Long Beach Pier Collapse Kills Thirty Four Workers
A May 1913 disaster at the Long Beach municipal pier during Empire Day celebrations toppled the pier deck and auditorium front, killing thirty four mostly men and injuring fifty. Mayor Hatch survived and helped lead rescues as police from Los Angeles assisted crowds and authorities investigated the overburning cause linked to locked doors.
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Colapse
Long Beach
Cal
City Auditorium
Mayor Hatch
Los Ageles
Bryan's drinkless dinner scorns personal liberty critics
Secretary Bryan hosted a dinner for diplomats without alcohol, defending his choice and stressing personal conscience. Wilson supported Bryan's judgment as guests, including foreign envoys, accepted the hospitality and praised his honesty and restraint.
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Bryan
Rt Avenue
Wilson
Mr. Bryan
William J. Bryan
Japan
Pekin
Russia
Scandinavia
Home Canning Lets Monroe Farmers Boost Winter Supplies
A Monroe publication urges Union County farmers to adopt home canning to reduce winter grocery bills and increase family income. It highlights affordable canning outfits from Tharp Hardware and Manufacturing Co, capable of producing 400 to 1000 cans daily, and advises contacting local grocers and hotels to build a regional market.
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Union County
Monroe
California
Horthern Marke
Tharp Hardware and Manufacturing Co
Tharp Hardware Co
Unionville News Remarks on Local Visits and Deaths
Unionville News reports visitors from Charlotte Linwood College and Statesville Female College, with relatives hosting in Monroe and Bostic. It notes a July period of railway accidents nationwide, citing 4 598 injured and 287 killed, per the Inter-State Commission, and mentions local figures Vann Price and L A Helms in social notes.
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Unionville News
Spinks Hamilton
Charlotte
Eunice Helms
Linwood College
Letha Hamilton
Inez
Benton
Statesville Female College
Clara
Florence Purser
Monroe
J. A. Williford
Bostic
Vann Price
Charlotte Visi
L. A. Helms
North Carolina Assets and Business in 1912 Ledger
A fragmentary record notes assets and business in North Carolina for 1912. It lists executive roles including President R. J. Stitt and Secretary J. A. Allison, with a home office in Matthewe and local attorney for service.
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North Carolina
R. J. Stitt
J. A. Allison
Matthewe
Ee Carolina
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R. P. Beasley
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Columbia
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Zane
P. Taylor
P. Liddel-Chambers
P. Liddel- Tompkins
Steele
Mineral Springs
Church and School
Vann Heights
English Street
Waxhaw Real Estate Co
Inter-State Commission
Salbrigsgan
Namsook
Otis Balbriggan
Girard
Parr
Kakt
Kalt Union
Kait Union
Peter Hill
W. H. Belk & Bro
Onrok, N
Knights of the Guiding Star of the East
Mattews, N
STATS
Insurance Department
Raleigh
James R. Young
Matthews
N.C
J. R. Young
Urance Commission
Henderson Garage
Monroe Bicycle Company
Joe Griffin
George Belk
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Nassifp & Joseph, Proprietors
T. P. Dillon
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