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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1914
Page
4
The Monroe Journal reviews wartime sentiment, price shifts tied to war demand, and Congress price investigations. It highlights the rise in goods, calls for honoring school founders, and notes a fundraiser for a monument as a reunion date shifts to August due to an illegal picnic incident.
Alumni of Wolfaville Academy gathered last Thursday at the old academy site five miles north of Waxhaw for a large picnic. R. A. Hudson provided his celebrated watermelons while former students gave brief talks. The school, founded in 1467 by Dilt Mellwaine, served Mecklenburg Union and Lancaster counties as a key institution, drawing students from distant towns who walked miles to attend.
A man armed with a hand axe killed Mrs. Wah Borthwick and three others during a fire set at Frank Lloyd Wright's bungalow in Spring Green Wisconsin. Julian Carlton, a Chicago chef formerly employed by Wright, surrendered after fleeing the scene with his wife. He and the fleeing occupants suffered serious injuries as the blaze trapped them inside.
Bladen Journal notes the value of a celebratory school opening with a community picnic and speech. The piece invites every district to consider such a festive start to the new school year and to send the school off with enthusiasm.
Judgment sale of a farm in Union County proceeds to public auction at Monroe court house on Sunday in September 1914. The tract, deeded by J W Price and wife to Harry Yarbrough in 1804, measures about one and a half acres, with starting bid at 65 dollars and payment in cash. Lawful references cited and attorneys noted.
Pauline plans a wedding at a house party as Owen schemes to stop her. A chauffeur plot, mistaken identities, and a high speed car crash end with Pauline and an unsuspecting driver injured while Harry witnesses and hurries to the hospital to aid them.
Rex Theatre presents three Universal Pictures reels nightly this week with nightly lineups. Tonight features The Passing of the Beast with Wallace Reid and Dorothy Davenport, Universal Ike and His Mother-in-Law, and Avenged with Phillip Smalley and Lois Weber. Wednesday offers Hearts and Swords and A peas Warrior. Thursday shows The Last of Their Race and Universal Animated Weekly. Friday brings Cast Adrift in the South Seas and The Joys of a Chaperon. Saturday features His Last Chance and A Princess for a Day plus more. Pry Shown at the Rex Theatre Only.
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