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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
6
A collection of witty observations from High Point North Carolina referencing hot weather baseball notes and social quirks. The column jokes about fish stories river boats and the open season for humorous anecdotes while noting local culture and current events of the era.
Desperate ten day battles between Servians and Bulgarians push tens of thousands killed or disabled. Bulgarian advances threaten Nish and Greek lines as refugees flood Salonika and reports speak of overwhelming losses and looming disaster.
Johannesburg reports renewed disorder as gold miners in the Rand district clash after a government brokered settlement. Casualties reach about 110 with officers soldiers and police wounded. Striker crowd roams Carlton hotel as leaders declare terms amid hostile reactions and claims of bought leaders.
Gustave Hanson, a German mining engineer, was said to be shot as a spy by Mexican federals at Torreon. Francisco Martinez, an American citizen, was arrested by rebels at Colombia Coahuila, where he manages an American owned ranch, on charges of passing information to federals.
A rapid blaze at Bolling & Powers stock yards in Nashville Tenn destroyed 350 animals including 300 hogs and 50 cattle within minutes after the alarm. The Nashville Gas tanks across the street were feared to explode before water streams saved the plant and police cleared the crowd.
A small cyclone swept the Waycross region causing church destruction at Hebardville. The Methodist church collapsed and five frame houses were torn from foundations. Two Negro churches were demolished and a third severely twisted. Large plate glass windows and office windows broke in city buildings.
The national accounts show a surplus of 40.1 million for the year, offset by Panama canal and public debt expenditures creating a 2.15 million deficit. Receipts total 725.78 million. ordinary disbursements 683.70 million. internal revenue up 16.5 million. pensions rise 21.5 million. gold reserves and bank note circulation noted. A Senate lobby hearing reveals an impersonation scandal tied to Wall Street influence efforts, with David Lamar and Edward Lauterbach named in the misrepresentation case.
New Orleans reports strong opposition to the Clarke amendment in the Underwood tariff bill proposing a tax of one tenth of a cent per pound on all cotton futures contracts. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange and many southern traders urge officers to block the measure, receiving hundreds of telegrams from dealers in a dozen states demanding action.
Logan A Vilas of Chicago becomes the first to fly an aeroplane across Lake Michigan in a hydro-aero plane from St Joseph Michigan to Chicago. The 58 mile trip took one hour and 44 minutes with companion William Bastar of Benton Harbor Michigan. Air currents forced him to change altitude frequently.
Federal Judge Charles S. Wolverton signs decree forfeiting 2 075 616 acres in the Willamette valley to the government. The action targets the Oregon and California Railroad and its successor Southern Pacific for failing to sell land to settlers at 2 50 an acre as granted by Congress in 1870.
In Newport Rhode Island the crew of the battleship Louisiana thwarted a dire flood after a valve bonnet blew off the starboard engine room. Captain Templin M Potts, retired after dismissal, witnessed the alarm call and rapid response as bulkheads closed and pumps fought the water.
In Asheville about 150 judges and lawyers gathered for the North Carolina Bar Association's three day convention. Judge James S. Mannin of Raleigh delivered the principal address as president, presenting a message to the state lawyers. He referenced pending North Carolina legislative issues but offered no recommendations.
In Griffin Georgia a 50 gallon still was seized eight miles south of Griffin by Deputy Collector Emmett Hinton and deputies. They pursued Mrs Sarah Baugh an 82 year old woman who fired on them believing they were robbers, then allowed them to continue after Hinton explained their mission.
Senate finance committee approved immediate effect for most tariff schedules with sugar and wool pending caucus approval. A 25 percent ad valorem revenue tax was added on spur ious wines made from pumice fortified with chemicals. Convict labor clause revised to exclude only countries that prohibit convict labor. Chairman Simmons forecasts five weeks for bill debate.
Thousands of Manitoba soldiers parade returning from annual camp. an American flag waved from a curb triggers a riot. Civilians injure each other while the flag is torn and trampled. Police intervene as One Hundredth regiment escorts proceed. no soldier blamed. The American escapes with minor harm.
Harry C. Knight, famed as the Hero of the Indianapolis Speedway, died in Columbus Ohio when his front wheel drive car blew a right tire and overturned on the 110th lap of a 200 mile race. Milton Michaelis of Atlanta was fatally injured in the same crash at about 75 miles per hour.
Reports of heavy fighting in Macedonia surface as large numbers of wounded and prisoners reach capitals. Sofia remains silent and sources from Serbia and Greece offer biased accounts, with no formal war declaration. The Bulgarian minister to Greece is recalled but not yet left Athens.
Angry mothers in West Pittsburg mobbed Abe Yuengling the chauffeur after an uncontrolled car plunged into a crowd of children preparing for a parade. One child was killed and twelve injured as brakes allegedly failed on the steep grade before police intervened.
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