The Fair Opens Best Exhibits and Largest Crowds Here
The Catawba County Street Fair runs in full swing with crowds exceeding prior record. Stroup’s ball hosts premier booths while Hickory firms and their displays, live poultry, and elaborate plays draw wide attention. Southern Railway officials and industrial agents attend, as local leaders credit the fair’s unprecedented success to Watt Shuford and George Wootten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba
Stroup’s
Mecklenburg
Hickory Novelty Co
Hickory Manufacturing Co
Hickory
Martin
Finley
Southern Railway
Salisbury
Asheville
Hickory Club
Richards
Southern
Watt Shuford
George Wootten
Local Club Notes and Class News from Cairo and Environs
Penate Women’s Clubs share meetings at Mrs Gwaltney’s home with Bible readings from Exodus and impressions of Egypt Joseph. Mrs Cline delivers music while Mrs Royster and Mrs Beard explore Lake County poetry. Embroidery Club enjoyed Ellis Parker Butler tales and current events discussion. Help wanted ad for a white girl and a press syndicate offer appear among itemized produce and hides prices.
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Travellers’ Club
Cairo
Nes
Chicago
Royster
Beard
Lake County
England
Ambleside
A. A. Whitener
Ellis Parker Butler
Miriam
Road Conference attends as Mooresville leads delegation
Delegates from Salisbury and surrounding towns converged on the Opera House for a road conference with Mooresville sending 13 autos and 50 delegates, Lenoir 4 autos and 14 people, among hundreds in attendance. The meeting included a smoker at the club rooms with reports from Rev. Mr. Sandford and Dr. Flowers of Granite Falls. Reformed Church notes promise special services for Corinth church anniversary and Dr. Murphy’s pastorate, with missions talk by Rev. J P Moore.
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Mooresville
Lenoir
D. Battle
Caine
The
Citizen
A. H. Boyden
Salisbury
Harris
Charlotte
Hazel Aiken
Flowers
Granite Falls
Opera House
Corinth
Murphy
Sory
J.P. Moore
D. D
Japan
Brooklyn Lawyer Receives Police Commissioner Post
Brooklyn lawyer James C. Cropsey is named police commissioner of New York City by Mayor Gaynor. Commentators note the job may test him beyond directing officers, as party politics shape control of the bluecoats. Roosevelt's example cited for how a commissioner's impact can reach to the White House. Cropsey, 46, from a prominent Brooklyn family, made good as a lawyer and faces a historic duty.
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New York
Gaynor
James C. Cropsey
Brooklyn
New York City
Sur Prise
Army of Bluecoats
Cropeey
White House
Roosevelt
G W Rabb depicted as likely county legislator candidate
A sketch extols G W Rabb of Catawba County as a popular Confederate veteran and potential next representative in the North Carolina Legislature. Born on a farm, he built wealth by cobbling and farming, overcoming war injuries, and becoming a successful farmer with modern methods and steady savings.
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Rabb
Catawba
Lincoln County
John
Rebecca Keener Rabb
King’s Mountain
Fergusson
Mr. Rabb
Catawba County
Co. A
Twelfth Regiment
Richmond
Jannesville
Cold Harbor
South Mountain
Sharpsburg
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsvile
Gettysburg
Bill Cline
Y. . Lafon
Harrison Eskridge
Local and Personal Notes From The Week
William McComb seeks Davidson College Pair honors in a region photogenic display by Arthur Moser. John Rhinehardt rescues a rooster from a turtle, while church renovations prep for a first Sunday service at the new building. A hymn sale adds funds to the Ladies Aid Missionary Society. Solomon Honeycutt, 96, walks 13 miles to Mt Olive church for a funeral. Payne and Son buy J Filly’s stock, continuing a local grocery venture. Cyril Huttman, 80, loses an arm as a switchman in Hannibal, with brother Ruin nearby and flowers filling his room.
