Editor notes and World News In a 1903 issue of The State Chronicle
The State Chronicle discusses letters to the editor, policies on correspondence, and local items. It covers Polk family remains moved to Capitol Hill, Expo spending, cotton price outlook, Marion Butler’s views, Orton plantation, Rocky Mount Mills expansion, Belgium universal suffrage, Davis remains reinterment train plans, earthquake predictions by Prof Falk, New York society's tattooed Earl of Craven, Hampton Roads visit, Minister Even Alexander, and Kansas-Arkansas cyclone activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Marion Butler
New York
Earl of Craven
Martin
Third party hopes fall as Hollowell loses office
Tax New Bern journal mocks Mr Hollowell a Caucasian candidate and Marion Butler’s paper recounting his Third party bid for Johnston county Register of Deeds. It notes his failed run 600 votes behind and his landlord’s lost mill, reflecting many optimistic Third party hopes that election night dashed.
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New Berne Journal
Hollowell
Marion Butler
Office of Register of Deeds
Johnston County
E. J. Holt
Veteran hunter mortally wounds foot in squirrel hunt
W T Tucker, a one armed Polkton veteran, dropped his gun while crossing a branch during a squirrel hunt. The weapon discharged tearing his left foot severely. He crawled a mile and a half with one foot and one arm, others foot mangled and bleeding. He was alive when the letter was mailed. recovery deemed almost impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polkton
Charlotte Observer
R. B. Babington
W. T. Tucker
Earthquake Rocks Zante Athens April 18
Incessant shocks were felt across Zante island last night with 25 second tremors east to west. Panic and suffering followed as only about 200 houses were deemed habitable. A Patras bound steamer reported violent sea activity but escaped damage.
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Zante
Athens
I Land
Patras
Vassar
Cashier Redwine's Statement in Gate City Bank Defalcation
An evening paper prints what is said to be the substance of a statement by Lewis Redwine about his defalcation at Gate City National Bank. He claims Cobb Jackson obtained from him upward of 90000, with funds advanced in 1891 and 1892 for railroad deals, mostly repaid by Jackson's notes or checks. Redwine burned most chits before fleeing, and he notes potential other evidence could alter this account.
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Cobb Jackson
Gate City Bank
Atlanta
Lewis Redwine
Gate City National Bank
Jackson
Atlantic and
Redwine
Pidelis
Ander Seal
Eric Methal
Badalo
N.Y
Death notice and varied local items from Statesville and Charlotte
The late C A Carlton Esq of Statesville dies. he was a director of Atlantis railroad and survived by his wife and three children. Also reports of an Asheville accident where a child died from burns, Cooper Inman nuptials en route to Atlanta New Orleans and Chattanooga, an underground iron water find near Bissel bottom, and a prison incident in Auburn. Includes Raleigh population note and Kemp's Balsam advertisement.
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C. A. Carlton
Statesville
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
Atlantis, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad
Carlton
Geo. W. Stinson
Davidson Ccollege
F. H. Andrews
J. F. Carlton
Wilson Drug Company
Asheville
B. Burnette
Broad Street
College Street
Mr. Burnette
Cooper-Inman
Atlanta
Joseph W. Cooper
Nellie S. Inman
Inmans
South
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Robi Kaighn
Mesdames
Fitzgerald and
Norton
M Isses Campbell
Charlotte News
Knox
Bissel
Dowd
Flood at Lake Fid dler Colliery prompts mine rescue
Flooding from the old Fiddle Green workings trapped workers at the Lake Fiddler Colliery at 8 this morning. Rescue parties entered the mine while hundreds gathered at the slope mouth. By noon Superintendent Williams said all men escaped. The mine, run by a mining and railroad company, employs five hundred workers and suffered serious damage.
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Southern Associated Pres
Slamoaxis
Penn
Fiddle Green
Fiddler
Williams
Pope Orders Rain Prayers Across Italy in Droughts
Rome April 18 The Pope orders Catholic prayers for rain across Italy as drought persists for two months. Southern Europe faces minimal rainfall and crop losses while Southern Russia reports severe agricultural damage.
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Europe
Rome
Italy
Russia
Tapperton suitor seeks Bullion daughter's hand
Tapperton plans to ask Mr Bullion for his daughter's hand and confides nerves to Billington. Billington reassures that Mr Bullion is approachable and unlikely to react angrily. The anticipated response: a laugh rather than hostility.
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Tapperton
Mr. Bullion
Billington
New York Weekly
Mountain Springs Resorts List Mentioned in State Chronicle
A scanned fragment lists numerous Virginia and West Virginia springs and resorts including Alleghany Springs, Hot and Healing Springs, Natural Bridge, White Sulphur Springs, and Sweet Springs. It notes printed matter about these resorts may be obtained free by mail via the Recreation Department and Christian Union in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Alleghany Springs
Blue Ridge Springs
Buffalo Lithia Springs
Charlottesville
Graham
Luray Caves
Max Meadows
Natural Bridge
Rockbridge
Recreation Department
The
Christian Union
State Chronicle
Raleigh
N. C
Double tragedy near Ness City as serenaders spark deadly shootout
In Ness county a wedding night disturbance ends with John Anderson firing on a ser enading crowd, killing two men and wounding a drunk cowboy. Authorities say Anderson has not been arrested and public sympathy rests with him. A separate note reports $1.75 million in gold withdrawn from New York for export to Europe, leaving only $40,560 free gold, with expectations of higher reserves by ship departure day.
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Anderson
Topeka
Ness County
John Anderson
Ness City
New York
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Europe
Jordan
Sub-Treasury
Carlisle
Sale and mortgage notices from Wake County Raleigh period
Public sale notices list mortgage and land foreclosure actions in Raleigh Wake County North Carolina. Items include sale of the State Chronicle mortgage to Josephus Daniels and land foreclosures in Cary township and Raleigh city real estate involving C A Evans and others with dates in 1893 1895 and later.
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Chronicle Publishing Company
Josephus Daniels
Wake County
Court House
Raleiza
N. C
Raleigh
N. Y
Stat. Chronicle
Aining
Orien
C. A. Evans
Court House Cor
N.C
Cary Township
C. O. Evans
Kit
Montague
City of Raleigh
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Albert Kramer
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W. T. Carrington
R. C. Cox
Busbee
E. J. Parrish
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T. B Fuller
E G. Lineberry
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S R Carrington
C. H. Norton
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George L Tonnofski
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