Railroad Strike Ordered by Four Brotherhoods in New York
Four railroad brotherhood chiefs in New York ordered a nation wide walk out affecting 400 000 engineers conductors firemen and brakemen on 1 285 railroads across 257 211 miles and 65 000 locomotives The strike begins on eastern roads at six o clock Saturday and spreads to all lines within five days The managers rejected the eight hour demand and urged adherence to the Adams on act or the decision of the Eight Hour Commission The strike is framed as a test of arbitration and federal authority amid national crisis.
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Four Brotherhoods
Lake
Four Brotherhood
New York
Govthal
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Tralnman
Brotherhood
Lee
Supreme Court
Gene Euse
Washington
Wilson
United States
Warren
Stone
County Field Day and Basketball Contests Planned
Union County Teachers' Association schedules a Field Day with events including high jump broad jump 220 yard dash 100 yard dash 220 yard hurdles pole vault three legged race hammer throw and shot put. A county basketball championship will follow with all high schools invited to enter and submit contestant names a week ahead.
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Union County Teachers’ Association
I. G. Hawfield
O. V. Hamrick
Bank of Union Report of Condition March 1917 Monroe NC
The Bank of Union at Monroe North Carolina reports assets total 1,945,780.09 including loans 1,495,780.09 and furniture and fixtures 6,041.25 real estate 5,000.00 and cash from banks 13,70. The capital stock paid in 350,000.00 with surplus 70,000.00 and undivided profits 1,138.91. Deposits subject to check 179,502.47 demand deposits 196,109.92 certified and cashier’s checks 454.90. Directors include C. Winchester J. Stack T. C. Collins. Sworn March 15, 1917.
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ST Estes
Taaiirnes Capital
State of
North Carolina
Union
W. C. Stack
Revolution sweeps Petrograd as troops desert to people
In Petrograd the Duma building artillery HQ and barracks fell to revolutionaries. Troops refused to fire on civilians, desertions mounted, and civilians manned streets with improvised arms. Only the War Office Admiralty and St Isaac's Cathedral districts held out as night fell, marking a dramatic conclusion to the battle for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Petrograd
Duma
Snall
War Office
Admiralty
St. Isaac's Cathedral
Mill Motel
Social clubs hold meetings with readings and teas
Sorosis entertained by Mrs J A Stewart with B C Ashcraft and Laula Shannon presiding at the punch. Papers read include Maxuitt-1 Law and Carlotta, Modern Mexico, A Paradise in Mexico. Study Club met with events led by Mrs T T Capehart. Belgiu m the Land of Art discussed. Woman's Club met with F J Ashcraft presiding. Mock Court Trial planned for March 23. Out-of-town guests were Mowlainee H C Ashcraft, A Griffith, and Odessa Richardson. The Van Dyke Club heard papers on South conditions after the war, labor today, South resources, and growth in manufactures. Guests included Mrs Charles Iceman and others.
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Sorosis
J. A. Stewart
Mesdames R. W. Allen
E. W. Crow
B. Redwine
F. B. Ashcraft
W. B. Houston
T. T. Capehart
Belgium
Land of Art
Estelle Stewart
Maggie York Houston
Woman's Club
Mra. F
Mowlainee
H.C. Ashcrati
Marehuilie
A. Griffith
Jefferson
Mire
Odessa Richardson
Carwel
Mesdames
Laula Shannon
Ant
van Dyke Club
Mra
O. W. Koeh
C. D. Meacham
St. H. Margett
Kochtitzky
J. T. Griffith
Charles Iceman
James Teeman
W. C. Stack
Miss Howe
Mockaville
BE. W. Crow
Chas
Annie May Ashcraft
Lily Belle Ashworth
Scotland Neck
F. B. Ashlerafs
R. A. Griffith
8. C
Loula Shannon
Mildredina Hair Remedy Promises Dark Gray Hair Change
An old advertisement promotes Mildredina hair remedy claiming to darken gray or streaked hair without dye. It touts scalp benefits, softer hair, and a lustrous look, with price options 10 cents to $1.00 and samples mailed for 10 cents. Address listed as The Mildred Louise Co. in Boston, Mass. The odds in favor of marriage are stated as two to one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Drug Co
The
Mildred Louise Co
Boston
Mass
Rexall Store News Highlights Local Fundraiser Sandwiches
Customers praise sandwiches sold for the Girls Guild at St Pauls Episcopal Church. The store offers Nunnallys lime mint dandy candy packs and Symphony Lawn stationery with proceeds aiding the mission. Boxes priced at fifty cents for candy and thirty five cents for writing paper.
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Girls’ Guild
Missionary Society of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Jase
Nunnally
Fanatic terrorizes Olympia capitol. Lister threatened with pistol
An unidentified man burst into Governor Ernest Lister’s office in the Washington state capitol and held the governor and others at bay for over an hour. He entered through secretary Irvin Seighaus’s office, brandished a revolver, and barricaded himself before surrendering his weapon and exiting after police negotiations.
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Olympia
Wash
Ernor Ernest Lister
State Capitol
Irvin Seighaus
Seighaus
Governor Lister
Prominent Weight Gain Tablet Ad Promises Fast Flesh Boost
An old English Drug Co advertisement touts Tonoline as a harmless inexpensive flesh builder. It guarantees refunds if weight gain does not occur, claiming 15 to 30 pounds of solid flesh with meals. Caution notes advise use only when weight gain is desired and highlight potential indigestion benefits.
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English Drug Co
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Mexico
Republic of Mexico
Carranza
Huerta
Francisco Madero
Thaw
Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Common Pleas Court
Kansas City
St. Mary's Hospital
Monroe
Bank OF Union
C. Winchester
J. E. Stack
T. C. Collins
Hargrove Bowles
Uzar
Russia
Theatre
Roberta Wilson
Wm. Quinn
Betty Schade
Paul Byron
Rexall Store News
Symphony
Mount Vernon Lawn
the Union Drug Co. A. M. Secrest, Ph.g., Mgr
Rex
Romeo
AND
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Helen Holmes
Austin & Clontz Five and Ten Cents
J. C. Smith Co
Corker
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