White House cars restricted speed amid watchful drivers
There is sorrow in the White House garage as two touring cars and a landaulet are kept at slow speeds with four chauffeurs on constant watch. The hobby of speed is discouraged by President Wilson and the automobiles are run cautiously, much to the relief of secret service, while nostalgia for faster days lingers among former presidents. John Vann urged as suitable representative for Union County in the North Carolina House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
White House
Hyattsville
Wilson
Secret Service
Taft
Roosevelt
John Vann
North Carolina
Union County
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Sleigh sale amid 98 degree heat draws crowd
On a sweltering June noon on G street, a sleigh with jingling bells drew a crowd as a rotund man huffed through the heat, an auctioneer hawked a “greatest natural phenomenon,” and Oscar Haun bought the item as an investment amid talk of Newport trips and hot day bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G Street
Doctor Cook
Washington
Newport
Oscar Haun
Birds Use Bubble Fountain as a Bathing Place
A shy group of sparrows adapts to a new drinking fountain near Munsey building. After weeks of observing the bubbling stream, a bold bird tests the water and drinks, then crosses the stream and repeats the action. Soon many sparrows follow, using the fountain for drinking and bathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biolo
Munsey
Mr. Sparrow
Elopers Dollar Vows For City Talk In License Office
A young man from Pawhucket West Virginia pays one dollar for a marriage license and seeks a preacher or justice of the peace for a rushed city wedding. The clerk jokes about truth under oath as the man tallies his plans for a long chat and a memorable ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eity
Pawhucket
W. Va
Joe Person
J. H. Wilkins
Rememer City
T Remedy Sales
Charlotte, H.C
Rere
Seaboard Rail Schedules Monroe North Carolina Routes
Seaboard travel routes via Monroe and Sea board Air Line Railway list chair car and observation sleeper services between Charlotte Wilmington New York Birmingham with arrival and departure times for trains at Monroe. Information line offers passenger contact for schedule details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Charlotte
Wilmington
New York
Birmingham
Birmingham - Aulanta
Rutherfordton
Raligh
Atanta
Vocal
Atlanta
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English Drug CO
Monroe, N. C
Philadelphia
Life Insurance Company
Gordon Investment CO
Farmers & Merchants’ Bank Bldg
Monroe, N
The
Bank of Union
Charlotte Scale & Fixture Company
Angldsse
West Trade
Charlotte, N. C
Fowler & Lee
Bingham School
Crate
Fom
Visio
Tate NT Lake
Cal A. Bogam
Athen NC
Tington
Gos
M. Waller
H. B. Havely, C. E
Niagara Falls, Toronto
Lake Ontario
Thousand Islands
Hudson River
Atlantic City
C. H. Gattis
Mrs. Gattis
Gattis Touring Agency
Raleigh, N. C
Seaboard Air Line Railway
B. C. Redfearn
Bruner
Atore
Marshville
Matthews
DR. E. S. Green
Belk-Bundy
Belk’s Store
Shuman Bros
4Th St
Charlotte,n.c
W. B. Houston
Italra
Fitzgerald
Courthouse
D. T. Waller
First National Bank
Tryon St
Charlotte, N
R. L. Payne
Postoffice
Ove
Union Drug Co
Residence Co
W. C. Lemmond
Seaboard
Lomat
New York - Ports
Satre Hage Agt
T. West
D. Raleigh
B. Ryan
Éi P
Norfolk
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