Claude Allen Denies Plan to Murder Father in Hillsville Case
A letter from Claude Allen claims he did not plot the Hillsville courthouse killings. He states the shooting was spontaneous, defended his father, refused conspiracy, and asks for justice and forgiveness as he faces execution in Virginia. He details his life from birth in 1899, schooling, and care for his mother, and pleads innocence while expressing faith and sorrow.
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Raleigh
Virginia Penitentiary
Henrate
Fairview Acatvoy
Hilleriile
Wits
Business
Ralegh
N. C
Dexter Good
Hillsville
Allens
Edwards
Dexter Goat
Judge Massie
Massie
God
Virginia
Ares
Maesie
Tom
Claude Allen
Irish radio quiets women rights clash in Sacramento
In California John P. Irish argued against woman suffrage when a militant suffragette confronted him after a Sacramento meeting. She spoke in stern tones accusing him of deceit. Irish responded with dry wit, noting she was a perfect lady if she believed nothing he said.
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John P. Irish
California
Sacramento
Rish
Verdict Against Seaboard in Dooley Son Death Suit
A jury awarded J. T. Dooley 7500 for the death of his son Roy Dooley 23 killed in a 1911 wreck near Bostic on a Seaboard train. Dooley sought 25000 in damages. The trial lasted six hours. Also noted is the expulsion of George P. Clemmer of Monroe from the United States Senate chamber and his Trinity College visit in Durham with remarks about the Herald of the Prince of Peace and International peace.
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T. Dooley
Bostic
Wilmington
Superior Court
Seaboard Air Line Railway
J. T. Dooley
Roy Dooley
Watson's Creek
Clemmer
Trinity College
Durham
United Tes Senate
George P. Clemmer
Monroe
Few
Prince of Peace
Craven Memorial
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Local Testimony
James A. Griffin of Monroe reports back pain and frequent kidney secretions. After trying Doan's Kidney Pills from English Drug Co, he reports complete relief. Also noted: Durham County case on the new search and seizure law, with Tom Yates awaiting trial and planning a test in higher courts.
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Monroe
Doan
James A. Griffin
English Drug Co
Milburn Co
Buttito
Cole
United States
Durham
Tom Yates
Seland
Patterson Township
Te Pollee
Durham County
Yates
Virginia
Supreme Court
Gowans Gowans and a Pony Express Monument Observed
An appeal to mothers promotes Gowans preparation as emergency relief for croup with claims of guaranteed effectiveness and cites a St Joseph Missouri granite monument unveiled to honor pony express riders. Also a quip on listening and distant sunburn humor closes the piece.
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United States
Gowans
St. Joseph
Charles Cliff
Pony Express
Ozark Mountains
Sanger's Greater European Shows Enter Oddities in Mon
The Sanger's Greater European Shows promise unusual features and novelty this season in Mon. Audiences may see trained wild beasts, horse wonders from the Orton family, Major Littlefinger and wife, the famed $25,000 Arabian stallion White Cloud, and the Axtec Marimba Band among curiosities. The exhibit aims to surprise with many remarkable exhibits and new acts.
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Sanger
Mon
Orton
Littlefinger
White Cloud
Axtec
Museuarpartment
Planted Cotton Progress in Pebreary County
Frank Teeter, one of the county’s largest farmers, advances a 1913 cotton crop with about thirty acres sprouting unexpectedly. He seeded furrows in February as fertilizer, then covered furrows to bed for spring planting. A recent cold snap did not harm the apparently healthy crop.
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Pebreary
Concord Times
Frank Teeter
Mr. Teeter
Teeter
Booths HY0MEL Cold Remedy Breath Vapor Ad
An advertisement promotes Booths HY0MEL for colds and catarrh, urging safe inhalation over steam with eucalyptus and antiseptics, no stomach dosing. It guarantees relief or money back and lists price and local seller. It mentions unrelated garden ad features and a local contact in Monroe, North Carolina.
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Booth
English Drug Co
Winter Schedule Effective 12 1 1918 Charlotte to Wilmington
Winter timetable lists multiple through and local trains among Charlotte Wilmington Birmingham New York Portsmouth Atlanta Monroe Rutherfordton and Memphis routes. Special equipment includes electric lighted Pullman Sleeper and Observation Sleeper on several legs with connections to Birmingham Memphis and New York.
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Jan
Charlotte
Wilmington
Atlanta
Portermouth
New York
Monroe
Birmingham
Atlante
Rutherfordton
Portsmouth
Portamouth
al Bu Kos
Atlan
Birmingham Special Steel
Memphis
Steel
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Young Mountaineer
South Bend
Preslar Bros
Seaboard
Walt
B. Schachner
Monroe, N. C
Seaboard Airline Railway
Brigmon
Loos
Simmons
C. F. Simmons Medicine CO
ST. Louis
Missouri
THE
Union Drug CO
Flow & Phifer
Flow & Phifer’s
Oxford
Chase
Fowler & Lee
Monroe Manufacturing Company
N. B
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