Wreck on Richmond and Atlanta Special Kills Dozen in North Carolina
A Southern Railway Richmond and Atlanta sleeper train No. 11 wrecked at Reedy Park trestle ten miles north of Greensboro at 6:22 am. Ten to twelve dead and many injured were removed, with patients at St. Leo's Hospital. Identified dead include A J P Cone and John Grodnax. injuries list cites Virgil Holcombe and Henry Stribling among others. The wreck involved two express cars and several coaches, with the Richmond sleeper and other cars destroyed or submerged. The Norfolk and Western line rescue responded as bodies and survivors were recovered from the mangled wreckage.
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Greensboro
N. C4
Richmond
Atlanta
AL m
al Reedy Park
Here
St. Leo's Hospital
Henry B Stribling
Decatur
Fe Suidth
Spencer
Bideldge
Hichmonds
Russell
W York
Metropolitan
Bert
Gould
Blossom
Heokon
Daly Couches
Owe Paton
Chorishihand
Beldwe
Norfolk Pathawn
Riehmond
Aden
Viehmond
Cam. Johnson
Southern Railway
Nooth
Cand
Wan Hone
Greenshoro
Stribling
Atlanta Woodenware Company
Osborne
Pendleton
Througout
Christmas tree trade fuels Maine Michigan and Oregon yards
Selection of 4000000 Christmas trees floods Maine Michigan and Oregon yards as shipper and dealer profits rise. Maine remains a major supplier to New York and Pennsylvania markets while Michigan ships heavily to Chicago and Great Lakes ports. Oregon trees head to Missouri river routes. demand boosts foresters and growers across New England and the West.
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Boston
Maine
Michigan
Christas
York
Pennsylvania
New England
Chicago
Missouri River
Great Lake
Oregon
The Christmas Thorn Tree Legend In Old England
A nostalgic glimpse into the legend of the Christmas thorn tree from King Arthur’s Britain. The tale tells how Joseph of Arimathea and eleven followers arrived in Avalon to spread Christianity, facing resistance from Britons but continuing their mission while legends and carols preserve England’s old tales.
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England
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Old
Pilseims
Avalon
Joseph of
Arimathea
St Philp
Britain
Joseph
Christ
Pilate
Tata
The Glastonbury Thorn Bloom Legend Told Again
The tale recalls Ame Joseph bringing a thorn staff from Jerusalem to Avalon, where the tree miraculously bloomed in winter signaling spring. The palm of Saint Joseph Arimathea and the Abbey of Glastonbury are linked, with Weargall Hill and Wearyall Hill cited as memory sites and a calendar miracle on January 5 old style Christmas.
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Joseph
Jerusalem
Calvary
Avalon
Glastonbury
Weargall Hill
England
Joseph of
Arimathe
Wearyall Hill
King Leopold II Dies After Sudden Collapse
Brussels reports King Leopold II died at 2.25 am after a sudden collapse despite earlier bulletins of improvement. Doctors had hoped for recovery as a royal chamber burial and state mourning preparations began. The king had previously shown signs of progress with normal vitals and nourishment, but a fatal termination occurred unexpectedly.
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Brussells
Leopold
Dro Thirinr
Des
Fire insurance case prompts state inquiry in New York
A messy report from New York outlines alleged shortfalls at the Phoenix Insurance of Brooklyn tied to former president Georg Sheldon. The state examiner notes shortage figures, delays in reporting, and an Atlanta audit plan as investigators move to uncover all facts. Attorney Jerome cites testimony to Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner.
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New York
Ottire
Theony Phenix (Fire) Insurance
Brooklyn
Palace Jamia
de- Jaetene
Tisianee
Georg PO Sheldon
Huttermient
Stockwell
Sheldon
Acmount
Offeer
Magram
Atlanta
Insurance Commissioner of Georgia
Jerome
Government to pursue sugar frauds probe and recover funds
The Department of Justice will vigorously prosecute to recover all money due the government from New York sugar frauds. Attorney General Wickersham reports a network of corruption linked to the American Sugar Refining Co and others, with intent to publish all participants. He seeks a $50,000 special appropriation to fund the prosecutions.
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Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Wickersham
Piblic
Repeal of the Lien Law Prompts New Mortgage Tactics
Merchants and farmers discuss effects of the lien law repeal effective January 1. Some propose securing liens by mortgaging personal estate such as cows and horses at time of goods furnished, then second mortgages on crops when they grow. The change bans mortgages on unharvested crops, but merchants report similar practices already in use in parts of the state.
Three Years for Murder in Arkansas Courtroom
In Little Rock Arkansas on December 17 W Isis recently pled guilty to the murder of N P Wills of Indianapolis Indiana. Isis was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary after the judge remarked the sentence was light due to Wills suffering from tuberculosis. A second item reports from New York that Daniel Willard current vice president and general manager of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy has been offered the presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to replace Oscar G Murray. Willard began his career as a brick laborer.
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Little Bark
Ark
Isis
N. P. Wils
Indianapolis
Ind
Willis
Elis
New York
Daniel Willard
Chicago, Marlington and Balti Quincey Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Oscar G. Murray
Aative Railroad
Willard
Uriek
Surveying Terms Presented by Dickson and McCullough
R C Dickson and McCullough & Long of Walhalla South Carolina publish surveys on terracing leveling and drain terms. Attorneys at law represent the firm in this notification.
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A. McCullougn, M. ©. Long
Walhalla
C. McCullough
LONG
Attorneys At Law
Walhalla, South Carolina
South Carolina
R. T. Jaynes
Bell Phone No. 20
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Blor & Schroder
Walhalla, A. O
Ocone
AJ P. Cone
The
Southern
Hiehmond
Hd. Sexton
Denton
Richard Hames
Salisbury
N.C
John Grodnax
Hielmond
Wat
MD. Hagley, Stiehmond
Me. Stribling
Anderson Mall
L. Stribling
Col
J.C. Stribling
Exon
Ma Arene
Reig
Dean
Pickens County
Greenville
Dee
Lawrence Brown
Chirenee Ititchey
Rashes Bridge Road
Mekens County
Ritchey
Kaire
Meken County
Ame
Daintif Oranges
Ngs
Cranberi
Prunes
Hosiary
Crystal Domino
Carter & CO
Fletcher
TORS
Gefneral
P. P.P
Lippman
Savannah
Giver
Mt Cardui
Maxwell Johnson
Tampa
Fla
Cardui
Johnson
R. C. Dickson
8. C
Ofice
Oconee
J. P. Carey
J. W. Shelor
Pickens
W. C. Hughs
Car
D. P. Thomson
Seneca, South Carolina
W.F. Austin
J. W. Byrd & Co
Keowee
Daniel E. Good
Walhalle
S.C. Harrison
State OF
Ocon
Court of Common Pleas
Elizabeth B. McCarter
Rexford
Bellef
Quati
Walhalla Court House
South — Carolina
A.D
P, Craig
G. P. Rh
Jaynes
Plaintif
TL. Rexford
Ovonca County
South Carolin
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