Amid North Carolina Mountains Boon With Power and Rails
In Watauga County North Carolina a vision centers on railways roads and hydro plants to power growth. Boone and Jefferson showcase mountain charm while pondering a new East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railway branch from Montezuma and a revived Wilkesboro to Jefferson turnpike. Local farmers note dairy cheese production and cattle types as streams stay clear. Headlines touch Sen John Voorhees and Zebulon Vance lore, plus regional transport talks and a veteran’s wartime tale of loyalty and separation.
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Fred Olds
Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Watauga
Boone
Tke Jefferson
Jefferson
Nature
Wilkesboro
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railway
George Hendin
Montezuma
Locomotive Foundry Work in Arizona Copper Co Mine
The Arizona Copper Company relied on a small early locomotive that could haul ore with limited capacity. When furnaces froze weekly, the engine managed traffic, while pushing methods and a few Mexican workers aided Hank Aruckle, the skilled engineer, in keeping trains on track. Wall Street Journal.
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Contrct
Ict
Hak Aruckle
Arizona Copper Company
Hank
Wall Street Journal
Blackberries Harvest Near Louisville Patch Expands
Eldorado variety blackberries grown in this county cover 40 acres with a growing operation that started from four acres years ago. About 100 pickers are needed daily during peak season. The fruit is firm and well colored, said to rival Western berries. Lexington experiment station and Washington Department staff visited the patch, a trend urged by preserving companies as wild berries dwindled, per the Jefferson Recorder.
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Louisville
Lexington
Gunda the Elephant and Bronx Park Carcasses
The New York Zoological Park killed Gunda, a prized elephant, on June 2 and fed the carcass to other meat eaters. The last remains were used recently. Gunda’s hide and bones went to the American Museum of Natural History for study. Director J William T Hornaday noted savings on beef and that the meat was palatable to the park’s carnivores.
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New York
Canada
St. Lawrence
F Coldiere
Quebec
New York Zoological Park
Ganda
Bronx
Gunda
Amer Museum of Natural History
J. William T. Hornaday
Th Zoological Park
Zoological Society
First Aeroplane Bombards and Sinks Submarine Report
The article notes Berlin’s first recorded case of an aeroplane bombing and sinking a submarine. It highlights that once the submarine war began, planes could detect and attack subs more effectively than surface destroyers, with aviators able to scan underwater and maneuver swiftly.
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Berlin
British Isles
Germany
N. Y. World
Montana Wheat Growth Linked to State Fair Prize
Secretary P B Snelbyn reports Montana wheat acreage in 1915 up 28 percent from 1914, near 1 200 000 acres with expected production around 25 000 000 bushels. The Montana State Fair offers a 1916 Studebaker automobile for the best free sheaves and one bushel of Montana grown wheat exhibited at the fair on September 20 25, inviting farmers to compete to showcase the state's cereal supremacy.
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P. B. Snelbyn
Montana
Union
Commonwealth
Studebaker
State Farm
Call For Higher Express Rates Over Alcohol Shipping
In North Carolina the bottle price for whiskey equals the old jug price since the quart law. Express companies petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 35 cent rate increase. They argue shattering handling costs and lost profits from quart shipments. The Charlotte Observer notes Old King Alcohol has few friends and predicts the rate hike may pass, extending lines at express offices.
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North Carolina
Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
Old King
Charlotte Observer
Fragmented 1915 land list with names and acres
A damaged notice lists multiple land parcels with owner names and acreages, dated July 8 1915, including Worth Co 185 acres 10.06 Laveen Carex Towner 1918 Flanery Mining Co and others. Ex Sheriff E R Everrs signs as official.
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Sonomiar
Isis
Lethcoe
G. T
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Ovum Banner
Norra Fors Townes
Maine
0.R
Worth & Co
Laveen Carex Towner
Flanery Mining Co
Blue Ee Gees
Ashley, & Poucerit
Grandia
Harrison
Farm for Sale Near Butler With 185 Acres and Improvements
185 acre farm for sale three miles southeast of Butler near Nore Academy. Land is mostly cleared with 40 acres plowable and level. Features include a five room cottage, a three room tenant building, running spring, garden, orchard, and good fencing. Priced at 35 dollars per acre. possession on reasonable terms. Further details available from contact in Baton.
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Butler
Nore Academy
Perdusion Ae Heep Cain
Laval
For Sale Farm 65 Acres in Kentucky
Farm broker Roy L. Johnson, Science Hill Ky, advertises a 65 acre property on a county road with 50 cleared acres and 150 acres of timber. Features include a 5 room tenant cottage, 3 barns, good water, an orchard, and proximity to church, post office, and telephone line. Red clay land priced at 1700 dollars on terms with additional farms offered from 500 to 2500 dollars.
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Sailersio
Witte
Roy L. Johnson
Science Hill
Veterinary surgeon seeks position in county area
A candidate notes music study on veterinary science, mentions an mpi diploma, and states sole practice in the county. Provides Vilas, N.B. address and signs as H. Hayes Veterinary Surgeon ready for work.
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Vilas
B. F. DE
H. Hayes
Veterinary Gurgeen
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