President Wilson's wife laid to rest in Georgia
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Woodrow Wilson buried beside her parents in Rome Georgia after a simple East Room service in Washington. The funeral procession faced a thunderstorm as crowds gathered and flowers poured in from across the country.
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Washington
Home
Washington Dispatch
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Georgia
White House
Capitol
Senate
House
Union Station
Secret Service
Baltimore
Union County Letter From J D Bundy on Eye Condition
J D Bundy writes that due to a serious eye condition he must return to the hospital and cannot be on the firing line, yet expresses confidence in his faithful friends who will stand in his stead and support his success.
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Union County
J.D. Bundy
Community Eyes on Recorder to curb crime tide
A resident voices hope for a Recorder who will tackle blind-tigers, pistol-toting, and gambling. Public sentiment in the town favors stronger law enforcement and accountability, urging effective action against crime.
Doctor Osler on tuberculosis and biscuits remark
The Houston Post quotes Dr Osler saying tuberculosis is not harmful unless exposure is excessive and humorously contrasts with corrosive sublimate and a young bride’s first batch of biscuits to illustrate caution and irony.
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Osler
Houston Post
Results of the War and Shifting Global Trade
Newry Crews Market Letter discusses a temporary market setback for the United States as Europe bears a heavy wartime burden. Delayed exports and imports will reduce national revenue, but postwar demand and new trade dynamics are expected to lift American production and strategic gains, with cautious optimism for the nation’s material and moral benefits.
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Europe
Newry
America
United States
Salisbury
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Linceelt
Gross
Mexico
Vince
Wilson
M L Flow Appeals for Recorder Post in Union County
To the Democratic Voters of Union County M L Flow argues against former court limitations, praising legislative changes and Supreme Court decisions. He urges voters to choose him for Recorder on Saturday, pledging impartial, evidence based judgments and dedicated service without pay.
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Union+ County
Recorder's Court
Superior Court
Monroe
Supreme Court
M. L
French Soldiers Pass Through Atlanta En Route to War
Fifty French citizens from New Orleans traveling home to join the war effort passed through Atlanta on the New Orleans to New York train Friday afternoon. The group, led by Sergeant Leon Lamarte, included Madame Pierre Muller and private Rene Leccoivox, a cotton broker. They wore tri color, sang the Marseillaise, and paused to eat apple pie and coffee at the Terminal restaurant before continuing to New York for a steamer voyage aboard Rochambeau.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
France
New Orleans
New York
Madame Pierre Muller
Leon Lamarte
Rene Lecvoix
Great Cotton Convention Called for New Orleans Conference
Harvie Jordan announces a Southern Cotton Association call for a two day convention in New Orleans August 27 and 28 to coordinate marketing, storage, and financing of cotton amid wartime disruption. Delegates from every cotton county urged. rail fare and federal aid discussed to safeguard the South’s staple crop.
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New Orleans
South
Mississippi River
Harvie Jordan
Pres
Southern Cotton Association
FIRST CONQUER THE AIR IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
Alfred W. Lawson argues in the New York World that air power will decide the war between Germany and France. He notes aeroplanes and zeppelins have ranges of 300 and 600 miles respectively, making control of the air essential to move troops, supplies, and prevent enemy operations. The piece stresses both sides must clear the air to defeat the other.
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Alfred W. Lawison
New York World
Wingate Lorals Incidents and Comments
Wingate Aug 10 report notes Mrs. Frank McLendon of Columbia DC visiting Wingate and Monroe relatives and plans to return to Columbia. Local incidents include a poisoning scare, burglaries, births, and a flood of visiting relatives. Wingate Supply Company expands with a meat market and community updates follow. President Wilson condolence and national sympathy expressed by Wingate residents.
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Frank McLendon
Columbia
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Monroe
Calvin Nash
Our Town
McLendon
Willie Stack
Daniel Hefner
Wiley Hefner
Crouse
Nell and
Gladys Hefner
Little Brothers
Lincolnton
Rafe Hunnicutt
Jerome
Sulivan
Rock Hill
Willie Bivens
R. M. Hagler
W. J. Stickland
Wadesboro
Simon Rogers
Wingate Supply Company
A. F. Green
Faulks
Hope Watson
Mt. Croghan
Mill Creek
E. C. Snyder
John Roberson
Ray Funderburk
Sanford
General Webb
Wann Griffin
Erwin
Tenn
Ray Griffin
Woreganton
W. P. Griffin
Pearle Hill
Charlotte
Naomi Hinson
Preston Griffin
Mint Hill
Jack Harrington
Rockingham
E. M. Hargett
J. Carl Meigs
Palmerville
H. P. Meigs
Meadow Branch
H. A. Redseard
Fair View Heights
Somme
Justus Austin
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
P. Timist
Rooster on a Fence Becomes Courtroom Jest
A jurist quips as Willie claims a rooster perched on a fence is the thing hidden by Papa. The exchange hinges on a playful riddle about heads and tails, highlighting a light moment in a tense exchange.
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Papa
Willie
Judge
Britain warns on indiscriminate mine warfare
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill condemning indiscriminate use of mines by Germany. He warned that mines may destroy neutral vessels and urged international attention. Churchill noted no major battles beyond the Amphion and Koenig Luise incidents and described measures to reduce mine accident risks amid ongoing naval tension. France invades Alsace with gains near Kolmar as Alsatian towns celebrate the advance. Strassburg remains fortified and poised for a long siege with French losses claimed as not excessive.
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London Dispatch
Winston Spencer Churchhill
British Admiralty
House of Commons
Germany
Warsips
Admiralty
Lord Churchill
Churchhill
France
Alsace
Paris
Lower Alsace
Joseph Joffre
Altkirch
Muelhausen
Acros
Kolmar
Strasburg
Neu Dreisach
Lerge
North Sea
Loige
Mol
Austria
Servia
Russia
England
Brussel
Belgrade
Bosnia
San Juan
Porto Rico
Bahamas
Mother Takes Vengeance in Mobile Court Shooting
J Leroy Brown, a well known Mobile youth, offered to marry 15 year old Vivian McGowan as amends for a wrong. Mrs Florence McGowan drew a pistol from her hand bag and shot Brown dead in the courtroom during his preliminary hearing, causing wild excitement in the court.
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Mobile
Ala
Dispatch
J. Leroy Brown
Vivian McGowan
Florence McGowan
Brown
Paris Papers Speak On War Front Frontline Duty
The Paris dispatch notes Gil Blas editor Pierre Mortier publishes a veiled editorial led by Mortier titled A We entet. It claims Gil Blas is a youth paper run by young men with few staffers remaining as the war continues. A flag vendor, Paul Maurice Charnier, deposits $1,000 with Le Matin as a reward for the first German flag capture.
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Gil Blas
Caillaux
Calmette
Pierre Mortier
M. Mortier
Paul Maurice Charnier
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