Carnegie Foundation Funds Shape South Education
A Times correspondent reports the Carnegie Foundation grants reshape Lynchburg Virginia institutions including Randolph Macon Woman's College. The fund of ten million dollars backs president and faculty reforms as women professors gain retirement annuities and paid sabbaticals to refresh leadership, boosting Southern higher education reach.
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Randolph Macon
Sier's College
Lynchburg
Carnegie| Ison
Thie
Woman's College
Igor
Ab- Stevers
Alexander Buys Fine 62 Acre Farm Near Salisbury
Charles T. Alexander purchases a 62 acre tract of land along Sugar Creek near Salisbury from a local manufacturer family. The report notes the price paid but details are unclear due to damaged text. Local authorities are not named beyond a mention of the Chief of Police.
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D.C
L. Alexander
Charles T. Alexander
Salisbury
Sugar Creek
Bark trade expands as Smoot Sons Co pounds oak tan bark
Mt Airy August 10. The C. C. Smoot Sons Co adds to its operations with a 200 to 200 car load supply of oak tan bark. The industry, previously unnoted in these letters, now shows active involvement in local bark handling.
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Mt. Airy
N.C
C. C. Smoot Sons Co
Great Masonic Picnic At Mocksville N C
Aug 10 Mocksville Davie county drew the largest crowd yet for the Masonic picnic with an estimated 7000 attendees. About 1600 dollars was raised, including 1000 dollars in new receipts to benefit the Masonic orphanage at Oxford. Hon Whitehead Kluttz of Salisbury delivered the address as an orphan chapter attended. The grounds looked attractive and the event drew strong local pride.
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Mocksville
N. C
Davie County
Oxford
Whitehead Kluttz
Salisbury
Plente
Pearance
No Conference on Rates Officials Did Not Show Up
Raleigh August 9 The conference planned between Governor Glenn the Corporation Commission and railroad traffic managers along with State Merchants representatives and town delegations failed to occur as rail carriers did not attend. Charlotte delegates Justice Ford and Stone met with the Governor to compile facts on discriminations in freight rates pending a postponed session.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Glenn
Corporation Commission
State Merchants Association
Virginia
Cincinnati
Orth
Charlotte
A. B. Justice
Ford
Stone
Salisbury National Cemetery Gets New Superintendent
Cap t E R Fonda arrives with family to take charge at Salisbury National Cemetery. He served in the war and once worked for Union Pacific. The cemetery hosts over 12 000 federal burials, more than 11 000 unknown, and is noted as a well kept NC site.
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Salisbury
N.C
E. R. Fonda
National Cemetery
Fonda
Union Pacific
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
North Carolina
Judge Delivers 15 Year Manslaughter Sentence for Gillman
Union Aug 10 Judge Prince sentences former Jonesville mayor James W. Gillman to 15 years hard labor after a manslaughter verdict in the killing of farmer Gilm ore. Gillman fainted during sentencing and was revived by court medical staff as attorneys praised defense strategy and the judge praised defense counsel for their handling of the case.
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Gillman
Atorneys
Messrs
J. A. Sawyer
D. A. Townsend
B. F. Townsend
Death of Prominent Blacksburg Citizen
Prominent Blacksburg resident Joseph Black died at his Blacksburg home yesterday after more than a year of illness. He was one of Blacksburg’s early settlers from the large Black family that gave the town its name and long connected with local business. Survived by one son, William Black, a civil engineer, and several brothers and sisters including Dr. John Black, Mrs. C. L. Whisnant, Mrs. N. W. Hardin, Miss Sue Black, Mrs. Porter of Atlanta, and Mrs. W. A. Jackin of Charlotte.
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Blacksburg
S.C
Joseph Black
Wm. Black
Jno. 1. Black
C. 1. Whisnant
N. W. ‘Hardin
Sue Black
Porter
Jatlanta
W. A. Jackin
Charlotte
N. C
Four Dead and Three Injured in Georgia Rail Crash
Dalton Georgia August 8 four persons killed and three seriously injured in a head on collision between a southbound local freight and an extra freight train on the Western and Atlantic Railroad one mile north of Dalton. The dead include Engineer J L Heiggie Tunnell Hill Ga Fireman Roach of Dalton and brakemen Tom Battenfield and F Colbert. Injured include Engineer J B Killbrew Brakeman Dilveck and Brakeman Cooper with Fireman Suddeth of the extra who escaped. The crash followed a tail lure by the extra crew not reading orders.
