Juniors Gather for 31st Annual State Council Meeting
In Greensboro on August 24 the 31st annual meeting of the state council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, opened with over 500 delegates from around 880 councils representing about 50,000 members at the Guilford courthouse. The secretary’s report and city welcome highlighted the afternoon session, followed by a public night program with notable addresses.
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Enterprise Greensboro
State Council
Junior Order United American Mechanics
State Organization
Guilford Courthouse
Chicago Public Library Born From the Great Fire
Chicago marks the 50th anniversary of the 1871 fire by recalling its public library born from sympathy across the Atlantic. British figures led a donor wave delivering 12 000 volumes and funds, with Queen Victoria inscribing a prized memoir and leaders like Gladstone and Carlyle contributing.
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Chicago
England
Thomas Hughes
Tom Brown
Great Britain
Chicago Public Library
Prince Consort
Victoria
Hughes
Queen Victoria
Gladstone
Carlyle
Disraeli
Library of
Leipsic
Germany
Herbert Spencer
John Stuart Mill
Kingsley
Huxley
John Bright
Lyell
Freeman
Rosetti
Trevelyan
Macauley
Oxford University
Cambridge University
British Patent Office
Chicago Library
Government renters critique sparks call to own homes
An opposition piece argues the U S government is the nation’s largest renter, with agencies across agriculture, post office, war and navy, labor, treasury, public health and Indian affairs renting space. It urges buying farms or homes and notes bonds at five percent could fund buying, ending yearly rent costs.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wwashington
Postoffice Department
War and Navy
Department of Labor
Treasury Department
Public Health Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
New York
The Great Home Water Spicket Promise
A column extols a boiling and cold water dispensing device at home, promising instant hot water with a right turn and cold water with a left turn. It claims health benefits, cost savings, and broad use in homes, hotels, hospitals, and shops, with testimonials and guaranteed service. The ad directs readers to P. C. McIntire and J. W. Walker of High Point, North Carolina.
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New York
Patent Office
Lodge
P. C. McIntire
Southern Sales Corporation
High Point
N. C
W. Commerce St
J. W. Walker
N. Cc
Women Drive Goldsboro Bond Passage With Votes
In Goldsboro on Tuesday the $306,000 school bonds won by a small margin thanks to women voters. After initial defeat the Stay-at-homes were mobilized in autos to deliver the necessary ballots, triggering celebrations despite mixed feelings among residents.
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Goldsboro
Paralyzed Man Hospitalized After Diving Incident
Bromley Jeannette of Mount Olive, 22, lies in Cumberland General hospital after diving from a structure into five feet of water at White Oak Bladen County. He struck the bottom with rigid body and head, X rays taken to assess injuries. condition reported as resting as well as can be expected.
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Fayetteville
Bromley Jeannette
Mount Olive
Cumberland General Hospital
Stifer Re
Whiteike
Bladen County
Suspension of Brooklyn Dreadnought Construction
Washington reports the suspension of two dreadnoughts at the Brooklyn navy yards. A high naval official says the halt is not tied to the disarmament conference or the Virginia Capes test results. The reason is insufficient naval funds. work will continue on a few near finished battleships.
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Washington
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Virginia Capes
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Wallburg
A. N
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Hudson” Eare Enterprise
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CC. W. Brooks
Best Street
H. B. Hyde
Hamilton St
Harry Raymond
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Conrad's
Cloverfield
Co. B. Overman
J. W. Johnson
Wachovia Bank
English and
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East Green Street
McLeod Station
Richmond Co
E. M. Rhyne
Ellerbee
Willonbar Terrace
High Point Insurance and Teal Estate Company
Cable Street
J. C. Irwin
Dixie Dairy
Cam
R. D
R. E. Andrews
Clemmons A. Bodenhammer
Guilford County
North Carolina
R. D. Bodenhammer
Wachovia
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Federal Reserve System
Southern Railway System
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N. Y
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H. D. Saunders
R. H. Graham
Charlotte, N. C
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Willowbrook St
Erick Florman
J. C. Morgan
Wallace
Washington Strees
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Jack Edwards
Dept
Usl Trust Co
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