Roosevelt Family Trip to Richmond Ends With Lost Boy
Forsyth county traveler Noah Noahs family of nine started for Richmond on train No. 14 with seven summers boy and two married daughters. A seven-year-old wandered off in Greensboro and was found by station master Foushee after the train moved on. The boy was located near the roundhouse and returned to his father. The elder son rejoined the 7 o’clock train to Richmond. In other news, a Central of Georgia train near Eufaula, Alabama, derailed killing 15 and injuring over 100. Reinhardt College students burned a history book they deemed biased to the North. A highway robbery near Winston-Salem left Mr. Gordon missing $15. A Union County college club organized with officers and plans for livestock and home exhibits.
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Roosevelt
Richmond
Greenabero News
Winston-Selem
Greensboro
Forsyth County
Here
Reidsville
Noah
Danville
Foushee
No. 14
Benaja
Foushe
Round House
Walla
Winston-Salem
Eufaula
Ala
Central of Georgia
K. Als
Eofania
Clayton
Oxark
Enfanla
Waleska
Dispatch
Dixie
Reinhardt College
United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Jefferson Davis
Robert EB. Lee
Southern Methodist Church
North Georgia
R. L. Gordon
Gordon
Lee Park
McManus
Mr. Gordon
Houston
McCorkle
Tom Alexander
West Virginia
Stewart Spittle
Mr. Spittle
Heath Old House
McMuenus
Union County
Trinity College
PN. Neal
L. Seerest
F. Starnes
C. A. Burrus
V. Seerest
Union County Club
Trinity
Biig
Union
Stock County
Collins
Biggers
Ely Hall
G. A. Roberts
E. H. Broome
A. Barrus
J. H. Barr
Monument to North Carolina Women of the Confederacy Model Approved
The commission approves an idealized bronze statue of a Confederate woman with a grandmother at her knee listening to tales of Confederate deeds. The model is sent to the foundry for casting, with unveiling planned next spring and a possible date for President Wilson to give the principal address.
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R. D. W. Connor
Wilson
Cotton Seed Trust in Mississsippi antitrust suit grows
Mississippi Attorney General Collins sues nearly every cotton seed mill in the state over control of the industry. He charges the American Cotton Oil Company is effectively owned by Standard Oil and dominates about 90 percent of seasonal Mississippi business. He seeks forfeiture of domestic charters and ousting of foreign firms.
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Miwiwipp
Jackson
Mits
Collins
American Cotton OY Company
Standard Oil Company
Mississippi
Thettorney General
Nash County forms health department and urges attendance
Nash County forms a health department after a joint meeting of the county Board of Commissioners, Board of Health, and Board of Education. They plan to hire a full-time physician to prevent sickness, with Nash joining Rowan in establishing whole-time health officers in twelve counties. Other counties listed include Columbus, Johnston, New Hanover, Durham, Forsyth, and more.
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County Board of Commissioners
Board of Health
Board of Education
Nashville
Nash County Board of Health
Rowan
Nash
Columbus
Impsett
Johnston
Robertson
New Hanover
Durham
Gulletford
Forsyth
Beckingham
Huanombe
Neighbors overuse phones, Monroe Telephone Co. manager warns
W H Norwood, manager of Monroe Telephone Co, urges customers not to steal neighbor’s phone time. He says many complaints reach them daily about neighbors using others' phones and warns of losses for the company. He offers to install a line if a user will pay, so no one else bears the cost.
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Vract Peoples
Bustieas
W. H. Norwood
Monroe Telephone Co
County Fair Preparations Ahead for Two Busy Days
A county fair committee works to ready exhibits for Friday and Saturday. Corn abundance cited by T J W Broom, expected live stock and poultry to be shown in the Ashcraft’s store hall, with judging by Mrs Griffin Howfield Hinde Madson Parker and T B Brown. Admission ten cents supports premiums and future expenses.
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T. J. W. Broom
Ashcraft
Women's Department
BH Griffin
W. 1
Howfield
Hugh Hinde
Ro Madson
T. B. Parker
the Nations
State Departments of Agriculture
Great Lakes Storm Costs Lives And Property Across Lakes
A three days gale and snow storm swept from Lake Superior to Lake Erie, killing dozens and causing millions in damage. Survivors arrived with rescue tales as Cleveland reported 24 inches of snow, five deaths, and heavy telecom losses. Death tolls vary with port reports, including bodies found in Lake Huron and near Buffalo.
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Reat Lang
Chigagon Dispatch
Great Lakes
Midlake
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Lake Huron
St. Joseph
Canadian
Buffalo
N. J
Former Slaves to Have a Reunion in Men reo
A county reunion of former slaves is planned with the Old Slave Movement part of a statewide effort. The event begins at ten with Capt W C Heath to speak at eleven, led by W M Ellerbe of Raleigh as State President. Committees include Managers W M Stockton and R D B Barrett, with finance chaired by W M Alsobrooks and Robert Mitchell.
