Hyde Park Protest Draws Huge London Crowd for Exiles
A vast Hyde Park Sunday demonstration in London drew an estimated fifty thousand to possibly far more as workers from multiple unions marched from Marble Arch to the park’s platforms to greet the South African exiles. The event underscored labor strength in London, though few MPs belong to the Labour Party, highlighting a mood of disillusion with parliamentary avenues and a public push back against Botha’s regime.
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Hyde Park
London
Botha
South Africa
Hemee
Salvation Army
Boston
Kensington Gardens
Marble Arch
Hyde Park Corner
Thames Embankment
Charing ‘Croas
Weat End
Park
Hyde ‘Park
Carmen
Mindere
Unity Now International
Workers of
F. E. Smith
House of Commons
Labor Party
Labor
Beyond Limit of Patience in Irish Household
Bridget vents fury at her mistress over endless chores and a demanding housemate. She complains the other woman borrows every item from the coal to the broom and refuses to share, while Bridget struggles to finish her own tasks.
Statesman and the Red Ink Bottle Whisky Tale
In a Washington office a large thirsty man pleaded for a drink. A statesman offered a bottle labeled red ink claiming it was the fine old Kentucky whisky. The nervous visitor drank, and the statesman poured himself a share, revealing the ruse to allay suspicion.
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Statesman
Washington
Scientific Swindler Exposed in Oakland Fraud Claim
Detroit Free Press notes Samuel Spitz claimed a five mile wireless spectro scope could project any outdoor image onto a glass disc at night. Investigations reveal a hidden panorama film used in demonstrations. Authorities plan to prosecute the inventor for the deception.
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Samuel Spitz
Oakland
Cal
Detroit Free Press
Wireless mine telephony promises safer underground work
A German inventor Herr J H Reinecke has devised a wireless telegraphy system for mines now used at Dinnington main colliery Yorkshire. Two fixed points allow conversations like ordinary telephones, with a portable cage instrument for ascent and descent. It enables direct contact with above ground during disasters, aiding rescue and location of entombed miners.
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J. H. Reinecke
Westphalia
Dinnington Main
Yorkshire
London
Demonstration Plan Teased by Party Leaders
In a backstage exchange the participants discuss staging a demonstration to show the party remains active. Senator Sorghum suggests continual reorganization as the chosen strategy to sustain political momentum.
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Sorghum
World’s Emery Supply Exposed by Balkan Turmoil
The world's supply of emery comes from the Greek islands and from Asia Minor. Exportation has been lessened within the last year because of the Balkan trouble.
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Greek Islands
Asia Minor
Balkan
Luscious Crab Apple Reverie from Maine Households
Bangor News paints a tribute to wild crab apples from Maine childhood memories. It recalls boys foraging for the sour fruit, their jelly and tarts, and long winter jars of preserves. The piece links the fruit to Maine’s culture, kitchens, and seasonal traditions.
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Maine
Page
Ita
Bangor News
Oyster industry shows 67267 workers in the United States
The article notes 67,267 people employed in the US oyster industry with yearly wages of 10,876,801 dollars and capital invested of 16,880,032 dollars excluding private beds. Oysters yielded 2,988,515 bushels in 1912, averaging a third of a bushel per person, with oysters common on menus from humble eateries to luxury hotels. It recalls ancient Athens and Jewish dietary laws prohibiting shellfish, citing Deuteronomy 14 10.
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United States
Athens
Looking Forward Marconis Lamp Lights Future Without Wires
The piece foresees Marcon’s experiment lighting a distant lamp six miles away without wires, predicting Hertzian waves will power homes and heat, celebrate museum-worthy old furnaces, and spark future electric travel and wireless radio telephony across oceans and continents.
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Marcon
Atlantic
Chicago
Boston Globe
Mystery skull found in Donegal garden unravelled by sergeant
Irish superstition about a human skull unearthed in a Donegal merchant’s garden is explained by Sergeant Mulberth of the local constabulary. He recalls a man once gathering bramble berries near Magherabeg where the ruins of an ancient monastery still stand and hints at a hidden backstory.
