From a 1925 North Carolina newspaper fragment
A compact column notes varied items: batters not leading home run charts, an upcoming American Legion convention in Omaha, and jokes about Colonel Mitchell and Governor McLean. It reports a Charlotte girl killed by a car, debates world series tickets, and indictments around Hendersonville. Asheville eyes hydroelectric plans. Winston-Salem backs street widening. Doheny appeals in Fall loan case. President Coolidge trips to Omaha seen as sign of third-term ambitions. Authority figures and local politics are lightly satirized.
Dangerous Playgrounds Endanger Local Children
An eight year old boy was seriously hurt last night when struck by a tourist's car while playing on a busy sidewalk. The driver claims the child dashed into the street. police hold him for investigation. The piece urges safer streets and wider sidewalks to protect children and calls for careful driving near pedestrians and for civic action.
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High Point
Textile unions urge tariff cut to punish manufacturers
The Federation of Labor urged the President to lower the tariff on textile products, arguing textile manufacturers hoard tariff gains while workers face wage cuts. Unionists say market conditions and weak textile demand justify protection now. they accuse cotton producers of not sharing tariff benefits with labor. The push aims to use federal power to pressure industry actors.
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Federation of Labor
Fort Caswell land sale eyed as North Carolina port plan
Fort Caswell reservation of nearly 4000 acres was sold to Florida promoters for 201000 dollars. They plan to develop it as a resort and expect coastwise ships from New York to Miami to stop there. The site offers a deep-water harbor two miles offshore near Southport with 30 feet depth, potentially boosting regional development and coastal value.
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Fort Caswell
Florida
New York
Miami
Atlantic
North Carolina
Southport
Amateur Heroes Football Star Faces Fading Praise
A fragmented note refers to a football star named Ipyportant, once hailed as an amateur hero for three years, then fading from praise as he is described in unsure terms. The passage hints at changing public regard and lingering questions about his legacy.
Amateur heroes fade as fame shifts from players to mind
A column argues that athletic celebrity fades with time and that heroism lies in mind and soul rather than muscle. It contrasts Ruth and Dempsey with future generations, noting lasting value comes from character. The piece warns early fame fosters conceit and that true heroism endures beyond youth.
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Ruth
Unheroic Labor Shapes Enduring Mental Merit
The remark contrasts the unglamorous toil to keep danger away with a reputation built on mental ability. It cites Keats who died young yet attained lasting fame from a handful of poems, a fame unlikely to fade while readers persist.
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Keats
Bell Syndicate
Legion May Meet in Paris in 1927 Invitation
A 1927 Paris meeting for Legionnaires is discussed amid debates on aviation, prohibition, and politics within the organization. Philadelphia is favored to host the 1926 convention alongside its sesquicentennial, with Omaha lively as veterans entertain and play dice late into the night, disrupting street traffic.
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Paris
Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Aeronautics Committee
Omaha
Chance
Sixteenth
Farnam Streets
Railroad Man Killed In Motor Car Crash Near Morehead City
NEW BERN, Oct. 6. H. W. Oliver, superintendent of bridges and buildings for the Norfolk Southern Railway, was fatally injured when a railway motor car he drove struck a dog and overturned near Morehead City. Oliver died minutes after the crash. companion J. H. Seigler survived with minor injuries. The pair were found about 5:30 a.m. and brought to New Bern by an early train after a business trip.
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New Bern
H. W. Oliver
Norfolk Southern Railway
Morehead City
Oliver
J. H. Seigler
Seigler
Quiver
Trial details reveal letters impeach Miss Coles testimony
Court hearings reveal state arguing that letters from a woman dated after she claimed she ended relation with the dead man impeach Miss Coles testimony. Defense seeks to introduce letters as impeachment. several witnesses describe Ormond in the car when shot. Aunt Susie Adams’s testimony provides comic relief.
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Cole
John W. Porter
W. B. Cole
Idiss
Elizabeth Cole
Ormond
Porter
Ames Lockhart
Eilzabeth Cole
Miss Cole
H. H. Dodson
Greensboro
Col
Shay
de T. J. Battle
Dot Zon
Finley
W. W. Ormond
Douglass
John Baxley
Eugene Hail
Susie Adams
Susie
M. B. Leath
Hannah Pickett Mill
Phillips
Rose
Crawford
Webb
First Gold Shipment From England Arrives in New York
New York Oct 6 AP The first shipment of gold from England since the lifting of the ban on gold exports last spring is set to arrive tomorrow aboard the Homeric up the Seabebird Tollewedbove. The consignments total 10 15,000 pounds sterling.
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New York
England
United States
Child Struck by Car Hurts 8 Year Old in English Street
Harry W. Wilson of Washington, DC, detained after 8 year old John Henry Jenkins was seriously injured when struck on English Street. Witness provided license. Wilson stopped but continued toward Washington. Jenkins taken to Burrus clinic with a broken leg and head injuries. Police later brought Wilson back to town from Danville, VA. Wilson claimed the accident was unavoidable. child may have darted into the street.
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Harry W. Wilson
Linotype
Washington, D. C
John Henry Jenkins
Willam Jenkins
Venable Street
Wilson
English Street
Washington
R. M. Caudle
Danville
Caudle
D. H. Hancock
George Wimberley
Burrus Clinic
Prayer Preacher Draws Large Crowd With Sermon on Persistent Prayer
A speaker preached that prayer changes the world, urging use of Bibles and note taking. He centered on Luke 18’s parable of the persistent widow, affirming that constant prayer before God brings aid to the faithful. He noted Jesus often prayed before addressing crowds.
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Jesus
God
Real Estate Men Fight Over Spite Fence Dispute
Real estate men Tomlinson and Alexander, neighbors over a disputed fence on Alexander’s property, brawled in a earlier confrontation. Tomlinson allegedly drew a knife during the melee, as spectators separated them and the weapon was claimed to be taken from Tomlinson.
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J. C. Welch
Alexander
Welch
Tomlinson
Sidelights of the Tabernacle Program Highlights
Great books can be had at the tabernacle on prayer how to refute skepticism how to study the Bible and many other inspiring themes. Mrs Lagrand soloist of Centenary Methodist church of Winston Salem has been asked by Powell Lee to sing tonight at the tabernacle. Mrs George Stephens is in the city for a brief visit with Rev George Stephens.
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Moody
Jesus
John Welch
Scotland
Tabernacle
Lagrand
Centenary Methodist Church of
Mrs
George Stephens
City
Rev
Stephens Quotes on Prayer and Devotion
The remarks highlight a stern view of prayer as essential and transformative. Stephens argues that denial of prayer defeats spiritual life, urging kneeling face to face with God and recognizing prayer as the world’s most neglected yet greatest force. He cites night prayers, dances, and holy moments as evidence of prayer’s power.
Wall Street opens firm as pools push specialty stocks up
Stock prices show a firm tone at the opening with high volume. Pools resume aggressive bidding for select specialties. Barnett Leather rises nearly 3 points to 57 as a 1925 high is noted. Goodrich Rubber hits a fresh peak at 695-8 on initial sale.
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Wall Street
New York
Barnett Leather
Goodrich Rubber
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