Mt Airy Merchants To Stage Big Event
Raleigh, Feb. 15. North Carolina Senate considers a bill to bar a member from holding any now created by the assembly until after the next general election. Debates include a visit invitation to Wilmington and bills on marriage age, prison funding, and agricultural control.
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Raleigh
Senate
Tapp
General Assembly
Wilmington
New Hanover County
Raleich
State Board of Agriculture
Federal Treasury
North Carolina
Johnson
Beaufort
Jones
Alleghany County
Insurance Department
Ray
Orange County
Menderhall
Guilford
Samarc
Mendenhall
Atlantic and Yadkin Valley Railway Company
Cape Fear
Tomb of Egyptian King Opened in Luxor Discoveries Astonish Visitors
Luxor Egypt Feb 16 opening of the mortuary chamber in King Tutankhamons tomb reveals a gilded canopy and the pharaohs coffin inside a rich array of furnishings canopic jar and a cat statue amid splendor unseen since ancient times News reports from New York say the site may confirm or challenge biblical accounts of Israels oppression while a local Dollar Day sale in Mount Airy prepares for Feb 27 with 50 merchants offering one dollar bargains and spring stock to draw crowds.
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Egypt
Tutankhamon
Howard Carter
James H. Breasted
Allen Gardiner
New York
Tutankhemon
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Ambros Lansing
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mr. Lansing
Arthur Wiegall
Mount Airy
Water and Light Dept Warns on Rock Tossing
G Me Whitlock Supt warns the public and parents that throwing rocks at high tension transmission lines on Spring and Worth streets endangers property service and people. Vigorous steps will be taken to apprehend and prosecute offenders under the law.
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Spring
Worth Streets
Water and Light Commission
Whitlock
Supt. Water & Light Dept
Old Slave Leaves Estate to Master in Emotional Will
Fayetteville reports 94 year old William James McAllister wills his entire estate to William W. Fuller of New York, longtime family friend and former servant. The will cites Fuller’s lifelong help and friendship, naming Fuller executor. the main asset is McAllister’s Franklin Street cottage.
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Fayetteville
W. W. Fuller
New York
American Tobacco Company
William
James McAllister
Fuller
McAllister
Franklin Street
William James McAllister
William W. Fuller
Willie Fuller
Willie
If Washington Were Born Later He Might Read Youth’s Companion
A humorous ad urges giving boys a year’s subscription to The Youth’s Companion or The American Boy to support the Community Building fund. Mrs. Cleve Hale handles orders by phone.
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George Washington
Cleve Hale
Community Building Fund
Miliken anti Ku Klux bill passes House on second reading
The Miliken bill to curb secret anti Ku Klux Klan activity passed the North Carolina House 70 to 42 on its second reading. It requires secret societies to file member names with state and county officials and bans masked conduct and parades. The measure faces final reading to harmonize amendments.
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Raleigh
Hooks
Columbus
Connor
Everett
Durham
Wade
New Hanover
Ku Klux Klan
Milliken
Secretary of State
Constipation Remedy Promised by Jak's Tablets
An advertisement-style note explains constipation as bowel waste buildup and urges daily movement of bowels. It promotes Jak's Tablets as the aid to keep bowels regular, comparing bodily waste flow to sewer pipes and home waste removal.
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Jak
Commissioner Wade Warns People on Oil Shark Stock Scams
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Stacy W Wade warns investors about fake oil stock offerings marketed by promoters. He cites schemes offering 2 percent monthly dividends and 24 percent yearly guarantees, urges thorough investigation, and notes a statewide surge in complaints.
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Raleigh
Stacy W. Wade
North Carolina
Mr. Wade
Carried to Death Cell Unconscious on a Cot
Ira Harrison, condemned as one of the killers of J G Arnette, gas station proprietor, was carried to the death cell on a cot. He may be executed by electric chair tomorrow. Harrison had been unconscious since December 9 aside from brief intervals. Jeffords, Treece and Harrison plotted a life insurance related killing. Jeffords was already electrocuted and Treece remains serving a life sentence.
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Columbia
S. C
Ira Harrison
J. G. Arnette
Harrison
Frank M. Jeffords
Glenn Treece
Annette
Jefford
Jeffords
Treece
Asheville Carpenters Seek One Dollar Raise
The Asheville carpenters union voted to seek a one dollar per day increase for eight hours work, effective May 1. The painters union postponed their decision to their next meeting. Builders’ reaction on the carpenters demand remains to be seen after an upcoming meeting.
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Asheville
Carpenters’ Union
Painters’ Union
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