shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Fronten
T. C. Bidwell
Scott City
Kan
Bidwell
Two Murder Cases Disposed of in Anson in One Day
In Anson county superior court last Thursday two murder cases were disposed of. Will Logan was sentenced to death for the murder of Pred Nephickson in Raleigh. Thomas J. Flake received a ten year road sentence for killing his cousin Sam Smith in Lilesville. The judge cited whiskey influence as the motive and spared the penitentiary for Flake due to his children.
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Anson
Wadesboro
Anson County
Will Logan
Raleigh
Pred Nephickson
Thos. J. Flake
Sam Smith
Lilesville
Flake
Smith
Whedbee
Wise Selectic Quip Sparks Daily Debate on Marriage and Work
A humorous exchange contrasts marriage and employment as Wise Selectic remarks on a suitor visiting daily. The second speaker prefers secure work over a husband without income, highlighting enduring themes of independence and practicality.
Lawyer with Hands in Pockets Provokes a Retort
At a dinner Ade delivered a humorous line about the oddity of a professional humorist being funny, then quipped about a lawyer keeping hands in his pockets. Separately Gov. Colquitt received a letter from 30 Texas penitentiary convicts offering $291 for recapture of two escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Ade
Gov. Colquitt
Texas
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J. M. Pairley
West Point
Degraw
John
H. Rogers
J. M. Fairley
Babea
Dorothy Virginia Withers
Lloyd
Withers
South
Tryon St
Morehead
George W. Bryan Resinee
Helenora and
Lloyd, Jr
Eva Young
Davis
C. Boyce Bell
J. M. Massey
Squire Rogers
Court House
R. W. A. Rogers
Buford
Buck
Sapulpa
A. M. Huff
Casey Jones
Progen
Salisbury
Ed. Heilig
Heilig
Cynth
Syndicate
Inequisitor
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