Interesting News Gathered from Across the Land
A wide run of items reports diplomats, accidents, and public notices. President appoints Oklahoma editor Pres ton McGoodwin as minister to Venezuela while a fatal train wreck near Marietta, Georgia claims five lives. Obituaries note Robt. C. Ogden of New York, linked to Southern education, dies in Maine. A Virginia drawbridge tragedy drowns two youths after a car plunge near Suffolk. Osaka Mississippi reports Sid Taylor, a Negro, causing an explosion with dynamite. State Dept alerts release of Americans from Chihuahua and a tariff debate highlights wool protection and auto trade growth. Arkansas governs through a series of shifts with Gov. Hayes inaugurated, Scotland coal miners perish, and a swath of financial misconduct cases surface in Chattanooga. A temple incident in Tennessee ends with a snake interrupting a service. Claims on tuberculosis and infantile paralysis spur medical debate. A rash of local incidents include a Knoxville area knife fight and a Virginia bridge accident amid broader federal inquiries into rail valuation and overseas Americans’ tax considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston McGoodwin
Oklahoma
Venezuela
Marietta
Louisville & Nashville
Robt. C. Ogden
New York
Southern Educational Board
Kennebunk
Osaka
Miss
Sid Taylor
J. C. Williams
State Department
Biesel
McDonald
Herrell
Chihuahua
Mex
Jols
Mexico
United States
Europe
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Thomas N. Carver
Rural Organization Service
Bradford Knapp
South
Geo. W. Hayes
Arkansas
Hayes
George W. Donaghey
John T. Robinson
O. K. Oldham
Futrell
Hayes Way
Glasgow
Scotland
Myers
Montana
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
EB. WY. Saunders
Bt. Louis Medical Society
Ten Days Meeting at Little Bethel Ends in Conversion
Correspondent reports Bro. T. Barber closed a ten day meeting at Little Bethel church on Matthews charge. Gods help blessed the revival as backsliders returned, sinners were converted, and twenty new members joined the church. Young men pledged church vows amid shared labor across denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
T. Barber
Little Bethel Church
Matthews
God
Christ
Church
Bro. Barber
Seaboard Excursion From Monroe to Atlanta Set for Aug 4
The Seaboard Air Line Railway plans an annual excursion from Monroe to Atlanta on Thursday August 4 with a $2.00 round trip. Train departs Monroe at 10 15 a m and returns from Atlanta at 7 00 a m and 8 56 p m. Ticket sales by conductor from non agency stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Monroe
J. Brigman
Rabid dog bites cow and children in Shute and Steele families
A Jersey cow owned by J R Shute died of rabies after being bitten by Shute’s mad shepherd dog six weeks earlier. The dog also bit Shute’s daughter and Steele’s daughter from Waxhaw. Pasteur treatment was begun for both children with varying urgency. The cow’s death confirmed the rabies diagnosis and prompted further care for the Steele child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Shute
Pasteur
Shute
Mr. Shute
W. R. Steele
County Tax Levy In Union County For 1913
Union county commissioners set the 1913 levy: state 23c property, 12c poll. schools 26c property, 1.50 poll. poor 3c property, .38 poll. general fund 16c property, no poll. roads 10c property, 20c poll. bridges 3c property, 9c poll, 14c poll. total 84 2 3c property and 2.34 poll. Monroe township adds 25c property and 75c poll for roads, total 99 23c property and 2.99 poll. Law allows chain gang maintenance levy up to 30c property and 0.6 poll. Road commissioners say needed. Schools may be raised by board up to certification. extra 5c property and 15c poll approved. Increases: 2c and some poll raises in all townships, except Monroe where property up and poll rises vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
General Fund
Monroe Township
Bridges
Board of Education
Monroe
Grubb Killed by His Wife in Davidson County
Henry Clay Grubb a wealthy ex-distiller and landowner in Davidson and Rowan counties was shot by his wife during a beating at their Boone township home. He had opened farms and real estate ventures across states and faced earlier violence. the coroner freed Mrs Grubb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. C. Carraway
New Battam Township
J. Carpenter
Carpenter
