Young Wood Sentenced to Ten Years for Patricide
Eighteen year old William Wood, described as a promising local preacher, was sentenced by Judge George W. Connor in Raleigh to ten years in the penitentiary for killing his father F M Wood. The defendant pleaded guilty to second degree murder as his mother urged leniency citing provocation. The solicitor described the elder Wood as eccentric and poverty-stricken, while the judge hoped prison training would allow early release after seven years with good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
H. E. Norris
William Wood
George W. Connor
F. M. Wood
Norris
Holly Springs
Madge Connor
Ten Take Pasteur Treatment After Dog Bite
A small dog owned by Joshua Lanning of Fairview bit 11 children in Fletcher's and Fairview before being killed at the Fairview schoolhouse. Rabies germs were found, prompting immediate Pasteur treatment for the bitten children including George Lance Webster Case John Robinson George Taylor Jr and others among the Fletcher's and Fairview youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehevue
Fletcher's
Fairview
Raleigh
Pasteur
Joshua Lanning
Fletcher
George Lance
Webster Lance
Webster Case
William Case
John Robinson
J. M. Robinson
George Taylor, Jr
Aten Wolfe
Belle Klayton
Pink Merrill
McCracken
Four Million Bank Notes Made Here for Mexico
Four million new bank notes were produced in the United States for Mexico and another several million will follow. The issue, ordered by Mexico's Finance Minister Luis Cabrera, totals 260 million pesos and targets replacing illegal and easily counterfeited notes. The State Department data compilation for Mexico is nearing completion, likely triggering renewed Senate debate on Mexico and the ratification of Henry Fletcher as ambassador. Reports from Mexico note slightly improved military conditions with Villa evading pursuit and Argumedo’s capture affecting rebel movements near Torreon, while oil-field unrest is not viewed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Luis Cabrera
Mexico
State Department
Senate
Henry Fletcher
Villa
Gavira
Argumedo
Durango
Torreon
Heavy fighting on the western front continues in February
The western front remains a battleground with continuous artillery, infantry and air clashes. German forces advance around Tahure and Massiges, while French counterattacks at Soissons and the Somme push back German efforts. In the Balkans and Caucasus, Austro Hungarian and Russian forces report gains along the Erzerum line and near Durazzo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Champagne
Tahure
Massiges
Navarin
Soissons
Terny
Aisne
Somme
Upper
Alsace
Flanders
Labassee Canal
Albania
Arzen
Bay of
Durazzo
Vienna
Elbassan
Alabania
Caucasus
Erzerum
ArmitaRojas to Face Firing Squad in Juarez
Sergeant Manuel Rojas a former Villa soldier and bugler in the Carranza army along with four civilians are ordered to face a firing squad near Juarez. Rojas sentenced to death for stealing ammunition Sanchez to pay death penalty for buying it. The other three civilians to endure the firing squad as an object lesson and will not be shot. They are to be ignorant of their fate until Rojas and Sanchez are executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Manuel Rojas
Villa
Carranza Army
Gabriel Gavira
Juarez
Rojas
Sanchez
Gavira
Trusteers Sale of 68 Acre Mount Airy Land
By deed dated February 1 1912 Oscar Tilley and wife convey. W F Carter trustee will sell at the National Bank Mount Airy on Wednesday February 22 1916 at 1 PM for cash the 68 acre tract described from Hatcher and Stevens lines with several compass bearings and boundaries. Sale to satisfy a debt of $880 and costs to R Viki Sayibcone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Tilley
National Bank
Mountoe
Soddaebruary
Mount Airya
Rie
Hatcher
Gwyne and
Hatcher's
G. M. Sparger
T. Stevens
J Korner
KR. Beasley
J. W. Recs
R. Viki Sayibcone
W. F. Carter
Mrs Frona McMahan Sentenced For Manslaughter
In Haywood Superior Court Mrs Frona McMahan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the August death of her husband at Sunburst. Judge B F Long sentenced her to three years in the state penitentiary after a murder in the first degree trial ended with a hung jury 8 to 4 for conviction. Mrs McMahan, 34, has six prior marriages with three deaths under suspicious circumstances.
