Spirit of Wills Reveals Controversial Provisions and Bias
An article discusses wills showing extreme ideas and potential insanity notes. It cites an Iowa man who left 35 000 in trust to fund a library banning women authors and admitting only men and boys. A daughter seeks probate denial, arguing the gift harms morality. Another man left fifteen million to a white Protestant American college, including a purpose to build exclusively for that group, reflecting hateful bias in the bequest.
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Iowa
After the War and Before the Carpetbagger
Col. Fred A. Olds authors a series for The Enterprise on Reconstruction era topics, with today’s piece focusing on the first negro state convention. It quotes a memorial showing a desire for friendly ties with whites and self reliance to secure protection at home.
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Fred A. Olds
North Carolina Hall of History
Enterprise
Col. Olds
Ford critiques protection and tariff policy in Europe
Henry Ford argued that protectionism breeds incompetence and that tariffs push American industry to build abroad. Speaking in Southampton, he criticized the Smoot Hawley tariff and joined a growing contingent of wealthy manufacturers distrustful of protection as a path to prosperity, noting adverse effects on auto makers.
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Hoover
Henry Ford
Southampton
England
United States
Ford
Mr. Ford
Intelligent Change of Plan for a Poll
The national prohibition director Mr Woodcock abandoned a poll of editors citing fear of misinterpretation. He sought editors views on the prohibition law to guide legislation, but the plan was recalled. Editors show mixed beliefs on prohibition and its enforcement alongside clergy and other groups.
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National Prohibition
Woodcock
Ober Ammergau Passion Play Draws Crowds From Across World
The author describes arrival in Ober Ammergau for the Passion Play with English speaking visitors filling shops and hotels. Tourists tour the village, purchase Lang family mementos, and await the eight o’clock start as rain clears to reveal a dramatic mountain setting. Sebastian Schauer hosts lodging and meals with high priced tickets. locals hawk souvenirs while Anton Lang reads the prologue and Alois Lang plays Christ.
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Ober-Ammiergau
Ober-Ammergau
America
Munich
Sebastian Schauer
Ezekiel
Sebastian Schaur
American Express Company
Anton Lang
Christ
Lang
Alois Lang
Innsbrook
Alexander Wolcott
Bavaria
Reconstruction era plea reveals tensions in negro leadership
The passage argues that reconstruction agents misled lower-visionary black elements and delayed cooperative programs. It notes the negro convention sought no state control and expresses disappointment at carpetbagger urges, praising trust between educated blacks and white allies forged in antebellum days.
Prohibition Poll Draws Ire Over Method and Motive
The piece argues that a press poll led by the prohibition director would merely fuel opposition rather than reveal true public opinion. It contends such a survey would be used to indict a force hindering policy goals and would not aid any potential legal change.
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Woodcock
Diary Fragments From a Former Occupant’s Looseleaf Pages
Nearly a year after moving, the writer found closely written diary fragments with no identifying marks in a drawer. The note explains reprinting several of the pages here for publication as archival diary excerpts.
Dreamlike Morning to Night Fire Observed
A diary entry describes waking late on Tuesday December 8 dreaming until the last moment. The author notes walking in a bare landscape, enjoying a fire that was beautiful yet tiring to the eyes, with vague images seen in the flames. The fire dies, leaving charred wood and a bad smell.
Ill Day Reflections On Rain And Remembrance
A narrator in bed ill recalls a rainy Saturday December day. George brings food and acts as a loyal friend. Clouds and puddles mirror unsettled feelings while memories surface, some sad enough to trigger tears, as darkness brings fear then anger.
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George
Fragmented Musings on Pain and Memory
A dated diary-like fragment describes a cold night, gray skies, and questions of truth life and pain. The speaker confesses fear of pain and a sense of loneliness as memories weave around the heart.
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Earth
Baudelaire Prose Poems Draws Reader in fond memory
The writer recalls buying Baudelaire Prose Poems on Thursday and expresses admiration for Baudelaire. They reflect on how he turned sorrow into art and how sad memories linger, shaping lasting impressions.
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Baudelaire
I Am a Failure and Yearn for Escape in Winter Night
A reflective note expresses deep self-doubt and frustration with reading, handiwork, and life's mysteries. The writer longs to depart, describing fatigue from staring at bare trees and a wish to get away from it all.
What is Hfe I am born I live I die
Poetic fragment reflecting existential anguish and alienation. Narrator voices inability to consent or deny fate, feeling unchanged and worthless. Mentions dull days, failed self, and desire for a cigarette within a still room.
Night Sky Reverie and Longing for a Lighter Love
The narrator voices longing for a practical woman who can joke and ease tension. He notes the moon and Mars shaping earth’s glow, yet finds no real fire, while starpoints flicker and die as he contemplates love and the night. He wishes for a partner who loves day as well as night.
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Mars
Financial success of fair doubtful amid rain ruined days
The State Fair in Raleigh faced a mixed verdict with amusements and education praised, but finances doubtful due to four rainouts. Rain insurance failed to cover losses, grounds were damp, and crowds fluctuated as organizers battled weather and rumors while shows pressed on.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Budget Bureau
Fair Management
Melville-Reiss
George Hamid
Piedmont
W. E. White
Mebane
Fair
Nine Women Tried For Poisoning Husbands Conviction For One
Szolnok Hungary Oct 18 The trial of nine elderly women aged 55 to 70 accused of poisoning husbands or relatives ended with one sentenced to death another to life imprisonment five more given 5 to 15 years and two cases dismissed. They were the last of 32 tried this year on the same charges.
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Szolnok
Hungary
Public Accountants Re-Elect Officers in North Carolina
The North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants adjourned its 11th annual convention in Charlotte after re-electing officers O. N. Hutchinson as president K. W. Parham as vice president and Neal Zeigler as secretary and treasurer. Directors include James I. Mason George H. Terry and William H. Zimmerman. A joint meeting with the Virginia association was approved for next spring at Sedgefield Inn Greensboro.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
O. N. Hutchinson
K. W. Parham
Raleigh
Neal
Zeigler
James I. Mason
Asheville
George H. Terry
William H. Zimmerman
Virginia Association
Sedgefield Inn
Greensboro
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