State News Highlights from Across North Carolina
Taxand spice of local life, including rising grain prices in Wilmington and New Bern, a closed Cabarrus distillery, and a proposed Concord to Albemarle railroad. Reports touch on insurance charters, tobacco resin concerns, mule thefts, weather impacts on crops, and multiple county incidents and curiosities.
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Wilmington
Newbern
Cabarrus County
Stanly Enterprise
Concord
Albemarne
Gastonia Gastte
W. F. Marshall
North Carolina
Bright Tobacco
Watauga County
Boone Democrat
Rocket
Rockinham County
Buncombe County
Durham
Greenville Reflector
Snow Hill Railroad Committee
Greenville
Los
North Carolina Business
State OF North Carolina
Insurance Department
Raxzing
N. C
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance
Dauntless Seizure Case Dismissed in Jacksonville Court
The Dauntless case, seized at Fernandina in 1896 for life boat violations, is dismissed after evidence shows compliance with regulations. Government seeks order to show seizure was justified. Trial proceeds on neutrality violation linked to No Name Key expedition. Cuban leader Jaquin Caster moves north as filibuster cases draw Pinkerton attention.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Dauntless
Baltsell
Fernandina
United States District Court
Locke
No Name Key
Jaquin Caster
Hydrophobia deaths follow mad dog attack in Gordon
In Gordon Georgia five or six weeks after a mad dog roamed the neighborhood three children died from hydrophobia after being bitten on the same day. Joseph Bloodworth seven, Jack Goodin ten and a widow Sarah Evanson daughter ten all died. John Evanson the county constable and another boy were bitten and will seek treatment in New York. Several animals were bitten and are being killed.
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Durham
W. L. Spoon
Burlington
University of North Carolina
Spoon
State Geological Survey
Hickory
Goldsboro Argus
Sleepy Creek
John Anderson
Charlotte Observer
Monobo Cotton Mills
Monobo
Morganton Herald
P. P. Hoyle
Silver Creek
Rutherfordton
Florence
Rocky Mount
John M. Donlan
Charlotte News
Garrison Medlin
Union County
Medlin
Stinson
Lenoir
Thomas M. Robinson
Zick’s Fork
Sherrill’s Mill
Gordon
Joseph Bloodworth
Ivey
Jack Goodin
Stevens’ Pottery
Sarah Evanson
John Evanson
New York
Spalding assigns realty and bonds amid bank debacle
Charles W. Spalding ex President of Globe Savings Bank and ex Treasurer of the University of Illinois has made a voluntary assignment of about 400000 in realty and bond securities to University trustees. Depositors vow to contest transfers while suits seek 242000 in bonds tied to banks. Spalding claims depositors will be paid in full, stockholders receive 50 percent, and asserts no loss to the University if assets are managed carefully. A Springfield inquiry votes to study misappropriation at the University of Illinois by the former treasurer.
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Caroague
Ill
Charles W.spalding
Globe Savings Bank
University of Illinois
Lemans
Spalding
First National Bank
Northwestern National Bank
Metropolitan National Bank
University
Springfield
State Senate
University of Illiinois
Famed Ohio forger Z T Lewis arrested in Urbana return
Anzana Ohio April 7 Z T Lewis once a fugitive from justice after a spree of daring forgeries in the state was brought back to Urbana from Ypsilanti Michigan where he was arrested. Lewis is a physical wreck, constant worry marks his condition.
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Winston Sentinel
J. K. Lewie
Stoke
Jeff Brown
Brown
Joyce
Stokes
Danbury
Walkertown
Anzana
Ohio
Z. T. Lewis
Justice
Urbana
Ypsilanti
Mich
Lewis
Ohio forger Lewis faces massive fraud indictments
Lewis, once regarded as a keen financier, forged county and school district bonds totaling about 300000. He deceived bankers across Ohio and the East, with 400 indictments pending as authorities prepare his trial. Arrested under an alias, he agreed to return to Ohio without a requisition and hinted he would talk later.
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Lewis
Ohio
National Bank of Redemption
Boston
Ysilanti
James Leache
Edgecombe Populists denounce bolting caucus nominees
Edgecombe county Populists meet in Tarboro on April 8 1897 to condemn Populists who bolted the caucus nominee for U S Senate and to endorse Marion Butler and the state party leadership. They call for expulsions of traitors and urge similar action across counties and publish these resolutions. The notice also advertises thoroughbred stock breeding as a later item.
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Tarboro
N. C
Edgecombe County
Wuerkaas
People’s Party
Jeter O. Pritchard
United States Senate
North Carolina
United States
Cyrus Thompson
Marion Butler
Senate
J. M. Curoum
W. C. Mayo
B. O. Bair
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Durham Hosiery Company
Pilot Mountain
Engineer Powers
Samuel McAuley
Broadway
Carthage Blade
Lincolnton Journal
Barnardsville Times, Jr
Ryder
Ivy
G. W. Blalock
Richmond
W. R. Henry
Nick Gibbons
Franklin Press
Hamburg Township
Jackson County
William Campbell
Madison
Roanoke
Columbus
Palk County
Shelby Aurora
J. Shirely Smith
Cleveland County
Wilmington Star
Salisbury
Fannie Rice
Fayetteville
The
Herald
Beaufort
Wadesboro
Jno. Talton
Alec Talton
Hear
Haw River
Mary Thompson
Tom Mebane
Tom
Jesse James
James
Rev
A. O. Hart
Pitt County
Pat Singleton
Jim Lancaster
Halifax
Sutton
Singleton
Walter H. Page
State Normal and Industrial College
Page
Forum
Atlantic Monthly
Henderson
Winston Journal
Winston Cigarette Machine Co
Japan
Mexico
Central America
Greensboro
Summerfield
Ogburn
Dunn Union
Robert Perkins
Court House
Register’s Office
A. E. Brown
T B. Lasater
Chatham Citizen
Smithfield
Kenly
H. H. Richardson
Willoughby Jackson
Manchester
Carthage
West End
G. McLeod
Frank Scurlock
Florida
Georgia
Illinois University
F. B. Luoyp
Sec’y
O.J.C
L. B. Silver Co
Cleveland
America
Nassau St
D. Garbade
L. B. Silver Company
A. F. Hitemax
Chm
Barnes
Sec’y-Treas
W.k
Amy
Poultry Farm
Pete
Tme
Neem Rai Ree Sons TV
Wood & Sons
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Sant
J. 8. O. Carpen
Raxsica, N.C
Fidelity and Deposit CO
Maryland
Baltimore, MD
South
Raleigh
Banks Mercantile Homes
Kuwin Warfield
Herman E. Bosler
Treasur
E. Ellington
Ravzica
Kruscher
Berlin, Wis
Instra
Anaitice
Whiteheas
Perso
Atia
D. Jhu
N.U
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