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Joyner
Kar
Raleigh
Association of
Ralelah
Sus R
Menreo
Sith
W.C. Heath
W. M. Ellerbe
W. M. Stockton
Chairan
Robert Kelly
R. D B. Barrett
John Nixon
W. Autrey
W. M. Alsobrooks
Robert Mitchell
Allen Hough
D. Thomas
District Attorneys and Marshals to be Fired in Wilson Plan
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson plans to remove District Attorney Holton and Marshals Logan and Dockery for refusing to resign. Lincolnton News notes Trey Speagle died from burns after a mill fire sparked by a lantern incident leaving a wife and two children.
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Washington Dispatch
Greensboro
Holton
Seawell
United States
Logan
Dockery
Wilson
The
Lincolnton News
Trey Speagie
Laboradory Mill
Speagle
Recorder's Court case roundup with multiple defendants
Will Funderburk must serve 30 days on roads and cover costs for larceny. Jack Perry, colored, found not guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. Vann Tillman, colored, assault and battery. coats. Charles Harris, colored, assault. not guilty. Hyder Cureton, colored, violating ordinance. costs. Sim Grimsley, colored, violating ordinance 80. costs. Hol Smith, colored, violating ordinance 80. costs. Jesse Helms, beating way on a train. costs.
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Recorder's Court
Will Funderburk
Jack Perry
Vann Tillman
Charles Harris
Hyder Cureton
Sim Grimsley
Hol Smith
Jesse Helms
November Snow King Haunts the Valley in Quiet Fairytales
Sugun M. Kune blends a lyrical poem about November’s color queen vanishing over the hill with a sober grey cloaked rider who stirs leaves, teases ferns, and scatters dust like a hundred bees. Clouds then gather as November longs for snow, creating a dreamlike winter prelude.
Monroe Milling and Lumber Ad Promises Faster Service
Notice shows Monroe MPG Co. under J B Triplett as General Manager stating a return to full-time operation after equipment upgrades. It invites customers and builders to place orders, visit or call for building materials, and to expect increased output and prompt fitting of orders in the near term.
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Natice
Machkinery
Monroe Mpg, CO
J.B. Triplett
Gen
Leaf tobacco sales in North Carolina hit about 60 million pounds
MI records show October leaf tobacco sales across 36 markets totaled 58,752,606 pounds with likely actual sales near 60 million. Winston-Salem leads with the largest quantity sold, reported near a substantial million-pound level.
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North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Tragic Fatality at Hartsell Well Boring Site in Buford Township
Bright Bass, 24, of North Monroe, was killed while operating a Hartsell well boring machine at Alf Fincher’s in Buford Township. A set screw in the drill shaft caused the fatal entanglement as the body was wedged between the shaft and timbers. the accident halted when the belt stopped, and Bass was brought home for burial in McLarty cemetery. Hurtsell, the machine owner, reports no prior accidents on similar equipment.
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Bass
Buford
Bright Bass
North Monroe
Hartsell
Alf Fincher
Buterd
Bedle Hass
McLarty Cemetery
Hurtsell
No Change in Mexico as Wilson Sees Huerta End
Washington reports indicate the United States will maintain pressure against the Huerta regime in Mexico, awaiting the impact of financial and political moves. Officials deny imminent changes to policy or a move to close the American embassy, while hopes rise that boycott and pressure from major powers will hasten Huerta's downfall.
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Bryan
United States
Mexico
Congress
Wilson
Uryan
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Huerta
Mexico City
Wksoner See
Gelury
Sinte Bryan
Mr. O'Shaughnessy
John Lind
Mexico War Death Toll Report From Dr J F Selwehner Visit
Dr J F Selwehner, recently in Mexico, reports large casualties from the Mexican conflict. He warns that hundreds of Americans may have been killed and notes widespread slaughter with exposed bodies rotting in streets after clashes in towns like Otto town.
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Sehachthe
Paso
J. F. Selwehner
Mexicolas
O. F. Sehachner
Brash
Roxas
Mexico
Otto Town
Schochner
Taking Chances Hemmandhaw Judge Exchange
A judge quotes a punning remark as Mrs Hemmandhaw explains she reads the end of stories to avoid patent wedding advertisements, testing expectations about dialogue and tone. The exchange highlights a light, humorous mood and character dynamics within a courtroom or casual social setting.
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Hemmandhaw
Expensive Paper for Marriage License Jokes Sharply Told
A humorous dialogue about paying for a marriage license ends with a clerk offering an installment plan. In a separate item, Mrs. J. D. Fletcher of Durham County, aged 66, is reported as gored to death on Thursday by a cow.
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J.D. Fletcher
Durham County
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Pistol’s Point
Nassiff & Joseph
Piedmont Buggy Company
Piedmont Buggy Co
Piedmont Bogey Company
Dr. Watt Ashcraft
J.C. Mf Vann
Cotton Seed Trust
Catawba Superior Court
Cline
Huffman Boy
Jake, Heavener
Bristow
Kansas
Ashuret
Arizona
Senate Committee On
Shafroth
Colorado
Williams
Nash County
Herle
Cloudland
Sugun M. Kune
Wilson Net
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