National Capital News Highlights From June Session
Washington reports detail Senator Taylor's Confederate Memorial Day oration at Arlington and praise for Robt E Lee. Senate votes 64 to 24 for direct election amendment with Bristow plan tying, while Arkansas Democrat Clarke supports Bristow. Expenditure probes in State Department cited, Roosevelt praises Gompers and criticizes Otis. Victor Berger denounces protectionism, noting wage gaps in steel mills. W H Lewis confirmed as Indian depreciation claims official amid no opposition from Southern Democrats.
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Washington, D. C
Taylor
Tennessee
Arlington Cemetery
Union
Robt. E. Lee
National Cemetery
Arlington
Senate
Clarke
Arkansas
Morrison
State Department
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Knox
Eugene Hale
Maine
Tittman
Tale
House
House of Congress
Roosevelt
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Fisher
Los Angeles
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California
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Federation of Labor
Federationist
General Otis
Victor Berger
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Milwaukee
W. H. Lewis
Boston
Taftapi
Department of Justice
Opserver
North Carolina Size and Resources Highlighted
An excerpt from the Sanford Express via the Monroe Enquirer extols North Carolina as large and varied. It notes 52 250 square miles, 503 mile length, 188 mile breadth, 100 counties, Robeson as largest and New Hanover smallest, and that the state led in independence and industrial potential.
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North Carolina
Sanford Express
England
Currituck County
Cherokee County
Currituck
Lake Champlain
New York State
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Empire State
Asheville
Chicago
Sanford
Buffalo
Robeson
New Hanover
Sisterhood of
Indi
Monroe Enquirer
State Normal and Industrial College Ad Highlight
State Normal and Industrial College shows steady growth in North Carolina higher education for women. Last year enrollment reached 909 with representation from 87 of 98 counties. Two hundred free tuition slots will be awarded mid July. dormitories funded by the State. Applications should be filed early due to limited dormitory capacity.
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State Normal and Industrial College
North Carolina
School of
North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College
Addre
Julius I. Foust
Greensboro
N. C
Rule 16 Protest Witnesses in Baltimore Court
The Baltimore supreme bench adopts a rule to protect witnesses from undue humiliation during examination. Attorneys must limit insulting questions to what a judge deems necessary to uncover truth and test credibility. The change aims to prevent bullying that harms witnesses and can damage reputations, restoring dignity to proceedings.
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Bar Association For the Protection of
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore
Epron
Aness
Sawyer
Baltimore Sun
Pulpit Candidate Plays for Souls and Sky Charts
A Chicago area town church hosts a Sunday visit by a pulpit candidate who station reads as a dealer of sky charts. Deacon Green, a hardware store proprietor, forgets the card, jokes about asbestos goods, then the clergyman quips he travels for the house of the Lord. The exchange blends humor with missed bookings and odd commerce.
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Chicago
Soul Saver
Deacon Green
Green
House of the Lord
How The Bog Law Might Tax Gaston County Dogs
A Charlotte Chronicle summary argues a proposed dog tax would force owners to pay $1 per dog, potentially increasing tax values and shifting burdens. It questions enforcement, cites county treasury gains, and calls for broader public improvements to offset higher levies.
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Geston County
Charlotte
Dallas
T!t
Gaston County
Charlotte Chronicle
A Modest Protest Over a Circus Lot Ownership
A southern town tale recounts a man claiming ownership of a vacant lot used for a circus. The manager denies knowledge, the owner asserts rights, and a real estate agent clarifies local property rules about unfenced land and permissible activities. The exchange ends with the owner noting his consent to the circus on his lot.
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Saturday Evening Post
We regret to inform our customers Mr Credit expired today
A Camden shop sign in a German frequented area mourns the death of Mr. Credit with a cash only notice, while a Philadelphia Ledger quote about pay cash accompanies a Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy advertisement touting its past epidemics success.
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Camden
Credit
Philadelphia Ledger
Chamberlain
Bank of Tarboro Reports Massive Shortage and Fatal Cashier Suicide
Tarboro industry circles reel as Bank of Tarboro suspends operations amid a detected shortage of about one hundred thousand dollars. Cashier Luther V. Hart killed himself yesterday rather than face embarrassment, while Assistant Cashier E B Hussey remains jailed awaiting a 15000 bond. Hussey confesses to stealing over twelve thousand dollars over seven years, with deposits likely to suffer and stockholders hit hard. Funeral held for Hart at 4 PM at the Methodist church with Rev. McWhorter officiating. Hart reportedly had about 35000 in life insurance and a 10000 bond.
