Telegraph by phone links for railroad dispatching
Western Union crews install a new telephone based system for railroad dispatching between Monroe and Atlanta. Each phone connects directly to the dispatcher's office, enabling single or multiple concurrent conversations. An outside depot line will aid night conductors. An accident near Broom Street left Mr. Joe Bigham briefly injured but not seriously hurt. meanwhile a mule and buggy suffered minor damage.
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Waxhaw News
Waxhaw Enterprise
Western Union
Seaboards
Otme
Hancock
Mineral Springs
Monroe
Atlanta
Joe Bigham
Broom Street
We Pay for Schools in Many States
Pageland Journal presents a state by state list of annual per child school spending, highlighting South Carolina at the bottom with just $3 while states range up to $32. Figures include Washington $27, New York $25, Massachusetts $25, Nevada $25, and many others varying down to $4 in several states, with several misspellings and a final pair noting North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Pageland Journal
South Carolina
Washington
California
New York
Massachusetts
Nevada
Montana
Colorado
Tumola
Ohio
Connecticu
New Jersey
North Dakota
Arizona
Vermont
Wyoming
Utah
Minnesota
Idaho
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Towa
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsyyvania
Nebraska
Maine
Kansas
Wisconsin
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Florida
New Mexico
Louisania
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Labama
North Carolina
Why the Dog Days Era Began in July Heat
New York World explains the origin of the term dog days from Roman superstition linked to Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. It notes the period July 3 to August 11, the misalignment with the dog star, and how authorities once muzzled dogs during hot days.
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New York World
Mark Anthony
Julius Caesar
Man recants at Gettysburg locating old tree
James T. Hendley recently retraced the Gettysburg battlefield and claimed he found the exact tree that once shielded him from gunfire decades ago. He described selecting the spot in advance and led friends to the historic tree.
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Wadesboro
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Standard Oil Company
Washington, D.C
Charlotte, H.C
Meth
Baltimore
Sn. W
Perfection Oil Stoves
Tharp Hardware Co
Heath Hardware CO
Bucklen
J. H. Poco
Delvalle
Tex
English Drug Co
Monroe Manufacturing Company
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Coca-Cola
Monroe Coca-Cola Company
Stewart
Railroad
F. N. Snyder
Mgr
Monroe, N.C
Meredith College
South
Association of Colleges of the
Meredith Academy
the State University
Nees
Fuller
Raleigh
THE
Blackstone School For Girls
Positively Christian
Thos. Nei Reeves
Blackstone
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