State News Torn by Floods and Wild Turkey Tales
A crowded roundup of regional notes reports Sampson County forming a fertilizer plant near Burlington Col F W Fonts killed by a red snake in Henderson County and a 12 inch beard noted on a wild turkey elsewhere. Nearby towns report crops losses and small enterprises, rail and road updates, accidents and local crime notes.
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Sampson County
F. W. Fonts
Burlington
F. Sovered
Henderson- Times
Albion
Firs Tly
Holy At
Jotte
Mf Smith
Mecklenburg
Hickory Mercury
Bickory Mercury
Roxboro
Fitzgerald
Hickory
Raleigh
Concord Standard
John Bord
Art P. Wilson
Boone
Patterson
Boone Democrat
D. W. Phillips
Toccoa
R & D Road
Gastonia Gazette
J.B. Freeman
Chimney Rock
J. W. Alspaugh
Crowell
Trinity College
Strely
Jack Frost
Caswell News
Kinston Free Press
Mary Mosely
Auguste Mosely
Vance Township
Eps Ae
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Elizabeth Iy
Jailer Johnson
Atlantic and North Carolina
Morehead
George Hanks
Charlotte
Wilkesboro
James Madison Leach
Aynesville
Laura Walbal
Berne Journal
GOXEVITES SENTENCED IN WASHINGTON COURT
Coxey Browne and Jones were sentenced to twenty days in jail for violating the ban on partisan banners at the Capitol with a five dollar fine for trespass on the grass. Judge Miller praised restraint, rejected a heavy sentence, and the trio was taken to jail in the Black Maria.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coxey, Browne
Jones
Miller
Washington
United States
Capitol
Coxey
Browne
Naga
Pence and
Hudson
Representative Hudson
Kansas
Congress of the
Justice Brewer
Federal Supreme Court
Judge Miller
Mr. Hudson
Hyman
Carl Browne
Imenegresatadies Ren Vadeen Te Janes
Eee Ee
District of Columbia
Xey
Masillon
Ohio
Pennsylvania Line
Pittsburg
Alleghany Mountains
Pennsylvania Avenue
Servia restores 1869 Constitution as ministry resigns
London and Paris reporting King Alexander of Servia issues proclamation restoring the 1869 constitution while the entire ministry resigns. In Paris Emile Henry, the anarchist, is guillotined after maintaining bravado and dying shouting Vivel Anarchiste. no disturbance or rescue attempt occurred.
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London
Alexander
Servia
Paris
Emile Henry
Tom
Counterfeiter Ring Apprehended in Topeka
Secret Service circular announces detection of a new counterfeit five dollar silver certificate. Lithographic note bears weak Grant portrait and crooked numeral five. Maker and two confederates captured in Topeka, Kansas. police and agent confiscate $1,015 in notes and the printing plate.
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Washington
Secret Service Division
the Treasury
Grant
Topeka
Kansas
Secret Service
Bribery Inquiry Sees Closed Sessions On Major Buttz
Washington May 21 The special committee investigating bribery charges against Major Buttz and sugar trust linked legislation met twice today behind closed doors with press and public barred. The first session ran from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a one hour recess followed Senator Gray stated the committee would print the testimony once the case ends and present it to the public, echoing prior newspaper coverage.
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Washington
Major Buttz
Sugar Trust
Gray
Senator Buttz Faces Bribery Inquiry Over Tariff Vote
Testimony at the committee hearing details offers of money to sway votes on the tariff bill. Eppa Hunton Jr and Senator Kyle testified an individual named Major Buttz offered sums for favorable action. Buttz denied bribery, asserting no such attempt, while the panel notes possible other parties unnamed. The committee resumes tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
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Hunton
Eppa Hunton, Jr
Major Buttz
Kyle
Buttz
Flood Deluge Submerges Williamsport City
Williamsport Pennsylvania faces a catastrophic Susquehanna flood as by 1 PM the river reaches 31 feet above low water, surpassing the 1889 peak. The entire city is underwater with four to twenty feet of flooding, logs and mills swept away, communications down, and relief urgent as losses top a million dollars and rise further.
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Williamsport
Penn
Susquehanna
Death Sentences Carried Out in Public in Barcelona
Anarchists Codina Gerezuela Lagas Bernat Villarubia and Mir were executed at 4 am in Barcelona for involvement in the Pallas plot against Martinez De Campos. Spectators were sparse as troops maintained order. Prisoners faced three metre firing distance. two men resisted blindfolding and kneeing, then both were shot again as they lay wounded.
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Barcelona
Codina
Gerezuela
Lagas
Bernat
Villarubia
Mir
Pallas
Martinez de Campos
Logas
Treasury balance and naval orders reported in Washington
Washington May 21 The stated Treasury balance stands near 120 million dollars with about 83.8 million in ES. Gold exports of 1.3 million are planned for tomorrow and expectations set to drop below 80 million by week’s end. The Richmond crew transfer to Constellation and Newport receiving duties are noted along with other naval movements. The Wilson County Stock Association meeting last week in Wilson was a success.
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Kee
Gene
Washington
Winston
Charlotte Cuntanien den
Repre
Mendes
New Berns
Jasperers
Jessie
Jasper
W. Kennedy
Graffenreid
Jno
A Pollock
Kinston Free Statesville
Alvin Summers
Sharpsburg Township
W. P. Elliott
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Salisbury
J. A Cozer
Franklin Township
Charlotte
Winston Sentinel
Patrick Henry Winston
North Carolina
Spokane
Durham Sun
William Lunsford
Knap of Reeds
Granville County
Register of Deeds
Pat Lunsford
Lunsford
the Sentinel
Winston Court House
Monroe Enquirer
J. T. Dees
Monroe
Stanly
Gladstone
Richmond and
Danville
Rowan County
Concord Standard
Lamberton Robesonian
James C. Smith
Picket
Guard Smith
Concord Times
B H. Wingate
Pineville
Charlotte News
Treasury
New York
Erbena
Antwerp
Belgian
Belgium
Richmond
Constellation
Newport
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
McAdoo
Pphia
Bluefields
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Raleigh Press
Durham
Halifax
Johnson Streets
John M. Cartwright
Joe Caudle
Yadkin County
Caudle
Fred Duglass
G. Hill
United States Commissoner
New Berne Journal
Presbyterian Church
College and
Seventh Streets
Warrenton Gazette
John Bolton
Reavis’ Mill
Virginia
Louisburg Times
Thos. C. Fuller
Haysville Township
Fuller
Jas. W. Atkinson
Spout Springs
Isaac Brinkley
Brinkley
John X. Smith
Fred Lawrence
Baltimore
Lawrence
Powell and Snider
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Ashville Register
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