Four piccaninnies flogged by court order in North Carolina
In a North Carolina court a judge ordered four Afro American boys aged 11 to 13 to be whipped by their parents for stealing cement bags from Beeson Hardware. Chief McGhee supervised the punishment as onlookers heard cries of murder and police. The case also included a separate assault and forgery matter with mixed outcomes.
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McGhee
Beeson Hardware Company
Recorder’s Court
Evans
Darktown
Gigeles
Midnight Sons
North Carolina
A. Company
Beeson Hardware
Vienna Children Collect Metal for War Needs
Vienna house to house collection by school children targets worn metal for war Munitions firms and military authorities struggle with copper brass tin nickel and other metals Citizens donate brass candlesticks bronzes copper moulds saucepans metal plates and dishes The campaign has yielded millions in goods including cigarettes canned meats and warm clothing gathered by a women led organization with Boy Scouts handling the actual collection.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Patriotic War Metal Collecting Fund
Jouperor
Francis Josep
Horbarg
Schoenbrunn
Wilson Restates Position On Liquor Letters Shannon Grogan
President Wilson sends a May 5 letter restating his liquor stance and confirms consistency between the Shannon local option view and the Grogan state-wide prohibition idea. Louisville dispatch notes editor Haldeman sought a current statement to clarify the Democratic stance amid Kentucky governor race debates.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Wilson
Shannon
Grogan
New Jersey
Kentucky
W. B. Haldeman
The
Louisville Times
Mr. Crogan
Southern Railway Announces Very Low Round Trip Fares
California Expositions in San Francisco and San Diego offer discounted fares with March 1 to November 30, 1915 sale period and final return by December 31, 1915. Tickets allow diverse routing with stopovers, through connections via Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, and Sunset route. Special Pullman party arrangements let travelers tour independently and save on escorts. Inquiries to Southern Railway agents or R H De Butts, Charlotte N C.
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San Francisco
San Diego
Cal
Southern Railway
Seattle
Portland
Memphis
St. Louis
Chicago
New Orleans
Sunset
R. H. DeButts
Charlotte, N. Co
Bill to remove stigma of insanity from exhausted soldiers
Londggh May 19 The Ce Lohdansworth bill to remove the stigma of insanity from soldiers temporarily unsettled by wounds or shock would allow treatment without certification of insanity for up to six months. The measure targets service members and seeks liberal reform in the treatment of mental illness amid debates on public protection and medical practice.
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Scotland
England
Notice of divorce suit in Guilford County
Alma McIntire Goldstein sues Charles Goldstein for divorce in the Superior Court of Guilford County North Carolina. The defendant must appear at the June 7 1915 term in Greensboro to answer the complaint or risk relief as requested by the plaintiff. Dated April 30 1915. M W GANT Clerk Superior Court Guilford County.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
North Carolina
M. W. Gant
Registration Notice for Guilford County Court House Bonds
Voters in High Point must register anew for the April 29 election on issuing Guilford County bonds for a courthouse. Books open Saturdays 9 to sunset at North High Point Mayor's office and South High Point precincts at Jarrell Hotel and Thompson & Ragans stables. Registrars: J. L. Sechrest, Geo. G. James, J. F. Hoffman.
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High Point
Guilford County
North High Point
J. L. Sechre
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Ellis McConnell
Bertha Palmer
Chris Welch
Haldeman
Charlotte
North Wilkesboro
Salisbury
Soo
Statesville
High Point Ie
Hickory
Morganton
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Gastonia Ee
Shelby
Cruilford County
Alma McIntire Goldstein
Charles Goldstein
J. M. Hedgecock
C. B. Mattocks
Jeg Banking
Gavings Home Institution
Bank
United States Depository
J. Elwood Cox
W. G. Bradshaw
C. M. Hauser
V.A. J. Idol
Pi Dcia
A. Moffitt
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