Thirty Years In Prison Pardoned At Connecticut Prison
Mrs. Kate Cobb, aged 66, released from Weath Fields prison after 31 years of a life sentence for her husband’s 1879 murder. Governor Baldwin granted a full and unconditional pardon. Cobb, who maintained innocence, had long sought freedom for years, hoping to spare her children and grandchildren. She recalled her cell life, knitting and embroideries, and faced an uncertain future outside. The case linked to Wesley Bishop and a Norwich affair and arsenic poisoning accusations.
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Weathfields
Kate Cobb
Simeon E. Baldwin
Garner
Board of Pardons
Wesley Bishop
Norwich
Conn
Charles Cobb
New England
Cobb
Mrs. Cobb
Mrs. Bishop
Bishop
Old Time Lye Hominy Rezept From The Journal
A dated recipe by P M Wingate of North Carolina describes an old time lye hominy method for hog killing season. It lists steps to prepare white corn with water and lye, boil and rinse, then mash with salt red pepper and gravy. It suggests serving hot with pork dishes and notes it keeps well.
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Miedo
P.M. Wingate
X. C
Great Advancement Among Adult Farmers in North Carolina
The 1911 biennial report to Governor Craig highlights record gains by North Carolina farmers. Cotton output reached 790,900 bales with mills consuming 869,915, surpassing production by about 99,000 bales. The state moved from twenty second to thirteenth in agricultural value and led as a top cotton producer with 316 pounds per acre. Tom Wilkins, a prominent mill president, faced arrest after a restaurant disturbance in Spartanburg, allegedly initiating a water-throwing incident. he posted bond later.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
North Carolina
Craig
State Board of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Tom Wilkins
Spartanburg
Wilkins
Christmas Tragedy in Buford Township Belk Kills McManus
In Buford township on Christmas afternoon Stafford Belk shot and killed his neighbor Babe McManus after a dispute at Belk’s home on Dr. J. M. Belle’s farm. Belk surrendered in Monroe, posted a $1,000 bond, and was released after a brief hearing. The 30 year old McManus left a wife and children. Belk is a 25 year old son of C. M. Belk of Charlotte.
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Buford
Babe McManus
Stafford Belk
Belk
Monroe
J. M. Belle
Buford Township
Altan
Belle
Christus
McManus
King
Derk
C. M. Belk
Charlotte
Gloucester
Wageland area marriages and obituaries
Wageland Pageland Journal reports several local nuptials as Fisher Braswell and Lille McManus wed Sunday afternoon at a ceremony by Reg Collins, while Baxter West and Annie Wallace tied the knot at the brides parents home with Notary R H Blakeney officiating. Also noted is the death of Nancy Rollings near White Plains, buried at White Mains after a brief illness, and Henry M Pige marrying Kate Sowell last Wednesday at the bride’s grandfather’s home in Kersnaw county. Pigg family ties noted. Dorsey Pigg of Pageland is a contractor at McHee.
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Nancy Rollings
White Plains
White Mains
J. M. Sullivan
Henry M. Pige
Kate Sowell
James Wadkins
P. Hl. Wadkins
Kersnaw County
Mr. Pigg
Dorsey Pigg
Pageland
McHee
Tallin Warship Backing American Cruiser Sparked by Turkish Tensions
Rome dispatch notes Calabria at Beirut ready to assist North Carolina amid European departures from Turkish soil. Ten hessed Vulcan and Scorpion also prepared to sail as tensions rise after an incident in Tripoli where a mob attacked French residents aboard the Virginia. The North Carolina threatened to fire and then left for Dedeagateh before continuing to Smyrna.
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Tallin
Rome
Calabria
Beirut
Syria
North Carolina
Turkey
Athens
Tripoli
Virginia
Dedeagateh
Smyrna
Military Christmas 1914 Remains in Britain As War Echoes
In England the Christmas of 1914 is noted as a military Christmas with Khaki and blue uniforms drawing attention. Civilian railway crowds declined while trains continued to run. Soldiers sailors on leave filled cars and volunteers from training camps plus Continent and fleet units had a brief holiday of two or three days.
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Great Britain
Those Good Times and Boyhood Days Recalled in Wingate
Correspondent from Wingate recalls a Christmas period of memory and travel as Wesley Pierce returns from Arizona after seven years away. The piece notes family moves and visits, community scenes, and a nostalgic contrast between hard times past and abundant present, with local names and places in Wingate and nearby towns.
