Let's Talk It Over Prom Marshville Township
Reader letters discuss Chapter 526 of the 1909 laws proposing a county wide road bond plan to build trunk lines and use annual road taxes and a sinking fund to retire bonds. The Journal advocates McNeeley plan, county engineer, and chain gang usage, urging reader support for better roads and a countywide system.
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Prom
Marshville Township
Monroe Township
Chain Gang
M. C. Austin
Austin
Gaston County
The
Journal
Marriage in Waxhaw Unites Henry Stephenson and Lizzie Norwood
A popular Waxhaw couple, Henry Stephenson and Lizzie Norwood, plan a February 22 wedding at the bride's home. Stephenson, a Waxhaw businessman with ties to Rodman & Brown, is the son of the late W. J. Stephenson of Marvin and is described as noble and generous. Norwood is Capt. W. W. Norwood’s daughter and a leading young woman in town.
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Waxhaw
Henry Stephenson
Lizzie Norwood
W. J. Stephenson
Marvin
Rodman & Brown
Miss Krauss
Jewell Krauss
Chester
H. Bezell
F. A. Krauss
John Ross Reprieved by Governor in Dixon Murder Case
John Ross was saved from execution in Shelby by a gubernatorial reprieve to April 12. Governor Kitchin acted to spur a fuller confession that could implicate others in the brutal murder of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon. Warden Sales received the reprieve as preparations for electrocution continued, with statements alleging Frank Gladden’s involvement and Gladden’s prior acquittal in Shelby. Sheriff Wilkins and Mrs. Dixon’s father, Kline, were present.
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John Ross
Raleigh Dispatch
John Dixon
Shelby
Kitchin
Perslate
Frank Gladden
Gladden
Dixons
Diversification talk by J A Brown and cotton acreage plan
Mre Brown of Chadburn, invited by State Farmers Union and the Agricultural Department, advocates a campaign to diversify crops and reduce cotton acreage. He reports broad support across counties, notes improved farm finances where cotton is limited, and emphasizes roads, bankers, and merchants as key partners in this movement. Also includes death of Mrs. Celestia Richardson and local notices.
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Farmers’ Union
J. A. Brown
Chadburn
State Farmers’ Union
Agricultural Department
Ume
Brown
Farmers Alliance
Mr. Brown
Carolina
South
New Orleans
New York
North Carolina
C. H. Hichardson
Celestia Alice i Richardson
Chas. H. Richardson
Monroe
Richardson
Richmond
Baltimore
Baptist Church
D. M. Austin
Mr. Austin
Messrss. O. Blair
A. W. Biggers
G. M. Beasley
BE. C. Williams
John ¢. Sikes
R. A. Morrow
Mr. B. Clark
B.C. Ashcraft
J. H. Benton
R. B. Redwine
T. C. Lee
H. EB. Copple
Poe to Wed Senior Editor Clarence Poe to Wed Miss Aycock
The engagement of Clarence Poe editor of The Progressive Farmer and a well known magazine writer to Miss Alice Aycock eldest daughter of ex governor Charles B Aycock has been announced The marriage will take place May 29.
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Clarence Poe
The
Progressive Farmer
Alice Aycock
Charles B. Aycock
A Good Farmer Mr S A Lathan of Union County
Monroe J correspondent to the Charlotte Observer reports on S A Lathan a highly successful Union County farmer living in Buford township. He owns 400 acres, invested $500 in woven wire fencing, fenced eight fields and added 100 acres under pasture. He threshes peas yielding 105 bushels in 1911 and stored grain, with profits from sale and hog feeding.
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S. A. Lathan
Union County
Buford
Monroe J
Charlotte Observer
Kitchin Challenges Simmons In North Carolina Campaign
Governor Kitchin assails Senator Simmons for deserting Democratic principles on 43 roll calls with 19 votes against the party. He accuses Simmons of violating tariff and subsidy positions and vows joint public debates to defend Democracy across the state.
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Acre
W. W. Kitchin
J. ¥. Joyner
Commissioner of Agriculture
W. A. Graham
R. N. Nisbet
United States Department of Agriculture
O. Schaub
Marshville Township
Kitchin
Simmons
Raleigh
Senate
Nater Simmons
Manjor
Democratic Party
North Carolina
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Ney McNeely, Ney McNeeley
Sandy Ridge Township
H.M. Houston
C. Austin
W. H. Phifer
J. M. Fairley
A. F. Stevens
J. P. Horn
B.A. Armfield
Union
Fnally
Mre. Brown
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Parish
Holy Commune
W. L. Mellichampe
J. W. Laney
Pageland
8. C
J. Outen
Wakefield
Charlotte
Stevens
Laney
Outen
H. W. Brooks
State Examiner of Accounts
Alabama
Gary
Potter
Washington
Steel Trust
Republic
Stanley Committee
Roosevelt
Lfe
Theodore Roosevelt
Aldrich
Lodge
Cannon
White House
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Borah
Horak
Heyburn
Abraham Lincoln
Lara
Democratic Fund
McKinley
Lawrence, Mass
Enaland
Weoen
Woolen Trust
Tiey
Mr. Poe
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