Mail Clerk Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Monroe Case
W. J. Dockery, the colored mail clerk who shot Frank Perry, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. He was taken to Raleigh to begin his sentence after the verdict, with defense citing self defense. Letters read in court influenced the judge to temper the punishment. Also reported were a separate trial of Nathaniel Harris for a May killing, a cotton condition report, and President Wilson's summer routine in Washington.
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W. J. Dockery
Monroe
Jule Griffith
Raleigh
Charley Toney
Dockery
Adans
Frank Perery
Adams
Perry
Penitentiary
Griffith
Richmond County
Nathaniel Garris
Will Houston
Vance Township
Messrs. McNeely
Love
W. C. Lemmond
Bailey picked for Collector in Raleigh Dispatch move
Senator Simmons has recommended J. W. Bailey of Raleigh for Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eastern District. The deadlock among Francis D. Winston, W. T. Dortch, and Bailey ends with Dortch named United States Marshal and Winston to be District Attorney.
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Winston
Typhoid Spreads as Files and Water Grow Contaminated
Typhoid outbreaks rise as contaminated water supplies and sewage-laden files trigger illness. Authorities warn residents to boil water and avoid contact with suspected contaminated sources while public health teams intensify inspections and sanitation efforts.
Nisbet Outlines School Work and New Law Goals
County Supt. RN Nisbet urges cooperation from school boards teachers and communities as the compulsory education law takes effect. He explains attendance rules term length funds and teacher qualifications and calls for unity to make Union County schools the best in history.
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Nisbet
Board of Education
Inet
County Board of Education
Court House
Union County
County
Welfare Conference for the Common Good of South Carolina
Aug 6 and 7 in Columbia will host a Welfare Conference for the Common Good. Men and women from farms stores businesses religious, educational ranks and factories will attend. Topics span life interests and professions with debate aimed at uplift and unity in public welfare.
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Columbia
D. C
Southarolina
Ife
Old Fort Man Loses Hidden Savings In Mysterious Disappearance
George Mashburn living two miles north of Old Fort had saved six hundred to three thousand dollars over 35 years kept under his bed in a contraption. Last week police found over 200 dollars missing and a warrant issued for a suspect named Wyllt?le, but evidence failed to hold.
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Old Fort Sentinel
George Mashburn
Old Necto
Old Fort
Brother Killed Brother in Marshville Family Fight
Walter Gaddy, 20, killed his brother Will Gaddy, 29, with a pocket knife during a family dispute near the Union and Anson line in Marshville township. Walter surrendered to a constable and is in Monroe jail awaiting a preliminary hearing. The tragedy stems from alcohol and family strife with the Gad dy family under strain as the father is in an insane asylum.
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Walter Gaddy
Will
Will Gaddy
Monroe
Union
Anson Line
Marshville
Constable Gulledge
John H. Gaddy
Morganton
Walter
Public School Matters and Tax Election Report
County Superintendent Nisbet will visit Mountain Springs on Thursday at 10 and Mt. Pleasant at 2 to discuss building repairs. Rock Rest Institute election approved the special tax with 25 for, 11 not voting. Nisbet will meet township school committeemen at 12 each day in Indian Trail August 12 Waxhaw August 13 Marshville August 15 Olive Branch August 19 Union Lanes Creek August Altan August 26 Weddington August 28.
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Nisbet
Mountain Springs
Mt. Pleasant
Rock
Indian Trail
Waxhaw
Marshville
Olive Branch
Union
Lanes Creek
Altan
Weddington
Express Company Must Pay Back ax
Raleigh August 1 The Corporation Commission ordered the Southern Express Company to pay 20014 32 into the State Treasury the balance of franchise taxes for 1900 1912 The commission contends the company erred by deducting railroad transportation charges from gross receipts before tax reporting asserting taxes should be on gross receipts The total includes 1909 8716 25 1910 4218 1911 5609 71 and 1912 6675 46 The case highlights disputes over what constitutes gross revenue for taxation.
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Raleigh
Corporation Commission
Southern Express Company
Southern Express Co
Express Company
Kross
Express
Commission
Abrahamic Plow Image Found At Penn Museum Claim
The University of Pennsylvania reveals a Babylonian brick impression showing a Babylonian era plow described as a combined seeder and printer. Dr Clay notes an inscription and seal, claiming Abraham invented the device to protect grain from ravens, with seeds poured through a ground tube into a ground frame and a rear tilling harrow. The piece cites the Book of Jubilees to support the claim.
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Abraham
Philadelphia Press
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor Clay
Abrahan
County Fair for Stanly Forms in Albemarle
At Albemarle court house on Saturday afternoon July 26, residents organized a Stanly County Fair. An executive committee will pick a date in Oc to be set later. J. M. Morrow was named president, W. A. Bivine the secretary, and A. P. Hartle the treasurer.
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Stanly
Albemarle
Wilson Plans Non Intervention in Mexican Affairs
President Wilson moves toward a non intervention stance in Mexico, detailing a plan to aid Americans to leave danger zones while avoiding armed involvement. Ambassador Wilson faces criticism for his actions during Huerta’s regime as tensions rise over aid, property claims, and moves to gather first hand Mexican views before Congress.
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Wilson Bina
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Wilson
Madero
Huerta
United States
Chas. B. Dixon
Eol Paso
Texas
Juarez
Dixon
el Paso
Washington
House
Bryan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eduardo Hay
Mexican Chamber of Deputy
Francisco Madero
Alfonso Madero
Harry Lane Wilson
T 0 Madero
Senate Committee
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