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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
6
Charles Gilbert aged 74 and the oldest inmate at the Connecticut State Prison died there last week after nearly five decades of confinement. He was sentenced in 1865 to life for killing Henry Caldwell, a Civil War recruiting officer.
The legislature passed a law requiring employers to grant employees one regular rest day weekly effective today. Large firms and industries worried about Sunday operations adjusted by hiring extra staff to maintain production. In Charlotte, Dr J W Perry was jailed for cocaine sales, with police linking him to recent cocaine activity and sentencing him to a year on the chain gang.
A fragmentary report describes a bank vault explosion in Dardanelle Arkansas with thefts and casualties, a Columbus Ohio note on inmate wages at state facilities, and letters to editor debating animal control and wildlife impacts, including black snakes and bird dogs.
The notice describes land along a creek in Union County for partition among tenants in common. It cites a Superior Court judgment from August term and lists plaintiffs Leo Conder et al and defendants Crest et al. Terms require one third cash and balance in six months, with sale overseen by Parker, Commissioner, and Stack & Parker, Attys.
W J Pratt announces appointment as prosecuting attorney in the Recorder's court and cannot defend criminal actions. He will handle other legal matters with prompt care from offices in Loan and Trust Building Monroe NC. W O Lemmond lists office in Law Building Monroe NC and offers practice in state and federal courts with focus on claims collection and estate administration.
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