Textile mill activity and new incorporations in North Carolina
The Caswell Cotton mills near completion in Kinston and Shelby mill additions advance. Wilson mill engine-room fire reported January. Worth Manufacturing to add 4 160 spindles. Laurinburg Waverly mill incorporated with 100 000 capital. Zebulon Southern Spinning and Manufacturing starts with 200 000 capital. Newton Catawba mill expands machinery to widen output. Anderson South Carolina to operate 19 000 spindles boosting jobs and output. Greensboro Hunter Manufacturing expands capital stock and redeems charter demands. UT
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Zebulon, N. C
Southern Spinning and Manufacturing Company
Zebulon
Messrs. T. J. Horton
Z. M. Caveness
Laurinburg
N. C
Waverly Cotton Mill
Messrs
J. F.mcnair
J. P. McNair
A. J. James
R. EB. Lee
Newton, N. C
Catawba
Messrs. Yount & Shrum
Newton
Greensboro
Hunter Manufacturing and Commission Company
Anderson
5. C
Anderson Cotton Mills
Lame Shoulder Relief Offered by Liniment Ad
This ad promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for muscular rheumatism sprains and bruises with quick relief. It notes two daily applications and lists price 25 cents small, 60 cents large. Sold by H. R. Palmer & Gons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro B. C. McEvoy and L. P. Canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
H. R. Palmer & Gons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
B. C. McEvoy
L. P. Canning
Judge Grants Divorce Over Iltemper and Bad Breath
A western judge issues a divorce on grounds of ill temper and bad breath. An advertising pitch claims Dr. King's New Life Pills would have prevented it, promising cures for constipation and related ills. Available at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons for 25 cents.
Sewer Work Advances On City Line Bridge Route
Work on the new sewer main from River street under the Seaboard bridge toward Grace street advances rapidly. A quarter mile laid, rock encountered may slow progress, but Captain Barnett pushes ahead with a large crew to finish the main line by spring and before summer heat arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Street
Seaboard
Grace Street
Capt
Barnett
Stock Market Sluggish Despite 1909 Outlook
End of week stock prices were practically unchanged with narrow fluctuations. Amalgamated dividend, Hill interview, and Erie bond approval news sparked a late rally as copper, steel, and iron sectors showed mixed signals amid tariff concerns. Cotton rose, anti-option repeal debates gain traction in the South, and Taft’s remarks on marriage attract nationwide press attention.
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New York
Amalgamated
James J. Hill
Public Service Commission
Erie
East
California
South
Germany
Taft
State Normal School
Mey
Revival at First Baptist under Rev M A Jenkins draws large crowds
The First Baptist church led by Rev. M. A. Jenkins reports unprecedented religious awakening. Since the revival began weeks ago, over one hundred new members have joined, twenty four baptized and received on Sunday, many others came by letter. Services fill the church, with afternoons for ladies hosted by the YWCA boosting attendance and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
M. A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Duel to the death in Alabama farm country
Ed English of Coy Wilcox county and H C Walston a wealthy farmer of Beatrice Monroe county fought a fatal duel on a Beatrice plantation. English crossed into Monroe county to demand a worker. A dispute led to shots. Walston died of a heart wound and English soon after died from mortal wounds. Neighbors gathered as the deadly encounter ended.
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Beatrice
Ala
Ed English
Coy
Wilcox County
H. C. Walston
Monroe County
Walston
Mr. English
Truthful Reports From Athens Reader On Kidney Ailment Relief
An Athens resident recounts his two to three year struggle with back pain and kidney issues. After using Tons Kidney Pills bought at Palmer & Sons drugstore, he improved from the first use and was free of symptoms after finishing several boxes. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent. remember the name Dean's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. FP. Martin
Thomas Street
Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean
Abraham Lincoln County Day Ends Dry Vote in Hodgenville
Hodgenville Kentucky January 26 a local election in Larue County Abraham Lincoln native county resulted in a dry victory by 1085 votes more than four to one against license. Church bells rang during the day children marched and a brass band played music. Prayer meetings and hot coffee were served at voting places reflecting a solid anti whiskey sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgenville
Larue
Abraham Lincoln
Georgia Tech athletic relations to resume this year
The article reports near certainty that athletic relations between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech will be resumed this year. It notes authorities from both colleges have removed objections, with a final decision resting with the athletic board on upcoming baseball games, and a large majority of University students favoring the resumption and the three spring games.
