Graham Seeks Qualified Principal For Graham High School
Graham Daily News outlines a search for a new Graham High School principal listing several strong candidates from Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. The article notes Graham's growing school and favorable pay relative to many districts, plus the town’s appeal and proposed new school buildings. It also mentions visiting educators and a withdrawn applicant, with plans to host teacher associations as part of future recruitment.
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Graham
Graham High School
Graham Daily News
Graham School
Daily News
W. D. Cox
Amherst
W. R. Smithwick
Whiteville
N. C
Irving Idewellyn
Dexter
Robert Sterrett
Lancaster
H. C. Woodsey
Columbian University
New York
Charles E. Anderson
Saltville
A. Knox Starling
Thomasville
C. J. Scott
M. H. Shephard
Shep
Wall Tear-Down Delays Prompt Road Crew Action
Crock Sarver led a crew to finish tearing down a stone retaining wall as the state highway commission pressed for speed. After demolition the wall will be rebuilt under W. T. Chandler’s direction, with stone masons to begin work once through.
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State Highway Commission
Crock Sarver
Crock
W. T. Chandler
Motor Cyclist Fined for Speeding Violation
A Graham motor cyclist was fined ten dollars yesterday after speeding. Mayor Smith imposed five dollars, duplicated by Squire C P Greever, for violating the state speed law.
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Graham
Smith
Squire C.P. Greever
Man fined for whipping wife by mayor order
Clay Lampkin, a white man, was fined ten dollars by Mayor Smith yesterday for whipping his wife. Lampkin admitted the act and said he never expected to be punished, while Mrs Lampkin reportedly usually prevails in domestic matters.
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Clay Lampkin
Lightning shocks Graham resident. new street lights debated
T E Nash, a Graham resident, was severely shocked by lightning while working on his home yesterday evening. He recovered enough to be reported improved later. In Graham, rain fell elsewhere while Bluefield and Tazewell saw heavy showers. New street light globes installed yet not enough to fully illuminate main streets as business leaders discuss a white way. Summer normal draws Ethel Cameron and Norine McGraw to Charlottesville. Cameron chosen as Graham School teacher.
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A. J. Neel
Clear Firk
Graham
Mr. Neel
West Graham
Neel
Mother Jetter
Daily Telegraph
Clear Fork Road
T. E. Nash
Bluefield
Tazewell
Ethel Cameron
Norine McGraw
Charlottesville
Miss Cameron
Tip Tip
Illness Reported for C. B. K. Laymann of Troutville
News from Troutville indicates the serious illness of C. B. K. Laymann at his home. Laymann serves as general chairman of the . R. TV. on the Norfolk and Western and is a well known figure in the railroad community.
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C. BK. Laymann
Troutville
Laymann
R. TV
Norfolk and Western
Engineer G P B Stevens Resumes Clinch Valley Run
Able to resume his run on the Clinch valley after a heat incident at Norton. Engineer G P B Stevens was overcome by heat and relieved days ago but has recovered and is ready to continue adventures along the Clinch valley.
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G. PB. Stevens
Norton
Clinch Valley
Powell Royall and party travel through Graham on trip
Senator J. Powell Royall of Tazewell and his daughter Mary Christian passed through Graham last night en route to Richmond on a business trip. Attorneys J W Chapman and J E Greever of Tazewell, with Mrs Chapman, motored to Graham in Chapman's touring car and returned to Tazewell while Greever went to Welch for legal matters. Mrs W J Fink and Miss Annie Greever went to Roanoke to visit Mrs W H Prazier. Verna Morton returns home from Reidsville where she taught. she completed her third year as instructor at Reidsville.
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J. Powell Royall
Tazewell
Mary Christain
Graham
Richmond
J. W. Chapman
J. E. Greever
Chapman
Ovenine
Greever
Welch
W. J. Fink
Annie Greever
Roanoke
W. H. Prazier
Verna Morton
Reidsville
Morton
Wooden cannon used in revolutions across Caribbean nations
Harper's Weekly describes crude wooden cannons built from tough curled-wood logs. Builders bore holes, bind with rawhide, and apply heat to tighten bindings, producing surprisingly durable weapons. These improvised guns have seen multiple firings in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Harper's Weekly
The Curious Turtle Explains a Marine Enigma
A Scotch naturalist Macdonald calls the turtle the strangest living thing. It lives in water and on land feeding little, emerging after weeks in a sealed barrel unscathed. From birth the young turtle heads to the sea, armor forms, then head retracts as predators fail to bite.
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Macdonald
Gulf Weed
Timorous Bridegroom Reassured by Lodge Degrees
A wedding anecdote notes the groom showed no fear during the ceremony. His calmness was attributed to his extensive experience in lodge degrees, suggesting his confidence came from fraternal involvement rather than nerves.
Story of American Lumber Go. TOLD STORY OF AMERICAN LUMBER GO
Reports in the Daily Telegraph note witness claims about the American Lumber Company and its links to Fidelity Bank. Promoters Harman Rider Newton purchased land for timber use while suits over title and coal veins hovered, with stock and loans tied to the bank and a pending Charleston suit affecting ownership and value. Nearby residents, including L. E. White and Abram Witt, were seen in Princeton this week.
