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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
1
Reports describe relentless British air offensives over France with fights reaching 19,000 feet. A pilot used a revolver after ammo ran out to shoot an enemy. other confrontations saw German planes shot down after dramatic maneuvers. Nightly bombings target German rear establishments.
Federal agents arrested three college students linked to the Collegiate Anti Militaries League in New York for planning to thwart selective draft registration. Owen Cattell, Charles E Phillips, and Eleanor Parker face charges of inducing others to avoid registration. Bail set at 500 dollars posted by Columbia’s Dr W L Dana. casecontinues after May 8 meetings and a May 24 pamphlet plan.
Federal authorities in western Missouri and Kansas began arrests of suspected anti conscription plot participants. Four men and a woman detained in Kansas City, and three men and a woman arrested in Topeka. The item notes broader community reactions and a separate gubernatorial message urging June registration day for universal military service, with calls for ministerial and public action. It mentions Thurlow Deese’s fever, James Richardson’s return from Vanderbilt, and a university reunion.
Mr B Prank Harris travels to Char Pleasant and Bishopville for visits. Aldermen elect A M Stack city attorney succeeding Vann and Pratt. County veterans depart Monroe for Washington reunion at 6:10 Monday aboard a special car. Union, Anson, Mecklenburg and Scotland letter carriers meet. T L Love re elected president. S H Rogers secretary. A copperhead belt worn by Capt Heath drawn from a farm kill. Ex Sheriff Griffith recovers from paralysis. Registrars for Sandy Ridge adjusted after Marvin precinct creation. Frank Wolfe records heights of Faulk and Lassiter for registration day. Frank Graddy dies from smoke in well rescue. 25 years old. Moore area mortalities include Gibbons morphine tragedy. 24-year-old, addicted, seeks Johns Hopkins.
Mrs Ralph Van Landingham of Charlotte will speak at Central Methodist Church Monday June 4 at 8 pm to support Red Cross work and to organize the Union County Chapter. Officers including chairman vice chairman secretary and treasurer will be elected.
Mr. Robert Redwine and Mr. Austin Cason are among the graduating class at Porter Military Academy in Charleston this week. Mrs. Cason Miss Beatrice Fatrey Miss Eleanor Beasley and Mr. W E Cason Jr are attending the commencement.
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