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Waynesville
Haywood Superior Court
Frona McMahan
Sunburst
B. F. Long
State
Graham County
Thomas Meadows
Meadows
Tennessee
William Metcalf
William Gregory
Procter
David Shields
California
Luther Shields
Little Rock
Ark
Dave McMahan
Champion Lumber Company
Woman Leaders North Carolina Canning Club Drive
Mrs Jane McKimmon champions home demonstration work to transform rural life in North Carolina. She cites high farm population, strong federal support, and state progress with a $46,000 budget this year, aiming toward $1,000,000. She highlights transportation as a primary need for agents to move between counties.
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Greensboro
Jane McKimmon
North Carolina
State Norn College
Celle
Yomen
Canning Club
Mrs. McKimmon
Iowa
North
Emall
Time at Last in Mobile Engagement Sparks Surprise
The Baltimore Sun reports Alan, a Mobile man, announced his engagement to his chosen partner Violet. Friends express astonishment, noting it has been two years since he began courting Miss Violet. Joe adds that his job loss happened only last night.
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Mobile
Alan
Baltimore Sun
Joe
Violet
North Carolina home demonstration group seeks county support
Mrs. McKimmon notes the home demonstration program relies on county cooperation and liberal appropriations. She cites 164 600 dollars in canned goods revenue last year with 75 000 dollars in clear profit. A county canned 55 000 tins selling only North Carolina Four H Brand. The Normal College offers a training course for agents with 16 students from 12 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Normal College
Gold Mine in Yadkin Progress Reported
The Gross and Dixon Gold Mining Co of Omaha Nebraska plans to soon employ 35 workers at its Yadkin county tract. Expert W H Godfrey of Butte mont and W C McKay report extensive recent equipment upgrades including a stamp mill air compressor hoisting plant and boarding facilities with ore assays around 60 dollars per ton. The combined property covers 110 acres with shafts and drifts reaching 280 feet depth and 240 feet north drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Sentinel
W. C. McKay
Gross and Dixon Gold Mining Co
Omaha
Neb
W. H. Godfrey
Butte, Mont
Yadkin County
Godfrey
Nebraska
Charlotte
Denver
Col
Grows
Dixon
Ford to Launch Nationwide Educational Campaign Against War
Detroit report says Henry Ford plans a countrywide newspaper and magazine advertising drive to oppose large naval and military spending in Congress. He intends to devote millions to an educational campaign against war and preparedness, aiming to reach all Americans with the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Congress
Young Burke County Girl Real Heroine
Freddie Williams a 14-year-old girl from near Drexel alerted a stopped westbound train after spotting a broken rail on the tracks. She then ran to Drexel to stop a second train and flagged down passenger Train 15, likely saving many lives in the incident near Morganton on February 12.
End of Gallipoli Truce Draws World Reconsideration
The article reviews the Gallipoli withdrawal, noting near loss of the campaign with minimal Allied casualties and Turkish bravery. It highlights Churchill’s political peril, Hamilton’s downfall, and the long memory of colonial losses for Australia and New Zealand while hinting at strategic shifts if the operation had failed.
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Gaipolii
Sedel Bahr
Hamilton
Austra
New Zealand
England
Winston Churchill
Near East
Germany
Constantinople
Sofia
Athens
Bucharest
F H. Simmonds
Winter Bird Restaurants By Arlington Juniors
The Junior Audubons of Arlington New Jersey plan winter bird restaurants. They will place tree and bush shelters with straw near small houses and provide food such as suet for insectivores and bread crumbs for seed eaters to attract birds through the cold season.
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Prom
New York
Condit
Audubons
Arlington
N. J
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Willian Wood
Jancombe County
Mad Dog
Frona M’mahan
Haywood County
Canning
Yadkin
Ford
Burke County
Freddie Williams
Gallipoli
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