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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1915
Page
4
The Monroe Journal explains its founding in 1894 by owners G. M. and RF Beasley, with K. P. Beasley listed as editor. It notes publication on Tuesdays and Fridays and a yearly subscription price of one dollar, housed in The Journal Building at Jefferson and Beasley Streets.
A former inmate writes on his year in state prison, critiquing the reform claim, detailing labor waste, lost wages for his wife, and the gap between theory and practice. He exposes prison life lessons, illicit knowledge gained, and calls for better schooling and cooking instruction while lamenting insufficient moral education and systemic failures.
On Monday May 1 1915 at the Monroe courthouse door, I will sell for cash at public auction the following tracts of land and town lots for taxes due and unpaid for 1914. The sale will be conducted under the authority of law to satisfy tax liens and assessments.
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