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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1911
Page
1
Eugene Ely, a well known aviator, was fatally injured at the Georgia state fair grounds when his plane failed to rise after a dip. He fell about 50 feet from the ground before thousands, dying eleven minutes later. Ely had earlier flown to 100 feet and executed dips to thrill spectators.
Richard Abernathy chair maker was seized Friday near Blacksburg and jailed in Spartanburg County on murder charges for William Abeprinter. George Abbott, brother of the victim, spent 32 years seeking justice, alleging jealousy and alleged friendly ties with Mrs. Abernathy fueled the crime.
Deputy Sheriff Jule Griffith pursued Gus Belk across a long distance after Belk fled court during a trial. Griffith, aided by Carl Krauss, drove 119 miles to bring Belk back and place him in jail. Belk is known as a dangerous gunman and an expert pistol shot in the county.
Thieves robbed a hardware store Thursday night taking a small wheelbarrow full of inexpensive pistols. Access was gained via rooftop routes through manholes, following a path across adjacent buildings. The article notes similar break ins in the past and suggests careful investigators would target pistol enthusiasts.
Mrs George Griffith of Philadelphia helpless in bed as her 15 month old child toddles to a bedroom table and swallows two strychnine tablets. The mother, paralyzed, cannot help the infant who mistook the tablets for candy. A physician administers strychnine to ease the mother's pain as the child’s condition worsens.
A church notice requests members to donate one day's work or funds for the Children's Home next Saturday and Sunday. Members are asked to bring contributions in envelopes marked For Children's Home. Pastor JL Weaver urges support beyond the building fund to aid the institution.
Two orphans at the Dixie To st present one of the era’s most expensive motion pictures. A new picture described as clear and life like, full of excitement. The world's greatest play adapted into a moving picture. An invitation for children to see it tonight.
Henry Clews & Co notes a downtrend halting near nine cents as short-seller profits and demand from spinners shape the market. Growing planter reluctance to press sales, plus European demand and seaborne exports, suggest limited further drops and potential restocking as business conditions improve.
Washington reports a weather bureau bulletin foresees low temperatures nationwide all week with frost expected in the interior Gulf States and Ohio valley. Snow possible in the Great Lakes region as a nor’easterly pattern eases, with Monday frost in gulf interiors and Ohio valley and midweek frost spreading to the mid Atlantic and elevated race in the South Atlantic.
The John F. Robinson show resists the Circus Trust and is set to perform Monday. The piece argues the trust would gain power by absorbing Robinson, while independent shows like Robinson benefit from a stable, long established reputation spanning decades. It notes syndicate shows rely on past successes and risk weakening by absorbing Robinson.
In Greensboro a clash at the A. and M. College for the Colored Youth led President Dudley to expel all seniors and juniors who did not report for assigned work. Roughly 75 students are affected as about 30 have already left, with more likely to follow. The dispute centers on a new order requiring college work on Saturdays in shops and farms, replacing the prior liberty to choose activities.
A horse owned by Mr. Drake Starnes died after an apparent self-inflicted accident Saturday at Little's stable. The animal, about ten years old and valuable, reared when startled, broke its halter, and fell striking its head. It later recovered briefly, then collapsed and died with men assisting.
Rev Chirenee Richeson of Cambridge Massachusetts was arrested on Friday accused of poisoning his fiancée Miss Linnell a nineteen year old Boston Conservatory student with cyanide in a package. He had been engaged to another woman and planned to marry on October 31. The case hinges on a disputed engagement and the suspect’s nervous behavior and past threats.
Attorney General T W Bickett along with North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia states petition the U S Supreme Court to object to the tobacco trust disintegration plan. Independent Manufacturers Association of the United States joins seeking to file written objections. Hearing set for October 30 with deadlines for briefs and memoranda.
In Coweta Oklahoma a racial clash erupts after a black man Kil Suddeth fatally shoots city attorney J D Beavers and wounds two others. A mob traps Suddeth, drags him from a house, and hangs him from a water tank after a gun battle. Authorities fear wider violence as emissaries spread word to nearby counties.
A Raleigh to Charlotte train carrying fakirs and sideshow workers faced a fare dispute as 17 ticketless riders were confronted by special agent Horace Moore. He forced the group to pay their way to Charlotte, clearing the car and detaching the unruly passengers.
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