Monument to Confederate Heroes Unveiled in Nash County
A grand Confederate memorial honoring 1100 Nash County veterans will be unveiled in May near Tar River. Funded by Robert H. Ricks of Rocky Mount and crafted by Roberts Marble Company, the 50 foot marble shaft features a color bearer statue and GSA insignia. Ricks, a former legislator and industrialist, served in Bethel Regiment and battled at Cold Harbor, Spottsylvania, and Appomattox. Memorial ceremonies will reflect national remembrance and local dedication to the fallen.
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Rocky Mount
Nash County
North Carolina
Robert H. Hicks
Bethel Heroes Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
Tar
Robert H. Ricks
Roberts Marble Company
Ball Ground
Georgia
House of Bethel
Henry Wyatt
John H. Thorpe
Mr. Ricks
Star of the Confederacy
Appomattox
Manly
Ricks
Bethel
Spottsylvania
Cold Harbor
Adpomattox
Memorial Day Tribute to Nation’s Old Soldiers
The piece reflects on aging veterans fading from public view and praises their enduring inspiration. It calls for honoring them on memorial day to lift their spirits as the “Thin gray line” fades and the Great General nears completion of his calls.
The Kid Goes To Colors In Civil War Skirmishes
A poem reflects a youth who joins the colors and steps into manhood amid Civil War service. It notes that there were more than 3 500 bedties and skirmnishes during the war, marking a stark transition from carefree boy to soldier.
Revenue measure to raise big sum dominates talks
Washington reports a war revenue bill aims to raise at least 1.5 billion dollars next year via direct taxes. It would lower income exemptions, raise excess profits tax, increase liquor and tobacco taxes, and add new levies on autos, soft drinks, freight and passenger traffic, with hearings unlikely.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
McAdoo
Fordney
Representative Fordney
Michigan
Orphanage Workers Elect Officers at Conference
The Tri-State Conference of Orphanage Workers closed after three days at Barnum Springs with forty attendees from fifteen orphanages in four states North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Virginia. President Rev A B Barnes of Raleigh and other officers were elected and plans announced for next year at Greenwood South Carolina. The meeting featured speeches on cultural and aesthetic values of farm environments and the proper co relating of literary and industrial training.
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Statesville
Barnum Springs
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
A. 8. Barnes
Raleigh
Aline
Macon
Archibald Johnson
Thomasville
Connie Maxwell
Greenwood
M. L. Kestler
Baptist
W. G. Campbell
Home Chronicle
Winston-Salem
Barium
R. L. Brown
J. B. Branch
J. A. Smith
T. S. Scroggins
Hatley
A. T. Jamison
S. C
American Tank Steamer Vacuum Sunk by German Submarine
London reports the American oil tank steamer Vacuum sunk by a German submarine while en route to the United States. The captain and part of the crew, a naval lieutenant, and nine American naval gunners are missing. The chief mate and 17 men, including three Navy gunners, have been landed.
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London
United States
French Commission to Tour the West
The State Department said the French War Mission will depart Washington Thursday for Chicago then visit Kansas City St Louis Springfield Philadelphia New York and Boston before returning to Washington. The commission led by Rene Viviani and Marshal Joffre will travel on a special train.
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Washington
State Department
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Rene Viviana
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Scrap iron shipments from North Carolina towns reach Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
A Durham dealer shipped 25 carloads of scrap iron from seven North Carolina towns to Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, reflecting high prices for scrap on Northern markets. Old plow points, once waste, now have substantial market value as North Carolina assemblers grow wealthier.
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Durham
North Carolina
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Penn
Boy Enlisted In Army in New Bern Letter Confirms Training
In New Bern Calhoun Batts vanished recently and his father received a letter from the youth reporting his enlistment in the United States Army. He traveled from New Bern to Kinston to enlist and has since been sent to Fort Screven in Georgia for training.
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Army
New Bern
United States Army
Sam
Frazsle
Calhoun Batts
Batts
Kinston
Fort Scroven
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Trinity College
Uncle Sam
W. P. Few
W. T. Kirkman & CO
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J. W. Sechrest
Frank Ford
High Point Marble CO
D. R. Raver
Yoursay
Sigh Point Milling Company
Carolina Sc Yadkin River Railway Company
High Rock
Gordontown
High Point
Mayr
Hart Drug Co
Moore Springs
Moore's Springs
W. W. Idol & CO
Moore’s Mineral Springs Co
Moores Springs
Mann Drug CO
North State Tele. Co
Postal Telegraph Cable CO
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