Joseph Carraway
Davidson
Rowan
Henry Clay Grubb
Grubb
Grabb
Red
Jim Green
Salisbury
Green
Db. W. Connor
R. D. W. Connor
State Department of Education
Boone Township
Mr. Connor
Lved
Virginia
Florida
Sallebury
Ot Eighteen
Fisher
Grubbs
Davises
Bn Grubb
Heo
Davis Boys
The Astor Baby and the Cost of Aid
A commentary questions the value placed on Mrs. Astor after the Titanic tragedy and the costs of medical care for her newborn. It contrasts her estimated wealth with North Carolina tax allocations for public health, arguing a disparity in support for vulnerable populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Made Tlie Force Astor
John Tucob Astor
Mrs. Astor
Thought Clay Was the First Man in Sunday School Scene
A Sunday school teacher asks the seventh class who the first man was. The quick reply comes from a bright pupil named Clay who answers the prompt with certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Edgar
South Carolina Conference a Suc Conn Adjourns in Columbia
The Conference for the Common Good in South Carolina ends after four general sessions a marketing session and six round tables in Columbia. W K Tate praises the gathering urging a larger future conference and plans for county meetings in late summer or early autumn. Attendees include business people and farmers discussing crop marketing education and child welfare with a strong push to make the conference a permanent policy driven institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia State
W. K. Tate
Common Good
South Carolina
Columbia Theatre
Columbian
Jury Selections for Civil Trem Court Term Begins August 18
A two week term of Superior Court for civil cases starts Monday August 18 with a list of first week jurors including Ashley Rogers J yeoth W F Godwin Samie R Long L Price J D Brooks James R Bivens J P Boyd H J McManus W T Hayes DP McLorty Moe Richardson H J Price B C Stineson J H Cook Raymond B Helms The second week jurors include Henry O Pene M D Purser M H T Moser T L Hinson P W Plyler Ho L Mel Whirter G F Sutton H W Gribb ie W Hamp Batcom Fred Hunt y Zeb M Little J Shannon J C Little Sr James M Porter DM Walkup J Egbert Griffis W J McGuirt M L Austin Stegall Also notes support for sanitary laws’ enforcement and community safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Ashley Rogers
J. Yeoth
W. F. Godwin
Samie R. ©. Long
L. Price
J. D. Brooks
James R. Bivens
J. P. Boyd
H. J. McManus
W. T. Hayes
DP McLorty
Moe Richardson
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. B Meacham
Asheville
N. C
American Osteopathic Association
Kirksville
John D. Bison
Chicago
Meweham
Sunshine
Tenn
Congress
Chattanooga
C.J. Herebert
Great Southern Agency Company
AL W. W. Yours
Memphis
Haggard
Vanderbilt University
Treasury Department
North Carolina
Public
Brary
State Normal and Industrial College
Lbrary
Salem Academy College
Winston Salem
Davidson College
Olivia Rat
Meredith College
James W. Gerad
Germany
Berlin
Inter- State Commerce Commission
House
Corps of Engineers
Lockhart
S. C
R. J. Henderson
W. B. Scott
University of Pennsylvania
Museum of the Universalty
Arno Poebel
Nippur
Cornelius
Statesville Lanark
Mt. Zion Church
G. Anderson
Knochville
Rowan County
Anderson
Wm. Westmoreland
Statesville
Washam
Enoch Butler
Enochville
Hamp Morrison
Policeman Brown
Mooresville
Morrison
H. Anderson
Buford
Buford Township
Trinity
Billie Phifer
W. G. Griffin
Griffin
Prospect
Sandy Ridge
Zion
Altan
Mt. Pleasant
Neal Moser
Triniity
George Mower
Midway
Wilke Qsborne
Macedonia
Walsden
Mt. Plea
KB. Redfearn
J.C
Carrie Laney
Josie Neal
R.c. Eubanks
Perce Post
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Diagorge
Bell Telephone Company
Bell
Waxhaw Enterprise
Dannie Davis
Hopewell Baptist Church
J. L. Bennett
Brown Creek Association
Jesse Wheeler
Wheeler
Faulk
Calvin Helms
J. J. Bennett
D. A. Snider
Conference
D. A .Snider
J. A. Bivens
J. L. Ben+dett
Reddick Pope
John Deese
Esa J. L. Bennett
Snider
Bennett
Yen A. C. Davis
Thre Yeears
J. F. Davis
J. A. Ens
J. L. Bennet
M.D. L. Preshir
Ordi “l
James Long
Edward Long
Sam Long
Bruce Henton
F. Helms
William Hough
R. Pope
W. J. Blegers
Sisters of the Church
Hay
Missionary Society
Gindstone
Charlotte
Clarence
Richard of
York
Ted
Richard
George of Clarence
Columbia Record
Sylvia Hawkins
Gainsville
Hawkins
Jim
Bartow Cantrell
Arthur
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