Girl who went to jail wins custody of child in Mecklen burg case
Judge Thomas J. Shaw ordered Leanna Wilson returned to Mr and Mrs Thomas Boyd after the custody petition by Lewis Wilson was denied. The case drew national attention as Arpy Boyd fled with the child to Arizona before being brought back, with the young woman choosing jail over parting with the child.
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Charlotte Observer
Thomas J. Shaw
Leanna Wilson
Thomas Bofd
Lewis Wilson
Mecklenburg County
Thomas Boyd
Arpy Boyd
Arizona
Queer Looking Bank Visitor Describes Kansas City Bank
A visitor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in the R. A. Long building calls the bank “the queerest looking” he has seen. He notes the public will not transact business directly, with most work done at directors tables and with Federal reserve officials. A vault and strong boxes are not yet installed, and money will be kept in vault rooms leased from local banks until January 1.
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Federal Reserve
Wiel Vas City
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Southwest National Bank of Commerce
Fidelity Trust Company
Con Morant
Guam
Grier
Honolulu
Commission For Relief
Belgium
New York
Virginia
Lynorra
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Charleston
Farmers Union Seeks Legislator Pledges On 10 Reform Measures
State Farmers' Union leaders H. Q. Alexander and E. C. Farmes send letters to legislators outlining ten proposed laws. Measures include repealing the crop lien law, county officer salary funding, abolition of county treasurers, race-based land segregation limits, statewide primary with anti corruption act, cooperative enterprise governance, higher tax on labor with inheritance and unearned income tax, anti jug territory extension, raising school attendance to age 14, Smith Lever funds access for ammonia labeling, prohibition on attorneys serving public utilities while in office, and a new State Agriculture Department building.
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Anti-Jug
Smith-Lever
State Department of Agriculture
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days promise drives ads
A drugstore advertising claim pledges refund if PAZO ointment fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. The copy emphasizes immediate relief and asserts results from the first application.
How Enemies Change and a German Claim
A zealous hobby led a work ingman to court on a charge of unregistered German. He swore a Russian birth certificate and claimed it. The magistrate asked why he masqueraded as a German. He explained he fled to England ten years ago when anti Russia sentiment made him pass as German. Posters at The Journal office were mentioned.
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Harper's Weekly
England
Russia
Football Game From Charity and Children
Eyewitness reports a large crowd at a Richmond union depot for a Thanksgiving football game ending in heavy drinking. The observer condemns the behavior of many North Carolina attendees, including college students, calling the day a riotous display and urging a liquor-free future game.
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Richmond
Union Depot
North Carolina
Colored elevator boy earns gold medal for heroism
Robert Ernest Jones, a Greensboro elevator operator, ran his lift amid danger during the Guilford Hotel fire to save guests. He received a gold medal from the Ralston Purina Hero Commission of St. Louis, presented in the colored Presbyterian church, and was also gifted a gold watch and chain by Greensboro residents.
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Guilford Hotel
Greensboro
Robert Ernest Jones
Jones
Ralston Purina Hero Commission
St. Louis
Murphy
Colored Presbyterian Church
Quinine for Children and Adults Suggested in Ad Text
An old advertisement touts quinine for children and adults, claiming it is gentle on the stomach and undetectable by children. It promotes the product as a natural alternative and urges asking for the original bottle labeled FEBRILINY with a price of five cents.
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Triangle
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V. Grove
Can
Salisbury
Salisbury Post
Confederate Monument
Central Square
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Tee
Richmond Journal
Loucille Foster
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Shepherd's, Inc
Miss Foster
Howard Anderson
Perry Seay
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