Monument to Confederate Heroes Planned for Shiloh Park
Paris Tenn September 15 through the United Daughters of the Confederacy and southern supporters led by Mrs Alexander B White a 50000 dollar Confederate monument will be unveiled in Shiloh National Park near the Tennessee Mississippi line The sculpture by Frederick C Hibbard features Death Night and a figure of Confederacy with a bronzed profile of Gen Albert Sydney Johnston at its base The New York chapter and Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi are among top contributors with the largest prize going to the chapter that raises the most funds.
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Paris
Tenn
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Alexander B. White
Shiloh National Park
Tennessee
Mississippi
Confederacy
Lottress
Victory
Albert Sydney Johnston
Shiloh
Frederick C. Hibbard
Chicago
Gen. Johnston
Hibbard
Brooklyn
United States
John Sharp Williams
Battle of
Overman to Probe Canadian Lobby Charge in Capitol Visit
Senator Overman will return to Washington after the election to investigate a Canadian lobby at the Capitol on the last day of the session. Secretary of State Lansing will testify on State Department attitude and possible pressure from Canada or Britain. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon will press the charge.
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Washington
D. C
Overman
Capitol
Lansing
State Department
Department
Chamberlain
Oregon
Prophet Not Afraid of Snakes in Maryland Debate
Cumberland Md September 15 John Nash known as the white robed prophet and divine healer debated Dunkard minister Rev B Y S Teter in a Flintstone grove Nash allowed a copperhead to bite him claiming immunity to all snake venom He stood barefoot in white with long hair and a reddish beard leading his 12 year old son dressed the same who is called Jacob the Prophet by his father
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Cumberland
John Nash
Elk Garden
Flintstone
B. Y. S. Teter
Nash
Jacob the Prophet
Twins Start Life On Route In Jersey Cow Trailer
An eastern family visiting the west during September witnessed twin births as their mother warned against changing the cow’s milk. The father then bought the Jersey cow, built a trailer and hitched Mrs Cow to the car, a feat that drew attention as the unique rig passed through Goodland en route east.
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Goodland
Kan
Typothete and Franklin clubs adopt anti export paper resolutions
Atlanta city N J Sept 15 resolutions condemning shipments of paper abroad and endorsing a three year educational campaign costing an estimated 1 000 000 were adopted at the closing session of their 5th annual convention yesterday.
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Atlanta City
N. J
United States
Entente Powers Unsatisfied With Greek Premiership Bid
The entente powers expressed dissatisfaction with M Dimitracopulos who sought full control of national policy and has abandoned his bid to form a cabinet in Athens.
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Athens
London
M. Dimitracopulos
Grand Opera Prices Slashed In City College Open Air
In New York City six dollar grand opera is cut to 25 cents for two performances at City College stadium. Metropolitan soloists and orchestra perform for civic benefits.
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New York
City College Stadium
Metropolitan Soloists
Ochestra
Civic Orchestral Society
Card of Thanks for Loss of Son and Brother
Family expresses gratitude for kindnesses and sympathy shown after the death of their son and brother. MRS. JOHN CAMPBELL and Family.
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John Campbell
Kress Ten Cent Store Set to Open in High Point
S H Kress company official Kress ten cent store will open in High Point within a few weeks. Kress representative FE Williams is in town preparing for the launch. The company built an upscale store building and anticipates strong local business.
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Kress’ Ten Cent
FE. K. Willams
S. H. Kress Company
High Point
Kress
Wiliams
Williams
Doctor Buried Money In Jar And Lost It
In Clearfield Pennsylvania Dr A W Reynolds of Caledonia owner of a loan business in Ringgold county hid about 2500 dollars in a glass fruit jar in a flower bed near his front porch. A neighbor later asked for a loan and the jar vanished. The doctor suspects a watcher has been tracking his hidden money for years.
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Clearfield
A. W. Reynolds
Caledonia
Ringgold County
Dr. Reynolds
Surface resigns as Pennsylvania economic zoologist
Harrisburg reports that Dr. H A Surface, who held the state economic zoologist post since 1903, has stepped down after four investigations. He is succeeded by J G Sanders, with the agriculture commission and governor Brumbaugh not offering further comment. The probes included one public inquiry and three private ones.