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Dalton
Western & Atlantic Railroad
J. L. Heiggie
Southound
Tunnell Hill
F. Colbert
Tom Battenfield
Ar J.B. Killbrew
Dil Veck
Brekeman Cooper
Suddeth
Extratra
England Bids Giant Ship
Washington reports Britain plans a battleship over 30,000 tons with six turrets and 12 inch guns, aiming to outdesign rivals. The project, kept secret, seeks naval dominance and possible advance over Dreadnought era rivals. In Bloomington a separate shooting fatality near Rogers home involved McClintock and Rogers during a party return.
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Washington
D. C
Admiralty
Kent F
McClintock
Miss
Idan Rogers
Conference on Child and Female Labor in the South
Governor Patterson calls textile makers and labor representatives from southern states to meet in Nashville on October 14 to discuss child labor in shops and factories and to draft a uniform, fair law for all parties involved.
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Nashville
Tenn
Patterson
Mayor Boyden Reelected First Vice President Firemen's Group
Salisbury reports rejoicing over Mayor A. H. Boyden's reelection as first vice president of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association at Wilmington. The mayor is praised as a loyal friend of volunteers and deeply involved in the local department. In Chicago, Standard Oil's lawyers sought an appeal before Judge Grosscup, but the writ of supersedeas was denied while the writ of error was allowed, delaying action pending bond details.
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Salisbury
N. C
A. H. Boyden
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
Wilmington
Tyden
Chicago
Standard OM Company
Fudge Grosscup
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Standard Oil
Yellow Fever Reported Among Cuban Army Units
Washington dated August 12 reports ten yellow fever cases among Cuban army troops near Clentagos, according to an official telegram to the War Department.
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Washington, D. C
Clentagos
Ar Department
Rising from the Grave Electric Biters Claim Cure
Wm A Fertwell of Lucama NC reports dramatic relief after using less than three bottles of Electric Biters for Brights disease in the Diabetes stage. He credits the remedy with stopping liver and bladder complications and believes a permanent cure is possible. Sold by C M Shuford and W S Martin & Co druggists for 50 cents.
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Wm. A. Fertwell
Lucama
N. C
Bright
C. M. Shuford
W.S. Martin. & Co
Veterans Feast Draws 225 At Gastonia Hall
In Gastonia North Carolina on August 10 a Dallas dining hall hosted over 225 veterans for a sumptuous meal. Senator Overman spoke to a packed crowd about heroes and memory. Families and locals enjoyed decorated tables, pork beef mutton and other fare as the Dallas band played. A separate New York report notes Victor Linde shot his wife four times then hanged himself at Mrs Linde's home after fleeing to a nearby house.
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Overman
Lee
Court House
Dallas
Meckenburg
York
Gaston
New York
Victor Linde
Eprops
Somnambulist Dies After Plunging From Window
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania on August 12 Hornsley wanders in a somnambulistic trance and falls from a third story window, his body impaled on a kitchen roof fence pickets, dying from injuries.
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Mahanoy’ City
Ba Ward Hornsley
Harriman Faces Prosecution Over Capitol Questions
Washington Aug 12 The Department of Justice has elected to pursue proceedings to compel J H Harriman to answer questions he refused before the Interstate Commerce Commission in New York last winter. No further actions against him or the Union Pacific have been determined or are currently under consideration.
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Harriman
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
J . H. Hariman
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Hunts for Trouble and Quick Cures for Skin Ailments
Charles Walters of Alg eghany Sierra Co writes of searching for trouble in burns wounds and sores. The ad claims Jucksen's or Jacksen's Aznlea Salve cures every case quickly with guaranteed results by C. M. Shuford and W. B. Martin & Co drug stores, price 25e.
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California
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promises Health Cure
The ad touts Elmer’s Swamp-Root as a liver and bladder remedy that treats kidney trouble and urinary issues. It claims prevention of pneumonia and heart strain, urges readers to obtain a sample bottle, and lists Detimer & Co of Binghamton New York as the advertiser.
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Kieney Trouble
Gig de
Elmer
Detimer & Co Binghamton
1. Y
Braver Brother Rescues Younger Boy From Fire
A Philadelphia incident tells how seven year old Alfred Green fell into a bonfire on a vacant lot. His elder brother leaped in, grabbed the shirt, and dragged him out. Alfred’s burns were superficial and he was later treated at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Philadelphia. Inquirer
Alven
Tast Hight
Alfred Green
Moore Street
Rothers
Tio
Mount Sinai Hospital
Itteray
A Valuable Lesson From Dr King’s Pills Lesson
John Pleasant of Magdella Indiana shares a claim about discovering a valuable lesson six years ago. He says starting Dr King’s New Life Pills improved with continued use. The ad promises guaranteed satisfaction and lists M Shuford and W S Martin & Co as the druggists selling the pills for 26 cents.
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John Pleasant
Magdella
Ind
Dr. King
M. Shuford
W. S. Martin & Co
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