Monrovia News Briefs on Prohibition and Local Bond Talk
Davidson county advocates push for road bonds via a new county road commission authorized to issue three hundred thousand dollars in bonds without an election. The piece cites supporters in the Davidson delegation and critiques opponents while discussing national prohibition arguments and the role of state versus federal control.
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Davidson County
Inet
Davidson
Hom
Ney McNeely
Monroe
New Pamphlet on Prohibition Sparks Alarm
From the National Home Rule Association of Cincinnati comes a pamphlet titled The Banner Prohibition States Kansas and Maine. The piece argues prohibition is a failure and increases drunkenness while labeling prohibitionists as hypocrites. The critic, though long familiar with common pro and con claims, expresses shock at new assertions and calls to stop prohibition fanatics as it cites rising crime.
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National Home Rule Aesetation
Cincinnati
National Home Rule Association of Cincinnati
National Home Rule Association of
Kansas
Maine
National Home Rule Association
Farmer's Dollar and State Marketing Woes Discussed
The Carolina Club at the University held a biweekly discussion on life and business in the state. On February 10 Mr. M B Fowler of the Durham County Club presented local studies of vegetable tobacco cotton and cotton oil marketing. He argued that consumers pay more while farmers gain little or nothing compared to fifteen years ago.
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Carolina Club
M. B. Fowler
Durham County Club
The Great Fire 60 Years Ago In Union County
Remembers the day of the March 1855 forest fire that scorched Union and neighboring counties. The correspondent recalls dry conditions, summerlike wind, and vast damage as farms, fences, barns, and homes burned. The piece notes casualties, farmer efforts, and calls for caution and vigilance amid recent robberies.
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Union
Journal
Wingate
Edith and
Marietta Plyler
Dudley
Ansonville Road
Black
D. F. Jones
O'Brien Carnival
Anson
Mecklenburg
Union County
C. P.T
Old Man Caleb Wood Dead in Field Accident
A 72 year old Confederate veteran, Caleb Wood of the Trinity church area in Lincoln County, was found dead in a field last Tuesday. A log from a cut tree lay on his neck suggesting he fell into a gulley after the log rolled onto him while he chopped.
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Caleb Wood
Trinity Church
Lincoln County
Theatrical troupe member shot on train to Greensboro
Arthur Haynes of the Ment Troupe was shot in the hip by a fellow passenger on train No. 30 as it neared Greensboro. Haynes, injured but alive, is in hospital and hopes to rejoin his company soon. The shooter, previously harassing company members, fled the scene after the incident.
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Arthur Haynes
Grensboro
Haynes
Marehooh
Ie Averiler
Bank Statement Oath by Union Co Cashier Stack
W C Stack sworn as cashier of the bank to truth of the statement. The document notes Stack, Collins, Winchester as directors and notary M L Flow witnessed on March 11 1916.
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State of North Carolina
Union Co. 1
W. C. Stack
Collins
E. Stack
Winchester
M. L. Flow
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Jerey Stason
Jerry
Carnegie
F. Rockefeller
Ciriegle
Congress
United States
University of North Carlin
Hyde County
Corporation Commission
Norfolk & Southern Railway
Hyde
Germany
North Carolina
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Godman’s
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Shoe Department
Monroe, N, C
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Buffalo Courier
Bank of Union
Monroe, N
National Bank & U. S
the Sikes Co
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