Thirteen-Year Old Boy on the Chain Gang in NC
A 13-year-old Arkansas boy, Robert Carlton, was placed on a county road chain gang in North Carolina after trying to pay a fine with funds from his father. He wrote home for his release, and the sheriff arranged to bring him back, highlighting condemnations of child labor and fines. Also reported: notable prison escape attempts, a Baltimore freight train incident with a 12-year-old pickaninny, and a letter praising typhoid vaccination efforts in North Carolina with vaccine demand surging statewide.
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North Carolina
Wilson
Wilmington Star
County Road
Robert Carlton
Jonesboro
Ark
Lindsey
Colorado
Howard M. Rowe
Carlton
Rowe
Lucama
Arkansas
Herndon
Chain Gang
Baltimore & Ohio
Jersey City
Fred Mitchell
Fred
Wilmington
N. C
Wesley Mitchell
Ninth Street
Gloucester
Monroe
South Carolina
Lancaster County
Tillman Hasiaely
Federal funds to move crops spread to banks this fall
Crop Moving Money will be deposited in national banks nationwide this fall to aid crop movement and promote business. Secretary McAdoo plans to issue about 34 million dollars and will raise the amount if needed. Large North Carolina towns may receive portions of 24 million, with Charlotte Wilmington and Greensboro banks showing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Treasury
McAdoo
North Carolina
Charlotte
Wilmington
Greensboro
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promoted For Wounds And Burns
Mr. E. S. Lopez of Manilla New York praises Bucklen s Arnica Salve saying it heals cuts burns wounds and sores he keeps a box handy at all times and recommends it to prevent lockjaw ad copy ends with promoting Chero-Cola as the drink of the country and town
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E. S. Lopez
Manilla
N. Y
Ady
Campaign Invitation Urges Clean August Campaign in Union County
Squire Laney appeals to Union County residents to attend candidate speaking events on August fifteenth. He praises 28 county offices, eight cotton weighers at Monroe, four at Waxhaw, three at Marshville, and several township constable posts, urging refreshments and civic spirit while condemning mudslinging.
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Squire Laney
Campain
Union County
Wingate
Monroe
Waxhaw
Marshville
Sons of Union
J, C, Laney
Methodist educators named to new Atlanta university faculty
Theological faculty selections for the forthcoming Methodist University in Atlanta include Dr. W. J. Young of Richmond Virginia Dr. Plato T. Durham of Charlotte North Carolina Dr. H. C. Howard of Tuscaloosa Alabama Dr. W. A. Sheldon of Oklahoma City Oklahoma and Prof. W. A. Smart of Charlottesville Virginia announced by Bishop Warren A. Candler. Choro-Cola is the best carbonated drink on the market.
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South
The
Methodist University
Atlanta
Warren A. Candler
W. J. Young
Richmond
Plato T. Durham
Charlotte
N. C
H. C. Howard
Tuscaloosa
Ala
W.A. Sheldon
Oklahoma City
Okla
W. A.smart
Charlottesville
Old Waxhaw journeys recall birthplace men of nation
A Monroe automobile party visited Tirzah and Old Waxhaw churches and cemeteries, Jackson Spring, and the Jackson birthplace, tracing the Waxhaws cradle of leaders like Andrew Jackson, Patrick Calhoun, Andrew Pickens, and William Richardson Davie. The trip highlighted early settlers, Indian history, and the region’s role in American founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Waxhaw Country
Messrs
Ney McNeeley
W. J. Pratt
E. Broom
T. ©. Haigler
Gus Haigler
Settle Haigler
W.willams
Courson
N. K. Futrelle
Carolinas
Old Waxhaw Settlement
Tirzah Church
Old Waxhaw Church
Jackson Spring
Crawford Place
Jackson
Jackson Birthplace
Waxhaw
Colossus Mine
Pleasant Grove
Waxhaw Church
Andrew Jackson
Waxhaw Cemetery
George McCammie
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charleston
Maj
James Crawford
Jane Crawford
Geo. Washington
Maj.Crawford
Camden
Charlotte
Harris
Waxhaw Creek
Catawba
Rocky Rivers
John Lawson
Carolina Territory
Scotland
Ireland
Andrew Jackson, Sr
Crow, Lathan
Lesslie
Hutchinsons
Carrickfergus
Waxhaws
Patrick Calhoun
Cap
Jas
Wauhub
Wauhub‘s Mill
Alexander Craighead
William Richardson
Robt. Miller
Anson County
Wadesboro
Jacksons
Calhouns
Pickenses
University of North Carolina
William
Interesting local notes on Wingate scene and Waxhaws lore
Wingate notes report Rev C J Clack and Rev Samuel McMillan preach in town while crops vary from excellent to poor. Gasps of heat and scarce garden vegetables at Thomasville Orphanage prompt charity calls. Local visits, birthdays, and obituaries mingle with history of the Waxhaws and prominent figures Jackson Calhoun Crawford.
