Court weighing land and water rights over Lake Toxaway
In Meville North Carolina locals dispute a forged deed affecting an eighth share of 292 acres buried under water when Lake Toxaway was created at a cost of 500000 dollars. George Fisher and Pittsboro banker H Jennings advocate underwater land to be given to Toxaway Inc while the court-appointed commissioners must decide how to apportion the dry land and underwater portions amid objections. The commissioners plan to meet this week to issue decisions on the competing claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meville
N.C
Jane
Pox
Toxaway
George Fisher
H. Jennings
Pittsboro
Oth
Toxaway Inc
Juni
Jennings
Fisher
Psychology and hats drive fashion talk at convention
At the millinery convention in Louisville, a jobber explains that psychology is in the hat and in the woman. He notes that emotions drive purchases, with price influenced by perceived appeal. Manufacturers release a color card with 460 light shades to define upcoming styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mach Mates ArtiAet
Louisville
Albert
Gulréd
Cincinnati
Friand
Manhattan
Production of Briquets Surges Across Regions in 1914
The US Geological Survey reports a sharp rise in briquetting coal output in 1914, totaling 244,635 short tons valued at 1 123 178 dollars. Eastern, Central, and Pacific coast states all show higher 1914 production than 1913, with notable plant-scale shifts toward larger operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
Pacific Coast
Frake notes mixed with oil plant talk and Panama brush dispute
Fragmentary OCR recounts a jumble of items including briquetting carbon residues, a friction between Colonel Goethals and Gorgas over brushing in Panama, and social visits by James Freemen of Upshur to his mother Mrs. Freeman alongside unclear references to John Miller and West Liberty in recent days.
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Oil-Gan Works
Itm
Goethals
Gorgas
Panama
John Miller
West Liberty
James Freemen
Upshur County
Freeman
Summer time sermon warns of youth by Rev Paul
The Rev W E Paul pastor Riverside Fort Memorial Chapel urged Presbyterian ministers to counter the summer excesses by keeping church activities lively. He cited crime rise in the season and urged trips, hikes, and stronger father son ties to keep youths engaged with faith based groups.
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Minneapolis
W. E. Paul
Riverside Farrington Memorial Chapel
Young Men’s Christian Association
Sumner
Pauls
Baltimore and Ohio Magazine to Resume With July Issue
Report from Baltimore indicates the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad magazine will resume with the July issue after a year's hiatus. No official announcement yet, but a reliable source cites renewed business and restored economy as the reason for revival, noting the publication aided understanding between employees and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore, Md
Baltimore and Ohio Employes' Magazine
The
Monthly
Local Folks Hit By Ills And Family Visits
Mr Allen Lindsey and family of endricks visit relatives in his section this week. Miss Myrtle Shaffer is suffering from typhoid fever. Mrs F E Runner and family spent Monday at Mr P N Runner’s. Mr Homer Harvey and family of Junior visited his parents Mr and Mrs Byrd Harvey. Master Virgil, son of Mr and Mrs Wade Hamilton, dislocated his elbow and broke a bone in his right arm. Dr W W Bucklew of Fellowsville reset the fracture and he is recovering.
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Allen Lindsey
Endricks
Myrtle Shaffer
F. E
P. N
Homer Harvey
Byrd Harvey
Virgil
Wade Hamilton
W.W. Bucklew
Fellowsville
Newark Man Sues Schwab for 200000 Over Shipbuilding Receiver Role
James Smith Jr of Newark, former U S Senator, sues Charles M Schwab for 200000 claiming three years as receiver of the United States Shipbuilding Company. The case dates to 1903 06 with a disputed settlement of 100000 and a counterclaim denied as time barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Smith, Jr
Newark
United States
New Jersey
Charles M. Schwab
United States Shipsbuilding Company
Smith
Léonard M. Wallatein
Actouts
Willard A. Mitchell
Schwab
coliMof
Arthur
le Sinemper
Wallsetein
Jon
Dorsey Appointed Trainmaster At West Maryland Line
W E Dorsey of New West Maryland was named trainmaster succeeding the late Hershiser. Dorsey, once a train dispatcher for about five years, had been acting as trainmaster since Hershiser’s death and is noted as one of the youngest in the post. J A Abbott becomes chief dispatcher and H M Smith moves to night chief, with appointments taking effect June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Smith
George's Creek
Mnight
Arizona
British Board of Agriculture
Pankhurst
Philadelphia
England
New York State Department
Piedmont Banker Dies in Orchards
C B McCandlish 67 cashier at Davis National Bank of Westernport collapsed and died suddenly while visiting son Robert McCandlish near Hancock. He had dined earlier and staff and family witnessed the event amid tri town area recollections of his half century with Davis Bank.
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Piedmont
W. Va
C. B. MecCandlish
Davvis National Bank of Westernport
Robert McCandlish
Hancock
Prand
McCandlish
Tri-towns
Unclear fragments from Hancock death visit prompt names
The provided OCR fragment names Hancock, Mrs Katherine Richi Jardeon, Patriax, Mixsesmitt, Eveling, and Edward Jane Lindsey of New York, but the context and full facts are missing. This item cannot yield a complete, coherent newspaper card.
Price of a Human Life in Russia and War Tales
A Rome dispatch reports Dr. Michele Scarfoglio describing Russia as valuing human life at next to nothing amid World War I campaigns. He recounts a Carpathian hill assault where hundreds died, noting Russian losses and Austrian tactics, and cites a Russian major blaming war on military factions backed by French funding, with commentary on Italy and King Victor Emmanuel.
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Rome
New York
Russia
Michele Scarfoglio
Blatt
Czernowitz
Wissrt Usdick
Dukin
Carpathians
Uzook Pass
Twain
Scarfogno
France
Czernowits
Victor Emmanuel
George
Tested Hevices and Women News Items
A mix of practical kitchen notes and women focused topics fills this excerpt. It includes a sour cream dressing recipe, radish salad prep, and guidance on sickroom conduct. It also highlights activities of women including legislators, farm labor training, and suffrage. The piece ends with travel and domestic life reflections and a political paragraph on Wilson era debates.
Sunlit lands and war talk echo through a scattered piece
A fragmented 20th century prose collage references sun and oranges, milk and honey, and a soldier’s monument. It notes American reporters pursuing prosperity, wartime sentiment, and a Georgia payroll scandal while mentioning Mexican revolutions and bystander suffering amidst distant conflicts. Core ideas blend rhetoric, travel, and public concerns in a chaotic excerpt.
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Borwasep
Rxhohns
B. and
O. Magazine
Jersey
Echwartn
W. E Dorsey
New West
MO Trainmaster
A. Abrote
Human Life
TV Bulle
Amataba
Haynes
Cuppet Bros
West Pike Street
Clarksburg, W. Va
Jeirigu
Arthur M. Judy
Oklahoma
Atlantic
Holy Land
Jaffa
J Service
Wilton
Panama Canal
Wisthaugwratten
Mae Fonow
Congress
Josephus Daniels
Democratic
Hig
Ilson
Wilson
Bn Notworth
Traphanger
Joshua de
Ainer
Agnes Repplier
Atlanta
Eberg Adh
Mexico
Preas Matter Isbudd
Democratic National Committee
Navy
Civil Service
Reform League
With Tines Publishing Company
Daily Sentinel
Weekly, Sentinel
Home Furniture Company
Sentinels
Sentibel
Taetrohe Street
Grafton
Grafton Sentinel
MOO
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