Wayne county lynching debate blurs line between justice and mob rule
In Goldsboro and Wayne county, residents debate the lynching of a man linked to a crime against a woman. Jurists, sheriffs, and locals spar over culpability, courts, and whether mob violence should be condemned or excused in light of perceived failures in prosecution and public safety.
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Carl Stanley
Wayne
Aycock
Bob Edwards
Toler
Andrew Cgurley
John Richards
Qafar
Lad
Goldsboro
Langston
Richards
Andrew Gurley
Lenfim
Berlin
Petit Jury
Mechanicsville School December honor roll list
The Mechanicsville school honors roll for December lists students by grade. Eighth Grade names Ida Guyre Deeson Smith Sherman Swaim Mary Davis. Seventh Grade names Muriel Cook Berta Harvey Frances Smith Allene Welly Jennings Swaim Beulah Strader Rosa Mae Ingram. Sixth Grade names Cleo Brown Edith Hedgecock Lena Wood Homer Hutt Bertha Hutchins. Fifth Grade Alma Lambeth Pearl Tongue Garland Clinard. Fourth Grade Carl Welch. Third Grade Leona Welch Luna Turner Gine Brown Mary Clinard Ruth Newton Blanche Ingram Carl Farington Melvin Yow. Second Grade Kathleen Hayworth Wilbert Hines Janet Holdbrooks Edith Ritchie Paul Yakley. First Grade Violet Hines Herbert Pridgers Charles Newton Jesse Steen.
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Mechanicsville
Ida Guyre
Deeson Smith
Sherman Swaim
Mary Davis
Muriel Cook
Berta Harvey
Frances Smith
Allene Welly
Jennings Swaim
Beulah Strader
Rosa Mae Ingram
Cleo Brown
Edith Hedgecock
Lena Wood
Homer Hutt
Bertha Hutchins
Alma Lambeth
Pearl ‘Tongue
Garland
Merchants Elect Officers and Plan 1916 Work
Thacker heads Merchants as vice president and secretary Prince outlines propositions for 1916. Directors meet this afternoon to map year’s work and arrange a state meeting trip with automobiles. Nearby, Robert Scurlock is shot in the arm by a stray pistol shot near road crew in Pittsboro.
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Neat Thacker
Mann
Ames
George T. Wood
W. W
North Carolina Federation of Woman’s Clibs
Fletcher Nomination to Mexico Held Pending Information
After a morning conference with President Wilson Senator Stone said the Mexican information required by Senator Falls’ resolution was not ready for the foreign relations committee meeting. He would ask the panel to report on Fletcher’s ambassadorial nomination but would delay confirmation until the information is received.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Falls
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
Senate
Cold snap halts grip epidemic in New York
New York officials report the recent cold spell curbed grip and other respiratory diseases. Health department analysis suggests pneumonia germs were the primary cause of the widespread infection, and continuation of winter weather could end the pneumonia epidemic.
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Associated Press
New York
Health Department
Gibbons Knocks Out Ahearn in First Round
St. Paul reports Mike Gibbons of St. Paul defeated rival Ahearn in the opening round of a scheduled 10 round bout. The fight ended about a minute and a half into the first round when Gibbons drove Ahearn to the corner and landed a solid right cross.
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St. Paul
Mike Gibbons
Old-Time Cold Cure Drink Hot Tea
An advertisement promotes Hamburg Breast Tea called Hamburger Trust Thee as a cure for cold and grip. A tablespoonful steeped in boiling water is consumed during the day or at night to relieve congestion and loosen phlegm. The remedy is described as inexpensive vegetable and harmless.
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Hamburg
Hamburger
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief For Rheumatism
An old time tone touts St Jacobs Oil as a simple internal-free remedy for rheumatic pain. It claims fast action on joints muscles and bones including sciatica backache and neuralgia with a 25 cent bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacobs
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