Army of Flies Threat to North Carolina Health
Lexington Dispatch urges sanitation to kill flies and mosquitoes. Civil engineer Warren H. Booker warns these pests spread typhoid and other diseases, causing thousands of preventable deaths annually. He calls for laws to clean out stables, pens, and privies and for citizens to improve home and community sanitation.
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Army of Flies
North Carolina
Lexington Dispatch
Warren H. Booker
State Board of Health
Lexington
Colored farmer Frap Jones cited for early tobacco curing
The Fuquay NC area notes colored farmer Frap Jones near Fuquay Springs cured tobacco early in July, praised as industrious and a credit to the community. Articles from the Gold Leaf and North Carolina papers highlight equality in recognition, with Jones expected to earn cash in July and August and cotton later in the year.
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Wilmington
Fuquay
N. C
Frap Jones
Fuquay Springs
Wake County
Jones
North Carolina
John D. Rockefeller
Public missionary exercises at St Luke's Lutheran church
Public missionary exercises will be held at St Luke's Lutheran church next Sunday night with Dr R C Holland, chairman of Foreign Missions, delivering an address. The public is invited. Col W W Phifer of Charlotte died suddenly of heart failure on Wednesday night and was a longtime brick plant operator near Stout. He was a Fort Mill native and a prominent Charlotte citizen.
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St. Luke's Lutheran Church
R. C. Holland
Board of Foreign Missions
W. W. Phifer
Charlotte
Stout
Fort Mill
Gettysburg Diary Day Three Near Seminary Ridge
H P Meigs recalls hiding behind boulders at Gettysburg as Union troops withdraw. He and Col Morehead and Adjutant Murray share shelter while a nearby Rebel fires a shot, a possum is captured and shared, and night retreat toward Seminary Ridge begins under intermittent shelling. He ends with a damp, exhausted bivouac and hints at a later Potomac crossing.
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Col. Morehead
Adjutant Murray
Daniel
Rebbel
Marksman
Cemetery Hill
Pickett
Ramseur
Town
Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg
Sean
Gettysbore
Potomac
H. P. Meigs
Recorder Judge Oscar Sikes Earns Support from Higher Court
Albemarle Enterprise notes Recorder Judge Oscar Sikes of the county recorder's court sustains his judgments as upper courts back his decisions despite popular opinion. The paper asserts his true judicial temperament and growing experience, suggesting potential elevation to the Superior Court bench.
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Oscar Sikes
Sikes
County Recorder's Court
Bia
Albemarle Enterprise
Ney McNeeley Nominated for Senate in Monroe District
Hon Ney McNeeley of Monroe is the Democratic nominee for the Senate representing the district comprising Union Anson Stanly and Davidson counties. The nomination solidifies party backing ahead of the upcoming election with McNeeley slated to campaign across the four counties.
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Ney McNeeley
Monroe
Democratic Party
Senate
Union, Anson, Stanly
Davidson Counties
Economic Value of Sanitary Improvements Urges Action
Public officials must push water supply sewerage and street cleaning as essential community welfare. Kentucky says typhoid losses exceed 5.3 million in 1913 with 40 percent of wells contaminated. The piece cites Asheville and Memphis as success stories urging nationwide adoption by officials and taxpayers.
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State Board of Health of
Kentucky
Kentucky Bulletin
Asheville
Memphis
Monroe visits spark old ties and local happenings
Mr D W Purviance, long absent from Monroe, visits with old friends and notes the town’s gains. News highlights include Bible Society events, mining interests, a surprise marriage in Waxhaw, new switchboard in Waxhaw, and plans for church unions and community gatherings across the area.
County demands unity to grow Union fame in farming
Editor's letter urges every farmer and town resident to form Betterment clubs and plant 5000 acres in crimson clover crimson clover and oats or vetch and oats for hay or manure. It offers free inoculation cultures lime and seed orders, plus prizes for census reports from school districts and colored districts. Awards total books on soils and fertilizers, with November 1 deadline and winners chosen by a panel.
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Union
Grand Jury Room
Court House
Henry
Vann Sly
King
W. Fletcher
BE. E. Miller
R. N. Nisbet
R. F. Beasley
B.C. Ashcraft
Ey Farmer
T. J. W. Broom
U S Appeals to Villa and Carranza for Peace in Mexico
The United States through consular representatives appealed to General Carranza and General Villa to bury their differences and work toward a cohesive new Mexican government. Secretary Bryan telegrammed State Department envoys urging a friendly yet firm push for constitutional unity amid reports Villa planned to distance from Carranza after Torreon.
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United States
General Carranza
General Vila
Mexico
Bryan
George F. Carothers
John R. Silliman
State Department
Villa
Carranza
Torreon
Chihuahua
Fairley for Representative in Union County
A local推荐 endorses J M Fairley for the General Assembly citing a spotless record and leadership in road improvements without debt. The editor urges voters to honor his service by sending him to the legislature, praising his judgment and duty.
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M. Fairley
Union County
General Assembly
J. M. Fairley
Monroe
As & Road
Hig
Fairley
Cititz
Woman who gave birth to 62 children records in Gravata case
Rosa Salen of Palermo reportedly bore 62 children in a remarkable series of births, including five boys to her husband and later six more, with numerous twins and triplets throughout the years. The tale places her beside Gravata of Tuscany in obstetrical fame, though details vary.
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London
Palermo
Rosa Salen
Gravata
Tuscany
Elisa
Edart
District Conference Report Noted by Attendees
The District Conference held July 16 and 17 in Washington drew comments from long-time attendees. Grace Bradley of Charlotte visited friends here, while Miss Mary Hudson returned home to Monroe after a week with her uncle.
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Washington News
le Bev
Grace Bradley
Charlotte
Mary Hudson
Monroe
RA. Hudson
B. Delaney
Stanhope Delaney
W. A. Short
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D. W. Purviance
Presbyterian Standard of
Bible Society Tomorrow
Eyvery
Waxhaw Way
Waxhaw Enterprise
J.T. Weir
Gordon Place
Waxhaw
Lou Billue
Presbyterian Hospital
Edward Billue
H. Bracy
Chicago
Howie Mining Company
Wheeling
W. Va
Messrs
A. Tyler
Wm. Hilton
Dorsey
C. E. Wyatt
C. Gabriel
C. $. Sheets
T. A. Moore
G. 8. Standiford
H. B. Bierkraft
A. C. Cobert
Charles Blackman
Howie Mine
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Weddington
J. H. Weaver
Durham
Greensboro
W. H. Phifer
Polkton
Myrtle Crowder
Theodore Maddox
Washington City
Miss Crowder
Mr. Maddox
Washington
Maddox
Tireah Bible Society
Tireah
Bible Society
Carolinas
Florida
Old Tirzah
Mississippi
Tirtah Bible Society
Society
American Bible Societies
South
John A. Smith
Synodical Evangelist of
South Carolina
Nso
Wingate
Wingate Supply Co
Seine
W. O. Murray
Coluy
Isabel Harger
E. M. Philer
Lanes Creek
T. J. Haggine
Messie
H. K. Helis
Jay
T. L. Brewer
Lydia Perry
W. M. Walden
Winka'e
W. D. Bivens
Shiloh
O. P. Timist
Real Prack
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