North Carolina Legislative Amendments Meeting Set in Raleigh
Governor Craig calls 18 member Legislative Commission on Constitutional Amendments to convene in Raleigh on April 21 for organization. Commission to elect a secretary, set hearing program, and take up proposed amendments from the recent session for 60 day pre- session review. Members listed from governor, senate, and house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Craig
Legislative Commission On
Senate
House
A. M. Seales
Greensboro
J. W. Bailey
D. Y. Cooper
Henderson
H. Q. Alexander
Charlotte
N. J. Rouse
Kinston
Daughtridge
Rocky Mount
H. W. Stubb
Williamston
A. T. Grant
Mocksville
A. D. Ward
Newbern
A. D. Ivie
Spray
F. M. Washington
Wilson
Connor
E. J. Justice
R. A. Doughton
Sparta
W. A. Devin
Oxford
E. R. Wooten
C. S. Wallace
Morehead City
H. A. Page
Aberdeen
R. A. Williams
Asheville
Drainage district urged for Silver Creek lands
A report from Agricultural Department engineers Yarnell and Lynde, at Rep Webb’s request, backs forming a drainage district along Silver Creek Burke County. They propose widening the channel to 35 feet and 8 feet deep at an estimated cost of 18084 dollars, predicting land values would rise 400 to 500 percent. About 1000 acres of bottom land now worth 25 dollars an acre could reach 100 dollars with proper drainage, though risk of flood remains. The examination notes rapid runoff, past cultivation, and land abandonment due to drainage issues, with upland areas largely unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Silver Creek
Burke County
Agricultural Department
Yarnell and Lynde
Webb
W. A. Walton
McElrath
Farmers urged to use lime as railroads cut freight rates
North Carolina state chemist Dr Kilgore urges farmers to apply agricultural lime after major railroads slash freight charges. New rate structure halves costs for a carload, 30 cents a ton for 10 miles, up to $1.15 for 200 miles with increases for longer distance. Kilgore says lime improves soils, especially black soils rich in vegetable matter, and should be spread after land is broken. Also notes a corrected judicial district act and Governor Craig appoints John Sprunt Hill to the American commission on cooperative agriculture in Europe.
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Raleigh
B. W. Kilgore
Southern Railroad
North Carolina
Norfolk Southern
Kilgore
Department of Agriculture
Southern Railway
Carolina
Washington
Simmons and Overman
Houston
Daniel W. Adams
Ashe County
Adams
Forestry Bureau
Daniels
Navy Department
Howard A. Banks
Hickory
N. C
Banks
Hickory Democrat
Davidson College
University of North Carolina
Salisbury
Statesville
Lexington
Rowan Lodge
Salisbury Lodge
Concord
Lenoir
North Wilkesboro
Shelby
Charlotte
B. A. Baker
Forest City
Rutherford County
Greensboro
Mason W. Gantt
Fobis
Superior Court
H. A. Foushee
J. R. Gordon
W. G. Bradshaw
Gantt
Water Board
Greene County
Willow Greene
Ormonds
Pitt
Greene
News of North Carolina items in Charlotte area
Reports from various North Carolina towns detail storm damage in the region and a mix of local incidents. Highlights include political shifts in East Spencer, an assault case in Burlington, a fatal scald in Shelby, and state appointments in Washington, with developments on airship work, a fire at Wilmington Handle Works, and local government plans for mail delivery and road bonds.
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Charlotte
Burlington
Ferry Murray
West Burlington
Mary Walton
Justice of the Peace
Superior
Salisbury
Dan Jones
East Spencer
J. 8
Finger
Teo. F. Kluttz
Rowancourt
Shelby
Matt Brooks
Tariff revision engages Wilson on tariff plan
President Wilson presses ahead with tariff revision after long White House talks with Representative Oscar W Underwood. The dialogue covers Ways and Means bill details and speedily steering the measure through Congress. While some favor a single tariff bill, others push for schedule by schedule votes to secure Democratic support.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Oscar W. Underwood
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Senate
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Gore
Oklahoma
Hughes
New Jersey
Mexico Peace Claims 75 Percent Pacified Revolt
The Mexican Government, via the American Embassy in Mexico City, says about 75 percent of the revolutionary movement in Mexico is pacified and that the pacification of Sonora is imminent. The Provisional Government has ordered a punitive step to end the financiers behind the revolts.
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Mexico
Washington
México
Sonora
Mexico City
Privsional
President Wilson Aids Omaha After Nebraska Disaster
President Wilson telegrammed Mayor Dahlman of Omaha offering help as Nebraska faced disaster. Omaha leaders and Major Hartman commended the help, while residents expressed gratitude for the sympathy. Federal troops, including a 100 man signal corps company, were positioned at Old Fort Omaha to assist civil authorities.
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Wilson
Washington
Dahlman
Omaha
Nebraska
Major Hartman
Central Department of the Army
Chicago
Galerston
Tex
Signal Corps
Old Fort
Herile
War Department
Hartman
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Stokely
Murden
Elizabeth City
Okisko
Union County
Monroe
Wayne County School
Wayne County Club
Guilford
Greensboro Merchants’ Association
Guilford County
W. R. Moore
W. O. Doggett
W. H. Trexler
H. C. Rudd
T. C. Smith
Fred N. Taylor
Burke
Hill Highway
Lenoir County
Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad Co
Raleigh Post
Jno
W. Cross
Clem Wilder
Corporation Commission
State Tax Commission
Henderson County
Hendersonville
Flat Creek
Saluda
Green River
United States District Court
Blue Ridge Interurban Railway Company
Mr. Kilgore
New Hanover
Brunswick
Pender
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
North Caroline
American Commission For
Southern Commercial Congress
State Prison
J. S. Mann
Hyde County
J. J. Laughinghouse
E. F. McCulloch
White Oak
Bladen County
Thomas Fenner
J. R Rodgers
McGeachy
Thomas M. Newland
Seventeenth Judicial District
Caldwell, Burke, Lincoln
Cleveland
Polk
Newland
Benjamin Newland
Tennesee
W. C. Newland
Caswell Station
Walter Faison
Andrew Williams
Jacksonville
Goldsboro
Newhern
News OF North Carolina
Spencer
H. C. Bueck
Washington, D. C
W. H. Osborne
Internal Revenue
Stateville
Lon Sherrill
North Newton
Sherrill
Wilmington
Wilmington Handle Works
London
House of Commons
Francis Acland
Ackland
Peking
China
United States
Matton's
High Point
Independent Telephone Lines
Copper Lines
Orick Service
Saliisbury
China Grove
Albemarne
Winston-Salem
Asheboro
Randleman
Thomasville
Kernersville
North State Telephone GO
J. F. Hayden
High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
Rexall
Ring Drug Co
British Woolen Mills
G. Dunbar
B. F. McClure
C. Dunbar
North Main St
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