President Victorious Over Speaker and House Leader
Washington March 81 The national base of representatives voted 247 to 161 to repeal the Panama Canal toll exemption, a landslide showing support for President Woodrow Wilson. Speaker Champ Clark Majority Leader Underwood and other Democratic chiefs opposed the measure, marking the first intra party clash since Democrat control began. The bill moves to the senate for renewed battle tomorrow.
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Washington
Pmnutht
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Congress
Champ Clark
Underwood
Senate
Episcopal Thames church to advance Rev Streup in April
The Thames Episcopal Church shows renewed vigor with roof repairs and new vestments. On April 25 Rev Samuel B Streup will be advanced to the priesthood and instituted rector with the Bishop of Asheville presiding to confer Holy Orders, marking a historic rite in the parish.
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Pal Caurah
Samuel B. Streup
Bshop
Asheville
Automobile Industry Gains Pace Amid Rapid Output Rise
A nationwide canvass shows auto and truck registrations rising from 1,010,483 in 1912 to the present, with factory output up from 378,261 to over 450,000 last year. New York leads with 122,411. North Carolina trails at 10,6b. About 400 firms manufacture autos with 1913 output projected between 500,000 and 600,000. Seismic cues in Brive France urge caution as mountain detachment slides threaten nearby areas. tremors felt in Alabama Ohio Missouri and Washington.
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United States
New York
North Carolina
Evening Chronicle
Honor Roll of the Graded Schools for March North and South
March honor rolls list students by grade from North and South Schools. Names span First through Tenth Grade with numerous students including James Setzer Mary Dellinger Nellie McSwain Eva Knox Grace Seabach Ethel Starnes Catherine Wannemacher Andrew Rudahill Hazel Rose James Kerr Ernest Thompson Lois Fry Janie Menzies George Waugh Katherine Fritz and many others.
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Chares Roovey
James Setzer
Mary Dellinger
Margaret White
Ciara Ballew
Inez Little
Louise Cline
Kathryn Setzer
Ralph Hutton
Paul Sherrill
Claud Deal
Joseph Shuford
Josephine Lyerley
Nellie McSwain
Alice Cilley
Nina Fry
Juanita Perkins
Ellen Stuart Menzies
Louise Byrne
Katherine Cline
Grace
Seabach
Lois Fry
Janie Menzies
Mary Blount Martin
Louise Cilley
Glenn Russell
Clifton Deal
James Whitener
Kenneth Menzi
Sifth
Edward Clement
Virginia Wait
Annie Waite
George Waite
Kara Abernethy
Donald Pamela Starnes
Mary _ Kardy
Lowi Whitener
Iyerly
Bieanote Deal
Alex Menzies
Worland Eaton
Clingon Cilley
J Stirling Menzies
Aileen Ai
John Bryan
Edwin Boyd
Donald Bumgarner
Dennie _Williams
Paul Yount
Robert Best
Jarl Sigman
Estelle Bivens
de Witt Mes Isizk
Mary Louise Hill
Louise + Brit
George Waugh
Katherine Fritz
Troy Huggins
Blanche Burns
Bertha Harding
Rachel Pollard
Eugenia Melver
Vergie Sigman
Gladys Hefner
New Baptist Church Under Construction in Highland
Highland March 30 work has begun on the Highland Baptist church. A child of Mr. Wm Lail was severely burned on the face while carrying embers. Neighbors report improving. several residents ill or moving, including Mrs. Dick Martin and Mr. Hoke preparing new homes.
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Hlighland
Highland Baptist Church
Wm. Lail
Robt. Eckard
JH. Mingus
Dick Martin
West Hickory
Thos. Hoke
Wmyder House
Shaft
Raymond Hunt
Carlotte
Eugene Lafon
Julius Bolick
Perry Fry
John Déal
Jatfish
Leon Sline
John Fry
Misses Houck
W. S. Robinson
Gardeners in West Hickory Sharpened by Spring Efforts
West Hickory notes a burst of garden making as warm weather arrives. E W Humphrey suffers rheumatism but improves. Propst and Claud Griffin resign as room fixers at Ivey Mill. Bob and G Wits replace them. Carrie Berry hosts a birthday party for about fourteen friends and classmates. The graded school closes, with pupils reporting good term results. Alma Berry visits Minnie and Carrie Berry. R W Williams leaves for Alta Vista Va to resume mill work. T D Berry of Drexel visits. Sid Lewis and wife relocate from Brookford to work in the local mill. Clyde Bostian marries Cordia Setzer. Q A Hedrick performs. Dr J J Hicks buys Ed Sherrill’s house for 850 dollars near the State Highway. plans a dental office.
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West Hickory
E. W. Humphrey
Propst
Claud Grifin
Ivey Mill
Brookford
Bob
T. D. Berry
Drexel
Sid Lewis
Clyde Bostian
Miss Cordia
Setzer
Q. A. Hedrick
J. J. Hicks
Ed. Sherrill
Percheron horse Jokai brought to Catada county
Farmers in Catada county discuss buying a Percheron with Dan T. Gray sending to Ohio to purchase Jokai a black registered horse weighing 1850 pounds. A meeting at the Farmers Union Warehouse Newton on Saturday April 4 plans a Horse Shreeters Union. Fire roasts thirty five Parham Supply Company horses in Henderson stables Saturday night.
