Died at Hill Street Charlotte George W Hucks Civil War Soldier
Obituary from Charlote notes George W Hucks died at his home on Hill Street January 16 after a lingering illness. He was 68, a veteran of Co F 35th N Regiment enlisting at 16 from Union County, served till surrender, and was a Methodist. The camp laid him to rest and he was regarded as a good soldier and citizen. Also notes on character and a 1912 call to build character. Also reports a two year old eye operation and a fatal fire in Stanly County killing two children.
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L. A. Davis
Charlote
George W. Hucks
Hill Street
Charlotte
Co. F
35Th N
Union County
Methodist Church
Opinion on hunger and work in the South and country life
An author argues that poverty in cities during cold weather stems from misdirected effort and not lack of work. She urges rural action, pointing to untended cotton fields in Chesterfield County and abundant country labor. She compares city misery with opportunity in the South and calls for removing barriers to employment. The piece includes reader Edna V. Punderbark of Pageland, S. C.
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Traett
South
Chesterfield County
Free Country
Edna V. Punderbark
Pageland
8. C
Route 2
City masses judged as ignorant and dependent on initiative
A correspondent argues that urban masses lack knowledge of the country and its opportunities. He defends city dwellers against broad accusations, noting many are impoverished but not all are to blame, and suggests rural critique ignores urban conditions and mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Funeral of Telegraph Operator Edward N. Dennis
Edward N. Dennis, veteran tele graph operator and thirty third degree Mason, collapsed at his Western Union key in Richmond. Death attributed to heart disease after years as night chief operator. Native of Morehead City, body prepared for burial there. Also reported: Benjamin Kremer, 19, dies during an appendectomy in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Surgeons found a loaded cartridge in his appendix and removed an eleven inch appendix. Kremer hunted rabbits with a rifle and reportedly swallowed the cartridge for quick reloading.
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Edward N. Dennis
Western Union
Richmond
Morehead City
Benjamin Kremer
Lawrencebuts
Ind
Kremer
Sweet Child Elsie Party Approval In Chicago Record Tone
A fragment from the Chicago Record notes a child named Elsie and a mother approving visits to parties at a house. The dialogue suggests trust and safety, with references to danger and riches not harming the child. The excerpt reads as a cordial social exchange reflecting domestic norms.
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Ternald
Elsie
Chicago
Fire at Marshville destroys multiple buildings
A morning blaze in Marshville swept through the livery stable of Hasty and Thomas and nearby shops, sparing only A P Phifer's brick store. Insurance coverage totals 11 750 with several Marshville agencies involved. Stock losses include twelve horses with four believed lost.
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Marshville
Hasty & Thomas
A. P. Phifer
Mra. J.W. Hasty
M. F. Phifer & Co
Monroe Insurance and Investment Co
Gordon Insurance and Investment Co
M. FP
Phifer & Son
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Soves
Charlotte Observer
Edna Harney
Earney
Indian Trail
St. Peter's Hospital
Albermaine
Walter Smith
Stanly
Dura
English Drug Co
Elain
Yours Truly
Illinois Central
Illinois Cental
Rock Island
Luke E.wright
Silas Hossbarn
Chicago Record-Herald
Jin W. Littleton
York
Mr. Littleton
Dallas
Abrilly
New Orleans
Martin
the Chas. M. Stieff
Chas.m.stieff
Baltimore, Md
Southern Wareroom
Trade Street
N.C
H. Wilmoth
M. Waller
F. S. English, Clermont
Fla
Coquette
Selig
Lubin
Chase & Sanborn
Monroe
A. L. Dearing
North Carolina
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