State News items on rail, libraries, deaths and crime
Dream of the Seaboard extending a branch to Concord and NC Teachers Assembly set for Asheville in June. Tar River bridge at Tarboro to cost 15000 dollars. Raleigh seeks a first class library with 1200 subscribed and 2000 more in sight. Reports warn of fires, deaths, thefts and legal actions across several North Carolina towns.
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Seabord
Concord
North Carolina Teachers’ Assembly
Asheville
Tar River
Tarboro
Raleigh
Smithfield
Mt. Pleasant
Cabarrus County
Morning Star
Wilmington
Winston Sentinel
L N. Clinard
Salem
Carolina Central
Lincolnton
Waynesville
Sanford Express
Langdon Henery Coal Company
Cumnock
Chatham County
North Carolina
Louisvilll
Republican
J. S. Starbuck
Winston
Atlanta Constitution
C. M. Stedman
Atlanta
E. F. Jones
Giston County
Watauga
Boone Democrat
Mt. Airy
Cud Lineback
Monroe
William Marsh
Washington Gazette
New Lutheran Church
H. M. Brown
W.K Brock
Burness Geddie
Squire McLean
Fayetteville
W. J. Martin
Davidson College
J. C. Winder
Seaboard Air Line
Mary Lu Dupree
Aed Ink
A. Dupree
Greenville Reflee
Cheating Claim Arises Over Finances Before Death
Miss Kitty F Smith of St Paul claims against the estate of Alfred J Hill in probate court. She seeks 200 for marriage prep expenses 100 for renouncing her position before marriage and 2000 allegedly promised for the marriage. The Hill estate is valued at 65000.
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St. Pau, Minn
Kitty F Smith
Alfred J. Hill
Miss Smith
Hill
Hitlin
Warmth to Preserve Food for Livestock
The text argues that keeping animals warm saves food by preventing heat loss. It notes warm stables reduce fodder needs and that lumber is cheaper than fodder, so warmth should be provided wherever animals are kept.
Langdon in Jail in Philadelphia Murder Case Ties to Coal Mine FATAL INCIDENTS
Samuel P. Langdon, former president of the Cumnock Coal Mine in Chatham County North Carolina, is jailed in Philadelphia on murder charges regarding Annie McGrath aged eighteen. Evidence includes a burned mouth and acid-tinged traces, a towel over the victim, and Langdon’s inconsistent statements. Detectives, including Frank P. Geyer, pursue the case while witnesses describe sightings and Langdon’s possible engagements.
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Samuel P. Langdon
Chatham County
N. C
Philadelphia
Cumnock
Langdon
Annie McGrath
Girard Avenue
City Hall
Bertha Stewart
Mia. Langdon
New York
Stewart
Henry McGrath
Gratz Street
Andrews
Commonwealth
Frank P. Geyer
Holmes
Raleigh
Cuban Resolutions Deadlock Over House Senate Text
Washington March 24 managers in charge of the Cuban resolutions failed to agree and adjourned to meet again tomorrow. Both houses likely will not adopt the other’s entire text, with Senate conferees expected to approve the first two clauses while striking the third which denies intervention in European colonial conflicts in the Americas.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Cal
Congress weighs intervention to protect trades amid war losses
Conference reports indicate a push for government action to defend legitimate American interests as war costs mount. Despite no final agreement, leaders promise a conclusive resolution backed by both Houses and aimed at neutralizing opposition from Spain supporters. The tone stresses a need for decisive federal steps.
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United States
Congress
Senate
House
Conference
Spain
Waiter Fatally Shot In Dining Room Dispute
In Morgantown West Virginia on March 24 John Mitchell head waiter at the Watson Hotel Fairmont argued with Howard Warwick over seating capacity. Mitchell fired a 32 caliber pistol wounding Alva Diggs who died this afternoon from the wound.
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Morgantown
W. Va
John Mitchell
Watson Hotel
Fairmont
Howard Warwick
Mitchell
Warwick
Alva Diggs
Diggs
Confessed Killer Carr Breaks Silence in Atlanta
Alexander Carr, condemned for the murder of Captain H O King in Atlanta, admitted today he had feigned insanity to fool experts and the public. Sentenced to hang next Friday, he said he shed the disguise to endure the strain and prepare to meet his God.
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Atlanta
Alexander Carr
H. O. King
Carr
Walters Becomes Yachting Figure With Margarita
Baltimore March 24 Henry Walters of Baltimore buys the steam yacht Margarita from Col A J Drexel Philadelphia He applies for membership at the New York Yacht Club He is son of the late William T Walters a major Atlantic Coast Line Railroad owner Walters Art Galleries founder and Mount Vernon Place resident The Margarita built in 1889 as Semiramis by M Max Lebaudy Paris later renamed by Drexel The 224 foot yacht averaged twelve knots on transatlantic crossing.
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New York Yacht Club
Balttimore
Henry Walters
Col. A. J. Drexel
Philadelphia
New York
Walters
William T. Walters
Baltimore
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Mount Vernon Plaze
Hsao
Wilmington
Mr. Walters
M. Max Lebaudy
Paris
Judge Nullifies Ida Gottsberger Marriage to Insane Man
New York reports Judge Van Wyck in Brooklyn annulled Ida C Gottsberger and Frank R Gottsberger's marriage after finding him sane at the ceremony was not true. Ida recounted courtship from 1887 to 1892 including Bible readings and pleas to marry. She learned after marriage he had been in an insane asylum.
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New York
van Wyck
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Ida C. Gottsberger
Frank R. Gottsberger
England
Europe
Prospect Park
Mount Hope Asylum
Maryland
Loat
Jamaica Bay
Gotteberger
St. Mark’s Place
Gottsberger
Brooklyn Bridge
Anna Nichols
Justice van Wyck
Fertilizer Use Boosts Yields for Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Successful growers of fruits berries and vegetables know that the largest yields and best quality come from liberal use of fertilizers containing at least 100 percent of essential plant nutrients to support strong growth and abundant harvests.
Potash Basics for Sandy Soils Highlighted
Actual Potash notes that without liberal potash use on sandy soils growing fruits berries and other crops is impossible. German Kali Works located on Nassau Street in New York is cited.
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Wg Nassau St
New York
Woman Granted Divorce From Suspected Insane Husband Gottsberger
A woman recounts abuse by Gottsberger including beatings and threats as she sought escape. He was later confined to Mount Hope Asylum after arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge. Justice Van Wyck grants a divorce.
Congress Doings and Harrison Medal Authorization
In Washington on March 26 the Senate spent time on a library construction matter naming Bernard R. Green as successor to General Casey and on a legislative appropriation amendment for a third Senate clerk. A Sherman joint resolution authorizing Benjamin Harrison to accept medals from Brazil and Spain passed. An Allen resolution urged silver coinage at 16 to 1 and limits on Treasury bond issues, but was tabled. Miss Nora Cowan and E A McMurtrey, meeting after a Raleigh show, planned to meet between their homes the following Monday.
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Harrison
House
Washington
Senate
Bernard R. Green
Casey
Senate Committee On Pensions
Sherman
United States
Committee On Foreign Relations
Benjamin Harrison
Brazil
Spain
Allen
Nebraska
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
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