Proemyal Fortress Abandoned by Austrians Again
Vienna reports Proemyal Fortress of Proemysl is back in Austrian hands after a 201 day siege. Russian capture earlier left 120000 surrenders and 40000 killed from a 170000 garrison. King Victor Emmanuel offers as intermediary in Russia Romania territorial issues per Milan Secolo.
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Vienna
Proemyal
Proemysl
Lemberg
Cracrow
Galicia
Russia
Cracow
Przemysla
Victor Emmanuel
Roumania
Milan Secolo
Insurance and baseball notes from a mixed North Carolin a page
Insurance Commissioner Young notes the last Legislature allowed insured choice on coinsurance clauses and required stamping on policies. The Western North Carolina Amateur Baseball League faces funding and grounds issues as Morganton and Statesville teams dominate. Hickory plans a 1916 team despite turf and funding hurdles.
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Young
Gastonia
Hickory
Athletic Association
British steamer Saidieh torpedoed in North Sea tragedy
The British steamer Saidieh from Alexandria to Liverpool was torpedoed in the North Sea. Seven crew members including a stewardess drowned among forty-eight Greek crew, a British commander, and eight passengers. Forty-one survivors were landed at Hamburg after jammed davits caused boats to flood. the steamer sank in fifteen minutes.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Liverpool
North Sea
Chatham
Complaint of Rates and Hearings Expanded
The insurance commissioner gains power to inquire into complaints of excessive or unfair rates. Under the new law, complaints must be written and a hearing may be set after notice. The commissioner will fully investigate the matter to determine if rates are discriminatory.
Clean up Weeks Emphasize Fire Prevention Reminder
A small town in this State held a cleanup week focusing on fire prevention, stressing that conditions likely to cause fires must not be forgotten. The note adds that the large fire occurred the week prior, underscoring the need to protect life and property through cleanup efforts.
Deeds Filed for Record in Catawba County
Deeds recorded in the Register of Deeds office show Jerome Bolick Sons Co transferring to D. E. Bolick for 2600 dollars a house and one acre in Conover. Newton Motor Co transferring to Geo A Warlick for 480 dollars a house and lot in Maiden. J D Elliott transferring to Eubert Walker and George Lyerly for 600 dollars a lot on Tenth Avenue in Hickory. M L Flannigan transferring to E Flagler for 150 dollars a lot on Ninth Avenue in Hickory. J D Beal transferring to W M Caldwell for 1000 dollars twenty four acres adjoining John Tarbyfill.
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Office of Register of Deeds
Catawba County
Jerome Bolick Sons Co
D. E. Bolick
Conover
Newton Motor Co
Geo. A. Warlick
Maiden
J. D. Elliott
Eubert, Walker
George Lyerly
Tenth Avenue
Hickory
M. L. Flannigan
E. Flagler
Ninth Avenue
J.D. Beal
W. M. Caldwell
John Tarbyfill
Civil cases end with defeats for Virginia Iron and Metal Co
In county court Tuesday the Virginia Iron and Metal Co. versus Shuford Hardware Co. of Hickory lost a $400 account claim. Carolina & North-Western By. Co. versus Hutton & Bourbonn for $140 demurrage and Southern Ry. Co. versus the same for $85 resulted in judgments for the plaintiffs. A Lewistown New Jersey farmhouse burned after a housewife accidental mishap with a stove while singeing a chicken.
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He Enterprise
Virginia Iron and Metal Co
Shuford Hardware Company
Hickory
Carolina & North-Western By. Co
Hutton & Bourbonn
Southern Ry. Co
Restored to Good Health by Chamberlain Tablets
A Zanesville Ohio reader Mrs Otto Gans reports severe weight loss and weakness but after using two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets she recovered fully. For sale by Grimes Drug Co and Lats Drug Store.
