State News Highlights and Local Incidents
A sweeping state roundup reports farm losses from frost, a canning factory order, church constructions and court actions. It notes Peach crops damaged, a child died from lye, a long prison term for an inmate, a big railroad damages verdict, and diverse local events from mills to murders and baptisms.
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South Washington Gazette
Ammen Methodist Church
Abideen
Enfield Enterprise
James Allen
Wanston
Fitzsimmons in Washington vaudeville engagement
World boxing champion Robert Fitzsimmons will appear Monday evening at Center Market Hall Washington as the star feature on a vaudeville program. He will be paid thousands by manager Whitesell of the Bijou Family Theater and will be joined by trainer Hickey, Stefaner, and Ernest Roober in athletic exhibition. Mrs Fitzsimmons will be presented to spectators.
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Eliza Heptinstall
Halifax
Northampton County
Newbern
N. Ives & Son
Will Styron
Church of the Good Shepherd
Raleigh
Bishop Lyman
Simonton
Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley
Clement Manly
Eugene S. Martin
Greenville
Jesse James
James
A. C. Hart
Pitt County
Wadesboro
John Talton
Alec Talton
Salisbury Sun
W. A. Houck
W.H. Miller
C. H. Wiley
Winston
New York
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Clay
Yadkin
Carson
Iredell
J. G. McNaughton
United States
McNaughton
Smithfield
Jesse Weaver
Bentonville Township
R. O. Kennedy
Commission House
Taylor, Bro. & Co
Philadelphia
Wilmington
G. W. Weatbrook
Washington
Robert Fitzsimmons
Center Market Hall
Fitz
Whitesell
Bijou Family Theater
Fitz ‘Simons
Hickey
Stefaner
Ernest Roeber
America
Fitz Simmons
Kansas City
Amazonian Protector Defends Costello in Fort Hamilton Stable
Miss Annie Coyle and Miss Sarah Moore run a milk depot in Battery Place Fort Hamilton. Five men employed there vied for Costello, leading to a late Saturday night attack in the stable. Moore intervened with a pitchfork driving off assailants. Joseph Dillon suffered a serious injury and police attention may prompt arrests.
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New York
Annie Coyle
Battery Place
Fort Hamilton
Sarah Moore
Costello
Dillon
Relief for Flood Sufferers Gains $200000 Relief
Senate and House approve $200000 for Mississippi flood relief and authorise War Department to distribute rations. President's urgent message outlines vast damage across Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana with tens of towns under water and hundreds of thousands affected. Efforts focus on food clothing and shelter aided by government steamers and local authorities.
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Senate
House
Ono
Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Catchings
Mississippi
Orce
Sayers
Tex
Walker
Maas
Wallington
Congress
House of Representatives
Arkansas
Louisana
Tennessee
Marion
Memphis
Greenville
Miss
Pointe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Reward for Cured Case
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, endorsed by West Truax and other Toledo druggists. Cure taken internally, stated to act upon blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
C. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Relief for Flood Victims Spurs Immediate Federal Aid
The piece notes that after exhausted local resources, Congress may need 150000 to 200000 for urgent relief. Precedents include 590000 in 1874 and 350000 in 1882. Citizens' Relief Committee of Memphis has aided 6000 to 7000 refugees, with supplies sent to Arkansas and Mississippi, but interior areas remain underserved. Governor McKinney warns Congress to reinforce local authorities in Georgia’s region. The second note details the Georgia governor’s mansion wedding intrigue involving Governor William Yeates Atkinson’s son John P. Atkinson and Ada Byrd, a 12 year old, ending with the couple’s return under guard.
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Congress
Citizens’ Relief Committee of
Memphis
Arkansas
Mississippi
William M McKinney
Georgia
AtLanta
Cupid
Executive
John P. Atkinson
Atkinson
Ada Byrd
Charles P. Byrd
William Yeates Atkinson
Peachtree Street
Sam Jones
John P
Rome
Armstrong Hotel
Byrd
Governor Recognizes Marriage After Boy Bride Saga
The governor convinces that the marriage must be recognized with the couple allowed to wed. A one year deferral on marital responsibilities is proposed by the governor, accepted by the couple, reflecting a sentiment that youth deserve chances. The article ends with a note on diversifying crops to meet a modern crisis.
Executive Committee Meeting Notice Near Hillsboro N C
The Executive Committee of the N C F H A will meet at headquarters near Hillsboro on Friday May 7 1897. By order of A F Hiveman chair W S Barnes secretary trea April 7 1897.
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Hillsboro
N. C
A. F.hiveman
Chm
N. W.S
Alamance Farmers Alliance to Meet at Graham Court House
Alamance county Farmers Alliance will meet at the court house in Graham on Monday April 19 1897. A full attendance is urged and a good speaker is expected. Jeremiah W Hout presiding.
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Alamance County Farmers’ Alliance
Court House
Graham
Jeremian W. Hout
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Greensboro
State Penitentiary
New Methodist Church
Boone Democrat
Durham
Norton
Southern Railroad
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Monroe Ecquirer
T. D. Lee
Lanes’s Creek Township
Wilson
Russell
Robinson
Timbelake
Edgecombe
Franklin
Lamberton
State Hospital For
Statesville
Upper Richmond
Aberdeen and Moore Co
Mecklenburg County
Jacksonville Times
Roacoe Andrews
Durham Hosiery Company
Southern Pines
John Keel
David Crandall
Baldwin Township
Pittsboro
Danbury
Dan Tucker
Tom Dun
Mocksville
Davie County
Miles Cuthrall
Monroe Journal
J. F. Gordon
Union County
Edenton Courier
Wilmington Messenger
Wrighteville
Carolina Yacht Club
J. M. Parker
Shanghai
Lowe
Rutherford County
Bill Bridges
Toney
Bridges
Shelby Aurora
Belo’s Pond
The
Winston Sentinel
Hickory Press
Horace Abee
Penelope
Lauringurg Exchange
North Carolina Building and Loan Association
Charlotte
Laurinburg
Transylvania
Price
Brevard
Concord Standard
No. 5
Frank Neisler
Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Works
Andrew Davis
Davin
Charlotte News
A. T. Abernethy
D. P. Goode
Burke Court
Mexico
Fitzsimmons
Alasbama Experiment Station
Kainit
Nassau St
Jersey
J. M. Harrison
Mill Bridge
N. O
Fidelity and Deposit CO
Maryland
Baltimore, MD
South
Balbion
Edwin Warfield
Herman E. Bosler
F. K. Ellington
Berlin, Wis
H. C. Kruscheke
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A. D. Upchurch
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