Ladies push for factual Civil War history in schools
Mrs John A Logan president of the Dames of the Loyal Legion says patriotic societies will oppose histories taught in schools that distort Civil War facts. She cites a Richmond Confederate reunion report claiming Lincoln conceived the war and urges suppression of publications teaching that view.
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Washington
John A. Logan
The
Dames of the Loyal Legion
Richmond
Abraham Lincoln
Local verdict rules death by own action in Sanders case
Atlanta dispatch reports the coroner's jury ruled death by own action in the case of J. Walter Sanders found dead in a rooming house. Sanders had traveled from Union, South Carolina to Atlanta prior to the incident.
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Atlanta
J. Walter Sanders
Sanders
Union
8. C
High Point Plans Grand Fourth of July Celebration
Local organizations including the Woman's club American Legion Merchants' association Kiwanis Parent-Teachers Civitan and Rotary form committees to coordinate a Fourth of July celebration. A meeting at the chamber of commerce next Monday at 7 30 pm will discuss suggestions and a preliminary program with aims for a grand event and notable speakers.
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Woman’c Club
American Legion
Merchants’ Association
Kiwanis Club
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Rotary Club
Civilan Club
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Monady
Woman's Club
Mesdames Owen- Smith
W. A. Hayes
E. M. Shipman
John H. Tate
I. T. Mann
Dave Harris
Fred McPherson
E. N Allen
J. C. Sheroff
Edgar Hatcher
S. Ly
Pastor Admits He Sylrnia Slayings Near Dover Bridge
Elliott Padrick, a suspended Methodist pastor, allegedly confessed to shooting his wife and her mother, found dead in an automobile near the Ogeechee river bridge south of Dover. Police say he faced jealousy over his wife’s attention, was arrested after being pursued from Dover to DoVer, and was taken to Augusta.
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Sylvania
Elliott Padrick
Ogeechee River
Dover
Padrick
M. B. Dixon
Olito
Vania
Augusta
Green Cut
North Dakota Faces Tumultuous State Primary Battle
North Dakota braces for a June 28 primary as Governor Nestos leads a Republican Democratic anti league coalition against the Non partizan league. Lynn J. Frazier seeks the anti league recall path while Porter J. McCumber and Ormsty McHarg run in the statutory race. The chaotic scene shows party labels intertwined with cross party petitions and no clear national sentiment.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
League
R. Ar Nestos
United States
Lynn J. Frazier
Porter J. McCumber
Ormsty McHarg
Jamestown
McCumber
Rains Wreck Crops Across Tobacco Belt Near Kinston
Continuing rains flood Grifton fields and swamp Moseley Hall Bucklesberry areas while Hillcrest region farms three miles from Kinston lie ankle deep. Dr Thomas H Faulkner reports his cotton crop ruined and overall tobacco and cotton damage ranges 50 to 70 percent with many growers expecting at best a half crop. Washouts cripple highways and railroads as streams run high.
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Kinston
Grifton
Moseley Hall
Bucklesberry
Hillc Rest
Thomas H. Faulkner
Underground distillery found near Kinston
Moonshiners in the Squirrel Creek area established a subterranean cave distillery. Federal raiders found a 20 foot square dug-out with a camouflaged entrance and a smoke stack at ground level. Police reported beer on site but no arrests.
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Kinston
Squirrel Creek
Craven County awards shell rock surfacing contract
New Bern June 23 Craven County commissioners ordered 10 000 tons of shell rock from Ed Meadows to surface the eight mile dirt road between Clark and Dover at under four dollars a ton with an option to buy more at the same price, a move described as potentially revolutionary for county road work.
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New Bern
Craven Commissioners
Ed Meadows
Clark
Dover
Disguised Officer Traps Alleged Mailbox Thief in New York
Patrolman John S. Murray of Chief Inspector Lahey's staff arrested a man who claimed to be Louis W. Robin an insurance agent from Brooklyn for grand larceny and felonious assault. The suspect held on $3 000 bail. Murray used a street cleaner disguise after a $15 check was stolen last week.
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New York
John
Murray
Lahey
Louis W. Robin
Monroe Street
Brooklyn
Red Coat Messengers Try To Foil Wall Street Bandits
New York on June 23 reports a security plan for Wall Street messengers. Brokers will outfit riders in bright red coats and carry five pound portable safes with hidden padlocks. A steel chain loops the messenger waist and passes through a hole in the safe, forcing a return to the office for the combination key.
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New York
Wall Street
Financial District
Water power conference urged wider cooperation and development
Asheville June 23. State and federal agencies plus private and corporate interests were urged to collaborate on conservation and utilization of water power resources. H C Grover of the US Geological Survey and others reviewed achievements and future potential. A permanent organization was proposed with O C Merrill appointing a committee to lead.
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Asheville
Appalachiin
H. C. Grover
United States Geological Survey
Four cold storage kittens born at Silver Spring Stock Farm
Middletown New York June 23 Four cold storage kittens were born on a cake of ice in a Nicol house at Silver Spring Stock farm near Goshen owned by Benjamin A Buckley of Southport Connecticut. Buckley says the kittens flourish and he will pursue science to prolong their lives beyond the allotted feline age.
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Middletown
N. Y
Silver Spring Stock Farm
Goshen
Benjamin A. Buckley
Southport
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