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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
4
Published every Tuesday the paper lists a yearly price of one dollar. It notes the Journal Building located at the corner of Jefferson and Beasley Streets and bears the date Tuesday April 23 1912.
The piece argues Archie Butt and other men aboard the Titanic acted as protectors, saving women and children first. It condemns critics of honoring male heroism, says true manhood stands in guarding women and the vulnerable, and blasts industrial grafts and prosperity narratives as misdirections. It laments the loss of great men and condemns calls for wealth-focused reforms.
The House investigat ing committee finds the Steel Trust owns or controls about 55 percent of U S railroads and large shares of banks insurance and express and industrial companies. It warns wealth is rising faster than national growth and that control could extend to real estate farms. Public leaders labeled as demagogues resist exposing the trend.
The Wesley Chapel High School announces events for the week including a Friday evening commencement with music recital and exercises, an annual concert Saturday at eight, a Sunday morning sermon by Rev Taylor, and Monday at 11 a.m. graduating exercises with a literary address by Prof Collier Cobb of the University. Marshals include Maurice Price Earl Price Willie Howie and Oscar Porter.
Carl Stanley of Lanes Creek township died in a Charlotte hospital from stomach cancer in April after a brief illness. He was 19, a son of the late Jax Stanley, a Baptist church member and hard-working farmer with many friends. Funeral held at Philadelphia church with Woodmen of the World burial rites. Rev. RM James and Rev. JG Gulledge conducted the services.
The Journal reviews Roosevelt and Wison momentum in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. It notes Roosevelt wins in Oregon and Nebraska while Wilson carries Oregon and part of Nebraska. Clark and Harmon split Nebraska thirds. Bryan campaigns against Harmon and contemplates resigning as a delegate. The piece hints at party maneuvering as candidates push ahead toward the GOP and Democratic conventions.
Many citizens urge reappointment of Clarence KE Houston as clerk of the superior court. They praise his meticulous records, fair mind, and efficient service in estates, guardianships, and disputes, noting the office is well run and deserving of another term.
A cyclone swept southern Illinois and Indiana Sunday evening killing thirty two and wounding many. A cyclone yesterday in Jasper Newton and Morgan counties Georgia killed six people.
The piece contrasts a boy sent to Fulton County Industrial Farm for his first offense with a girl punished by the stockade after schooling and bad company. It argues for a dedicated girls’ institution and emphasizes civic duty to save at risk youths, urging a community response beyond punitive confinement. It references policy on juvenile welfare, the need for humane guidance, and economic argument against crime. It notes Roosevelt’s Southern tour and local events at Dixie theatre with film and music.
Fragmentary dialogue cites notable players Ty Cobb Honus Wagner and Harassed mentions of Clark and others. The snippet hints at assembling a group described as immortals to halt opponents, with mentions of AmOetals Limited and Mil perhaps as context.
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