Pinkerton recounts Civil War spy plots at Clifton House
William A. Pinkerton recalls his father Allan Pinkerton's secret service operations at the Clifton house near Niagara Falls during the Civil War. He describes Confederate plots to free prisoners at Camp Douglas, espionage across the border, undercover agents, and the dangers of agents knowing each other, with Niagara Falls as a hub for international mediators and secret activity.
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Chicago
Clifton House
Niagara Falls
Willam A. Pinkerton
Mr. Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton
United States
Secret Service
Ilis
Government
Tito
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Camp Douglas
Army
Niagara Fallae
Union Soil
Buffalo
Confederacy
Canada
St. Catharines
Latters Place
United States Secret Service
Richmond
Local candidates announce for Monroe cotton weigher and county offices
A flood of public notices lists candidates for Monroe cotton weigher and other Union county posts. Names include Bartley Helms John W Broom Jas F McManus Henry M Presson G Watt Davis R W Lemmond Be Houston Lee M Howie H B Adams Sr Jerry C Laney R A Hudson H T Baucom J M Fairley W A Rubanks J Dunham Bundy plus others, all subject to the Democratic primary. Candidates seek clerk of superior court recorder county commissioner representative and legislative seats with party rules controlling nomination.
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Monroe
J. J. Lockhart
Monrroe
Bartley Helms
John W. Broom
Democratic Party
Jas
F. McManus
Henry M. Presson
G. Watt Davis
Clerk Superior Court
Union County
BE. Houston
Lee M. Howie
H. B. Adams, SR
R, B, Cuthbertson
Jerry C. Laney
H. T. Baucom
General Assembly
J. M. Fairley
W. A. Rubanks
J. Dunham Bundy
Old Reliable Home Man in Monroe Ad
For nearly twenty years in Hebbing rod business in Uile section Tam at home. Call on Teewuse Tam at home for good work with no heavy traveling expenses. Cheaper than crowds of strangers and traveling crews. Pointer advertises reliable service in Monroe North Carolina.
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Uile
Tam
Teewuse Tam
BE. W. Pointer Monroe
N.C
Hot Weather Tonic and Health Builder Ad
An advertisement touts Hot Weather Tonic and Health Builder as a remedy for fatigue and nervous exhaustion. It cites Mrs. J Duncan of Haynesville Maine claiming complete cure after doctors gave up, and promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for cuts at druggists for $1.
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J Duncan
Haynesville
Bucklen
Arnica
Two Dead In Pistol Duel Near Hyden Kentucky
In Leslie county two youths quarreling over Mrs Daisy Adams fatally shot each other during a pistol duel on Coons creek four miles from Hyden. Hubbard Mintard, seventeen, and Joseph Hensley eighteen, both from prominent local families, were killed. Mrs Adams and Mr Adams were at a neighbor hood gathering when the confrontation occurred. A stray bullet struck Mr Adams but left him unharmed.
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Stoulsville
Daisy Adams
Hubbard Mintard
J. B. Mintard
Leslie County
Joseph Hensley
Coons Creek
Hyden
Minland
Adams
M L Flow Announces Candidacy for Union County Recorder
M L Flow declares candidacy for Union County Recorder seeking Democratic primary support. He states readiness to uphold justice impartially, avoid improper tactics, and rely on Democratic voters in the upcoming primary.
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J.J.C. Brassiere
Monroe Bargain House
Nassiff & Joseph
The
Bank of Union
FORD
Detroit
Henderson Garage and Machine Company
Monroe, N. C
Fowler & Lee
Charlotte Scale & Fixture Company
Angldsse
Howe Scales
West Trade
Charlotte, N.C
Pinkerton
Niagara Falls, Canada
New England
New York
Seaboard Air Line
Niagara Gorge
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Rapids of the St. Lawrence
Montreal
Quebec
Montemorency Falls
St. Anne de Beaupre
White Mountains
Summit Mt
Washington
Boston
N. Price
J. ¥. Griffith
Luther Williams
J. C. Winchester
T Am
Eee
Chas
B. Barden
C. H. Gattis
Gattis
Tourist Agents
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Raleigh, N.C
R. A. Hudson
Country
C. V. Funderburk
H. B. Havely
C. E
Belk-Bunday Bldg
D. T. Waller
First National Bank
S. Tryon St
Charlotte
N. C
Shuman Bros
4Th St
W. B. Housto
Pitzgerald Building
Courthouse
Lemmond
Ae Library
B. C. Redfearn
Bruner
Marshville
Matthews
E. S. Green
Belk-Bundy
Belk's Store
R. L. Payne
Postoffice
Union Drug Co
Kentucky
Jersey City
N. J
Crows
Edward & Dudley
M. Waller
Porter
Recorder
M. L. Flow
Vance Township
James K. Polk
Por Register of Deeds
T. B. Davis
Buford Township
M. V. Lomax
Optometrist
N. Tryon St. Charlotte, N. C
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