State News Highlights From Across North Carolina
A Raleigh era roundup reports cotton mill hires at Mayodan 800 workers, hops cultivation success, mills planned for Statesville and Lumberton, and a new eight mile tram line project. Distemper killings in McDowell County, cyclones in Cleveland County, and various town reports on tax, roads, and local industry are noted, along with court, pastor, and railway updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
McDowell County
Cleveland
W. A. Montgomery
Supreme Court
Weldon News
John Pettitt
Halifax
Statesville
G. B
Bule
Ile
Ee Mc
Murchison
Oxford Presbyterian Churches
Wm. Black
Oxford
Randolph County
A C. Hales
Euipments
Carthage Blade
Lexington Dispatch
J. W. Cashion
Scatesville
Lumberton
Godwin
Harry Tebo
Ocean View
Newton Enterprise
Hickry
T. A
Trinity College
Smoot
Trinity High School
Chatham County
Wake Line
Wilmington
Salisbury
G. W. Holmes
Hackett & Hackett
Wilkesboro
Louis Lichtenstein
Wincie Nash
MVB Capps
B. R. Owen
Henrietta
Cleveland County
Greenville
Thomas Townsend
Fuscoe
Boone Democrat
Southern Railway
Charlotte
Danville
Smithfield
Hickory Press and
Carolinian
Hickory
E. Bryan Jones
Graveyard Insurance Scandal Uncovered in Morehead City
An eight year insurance fraud ring in Beaufort and Morehead City involved white and black merchants, a horse trader C R Hassell, and Dr T B Delamar. Policies were taken on dying, elderly, or unaware individuals, with payouts routed to a conspiratorial group and invested in real estate. Investigators report forged signatures and false ages, prompting legal action and threats against an inspector.
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MoreHeap City
New York
New England
C. R. Hassell
Beaufort
Hassell
Levi T. Noe
Selden D Delamar
Jacob C. Delamar
Nee, Delamar & Co
T. B. Delamar
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association of New York
Ella G Rountree
Massachusetts Benefit Life Association of Beston
Noe, Delamar & Co
W. C Abrams
Fereda Williams
Ella G. Rountree
Rountree
Stephen I Turner
Abrams
John Boyd
Mary A. Longest
Samuel Willians
Abe Wigfall
Bay State
Westfield
Mass
James Igfall
David Parker
Frank Gibble
Silas Blount
T. B. Belamar
Samuel Windsor
Mary Williams
Rosanna Washington
William Phangan
Holdah A. Morgan
A. Lewis
William H. Jones
Morehead City
Notable Local Bribery Case and River Flood Reports
West Superior reports Mayor Starkweather impeached for bribery. Missouri River floods Covington shore as land gains value. Warden Sage invites witnesses to Richard Lach execution. Cripple Creek road bed washed out with thirty bridges ruined. Defenders win Gelet cup race. many storms hit Arkansas and Indiana towns. Indian camps near Bear River and Willow Creek. settlers move back to ranches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Suprrior
Mich
Starkweather
Sioux City
Missouri
Covington
Sage
Richard Lach
Cripple Creek
Florence and Cripple Creek
Defender
Jubilee
Forty Mith, Ark
Signal Service
Fopa Springs
Bear River
Carribe
Wulow Creek
Jackson’s Hole
Fifteen Passengers Hurt In Breathtaking City Slide Accident
A car carrying about twenty people plunged down a 300 foot chute on a broken cable at Sixty third Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Fifteen injuries reported, one victim Mies Crook may die as panic forced riders to jump from the car during the chaotic descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcano
Sixty Third Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Mies Crook
Smallpox scare hits Patrick County near NC line
The Patrick County outbreak causes three cities to quarantine the infected district. Eght deaths and twenty one cases are reported to date. Residents flee Martinsville and nearby towns amid concern over the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick County
North Carolina Line
Winston
N. C
North Caroline Line
Martinsville
Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight Likely in Dallas
Rail road officials in San Antonio were asked to submit transportation rates to Laredo and Eagle Pass in case the Corbett Fitzsimmons match is moved to Mexico. Most observers believe the bout will still be held in Dallas on the chosen date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Laredo
Eagle Pass
Mexico
Dallas
Nicaragua Canal Commission Meets in New York
The Nicaraguan Canal Commission convened at Army Building headquarters with Col. Ludlow Commander Endicott and Civil Engineer Alfred Noble present. The group will meet daily in secret, aiming to begin earnest work and submit its report to President Cleveland by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nicaraguan Canal Commission
Army Building
Col. m. Ludlow
M. T. Endicott
Alfred Noble
Cleveland
Progress of the Strike Ends Fourth Day Shows Growing Signatures
The fourth day of the Brotherhood of Tailors strike is marked by progress as 87 contractors representing 900 workers signed the required agreements and furnished bonds. By 6 o'clock, 300 contractors had signed and the strikers remained in attendance, with some early entrants to return the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brotherhood of Tailors
Tragic Patience? Pasquotank Murder Trial of 17 Year Old
A 17 year old Lee Sawyer of Rosedale Pasquotank County North Carolina was arrested in Norfolk Virginia and returned to NC on murder charges. He says he killed his father George Sawyer after a dispute over wood cutting and a whipping. He describes firing from twenty steps and later learning his deed. He claims ongoing harsh treatment by his father over shoes and daily cursing.
