Farmers and Presidents in a Rural Phone Call Dialogue
Major Bilkins visits farmers asking about relief and tariff reform. He chats with Colonel Harrison and Colonel Cleveland, grilling them on policies, pensions, and self reliance. Betsy complains of heat while Bilkins vows not to vote Harrison or Cleveland, ending with a cheerful farewell.
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Col Harrison
Col. Cleveland
Betsy
Maj Bilkins
Betsay
Cal
Harrison
Kurnel Harrison
Col
Bilkins
Col. N
Col. H
Congress
Kurnel
Grovernd
Buzzard Roost
Kurnel Cleveland
Col. C
Major Bilkins
Kurnul
Washington
Col C
Texas
Hayseed
Cleveland
Cream of the State Press reports crops and crimes in brief
State notes report grapes and tobacco stems, corn and wheat yields, floods and fences stolen near Winston, a large grape crop forecast, potato and wheat harvests, and deaths of editors and locals. Mentions Rev Solomon Pool as chaplain, Capt Teague killed by runaway mules, and multiple county agricultural updates across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Tarboro Southerner
Solomon Pool
Guilford Battle Ground Association
John Teague
Alexander County
B.F. Tipton
Mt. Holly Newa
O. L. Joyner
Alexander Heilbroner
Greenville
C.D. Smith
Macon County
W. L. Clay
Charlotte Observer Printing Office
Griffith
Thomasville
Exington Dispatch
Dewey Bros
Goldsboro
Pioneer Lumber Company
Mt. Olive
Davenport Female College
Lenoir
Ivey
Trinity College
Concord
McDonald
H. J. Hege
Lexington
Linwood
Henderson
William Stephens
Moncure Echo
E. T. Williams
Lincolnton
N. C
Norfolk
New York World
James IH. Horner
Oxford Female Seminary
Oxford
Wiley Wilson
Esquire Ballew
Oscar J. Howell
Stony Creek Township
Mecklenburg County
N. L. Hobbs
Davidson College
Rocky Mount
Winston Sentinel
J. A. Blum
Forsyth
Stokes
Surry
Rockingham
Yadkin
Davie
Davidson
Randolph
Curl Bivins
Allen Bivins
R. V. Houston
John Blair
Monroe Enquirer
F. D. Brumley
No. 2
Concord Standard
Elizabeth City
Stanly Court House
Court House
Stanly
Wilkesboro
Messrs. Gwyne & Son
Wadesboro
Cheraw and
Salisbury
Gardner
Atlantic Coast Line
Corps of Engineers
Adesboro
Pittsboro
King’s Mountain
Lousia Fall
J. H. Edwards
Neuse River
Randolph County
Saphire
Kivett
New Berne Journal
Pollock Street
Fleet Street
Broad
Broad Street
Janie Cogdell
Emma Cogdell
Webbtown
Mount Airy
Twin-City
Kinston
Lexington Dispatch
Geo. L. Kluttz
Rockwell
Rowan County
Gastonia
Gaston County
Logan Brown
Dallas
N. M. Bryan
Ransom Goodwin
McKnight
Carthage Blade
Charlotte News
Johnnie Ware
W. P. Ware
Reidsville
John C. Cagle
Montgomery County
Statesville News
Morehead City
Col
Wm. H. S. Burgwyn
Hendersonville
Massachusetts
Messrs Janks
Jacobs Glouster
Transylvania County
Lively World News From June 21 22 1902
Port summaries report a deadly ship explosion near Brest killing fifteen, a Paris cholera surge in Aubervilliers, and hospital cases from a Fern dale Colliery accident. Bankers G Baker & Co suspend in London while Atlantic City court cases unfold and a New York stock figure Gould dies in a Wall Street event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
New York
St. Mary's
Southampton
England
Brest
France
London
G. Baker & Co
Clarence Bixler
Rogers Park
Chicago
Frank Doyle
Zola
Paris
E. N. Horsford
Cambridge
Mass
Lief Ericsson
Gerry's Landing
Charles River
Bob Leslie
Megro
United States
Sacred Heart Mission
Indian Territory
Aubervilliers
Bremerhaven
American Petroleum
Standard Oil Company
Atlantic City
N. J
Kaun
Egg Harbor City
William Kvitz
Common Counil
Monttireal
Grand Trunk
Coaticook
Canada
Edward W.gould
New York Sstock Exchange
Wall Street
Staten Island Athletic Club
Lonpoy
Ferndale
Rhondda Valley
City Bank
Danville and Terminal Company
Iti
Ernest Richards
Belfast
Liz Kelly
Kelly
Richards
Nathaniel M. Burr
Seekonk
Providence
R. L
Athens
Hutchins
Caicaco
Henry M. Scudder
Melvin Letts a Murderer in New York City Area
Melvin Letts shot Catharine Swart on her summer kitchen doorstep and then killed himself in a premeditated double tragedy. Both were prominent locals. Swart, 63, and Letts, 46, were linked to a notable past engagement with Albany lawyer Alonzo B. Vorhees.
