State News notes various local incidents and economic updates
Forsythe county grants forty two marriages in November. Estates flow in with Anthony Davis leaving twenty thousand to the county. Trade reports from tobacco and cotton regions, rail plans, fires, accidents, births, deaths, and notable local events populate the round of North Carolina briefs from Winston to Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsythe
Anthony Davis
Lenoir County
Elizabeth City
Carolinian
Charles C. Eves
Salem
Gon N.C
Wiley Wilson
John Fox
Major Winder
Seaboard Air Line
J. G. Foushee
Glendon
Gulf & Glendon
T. F. Smith
TA Brunt
Farmington
Davie Times
Adiso Owen
Burlington
Winston
Polkton
X. C
Bessemer City
Gastonia Gazette
Will Morehead
Greensboro
Pittsburg
North River
Carteret County
Lola Montgomery
Mecklenburg County
Goldsboro
Imperial Reichstag building dedication and ceremony
A report recounts the December 5 dedication of Germany’s new Reichstag building. The Empress and German princes attended as William II struck the cornerstone with a historic mallet, affirming unity and imperial strength amid ceremonial pageantry and royal escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Justiciary
Europe
Germany
Alexander III
Russia
Garde de Corps
Groenig
von Hohenlohe
William II
Bundesrath
William I
Kaiser
Rathhaus
Exposure of Bribery in Buenos Ayres Congress
El Tiempo reports a bribery scandal involving members of Congress over railroad guarantee bills. The newspaper says it will reveal names if Congress orders an investigation. High political figures influenced a tariff bill affecting coal and certain American lumber duties awaiting Senate action.
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Buenos Ayres
el Tiempo
Congress
Senate
Income tax debate shapes congressional action in Washington
Washington December 5 Carlisle predicts Congress will provide an appropriation to carry the income tax into effect. He warns revenues would fail to meet required expenditures without it. Treasury officials see no sugar legislation this session and the tariff schedule remains. The four to day is weighing whether the income tax should apply to salaries of government officials Congressmen or to individuals if the year is divided by death or resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hopkins
John
Allen
Adams
Winston Sentinel
Elession
Coalition
Hickory Mercury
Rob’t Williams
G. Ww. Willi
Wilmington
Fayetteville
J. P. Flynn
Geo. Wortham
Southport
Brunswick County
Claud Judd
W. J. Judd
Gilmer High School
Judd
Henderson Goldleaf
Jacksonville Times
New Trinity M. E
Clinton Democrat
Findley Haney
Clinton
New Berne
Wm. Beard
International Colonization Company
H. R. Bryan
Wedesboro Messenger-Intelligencer
Smithfield Herald
Joseph E. Lassiter
Rehoboth Primitive Baptist Church
RI. Lassiter
Raleigh & Gaston
Franklinton
Cedar Creek Bridge
Durham Sun
Oxford Ledger
Oxford Orphan Asylum
Maggie Bell
Dunc” Weathington
Contentnea_ township
Greenville Reflector
Hogg
Rockefeller
Texas
New Haven
Daniel C. Hayman
Kimberly Avenue
CaroaGo
the Herald
S. W. Ridenburg
Berruiy
Reichstag
Washington
White House
Fort Cleveland
Milwavxes
Charles W. Jacobs
Chi
Helen Buck
Chicago
Jacobs
Pitzel
Pittsburg
Babcock
Wisconsin
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Easton
Charles Gorman
la Ports
Ind
Kankakee River
Washington, D. C
Carlisle
Congress
Treasury
Kaiser Opens Reichstag with Message on Social Duty
Bern dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II opens the Reichstag session in Berlin. He calls for extending criminal laws and Commerce measures, pledges to protect weaker classes, and urges national unity and moral development amid rising economic tension. The address inaugurates the new legislative period at Hedwig Cathedral and Rittersaal Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Reichstag
Hedwig
Rittersaal Castle
Chancellor von Hohenlohe
Kingsbury Expects Steady Business Growth Amid Tariff Outlook
Frederick J. Kingsbury, Waterbury industrial figure, predicts steady improvement in business through the coming year driven by holiday production and tariff policy. He notes some firms raise payrolls this fall and expects after holiday adjustments to remain solid, aided by favorable near-term legislation. He holds leadership roles in Scoville Manufacturing, Waterbury Brass, Oakville Company, and local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury, Conn
Frederick J. Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Scoville Manufacturing Company
Aterbury Brass Company
Accer
2 & Johnson Company
Oakville Pmpany
Citizens National Bank
Waterb Savings Bank
Yale Corporation
American Science
Peace Proposals in Asia and Nicaragua Dispute Details
Teletypes report ongoing negotiations with Britain over Nicaragua Mosquito dispute and exequatur issues. China and Japan clash over peace terms with accusations of delay. Germany limits meat imports with disease certs. A London dispatch notes British war material arriving in Shanghai. China offered indemnity terms tied to a four and a half percent gold loan for treaty-port revenues. Count Inouye and Japanese corean forces advance in Korea.
