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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1917
Page
3
A historic address argues German aims to world conquest and Christian moral collapse, detailing mobilization, Belgian neutrality violations, submarine warfare deception, and U.S. entry into WWI. It stresses neutrality, national unity, loyalty, and active suppression of disloyalty. Wilmington, August 28, 1917.
A period sobering editorial extols daily internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate. It claims this simple drink cleanses the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, improves complexion, and boosts vitality, urging both men and women to adopt the routine.
London reports that last week thirteen British merchant ships of 1,600 tons or over and two vessels under that tonnage were sunk by mines or submarines. This marks the smallest weekly total since Germany intensified submarine warfare in February. The previous record for weeks ending mid August showed 16 ships sunk.
Formal return of a blanket indictment charges a nation wide conspiracy to ham per the government during the war. 166 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World are named. Arrests followed quickly as deputies swooped on LW W headquarters and prisoners were brought back to the federal building.
In Washington on September 28 Representatives Heflin of Alabama and Norton of North Dakota nearly fought in the House after a clash sparked by a rules committee report on German money inquiries. After a tense moment Norton challenged Heflin, but colleagues intervened and the men withdrew, resuming their work as order was restored.
A head-on collision near Kellyville Oklahoma between a westbound St Louis and San Francisco passenger train and an empty troop train killed 27 people and injured many more. Bodies of seven whites, three Indians, and 17 negroes recovered from wreckage as crews work to count dead and locate the wounded. The crash occurred when the passenger train, ordered to wait, left the station and met the eastbound troop train at Pole Cat creek bridge. The most seriously injured were taken to Tulsa hospitals. relief trains moved to aid the wounded.
An unusual OCR fragment promotes a tonic named O14 Standard tonic as a malaria remedy. It asserts the product enriches the blood and strengthens the body, implying health benefits though the text is garbled and lacks clear evidence or sourcing.
A Gastonia Gazette fragment recalls a transformed night scene where the ugly city yields to twinkling lights and hidden kindness. A toiler’s dreamlike vision shows a nursery of joy among workers and vendors, with Nancy Fitzhugh Richey reflecting on faith and duty. The piece blends poetry and social commentary.
Public sale for cash at the courthouse door in Monroe on October 10 1917 follows a deed of trust dated November 23 1916 by Jonah Barino and wife Alice Barrino to J R Sanders trustee to satisfy unpaid indebtedness. Description covers two parcels totaling about four acres plus a one eighth acre parcel in Union county with metes and bounds from Barrett and Long lines. Trustee J R Sanders signs September 12 1917.
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