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Mount
N.C
Bank of Tarboro
Luther V. Hart
E. B. Hussey
Edgecombe
Hussey
Methodist
Tarboro
McWhorter
Atlantic Coast Line Offers Round Trip to Atlantic City
During the International Convention of the United Society of Christian Endeavor in Atlantic City July 6 1911 the ACL sells round trip tickets from Scotland Neck to Atlantic City for 15 60 via Norfolk or 15 55 all rail. Tickets valid to July 19 may be extended to August 14 by a deposit of 1.00 with a joint agent. Details and reservations through Epp L. Brown Scotland Neck NC or T C White Wilmington manager J W J Craig.
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United Socerty Christian Endeavor
Atlantic City
Atlantic Coast Line
Scotland Neck
Norfolk
Epp
L. Brown
N.C
T. C. White
J. W. J. Craig
Anager
Wilming
Prosperity Tied to Racial Progress, Says Clarence Poe
Clarence Poe argues in The Progressive Farmer that American prosperity stems from collective intelligence and efficiency, not individual effort alone, praising a “richer racial heart” as the source of higher living standards and greater leisure compared with Asia.
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Asia
Clarence Poe
Raleigh
N. C
Cardui credited with saving life in Tecumseh
Mrs. Eliza Epperson of Tecumseh Oklahoma says Cardui cured her crippling head and body pains and improved her health compared with four years prior. The testimonial also mentions Dean’s Regulators aiding bowel regularity for A E Davis a Sulphur Springs Texas grocer.
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Cardui
Dean
A. E. Davis
Grocer
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Cardus Health Aid Featured in Local Ad Letter
Mrs C J Rentz of Adel Georgia testifies she suffered three years with female troubles and exhaustion until Cardus, taken as directed, restored energy and allowed her to work again. The advertisement claims Cardus relieves aches headaches and nervous weakness and improves wellbeing.
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Adel
C. J. Rentz
Cardus
Carduis
Low Round Trip Fares From Scotland Neck N C to Cities
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad offers low round trip fares from Scotland Neck North Carolina to City New Jersey and Rochester New York with final return limits mid July extendable to August for Elks and Mystic Shrine members. Public rates include Rochhster New York and Norfolk options with $15.55 to New Jersey and $22.60/$20.65 to Rochester depending on route. Booklets and schedules available from Epp L Brown Scotland Neck NC or T C White Wilmington NC plus W J Craig traffic manager.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Scotland Neck
N.C
Epp
L. Brown
N. C
T. C. White
W. J. Craig
Wilmington
Summons for Relief in Halifax Superior Court 1911
In Halifax County North Carolina a summons commands The Halifax Land Company to appear before the Halifax Superior Court on the second Monday before September 1911 to answer the complaint of Iisveld H. Fries. The plaintiff seeks relief and costs taxed by the clerk. Affected stockholders and creditors are warned to appear and answer as well.
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State of North Carolina
Halifax County
Iisveld
H. Fries
Halifax Land Co
State of
North Carolina
Superior Court
Halifaxy
Harold H. Fries
Hal and Company
Halifax Land Company
Halifax
Li Ted
S. M. Gary
Halifax Co
S. M. Gs P
Court Halifax Co
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Clark Horney
Law Halifax, North Carolina
A. Paul Itghn
AttornEy At Law
B.C, Dunn
Enfield
Dunn
Attorneys At Law
Thurman D. Kitchin, M.D
X. Clark
Dyeaack Hotel
J. P. Wimberley
Depot Street
Tice
Planters & Commercial Building
B. L. Savage
Apex
A. C. Livermor
A. Rip
Optician
W. E. Marks & Bro
Tucker, Hall & CO
Opticians
Granby Street
Richmond
Roanoke
Chichester
National Capital
Scott
Nature
State N. & I. College
Jackson
Supreme Court
Stonewall Jackson
Chancellorsville
Virginia Military Institute
Stonewall
Grenadiers
Lee
Mrs. Harris
Scribner's
Mother Gray
Mother Gray EeRoy
Hart
Lew Pates
Atantic City
Berk
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