Contestants Aim for Special Prize Week in Subscriptions Race
The notice promotes a two week subscription contest with a Special Prize Week offering a locket and chain to the top getter, plus a future gold ring and grand prizes. It urges early entry, notes rising contestants, and highlights the theatre offering Peg o' My Heart at the Monroe Opera House with Oliver Morosco's production praised for its charm and human insight.
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Remonder
Peg
Monroe
Theatre Opera
Oliver Morosco
Peg O' My Heart
Opera
Tribe Utes
England
Oliver Morogee
Mr. Manners
County Fair to Showcase Record Corn and Livestock Exhibits
The committee promotes this fall fair as the best yet with corn displays by adult farmers and youth, pumpkins potatoes wheat oats cabbage turnips peas cane seed butter and molasses. Livestock horses mules cattle sheep goats and poultry will be heavily featured. Exhibitors must place stock by Friday morning with premiums totaling about four hundred dollars and a general admission ticket system to cover hall and judge costs.
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Shcre
IB Atherafvs
H.C. Griffin
R. C. Griffin
R. C.griffin
State Department of Agriculture
Fair Management
Flr
T. P. Dillon
Watt Ashcraft
T. J. W. Broom
R. ©. Griffin
Local Waxhaw items include crime, politics and arrivals
The Waxhaw area reports a cow theft solved in Monroe with a road sentence for a suspect who stole a cow and fled to Charlotte and Monroe. Election results show strong Democratic turnout with most amendments passing except two. Dr Nisbet and Mrs Nesbit return to Waxhaw to start dental practice on Church Street. Also noted are Woodmen portraits of Capt. T J Glack and W Chapman and local moves by Mr Eugene Secrest to Bear Monroe.
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Eugene Secrest
Monroe
Woodmen
T. J. Glack
W. Chapman
Woodvien
J. P. Keziah
Chester
T. A. Haywood
Waxhaw
Mt. Gilead
A. H. McLeod
Lucile Niven
Krausswood
Hallowe'en
Mary Howard
Earl Byrum
High Point
T. P. Nesbit
Greenville
3. C
Church Street
Nisbet
Nesbit
Smith
Davis
William Marge
Marvin
Charlotte
Morse
Wilson's
Candidate McCaskill Loses Home and Election
A. L. McCaskill, candidate for the house of representatives, lost his Wilmington road home and belongings this morning while early results show his electoral defeat. The text also includes a humor exchange about a new boss's grammar and schooling.
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Fayetteville Dispatch
A. L. McCaskill
House of Representatives
Wilmington Road
McCaskill
Local Trade Moves South as Laney Sells Grocery Stock
Mr. 8 H Laney exchanged his grocery stock with Mr. T B Watts for a farm just south of Pageland. Watts will relocate his groceries to a farm three miles east of Pageland in about a month. J C Rivers was taken to Florence hospital for appendicitis surgery and is recovering well. A freak egg with a sunflower shaped shell was shown by Rew Jenkins and discussed by locals. John Richardson Jr narrowly escaped injury while loading lumber when a large stack toppled, packed with bystanders helping extract him. he suffered bruises and strains but no broken bones.
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Pageland
H. Laney
T. B. Watts
Lainey
Watts
J.C. Rivers
Florence
Rivers
R. Rivers
Rew Jenkins
Jenkins
John Richardson, Jr
Guess
Fury
Bulletin Board Deception at the New York Station
An old man tricks a clerk with a forged bulletin claiming trains will be on time except one. The clerk discovers the ruse and exposes the deception. The real notice reads All trains on time September i.
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New York Globe
Election Returns Show Republican Gains Across Nation
Republicans made gains in state and national races amid widespread Democratic control in government. Amended measures failed in Union County with the largest vote on Amendment No. 1 at 522 for and 680 against. State and local results favored Republicans in several counties while a dwindling Progressive vote and a growing socialist presence emerged.
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Union County
United States
General Assembly
Whitman
Wadsworth
Empire State
Hiram Johnson
California
North Carolina
Gudger
Janes J. Britt
James J. Britt
Detlinite
Democratc
Washington
Ashe
Burke
Meadowell
House
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Quantities of Goods Bought for the Allies
A train of 18 cars carrying 100000 pairs of shoes left Binghamton New York for the Greek Army from the Endicott Johnson factory. French government seeks 1000000 pairs of army boots. Russell Uniform ships 10000 army overcoats weekly to England. Durham Hosiery Lackawana Superior book orders for underwear and sweaters totaling 800000. Ford Motor supplies 2000 motor cats ambulances. Packard Federal to deliver 750 motor trucks. Three Springfield Mass rifle firms secure orders for Europe.
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New York
Princes Under Fire First British Royal to Fall in Modern War
Prince Maurice of Battenberg, son of a German prince and grandson of Queen Victoria, dies of wounds after his first and last campaign. He is the first British royal casualty in modern war, praised by Sir John French, with commentary on royal military roles and dynastic politics.
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Batth
Weatt
Mester
Toston Transcript
Prince Maurice of
Battenburg
King George
Queen Victoria
John French
Alexander
Bulgaria
Louis
Battenberg
Kim
Buttenbe
Erry
England
Beatrice
Beilieh
Duke of York
Cambridge
Crimea
Egypt
Germany
Bismarck
Edward I
Prince of Wale
Europe
The South Must Lead To End Charitable Views Of Its Plight
In a plea for resolve, the speaker argues the South possesses vast resources and should endure hardship without begging. He cites cotton prices from 1882 to 1901, urging backboned citizens to reject charity appeals and instead mobilize local effort and leadership to weather crop failures and sustain the region.
War Flares as Russia Turkey Clash and Atlantic Naval Debates
Reports say France and England declared war on Turkey while Turkish and Russian armies engage on land. A Pacific naval clash between German and British squadrons leaves ships missing and a German victory claimed. The Atlantic struggle continues with bombardments on Forts and debates over fleet power.
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France
Belgium
England
Turkey
Chile
Pacific
London
Warthe
Husson Voland
East Prussia
Gaileta
Beoty
Germam
Silekia
Karlhiresia
Russian
Caucasus
Poland
Galicia
Hhs
Merting
Ugainet Taster
Admiralty
Germany
Tsing-Tau
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