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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1912
Page
4
A rental detail lists S100 per year for space within The Journal Building located at the corner of Jefferson and Beasley Streets. The line presents a straightforward lease rate and address without additional terms or context.
A Taft administration dispute erupts as Postmaster General Hitchcock proposes that Congress empower the Post Office to acquire and operate telegraph and telephone lines. Taft disavows the plan, while editors criticize the stance as a push for government control to modernize communications. The piece also surveys editorials and public debate on road bonds and courtesy in telephone etiquette.
President Taft sent Congress a message from the Economy Commission findings noting government expenditures total about 1 billion yearly with 400,000 workers. The commission cost 130,000 and its recommendations aim to save 2 million annually and push civil service reforms across departments. A separate note reports Rowe school house in Catawba county had window panes broken with Alonzo Bynum and his son Lee bound to court on $200 bonds for the offence. Remember the Unprotected. Protect yourself from chill and blast. Prepare when storms are due. But don’t forget when gales swirl past To keep your heart warm too. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Sampson Barrett colored larceny tot guilty Will Blount colored violating ordinance 76 guilty costs W R Parker white disposing of mortgaged property guilty Will Mason colored assault with deadly weapon guilty costs Jim Dennis colored selling whiskey guilty 60 days on roads or 50 fine and costs Defendant appealed Will Secrest white violating ordinance 76 costs Ed Fletcher colored larceny 4 months on roads Lem Robinson colored assault and battery on his wife 6 weeks on roads or 10 and costs Rus Phifer colored violating ordinance 75 costs Larkine white violating ordinance 76 costs
A visitor questions a Freshman about the curriculum, learning whether domestic science is taught beyond sewing. The exchange contrasts the visitor’s expectations with the Freshman’s brisk reply, followed by a local school prayer quip. A second item notes Washington dead letters and postal receipts rising eight percent.
In Bregenz near the Austrian border, two gendarmes hid behind a tombstone and saw a young tradesman scale the cemetery wall. He pulled a violin from under his coat and played over a fresh grave, saying it was for his bride who died the week prior. The man was led away as the scene unsettled locals. Later, Henry Fairley performs a frustrated song at Dixie No. 2 tonight.
For a few days only the J. V. Cadieu house and lots on Morris Avenue are offered. The house has 6 rooms and a good yard. lot measures 128 by 137 feet. Will sell the property or divide the lots to suit purchasers. For price and terms, see N. ENGLISH at Savings, Loan & Trust Co.
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