Global and national news roundup from the period
A diverse digest of events includes Cleveland State and national pollination support by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, a royal baptism in Berlin, ice blocks at Newfoundland shipping lanes, Auburn prison convicts knitting for Polish relief, King Jim Thorpe era news, Leo Frank clemency petition, federal trial verdicts on railway ties, Beatty’s fleet victory near Chesapeake Bay, Illinois river deep water bill progress, Wilson peace policy resolutions at a Lutheran convention, and a German peace stance in the broader European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Berlin
Alexander Irene
Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Cna
Auburn
Athens
Jory
Phy
Springfield
Ill
Ed‘Dunne
Georgi
Leo M. Frank
Frank
Pittsburg
Dennis K. Bullens
David J. Simpson
Samuel Wetmore
United States
Washington
Beatty
Fletcher
Chesapeake Bay
Illinois House
Dunne
Illinois River
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Senate
Wilson
Federal Council of Lutheran Brotherhoods
Catawba County Fair urged by farmers and leaders
A call to action urges Catawba County farmers to exhibit soil and farm products at a county fair. Letters request participation details, dates, and remarks to the Catawba Fair Association in Hickory NC, seeking worker cooperation to keep the county prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba County
Swift Company Indicted In Meat Shipping Case
Chicago May 28 Swift and Company were indicted by the federal grand jury for violating interstate shipments laws on meats and packing house products. The 29 counts include fines up to 20000 and 1000 minimums. Armour and Company and Joseph Ginsberg and William Buckerman face related conspiracy charges over frozen eggs alleged to contain decayed material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Washington
State Department
Cecil Spring-Rice
New York
John Burke
Charles Weeghman
Chicago
Rockland
Maine
Cushing
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
Joseph Ginsberg
William Buckerman
Restored to Good Health By Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs Otto Gant from Zanesville Ohio writes she suffered four years with stomach trouble, grew weak and nearly despaired of a cure. After using two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets she says she is now well. For sale by Grimes Drug Co and Lutzs Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Gant
Zanesville
Ohio
Chamberlain
Grimes Drug Co
Lutz
Grimes Drag Co
Lutz Drag Co
Land suit tale of haunting tenant woes at Asheville trial
In the Gilbert-Hopkins land suit in United States court at Asheville a witness recounted a string of troubled occupants. One tenant vanished after a dispute with a neighbor, another died, a third came with his wife and went crazy, and finally the land burned with no dwelling left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Reconfirmed by Hickory Man
A reader confirms renewed faith in Doan's Kidney Pills after long lapse, citing prior use for kidney weakness and backache. The statement from H. W. Jones of Hickory notes continued relief and endorses the product again, with availability at 50 cents.
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Cory
Con H. W. Jones
Eighth Ave
Hickory
Dean
Lutz
Doan
Mr. Jones
Foster-Milburn Co
N. Ye
Hickory Merchants Association Meets In City Chamber
A well attended Hickory Merchants Association meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms discussed doubling membership, street waste boxes, and a city ordinance for litter fines. They set June 24 25 and 26 as Bargain Days with equal advertising, arranged ice water and park entertainment, and planned a fair for fall. The Southern Railway Company now deposits money in Hickory banks, boosting local circulation by an estimated 25 000 to 50 000 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Betterment Committee
Mittee
Bargain Day
Hickory
B. B. Blackwelder
Hickory Is
Messrs
Roy Abernethy
A.M. West
W. L. Boatright
Asheville Merchants’ Association
Geo. E. Bisan
S. L. Whitener
Annie Downam
A. M. West
W. I. Caldwell
Robert Martin
Hugh Williams
J. A. Bowles
A. L. Moser
H. C. Lutz
W. B. Ramsay
J. A. Moretz
E. V. Morton
State Association
Farmers’ Union
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railway Company
Salisbury
Bisanar
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway Co
Memorial Notice for Mrs Caney Sigmon nee Shell
In Memorial, Mrs Caney Sigmon nee Shell was born May 26 1843 and died May 24 1915 aged 72. She married Eli Rink in 1862 and Sigmon in 1867, with two children, five grandchildren, two brothers and one sister surviving. She was baptized Lutheran and confirmed by Rev P C Henkel, remained faithful to the church. Funeral at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church conducted by Rev Wl L Stirewall Tuesday May 25, interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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Caney Sigmon
Shell
Eli Rink
Sigmon
P. C. Henkel
D. D
Holy Trinity Lutheran Sharch
Wl. L. Stirewall
Oakwood Cemetery
Staley Elected Superintendent for Hickory Schools
At a called City Council meeting last Thursday Prof M Staley was chosen to succeed himself as Hickory Schools superintendent. The Democrat congratulates the decision and notes the last school term was the best Hickory has had. A council meeting tonight will elect teachers for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Staley
Hickory
Staley
Doans Remedy and Air Raid News Brief
Shamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea remedy promoted with drugstore sales notes while a Zeppelin raid on England is reported with one fatality. French air squadron attacks German factory. Doans Kidney Pills and Doans Ointment advertised for kidney issues and skin itching.
