North Carolina Road Funds Split Ruling From Washington
A federal ruling from Washington forbids dividing a $40 000 road fund into several sections. The funds must center on one highway of fifty miles or more with rural routes. The decision limits state distribution and dampens local hopes for regional projects.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Post Office Department
Washington
Executive Department
Agricultural Department
National Capitol
Piedmont Carolina
Civil Service Exams For Rail Road Valuation Jobs
North Carolina workers with railroad expertise are invited to take civil service examinations for railroad valuation roles. Tests run July 21 to 23 in Charlotte Asheville Durham Goldsboro Greensboro Raleigh and Wilmington. Open to males with technical rail experience. several senior engineer and inspector positions listed.
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Raleigh
Washington
Charlotte
Asheville
Durham
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Wilmington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Railroads press North Carolina freight rate dispute to Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad presidents in North Carolina announce in a letter to W C Dowd that negotiations with the legislative commission over freight rates failed to reach agreement. They say both sides gave full reasons for their positions and propose submitting the issue to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a final decision. Also reported are UNC Summer School opening with 350 teacher students, the Christian Endeavor Union convention in Greensboro 1914, and the Mecklenburg tomato canning prize program offering $100 in prizes with essays on tomato growing.
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North Carolina
W. C. Dowd
Charlotte News
Legislative Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
North Carolina Press Association Meets in Asheville
The 1913 NC Press Association annual gathering is set for July 23–24 in Asheville with an executive committee session in town. A tentative program includes addresses by Mayor, Gov. Craig, and A. E. Gonzales, plus papers, a trolley ride, ball game, Dutch luncheon, theater party, and a Waynesville trip for editorial staff. Transportation arrangements were announced with four railroads named. Other items report agents touring the Iredell test farm, a spree of post office robberies, interest in postal savings bonds, and Caldwell County joining a Just Freight Rate Association.
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Concord
North Carolina Press Association
Asheville
James H. Cowan
Wilmington Dispatch
A. E. Gonzales
Columbia State
Langreen
Gov. Craig
The
Majestic
Grove Park
Battery Park
Waynesville
North Carolina
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
North Carolina Railroad Map Revised for 1907 Update
The North Carolina Corporation Commission has received a revised Raleigh map showing steam and electric lines built or extended after 1907. It details an inland waterway from Norfolk to Beaufort and southward and notes 280 miles of new railway lines.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Norfolk
Beaufort
Seizure and arrests amid North Carolina notes of 1914
In Salisbury Sheriff J H McKenzie seized five barrels of alleged non taxable low beer near Salisbury and arrested Tony Lentz. In Vanceboro an unknown thief looted the express office of clothing and whiskey worth about 45 dollars. The First Baptist church Raleigh will host the Baptist Young People Union session June 9 11 1914 and Winston Salem reports taxable property in the city rising near two million dollars. The Brett Engineering firm won a 20000 dollar drainage contract near Elizabeth City. A medical dispensary for spirits may open in Winston Salem despite licensing concerns. Concord Locust store Turner and Little destroyed by fire. High Point hosts Southern Furniture Exposition June 26 July 12.
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Salisbury
J. H. McKenzie
Tony Lentz
Vanceboro
Thomasville
First Baptist Church
Raleigh
Baptist Young Peoples’ Union
Raleigh Tabernacle Church
Winston-Salem
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Domain of North Carolina
Durham
Winston- Salem
Wilson
Brett Engineering and Contracting Company
Palmetto
Elizabeth City
Concord
Locust
Stanly County
Turner & Little
High Point
Asheville
McDowell County
Charlotte
Charleston
S. C
Gastonia
Jimmy
William Dunn
Gaston Superior Court
McAdenville
Lexington
Lexington Township
Lexington Township Road
Mt. Ulla
Landis
Gold Hill
Rowan County
Public Opinion to Decide Currency Reform Issue
President Wilson supports banking reform and urges currency legislation with public backing. Representative Underwood says the House will await press and business opinion before pushing a bill, banking reform tied to tariff passage and political expediency.
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Washington
Congress
Underwood
House
Wilson
White House
Senate
Democratic Party
Wilson Presses McCombs for Paris Ambassadorship
President Wilson continues to press William F. McCombs for the Paris ambassadorship and has not received a reply after cabling him about his willingness to serve following a France visit. Separately, the Supreme Court upheld 2 cent passenger laws and maximum freight rates in Arkansas Missouri and West Virginia.
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Wilson
McCombs
Washington
France
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Paris
Arkansas
Missouri
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Oregon
Minnesota
Moros Routed. Six Americans Killed in Mount Baksak Fight
American forces rout Moros on Mount Baksak near Jolo with six US scouts dead and seven wounded. Initial advance left six Americans slain. Moro casualties not yet confirmed. Reports come by wireless from Jolo.
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Manila
Mount
Baksak
Jolo
Progressives Oppose Nominating Reform Without Convention
Washington reports that members of the Conciliation committee of progressive Republicans will oppose any national committee action toward reforms without a party convention. They will revisit issues including Southern representation, primary delegates, and the unit rule at forthcoming conferences.
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Washington
Conciliation Committee
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Civil Rights Act Declared Unconstitutional in Territories
Supreme Court rules the Civil Rights Act of 1875 invalid in territories the District of Columbia navigable waters and the sea in the Mary F. Butts case she sued Merchants and Miners Transportation Co for damages after being required to use a second class table despite a first class ticket.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Territories
District of Columbia
United States
Mary F. Butts
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
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North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station
Charlotte Fair Association
Mecklenburg County
Green County
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W. O. Sanders
Homer
Blease
South Carolina
North Carolina Lines
Gerrard Hall
Summer School
University of North Carolina
N. W. Walker
Walker
Christian Endeavor Union
A. D. McClure
Christian Endeavor Union of North Carolina
Union
Southern Hardware Company
Iredell Test Farm
Statesville
F. 8
Millsaps
State Department of Agriculture
National Department of Agriculture
State Farm
Winton
Caldwell County
Lenoir
Long Leaf
Matton’s
Matton Drug CO
Independent Telephone Lines
Copper
Duick
Sali Isbury
Spencer
China Grove
Albemarne
Asheboro
Randleman
Kernersville
North State Telephone CO
Independent
J. FW. Hayden
High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
Rexall
Julia
Ring Drug Co
British Woolen Mills
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