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Hinton
American Lumber Company
Fidelity
Bagke the
Telat
Ienry Harman
Harman
Newton
Rider
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Riders
Hank and Trust Company
Sutton
Charleston
Princeton Day by Day Personal News and Licenses
Court House reports include marriage licenses issued by the county court clerk for five couples, plus notes on local visits and society from Princeton and nearby towns. Readers praise the Daily Telegraph coverage of Fidelity Bank trials, with several local residents and visitors listed among those featured.
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Court House
Elbert A. Bowling
Emma Frances Ritchie
Lashmeet
Wythe Elias Hedrick
Coeburn
Lettie May Hurt
Bluefield
Roscoe B. Thomas
Perlie May Kelley
Duhring
Andrew Foote
Annie Paleo
Cromwell
Gas Meters Depend On Sheep Skins For Diaphragms
Gas meters in Manhattan and the Bronx use sheep skins for the diaphragms that drive the meter. About 40,000 skins annually repair meters in New York City, with 300,000 skins needed across the United States each year. Each pelt is screened in a dark closet to ensure it has no bramble-related flaws.
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Manhattan
Bronx
New York City
United States
Middle names in early England a harsh law tale
A Chicago Tribune story notes that four centuries ago England banned middle names for ordinary people, allowing only royalty to have them. Offenders faced whipping, amputation, or hanging, with a cited case of a man signing four names who was finally executed.
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England
Chicago Tribune
Elevator solution in impoverished New York home
A New York Post anecdote recalls John and Mary living in a two flight walk up with a baby. They solve cramped stairs by placing the infant in a dumb waiter while Mary walks up, lifting the baby to the apartment, a comic look at hardship and ingenuity.
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John
Mary
Baby
New York Post
World Leaders in Meat Exports Across 1910s Figures
The United States leads global meat and food animal exports with about 450 million dollars annually, about one third of which comes from the U S. Pork and pork products dominate. Brazil Argentina Australia New Zealand Canada and Uruguay also rank as major exporters. The U S remains the largest producer of cattle sheep and swine with 56 million cattle and 61 million swine.
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Department of Comerce
United States
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Uruguay
India
Pessia
Europe
Asia
Brazil
United Kingdom
Russia
Todia
Germany
The
France
Changes of Climate Might Be Fueled by Carbonic Acid Levels
A scientist argues secular temperature variations stem more from atmospheric carbonic acid changes than solar heat. A small drop in carbonic acid could lower global mean temperature by about eight degrees, risking a new glacial period, while a two to threefold increase might raise it by fifteen degrees and revive Eocene warmth.
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Boston Post
Evils of Betting
Lord Durham argues betting is not a crime nor virtue but a foible of human nature. He says it is an unhealthy excitement and expensive, seldom a real pleasure for bettors. Legislation cannot erase the passion, but it should not encourage it. He notes no wise parents would urge children to bet.
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Lord Durham
Turf Guardian Society
Reading the Menu Ends With a Witty Refusal
A Milwaukee Daily News vignette shows a couple seated in a high priced restaurant. The man offers any dish from the bill of fare while the woman directs him to read it to the waiter.
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Milwaukee Daily News
Quote Dialogues Mix Satire and Bluster in 1920s Papers
A playful exchange from the Boston Transcript and Philadelphia Bulletin features a heat masquerade ball costume prompt and a sharp line on greatness. The snippets reveal humor and civic voice common to era newspapers.
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Boston Transcript
Chopped Meat and Modern Butchery Compared
A New York Sun note recalls a housewife describing old time butchers who chopped meat by hand with two cleavers and entertained with tunes. Now meat is produced by a machine, water runs as it is ground, and chopped portions come from a spout rather than on a block.
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New York Sun
Greenland Glaciers Show Layered Basal Ice Structures
Observations of glaciers in Greenland reveal that most tongues end in vertical faces 100 to 1000 feet high. Basal ice displays earth materials in layers with vine laminations. Layers twist and are sometimes shoved. Ice-border movement ranges from one foot daily to one per week.
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Greenland
His First Experience
Mr Blithers at the post office asks about Jim choosing dentistry and whether he ever showed a liking for it. The old farmer recalls Jim helped pull stumps in the cow pasture.
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Jim
Mr. Blithers
Silas
Yaoas
Harper's Weekly
Tramp It Goes Unasked for Soap in London
In a London Stray Stories vignette, a child hints at a need for soap but is rebuffed as Mrs Workhard-Oh explains they have only one bar left and must use it, inviting a return tomorrow. The brief exchange captures urban frugality and daily negotiation.
Poet’s Cup Metaphor Echoes in Wry Advice
A poet proclaims “My cup of joy is very full” while a New Orleans Picayune quips let it be and not seek others places. Publius Syrus adds that every enterprise should be evaluated for its final outcome.
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New Orleans Picayune
World Aid in France Sericulture urged as remedy
Authorities recommend timely bounty payments for fresh cocoons and spinning and insist on practical sericulture instruction in elementary schools and agricultural colleges to curb the decline of silk industry in France.
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France
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