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Georgia
Tech
Athletic Board
Bryan Favors New Department at University of Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Jan 26 Ex president William J Bryan explains his stance on a Nebraska legislature joint resolution to create a school of citizenship at the University of Nebraska He says he inspired the measure but has no pecuniary interest and will lecture without pay He emphasizes study of government sociology and citizenship to attract foreign students and spread American ideas abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Bryan
Son and Father Held on Embezzlement Charges in Atlanta
In Atlanta on January 26 B D Ritchey 163 and B D Ritchey Jr 38 were arrested at Gelders hotel by Call Officers Bentley and Norris on embezzlement charges filed by Charles A Ritchey of Chicago. Charles A Ritchey alleges missing sums of 2000 to 3000 dollars from Ritchey Portrait Company records. The elder Ritcheys, long residents of Chicago and formerly Dallas, deny knowledge of the charges and expect to explain.
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Atlanta
B. D. Ritchey
B. D. Ritchey, Jr
Gelders’ Hotel
Bentley and
Norris
Charles A. Ritchey
Chicago
Ritchey Portrait Company
E. D. Ritchey and Son
Dallas
Tex
Remedy for La Grippe and Coughs with Foley Honey and Tar
An advertorial note extols Foley’s Honey and Tar as a quick cure for la grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia, promises healing of inflamed lungs, and urges purchasing the yellow package sold by all. The piece then shifts to a political reflection contrasting colonial and modern tensions, arguing against northern intolerance and calling for national resolve, mentioning Ben Tillman and the fifteenth amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
England
North
Ben Tilman
Jane
New York
North Carolina’ Society
Socio Sociologists Meet in Nations Capitol
Washington January 15 The Boat Room at the White House hosted a large gathering of noted sociologists educators and philanthropists from across the country. The Roosevelt backed conference aims to address custody care and relief for 150 000 dependent children with sessions through tomorrow and plans for permanent committees to push improved laws and family based care. Prominent participants include Jane Addams Benny Lindsey Booker T. Washington Lilian Wald and Elmer B. Brown among others.
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Washington, D. C
Howe
Roosevelt
United States
Homer Folks
New York Charities Aid Association
Hastings H. Hart
Miinois Caildren’s Aid Society
John M. Glemm
The
Russell Sage Foundation
Thomas M. Mulry
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
Theodore Dressler
de Uncator
Edward T. Devine
Charities and the Commons
Ossor
Columbia, University
Charles W. Birtwell
Boston Children's Aid Society
James B. West
National Child Rescue League
Roonsvelt
Jacob Riis
New York
New Willard
Jane Addams
Jurge Benny Lindsey
Denver
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Harbert Parsons
Rabbi Hirsch
Francia H. Gaviske
Indiana
Lilian C. Wald
Elmer B. Brown
Commissioner of Education
Buckien's Amica Salve Promoted as Universal Healer
An old promotional piece touts Buckien's Amica Salve for burns, scalds, wounds, cuts, and bruises with instant relief. It claims rapid cures for skin sores ulcers boils felons piles and other afflictions, urging readers to buy from W. J. Smith & Bro or He Palmer & Sona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckien
W. J. Smith & Bro
He Palmer & Sona
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Smith Station
Als
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Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Richmond, Va
Durham
N.C
Norfolk
Heeert Kinston
Caswell Cotton Mills
Wilson, N. C
Wilson Cotton Mills
Utley
Shelby
Shelby Cotton Mills
Worthville
Worth Manufacturing Company
Kate McLaurin
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Robert Edeson
Billie Burke
Richard Carle
Mary's Lamb
Iowa
Cecilia Rhoda
Davenport
Nellia May Brewster
Creston
William Faversham
Daly
Edward Thilds Carpenter
Barber of
New Orleans
Eleanor Robson
Lyceum
Julie Sanderson
Kitty Gray
New Amsterdam
Francia Wilson
Broadway
William Winter
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Winter
Booth
Joseph Jefferson
William Beach
Katy Girard
Drama “Society
the Stage
Belasco Theatre
George Arliss
Blanche Bates
Belasco
Thomas Dickinson
Bertha Kalischa
Harrison Grey Fiske
Frederick Truesdell
W. H. Turner
Thomas L. Coleman
George Winn
Thomas Milla
Dean Raymond
Florine Arnold
Blanche E Waver
Merle Maddern
Washington
Teeee
J. & Burton
Tutt
Evwal
M. A. Jenkens
English and
Walston Engile
James Callaway
A Ayer
Warren A. Candler
New England
J. Ll. M. Curry
Hartford Courant
Terrtory
J. L.M. Curry
Ita
Republican Party
Tolid
Bishop Candler
Ohio
Ansted @ Burk Company
Springfield
William Tell
iNebraskan
Nebraska University
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