Duke Family Legacy and Duke University Jubilee
The article outlines the Duke family's influence from the American Tobacco Company to the creation of the Duke Endowment and Duke University. It notes the endowment funds for educational and religious institutions across North and South Carolina, and details the Somerville estate in New Jersey, political affiliations, and the semi centennial reopening celebration with delegates from colleges and universities arriving to greet the jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Woollen
Committee
Archibald Henderson
North Carolina Notes on Prosperity and People
The October 41, 1925 issue blends weather notes, crop reports, and political commentary. It discusses North Carolina prosperity, air travel plans, and government cost reductions, plus profiles Col J T Gardner of Shelby and prominent local families. It also references Miss Cole, the Shenandoah affair, and university pranks from half a century ago.
Lighting Highway 68 Between Greensboro and High Point
Greensboro business leaders of the chamber of commerce study the feasibility of lighting the highway between Greensboro and High Point with electricity. Directors endorse exploring the idea as the first step in a potential project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Gate City
Chamber of Commerce
Duke’s Death Leaves North Carolina Facing Unsettled Ambition
An editorial mourns J B Duke as a driving force behind Carolinas growth. It credits him with pushing hydro electric projects and Trinity College’s transformation while noting his absence may complicate future funding and direction for state development and a proposed electric railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames B. Duke
North Carolina
Duke
Buck Duke
Orange County
J. B. Duke
New York
Carolinas
Trinity College
Walter Hines Page
Ford Airplane Service Ties New York to Miami
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford announced a joint plan with Rodman Wannamaker to establish passenger air service between New York and Miami. The move, aimed at linking the South with national transportation plans, signals growing regional industrial cooperation and potential expansion of Ford’s aviation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
John Wannamaker
Henry Ford
Wannamaker
Detroit
Rodman Wannamaker
Edsel Ford
New York
Miami
South
Ford-Wannamaker
Dixie
Aviation progress versus Ford era enterprise in America
The text argues that commercial aviation can be better developed with a different approach than Ford, emphasizing the need for full testing under ideal conditions. It posits that a united effort by leaders and their families would marshal all required resources to prove the practicability of U S commercial aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Fords
America
Cherokee Archers Defeated by Asheville Bowmen at Fair
North Carolina exhibitions featured Cherokee Indian archers versus Asheville Anglo-Saxon bowmen. Chief Standing Deer, Jeff and Samson Ross led the tribe but were outshot by McCarthy, Stewart and Baker of Asheville. The pale face archers won all honors at the Cherokee Indian Fair last Friday.
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North Carolina
Driver
Mashie
Asheville
Standing Deer
Jeff
Samson Ross
McCarthy
Stewart and Baker
Port Darwin beef export costs exceed Argentine plant figures
The Port Darwin operation shows carcass preparation costs over fifty dollars, excluding live animal costs, interest, and depreciation, versus just over ten dollars at the company’s Argentine plant. The text notes stronger union labor organization in Australia as a factor, with high wages a consequence of this in Port Darwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Darwin
Australia
Writing, labor, and common sense in modern life
A long reflection on writers vs builders, the value of labor, and practical virtue. The author critiques the decline in respect for engineering and industry, notes George Cohan myths, discusses advertising, preaching, and religion, and ends with a metaphor of life as a card game where reliability, industry, politeness, thrift and common sense guide action. The piece contrasts writing with tangible achievement and laments superficial public discourse.
Reform and relics of licentious reform in dialogue
The piece rails at government waste and reform as reducing expenses while noting personal contradictions. It cites licentiousness as a human trait, mocks the print’s limitations, and contrasts old memoirs with young voices, urging intelligent work behind prayers.
Duke to Lay James B Duke to Rest in Family Mausoleum
The body of James B Duke will be brought to Durham by special train from New York arriving early Tuesday morning. A funeral service is set for Memorial Methodist Church at 10 30 a.m. and burial will follow in the Maplewood cemetery mausoleum built with the Dukes' help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
James B. Duke
Duke
New York
Memorial Methodist Church
Dukes
Maplewood Cemetery
University Is Ready To Celebrate Opening
CHAPEL HILL NC Oct 10 The University of North Carolina oldest state university will host a notable gathering of educators and dignitaries marking the opening events for a ceremonial celebration and scholarly exchange at the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Edu
Davidson Defeats Guilford 26-0 in Home Game
Davidson College dominated Guilford with a mostly second string lineup as the Wildcats won 26 to 0 on October 10 in Davidson. The scoring spanned four quarters with Davidson leading early and maintaining the margin throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Davidson College
Guilford
Wild Cats
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Mr. Mellon
American Tobacco Company
British-American Company
Saguenay
Florida
American Dynamid Company
N. C
Duke University
Washington Duke
South Carolina
Furman University
Greenville
John C. Smith University For
Charlotte
Somerville
N. J
Newport
R. L
Rough Point
McKinley
Duke Farms
Somerville, N. J
Tolbeng
ST. Reis
Peters
the Sunday Enterprise
Kivery
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry Publishers
H. A. Cecil
M. Waynick Worth Bacon
Werd Ae
Associated Press
N.C
Frost
Landis and Kohn
Brunswick Building
Park Ave
People’s Gas
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
Senators
Wildcat Colts
The
Charlotte Observer
New Orleans
Baltimore
Coolidge
Miss Cole
Ormond
Ormonds
Winston
Col. J. T. Gardner
Shelby
Cleveland County
Gardners
Webbs
Little City
Ford Airline
ED. Howe
Northern
George Cohan
Mr. Cohan
Goethe
Canada
England
Mexico
Japan
South America
Cuba
India
New Zealand
Martin Luther
Bell Syndicate
Quaker
N. H. Silver CO
Stephens
Tabernacle
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