A True Soldier of the Cross Dick Morse Ends Life in Morganton
Aged 71 known as Dick More, a controversial Prohibition crusader and former Charlotte figure, hanged himself at Morganton Hospital for the Insane after years of public activism and personal turmoil. The piece recounts Morse’s fervent campaigns, his influence on Charlotte’s liquor crackdown, and local reactions, ending with reflections on his life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Morse
Dick More
Morganton Jagt
Wade H. Harris
Charlotte Chronicle
Dick Morse
Charlotte
Me. J. MacCall
Ministerial Association
McCall
Char
Inga Trampha
York City
Tome
Hima
Satan
Jim
Death of Mrs Katie Foard Correspondente
Death ends the life of Mrs Katie Foard at age 23 after a February 20 1912 illness. She was a Methodist in Patrick Louisiana moved near Mill Grove to be with family and friends. She leaves a husband an infant child her parents siblings and many mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Foard
Methodist
Patrick
8. C
Mill Grove Church
Pastime Theatre Showcases World Moving Pictures
The world is vast, yet moving pictures bring it to viewers at the Pastime Theatre. Time and money are well spent visiting the Pastime for entertaining and instructive films with realistic scenes from every land, plus fine drama and comedy in every program.
Lives and Writings Reflect Moral Paradoxes Within Authors
A compact exploration of how great writers often differ between their private lives and public works. quotes from Montaigne, Lamb, Milton, Thompson, Steele, Johnson, Burns, Rousseau, Moore and Scott illustrate the gap between character and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montaigne
Charles Lamb
Milton
Paradise
Thompson
Richard Steele
Woodworth
Doctor Johnson
Burns
Rousseau
Foundlings Hospital
Moore
Scott
Melrose Abbey
Walter
William Matthews
Ruler Makes the Seasons
The article describes a Chinese practice where the emperor declares summer and triggers nationwide clothing changes, contrasted with France where public offices switch to winter attire from October 1 regardless of actual weather. It notes officials adjust routines, and libraries and chestnut sellers mark the season, highlighting ceremonial authority over climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
America
France
Franco
Ruskin’s Notting Hill Grocery Venture Fails
The London Chronicle notes that in 1874 John Ruskin opened a shop in Paddington Street Notting Hill to sell pure tea in small packets to aid the poor without profit. He complained to Fors Clevirera that the market preferred flashy, well-ticketed teas and that his refusal to compete on rhetoric or subdivision harmed his ability to draw customers. The shop soon closed, marking the loss of a distinguished figure in the grocery trade.
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Ruskin
Paddington Street
Notting Hill
Fors Clevirera
London Chronicle
He Called It Luck
In this tale Michael Mechin a pol yestor keeps a brand pen silk high hat as he walks home after guarding it at his rival’s wake. A brick from a building strike misses him, the hat survives, and he mutters it is lucky he can be moldy in time indicating irony.
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Tom Boyd
Indian Trail
J. M. Guia
Twigs Roger
Miss Willie
Concord
Boxer
LC. Clontz
J. A. Jerome
Hubert James
Blewitt Falls
Myrtle Price
Monroe
Alfie Pres
H. M. Willams
Charlotte
Walter Edwards
J. T. Price
Vergie Shupaon
Vernon Mullis
Annie Yan
Michael Mechin
Michael
Mike
No More Pudding Margaret Visits Grandparents
A four year old girl named Margaret visits her grandparents. Several aunts watch her carefully. On leaving she vows at home to skip washing her feet not say prayers and not put pudding on her face.
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Margaret
Shep the collie survives Shoshone Falls plunge in Idaho
A red collie named Shep, belonging to a Shoshone hotel owner, is the only living creature recorded to survive going over Shoshone Falls. The dog, after biting a child, was tossed into the Snake River cavern and swept toward the canyon. A half submerged rock saved him as a boy alerted his master, who saved Shep. The dog returned home with minor injuries and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone Falls
Idaho
Shep
Shoshone
Snake River
Burglar Was a Married Man
A humorous tale recounts a man waking to a burglar scare in the night and his wife accusing him of hearing a burglar. The intruder disappears as the couple quips until the shadowy figure retreats, leaving the husband to joke that the burglar was a married man.
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Hin
Nan
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Monroe Journal
G. M
BR F
Journal
Jefferson and
Beasley Streets
Chine
Hargehall Bay
American Red Cross
Taft
Red Cross
Jacob H. Schiff
Madison Avenue
New York City
Cable
Unionville
United States
Ozarks
Missouri
Washington
Congress
Katie Foard
Gent
Arrow
Wright
Arrow Brand
W. H. Belk & Bro
North Carolina
U. S
Ae. Howe Ph
Monroe, N.C
Fine Lot
Rufus Armfield
Armfield Bros
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