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Thomasville
Wingate
C. J .Clack
Howe
Samuel McMillan
T. L. Brewer Hall
J. B. Bass
T. A. J. Price
J. R. Bivens
A. F
Perry
Chesterfield
Sallie Matheson
Mt. Gilded
Annie Boggan
Matheson
Sarah Broom
Monroe
W. M. Walden
G. M. Stewart
Mary Perry
Christmas Evana
Nathaniel Bivens
John W
W. D
Henry
N. W. Bivens
J. W. Bivens
Ira B. Mullis
Lumberton
Tinie Mullis
Lee Chaney
Orpha May
J. K. Bivens
Wadesboro
James Maness
Faulks Church
QU. P. Timist
Advertisement plea and county ham pride in Union Anson
Mrs Boslin of Anson urges widespread advertising to boost Union County hams and local businesses. The piece mocks city shoppers, stresses farmers need markets for meat and crops, and rails at grocers and merchants for neglecting up to date ads. It references President Wilson, local editors, and offers memories of a South Carolina senator joke from Monroe.
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Wilson
Virginia
North Carolina
Anson
Anson County
Union County
Unson
Jerome Dowd
Oklahoma University
Unson County
R.A. Gaddy
W. L. Little
George T. Little
Eugene Redfearn
Monument
Marble Works
Tribute to N H Wharton and death notice in Monroe area
A tribute follows for Norman Haden Wharton who died July 12 in Lynchburg Virginia at the Home and Retreat hospital from brain complications due to kidney trouble. He was a Norfolk and Western operator and later Santa Fe dispatch er. Survived by wife Leola Preslar, a brother and sister, with funeral held in Concord cemetery conducted by Rev. C H Williams.
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N. H. Wharton
H. Preslar
Concord
Wharton
Monroe
Breckner Union Star
Norman Haden Wharton
Home and
Lynchburg
Norfolk & Western
Santa Fe Ry
Needles
California
Leola Pressar
P. C. Wharton
C H. Williams
Geo. Akers
J. P. Scruggs
J. G. Fisher
Courtney Thomas
W. H. Steele
CA. Staples
G. M. Cross
W. T. Cross
C. B. Cross
R. H. Cross
Frank Abbott
Killian Abbott
W. E. Hudson
G. A. Alvis
John Jamerson
H. C. Steele
Cecil Page
ME. Page
Fathers
Chas. Page
Washington, D. C
P. ¢. Wharton
N.C. Page
Navy deserters to be discharged. no prison for breaches
Secretary Daniels orders abolition of naval imprisonment for desertion in peacetime. Bluejackets overstaying leave or breaching discipline will be dismissed summarily, while sailors wishing to quit may receive an honorable discharge by refunding certain enlistment allowances.
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Navy
Army
Daniels
Jerry
Independent farmer candidate seeks Union County seat
Frank M. Hasty announces as an independent candidate for the House of Representatives representing Union County. He stresses farmer representation and his lifelong farming background. The note mentions Governor Craig traveling to Ohio and Pennsylvania, with Lieutenant Governor Daughtridge acting in his absence.
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House of Representatives
Union County
Frank M. Hasty
Craig
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Daughtridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
News and Observer
Earl Cotton
Raleigh
Farm Hospital
Halifax County
Cotton
Egbert Franklin Mills
E. W. Smith
Red Light
State Laboratory
State Board of Health
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Washburn
Nash County
Spring Hope
Bucklen
New Methodist Univer
H. Crawford
Calhoun
Crawford
William Smith
United States
Jnck Brown
University of South Carolina
Davie
Hanging Rock
Stephen D. Miller
Simms
Union County Hams
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