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Donegal
Mulberth
Magherabeg
Announcements of candidates for Union county offices
The Journal will publish free one signature per candidate on announcements for offices. After one insertions candidates pay regular rates for further cards. N PRICE announces for Sheriff subject to Democratic primary. NEY McNEELY announces for State Senator subject to May 16 1914 primary. J V GRIFFITH announces for Sheriff.
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State Senate
Ney McNeely
Senate
Pace Announces Democratic Candidacy for Seventh District NC
Robert N Pace announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Seventh District seat in the Sixty fourth Congress. He states the primary will be held Saturday May 16 1914 and asks Democratic voters for support.
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Congress
North Carolina
Robert N, Pace
D A Houston for Representative in Union County
In selecting a suitable man to represent Union county in the North Carolina General Assembly, Dave Houston is praised as the ablest choice. Though a lawyer by training, he is not currently practicing and has been tried and proved. If he consents to have his name used, he will be nominated and elected and make a record Union county will be proud of.
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Union County
General Assembly
North Carolina
Dave Houston
Houston
Union County Democratic slate for clerk and solicitor posts
Public notice proclaims candidacies for Union County offices with C B Houston seeking Clerk of the Court, R W Lemmond seeking Clerk of the Superior Court, and R Lane Brown running for Solicitor of the Thirteenth Judicial District. Ballot action subject to Democratic primary or convention. Support requested.
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Union County
C. BE. Houston
Thirteenth Judicial District
R. Lane Brown
Albemarle, N, C
Recorder Election Date Set by Democratic Primary
The office of Recorder will be decided after the Democratic primary action involving H. B. Adams, Jr. The date for the election is to be determined by party proceedings and related ballots.
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H. B. Adams, JR
Helms enters race for Monroe cotton weigher post
Cotton weigher candidate Bartley Helms declares intention to seek the Monroe office under Democratic primary rules. He frames his bid as an assertive party choice and outlines readiness for the campaign.
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Monroe
Bartley Helms
Treasurer Re election Bid in Union County Primary
For Treasurer re election to the office of Treasurer of Union county subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Ww.
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Union County
Union County Recorder Candidate Announces Planned Paper Notice
M L Flow announces candidacy for Union County Recorder in the primary to be held later. He seeks votes and influence for the office and says a formal announcement will be published in the newspaper.
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Union County
M. L. Flow
Representative in Union County Democratic primary notice
For Representative. date for Representative in the General Assembly from Union county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. J. M. Pairley.
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General Assembly
Union County
Monroe cotton weigher faces Democratic primary slate
J C Winchester seeks Senate nomination with W G Long as candidate for County Commissioner. Public notice lists spring laxative and blood cleanser Dr King’s New Life Pills 25 cents, advertised as purifying blood and cleansing stomach liver and kidneys.
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Dr. King
Local Market Cotton Prices and Produce Listing
The local markets present cotton prices for long and short staple ranges with daily notes from merchants. Prices for seeds, butter, beans, peas, and country cane seed are listed with broad per pound ranges and cautions that figures may change tomorrow. readers should call a local merchant for that day’s exact figures.
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Wien
Spervers
List Takers Appointments In Union County Townships
Notice announces list takers will visit Sandy Ridge BuFord Mountain Springs and other townships in May to collect property for taxation. Dates span May 2 through May 30 at various local sites. Also records an unrelated anecdote about a man and a book aboard a streetcar.
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Union County
Sandy Ridge Township
Howie Mine
Clark's Store
Mineral Springs
Prices Mill
Marvin
Weddington
R. B. Cuthbertson
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Metropolis
King George V
Louis Botha
Bridget
Foz
ROYAL
N. Price
J. V. Griffith
D. A. Houston
J. M. Pairley
Primi J.C. Winchester
W. G. Long
Jerre C. Laney
Buford Township
Trinity
Armfeld's
Mountain Springs
Walters’ Mill
Starnes & Broom's
A. M. Nisbet
Prospect
J.B. Green
T. C. Bubanks
Musch
Phate
Cob & Dienk
S H Bar's
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