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China
Japan
Nicaragua
Icaragua
Great Britain
Mosquito
Earl of Kimberly
Foreign Affairs
Iti
Bluefields
Dhes
Hatch
Wi Urons
de J
Kio
Bern
Reichsanzeiger
Germany
United
Uni
London
Newa
Shanghia
Guy Mannering
Hamburg
Chee Foo
Derring
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
Via
Detring
Col
Hanneken
Tung Chow
Wei Hai Wei
Seoul
Corea
Inouye
Interior
Justice
Non
Asan
Kong Ji
Central
Representative Henderson Aims to End Postmaster Boycotts
Representative J. Henderson of North Carolina, chair of the House Post Offices and Postroads Committee, plans to introduce a bill this session to ban boycotts of Presidential and fourth class postmasters. He argues boycotts hurt mail flow and postmaster pay, and proposes a fixed salary to prevent loss from political motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washincton
Henderson
North Carolina
House
Postroads
Shaye House
Jones
Scourge in Luther an Orphan Asylum reported in St Louis
In St Louis the Lutheran Orphan Asylum houses 114 children, only two free from scarlet fever. The city records a dire outbreak with 112 afflicted and no relief in sight. The passage notes a failed attempt to publish the Progressive Farmer on credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lutheran Orphan Asylum
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State News
Crean
Alleghany Star
William Hawkins
Grayson
Mountain Primitive Baptist Association
Mooresville
Mocksville
Lexington Dispatch
W. A. Jones
Hurdle Mills
Roxboro Courier
Simeon Smith
Lenoir
Hillsboro Observer
Durham
George W. Vanderbilt
Asheville
W. J. Cocke
Murphy
Oregon Inlet
Loyd’s Island Station
Plymouth
Jon. W. Harring
Edenton Bay
Plymouth Beacon
Walter Loyd
Warrenton
New Berne Journal
Will Conly
Cleveland Springs
Shelby Aurora
Milas Misenheimer
Kiah Misenheimer
Joe Misenheimer
Cabarrus
Charlotte News
Peter Burns
Stone Mountain
Trap Hill
Mt. Airy
Roaring River
Elkin Times
John A. Halman
Waco
Carolina Central Road
Woodhouse
Rockingham
Richmond
Carthage Blade
Union
Mra Nency Shaw
Here
Prestley Caddell
John P. Clingman
Davie
Willis Robinson
Messrs. Miller & Wilson
Person County
Orange Line
Charlotte Observer
J. M. Moore
Little River
Taylorsville
Amos Dean
Lewis
Dean
Freeling Perces
Stokesar
Perces
Cedar Grove Township
Charlie Hines
the Sentinel
Rutherford Democrat
John Sisk
Cleveland County
J. F. Moore
J. M. Young
Mr. Sisk
South Mountain
Giles and
Murchison
Register of Deeds
New Hanover County
Norwood Giles
Clayton Giles
J. Williams Murchison
Wilmington Star
F. J. Kingsbury
Waterbury
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