Origin of the handshake trade custom described
A discussion in The Saturday Evening Post traces the handshake as a historic sign of barter. It explains early trade where parties held goods and could not draw weapons, leading to the clasp signaling trade rather than conflict. The piece notes the custom emerged to prevent violence during exchanges.
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Saturday Evening Post
Pull not Push Christmas sentiment from Monroe lady
A Raleigh News and Observer Christmas letter quotes Monroe resident Mrs D A Covington urging a shift from the selfish gospel of pushing to the inclusive gospel of pulling. She contrasts shut out others with bearing one another’s burdens, urging care for the weak and needy in the New Year.
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Monroe
Raleigh News & Observer
North Carolina
Push
Pull
Christ
D. A. Covington Monroe
N. C
Prank Merton Masquerades as Boy in Freight Train Stunts
Mary Shriver a 20 year old German born woman was arrested after two months living in male clothes and riding freight trains across three states. Her traveling companion Tom Lakell was arrested shortly before. Shriver born in Germany has lived in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. She traveled with a companion proposing to masquerade as a boy for convenience before being captured at a North Tryon street theater near police headquarters.
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Merton
Mary Shriver
Charlotte Observer
Tryon Street
Tom Virgil Lakell
Shre
Aztire
Waskely
Liddell Foundry
Germany
New York
Philadelphia
Lynchburg
Concord
Soldiers Restless on Christmas Fronts Across Europe
Christmas found troops in continuous combat across Poland and the Western Front. Russians fought desperately in Polish shows while German Austrian lines held firm. French thrusts, British and Belgian forces faced trench warfare as winter continued. The Washington buggy concern began full operations after months closed. Journal office.
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Poland
Prezemyal
France
West Tecium
Washington
War News From Front Lines and Cuxhaven Raid
Reports from France Belgium and Poland describe continued heavy fighting with high casualty estimates. A notable action is the British raid on Cuxhaven seen as a bold dare to Germany. The United States protests Britain’s sea policies hindering neutral trade via a formal letter.
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France
Belgium
Poland
Cuxhaven
England
London
United States
London Dispatch Christmas Air War Sparks Across Front
British seaplanes attacked Cuxhaven ships and gas works while German craft raided Nancy Metz Brussels and Po lish targets. Flight Commander Hewlitt missing after daylight strike near Heligoland. six of seven pilots returned safely. A separate raid hit a German airship shed near Rochester with unclear damage.
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London Dispatch
Germany
Thames
Cuxhaven
Nancy
Metz
Brussels
Schilling Roads
Oliver Hewlitt
Boss
Kilner
Miley
Edwards
Blackburn
Heligoland
Helizol
Thene
Brawels
Womder
Richard Th. Davie
Nval Air 3
Briievels
England
Rochester
St. Paul's London
Gravesend
First Cotton Cargo to Germany Sends From Galveston
The initial cotton shipment to Germany since the war began left Galveston last Friday aboard the American steamship Pathfinder bound for Bremen. The Hohe carried 6,650 bales valued at $445,000 with hatches sealed by the French Consul and a Lloyds representative, confirming the cargo mainly American cotton and unobstructed passage. The quoted rate at the time was 32 cents per hundred.
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Germany
Galveston
Bremen
Pathfinder
Lloyds
America
Colvasten
Eminent physician urges patient to send bill soon
Grateful patient asks for prompt billing while the eminent physician dismisses concern and presses for the patient to grow strong, a dialogue that blends courtesy with medical resolve. The terse exchange hints at ongoing care and financial tension between patient and doctor.
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Sadam
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Connecticut
Hartford
Vinegar Barrel
Lee M. Howie
Mr. Howie
Howie
Wadesboro Avenue
Windsor Street
Wingate
Wesley Pierce
Arizona
Shep. Funderburk
Mt. Croghan
S. C
G. M. Stewart
Funderburk
B. Y. Tyner
Jno. W. Bivens
Prof. Tyner
Lowe
N.C
Jona Hartsell
Wiley Hefner
C. Phifer
Wadesboro
Annie Green
Mineral Spring School
Widgate
Daisy Hargett
Peachland
Fred
Zeb
Unionville
Jamdjetalles
T. C. Stewart
Bob
Y. H. Allen
Fannie Perry
Anson County
T. J. Perry
Sporsman
Ho Presley
C . T A. Preste
Uss
Charlotte Cruiting
O. P
Woodard
Mount Olive
Lad Pova
Tae Journal Office
Jon
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