Three Die in Railroad Wreck Near Hickory
A broken rail caused a freight wreck on Southern Railway near Oyama four miles east of Hickory at about 5 am Monday. Engineer William Eagle of Spencers Connie, Conductor E. V. Boyd of Mooresville, and fireman A. L. Huddle of Asheville died. Injured include Section Master Bumgardner and a hobo named West. Bodies taken to Hickory. traffic detoured via Spartanburg. Additional notes mention a nearby birthday celebration and reader letters about local government reform.
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Asheville and Salisbury
Southern Railway
Oyama
Hickory
Wm. Eagle
Spen
Cers
E. V. Boyd
Mooresville
A. L. Huddle
Ashevill
Bumgardner
West
Boyd
Huddie
Huddle
Builer
Eagle
J. W. Shuford
James Miller
Eugene Bumgardner
Spartanburg
Conover
Newton
Hobo
James “Post
Engle
Speedy Adjustment of Rates Expected Soon
Gov. Craig predicts quick railroad rate reforms in North Carolina interstate freight, with equitable, distance-based reductions not as low as Virginia but materially lower than present. rate expert work underway and no dilatory tactics anticipated. The message highlights widespread impact on shipping points and shippers’ long campaign for fair rates. Mrs. W. H. Benfield of Everett Wash comments on taxation fairness and property evaluation for tax purposes.
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Asheville, Biarch
Craig
North Carolina
Virginia
Ickory Township Road Commission March 1913 Statement
March 1913 financial report shows total to date of 19012 dollars 74 cents for the Ickory Township Road Commission. Local authorities record expenditures and tally the cumulative amount through the period.
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Ickory Township
Hickory Township
Public Letter Explains Paper's Democratic Policy
A former Hickory Democrat editor explains that the paper will keep Democratic principles and high standards. He will dictate the policy himself while trusting loyal patrons and affirming continued support from good people.
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Hickory Democrat
Banks
Tens
Mace
Sonal
City manager plan hailed as municipal reform
The Engineering News predicts the city manager plan as a popular innovation in governance. Hickory adopts the plan, but the piece argues success depends on the manager’s fitness and the people who select and monitor him, stressing public virtue and citizen character as the real path to better government. It closes with condolences to Brother Cobb on his dog Boozer’s death after being mangled at the depot.
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Hickory
Brother Cobb
Morganton News-Herald
Boozer
Cobb
Escape Near Conover From Cadwell County Chain Gang
A young man Bumgarner, sent to Cadwell county chain gang, escaped from the force near Conover last week after being deployed to the work gang some time ago.
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Bumgarner
Cadwell County
Conover
North Carolina Sunday School Convention in Greensboro
The North Carolina Sunday School Convention program for Greensboro April 22 to 24 nears completion with three internationally known speakers. A 3000-seat warehouse and a 300-voice choir platform are planned. delegates may come from townships, Sunday schools, colleges, and high schools, with lodging arranged via the North Carolina Sunday School Association and C D McLean in Greensboro. Floyd Allen’s execution in Virginia follows a long legal delay and intense political maneuvering, culminating in the death chair while authorities moved to uphold the sentence amid appeals and crowd concerns.
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North Carolina
Greensboro
Messrs. Tullar and Meredith
New York City
Counses
North Carolina Sunday School Association
C. D. McLean
Committee On
N. 5
Associated Press
Richmond
Floyd Allen
Virginia Mountains
Hillsville
State Penitentiary
Claude Swanson Allen
Mann
Viriginia
Carey
Williams
Ellyson
Philadelphia
Viria
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Prs Tis Calan
Tia Cinta
Wood
Tel “Tihe
Virginia
Grimes Drug Co Promotes Pure Ice Cream Standards
Grimes Drug Co touts ice cream made only from dairy milk with no powders or artificial additives. The firm stresses pasteurization and lab testing while condemning claims that all ice cream uses milk powder or petroleum products. They pledge to source from licensed dairies and sell at ten cents per cone in Hickory Tree, highlighting consumer trust and strict quality controls.
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Grimes Drug Co
Doc Wiley
Grimes
Tce Cream Co
Richmond
Local notes from Highland Maron area and business updates
Mr J P Robinson is slightly improving after confinement at home. Mrs L P Killian of Granite Falls visited Oyama with her husband’s parents. Mr J L Miller and son Jenks bought their son and brother’s store building and plan enlarging it. Mr Hollar will expand his business. Miller shipped 59 calves in one week from local counties. The Shitfoad Mill Co baseball ground is ready for use and teams can arrange games by calling the listed phone numbers.
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Highland Maron
J. P. Robinson
L. P. Killian
Granite Falls
Killian
Oyama
Dan Fry
J. L. Miller
Jenks
Herbert Miller
Hollar
Miller
Shitfoad Mill Co
Presbyterian Church Notes and Lily Livingston Contest
Rev J G Garth of Statesville will be absent over Sunday. Rev W M Sikes of Newton will preach here next Sunday at both services and possibly at West Hickory at 49.1 m. He will also teach the Mens Bible Class at Sunday School. The Livingston contest will take place on April 18.
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J G. Garth
Statesville
W. M. Sikes
Newton
West Hickory
Livingston
Laymen’s Mission Movement mobilizes church laymen
The Laymen's Mission Movement unites men from diverse churches in support of gospel work worldwide. Initiated in New York on November 15, 1906, it saw gains in missionary offerings during 1907-08 and 1909-10, with delegates charged $1 registration for the Asheville convention featuring speakers from New York and the Southern Baptist movement.
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New York
City
Asheville Tecome
Northing
W. Ezers
New York City
Edi
United ‘States
Southern Baptist Convention
C.F Reid
Nasi
Atlanta
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Jerome Bolick & Sons of
Jerome Bolick
J.T. Johnson
W. L. Wolfe
Ninth Avenue
Loulalee Wolfe
Miss Wolfe
Johnson
Mamie Sue
Effiz
Bertha Harris
Hettie Pitts
Estelle Wolfe
Kitter
Hickey
Everett
Gov
Carolina
W. H. Benfield
Rockefeller Ave
Everett, Wash
Allens
Claude
Sunday School
Presbyterian Church Notes
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