Monroe and Union County Five Years Ago Closing Exercises Noted
Monroe and Union County items from five years ago include Mineral Springs school closing exercises on Friday the 15th with a picnic in the morning, primary class programs, addresses by Rev. C W Jones and Rev C F errill, and recitations at night. Also noted is a shipment of Southern States Wagon Company business wagons to Abbeville, a fox shot by J Hargett after a disturbance in a chicken house, road improvement hopes voiced by H W Harris, and baseball chatter about Phifer Fulenwider praised by Manager McGraw for his slow ball aiding a potential big league career. Observations on stock sales appear with Perechon grade mares arriving for Fowler & Lee Co. and the idea that good roads attract population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Springs
C. W. Jones
C. F
Errill
Abbeville
J. Hargett
H. W. Harris
M. A. Walters
Mecklenburg
McGraw
Phifer Fulenwider
Fulenwider
Robinson
Matthewson
Giant
Matty
Monroe
Union County
C. C. Sikes
J. W. Fowler
Fowler & Lee Co
Marshville Policing Tales Highlight Local Tax and Court History
A town paper recounts Marshville civic quirks from a delinquent tax notice reading In God We Trust to All Others Pay Cash. It recalls the absent police since ex-officer Ern est Barrett’s resignation, the lax Monroe court scene, and a $1.85 Mayor's court cost that fueled a hot campaign for sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Crowell
J. C. Brooks
Union County
Marshville
Monroe
Recorder’s Court
Meituo
Frank Eubanks
Monroe Hardware
Eubanks
Brooks
T. C. Griffin
Sid Moore
Rufe Little
German princes vanished on air raid over Arras to Peronne
Berlin announces that Prince Friedrich Karl and his brother Prince Friedrich Sigismund, cousins of Emperor William, have not returned from a raid between Arras and Peronne. Both princes joined the German army in January. Karl is 23 and Sigismund is two years older. Karl was famed as a cavalier and Sigismund designed planes. Eight princes have died in active service in the war before this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Friedrich Karl
William
Arras
Peronne
Friedrich Sigismund
Friedrich Leoold
Prussia
Tng Corps
Sigismund
Prince Karl
Stockholm
Hesse
Sax-Meinigen
Lippe
Reuss
Waldrek
It Should Have Been Done
Two Irishmen enter a restaurant and ask prices for every item. Free tabasco sparks tears as one man recalls his father’s hanging, and the other laments the missed opportunity, humor turning on a shared family tragedy.
Judge recalls barber prison encounter in stern moral tale
Federal Judge Van Fleet, in Spokane Chronicle reportage, recalls a barber in a state penitentiary who shaves him and reminds the judge of a prior harsh sentencing. The anecdote, told to illustrate a moral, centers on memory, judgment, and the uneasy link between roles of judge and inmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeves
van Fleet
United States Court For
Washington
Spokane Chronicle
State Prison Board
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Promise Refused Refunds
Unclear OCR text shows a claim about curing piles in six to fourteen days and a mention of refunds being refused. Readers are left without verifiable details on products, dates, or sources. The fragment hints at a medical scam or dubious remedy with no identifiable organization or individuals.
No Halt in Work for Relief of Belgium Urgent Need
Telegraph from New York confirms no halt in aid to Belgium and northern France. Belgium’s 7,500,000 depend on American food relief. trained Dutch government staff to supervise distribution at the border. Hoover's commission to mobilize funds, buy and transport food for 10,000,000 people, with no relaxation in contributions. Frederick Palmer reports at Army War College on censorship and US troop deployment, urging a civilian censor chief and recognition of citizens as part of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Relef Commission
New York
Whitlock
Charles D. Reid
Herent
Commission
Commission For Relief
Broadway
France
Beglium
Netherlands
Rotterdam
London
Hoover
Armerican Commission
Frederick Palmer
Western Front
Army War College
Washington
General Staff
Palmer
Army
United States
Navy
Russian Revolution Death Toll Reported by German News
A Stockholm dispatch cited by Vos siche Zeitung and Overseas News Agency states 4000 killed and 7000 wounded in the Russian revolution. Helsingfors reports about 100 officers killed, Admiral Neponin assassinated, and appeals to workmen to desist from strikes attributed to employers. The provisional government promises food but scarcity endures and Petrograd sees little independent news.
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Stockholm
Vossiche Zeitung
Russia
Helsingfors
Neponin
Baltic
Petrograd
Not Served There By Odd Interview Remarks
An applicant for cook faced a biased interview where a man and his wife debated hiring her. The husband dismissively says he dislikes her looks and jokes about cooking “she-bears,” while the wife argues about reputation for cooking, highlighting prejudice in the remarks.
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Jones
Russian Plotters Active Threaten New Russian Government
Reports from Petrograd describe agitators aiming to hinder revolution as military activity wanes. Proclaimed massacres by unlit motor cars, prison escapes, and police vigilance spark fear of counter revolutions in Kharkov, Kiev, and along the Volga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Ued
Kharkov
Kieve
Volga
Russia
Crim
Zhitom
Vintsa
Kiev
Net of Spy Catchers Spread Over the Country
A nationwide system of espionage agents is being established under Attorney General Gregory to monitor disloyalty and plots. Thousands of informants will report any suspected threats from New York to remote New Mexico communities, with close ties to Washington officials.
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Washington
New York
New Mexico
Gregory
More Than Forty Americans Held as POWs in Germany
Copenhagen reports that over 40 Americans were among prisoners taken by the German raider Moewe. American seaman Jack Benson says the men are held as prisoners of war in Germany, many of them horsemen aboard the Esmeraldas sunk by Moewe. One American named Smith sailed on the Brecknockshire.
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Germany
Copenhagen
London
Moewe
Jack Benson
Benson
Mystery Marks 94 On Doors In Reidsville
Residents of Reidsville report chalk or pencil marks showing the number 94 on doorstep facings. Authorities note about two thirds of homes reportedly marked, with speculation about pranksters or possible hostile agents. The Statesville Landmark.
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Reidsville
Statesville
Is He a Typical American
A fragment quotes a skeptical remark about a man described as typical American. It notes attributes such as loving baseball owning a motorcar owing a mortgage paying alimony and preferring moving pictures at grand opera. The line serves as a social caricature from a cultural moment.
Testimony endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills in Monroe case
A Monroe shop owner S A Warlick of 308 Haynes St testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills corrected his backache and kidney troubles. He confirms his earlier 1912 claim and adds in 1915 that the medicine always helps when his kidneys are out of order. Pills priced 50 cents, available at all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Monroe
S. A. Warlick
Haynes St
Engeh Co
Warlicki
Doan
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Prince Friedrich
Mike
Pat
Thusste
Goodyear
Monrroe
America
Monroe Steam Vulcanizing Company
Columbus
R.C. Griffin & Bro
the Savings, Loan and Trust Company
R. B. Redwine
H. B. Clark
English Drug CO
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