01 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1891
Page
1
The Motz case features extensive witness testimony on Miss Motz, her condition, and alleged arrangements with Sam Motz. Testimony includes medical remarks, character witnesses, and claims of a plan to remove Michael Ergot from town. Public sentiment remains strongly in favor of the defendants.
Hon. A M Waddell will appear with the Attorney General in Raleigh for the State in a major case challenging section 22 schedule B of the revenue act. The tax of one tenth of one percent concerns about thirty thousand dollars. Merchants represented by Hon. George Davis and George Rountree seek to have the tax declared illegal. The matter was before Judge Seymour of the Federal Court at New Bern. Clarke Ford company closed its Raleigh engagement in A Happy Pair and A Runaway Match and moves to Charlotte for tomorrow’s performance.
3000 miners attacked Briceville stockade freeing 163 convicts and burning the stockade at nine last night. Convicts aided in a subsequent assault at Coal Creek’s Chumley stockade, but doors were broken and few clashes occurred. Governor Buchanan had not yet called out the militia by noon.
The receipts for the week ending Thursday were 1,535 bales versus 2,759 last year. Cumulative figures since September show 8,638 bales, down from 17,856 on the same date last season. Shipments reached 980 bales and stock on the platform stood at 1,690.
Fayetteville North Carolina reports a bustling scene as Cumberland fair preparations surge. Twenty three race horses entered with seven more en route, stock exhibits pour in, flags rise, and a moonlight fox hunt is planned as a highlight for next week.
In Des Moines and across Iowa the 1900s political calculus centers on the People's party. Republicans fear a large Greenback shift while Democrats hope a big People's vote to swing the state. Iowa Farmers' Alliance remains nonpartisan though divisions with allied groups run deep.
A rock excavation collapse two miles south of Martinsville at 4 PM killed Richard Perkins and Charles Wilson and injured three others Tom Harris Henry Bacon and Jake Ellum. A Washington telegram says Winston and Salem post offices will remain separate after consolidation talks. Winston shipped over one million pounds of manufactured tobacco in October.
An East Indian Corn Paint claims to relieve corns bunions and warts. The ad promotes quick relief and lists the product as a remedy for foot discomfort.
Cable reports from Hiogo Japan describe a massive quake that destroyed Nagoya Gifu and Osaki with fire tidal waves and collapsed railways. An estimated 24 000 people died and 20 000 houses were wrecked while a tidal wave submerged districts and roads were blocked. Tourists and missionaries are reported safe.
In Wilmington reports a key meeting to appoint delegates for the Raleigh convention is described. J O Nixon warns repeal of constitutional amendments empowering Black rights, while Dancy protests Clyde Line dining segregation. Speakers urge education, party unity, and equal political standing for Black citizens amid Democratic Alliance tensions.
John H. Inman refuted reports of a management change at the Richmond Terminal. He stated there is no truth that Mr. Smithers or anyone else requested his resignation or sought displacement. A matinee at Metropolitan Hall featured the Clark-Ford company performing She Stoops to Conquer to a large audience, praised for strong acting and lively delivery.
Summary of Fifth district Supreme Court cases including Myatt vs railroad Lambe vs Love Isley vs Boone Barbee vs Barbee State of North Carolina and Guilford County v Georgia Company. Also a medicinal ad for Simmons Liver Regulator claiming relief from indigestion and dyspepsia.
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