Frantic Hustle vs German Rigor Warns of Decline
A critical editorial laments American frenzied activity overshadowing substantial progress. It argues German discipline yields more in work and thought, warns that hurry dulls reflection, and calls Christians to a measured, apostolic revolt toward a quieter life with spiritual renewal.
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EAS
Germany
England
America
Europe
New York
Queenstown
Heaven
Philadelphia
Borneo
Madagascar
Thrift as a national creed in early American history
A reflective piece tracing thrift from its imagined Scottish seed to its role in shaping American policy and governance. It links thrift to naval strength, fiscal advantage, and moral uplift, contrasting it with faith hope and charity while invoking Puritan and Carolinian critiques of excess.
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Carolus Rex
England
New World
New England
Revenue raid nets illicit stills and beer in South Mountains
Special Government Agent C. F. Blalock and a raiding party seized six illicit distilleries and about 6000 gallons of beer in York settlement thirty miles south of Hickory. No arrests were made though warrants are planned for eight or nine elders. Officers reported the blockaders living in their yard and one hog farmer killed a 500 pound hog during the raid.
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Hickory, Special
South Mountains
T Here
Special
C. F. Blalock
Hickory
York
Financial Plans for Proposed Orphanage Advances
The building committee of the Methodist orphanage, to be erected this spring on the Dwire farm west of Winston-Salem, met last week. Members include Rev. Dr. George H. Detwiler Charlotte Walter Thompson Concord C. H. Ireland Greensboro P. H. Hanes O. B. Eaton and James K. Norfleet Winston-Salem. Rev. J. P. Rodgers reported promising progress. In Leaksville and Spray Mr. Rodgers secured $1,000 for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Methodist Orphanage
Dwire
George H. Detwiler
Charlotte
Walter Thompson
Concord
C. H. Ireland
Greensboro
P. H. Hanes
O. B. Eaton
James K. Norfleet
J. P. Rodgers
Leaksville
Spray
Rogers
Electric Suburban Railway Faces Salisbury Franchises
The Piedmont Carolina Railway company secures support from the Salisbury Merchants Association and asks county commissioners to grant special session franchises. The first link runs from Main street to the fair grounds as rails and ties arrive. Planned extensions reach East Spencer, South River, Granite Quarry, Faith, China Grove, Kannapolis along the Cabarrus county line with power from Southern Power.
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Salisbury
Piedmont Carolina Railway Company
Salisbury Merchants’ Association
Main Street
Fair Grounds
Piedmont Toll Bridge
East Spencer
South River
Granite Quarry
Faith
China Grove
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
Southern Power Company
Lee’s Birthday Celebrated by UNC with Wilson Address
General Robert E Lee’s birthday to be observed by the University of North Carolina on January 19 with an address by President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University. Wilson praised as a foremost thinker and scholar. State officers and other distinguished citizens expected to attend. the day also notes the election of United States Senator Hon. Lee Overman.
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Robert I. Lee
University of North Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Wilson
Lee
Venable
General Assembly
United States
Lee Overman
Lawyers Seek Twenty Judicial Districts In State
The Fifth district bar associations urge other state bars to back forming twenty judicial districts instead of the current sixteen. In Taylorsville, Judge R Z Linney is gravely ill at his home after a collapse during a Mitchell county speech about a month ago.
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Clinton
Linney
Taylorsville
R. Z. Linney
Mitchell Court
Raleigh Special Seeks Return of North Carolina Bond Funds
A Raleigh plaintiff who sued North Carolina over bonds issued during Reconstruction seeks an honorable refund of $10,000 already collected. The bonds were transferred by large bondholders who could not sue individually. they hoped the state would compromise. An intimation suggests Governor of North Carolina could secure payment. Two Runs Over by Train in Spencer Injures Two Men
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Raleigh
South Dakota
North Carolina
Spencer
Southern Railway
Oscar Bart
Wade Worley
Princeton
Johnston County
Salisbury
Congress Debates President Action on U S Steel Absorption
The Senate and House discussed President Roosevelts order not to prosecute United States Steel over the absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron. Culberson seeks a committee ruling on presidential authority. The census and salaries provisions, secret service inquiry, and naval program were also in play as committees stalled on rivers and harbors.
