02 Jul 1915
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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
1
Wingate July 1 correspondence recalls a fifty two year memory from Carlisle to Gettysburg with Lee’s Miserables. It notes local visits, school preparations, and a long meditation on poverty versus riches, urging continued faith and farming trials to improve cotton yields.
Washington dispatch reports the Dominion freighter Armenian carrying mules from Newport News to England was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U 38 off Cornwall. Nearly twenty Americans aboard are missing or injured, raising questions over whether Armenian was a transport or armed warship and impacting U S Germany negotiations. Officials seek details from London and await further word from the State Department.
Dispatch reports President Wilson asserted Ambassador Page relayed the British Admiralty statement that the Armenian sunk Monday by a German sub with American lives lost was acting under Admiralty authority. A briefing on Washington discussed the sinking to verify vessel clearance from New Port News and the status of American muleteers.
In Waxhaw on June 20 the Boy Scout troop led by W. F. Sanford with Grady Massey camped by the river after a fishing trip, enduring rain and a shelterless night. Local trips include Mrs. Emily Houston and companions heading to the Panama Expo in San Francisco via Chester, Atlanta, and Nashville on a five week Western tour. Cain Heights hosted the wedding of Artie McCain to Thomas P. Johnson with guests from Newberry and Charlotte, followed by a reception and plans to settle in Newberry.
A printed notice invites Union county residents to Monroe next Monday for a countywide celebration. Local business leaders fund the event, promising a free day of enjoyment and camaraderie with open town hospitality and a formal dedication from the celebration committee.
The Ford Motor Company will open a six story triangular branch on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol in Washington D C as a service station and visitor center for Ford owners and tourists. The building cost about 400000 and aims to attract thousands of visitors yearly with a large salesroom and guest comfort. Also noted is a widespread anti typhoid vaccine campaign in South Carolina producing 30000 injections weekly and treating about 18000 patients weekly, with growing local cooperation.
Diplomatic reports from Mexico City reveal grave conditions of famine and anarchy endangering foreigners. United States officials weigh relief measures, with discussions over sending supplies through neutral channels and coordinating with General Carranza.
Miss Genevieve Clark, 20, daughter of Champ Clark, wed James M. Thompson in Bowling Green. The ceremony under a honey locust pergola drew thousands from Missouri with public figures, gifts from notable officials, and a royal-town celebration atmosphere. The event featured a Lohengrin march, a large bridal party, and greetings from leaders including Speaker Clark. The couple departed for the North after festivities.
A tale set at a bustling transit crossing features a man who loudly objects to city actions yet attends theater with children. He applauds spectacle as the children sleep, enjoys perilous acts, and later recalls the experience with a shrug. Moral: Children cover a multitude of indiscretions.
A dubious cooking passage describes Swedish meatball style grinding of loin, mixing with parsley onion bread crumbs cream and spices, frying in butter or olive oil, and pairing with rice boiled under steam without stirring. It notes a bell at Exline hotel causing howling dogs, unsure if joy or fear accompanies meal prospects.
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