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Catada County
Dan T. Gray
Department of Agriculture
Raleigh
Ohio
Gray
Brown and Ayers
Hillsboro
Parham Supply Company
Henderson
Rural Credit Association organized in Catawba County
W J Shuford outlines the formation of The Catawba Rural Credit Association to provide low interest farm loans through share ownership. Members pay 50 cents per share to join and $1 monthly per share, with loans at 6 percent secured by farm land. Paid-up shares yield 4 percent interest and five year maturation. Board of eight directs operations with local loan committees, fines for late dues, and quarterly new share openings.
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W. J. Shuford
Catawba County
Chamber of Commerce
Catawba Rural Credit Association
Hickory
Progressive Democrats Set Raleigh Mass Meeting Date
The Progressive Democrats announce a major mass meeting in Kesleigh on April 8 with William J. Bryan JJ Daniels and state leaders slated to attend. A statewide program is planned as a leading issue, per Chairman Ciar from a Washington telegram. Bryan's date confirms continued interest in North Carolina primary politics and praise for New Jersey’s primary law.
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Raleigh
Kesleigh
William J. Bryan
JJ Daniels
Additi
Ciar
Washington
Bryan
North Carolina
New Jersey
Holy Week Services At Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Palm Sunday services begin April 9 with 7 30 pm sessions led by Pastor Wannemacher and guest speakers Rev L L Lohr Rev R L Fritz Rev Grover Moran and Rev M L Stirewall. Easter morning includes Our Easter Message and a music recital. Public invited. Gastonia Guardsman Dies On Duty
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Holy Trinity Lutheral Church
J. H. Wannemacher
Palm
Chiefore Pilate
Peter’ Devil
Christ
L.L. Lohr
R. L. Fritz
Dr Brown and His Bungalow at Marshall Hotel
Dr Brown and his wife and their pets gather at the Marshall Hotel while their new bungalow is built. The house will be modest yet modern, designed for comfort rather than display, with space for the doctor, his wife, a canary, a pony, Dolly the dog, and a brood of red chickens.
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Marshall Hotel
Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Holy Week Services
Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church reminds parishioners of regular Sunday morning services with Confirmation. The Passion History of our Lord will be read during Holy Week from Sunday evening through Saturday. All are cordially invited.
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Our Lord
Car Load of Cream Separators from Empire Company
The Empire Cream Separator Company of Bloomfield New Jersey will distribute separators in North Carolina from Hickory. The Hickory Seed Company has just received a car load of these famous separators and advertisements of machines and prices will appear next week.
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Empire Cream
Bloomfield
N. J
North Carolina
Hickory
Comany
Rural loan group to issue first $1500 in credits
In Catawba, Alexander, Burke and Caldwell counties farmers group, formed just over two months ago, plans its first loans totaling about $1500. The system favors building and loan style savings, equitable sharing, and economical operation with no new laws needed.
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Catawba
Alexander, Burke and Caldwellounties
Second Annual High School Debating Contest at Lenoir College
The second annual high school debating contest at Lenoir College is set for April 24. It aims to promote public speaking and cultural values as a foundation for study, with contestants from western North Carolina counties and Davidson County. A preliminary may be held at the college if entries exceed eight, judged by a committee to select the winner for the gold medal contest.
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Lenoir College
North Carolina
Yadkin River
Davidson County
No Objections to Progressive Meeting
Senator Simmons said he would not object to a state convention to discuss progressive policies. He returned from two weeks away, noting O Gorman’s stance on funding a canal bill. A Chapel Hill exposure linked university gambling and local citizens, bonds were set, and an assault followed publication of the story.
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Simmons
Raleigh
O'Gorman
Hill
Raleigh News and Observer
Greensboro. News
University
Jack Sparow
W. J. Patterson
J. Cartmell
Floyd Booker
J. D. Kernovile
Graham
G. B. Crowell
Linsolaton
J. E.ware
Charlotte
Julius Johnson, Jr
Yanceyville
F. C. Jones
Plymouth
Ralph Andrews
M. B. Warren
Chapel Hill
Lavimark
Anniversary Exercises at Lenoir College
The fourth anniversary of the Fu menean and Philalethean Literary Societies at Lenoir College will be marked with a two part program on Monday evening April 6 featuring a Spanish Dance No. 3 and a Ten Years Hence by Eugene Cowles. The societies invite city residents to attend and enjoy the event. The piece notes advertising practices and a Saks & Co. tale of a clerk who warned that larger bills grew bigger.
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Lenoir College
Eugene Cowles
Notice to Confederate Veteran Reunion at Jacksonville Florida
Confederate Veterans planning to attend the Jacksonville reunion are asked to send their names, company and regiment to SE. KILLIAN, See. Camp 162, care of The Democrat.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Killian
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