False Alarm at Taxahaw Sparks Sheriff Visit in Lancaster
Sheriff J. P. Hunter rushed from Lancaster to Taxahaw after reports of a bloody battle between factions. He found only rowdyism between a young woman and two men drinking hard cider. he brokered peace and warned against further conduct. In Osceola an unknown man’s death was ruled by unknown hands after blunt force, likely 10 days old. A financial statement lists missionary union contributions and a humor page notes sayings about life and secret keeping. The Washington census bureau reports 1912 cotton output at 14,295,500 bales with linters included.
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Taxahaw
Lancaster
S.C
J. P. Hunter
Taxihaw
Amos Mungo
Here
Sheriff Hunter
K. Hall
Later County
Twelve Mil Creek
Osceola
Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Death of Mrs Bettie Tarrant at Stevens Mill
Mrs Bettie Tarrant died last night at eleven at her Stevens mill home after a long illness. Funeral at four this afternoon at Monroe cemetery. Survived by two sisters Mrs W H Phifer of Monroe and Mrs M E Crowell of Charlotte, and one brother Mr John Stevens of Matthews. She was fifty one, twice buried, first to Mr Long and then to Mr Tarrant. She lived with Mrs Phifer earlier this year and belonged to Mill Grove Methodist church. Many friends mourn her death.
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Bettie Tarrant
Stevens Mill
Monroe
Tarrant
W. H. Phifer
M. BE. Crowell
Charotte
John Stevens
Matthews
Long
Quote by Lord Avebury on expressing love through action
A reflective remark asserts that loving others requires visible deeds not just feelings. It cautions that ignorance or thoughtlessness can hurt those closest, and urges compelling evidence of care to truly support loved ones.
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Lord Avebury
Truthful slips warm propositions in cold facts
An observation notes that honesty, even when accidental, can clarify and strengthen proposals, turning awkward truth into a persuasive advantage and easing negotiations. The idea suggests that direct acknowledgment of reality often persuades more than hedged or polished rhetoric.
Strange Dogs of Alaska and their traits
A Wide World Magazine piece describes Alaska dogs, noting malamute as native breed and wolfish in appearance and behavior. It contrasts huskies near Mackenzie River with Alaska, cites sled dogs averaging 75 pounds, and debunks sensational dogfight depictions while humorizing the scene.
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Alaska
Wide World
Mackenzie River
Hudson Bay Company
Maine Woods Tragedy in a Poor Sap Year
In Maine Woods two men Whit Toothaker and Han Vining find their syrup season a disappointment after tampered sap barrels yield water instead of syrup. They attempt boiling with rising flames and steam but fail to produce any syrup, labeling the year a mighty poor sap year.
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Maine Woods
Toothaker
Whit
Han
Malne Woods
Made the Hen So Nervous
A Country club district woman with a large backyard keeps chickens she loves. A nearby plumber blasts a rock to bore a hole, jolting her house. She protests that even a light blast harms her cutting hen who fears it will break eyes and distract her.
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Country Club
Kansas City Star
Making Himself Solid with Senator Stone Visit
L C Probert, then an Associated Press reporter, toured the U S Senate with a friend and was warmly greeted by Senator Stone of Missouri. Probert recalled his past as a Star witness in a noted Salt case, praising AP lawyers for discrediting the opposing side.
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L. C. Probert
Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Senator Stone of
Miecouri
Stone
Probert
St. Louis
St. Louis Star
Associated’ Press
Ike
Popular Magazine
In Loving Memory Tribute Poem Fragment
A brief memorial piece titled In Loving Memory appears in The Journal. It reflects on death as a sacred meeting with Christ and speaks of heavenly ascent beyond earthly limits into divine joy and light.
Registered Stranger Jailed for Forged Check in Bristol
A well dressed man calling himself R. K. Parks of Sparta North Carolina was jailed in Bristol on a charge of attempting to pass a forged fifty dollar check drawn on the First National Bank of Roanoke Virginia. The check, certified and deemed genuine by a local banker, was exposed as forged after Roanoke bank confirmation by telephone. Parks endorsed it as C. H. Kane. a stamping outfit and forging literature were found with him. Easter 1914. The report notes other scattered items from nearby notices.
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R. K. Parks
Sparta
N. C
Bristol
Roanoke
Parks
C. H. Kane
Towns vote to consolidate into one city
By large majorities in Sa jem and Winston the twin towns approved consolidating into a single municipality under a recent Legislature act. The merger becomes effective May 1. Also announced is The Fair Minstrel Company at the opera house Friday night March 28 with ticket prices 26, 36 and 50 cents.
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Sajem
Winston
the Fair Minstrel Company
Opera House
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Marsville
Meadow Bratch
Hopewell
Shiloh
Monroe First Church
Waxhaw King Street
Marshville
Boston Transcript
Monroe Firsure
Hin
Total
Flow & Phifer's
BLY
West
Fowler & Lee
Kocurdee
Bi Caudte
Aidi Ty
Raymond Hinson
David Iors
Matshs
Frank Mitchell
Clarence Lanedtele
Albert Scott
Hamp Chambers
Ceres Braley
Sandy
Andrew Carnegie
Sandy Macpherson
Skiho
M. Waller
Strange Dogs
Wen
Addler
Hamilton & Griffin
Monroe, N.C
Lucy McCauley
Christ
Jesus Christ
Durham
Vaughan
Watts Hospital
Burk
Old Stand of Dixie Theatre
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