Charlotte Leads NC in Distinguished Service Crosses
Charlotte tops North Carolina cities with nine Distinguished Service Crosses awarded to soldiers in the war, contributing to the state’s lead among Southern states. Across the U.S., 4,920 Distinguished Service Crosses and 75 Congressional Medals of Honor have been awarded. North Carolina tally reaches 173 crosses. New York leads with 613 Congressional Medal of Honor awards.
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New York State
Tennessee
South Carolina
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Hawaiian Adoption Traditions Create Amusing Complications
A discussion of the ancient Hawaiian practice of formal adoption and its enduring quirks. When a child is “spoken for” by a guardian, the infant becomes a sacred ward, often changing mothers and leaving families puzzled. A mother may relinquish many children to friends to avoid ill fate, while one girl ends up tied to her grandmother through adoption. The piece also recalls a personal embarrassment amid tales of social customs and dating norms.
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Hawaiian Islands
Fouth
Sally
World War I Era Lecturers Wife Quips On Saving The World
A Fort Scott Tribune excerpt contrasts a socialist lecturer Fred Warren with his wife as he departs to “save the world.” Their exchange highlights disillusion after years of agitation while global unrest and profiteering claim headlines. The piece weaves humor with historical context from 1910s labor strife.
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Fred Warren
Appeal To Reason
Girard, Kan
Mrs. Warren
His Class Pa and the lesson on the ultimate consumer
A father explains that an ultimate consumer is the person who buys only what remains after high prices war taxes and charitable giving reduce the household budget. The piece also notes that at eighteen a girl often discovers how little her mother understands about life.
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Europe
Bonds to Build Hotel in Statesville
Statesville moves toward a new hotel as the Statesville Hotel Company directors approve a plan to issue 100000 dollars of first mortgage bonds. The proposal goes to a stockholders meeting for final adoption, paving the way for construction in the near future.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
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Statesville Hotel Company
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