Raleigh Tragic Car Crash Kills Clerk and Hurts Speaker
A fatal automobile wreck on the Country Club Road near Raleigh at about 1 AM left engrossing clerk William T. Aycock of Fremont dead, Speaker Emmett R. Wooten of Kinston gravely hurt, and Senator Rivers Johnson of Duplin injured. The party, returning from a Country Chair visit, plunged into a bank at high speed. Aycock died at the scene, Wooten was operated on for a ruptured right kidney, and Johnson survived but shaken. The incident prompted Senate condolences and House sympathy resolutions, with ongoing concern for Wooten’s recovery and Johnson’s nerves.
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Country Club
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American steamer Evelyn sunk off German coast
A Washington dispatch reports the American steamer Evelyn and its cotton cargo were blown up off the German coast near Borkum. The crew were saved. Officials in Washington and Berlin are seeking full details, with diplomatic inquiries and investigations ordered across agencies. The note also comments on a North Carolina press excerpt praising the Stonewall Jackson Training School and its impact on youth, highlighting a former client’s rehabilitation and future prospects.
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Washington Dispatch
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London
Anstard
Berlin
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Hague
Daniels
Joneora
News and Observer
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Anson
Stonewall Jackson Training School
General Assembly
Munhood
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North Carolina
War News From Europe Sheds Light On Blockade Threats
The report cites British plans to declare cotton contraband and to consult Allies on retaliation against Germany. It notes Austrian moves, submarine activity around the Irish Sea, and varied theories in London and Copenhagen about Russian and German advances on the front. A Downshire sinking is recounted with the German crew boarding lifeboats and releasing a bomb.
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Bickett
Credito Catawba County News
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Monroe
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London
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Adriatic
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Great Britain
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North Sea
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Russia
Hungary
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Philosophy’s Triumph Over Present Suffering
The quote notes that philosophy can ease past misfortunes and future fears but cannot subdue the immediate pain one feels. La Rochefoucauld observes philosophy helps dismiss regrets and anticipations yet fails to calm current distress.
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Split Log Drag: Bamberg Herald Adverts Friendly Note
Bamberg Herald highlights Split Log Drag as a dependable friend to locals and urges encouragement with a good pair of mules and a driver. It asserts advertising pays and that selling goods benefits from promotion.
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Wan & L
Wake Forest Student Killed by Train Collision
Wake Forest student R B Hayes of LaCrosse Va was struck by Seaboard No 6 while attempting to alight near the crossing at 3 am and died three hours later at Wake Forest Hospital. Memorial services were held at the Baptist church and his body shipped to Norlina for relatives. The incident cast a somber mood over the college and village.
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