Reminiscences of '61 to '65 Civil War Memories
A Brunswick County Virginia recollection recalls prewar tours to Virginia Springs and Hot Springs, the 1860 election mood, a Lincoln cartoon, and volunteer companies. The speaker details wartime home life, scarce goods, makeshift shoes, social quilting gatherings, and village raids by Sheridan and Sherman forces, ending with a tale of wartime liquor and a swift army guard response.
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Brunswick
Virginia Springs
Samuel Goode
F Goode
Buffaloe Springs
United States
Goode
Little Valley
Yancey
Mississippi
Lincoln
Petersburg
Breckinbridge
Lane
Douglas
Johnson
Everett
Bell
Hamlin
Kentucky
Cobb
Southampton County
South Carolina
Fort Sumpter
Flower of the Land
Good Old Country
Brunswick Guard
Brunswick Grays
Brunswick Blues
Ebenezer Grays
Sheridan
Wilson
Capt
Ellicot
Ellicot City
Knights of Old
Sherman
Movement for Roosevelt Begins in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Roosevelt ticket announces candidates for delegates at large to the Republican national convention. Grafton D. Cushing, Charles Sumner Bird, A. P. Gardner, and Robert M. Washburn state they want Roosevelt for President and refuse to be unpledged or support dark horses.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Grafton D. Cushing
Charles Sumner Bird
A. P. Gardner
Robert M. Washburn
Massa- Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
If It Weren't For Expenses Tobacco Farmers Struggle
The Darbury Reporter notes that farmers cannot clear debts or remove deeds of trust while raising tobacco. Expenses including interest, wear on equipment, and store bills consume warehouse checks, leaving little profit for growers in Stokes County.
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Savings Bank
Stokes County
Darbury
President Wilson backs policy on armed merchant ships
Washington reports President Wilson and Secretary Lansing agree on how to handle Teutonic decrees allowing torpedoing of armed merchantmen. Officials warn the move could force beyond harbor limits and warnings, risking broader crises as allies resist disrupting U.S. trade in munitions.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
United States
State Department
Entente
Congress
Grow More Wheat Says Local Mill For Future Food Self Sufficiency
Local mill owners urge farmers to increase wheat production to reduce imports and keep mills busy. They note current Surry county wheat output fails to sustain steady grinding and advocate diversification with tobacco and wheat rotation. The plan includes paying high cash prices, recleaning seed wheat, and stocking Woods seed varieties for sale or exchange.
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Surry County
William F. Burbank Owner of The Twin City Sentinel
William F. Burbank who died in Oakland California yesterday was owner of The Twin City Sentinel the afternoon paper in Winston-Salem He lived here for a time and visited often after returning to California He was held in high esteem by many local residents.
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Winston-Salem
William F. Burbank
Oakland
Cal
Twin City
California
Russians Gain Momentum In Multiple Fronts During War
Petrograd reports the capture of Mush in Turkish Armenia and Ahlat, plus a Russian landing near Trebizond and the conquest of Kamerun. Turks retreat from Erzerum as British efforts at Kut al Amara seek relief. Italian air raids on Laibach damage targets. German and Belgian fronts show troop movements and artillery redeployments.
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London
Petrograd
Mush
Armenia
Erzerum
Ahlat
Laibach
Carniola
Austria
Rome
Trebizond
Black Sea
Kamerun
Mora
France
Townshend
Kut-El- Amara
Mesopotamia
Lower Tigris
Persia
Berlin
Ypres
Sebastopol
Vitzesu
Galacia
Dneister
Oscieczko
Amsterdam
Belgium
Bryan letter on one term pledges Wilson
Washington reports that a Bryan letter opposing the one term plank was circulated to support Wilson if Bryan opposes Wilson’s renomination. The letter, kept by Judge Henry D. Clayton, argues for exemptions for Wilson Roosevelt and Taft and would be used to counter Bryan’s position if he raises the issue at St Louis.
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Washington
Administration
William Jennings Bryan
Baltimore
Wilson
Bryan
Henry D. Clayton
United States Court For
Southern District of
Alabama
House Judiciary Committee
Clayton
Congress
House Committee
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Taft
New York
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Mr. Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
Mr. Bryan
How Fast Does a Bullet Drop March Outing
The article explains bullet drop from muzzle to target, noting gravity affects all speeds. It compares two rubber balls, showing higher velocity travels farther yet hits the floor at the same time. High velocity lowers trajectory by extending range before drop.
Britons Urged to Cut Sugar Use in 1916
London February 18 The royal commission on sugar supplies warns that due to import restrictions the 1916 sugar allotment will be about 20 to 25 percent lower than 1915 and that consumption must fall accordingly. No price increase is planned for commission sugar and retailers are cautioned against profiteering.
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London
Royal Commission On Sugar Supplies
Commission
Getting Jobs for Boys in Chicago
Federal state and city agencies in Chicago team up to provide jobs for boys to curb youthful crime. They stress meaningful, long lasting work that challenges initiative and avoids idle, machine like tasks. Occupational training is part of the approach but systemwide pairing remains flawed.
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Chicago
Watch Gift to Mr. Millsaps From 25 County Agents
Mr E D Millsaps of Statesville district demonstration agent for western North Carolina received a handsome gold watch as a surprise gift from 25 county demonstration agents who attended a recent meeting at Waynesville. The gift came with a note praising his devotion to duty and esteem among colleagues. The presenting committee included E D Weaver W B Crumpton and R W Greather. Millsaps had just returned from a meeting in Elizabeth City.
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Statesville
Millsaps
North Carolina
Waynesville
Messers
E. D. Weaver
W. B. Crumpton
R. W. Greather
British Debt Soars Far Above Prewar Levels
London reports that Britain's national debt now exceeds three times its wartime level. The Exchequer notes public debt in 1914 at 708 million pounds, rising to about 11 billion by the end of fiscal 1915-16. Germany's war outlay reaches 7.5 billion, while France credits total 6.2 billion between Aug 1914 and Dec 1915.
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London
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Forces allow antitoxin for Henry children
Statesville reports that authorities compelled Mr and Mrs F B Henry to let a doctor administer antitoxin to three of their children to prevent a similar fate for their baby sister who died from diphtheria the previous Thursday morning.
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Statesville
F. B. Henry
Henrys
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Henderson
Winston Paper
Bryan Pledge
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