Former Clerk Sentenced to be Hanged
Huntsville Alabama dispatch reports David D. Overton former clerk of the county court found guilty of murder of Probate Judge William T. Lawler. Jury recommended the death penalty and the court sentenced him to be hanged on January 12 though the sentence was suspended pending a new trial motion. Overton claimed self defense saying Lawler attacked him with a knife during a political dispute.
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Huntaville
Ala
David D. Overton
William T. Lanter
Miller
Overton
South
Judge Lawler
Lawler
Reiefense
Walter Crowing
Tennessee
Shelby Pleasants
Huntsville
Robert Philips
Smithville
Tenn
Montgomery
Whiteburg
Two Women Clash Over Man in Moscow Farm Village
In Moscow New York area a love triangle ends in gunfire. Mrs Snyder shoots at Miss Crosbie after learning of the other woman. Mrs Snyder is dying. Miss Crosbie admits firing at Snyder’s wife. Snyder, about 43, and Mrs Snyder married 18 years. Crosbie 30.
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Iscranton
George W. Snyder
Snyder
Moountain
Moscow
Crosbie
Maloz
Sobie
Miss Crosbie
Miss Af Wei
Malone
New York City
Mrs. Snyder
Mrss Crosbie
Snyders
Pardon Granted in Murder Case of Jesse Price
Governor Craig signed a pardon Monday for Jesse A. Price who was convicted of murder in 1911 and sentenced to seven years on the chain gang after a September term trial. Price had served four years six months and ten days. his brother Robert E. Price, similarly convicted, was pardoned for health after serving a short time. The killing of Lester Rushing occurred in 1910 amid a fight with the Rushings. Tom Rushing was wounded but not seriously.
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Lite Craig
Price
Lester Rushing
Wadesboro
Craig
Jesse A. Price
Robert E. Price
Rushing
Jesse
Robert Price
Tom
Tom Rushing
Supreme Court
Jesse Price
Population estimates put U.S. near 103 million in 1917
The Census Bureau projects 102,826,309 in the continental United States on January 1 1917 and 113,209,285 with possessions, based on 1900 and 1910 censuses, while Treasury statisticians using a different method estimate 103,002,000 for the continent on November 1.
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Continental
United States
Census Bureau
Treasury Department
Death of William Pitts Chesterfield County Pillar
William Pitts, longtime Chesterfield County farmer known for his straight dealing and erect bearing, died Sunday night at his Shiloh home in his 70s. Funeral held Monday at Pitts graveyard with Rev J L Tyler presiding. he left a wife and nephew Charley. Pitts was famed as a life long public figure loved by county residents.
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William Pitts
Chesterfield Advertiser
Chesterfield County
Shiloh
Pitts
J. L. Tyler
Charley
Billy” Pitts
Loss From Improper Grading Hits Cotton Field
The Department of Agriculture warns U S cotton growers of about 7.5 million dollars in losses during 1918 due to grade misclassifications in primary sales. It notes ongoing issues despite the cotton standard and urges producers to know grades, demand proper classification by buyers, and ensure proper ginning baling and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Department of Agriculture
Buy Hens and Eat More Corn to Fight High Living Costs
Washington Dispatch reports Speaker Clark urging practical measures for high living costs. He favors poultry and grain consumption, supports a federal ban on veal calf slaughter, and questions the effectiveness of Representative Fitzgerald's embargo bill while asserting potential law violations by egg speculators.
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Washington Dispatch
Clark
Fitzgerald
Democrats May Control House Says Western GOP Leaders
Dispatches report that Democrats may gain control of the next House by a narrow margin with aid from Progressives Prohibition and Socialist members. Western Republican leaders resist Jim Mann of Illinois for Speaker unless rule changes from the Cannon regime are adopted, delaying a bid to retake the lower chamber.
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United States
Mann
Congress
Carranza Troops Routed at Juarez After Chihuahua Battle
Refugees report Carranza forces fled Chihuahua City after four days of fighting with Villa troops. Dead lay in streets, bodies burned, as the last train carried survivors and over 100 wounded to safety on the border. Villa factions reportedly reclaimed Santa Rosa hill and captured five field pieces amid cheering.
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Chihuahua
Willy
Santa Rosa
Sarez
Mexico
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Villa
Juarez
Chihuhua City
Cemmetery
Santa Rosa Hill
Zarco Avenue
Carrange
Santa Rosa Mil
Gonzales Cuellar
Trevino Lleft
Tabaloapa
Aldama
George ‘ Brittingham
Jaway
Josephinea Salazar
Maycotte
Julio Acosta
Martin Lopez
Baudello Nribe
Juan Murga
Silvestre Quevado
Mariano Tamez
Rodrigo Quevedo
Viva Villa
Ozuna
Sauz
Train and Death: Boy Killed By Eastbound Freight in Hickory
A 11 year old named Robert Sigmon was killed when he tried to swing onto a Southern freight train in Hickory on Sunday. He reportedly shouted I will catch that train as he fell beneath the wheels and was ground into pieces. A companion described the fatal moment and the grisly aftermath in graphic terms. The incident underscores the perils of attempting to ride trains and the dangers of moving freight lines in rural towns.