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England
Local and Personal Items of Interest
Local notes report visits and travel of Abernethy family and friends, engagements with Guilford Creamery Co and Hen dley & Regan Furniture Co, new business plans, and births. Also coverage of charity and church activity and relatives visiting Clemson and Spartanburg. A Catawba county murder case progress is noted with pants and a $20 gold piece evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Dunn
White Oak
City
Precyous Hahn
W. J. Shaford
Greensboro
Guilford Creamery Co
C.M. Turbyfill
G. W. Hahn
Columbia
Charleston
South Carolina
C. H. Geitner
Cline
Hendley & Regan Furniture Co
L. Flagler
A. H. Parker
G.C. Lowe
C. G. Wolf
Wolf
Rural Hall
Earl Carr
Statesville
W. R. Bradshaw
Bryson City
H. F. Elliott
Catawba
Helen Springs
Charlotte
W. B. Council
Annapolis, Md
Howard
Margaret Springs
Spartanburg
Ral
John Hice
Hice
Leonard Hice
Chamberlain's Liniment Praised By User Report
A customer testimonial extols Chamberlain's Liniment for pain relief and speedy results. The note mentions local drug stores as sources and expresses satisfaction with the product's effectiveness and delivery.
Furious offensive against Muscovites rages in Galicia
An Austro-Hungarian force pushes deeper into Russian lines north and south of Przemysl in Galicia. The wedge across the San intensified the investment of Przemysl as artillery superiority, aided by Skoda howitzers and German batteries, pressures Russian positions near Chotynice Kruszowice and Medika. A right-wing advance near Stry reports Russian weakness, while the southern assault tightens the noose around Przemysl amid heavy fighting and fortifications.
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London
Mid
Galicia
Sti
Przemysl
Italy
Austria
Santiger
Chotynice
Kruszowice
San
Medika
Preemysl
Teutons
Stry
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Mr. Farmer
Catawba Fair Association
Nam
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
United States Army
Amsterdam
Mme.De Wiart
Brussels
Foster
Swift Company
Hickory Democrat
Merchants” Association
Hickory Merchants’ Association
Geo.e. Bisanar
Mr. Harrison
Atlanta
Committee On Railway
U. S
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Southern Railway
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Illinois Central
Louisville and Nashville
Rf, and P
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
General Managers Association of the Southeast
Short Lines Railroad Associon
Rofessor Staley
Shamberlain
E. J. Abernethy
Caro‘leen
Irene Abernethy
Callowee
Precious Hahn
A. F. Somes
Bloomfield
N. J
Empire Cream Separator Company
Lillie Belle Hahn
K. G. Duke of
Nopmaten
Blackstone Female Institute
Institute
Blackstone
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Thomas
Nebraska
Ireland
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Newport News
America
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