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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1887
Page
7
The text notes a charter granted by the Legislature of North Carolina on March 9 1885 marking an official act establishing or authorizing a municipal entity or instrument as part of state legislative action.
Mary Maud Watson of Hartford Windsor county Vermont seeks one fifth of John Anderson's eight million dollar tobacco fortune. After a protracted probate and land sale to create the Plaza Hotel, Watson signed a quit-claim for fifty thousand dollars in a late settlement. Other heirs and ex-judge Curtis remain involved as court actions continue and new claims emerge.
Labor demand remains strong for skilled and unskilled work with wages held in skilled trades. Employers report effort to weed out inferior skilled labor while some regions push a Saturday half holiday, and southern migration grows for skilled tasks. Steel and textile sectors show rising output and new plants, with Federation of Labor expanding and global shifts toward liquid fuel and new furnaces altering production.
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