Troops Are Sent to Fort Bliss from Camp Glenn
North Carolina units move from Camp Glenn to Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas, with officers predicting no rush to depart before September 1. A brigade review, sword presentation to Captain Albert Cox, and large encampment events mark the ongoing NC National Guard drill at Morehead City.
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National Guard
Morehead City
Camp Glenn
Fort Bliss
Texas
el Paso
North Carolina
Western Department
Young
Henry J. Hunt
Norfolk Southern Railway
Raleigh
Cox
EB. F. Gaddings
Rich
George L. Peterson
James Turner
Chadwick
Norfolk
J. D. Stack
Brigade
Laurence Young
Raleigh Rotary Club
Albert Cox
Third Infantry
Peterson
Albert L. Cox
Rotary Club of
N. C
Stack
Turner
War Department
Department
Hunt
Governor Craig Mobilizes Western North Carolina Flood Relief
The state relief fund near forty thousand dollars supports flood sufferers in Western North Carolina. Governor Craig directs funds with M. L. Shipman sending aid to Bat Cave in Henderson county. Britton to Washington to discuss fund use with War Department officials. He will visit Wilkesboro Marion and Morganton.
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Raleigh
Caroline
State Relief Committee
State Relief Executive Committee
Craig
T. L. Hayes
Booneville
Yadkin County
Labor and Printing
Henderson County
State Relief ‘Committee
Bat Cave
North Carolina
Wilkesboro
Marion
Morganton
Congress
Edward E. Britton
Washington
Baker
War Department
Electrical Men Meet at Raleigh State House
In Raleigh the electrical institute gathered in the representatives hall of the state house with Commissioner James R. Young presiding. The meeting drew inspectors from many towns and cities, state representatives, light and power company reps, and electrical contractors. Young outlined goals for improving electrical installations and inspection work and advancing the safety first campaign nationwide.
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Raleigh
Electrical Institute
Insurance
James R. Young
Young
Flood Ruin Described Across Hickory Nut Gap Scene
State Commissioner of Labor and Printing M L Shipman says the July 16 flood wrought ruin from the Hickory Nut Gap past Bat Cave to Rutherford county. The description emphasizes the extent of destruction and the water’s progression through the region.
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Hendersonville
M. L. Shipman
Labor and Printing
Hickory Nut Gap
Bat Cave
Chimney Rock
Rutherford County
Visited Eleven Battlefields and State Army Plans
Retired A&M College president D H Hill returned from a 1176 mile automobile trip visiting eleven Civil War battlefields to aid a North Carolina history project under the United Confederate Veterans and the North Carolina Historic Commission. Raleigh sources note 1500 second lieutenants needed as US Army vacancies rise after a new bill expands the standing army and a competitive exam is set for August 21. Moonlight school month in Buncombe County September aims to recruit adult literates with county teachers signing pledges to teach in districts as adult classes form.
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Raleigh
D. H. Hill
A. & M. College
North Carolina
North Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans
West Raleigh
W. C. Riddick
Adjutant General
United States Army
Riddick
Asheville
W.hy Hipps
Buncombe County
North Carolina records 1915 baby birth surge and deaths
Preliminary Bureau of Vital Statistics figures show North Carolina had 15 812 births in 1915, a birth rate near 1 per 1000, with 6 807 baby deaths under one year, 9 percent of births. Higher death rates cluster where white population is low wealth and literacy are down. higher wealth and white populations show lower death rates.
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Raleigh
Bureau of Vital Statistics
North Carolina
United States
Seek Money For Roads In Western North Carolina
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geologist, urged Asheville businessmen to push Congress 114000 dollars in federal road funds to rebuild Western Carolina highways washed out by the storm. Eastern Carolina leaders support allocating the aid to restore Catawba Burke county roads to the Tennessee line.
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Asheville
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Robert S. Jones
The
Board of Trade
Catawba
Burke County
Tennessee Line
Statesville Iredell Plan Bridge Replacement Partnership
Iredell County commissioners authorize construction of flood swept bridges on state highway at Statesville Buffalo Shoals site and Brown and Troutman near Mooresville plus a new Island Ford bridge by Lookout Shoals dam. Plan to build equitably with Catawba County to replace washed away crossings.
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Statesville
Iredell
Catawba County
Buffalo Shoals
Mooresville
Island Ford
Southern Power Company
Lookout Shoals Dam
Catawba
Tax relief sought for flood damaged corporations in North Carolina
Officials from corporations damaged by Western Carolina floods lobby the Corporation Commission to account for property depreciation in tax assessments. Indications are large reductions may be needed, risking state revenue below appropriations and expenses.
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Raleigh
Carolina
Corporation Commission
North Carolina Griefs and Tick Eradication Efforts Noted
About four thousand people participated in Cherryville's annual celebration. A bureau of animal industry agent will supervise tick eradication in eastern North Carolina with headquarters at Washington. The state except for counties east of the Atlantic Coast Line has been freed of the tick. Dr Keapp reports a net profit of 82.25 from a flock of 46 hens over a year, with a profit per hen of 1.78. Anson County sees steady road-building despite heavy rainfall.
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Cherryville
Smalk
Bureau of Animal Industry
North Carolina
Washington
Atlantic Coast Line
Keapp
Raleigh
Ansom
Nere
High Point Milling Co Flour for Baking Excellence
An advertisement from the High Point Milling Company touts Good Wholesome Flour as the best choice for bread cakes and pastries. It emphasizes white frost luxury flour made from the best wheat and endorses its use for any bake.
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High Point Milling
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Lester
Interstate Committee
Lydall Bacon
Henderson
Stone
B. C. Young
Elizabeth Edwards
J. T. Gardner
Pittsburg
S. Glenn ‘Brown
Brown
J. A. Turner
Carl Blades
Elizabeth City
Baxter Hunter
W. C. Horton
Mary Horton
Charlotte
James Poythress
Council
Stanly
Marc. Stanly
Craven
John H. Ray
Wilma Canfield
Gordon Smith
Calvary
Artillery
Infantry
Signal Corps
Hospital Corps
Cavalry
Artillery Infantry
Field Artillery
Engineers
Coast Artillery
Canton
Camry Glenn
Wae Hinson
W. W. Pierce
Goldsboro
Mee York Cole
Rutherfordton
Sasebnte
Coleman
State Relief Fund
Craig Visite
Old North State
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway Company
High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
W. E. Price
Agt
W. T. Kirkman & CO
Mr. Farmer
Lo. B
Hoy W
J. W. Sechrest
Wood’s Garden Seed
Mann Drug CO
North State Tele. Co
Postal Telegraph Cable CO
Postal Co
Raeeber
Petersburg
Richmond
Frederi Fayetteville
Camdes
Columbbsia
Aitken
Nile Me
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