Dog Act Tuesday Large
Thing in House
By W.T. Bost
Raleigh, Feb. 3—Both legislative houses after a leisurely
recess passed from 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon until 3 o’clock today, had a
short session, secured tickets for the Billy Sunday meeting tonight and awaited
for Tuesday when the dog act, trimmings and all, will be put on.
This is the big week. Speaker Brummitt’s bill providing for stricter
supervision of the state’s unfortunates, a tax bill and other matters will come
up for hearing.
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From the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 4, 1919
House is Almost Solid
for Statewide Dog Law. . . Ray’s Bill Passes Almost Unanimously. . . Senate
Kills Saunnder’s Bill to Abolish Capital Punishment and Lets Loose Much Oratory
By W.T. Bost
Raleigh, Feb. 4—The house did the expected thing today and
passed Frank Ray’s statewide dog bill by an overwhelming majority, but the
Senate, which has been expected promptly to enact into law the bill for
reduction of the number of offices punishable by the state with death, defeated
this measure 26 to 17.
The house liquor traffic law committee reported the bill for
the creation of a state prohibition marshalship favorable and its advocates are
sanguine. None, however, has been found who is committed to Superintendent
Davis of the anti-saloon league as a candidate for the job. Opposition is
stiffest from those who say prohibition is now a national matter.
From the manner in which the senate jumped to its seats to
discuss capital punishment, it became clearly discernible that the orators of
that body had held themselves as long as possible. There will be speech as long
as possible, even to the end of the session.
New legislation comes in slowly and deals largely with such
things as abolition or reestablishment of the office of county treasurers in
various counties and bond issues.
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From the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 5, 1919
Many Patients Are
Under Treatment
Thirty-six persons, many of them children, are taking the
Pasteur treatment at Raleigh. The names and post offices of the patients are
forwarded the Record by Mr. W.S. Pollard, who does include his name in the list
but who reports that he is getting along all right.
Hundreds of cases have been treated since the laboratory was
opened several years ago. What is most impressive just at this time is the
number of patients in Raleigh for treatment now. Most of them were bitten by rabid
dogs, though some were attacked by cats, without doubt. The list will give the
public an idea of the suffering a suspense suffered by North Carolina because
of mad dogs:
William Little, Farmville
Alma Aldmond, Albemarle
Narcissus Helton, Clayton
J.E. Cranford, Sanford
Mr. Benson Cranford, Sanford
Peter Norton, Laurinburg
Mr. A.H. Callahan, Draper
William Sneed, Draper
Harvey Mims and Lillie Mims, Clayton
Mr. Charlie Essick and Johnnie Essick, Pinnacle
Ada Smith, sister and baby, Jonesboro
Thomas Trivette and Frank Trivett, Elkin (one Trivette and
other Trivitt; don’t know which is correct)
A.C. Doub, Millard Doub, Buford Doub, Jes Veich,
Tobaccoville
G.W. Gregory, Haw River
S.C. Hunt, Sanford
Mr. George Norton, Laurinburg
George Winters, Garner
Winsloe McIver, Sanford
Colon Webb, Laurinburg
Dorothy Souther, Margaret Souther, Bennie Southern, Routh
Souther, Naples
Mrs. Herbert Evans, Fletzher
F.D. Driver and Billie Driver (son), Youngville
Miss Lillian Roaze, Pinnacle
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From the Hickory Daily Record, Feb. 8, 1919
Another Strange Dog
Killed by Officers
A little dog with green eyes and a limp and its body covered
with foam raced through the business section of Hickory about 8:25 this morning
and caused a scattering of the few persons who were in sight. The animal came
up Fourteenth Street, ran under Mr. G.W. Payne, who gave it plenty of room, and
then chased up Main Street and oblique toward the depot.
Chief Lentz gave chase and the dog was killed near the
Hickory Manufacturing plant. A bullet which the chief fired at the dog glanced
and broke a window pane in the store, but another shot leveled the dog, and
Night Officer A.L. Pope completed the job with a shotgun.
It is believed the dog was mad, as it showed every
indication. Those who saw it said it was either mad or crazy.
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