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Harrisburg
H. A. Surface
Pennsylvania
Surface
J. G. Sanders
Wisconsin
Agricultural Commission
Brumbaugh
Two Small Cases In The City Court Today
In city court this morning two small cases were heard. John Davis, a military company member, faced auto theft of license issues and was allowed to go without harm. George W. Ware paid half the costs for a dog at large after witnesses testified the animal was not always restrained.
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John Davis
Davis
Camp Glenn
George W. Ware
Mr. Ware
Storm halts funeral at Brandon cemetery in Hillsboro
In Hillsboro Texas sixty three mourners gathering for Mrs Knuckles funeral were marooned by a heavy rainstorm that flooded the grave with mud and water. The service paused and the grave was cleared the next morning with interment held then. The crowd stayed overnight because returning home was impossible after the rain stopped.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Brandon Cemetery
Knuckles
Eight-Year Hunt Ends as Largest Buck Killed
Klamath Falls Oregon September 15 Robert Sloan of the city killed the season’s largest buck on Buck mountain weighing 228 pounds dressed. He had pursued the deer for eight years and is positive the buck he hunted, as a toe on the left front foot was missing. Sloan had tracked its tracks each season despite the long pursuit.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Robert Sloan
Buck Mountain
Sloan
Old Man of the Mountain Heads Threaten Collapse
The Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch New Hampshire is losing its head after winter storms moved the forehead. Governor Spaulding and his council discuss repairs including reattaching the forehead and a buckle to secure the chin and prevent toppling.
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Hawthorne
Concord
N. H
Franconia Notch
Rolland JH. Spaulding
Guy Roberts
Whitefield
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Quail Nest Hatches Under Hen in Bedford Field
In Bedford Indiana a boy found a quail nest with 13 eggs in a wheat field. He placed the eggs under a setting hen, which hatched them. The hen now raises the quail with her other chicks, feeding them grasshoppers and guiding them like her own. The young quail eagerly follow and sleep beside her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Eliza Smith
Nevada Senator Newlands Denies Chicago Hearings
United States senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada says the Chicago report on government railroad ownership hearings is false and confirms the hearings will open in Washington on November 20.
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Grand Island
Neb
Francis G. Newlands
United States
Nevada
Chicago
Washington
Escape of Korniloff Reaches Bucharest After Prison Escape
Gen Korniloff, once commander of the Forty eighth Russian division, who was captured in Galicia last May, escaped an Austrian prison camp and has arrived in Bucharest. He traveled through Hungary for a month, walking at night and hiding by day, sometimes without food. Hungarian gendarmerie halted him in a forest where a fellow escapee was killed. He was reported seriously wounded at capture.
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Petrograd
Korniloff
Galicia
Austria
Bucharest
Roumania
Hungary
Annual September Excursion to Washington via Southern Railway
The Southern Railway offers a low round trip fare excursion from North Carolina to Washington on Wednesday September 20 1916. A special Pullman sleeping car and high class day coaches depart Charlotte at 7 PM arriving Washington at 6 15 AM next morning. Fares from listed points and four day Washington validity. Last excursion of the season with advance Pullman reservations advised.
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The
Southern Railway
North Carolina
Washington
D. C
Charlotte
Termely Vic
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Anl
Storm Left Snakes at Rockport Cottage After Hurricane
San Antonio reports Col. Frank Holland and a neighbor fought off snakes on the lawn of a Rockport cottage after last week’s hurricane. Six snakes were killed, some rattlers over four feet long. the two men were preparing to fish when the storm struck.
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San Antonio
Tex
Rockport
Frank Hgll
Col. Holland
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad from F. J. Cheney & Co.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo promises to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertisement notes the remedy is taken internally and acts through the blood, with testimonials and druggist sales at 75 cents.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public Hall
Hal
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Washington, D. C
Wednes
Ington
Pullman
Leonard Beavans
Stamey Company
H. A. Moffitt
Ana Auld
Center
the Bright Tobacco Market
Greensboro
N. C
King and Aydelette
Boro, N. C
R. GC. Gardner
Booxkeeper
Buffalo
Kee
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