North Carolina News Roundup From Roanoke Beacon
State plans a 50,000 dollar Mecklenburg County courthouse this summer while 1,500 dollars is raised for the Davis monument in Rich, and a North State music company at Raleigh announces resignations and payroll changes. Auctions, sales, and land deals abound as mills, mines, and farms shift ownership amid storm damage, frost, and new mining openings across the state.
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Roanoke Beacon
Plymouth
N. O
Mecklenbure County
Court House
Davis Monument
Richdi
North State Music Co
Raleigh
New Gibson
Joe. C. Gibson
Greensboro
Hamburg
Mounta
D. W. C. Sithow
Cleveland County
Odd Fellows
Wilmington
William Moncure
Hi Bes
Seaboard Air Line
Reidsville
Asheville
Vance Memorial
North Carolina
W. M. Dunn
Clinton Loan Association
Chatham County
Sam's
Chadwick
Beaufort Herald
The
State University
Summere
King’s Mountain
Charlotte Observer
Silas Nicholson
Jackson County
Websta
Tueeday
Coonheart
New Berne
Norfolk & Wilmington
Elko
Accompan
Monroe Hillsboro Observer
Frank Smith
Cedar Grove Township
Smith
High Point
John Farlow
Asheboro
Guilford Battle Ground Company
W. C. Tucker
Mooresboro
Goose Creek
Charlotte News
Walter Newton
Amos Newton
Granville County
Thomas McIntyre
New River
Durham Sun
Col. J
Carr
Meridale Farm
Ayer and McKinney
Meredith
N. Y
Chas
Holliste
Mary
F. W. Hughes
Rne
Henry G Thomas
Thomasville
Chicago
Clem Palmer
Locust Hill Township
Caswell News
W. B. Snipe
J. W. Langdale
Wellington
Windsor Ledger
Seaman's
Willmington
Miller
Pennsylvania
United States Marine Hospital
Sanford Express
Joe Rogers
W. A. Watson, Jr
Lexington
Hillsboro
William Holmes
Bingham Township
Shelby
Tracy Hicks
J. M. Pennington
Albert Torrence
Gastonia Gazette
Militia guard at Mesaba Range and varied May 3 notices
Reports from multiple cities on May 3 include militia deployment to Mesaba Range to protect miners heading to work, election updates from Louisville and Birmingham, and Cleveland noting quiet conditions with mobile forces ready. A boiler explosion at Hammerbrook kills five and injures seven. other items cover a criminal trial acquittal and a bank president signing 18,000 five dollar bills by hand.
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Pitrspurg
Kan
Weir City
Alabama
Waitz
Hammerbrook
Crpar Rapids
Ramsay
Telegraphers’ Brotherhood
Cedar Rapids, Burlington and Northern Road
Springfield
Conn
Augusta Assignment Reveals Mc Corkle Bros Creditors
Staunton May 2 John J. Mc Corkle & Bro merchants of Middlebrook Augusta county and John McCorkle of Staunton and J M Mc Corkle of Middletown assign to J L Bumgardner and W E Craig trustees for general creditors. Gross liabilities listed as 30 363 81. Assets include residences in Staunton and Middlebrook farm and town property plus household and personal property. Creditors divided into three classes including out of state parties. large bank indebtedness noted with Mrs Corkle provided for.
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Staunton Va
John
McCorkle
Indians Failures as Soldiers
Washington reports that most remaining members of two Indian companies at Fort Omaha Nebraska and Fort Douglass Utah have been discharged or will be released on furlough as the units disband. Army officers deem the Indian as a soldier a failure with few serving over three years, often buying discharge or citing family obligations or land allotments to leave.
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Washington, D.C
Second Infantry
Fort Omaha
Neb
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort Douglass
Utah
Gambling Pure and Simple Case Decides Margin Sales
A Memphis case Connors v Black ends with a ruling that all margin based grain sales are gambling unless both sides intend to actually receive or deliver the grain. Black posted 5000 in margins with broker Connors, defaulted on further payments, and Connors sued. The decision cites a State Supreme Court ruling and caused unease at the Merchants Exchange.
