Government Accepts Guilford Battleground as National Park
Deeds filed in Greensboro transfer the Guilford Battleground from the Guilford Battleground Company and Mrs. Laslie Wilfong Schenck to the United States. The 1890 purchase and subsequent parcels culminate in a congressional act of March 2 1897 to establish a national military park at Guilford Courthouse, prompted by Major Charles M. Stedman.
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United States
Greensboro
Guilford Battleground Company
D. S. Kemstie
David Schenck
Charles M. Stedman
Judge orders pistol turned over to policemen
Hart a negro was arraigned in court this morning. Firemen seek damages from Southern Utilities and Charlotte Electric Railway after a Park Avenue and South Boulevard collision injuring five firemen including George Spittle who died. Plaintiffs include B. W. Williams J. G. Grier Reid Barkley Jamies Morris executor of George Spittle and others seeking amounts up to fifty thousand dollars.
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Charlotte
Arthur Henderson
R. J. Brevard
Medford
Ore
Baxter Moore
Atlanta
West Trade Street
First Presbyterian Church
Park Avenue
South Boulevard
George Spittle
Southern Utilities Company
Carlotte Electric Railway Company
B. W. Williams
J. G. Grier
Reid Barkley
Jamies Morris
Health lessons for citizen-soldiers in home reading course
Lesson seven outlines health in the army emphasizing nutrition, rest, and personal care. It advises careful food inspection, ample fresh food, avoid overripe fruit, moderate water intake, gradual cooling after exercise, and abstaining from excess tobacco. Sleep guidance and prompt medical reports are urged, noting venereal disease fears as likely exaggerated.
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Dee
Perritt of Giants Celebrates 25th Birthday
William D Perritt, star pitcher for the New York Giants, celebrates his 25th birthday. Born in Arcadia Indiana, he began six years ago with a semi pro team, joined the Vicksburg club in 1912, then the St. Louis Cardinals before moving to New York. Now in his third season with the Giants.
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New York
William BD. Perrits
New York Giants
Perritt
Arcadia
Ind
Baldiwick
Vickshuro Club
St. Louis
Cardinals
The
Giants
Mortgage Sale by Earl Lewis and Wife in Guilford County
Mortgage sale due to default under two deeds from Earl Lewis and wife. On September 8 at noon in front of Bank of Commerce High Point North Carolina the Lot No 9 in block C J N Campbell Moonland plot will be sold for cash to satisfy the debts. Cottage on East Street fronting property. Mortgagee Steele. August 15 1917.
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Earl Lewies
Guilford County
Bank of Commerce
High Point
N. C
J. N. Campbell
Moonland
Register of Deeds Office
California adopts women’s minimum wage plan
In Sacrapiento California on August 30 workers discuss a state industrial wage law for women. The plan sets a minimum of 10 dollars per week or 45 38 per month for experienced workers in mercantile trades. Learners under 18 face 6 dollars weekly, ages 15 to 20 at 8 dollars, with automatic raises of 60 cents every six months toward the 10 weekly target.
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W& Sacrapiento
Cal
Calkiforsietum
Industrial Welfire Commission
California
Wakulla County Holds First Dry County Election
Wakulla County Florida votes in a local option election to certify it as dry though no saloons have existed there. The ballot marks a historic Florida step as the county shifts from wet to dry under state bone-dry law despite lacking towns large enough to support a saloon.
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Tallahassee
Wakulla
Florida
Tennessee Bar Association Holds Annual Meeting In Epperson Springs
Epperson Springs Tennessee hosts a two day gathering of jurists for the Tennessee Bar Association annual meeting. The event opens with an address by Judge C Higgins, president of the association, as lawyers convene for sessions and proceedings.
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Epperson Springs
Tenn
Tennessee Bar Associattion
C. Higgins
The
Assoc Pion
Nimrod Returns with Coal for Allies from Antarctic Voyage
Nimrod, the famed polar ship once hailed as a king of exploration, now carries coal for allied forces, signaling a shift from discovery to material support amid ongoing tensions.
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Nansen
Nimrod
Advertising and publicity costs in local business
A local merchant neglects advertising and hopes to grow his business without proportional publicity spend, only to risk reducing overall reach as the public remains skeptical and notices the lack of promotion.
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Guillford Battleground
Hart
Perrtt
Db Steele
Morteagee
Oise
Tennessee Bar Meeting
Via
Ber
High Point Enterprise
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