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Otto Gans
Zanesville
Ohio
Chamberlain
Grimes, Drag Co
Lats
U S Steel Case Upheld by New Jersey Court
The U S Steel petition to dissolve the corporation was denied by the United States District Court for New Jersey. The court found no Sherman Act violation in its acquisition and trade activity and rejected DOJ injunctions. The decision cites 95 percent steel trade committee meetings as legal. The Taft era suit was led by Jacob M Dickinson. Roumania tensions rise as Germany anxious over unrest in the region and calls for concessions to Roumania amid Balkan diplomacy.
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United States District Court For
New Jersey
United States Steel Corporation
Sherr
Department of
Steel Corporation
Gary Drioners
Taft
Jacob M. Dickinson
War of the flying locusts and the prophetic warning
A Brevard News item warns of a locust swarm described as a hollow moaning omen of war. The article notes locusts clinging to branches and fences with wings marked by a W, linking it to a broader call to repentance and recalling Pharaoh. It reads as a cautionary editorial on an impending insect plague.
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Brevard
Special German envoy sails for Copenhagen to seek peace
New York June 4 Meyer Gerhart described as the German ambassador Count Bernstoff's special agent sailed yesterday aboard the United States for Copenhagen. He carried papers bearing seals of Great Britain Russia and France pledging no molestation by allied warships and also carried official papers from American German and Austrian authorities. His citizenship status was not learned.
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Washington
Supreme Court
South Carolina
New York
China
United States
Chicago
James O. D. Storen
Michael] Weisbaum
Frederick. Roth
San Francisco
Francis d’Amboise
Honolulu
New Castle
Australia
Phoenix
Ariz
Victor L. Innes
Texas State Court
Georgia
San Diego
Colorado
Mex
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Panam
Akron
General Synod of the
Lutheran Church
May
Boston
Germany
Berlin
Meyer Gerhart
Count Bernstoff
Belin
Copenhagen
Mr. Gerhart
Great Britain
Russia
France
Gerhart
New York City
The Hyphen and the Law Ruling on National Citizenship
Justice Whitaker of New York ruled that American law recognizes no national distinctions based on origin, declaring that no class can be lawfully created among citizens. The decision, while critiqued as unjust by some, urges an end to coerced group actions rooted in foreign sympathy or prejudice.
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Justice Whitaker
New York
Asheville Gazette
Civil War Horse Still Survives in Horseheads New York
A 53 year old veteran horse in Horseheads owned by P A Mc Intosh displays a government brand proving service in the Civil War. Though aged with gray hair and worn teeth, the animal reportedly eats 12 quarts of oats and accompanies its master to town several times weekly, with farmers estimating the horse could be at least 63 years old.
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Horseheads
N.Y
P. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Aimal
I. C
Sunday School Normal to Be Held Here in July
The eighth annual Sun day School Normal of the Tennessee Lutheran Church will be held at Lenoir College in this city July 12 to 16. Rev. A C Schenck of Philadelphia returns to direct with Miss Mabel Balwinkle as assistant. Teachers’ Bible study, music sessions, and talks on music in Sunday School will feature daily programs with round table discussions before Wee Pers. special evening addresses will cover pedagogy and higher education.
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Tennessee Lutheran Church
Lenoir College
A. C. Schenck
Philadelphia
Mabel Balwinkle
F. B. Clausen
Wilmington
W. A. Deaton
J.C. Seegere
D.D
Columbia
D. C
L. Patterson
Sal
C. Schenck
F. Church
Twelve Months on Roads for Larceny in Recorder Court
Forest Reese received a sentence of 12 months on the roads in recorder's court on Friday for larceny. He had stolen a number of articles from Shell-Mitchell Grocery. He was married the night before his arrest to Miss Bertie Killian of the city.
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Forest Reese
Recorder’s Court
Shell-Mitchell Grocery
Bertie
Killian
May Receipts Report Clerks and Registers
Receipts in the clerk office for May totaled 150.30 and in the register office 212.80. The clerk’s receipts were 30 cents over salary while the register showed a surplus of 6.80. Newton Enterprise notes the figures. Dyspepsia remedy Burdock’s Blood Bitters advertised with health claims and a one dollar price.
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Regster
Register
Newton Enterprise
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