Rutledge Speech Critiques British Cruelty in 1782
Correspondent reviews John Rutledge’s 1782 Jacksonburg speech praising colonial aims while condemning British cruelty. The excerpt highlights war crimes claimed by British forces and argues symmetry with German conduct, noting Allied sympathy and questioning harshness of American wartime rhetoric.
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Rutledge
John Rutledge
General Assembly of
South Carolina
Jacksonburg
Europe
St. Augustine
Germany
England
Cheraw
German Submarine Escapes Net Off English Coast
Naval Lieutenant Wenninger commander of the submarine 17 describes how his craft torpedoed the French steamer Graveline and became entangled in a hunter’s net off the east coast of England. He details pumping ballast to break free, long dives, compass failures, and a final surface at one o'clock in the evening after evading torpedo boats.
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Wenninger
Graveline
Enel
North Sea
Youths Rob Bank in Chicago Faces Walls for Loot
Four masked youths storm Washington Park National Bank in Chicago taking about 15000 dollars from the cashier’s cage after forcing 20 people to face the wall with hands raised. Police cannot identify the bandits who fled in an automobile as investigators search for clues.
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Chicago Dispatch
Washington Park National Bank
J. Garland
Jake) Stahl
President to tour abroad and speak in Southern cities
Visit North Carolina outlines a plan for the President to tour various countries and deliver talks to the American people on preparedness. Invitations from Charlotte Greensboro and Raleigh promise stops with speeches in major cities and from the rear of his car at other locations.
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North Carolina
Wor
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Seaboard
Monroe
German bankers urge peace this year to avert ruin
London dispatch reports Leonard Spray stating Deutsche Reichsbank and major German banks warned the government that continued war after autumn would wreck the empire’s finances. They pressed for peace before temporary margins erode, predicting even victory could not sustain commerce. Germany may seek premature terms, risking renewed fighting if refused.
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London
Germany
Tey
Berlin
England
Railroads Face Imminent Strike If Demands Are Met by May First
A New York dispatch reports unionized railroad workers have united four brotherhoods for an hour and a half overtime pay increase and a ten hour day with no arbitration. Vote results show 350000 to 400000 members may strike if contracts are not revised by May first.
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New York
Leon
Timothy Shea
W. 5
Carter
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United States
Roosevelt Ford clash contrasts pacifists and magnates at congress
The article contrasts Roosevelt and Henry Ford, noting Roosevelt’s harsh epithets toward Ford in a Pan-American Scientific Congress address. It profiles Ford’s rise from poverty to leading industry, and highlights a separate Asheville report about Oro Courchill family sleeping on wet ground while seeking aid to return to Virginia.
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Roosevelt
Pan-American Scientific Congress
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
New York World
Roosevell
Ford
Wigtine
Millona
Hunter
Tripper
Asheville
Greenville
D. C
Corndill
Virginia
Barba Compound Hair Dye Promised In Old Box Ad
A damaged ad text offers a home remedy titled Barba Compound for gray hair. It claims to darken gray streaks gradually, remove dandruff, and improve hair texture. Directions suggest applying glycerine mix twice weekly and note no color transfer or stickiness.
Attorney Advertises Services in Monroe Office
W. C. Lemmond, attorney at law, announces practice in state and federal courts from the Law Building in Monroe North Carolina. Specializes in collection of claims and settlement of estates by administrators and executors.
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W. C. Lemmond
Old Library Room
Monroe
N. C
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Hurleson
Washington Dispatch
Burleson
Chapel Hill
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Postmaster General
Chok
Paddy
Patt
J. M. Nicholas
Kansas City
Fifth Street
Kaw River
George M. Pfeiffer
Nicholas
Associated Charities
Roosevelt and
Washington
W. B. Love
Law
Monroe, N. C
B. C. Redfearn
Bruner
Ai Rshville
Matthews
R. L. Payne
Postoffice
Deion Drug Co
Ss. B. Bivens
W. B. Houston
Fitzgerald Building
Court House
Austin & Correll
Bank of Union Bailing
Monroe Insurance & Investment Company
G. B. Caldwell
of Insurance
Philadelphia Lys Insurance CO
OLICY
Gordon Insurance and Investment CO
Monroe, N.C
Gordon Investment CO
Philadelphia Life Ins. Co
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank Bldg
Waller
Lee & Co
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