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J. W. Little
Solomon Honeycutt
Mt. Olive Church
Leach
Honeycutt
The
Democrat
Cyril Huttman
Hannibal
Ruil
Why do Spanish women wear the mantilla
A London Mall synopsis notes a Spanish aristocrat answers the question with pride in national dress. A working-class woman adds that mantillas shield eyes and hair, preserving elegance. The piece contrasts upper-class Parisian style with valued Spanish beauty traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
London Mall
Questioning Waste and Rime Beliefs Quoted
A brief Washington Star exchange records Mr. Binoick denying extreme claims about waste and crime. He notes that while some believe reps and bands hinder efforts, neighbors accuse him of habits that could include shoplifting or slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Binoick
Washington Star
Will Fly in Charlotte November Exhibition to Be Held
The Charlotte News announces a flying machine exhibition across the Carolinas to be held in Charlotte on Thursday November 10. Special rail rates and 50 cent admission are arranged. The first flight is scheduled for 2:00 PM. W Been remains with Martin Furniture Co. as treasurer and manager. H H Little will continue as local agent.
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Martin & Clark Clothing Co
T. E. Field
Worthey
Shuford Hardware Co
Smith’s
Raleigh
N. C
Harris & Little’s
Carolinas
Charlotte News
Charlotte
Serra
W. Been
Southern Railroad
Martin Furniture Co
H. H. Little
Football Games at Lenoir on November Third
Football teams from Bing ham and Lenoir College prepare for a tight match at Lenoir College grounds while Westminster School faces Lenoir on the same venue. Both sides vow to exert maximum effort to secure victory in a highly anticipated contest this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Lenoir College
Wesminster
Lenoir
Chamberlain's Liniment Aids in Sudden Injuries
In times of sudden mishap or accident this liniment serves as the family doctor when not always available. It relieves sprains cuts wounds and bruises by reducing soreness and pain. Sold by Grimes Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Grimes Drug Co
Underground Hotels and Mark Twain Anecdotes
An extraordinary hotel exists below the Church of St Madeleine offering meals and lodging to sewer workers for a week at a cost of 240. A similar coal mine hotel near Mons at 600 feet depth boasts electric light and a swimming bath. The piece also recounts a humorous exchange with Mark Twain and a stranger seeking him in Bermuda.
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Church of St Madeleine
Beneft
St. Pierre
Mons
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Whitener & Martin
Harris & Little's
Martin & Clark
W. A
Elliott Knitting Mills
Harris & Little
Penate
Albans
P. Huffman
Bacon
Rural Hall
N.C
Asaiea, NC
Woitener & Martin, S
Ferndell’s. Whitener & Martin
J. S. Setzer &Son
Try Whitener & Martin’s
Moretz- Whitener Clo
McCoy Moretz
Rutherford’ College
Ty Anderson
Rutherford College
Ferndell
Whitewear & Martin
Columbia
Hampton
Maga
Bicycle Club
West 35Th St
14Th St
E. L. Flowers
Park Ave
Charlotte, NG
Feacock
Lockport
N. Y
Apriatt
Hickory Markets
Chas
H. Geitner
Big Crow
Episcopal Church
the Episcopal
J. G. Gariff
W. A. Campbell
Haywend
Sliss Essie Ransom
Francis
Packard
Central Hotel
Margaret McComb
Riancel
Visitation
St Charlotta
Ofton
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. G. W. Raab
the Hon
George Washine Ashington
Cheney
Toledo
Sim
Cate
Ao Satan
Ageteas
Fletcher
Castoria
William McComb
Davidson College
van Dyke
Win
Arthur Moser
John Rhinehardt
Eltis ficComb
McComb
Big Turtle
Inele John
Incle J
Ladies Aided Missionary Society of the Reformed Church
A. J
Payne & Son
Mark Twain
Mark ‘Twain
Bermuda
Abe
Aravet Oor
Sin
Philadelhia Ledger
Ee . Rab
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