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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
7
In 1901 a newborn child is described as lacking a name and facing many proposed labels. The Big Chief contemplates calling him Sovereign, praising his Virginian mother and Carolinian aristocratic father. He is said to come from prime stock and a wholesome Southern upbringing, destined to be king among gentlemen.
R. Thompson of Van Wyck, a longtime merchant and former postmaster, shot himself at the Charlotte Sanatorium where he was being treated. He died minutes later. Despondent over his illness, he had undergone surgery for appendicitis last spring and suffered ongoing stomach trouble and cancer. Funeral services were held in Van Wyck with Masonic and Woodmen rites. It notes three surviving brothers and a sister, and identifies his son of the late Henry Thompson of Lancaster County.
Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill died at 12 05 p m in Denver Colorado at his sister's home. He faced death with his usual stoic humor guiding business matters and urging a game of High Five with family. His funeral plans include a Capitol state in town and a Lookout Mountain tomb with Interment by Masons and local veteran groups.
Stories from Pageland and Monroe reveal hoarded whiskey and missing deliveries on Christmas, with Union county residents paying high prices for unavailable bourbon. A Monroe man repeats failed orders while others seek solace in patent medicine as shortages spread amid holiday demand.
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