McAllister Answers Points Contained In Fuel Order
North Carolina State Fuel Administrator A W McAllister forwards a long Q and A on Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield order. It addresses whether plants on Mondays may operate, exemptions for food outlets and essential services, and applies to laundries, printers, theatres, hotels, and stores.
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McAllister
Greensbo
A. W. McAllister
North Carolina
Garfield
Washington
U. S. Fuel Administration
War
Navy Departments
Navy
Doe
Roosevelt asserts right to criticize war conduct
Theodore Roosevelt told the National Press Club he has a right to criticize the war conduct and to expose inefficiency. He defended congressional inquiries, praised Senate action, and urged a unified administration with a war cabinet and munitions department. He also criticized the war department’s past performance and called for strong centralized command of ship operations.
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Theodore Reccavett
National Press Club
Senate
Stone
Germany
Missouri
Roosevelt
Chamberlain
War Department
Senate Committee
Congress
Wilson
Princeton
Privat
Navy Department
Wind Gust Saves Conductor From Train Fall
A Norfolk Southern train between West End and Pinehurst carried conductor Pleasants from one car to another. A strong gust knocked him from the platform, carrying him beyond the rails where he landed unharmed aside from slight injuries. Passengers and crew did not notice his absence until the stopping point, prompting a return trip seven miles back to retrieve him.
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Greensboro
Pleasants
Norfolk Southern
West End
Pinehurst
Record of 1857 Deep River Cold Spell and Livestock Loss
A Siler City Grit correspondent recalls a harsher 1857 winter with few bridges over Deep River. Ice thick enough for fifty days of wagon crossings. Hogs and chickens froze to death amid the severe freezing conditions.
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Siler City
Two Civil War Youngsters Impress With Farm Feats
Buck of the Siler City Grit recalls a winter project feeding 40 hens for a year yielding $84 in sales. He notes W. H. H. Lawdon, age 77 from Carthage, came to preach at Rockey River despite rough weather, proving Ty can feed the chicks.
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Buck
Siler City
W. H. H. Lawdon
Carthage
Rockey River
Mayor Blalock A Samaritan Who Caught Deserting Soldiers
From the Wadesboro Ansonian three weary soldiers were spotted near the depot and mistaken for deserters. Mayor Blalock and helpers pursued and captured them. The men showed ten day furloughs and stated they were en route home. Blalock gave each 50 cents for meals, spending $1.50.
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Wadesboro
Ansonian
Mayor Blalock
Blalock
Leghorn Hen Sings Dixie Before Breakfast
Polkton correspondence notes demand for eggs amid poultry unrest. Hot house and band box chickens fail as egg producers due to pro German habits, while Brown Leghorns are reliable lenders of eggs. The hen sings patriotic tunes and cheers soldiers at the front.
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Polkton
Wades
Ansonian
Leghorn
Macksmiths War Garden Farmyard Feud
A Louisville Courier Journal verse notes a village blacksmith who tended a small peas and carrots garden while neighbors’ wandering poultry caused trouble, leading him to start shooting hens to protect his crop amid rustic village tensions.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Forests spared by deeds not dollars, lecturer notes boast
The lecturer asserts no one in the audience has ever blocked forest destruction. A modest man at the back volunteers that he has shot woodpeckers. The scene underscores wartime calls to support War Savings Stamps with practical action over mere spending.
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Boston Transcript
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T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
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Gordon Insurance and Investment Company
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