Wingate Murder Verdict in First Degree
Bunk Maske was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting Wingate police officer Edgar Williams on March 17. The jury, after a brief trial, sentenced Maske to electrocution on May 23. The defense team received $25 and Maske’s pistol after the trial.
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Edgar Williams
Wingate
Bunk Merke
W. H. Whedbee
Maske
J. W. Griffith
Earl Griffith
Mr. Evans
Mr. Williams
Williams
Evans
Andrew Laney
Laney
Manuel Dees
Bunk Maske
Bunk
Prank Williams
Messrs. J. L. Austin & Co
J. H. Jerome
Will
Jerome
Charlotte Hospital
C. Lamb
Mr. Willams
Melms
Hill
R. L. McWhirter
Messrs
J. C. M. Vann
W. B. Love
Whedbee
Messia
J. L. Crowell
J. T. McCain
Roland B. Baker
H. A. Sell
J. R. Eason
J. C. Clontz
Jett Little
J. B. Bigham
J. F. Thompson
Wilson McGuirt
W. S. King
G. A. Long
Mr. Clontz
Mrs. Houston Williams Improving
Unionville April 26. Visitors from Marshville and Wingate attend a local gathering. Trinity College student Fred Price is home from Durham while Miss Amy Helms returns from teaching near Waxhaw. Roy Helms returns from Charlotte after three weeks away. Local residents Hoover and Richardson visit. Mrs. Houston Williams, two miles north, recovering from typhoid. Local youths discuss ending a debate and propose new topics later.
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Houston Williams
Unionville
Luther Huggins
Marshville
Fred Price
Trinity College
Durham
Amy Helms
Waxhaw
Wingate
Roy P. Helms
Charlotte
Malcolm Hoover
Bunyan Richardson
Corinth
John Griffin
Macy Sell
Mill Creek
Farmers Seek Rain As Planting Continues In Monroe
Mr Benton improves after sudden illness. In the Monroe area farmers are busy fertilizing and planting cotton seed hoping for rain as ground grows dry. Religious and social notes include Rev. R D Cross of Matthews preaching at Shiloh, school exercises at Shiloh, and visits among local families.
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Hall
Wilmington
A. W. Craig
Wingate
J. F. Williams
F. M. Helms
T. Z. Secrest
L. C. Polk
J. S. Polk
Lena Polk
War Talks Signal Push for U S Aid to Allied War Effort
France presses for an American expeditionary force as Allies plan monthly aid needs from 400 to 500 million dollars. German republican movement noted in Berne while Congress races to pass the army draft bill. British, French and American officials near full accord on shipping banking and exchange as Treasury drafts first bond plan.
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Germany
United States
State Department
Stovall
Berne
Switzerland
British War Commission
Balfour
Great Britain
McAdoo
United States Advances 200000000 Loan To Britain As Banker
The United States assumed the Allies banker role with a 200 million loan to Great Britain and pledged further aid to Italy France Russia. The loan marked the first since U.S. entry into the war, negotiated in under 24 hours after a 7 billion finance measure became law. Additional loans to follow will go where funds are needed, with Belgium awaiting applications. The 200 million will cover munitions and supplies purchases, and Britain’s note for 200 million bearing 3 percent interest was exchanged for the Treasury warrant, due to mature June 30.
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Monroe
Hugh Hs
Red Cross
Icemarlee
J. C. Sikes
H. E. Gurney
Mra
Landingham
Rockingham
Society of the Red Cross
Heart Dunant
Battle of
Selferno
Italy
Geneva
The
San Francisco
Lottie May Blair
John C. Sikes
A. M. Stack
J. J. Parker
Hinde
Germany
United States
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Great Britain
France
Russia
Washington
Belgium
Prygma
France War Mission Welcomed in Washington Formal Reception Planned
The French war mission led by Rene Viviant and Marshal Joffre arrived in Washington to a hearty reception. They met American officials at Henry White's home and were hailed as illustrious friends by thousands as they toured the city. President Wilson will receive them and discuss France's view on American participation in the war. The delegation came aboard the Presidential yacht Mayflower, viewing the capital from the Potomac before arriving.
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Ameran
Germany
Washington
Wilson
Marshall
Seereweies Lansing
Baker
Daniels
Marshal Joffre
Scott
Henry White
France
Joffre
United States
Rene Viviant
Marne
A. Viviania
Marshal Jofre
Admiral Chocheprat
Hampton Roads
National Capital
Potomac River
Alexandria
Governors Called Washington City Conference on State War Co operation
Governors from all states are asked by the Council of National Defense to send representatives to Washington on May 2 for a conference on measures of state cooperation in war, defense coordination, and food and military affairs.
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Washington City
Council of National Defense
Washington
National Council
War Department
Baker
Defence Council
Negro Immigration Agent Sentenced in Durham
C. Wilson a Negro preacher received a sixty day road sentence in Durham on charges of enticing labor from Durham to Northern points. He aimed to import fifty Negro laborers to a Hudson River area under a $700 immigration license. Wilson acted as a Methodist preacher to laborers and proposed meals, a $25 weekly camp role, and a fifty cent royalty per head to lure workers away from the Bull City to Northern industries.
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C. Wilson
Durham
Hudson River
New York State
Wilson
Bull City
Can't Do We By Proxy and the Guard's Request
A Mississippi officer enlists a wealthy youth for artillery duties and brings his nerve valet, who is ordered to return home by military authorities. The controversy centers on who performs the rough tasks as deployment nears the Mexican border.
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New Orleans
Peete
Tim Ike Phe
Speaker Clack Defends Volunteers in Draft Debate
Missouri Congressmen clash over conscription as Speaker Clark defends the volunteer system. Senate critics Reed Vardaman and Sherman oppose compulsion. A House poll shows 60 to 70 in favor, with conference possible before a week. Clark spoke over an hour, urging trials of volunteers amid strong opposition signals. Gardener reports 287 in favor, 112 opposed, 80 noncommittal.
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Missouri
Washington
Clack
House
Senate
Clark
New York
Sherman
War College
England
Muncie
Ind
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Sherley
Kentucky
Henry Watterson
Soutevitle Courier-Journal
Dent
Navy
Army
Mr. Dent
Shirley
Gardener
Yandle Undergoes Kidney Cancer Surgery in Charlotte
Mr. W H Yandle was taken to Charlotte Monday for kidney cancer surgery and was reported to be recovering well. The note mentions April 26 in Monroe Rt 6 and includes various local items about residents visiting, church services, farming, and small town anecdotes from Rose Bud and Indian Trail.
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Yandle
Monroe
Rt. 6
Scott Long
Shiloh
J. W. Haywood
W. H. Yandle
Charlotte
Wild Rose
Ephram Honeycutt
Mr. Helms
Broom
Concord
Marshall Wiliams
Rose Bud
Matt Starnes
Indian Trail
Mrs. Soui
Martin
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Egypt
Europe
Republic of Germany
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Senate House
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