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Albany
Explosion on French cruiser Dupuy de Lome during trial
Brest June 21 A terrible accident on the new French cruiser Dupuy de Lome during a trial left 15 men dead. A boiler end blew out causing scalding steam and sulfurous smoke as water reached and extinguished the fire under the boiler. Electric lights failed and the fire room remained dark trapping engineers and stokers until the chief engineer could not escape.
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Brest
Dupuy de
Delegate Murder on Illinois Central Train
Memphis reports Judge Bright Morgan of Hernando Mississippi shot on an Illinois Central train by Henry Foster. Morgan, a Chicago convention delegate, had quarreled with Foster over a lawsuit. Foster surrendered at the next station after firing twice and Morgan died en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Bright Morgan
Hernando
Miss
Illinois Central
Henry Foster
Morgan
Chicago
Foster
Alden
Mason Kills Infuriated Bull With Bare Hands in Virginia
Mr J P Mason of Lyncasure Virginia saved a woman from an enraged 1500 pound bull by grabbing its horns and twisting, killing the animal. He sustained arm injuries from the feat and claims the owner said he was glad the bull was dead, noting Mason’s remarkable courage.
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Lyncasure, Va
J P Mason
Mr. Mason
America
Multiple drownings reported in New York area waters
A series of deaths by drowning occurred yesterday as several individuals, including James Leaden 23 and John Curran 22, fell victim in streams and harbors around New York City. Bodies recovered for some, others remain missing. separate incident describes Andrew Radcliffe David Alger and Frederick Hilton fishing near Paterson with Hilton missing after suspected falls, while two youths were jailed for creating a disturbance.
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Durham Sun
P. J. Mangum
Elb
Mangum
The
Monroe Enquirer
Richmond & Danville Railroad
Bond
Wilson Mirror
Roxboro
Col. A. B. Andrews
Murphy Branch
Western North Carolina Railroad
R. L Vernon
Green
Greensboro
Mount Olive
New York
Goldsboro
King’s Mountain News
Larken Kiser
Gus Webber
Seller's York
Bob Rhyne
James Leaden
New Brighton
S. L
William Mohrind
Zabriskie Street
Jersey City
Penn Horn Creek
John F. Curran
Cumberland Street
Brooklyn
Atlantic Basin
Abraham Friedman
Forsyth Street
East Seventy-second Street
Jacob Maug
Flushing Avenue
Narrows
Stapleton
L. I
Warren Street
Michael Gleason
Easton Avenue
New Brunswick
N. J
Andrew Radcliffe
David Alger
Frederick Hilton
Passaic
Paterson
Radcliffe
Alger
Hilton
N. Y. Herald
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Zeke Bilkins
State News
Morganton Herald
State Hospital
North Carolina
Atlanta
T. L. Chick
Sergeant
John Hands
John
Ben F. Tipton
Mount Holly News
Dick Steele
Richmond & Danville Company
Rock Hill
Huntersville
R. B. Hunter
Progressive Farmer
Melvin Letts
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