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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
8
The New Jersey Supreme Court upholds a passenger's right to refuse payment of fare unless a seat is provided. The ruling signals a potential shift in transit practices and may presage broader adoption of European seating norms for rail and trolley systems. Transportation firms should study practical questions and prepare to meet this emerging demand.
The market report lists long staple cotton at 14.50 and short staple at 14.00, with seed and other commodities priced by merchants for today. Prices vary daily, so readers are advised to call a local merchant for current figures on items like eggs, butter, beeswax, and various crops.
Seaboard travel timetable shows trains arriving and leaving Monroe via Charlotte Wilmington Birmingham and Portsmont with local and sleeper services. Information notes that schedules are not guaranteed and lists train numbers, times to and from Monroe and major connections including New York Philadelphia Birmingham and Raleigh with agents S J Brigman and J Meeek Be cy listed for further information.
A small, affordable receipt book offered at The Journal office for ten cents. This compact item promises practical use for day to day record keeping.
The Mecklenberg County court formalized verdicts in the murder trial of Trull, with Judge Shaw imposing the sentence of death by electrocution on August 14 between 6 am and 6 pm. The defendant spoke of an unfair trial, while the judge wept and urged preparation to meet God as the jury found him guilty.
The Rex Theatre presents a five reel patriotic film Victory featuring Navy officers and a dramatic plot with a Cuban harbor plot foiled by a naval aviator. Cast includes Dan iels, Admiral Badger, and Lieut. John H. Doyle among others. scenes center on Guantanamo and Navy warships such as Prairie Castine Yankton and Tonopah. Matinee at 3:30 with 10 and 15 cent admissions.
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A moral essay on train courtesy contrasts self centered travelers with true gentility. It urges surrendering seats to tired mothers and the weak, notes kindness to all regardless of appearance, and invokes the golden rule to shape behavior during the crowded summer travels. It warns that respect for women and elders defines true breeding.
A New York Amereana piece claims the chinch bug costs U S farmers at least 100 million dollars yearly. Birds like the quail meadow lark and sparrow are cited as natural pest enemies. Lincoln Nebraska notes detail William Jennings Bryan’s wealth based on a personal property schedule. Bryan’s assets show 1 825 in personal property and real estate holdings across Lincoln farm land Florida and Nebraska.
Senator O'Gorman of New York introduces a bill to include Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant shaking hands at Appomattox in the unfinished frieze around the Capitol rotunda. Other subjects cited are the Panama Canal in operation and progress in aerial navigation. The work would be executed by American artists under a supervising committee.
The House and Senate committees on library along with the Speaker and the Vice President discuss the unfinished frcenze that has long spoiled the view for tourists and art lovers.
The Monroe Board of Aldermen enacts that pool rooms shall not be established within five hundred yards of any church or school. Licenses require a written location statement. Violators face a fifty dollar penalty. Also bans exhibitions in tents or streets within five hundred yards of churches or schools and requires a license with location details, with a fifty dollar penalty for violations.
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