Outsider Peggy Wins Jimmie Armst rong in Palm Beach
In a Palm Beach hotel during a tropical downpour Peggy clashes with social norms about money and dress while observing the elite. Jimmie Armstrong shows interest in a secretary’s daughter, Peggy’s outsider status fuels tension, and a rival romance unfolds culminating in Peggy’s vow to marry him.
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Armstrong
June
Jimmie
Jhumie
Peggy
Jimmie Armstrong
Sam
Harold
Uiernlag
Percy
Evened Score in Stage Romance Tale of a Shabby Actor
A shabby actor recalls a former leading lady rival in a stage romance. He describes a bitter scene where she pressed greasepaint on his satin scarf, forcing him to replace it nightly. On a sixth performance he retaliates by hiding pins in his scarf, reflecting on vengeance and career tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gion Esprenie
Who Rang the Bell
Spencer Trowbridge recounts a western hotel crime tale of a couple signing as Harvey Benham and wife. A vanished pair, a money stash, a murdered woman found in a hidden room, and a baffling bell ring mystery that eludes explanation. The narrator hints at Benham orchestrating the scheme and records the unresolved twists surrounding the vanished husband and the ring bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Benham
Mr. Benham
Monvey
Benhams
Mrs. Benham
Benham
Spencer Trowbridge
Shipwrecked Sailor Returns To Shore After Ocean Rescue
A mariner explains he was saved from the sea and anticipates another delivery of partially burned cotton at the next high tide, expected at five o'clock tomorrow morning. The report notes the item will arrive in a future tide.
Restau rant owner suffers eye injury from bursting bottle
Statesville man Gordon Pope, a south Center street restaurant operator, was injured when a Pepsi bottle burst while transferring it from a crate. The glass shattered his left eye, doctors say sight is lost and removal may be needed to save the other eye. Overcharged gas reportedly caused the bottle to burst.
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Statesville
N. C
Gordon
Pope
South Center Street
No. 22
Salisbury
Brawley
Charlotte
Wakefield
Welch Furniture stock sold in High Point for 6000 dollars
High Point reveals a major deal as J W Harris, secretary treasurer of Welch Furniture, buys R B Strickland's stock for six thousand dollars. A meeting for the North Carolina Classis is planned to install the new Reformed church pastor. Child run over in Fayetteville and a shooting in Salisbury are briefly reported along with the death of Mrs A J Bean in Siler City.
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High Point
N. C
J. W. Harris
Welch Furniture Company
R. B. Strickland
North Carolina
The
Reformed Church
Siler City
A. J. Bean
Holly Springs Friends Church
Randolph County
Strand of Landproofed Family Stranded by Rising Creek
A family viewing their garden was cut off as waters rose trapping them on a six foot square strip of land. They remained in water until near midnight as rescue efforts failed. Had the creek risen further, they likely would have drowned.
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Peggy
Armstrong
Palm Beach
Jimmie
Jimmie Armstrong
Democratic Judicial Convention Ninth District for Durham
Notice that the Democratic Judicial Convention for the Ninth Judicial District will nominate a Solicitor and handle other business. It is set for Monday June 8 at 3 00 P M in Durham, by order of chairwoman Joan N Wilson and secretary A M Carwoop.
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Ninth Judicial District
Durham
Joan N. Wilson
A. M. Carwoop
Notice of Administration for Osborn Green Estate
Notice to debtors and creditors of Osborn Green late of Durham county. Creditors must present claims by April 28 1909 or be barred. Administratrix Fidelity Bank dated April 28 1908 outlines administration of decedent Osborn Green's estate in Durham.
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Osborn Green
Durham County
Fidelity Bank
Adm R
Executor's Notice for Estate of William Dollar
Executor announces claims against the estate of William Dollar deceased must be presented by 1909 or be barred. All debts to the estate should be settled with the undersigned.
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William Dollar
Severe Buncombe County Storm Wrecks Bridges and Crops
Reports from Asheville North Carolina describe one of Buncombe counties strongest storms washing out lands and crops along Reems Creek Flat Creek and Ivy creating a cloudburst effect. Peens Creek reached a record 18 inches above prior highs while a new steel bridge abutment was washed away and a Weaverville mill suffered about $2000 in damage. An elderly couple Mr and Mrs McCanless of Bakers Mill narrowly escaped with their lives as the creek surged.
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Asheville
N. C
Buncombe County
Reems Creek
Flat Creek
Ivy
Train Schedules and Fares Between Durham and Lynchburg
May 17 1908 schedule shows Ly Durham to Lynchburg with connections at Lynchburg for East and West bounds. Advertising request for maps and travel information by M F Bragg Trav Pass Agent and W B Bevill G P A Roanoke VA with offices.
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Ukham
Sun Daily
Sun
Durham
Lynchburg
Weat
M. F
BRAGG
Trav
Pass
W. B. Bevill
G.P. A
Roanoke
Gen
Southern Railway Trains Schedules and Connections
Train Nos. 111 112 108 107 116 136 135 274 run daily serving Greensboro Salisbury Raleigh Goldsboro Selma and intermediate points with connections to Danville Lynchburg Washington Norfolk and many southern cities. Dining cars on Nos. 36 and 30. Includes pullman sleeper Greensboro Raleigh and transfers at Jeffries Salisbury and Greensboro. Contacts listed for agents HB Spencer H B Hardwick W H Taye C R L Vernon F W Woodward.
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Greensboro
Danville
Richmond
Salisbury
Charlotte
Columbia
Savannah
Charleston
Jacksonville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Asheville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Nashville
Raleigh
Selma
Goldsboro
Cairies Pullman
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Norfolk
Fayetteville
Florence
U. S. Fast Mail
Lynchburg
Washington
Southern Railway
Oxford
Henderson
Jeffries
Keysville
Steamcoat
Baltimore
New York
Boston
All Points
Winston-Salem
Charlester
Memphis
Louisville
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Charlottesville
Durham
Spencer
Washington, D. C
H. Hardwick
H. Tay Oe
Washington, DC
C. R
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Outsiders
Pegey
Th- Glan River
Dogen
Alva
Lake Worth
Peg. SY
Royal Palma
Julia Howell Hughes
C. Miller Hughes
E. S. Freeman
C. M. Bailey
Freeman
C. Cone
Scientific American
Ciany
Wester
Rhsm, N.C
Durham, N. C
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