Submarines Used by the Confederates in the Civil War
The article notes the Confederate submarine Little David at Charleston that challenged the blockading fleet and sank the USS Hoosatonic, plus a torpedo strike on the USS Mohawk. It mentions a 1964 10,000 debt ruling on futures trading and a Budapest proclamation about 2 percent bank savings for war finance, with global horse purchases and a vast herring shoal speculation.
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Chatham Record
Charleston
Hoosantanic
Roanoke River
Dilapidated Rail Tale Amidst Dormant Nation
A traveler rides a narrow gauge line through a bleak countryside with run down farms and unpainted houses. A countryman calls the land dilapidated as the train stops and crew replace a missing rail looted long ago, revealing a harsh image of neglect and decay.
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Saga
National
President Mehmond and Confederate Day Observances Shape Duke VA Dispatch
President Wilson informs Len tenant Governor Eligeon he cannot attend the USC V reunion on June 1 2 and 2 due to public business. Mayor Ainslee proclaims Monday a holiday Confederate Memorial Day. Ube ver merchants plan to close Thursday to honor old veterans arriving by raft for a parade. Initial HOH visit estimates rise to 66.7e 1074 000 though committee seeks passenger elimination. The Ryndam collision rescue involved the South Carolina and seven saved.
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Mehmond
Wilson
Eligeon
USC. V
Ainslee
Ubever
Apple Blight Threatens North Carolina Orchard Crops
A conservative estimate warns of at least one million dollars in damage to the next year’s apple and pear crops across Haywood Henderson and adjoining counties due to a blight. Orchardists have consulted the U S Department of Agriculture for control methods and await timing of sprays and inspections as experts mobilize to combat the disease.
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Cam
Asheville Dispatch
Wester North Carolina
Hyacombe
Haywood
Henderson
United States Department of Agriculture
Sinai
Buncoste
Wilde
Sunday Revival Damages At Philadelphia Home Reach 1754
A Philadelphia revival’s aftermath at a prominent man’s residence shows extensive damage. Furniture broken three doors off hinges and chairs ruined. Numerous glasses and linens stolen or damaged, with baths towels and napkins missing. Public and private tensions hint at a court settlement pending.
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Ely
Billy
Elton
Haviland
Ellie Curtalis
Evangelis
Keegan
Col. Keegan
Philadelphia
Sunday
Elysian Fields
Can't Use Our Courts to Collect Debts War Ruling
Judge Veeder dismissed a suit by Watts & Watts of London against Austro American Navigation Co for 45000 pounds. The decision held the United States courts cannot be used by foreigners to collect debts from enemies when payment was blocked by wartime conditions. The claim arose from coal deliveries in June and July and a 60 day payment term. England and Austria were at war, and Emperor Francis Joseph had barred business with Britain, so the debt could not be collected until peace returned.
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New York
His Fortune a Nuisance Lincoln Nebraska Dispute
Alfred James Bourn of Lincoln Nebraska faced a flood of letters and marriage proposals after news he inherited seven million dollars He has no desire to marry and claims no known relatives in the United States He arrived from Australia about age 50 and has worked as a horse tender on the Burlington road to pass time
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Alfred James Bourn
Bourn
United States
Australia
Burlington Road
Tax Assessments Low Valuation and High Rate
A writ of mandamus to force county assessors to value property at full value is debated amid widespread underassessment across counties. The piece notes unequal state tax yields and argues for reform, while discussing related political and social commentary including race, labor, and privacy fears.
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Saturday Evening Post
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Claims Dandruff Cure
A vintage advertisement promises Parisian Sage stops itching and removes dandruff while beautifying hair. It claims the product rejuvenates the scalp and makes hair long thick and radiant, available at English Drug Co and described as affordable and perfumed.
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English Drug Co
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Federal Court of Appeals
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Ceutay
London
Budapest
Bak Pees
France
St. Louie
Ben
Ryndam
Joseph J. Cuneo
Nanturket Shoals
South Carolina
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Detroit
THE
Henderson Garage & Machine Company
Monroe
Palm Beach
Reliable Pressing Club
John McCall
New York Tribune
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Tim Mier Brewster
Stephen Hopkins
International
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Uel
University
North Carolina
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Orange
Stokes
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Wake
Raleigh
Granville County
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the Sikes Co
Ais House
Attenton
T.P. Dillon
the Savings, Loan & Trust Company
R. B. Redwine
H. B. Clark
McCall
June
Ser Raguate
McCall Book of Fashions
LEE & Lee CO
Monroe, N. C
Arwent
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