President Wilson on tour through the South in 1913
President Woodrow Wilson traveled by special train toward Mobile to speak at the Southern Commercial Congress on rural credits. He rode through Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia with demonstrations at Salisbury Charlotte Spartanburg Greenville and Atlanta and received warm welcomes from crowds and diplomats aboard the train.
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Wilson
Atlanta
Dixieland
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Mobile
Ala
Salsbury
N. C
Blue Ridge
Woodrow Wilson
Charlotte
Spartanburg
S.C
Saliabury
Greenville
D. C
Gainaville
Margaret
Jesse Wilson
Bone Grayson
Daniels
Navy Department
North Carolina
Southern Commercial Congress
Fletcher
Florida
Pulmans
Empire-builders for a New North Carolina
The piece extols North Carolina’s farmers, educators, and leaders as empire-builders shaping a future state with better farming, rural cooperation, and education. It highlights figures in agriculture, rural credit, and industry, praising youth returning to farming and urging a statewide push for practical schooling and expanded rural development.
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Wwe
North Carolina
Leval
England
Scotland
Greece
Russell
Lanier
South
Israel
State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Staton
A. & M. College
America
C. I. Hudson
Dan T. Gray
College
J. M. Johnson
United States Department of Agriculture
W. R. Camp
Holts
Cones
Erwins
Tompkins
Reynolds
Dukes
Batleys
Mebane
High Point
Thomasville
Julian 8. Carr, Jr
Pascal 8. Boyd
Bishop Strange
W. H. Swift
A SINGLE TRACK MIND on Wilson Term, Not Re-Election
Washington reports President Wilson kept to his current term focus in a Philadelphia speech and cabinet views call him single track minded. He urged renewing contracts with ordinary citizens who trust leaders, not chasing second term politics. Col Ashley Horne of Clayton dies suddenly at home after a storied NC career and public service.
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Washington
Washington Today
Wilson
Congress Hall
Philadelphia
Ashley Hore
Clayton
Ashley Horne
Cary
Treat
North Carolina
Southland
Chiyton
Col. Horne
W. W. Kiteti
Locke Craig
Johnston County
House of Representatives
Raleigh
Craig
Billings
Mrs. Horse
Death of Mrs T M Howie in Richmond VA
Mrs Minnie Sutton Howie wife of Thomas M Howie died suddenly at home in Richmond on Oct 22 191%. Her funeral was held in Monroe with Dr J H Weaver officiating. She leaves husband a daughter three children two brothers and parents. Mr Howie was ill and could not attend. Her life described as highly educated devout and active in the Baptist church and missionary work. An epitaph on patience and waiting ends with an optimist note.
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T. M. Howie
Journal
Minnie Sutton Howie
Thomas M. Howie
Richmond
Monroe
Budle Howie
J. H. Weaver
Jesus
Messrs. J. Gordon
Frank Williams
B.C. Ashcraft
Jas
T. Shute
Ney Meby
F. M. Sutton
West Monroe Township
Wingate School
Oxford College
Meridith College
Howie
Virginia
Frank
Lloyd Sutton
Howle
Rocky Mount
Baptist Church
Farmers use Penny Column to buy and sell farm assets
The Gastonia Gazette notes a rising use of penny ads by farmers to sell horses, mules, cows, and land, a practice the Yorkville Enquirer praises as effective. The column helps farmers reach buyers and renters, with ten years of growing adoption and potential for wider use.
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Gastonia Gazette
The
Enquirer
Yorkville Enquirer
Allitice
Stack Huey a Monroe Wedding of Rosa Stack and T W Huey
Stack Huey Miss Rosa Lee Stack daughter of J E B Stack married last evening to T W Huey. Ceremony at bride's parents home witnessed by friends and relatives. Rev J W Weaver officiated. Couple left for Charlotte and were escorted to the station by friends who showered rice. They will stay at Miss Caldwell’s. The groom, a Lancaster native, has lived in Monroe about three years with J B Stack Co cotton business colleagues. The bride, popular in Monroe and beyond, known as the accomplished daughter of 44 Stack. The event caused a stir amid family and community circles.
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Laney-Doster
Mies Cora Laney
Way
J. C. Laney
Buford Township
Doster
Gibson
Richardson
Monroe
Washington City
St Gibson
Mr. Doster
J. G. Doster
President Wilson Issues Thanksgiving Proclamation
President Wilson announces a year of peace within the nation and with the world. He highlights the Panama Canal projects as a symbol of friendship and progress, promising a new era of achievement and cooperation.
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Pan-American Union
Calvo
Costa Rica
Calderon
Bolivia
Perez
Peru
Morales
Panama
Cunha
Brazil
Pardo
Argentina
Central
South America
Panama Canal
Hugh Black
Recorder's Court
John Jackson
Bennie Secrest
Publi Highway
Henry Shipp
J. A. Jones
Hattie Covington
Lave Stevens
F. BR. ‘Williams
D. W. Hinson
Charles Coakley
Henry Gifford
W. J. Moose
M.D. Trapp
Frank Hagler
Riley Outlaw
H. C. Trull
George Hinson
Sam Medlin
Walter Speight
Sam Hope
Atlas Marsh
Jasper Gibson
Coats
Jim Dunham
Dan Cadieu
Pegram Winchester
George Cavelock
Adams
W. T. Brooks
Nish
Luke Lincoln
Nisi
K. Baxter Williams
Oscar Crockett
Henry Keno
J. E. Little
Jackson Township
Superior Court
Winston Cuthbertson
Wille Halley
Son Gatewood
Siple
Luther Bryant
Ella Horn
Hiram Sikes
Harry Gifford
Chas
Cookley
Baltimore
the Grand Jury
J. B. Hargett
V. McIntyre
W. M. Mangum
J. T. Helms
B. F. Milas A. Helms
W. D. Hasty
Willie Baucam
J. D. McRae
Foreman
Jas. C. Broom
Vann Funderburk
B. Smith
J. C. Clontz
W. M. Richardson
E. J. Byrum
J. B. Jerome
J. W. Gardner
Grand Jury
Episcopal Church
Warren W. Way
Cortland
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Gurney
Italy
G. W. Russell
J. Green
Dr. Alexander
Catawba County
W. J. Shuford
M. L. Bead
North Wilkesboro
R. P. Johnson
Asheville
J. R. Rives
B.C. Paires
Jana
Sterling
Farmers’ Alliance
Bro
J. H. Evans
French
Carr
Moore
Shuford
Tufts
Vanderbilt
Coles
B. F. Keith
8. H. Hobbs
Hutt
Hollowell
Woman's Institutes
Sandhills
Leonard Tufts
Henry A. Page
Roger A. Derby
Frederick T. Gates
Craven County
Simpking
King
Batts
Charlie Parkler
J. A. Brown
Iredell County
Augustus Leazer
Northampton County
Robeson County
University of Wisconsin
Moore County
Derby
Pumpelly
Harvard
Cochran Brothers
Panema
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