Horse Runs Away With Boy in Dray Wagon Incident
A horse hitched to a dray wagon belonging to John Bottoms bolted Thursday afternoon. Bottoms' 13-year-old son rode in the wagon and was thrown out at the Elwood crossing after the horse started from Parker & Clark's wholesale house. The lines wrapped around him and he was dragged briefly before being freed. Dr. Thurman Mann treated the boy for scalp wounds. it was a narrow escape.
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John Bottoms
Bottom
Parker & Clark
Elwood Crossing
Thurman Mann
Death on Venable Street in City Home
Thursday night Mrs. Maude Hall aged 21 died at her Venable street home after a short illness. The remains were sent to Siloam for interment the following morning. She was a native of Surry county and wife of T. M. Hall of this city.
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Maude Hall
Venable Street
Siloam
Surry County
T. M. Hall
Married at Hall home Louise Hall Weds G A Swain
Miss Louise Hall and G. A. Swain were married at Thurston Street home by Rev. P. Coble of the Presbyterian Church. The couple left for Washington D C on their honeymoon and will reside in Hagerstown Maryland. Best wishes from friends surround the couple.
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D. H. Hall
Thurston Street
Louise Hall
G. A. Swain
P. Coble
Presbyterian
Washington, D. C
Hagerstown
Barker and Allen Unite in Willowbrook Ceremony
Jerome Barker and Miss Emma J. Allen were married at Willowbrook with Dr. Sylvester Newlin of the Friends church officiating. The couple will reside here and begin married life in the community.
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Jerome Barker
Willowbrok
Emma J. Allen
Frank Warren
Sylvester Newlin
Friends Church
Home Guard Formed With 50 Signers In Town
A movement for a home guard attracted prompt support with over fifty signers. H. A Millis, experienced in military life, is named as captain, or at least the plan now. An organization will be formed soon. The Fourth of July was spent very pleasantly, we hope.
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H. A Millis
Worcester China Co
Young North Carolinians poised for state growth
Local notice applauds graduates from the Agricultural and Mechanical College, noting that about ninety young men recently graduated have immediate positions. It emphasizes their roles as leaders in the state's material progress and solid citizenship as the institution advances.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Best Paid Railroad Men Now Asking For Higher Pay
Washington authorities clash over a wage rise demand by railway trainmen. Engineers and conductors lead the high earners while trackmen and other crews lag, sparking talk of compulsory arbitration and public regulation of wages. The piece contrasts wages from 1903 to 1912, noting rapid increases for engineers and conductors versus slower gains for clerks and track workers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Four unions threaten nationwide railroad shutdown
Four national railroad unions threaten to tie up steam roads nationwide involving up to 400000 workers. They could stop freight and passenger traffic on 250600 miles of track, risking paralysis of American industry and export trade. Bangor News warns a deadlock over wages and hours would be inconceivably destructive.
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Bangor
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