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Robert Sigmon
Southern
Hickory
Sigmon
Tragedy at Lilesville claims Loyd Morton in hunting accident
Loyd Morton a 15 year old boy and son of Mr and Mrs James A Morton died Friday afternoon near Lilesville when a hammer struck while he set down his gun at a sawmill. He died without speaking to his hunting companion Hardy Sellers and the funeral was held at the Baptist church with Rev Justice officiating.
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Newt Aycock
Jamime Aycock
Mr. Aycock
Ellis Aycock
Aycock
J. J. Yow
Fred Beaver
Loyd
Morton
Ansonian
James A. Morton
Lilesville
Loyd Morton
Hardy Sellers
W. J. McCaskill
Lilesville High School
Baptist Church
Castor
T. I. Justice
Mt Pleasant News Briefs From Monroe Area
Correspondent reports social visits across Monroe and Lancaster including Mr. and Mrs. O 3 Query of Charlotte with Godwin. Rev E C Snider of Wingate with H M Keziah. fairs attended by G W Funderborn and relatives. Ca barrus county travel. Mt Pleasant church renovations planned. Betterment Club funds school painting. auto trips to Badin and mountains. local residents visiting relatives and attending events. Mt Pleasant community notes reflect attendance and gatherings.
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Mr. Pleasant
Journal
Monroe
Route 1
Lancaster
Cecil Braswell
W. C. Green
F. A. Aldridge
Cabarrus County
T. B. Davis
Gilbert Threat
Charles Eubanks
Kennedy Jarmon
Melvin Deese
Charles Winchester
Badin
W. A. Eubanks
Nancy Eubanks
W. Furderburk
Odens
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Deese
Angelus Ia
HR. Horne
Messrs
C. W. Eubanks
Boyd Funderburk
Walter Davis
Ernest Mangum
G. W. Punderburk
R. W. A. Rogers
R. W. ‘Rogers
West Monroe
Laughing Rose
A Poet’s Prayer and a Widow’s Denial in Verse
A prayerful poem pleads for divine guidance before life’s end and for understanding of God’s will as the speaker seeks strength amid hardship. It closes with a widow’s quiet rebuke to a man who claims unworthiness, rendering a terse moral.
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Florence Redwine
Martha Adams
Fanny Person Rudge
Mildred Lee
Mary Shelley
Blanche Armfield
Anna Frances Redfern
Ada Levy
Blendell Curlee
Whiteford Blakeney
Henry Ellis Copple
George Beasley
Clarence Houston
Louise Anderson
Mary Browning
Alda Broom
Ed Roe Houston
Cecil Knight
Lillian Jarlick
Katherine Kyle Redfearn
Margaret Dixon Sikes
Mary Wylie Stewart
Viola Clonts
Henry Boger
Eva Shute
Pink Coan
Helen Cook
Mary Dean Laney
Grace Johnson
Nellie Austin
Jessamine Austin
Max Griffin
Woodson Benton
Mary Frances Lemmond
David Capehart
Henry Tedder
Albert Laney
Abram Hill Crowell
Emsley Horton
Sam Lemmond
Lorena Helms
Imogene Merritt
Alice Sholar
Margaret Helms
Mary Watkins
Nelle West Basinger
Eleanor Armfield
Clara Lee Austin
Rowland Beasley
Berta Allen Houston
Louis Laney
George Tucker
Henry Adams
Gladys Lathan
Albert Lee
Rosa Penegar
Gladys Polatty
Finley Rogers
Nan Schachner
Henry Belk
Viola Hart
Murille Hinde
Velma Lathan
Elizabeth Williams
Mamie Lemmond
Mable Pointer
Leland Stewart
Joe McEwen
Arthur Griffin
Esther Griffin
Ella May Helms
Frances Haltom
Ruby Lemmond
Jack Coan
Clayton Moore
Della Moore
Maud Bowers
Lula Griffin
Lydia Helms
Henry Broom
John Broom
Charley Helms
Annie Helms
Fannie Griffin
Maud Broom
Howard Farr
Seventh District Medical Society Meeting
Cverts
H. E. Burney
D. D
Union County
Lee M. White
H. W. McKay
Charlotte
J. P. Munroe
A. J. Crowell
W. Squires
Glenn
Gastonia
J. P. Matheson
Robi
H. Lafferty
J.C. Twitty
Rutherfordten
J. Rush Shull
Cliffside
Arnfield
Marshville
Wm. M. Seruges
Rutherfordton
Leukaewla
Otho Lb. Ross
J. C. Montgomery
H. D. Stewart
R. F P. Leinbach
A Wilkins
Dallas
Oren Moore
C. D. Thompson
Lincolton
R. A. Moore
Yates W. Falson
C. J. Me
Combs
5. M. Crowell
New York World
Wicks Legislative Committee
New York Central
Robert E. Westcott
New York
Decatur Produce Company
St. Regis
Champ Clark
Teacher
Tommy
Thomas
Edwin Hunt
Kangas
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