News Events of the
Day in the State and Nation
A still and five gallons of peach brandy were captured
yesterday by officers near Hickory.
A strike of railway employees in England has resulted in a
complete stoppage of railway transportation.
The peace treaty and the steel strike remain the engrossing
affairs of Congress this week.
Two negroes accused of criminal assault on white women were
lynched yesterday near Montgomery, Ala.
Herbert C. Hoover has “retired from public office” and will
devote his time to Stanford University in California.
Students of Davidson College were given a holiday in which
to pick cotton. Money made in this way will be placed at the disposal of the
college.
Wm. S. Benton of Salisbury died yesterday as a result of
injuries received when he fell from a porch roof while walking in his sleep.
The lifeless body of Miss Ruth Blackwelder of Winston-Salem
was found yesterday hanging by a rope from the barn rafters. No reason could be
assigned for the rash act.
President Wilson returned to Washington yesterday from his
interrupted speaking tour and was able to walk from his train to a waiting
automobile.
The U.S. shipping board has taken over eight German liners,
including the Imperator, second largest ship in the world. These ships were
used to bring home American troops.
All mills in Albemarle resumed work yesterday morning, an
agreement being reached by strikers and mill representatives. Each of the 19
defendant operatives were bound under bonds of $200 each.
Mrs. George Singletary, her 3-year-old child, and Charles Edwards
are in serious condition as a result of being shot by Mr. Singletary’s husband.
The shooting occurred several miles from Lumberton. Jealousy was the cause.
President Wilson’s breakdown on his western trip is taking
by Democratic politicians in Washington as the answer to whether or not he will
seek a renomination. It is not likely the President could face a hard campaign.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium with many
distinguished Belgians will arrived in New York tomorrow for a visit to this
country. They will be the week-end guests of the President and Mrs. Wilson at
the White House.
Wm. Brown, a negro charged with criminal assault, was
dragged from the county jail in Omaha, Neb., Sunday and hanged to an electric
pole, following a struggle of nine hours by a mob to wrest him from the sheriff.
Troops were rushed to the city and several are dead and injured.
Mansell F. Mills, alias C.C. Anderson of Greensboro, was
taken in custody yesterday under charge of being an escaped prisoner from a
federal prison at Lorton, Va. Mills received a sentence of three years under a
charge of using the mails to defraud, but escaped in 1917.
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