Railway and utility rate cuts spark North Carolina debate
Mooresville Postonico reports sweeping reductions in telephone and wire rates effective February 1, as new Railway Commissioners signal possible early action on railway passenger fares. The piece notes industry chatter, a robbery at Mooresville, and ongoing court and gubernatorial tensions over railroad leases and regulatory power, with local events in Raleigh and Oxford, and a Baptist Sunday school Christmas event in Kilington.
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Raleigh
N.C
Hailway Commission
Abbott
Aobert
Pei Eeeas
Aday
P. W. Averett
North Carolina Railway
Russett
Mooresville Postores
North Carolina
John Ryans
Freckingham Negro
Railway Commission
Matt
Pearson
Supreme Court
Wisons
Camdell
Caldiwell
Supreme Court of the
Oyster supper for St John’s chapel at Weeksville
A special oyster supper and festivities will be held at Mrs. Charles Woeels residence in Weeksville to benefit St John’s chapel Episcopal. Admission is 50 cents and supper is free. Mrs. M Tal may move her military establishment from Main Street store to the corner of Main and Water streets. Superior Court Howard session likely to erase Lomperrow but may continue next week as cases on the docket are disposed of.
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Charles Woeels
Weeksville
St. John’s Chapel
Episcopal
Main Street
BB. ON
Haunted tavern tale from Mack Cecil farm spurs ghostly reports
A wartime era letter recalls the Yocum family saga at a Mack Cecil farm haunted tavern three miles from Divee. The piece details murders, slave era tales, a doctor’s macabre demise, and a chilling sequence of red objects and unseen forces driving a man from doorway to gate.
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Warrodeburg
Yocum
Mack Cecil
Divee
Harry Thomas
Delra
Syallown
Oerlock
Mack
Lenges
Barlow
Noor
Factional party shifts and wage protests reach Washington
A Norfolk contingent led by Congressman Young and including W H Fairless and C G Elxer met with Secretary Long to protest a wage cut for navy yard workers. They argued the cut was unjust and urged restoration or suspension pending investigation. Local labor figures argued the workers deserve equal pay across yards. The report also notes Bowden’s rising influence and Wise’s continued campaign, plus a local fatal accident near Grittiot, Ohio.
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The
Virginian
Washington, D. C
Congressman Young
W. H. Fairless
Charles G. Elxer
McDonald
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Long
Young
Wil
Ngures
Ile
Fairless
Merbert
Kinzer
Norfolk Central Labor Union
Foreman McDonald
Long Wstenen
Irving
Brooklyn
Portsmouth
Wn.i
Bowden
Virginia
Lamb
Wise
Dr. Wise
John 8. Wise
Wol Tooone
John Wise
Washington
Murdaugh
Esceph
Larkin
Burroughs
Paine's celery compound touted as nerve and blood tonic
An advertisement extols Paine's celery compound as a cure for sleeplessness and run down health. It claims to feed exhausted nerve tissues, regulate brain blood supply, purify blood, and restore vitality for men and women, especially the elderly, while touting its use by physicians nationwide. It also describes fashion trims and fabrics from the Delineator, noting styles and borders in hats, skirts, and bodices.
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Paine
Union
The Bog of Chinese Competition
Senator Teller warns that European partition of China would reshape global trade by placing China under foreign direction. The piece argues no nation rivals the United States in production and cites a Tribune report noting quiet disruption, contrasting with the Cue of journalistic haste. It recalls a Courier-Journal regret from thirty years ago about a Louisville merchant facing adversity.
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Lphia
Teller
China
Chicago Tribune
Courier-Journal
Louigwile
Nashville Danner
Free Books Offer From Swirr Sprechi Co Atlanta Ga
A notice invites readers in Atlanta to request free volumes about all discussions of the Blood from the Swirr Sprechi Company. The offer targets residents seeking educational material and mentions no purchase or deadline.
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Swirr Sprechi Co
Atlanta
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Mooresville Postonico
Robbets—Lone Board All Line Boys
John Evans
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Hola
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Agricultural Department
Agricoltum
Oxford
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Edetion
Kilinton
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Yelle Hollowell
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Oak- Wan Stree
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Buffalo
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Haiaar ES
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Nelle Strickter
Grittiot, O
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Fetter Smith &Co
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Toms Creek Coal and Coke Company
Trigg & Wilmer
Toms Creek
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Nivison Street
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D. C. Worthington
COAL
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Chas. M. Stieff
Main ST
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Batchelder and Collins
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Tony Chet
Ehaboos
John
Etheridge
Berkley
Earl’ Street
Edison
Trench Lane
Savings Bank of Norfolk
Irwin
Hixpress Company
Wiere
Chichester
Enryroyal
Natriaiial
Bond
Treihanaiale
Annenue
Morris Auction House
Laren
Morris
Boy, Marla
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Wisnes
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White Hardware Co
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Virginia Lithia Malet Co., el Eee Wien Wey In
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