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United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Tron Company
Culberson
Texas
Committee On the Judiciary
Congress
Senate
Committee On Finance
House of Representatives
House
Government
Civil Service Commission
Secret Service
Cannon
Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Currier
New Hampshire
Young
Michigan
Brantley
Georgia
Bowers
Mississippi
Gardner
Massachusetts
Committee On Appropriations
House Committee On
Four States Go Dry Prohibition Takes Effect
State-wide prohibition laws took effect Friday in North Carolina Mississippi and Alabama. Georgia is the only other state with a prohibition in operation for a year.
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North Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Burton Named For Senator
Theodore Burton of Cleveland was named as Ohio's next senator by the Republican senatorial caucus on Saturday in Columbus.
Cooking Feed for Stock Gains Little Nutritive Value
Farmers' Tribune notes that cooking feed for cattle and hogs remains limited in use and does not improve nutrition. Tests from several experiment stations show an average nine percent loss in nutritive value for cooked grains, especially protein rich seeds, due to protein coagulation. Potatoes, high in starch and low in fats, benefit from cooking as it breaks starch granules.
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Tribune
Georgia Senator Clay Noted for Height and Hair Style
The Georgia senator is described as among the tallest in the Senate and his hair stands upright, giving the impression he stands two inches taller than his actual height.
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Senator Clay
Georgia
Senate
World News Ledger Briefs Reflect Global Events
Congressional calendars fill with bills. Roosevelt offers battleship fleet to Italy. Receivers named for Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. Wyomin is rechristened Cheyenne in San Francisco. Sun Yat Sen leads Pekin revolutionary party meeting. Kansas Democrats form Topeka educational group. Richard Croker named to Albany Burgesses Corps. Russia debates rising death sentences in Duma. White House New Year reception draws 6053 callers. Chicago to pasteurize all milk unless tuberculin tested. UK pens millions beneficiaries report. Venezuela revokes Castro transit ban. Public debt stands at 997.35 million dollars. 10000 guests tour New York World building. Bishop Williams jailed in Omaha for alleged orphanage fund fraud.
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Roosevelt
Italy
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Wyoming
Cheyenne
San Francisco
Chinese Revolutionary Party
Pekin
Sun Yat-Sen
Kansas Democrats
Topeka
Richard Croker
Albany Burgesses Corps
Russia
Duma
White House
Chicago
United Kingdom
Gomez
Venezuela
Castro
Washington, D. C
New York World
Ishop W. M. Williams
Apostolic A. M. EB. Church
Omaha
Neb
Prominent Figures in Politics and Society Across Regions
Governor Warner begins a third Michigan term while Taft speaks in the South. New York City faces New Year criticisms by Rabbi Silverman. Albany officials urged unified public appointments as Governor Hughes spoke. Suny Clark rises as House Democrats leader at fifty eight, born in Kentucky. A Chinese general Chi nese army deposed by Beijing edict with successors named. Senator Raines previews a State Police bill after eight years. Count de Rubio hosts dinner with 100 Italians in Los Angeles. Rev Dr Eaton preaches as Madison Avenue Church pastor with Rockefeller in attendance. Sir H H Cozens-Hardy praises classical teaching for manners. President Eliot delivers a rest fur lecture at Harvard in a classroom.
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Warner
Michigan
William H. Taft
Augusta
South
New York
Rabbi Silverman
Hughes
Albany
N. Y
Suny Clark
John Sharp Williams
Democrats
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Pekin
Natons
Raines
Count de Rubio
Napoleon II
Paris
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles A. Eaton
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
H. H. Cozens-Hardy
England
Eliot
Harald
A FABULOUS MUICE
Broward questions the price paid for an automobile in a playful exchange with Kohifax T. The Chicago News notes the curiosity about the vehicle’s real cost and the boastful claim of a fabulous price.
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Broward
Kohifax
Chicago News
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Aldrich
Ferris Greenster
Poe
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Lowell
Tom Bailey
Portsmouth
Nes
Thrift
Ramsey Denson
Hrift
Lee’s
F. S. Royster Guano Company
District of Columbia
Cochran
Taft
Shep
Fred
Norfolk, Va
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