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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1892
Page
3
A fragmented digest of deaths, crimes, business ventures, and civic happenings across North and South Carolina. Obituaries for Miss Glorena Smith and others, fires destroying property, new factories and mills planned, political chatter, railroad talks, and local incidents from Concord to Wilmington with mentions of Gastonia to Tarboro.
Sparks from the Wires report the Spree voyage from Southampton with Secretary Foster aboard, a German steamer wreck off Seilly with only one survivor, bread distribution limits in Vienna, a Missouri Pacific freight wreck near St. Louis killing five, and Baroness De Stuers divorcing then remarrying. Also noted are a Senate nomination in Washington, a Tremont mission church fire in Boston, Drew’s suicide confession in Lowell, Weeks Pipin’s arson arrest in Georgia, a harbor collision in New York, a French will prize for African exploration, Georgia Central debt rise, a mass emigration of colored people to Oklahoma, a Van Thomas execution in Abbeville, and a dated confession of another murder.
Berwin March 7 reports from Leipsic say initial accounts exaggerated the disturbance. The crowd totaled a few hundred at most, and police easily dispersed them as actions approached rioting.
New York report details 27 year old William H McGinn striking his sister Mary Aaranlee in a dispute. She threatened him and he offered a pocket knife saying kill me if you dare. Mrs Hempler then used the blade to stab him to death at a nearby drug store. The woman was arrested.
A mob broke into the jail at Mewpuis Tennessee before daybreak and lynched Calvin McDowell Tom Moss and Will Stewart leaders of the Saturday night trouble at The Curve. A search for ring leader Shanks failed as he was concealed during the attack.
Text describes multiple gunshot victims including McDowell Moss and Stewart in an open lot north of the jail. Moss died from a brain bullet, with a shoulder broken and buckshot in the leg. McDowell suffered shotgun wounds. Stewart's throat and neck were struck, a bullet in the brain.
Charles Wall was hanged in the Wyoming county jail yard at Tunkhannock for murdering his wife. He laughed and joked in his cell all morning and hours before the execution he mocked the surroundings. He insisted on his innocence and showed no sorrow or repentance as death by strangulation occurred.
Dr John A P Baker was found not guilty after a second trial for the murder by poisoning his wife. The packed Abingdon courtroom erupted in cheers as the verdict was read, with townsfolk shouting Hurrah for Baker and Hurrah for Botetourt.
Lisson March 7 A hurricane crossed the Portuguese coast damaging homes and harbor works. Several houses lost roofs chimneys trees down. six pedestrians were killed by flying debris and others injured. Tagus river rises threatening more damage as drift wood blocks navigation. London County Council results show 84 progressives and 34 moderates elected, including Duke of Norfolk opposing liberal socialist tendencies.
Fire destroyed Cochran cotton seed oil mill and fertilizer works in Rock Hill. Plant valued at 60000. Rock Hill Cotton Seed Oil Co loses 35000 of value plus machinery. Cochran Co loses stock on hand valued at 13000 including 150 barrels of oil 1000 tons of seed thirty bales of lint cotton 1000 bales of fibre twenty five tons of cake and ten tons of meal. Insurance 52000, with 20000 held by Rock Hill company on the plant and 32000 by Cochran on machinery and stock.
A March 7 clash near Shaft No 2 tunnel work in Niagara Falls left Poles defeated and several injured. Jol Ricco died and Ingas Donassi was mortally wounded by a ball. Three Black men Parker Kelly Chambers were arrested. police report a public safety incident followed by property damage and a later carriage collision with a West-bound train. officers escaped harm.
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