Inaugural Tales and Myths of U S Presidents
New York scene of Jeffersons induction and the myth of his simple ceremony are recounted alongside accounts of Washington and Jackson inaugurations. The piece traces Jeffersons, Adams and Washingtons ceremonies, Jacksons crowd, Harrison exposure, and Lincolns dramatic 1861 oath with a sunlit moment.
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New York
Jefferson
Jackson
Washington
Murray's Wharf
George Clinton
Congress
Samuel Osgood
Federal Hall
Capitol
Sub-Treasury
Wall and
Broad Streets
United States
Thomas Jefferson
John David
Davis
Hamilton
Adams
Jay
National
Philadelphia
City of
Company of
Washington Artillery
Alexandria
Andrew Jackson
White House
Samuel Harrison Smith
Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Pei Une Tefen Shel Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Pennsylvania Avenue
Taney
Lincoln
Three Marshville Weddings Reach Variety of Joys
Reports from Marshville tell of three weddings in quick succession. Eber Jerome wed Alma Little at Olive Branch with wishes for happiness from friends. John Little and Sarah Griffin tied the knot with family and Rev. James officiating. Tears Hefner joined with Justis Austin at Capt. Wiley Hefner’s home with maid of honor Kate Austin. guests served refreshments and wedding plans include home and farm duties. A fourth note recounts Maggie Thomas being struck by a hat pin at a quilting gathering, treated in Charlotte with sight saved.
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Marshville
Eber Jerome
J. E. Jerome
New Salem Township
Alma Little
Rufus Little
Olive Branch
Jerome
Don Cupid
John Little
G. M. Little
Sarah Griffin
M. A. Griffin
Tims
R. J. James
Miss Tears
Justis Austin
N. Watson
Kate Austin
Ellie Bivens
Miss Bivens
Mr. Austin
Hesher
Joe Birmingham
Maggie Thomas
New Salem’ Township
Thomas
Charlotte
Plyler Sells Interest and Joins Farming Near Pageland
Local market partner R L Plyler has sold his share to R E Richardson and will farm at his father's home near the state line between Monroe and Lancaster. A street car collision with a freight train at a Columbia crossing injures nine, with Rev A C Baker and wife among riders. Mrs Baker bruised but not seriously. Wesley Presson and Bessie Plyler wed at Pageland with G M Rogers performing. Presson a leading farmer and Mrs Presson a popular local woman. H L Johnson buys into The Journal. Thomas Jordan and Annie Vick wed in Pageland with Rev C D Stacy officiating. both are noted locals with many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageland News
Pageland Journal
R. L. Plyler
R. E. Richardson
Richardson
Will
R. P. Plyler
Monroe
Lancaster
Columbia
A. C. Baker
H. L. Johnson
Journal
Thomas Jordan
Pageland
Annie Vick
Hornsboro
C. D. Stacy
Jordon
New Five Cent Coin Design Sparks Slot Machine Crisis
Hobbs & Co fear a $150,000 loss as the Treasury plans a new nickel with altered relief. The device, designed for streetcars and post offices, must accept real coins only. Representatives urge MacVeagh to modify the design to preserve the $ Machinists warn the change could render their perfected slot machine useless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh News & Observer
Treasury
MacVeagh
Goddess of Liberty
Hobbs & Co
Worcester
Mass
Washington
Senator Lodge
Little Ned Prays In The Dark At Night
A fragment shows a dialogue where Little Ned insists on sleeping with a light as his mother urges him to learn to sleep in darkness. Ned then contemplates getting up to say a more careful prayer before sleep.
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Ned
Flow & Phifer's
Real Estate for Sale Near Monroe City Limits
J H Benton offers a home place outside Monroe city limits with 2 acres oak grove and acetylene lighting, 3 wells, good garden, fruit trees, barn, and three street frontages. Also 70 by 160 foot business lot, 10 lots 50 by 150, 18 assorted lots, plus a 140 acre farm with two tenant houses, wells, springs, and meadows on the Secrest Short Cut road. Potential division into three farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Court House
Bentonville
Benton-Crow Co
Concord Road
Walnut Street
Register of Deeds Office
Secrest
Amber
J. H. Benton
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E. W. Pickard
Woodrow Wilson
George Washington
John Adama
Elizabethtown Point
N. J
Kill von Kull
New York Harbor
Galveston
North Carolina
Plow & Phiprius
Flow & Phifer
Houston
Main Street
Cotton States Wagon Company
Heath Hardware CO
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