Great Earthquakes and a New Wesley Memorial Church
The article recalls Lisbon 1755 as historic in earthquakes and lists 1906 global seismic disasters including San Francisco Valparaiso and Esmeraldas. It notes a large audience at Wesley Memorial church in High Point for its first services and reflects on leaving the old Washington Street church for a larger, modern building.
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Italy
Ayezanno
Rome
Lisbon
Portugal
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Calabra
Esmeraldas
Educador
Columbia
Wesley Memorial Church
S. B Turrentine
J. H. Earnhardt
Washington Street
M E
Gilbert Rowe
New Church
J. E. Thompson
Washington Street M. E
Blair
The
Christian Advocate
H. C. Byrum
South Main Street M. E
W.H. Townsend
High Point
Fatal Scaffold Fall Claims Two Men Near Clinton
The remains of Grady Mendenhall arrived Saturday night and were taken to his home on the old Thomasville road before interment at the family burying ground. A fellow worker, a negro, also died when the scaffold gave way at the 1000 foot height.
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Grady Menden- Yall
Clinton
Thomasville Road
Nebraskan judge rules acceptance of paper creates debt
Judge George Thomas of Columbus Nebraska ruled that a man who accepts and uses a newspaper must pay for it in a suit brought by the Columbus Telegram. The case involved a $235 bill after the Telegram was sent to the defendant's home and he initially refused to pay. The jury was directed to verdict in favor of the Telegram based on common law that what is received must be paid for.
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George Tnomas
Columbus
Neb
Thomas
Supreme court rules common carriers must transport liquor
Richmond Va January 12 under an opinion handed down by the state supreme court of appeals today common carriers will be compelled to transport into North Carolina liquors which are intended only for personal consumption.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court of Appeals
North Carolina
Territorial Claims and War News Roundup
Russia reports advances while France progresses and the Soissons valley battle draws attention. Turks hold Tabriz in the Russian sphere. No further news. In New York a subway panic strikes seven hundred passengers. State legislature debates bills including convict hiring. Adjutant General Young says North Carolina National Guard is good enough.
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Russia
Valley of the Soissons
Tabriz
New York
Young
North Carolina National Guard
County to Build New Eight Story Court House
County commissioners approve replacement of the old courthouse with a new eight to ten story building. The structure will house county departments and include office space sufficient to cover the construction cost.
Robbery at Liberty Tailor Shop Netted Clothes Thefts
Robbers entered the Liberty Tailor shop Monday night and carried away several suits. Bloodhounds tracked the scent but found no solid lead. This marks the sixth break in at local tailoring shops in three years. Chief McGhee later said part of the stolen goods were recovered in woods seven miles away and he was close on the thief’s trail.
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Liberty Tailor Shop
McGhee
Bank Meeting Reports Bright Prospects for 1915
The Home Banking Co stockholders met Tuesday to review the year and plan larger business for 1915. Old officers were re-elected and prospects look bright for growth. Cashier Crowson and assistant Hatcher form a successful team as the bank gains many new accounts.
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the Home Banking Co
Crowson
Hatcher
Compromise Reaches Sewage Suit Near High Point
In Guilford Superior Court several cases by residents near High Point were settled by compromise. The total damages sought were about 38 000 dollars, with the settlement around 3 000 dollars. The defendant agreed no sewerage is discharged into the stream or others crossing plaintiff lands. Distribution lists payments to multiple individuals including Y C O Cecil and J M Cecil among others.
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Guilford Superior Court
High Point
Y.C O. Cecil
C. O. Craver
H. O. Perryman
W. A. Cecil
J. L. Smith
N. R. Cecil
Backing Kansas in Editorial Feud Sparks War of Words
Harvey Newbranch of the Omaha World-Herald fires a volley at William Allen White over the Nebraska Kansas rivalry. He contrasts Nebraska wealth and virtue with Kansas bragging and sensationalism, urging White to visit Lincoln and Omaha to see the dispute firsthand. Carcasonne reference remains part of the polemic.
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Kansas
William Allen White
Nebraska
New York Times
Fred Fristos
Harvey Newbranch
Hitchcock
Omaha World-Herald
White
Lincoln
Omaha
Carcasonne
Brown Couple to Winter in Town as Guests of Staleys
Mr and Mrs J W Brown of Rockville Ind will spend the winter here as guests of Messrs A C and Co V Staley The North Carolina Metal Hygiene Society has held its annual meeting E L Crouch spent Sunday in Salisbury with Mrs Crouch who is a patient there
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J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
Elwood
Consolidated Mercantile Co
Sumter
S. C
W. Simmons
South Main Street
W. H. Ragan
Dixie Department Store
Mesdames Albion
Edward Millis
J. F. Prevo
San Francisco
E. L. Crouch
Stokes
Salisbury
Wilson
Guilford Battle Ground
Congress
Mt. Mitchell
High Point
W.G. Brown
High Point Township
J. Milliard
Green Street Baptist Church
Garland M. Koontz
Lucy Critmon
Koontz
Grayson
McDowell County
Marion
J. W. Brown
Rockville
Ind
Messrs. A.C. and Co. V. Staley
North Carolina Metal Hygiene Society
E.L. Crouch
Crouch
High Point Fight Over Brockett Sways Toward Commission Rule
A contested article claims High Point politics will clash in the General Assembly over a commission form of city government led by Robert Brockett. The piece alleges his opponents show strength at a mass meeting and that Brockett faced sharp local opposition and a decisive defeat in a point election.
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High Point
Robert Brockett
Guilford
Aycock County
Brackett
New County
Brockett
Board of Control
General Assembly
Fred N. Tate
J. Elwood Cox
North Carolina
Greensboro
Aycock Coun
anti-Brockettites
Brockett Committee
Brackett Committee
Tate
Cox
Dixie Department Store Receiver Sale Offered at Cost
Federal court ordered sale of all stock at Dixie Department Store begins today in High Point. The receiver W H Racam offers seasonable ladies and men's furnishings to the public at and below actual cost for a short time.
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Dixie Department Store
High Point
W.H. Racam
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Moffitt Fur. CO
W. T. Kirkman & CO
Walter S. Royal
Wachovia Bank Bldg
N.C
Dugdale Plumbing Company
Ladie’s
Rasthanath
LGL Luyuarke
Gov. Blease
New Court House
News and Observer
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