Ex Governor Jarvis Dies at Greenville 79
Thomas Jordan Jarvis former Governor of North Carolina and U S Senator died at his Greenville home aged 79 after a long career of public service. Born 1836 at Jarvisburg he fought in the Confederacy, served in the General Assembly and as Speaker, led as Governor 1879 1885 and as Minister to Brazil 1885 1889. He championed education and helped establish East Carolina Teachers Training School. His funeral and burial followed a large public tribute in Greenville.
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Commonwealth
Thomas Jordan Jarvis
North Carolina
Vance
Jarvisburg
Rev
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Elizabeth Jarvis
Randolph- Macon College
Army of the Confederacy
Mary Woodson
General Assembly
Vante
Qanata
Brazil
East Carolina Teachers Training School
Moscow Riots Leave 20 Million in Destruction
Moscow suffered about 20 million dollars in damage during anti German demonstrations beginning June 9. Nearly 500 stores and factories and over 200 private lodgings were wrecked as mobs rioted for more than 24 hours. Many stores burned, music instruments were tossed into the streets, and liquor fueled pillaging. Most destroyed properties were owned by Russians, with 113 buildings owned by German subjects. Fire departments struggled to control the blazes while Moscow council moved to quell further disorder. The death toll remained unknown.
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Moscow
Petrograd
London
Moscow Council
Board Members Rally Behind R. W. Scott for State Post
Asheville June 20 — Fellow members of the Board of Agriculture defend R. W. Scott of Alamance against charges of improper conduct. The resolutions, released by Governor Locke Craig, declare Scott upright, honest, and faithful in office, saying denying him another term would harm a man who has served the state well.
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R. W. Scott
Alamance
Locke Craig
Board of Agriculture
Craig
Scott
Mr. Scott
Treasury estimates income tax at least eighty two million
Officials revise up the expected revenue from personal and corporate income tax for the current year to more than 82 million dollars, up from May projections of 80.0 million. The higher figure could relieve the deficit and halt plans to issue Panama Canal bonds to refill the treasury.
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Washington
D. C
Treasury Department
Clean-up day urged for fire protection and health
The Maine Bulletin commends spring clean-up days as a valuable municipal practice. It urges adoption in more communities and calls on officers, boards, associations, and citizens to unite for a personal premises inspection, rubbish removal, and fire hazard checks as a fitting observance.
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Marke
Boards of Trade
Maine Buletin
Quotations on Books and Great Minds from 19th Century Thinkers
A collection of statements praising books and great literature. Theodore Parker, Henry W. King, and Howells are quoted on the enduring value of books, libraries, and literature as sources of truth, beauty, and education for communities and families.
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Theodore Parker
North Carolina
Buletin
Henry W. King
Howells
Opinion on President Wilson by London Daily Mail
The London Daily Mail declares Wilson the first citizen of the world, praising his principle and moral stance. The Charlotte Observer notes the remark as significant and warns Britain may soon face a note from the president under consideration.
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London Daily Mail
United States
Wilson
Great Britain
Charlotte Observer
Mission of the Rural Church and its Universal Task
Rev. Jno A Rice argues the church has three main duties: evangelize the poor, educate within the local congregation, and Christianize the social order. He envisions the church as a weekly School of Religion, a center for edification, and a force embedding Jesus’ spirit in all life, noting prosperity ties to sustained agriculture.
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School of Religion
Church School
Jesus
The Nation's Dinner Table
The nation consumes vast quantities of beef, pork, sheep, poultry, cereals, and vegetables annually. Despite abundance, American housewives spend about 200 million dollars yearly on foreign farm products that could be produced at home.
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Hke
Nebuchadnezzar
United States
Will 3 Women Voteless by W D Lewis
A Texans Farmers' Union president argues against women's suffrage urging focus on home life. He questions why women seek civic power, extols the influence of motherhood, and warns that government should remain in the home and church rather than Congress.
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W. D. Lewis
Texas Farmers’ Union
Christendom
United States
Congress
A Divine Covenant 2a 254 Vision on Equality and Law
A historical lament argues that divine order blessed by God in the Eve-Adam covenant opposes women seeking suffrage. The speech warns civilization of peril if woman’s legal status is altered and recalls biblical and ancient Rome as examples of moral decline linked to depriving women.
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