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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
2
The Bronx orangutan Ali, weighing 215 pounds, will move to a new cage with three quarter inch steel bars after bending half inch ones. Keeper Engleholm narrowly escaped a grab as Ali playfully tugged his jumper, ripping it and delivering light slaps with his nine inch palms.
Leveland residents endured chaos as clocks jumped an hour for daylight time. People argued over correct time in taxis and hotels while a waiter and his roommate misread alarms, triggering missed appointments and a cascade of scheduling mishaps. A boss, wife, and matinee plans fractured under time confusion.
Monroe residents are urged to exchange weak kidneys for stronger ones with Dean's Kidney Pills, backed by Mrs. A. G. McNeely. The notice also covers a commissioner's re-sale of Union county land, detailing two tracts near Unionville with prices starting at 1625 and bidding opening June 20, 1914.
In Forest Park a saloon above Twelfth street and Hannah avenue hid gambling gear. Deputy Sheriff Peters and assistant Virtus Rohn staged a corpse funeral to trap William McGurn and his lookouts. Mourners mobbed the saloon shouting they would pull the place or kill to shut it down.
A Philadelphia city hall cat named Strike acts as secretary for Jim Rourke of the electrical bureau. Though mute and unable to read, Strike attentively follows letters and postcards from residents, dragging his paw to show reaction. The cat’s origin traces to a 1910 streetcar strike when a non-union motorman’s wife brought him to city hall.
Notice in Union County Superior Court states a special proceeding to sell a house and lot in Waxhaw from the late Harry Yarbrough for partition among heirs. Defendants listed include Jas Yarbrough Martha Limas Jim Limas Mary Baskin Joe Baskin Rachel Dunham Taylor Dunham and others. Defendants must appear June 24 to answer, or relief will be granted. Also notices of administration for J C Allen and M Lydia Outen estates, requiring claims and payments by specified dates.
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