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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
8
In a dramatic sequence on the Hudson a hydroplane arrives to rescue a swimmer pursued by police in a dory. The plane lifts from the water and vanishes toward Weehawken, leaving Barcus and onlookers in misty aftermath as the scene closes and the next issue teases.
A Detroit Free Press poem describes a man driving a car at high speed through a crowded town street. He passes a buzzing six, nearly hits a brick pile and a woman, then reaches forty miles per hour before stopping at a flat to call his girl.
In Blount versus Outen the jury could not agree on a verdict after deliberations. the court declared a mistrial and released Blount on $800 bond to await the next term. Testimony linked Blount to an January 12 assault with a deadly weapon, while Blount testified he lacked a gun and provided alibis from six o'clock to eight o'clock.
An editorial notes that the well off farmer with ample stock grass and hay prospers, as he can sell at peak prices in any season. The piece urges Caswell farmers to plant grass and raise cattle so they too can enjoy ease while others toil in tobacco and cotton.
Western farmers retain wheat as a large Kansas harvest nears one hundred eighty five million bushels while Dry Farmers Congress debates holding grain for better prices. Many owe banks but notes are carried, enabling continued holding.
J E Duckworth a 7 year old father of 25 children with 18 voting Democratic arrives in Washington from Transylvania to meet President Wilson. Senator Overman will present him at the White House while Mrs Duckworth praises the President and notes 19 Democratic voters in her family.
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