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Columbus News
Whiteville
William R. Richardson
Warrenton
Beaufort Herald
Thomas Chadwick
Mobile Bay
Moore
Danbury
High Point Enterprise
Tucker
Randolph County
Cuba
Lexington Dispatch
Bill Tilley
Rainey Jones
J E. Ray
Bill Ferrell
Enoch Williams
Durham Sun
Caldwell County
James Jenkins
Columbus Jones
Gastonia Gaz
County Bible Society
Pisgah
Wilson Mirror
Roanoke
Abe Nichols
Richmond County
Wilkesboro
Chas. Wooda
North Wilkesboro
Frank Blair
Dan Gravatt
Henderson
W. E. Hidden
New Jersey
Arlington
Maken
Henderson County
Pasquotank County
N.C
Norfolk
Wasuinatorn
Lee Sawyer
Rosedale
N. C
North Carolina
Mather
Gorge Sawyer
Father
Sawyer
Merritt Found Guilty of Illegal Sale of Wild Game
Cotcage Illinois July 30 H Clay Merritt was tried before Justice Pile at Kewanee on violation of game laws. The State Warden led the prosecution by the Sportsmen's Association. Merritt admitted possessing 27060 game birds and was convicted of illegal sale. Bond set at 10000 with appeal planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotcage
Ill
H Clay Merritt
Justice Pile
Kewanee
Sportsmen’s Association
Merritt
Chicago
Plot against the czar alleged by Russian priests and students
An extensive conspiracy is claimed among priests at the Seminary and University of Kieff to attack nepotism in government. It is also alleged that Moscow University students union plans to assassinate the czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ProTerspore
University of Kieff
Students Union
University of Moscow
Judge Rules NC Piano License Tax Unconstitutional
Judge Charles H. Simonton rules that the North Carolina Revenue Act section 25 license tax on selling pianos and organs within the state is void for violating the U S Constitution article 1 section 8 granting Congress power to regulate interstate commerce. The case involved W J Hough of Asheville and representation by Tucker Murphy for W W Kimball Company and others. An earlier writ of habeas corpus was brought and argued before the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Chas. H. Simonton
U. S
Justice Carter
W. J. Hough
W. W. Kimball Company
Chicago
Simonton
Flat Rock
J. D. Murphy
United States
Patterson
Congress
Drowned in Fort Scott Flood as Rains Soar
Severe rain in southeast Kansas caused river overflows in Fort Scott on July 31. In seven hours 2.22 inches of rain fell, flooding blocks, isolating the Missouri Pacific Railroad shops, forcing families from homes, and claiming two youths Walter Austin and Willie Gould as drowned.
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Fort Scott
Kansas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mill Creek
Buck Run
Walter Austin
Willie Gould
Rescue Effort Fails as Flood Destroys Millcree Bridge
Mr. Austin and boys attempted to cross the flooded Millcree bridge in a wagon. The wagon and horses swept away. the boys drowned and were found later in a tree. Propert damage exceeds the previous flood, with crops on bottom farms harmed and traffic halted. The Missouri Pacific train returned to Topeka and ranch traffic is halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Millcree Bridge
Missouri Pacific
Topeka
Populist Convention in Jackson Nominates Burkitt for Governor
Mississippi Populists meet in Jackson to nominate a state officer ticket led by Capt Frank Burkitt of Okolona for governor. Delegates from most counties attend as farmers and editors form the convention body, with aims of a political revolution against the Democrats. The event notes vigorous rhetoric and a call to unite despite mixed support. A Bank of Montreal gold shipment to an unknown destination is also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Representative Hall
Capitol
Frank Burkitt
Okolon
People’s Mersanger
Missiippi Democracy
Burkitt
J. A. Bailey
Lauderdale
T. P. Gore
J . George
Winona
Caickasaw
Counterfeited Sifamps Linked to Mrs Mack in Buffalo Case
The final link in the Secret Service investigation into Mrs Mary McMillian alias Mrs Mack the stamp counterfeiter was found last Saturday in Postmaster Bakers private office a satchel belonging to her held 28000 counterfeit stamps in five packages. Inspector Shea of New York now has the stamps. A Buffalo suspect of ill repute may be a key gang participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BurraLo
N. Y
United States Secret Service
Mary T. McMillian
Mack
Erie County
Baker’srivate
Secret Service
Buffalo
Ihs
American Expres
Shea
New York City
Chicago
Hamilton
New Fields
Ms Mack
American Express Office
Wben
Ores
Parison
Strontoricha Eetoe
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State News
New Berne
W. Q. A. Graham
Marshallberg
Graham
Northern Methodist Church
Columbus
Polk County
Freddie Jones
Daniel Jones
Freddie
Wadesboro
G. B. Covington
Chester
Relenes
Graveyard Insurance
Maria Hamilton
Thomas Davis
Shepherd Davis
Bent
Wigfall
Edward Thomas
Newbern
Waverly
No. 9
Bowery
Nicaragua
Illinois
Czar
Revenue Act
Mississippi
Bank of Montreal
Sub Treasury
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