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St. Louis
Merchants’ Exchange
Connors
Black
Memphis
Employment of Idle Men Bill Sparks House Debate
Washington May 2 Mr Bell populist of Colorado introduced in the House a joint resolution to appoint a committee of three Senators and five Representatives to devise means for employing idle labor. The plan covers mines canals reservoirs reclamation projects and transport lines with legal tender money tied to population growth and immigration restrictions to protect domestic workers. The Secretary of the Treasury would enforce measures under this program.
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Washington
Bell
Colorado
Congress
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Bonds for public finance and local issuance plan
A congressional committee suggests authorizing issue of interest bearing bonds by Congress and states. It proposes using new funds for development rather than hoarding capital, enabling states and municipalities to secure money cheaply on bonded securities like national banks with government bonds. The preamble cites census data 1880 and 1890 linking silver coinage stoppage and special legislation to agricultural impoverishment and burdens.
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Congress
Yaqui Massacre Report Stuns Ensenada Force Trail
Dispatches say Yaqui warriors ambushed Mexican troops marching from Ensenada toward Guaymas in Sonora. A 500-man column, aided by 200 militia, suffered heavy losses as rocks and gunfire pinned them in a canyon. Torres reportedly retreated to Guaymas amid rumors of arrest. preparations for renewed operations against the Yaquis continue across Baja California, Sonora, and Sinaloa.
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Louis E. Torres
Mexico
Sonora
Simalia
Diaz
Torres
Sierra de Bacatel
Sierra de Tel
Canon
Hermosillo
Caraign
Guaymas
Ensenada
Lower California
Sorona
Sinaloa
Jacobi Corda
Lames
Arenas
Sierra de Bacetel
Guaymas Yaquis Reported Conducting Raids
From Guaymas comes a description saying Yaquis are in the region and are to Mexico what the Apaches are to Arizona. The piece lauds their endurance and notes periodic raids from strongholds in the Sierra Nevadas. Further details from Guaymas are expected.
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Guaymas
Mexico
Arizona
Sierra Nevadas
Jealous wife shoots Miss Viva Castle in Minnesota
In Minneapolis May 2 Miss Viva Castle stepdaughter of ex congressman Castle Stillwater once Washington resident lies near death from a bullet wound in the temple. Mrs. Scott Blake wife of the Postal Cafe proprietor fired the shot in an upper room as Castle rested in a chair. Blake claimed Castle slept while rearranging hair. the gun averted from Blake’s husband when she fired the revolver. The couple delayed reporting to police for four hours. Blake was seized and Mrs Blake arrested after being found at midnight.
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Blake
Miss Castle
Lawless Mob in Cleveland Strikes Iron Works
A mob of six to seven thousand gathered in Cleveland and advanced on Scranton avenue, smashing windows at Vain Iron Works and pss ar ne works, driving workers from Oh Furniture Works. Police charged on Jennings avenue, hundreds of reserves and mounted units deployed, with many arrests amid intense southern city unrest.
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Cleveland, O
Scranton Avenue
Vain Iron Works
pss ar _ne
Fen
Oh Furniture Works
Jenning’s Avenue
Ministers in Lexington denounce Breckenridge renomination
The Ministerial Union of Lexington Ky declares it a conscience duty to oppose Col Breckenridge’s bid for reelection. They cite alleged adultery hypocrisy and moral defiance as reasons to reject him and to urge voters to ignore his candidacy.
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Lexington
Col. Breckenridge
Congress of United States
Public Debt in Washington May Report
The May 1 financial bulletin shows a mixed shift in public debt and treasury holdings. Total outstanding debt rose to 1 017 556 000 with certificates and notes at 619 339 795, while cash in treasury stood at 780 660, gold reserve 100 000 000, and net cash balance 25 097 785. Gold coin and bars decreased by 6 623 587 and silver rose by 1 307 255. surplus held in national bank depositories reached 16 840 719.
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Treasury
War Department
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Salem Female Institute
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New Berne Journal
W. L. Gallant
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Augusta
Jno. M. McCorkle & Bro
Middlebrook
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Congressman Castle
Breckenridge
Ministerial Union
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