North Carolina seeks Confederate war memory affidavits
A 1913 act appoints a five man Confederate veterans commission with the North Carolina Historical Commission to document North Carolina troops at Gettysburg July 1 2 3 1863. The group plans a full documentary history and requests affidavits from veterans to be mailed to R D W Connor Raleigh NC for early submission.
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General Assembly
North Carolina Historical Commission
Gettysburg
North Carolina
R. D. W.connor
Raleigh
N. C
A. Montgomery
Miss Wilson Aids Blind Girl in Mail Wagon Waiver
Jessie Wilson the Presidents daughter secured a special permit from Postmaster General Burleson allowing the blind girl Sherry to ride with her rural mail carter father on his Mandale Ohio route. The White House intervention followed a letter from the Cleveland girl who met Miss Wilson during vacation with her grandfather the Mandale postmaster.
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Sherry
Mandale
Miss Jessie Wilson
Burleson
Jessie Columbia
Cleve
Greeks Seize American School in Koritza Albania
Vienna reports Greek authorities seized the American mission school in Koritza Albania where about 100 Albanian girls study. Greeks have arrested many Albanians returning from abroad and press them to back union with Greece. The British consul protested to the Greek government over the incident and forcible attempts to take the building. The mission is run by Phineas a Princeton graduate. Mrs. Violet B Kennedy leads the ladies' literary society.
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Vienna
Koritzka
Albania
Avalona
Adriatic Sea
Koritza
America
Ither
Greece
Monastir
Kingdom of
Phineas
Princeton
Violet B. Kennedy
Ladies’ Literary Society
Spanker Initiation Wound Leaves Man Critical
Lee Pharres of Valley Bend near Elkins West Virginia is in critical condition after a dynamite cap in a spanker during a fraternal order initiation exploded. He was rushed to a hospital unconscious with a severe head wound.
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Elkins
W. Va
Lee Pharres
Valley Bend
Here
Pharres
Lenny Column Promises Quick Help for Lost or Sold Items
The Lenny column offers fast results for readers who have lost possessions or want to sell items. It provides brief guidance and connects callers with potential solutions and local avenues for retrieval or sale.
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Lenny
Tulsa Seeks Copyright to Preserve Name Internationally
Tulsa plans to copyright the name to prevent its use by any other town worldwide. City attorneys will draft an ordinance and seek national and international patents, noting Tulsa as the world’s oil center with an upcoming International Dry Farming Congress. The name Tulsa derives from a Greek Indian word meaning frontier and honors Chief Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dispatch
City Commission
Tula
Russia
Friends of Tulsa
Washington
J. M. Hall
Resolutions of Respect for James W Witcher City Officer
The city council of High Point expresses deep sorrow for Special Police Officer James W. Witcher who died on September 13 1913 in the line of duty. They commend his loyal service and genial disposition and plan to record the resolutions in minutes send copies to his family and publish them in local papers.
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James W. Witcher
High Point
Holland’s Magazine
Farm and Ranch
Holland’s
Ladies Home Journal
Health Exhibit Draws Crowds at Tennessee Exposition
Gifford Pinchot hails the National Conservation Exposition in Knoxville as the nation’s finest health display with free admission in the Liberal Arts building. The standout week is Oct 6 to 11 featuring Live Stock and Corn Shows and a Night Horse Show. Helen Keller’s planned visit to Knoxville looms as a major highlight, with “Helen Keller Day” anticipated at the expo.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
United States
Gifford Pinchot
National Advisory Board
South
Helen Keller
Miss Keller Returns To Epeth Fiend For First Time
A note from September 30 describes Miss Keller returning to her home to begin studies after being taken away as a small child. The snippet suggests she has become a noted figure and notes a historic return.
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Miss Keller
Two New Guns For Sale At Bar Gain
For sale a .22 calibreLoading Repeating Rifle never used latest model from factory price $7.50. A single barrel hammerless shotgun latest pattern never used price $9.25. W L Stamey Review Office.
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Sidus Hamm
Eas
Ie Sion
Les
Willow Street
New Haven
Conn
The
Marlin Firearms Co
Willow St
Cons
W. L. Stamey
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High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
Juty Dav
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Tay
Miss Wilson
Tilley’s Emporium
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Wiro
S. Me
New Richardso
North
Caroline
Thomasville
Ker
Distr
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J. F. Hayden
W. Witcher
High Point Ice & Fuel Co
Stevens
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Chicopee Falls, Mass
Stamey Printing House
Broad Street
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