Poison liquor kills many in Buffalo and nearby areas
Police and prohibition agents probe wood alcohol deaths across Buffalo Lockport and Toronto lethal cases total rise to 52 over four days. Carl Maischoss arrested after two victims allegedly bought poison liquor from him and he claims it came from James Voelker. Officials consider closing soft drink outlets.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lockport
Toronto
Carl Maischoss
James Voelker
Series of Accidents on Boone Trail Highway
A sequence of crashes on Boone Trail near Watauga over the past days left six people needing surgical aid at Watva Hospital. Chas Henson sustained the worst injuries including a broken arm and a dislocation, while a Bristol couple and Johnson City visitors were bruised but survived.
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Boone Trail
Watauga
Skeeter
Chas. Henson
Cove Creek
Bristol
Brushy Fork
Johnson City
Deep Gap
Watva
Ma. Henson
Premiums for Watauga Farmers at Forsyth Fair
Farmers of Watauga county receive exclusive prizes at the Forsyth Fair in Winston-Salem from October 5 to 8. Awards include top display prizes of 75 and 100 dollars for general and apple displays, plus premiums for best corn wheat oats rye and Irish potatoes. Forsyth cannot compete with Watauga on these premiums. All Watauga schoolchildren will be admitted free on October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga County
Winston-Salem
Forsyth
Watauga
T General Farm
Forsyth County
Fair Grounds
Union vesper services draw record crowds at church rear
Open air vesper gatherings behind the Methodist church have drawn growing crowds with 350 adults counted on July 18 and over 500 the following Sunday. Rev. W C Goode of Blowing Rock spoke last Sunday on Carried Away in the Spirit urging a united Protestant movement. Next Sunday Eld R N Baldwin of Advent Christian church will preach on What Think Ye of Christ. In New Bern six Onslow county white men are jailed in Jacksonville as material witnesses in the death of Ellis Hollis whose mutilated body was found in New River near Jacksonville. his throat was cut and skull fractured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
W. C. Goode
Blowing Rock
Europe
Harvard University
Christ
Eld. R. N. Baldwin
Advent Christian Church
Pastors’ Association
New Bern
N. C
Onslow County
Jacksonville
Ellis Hollis
New River
Son of Abraham Lincoln dies at age eighty eight
Robert T. Lincoln, sole surviving son of President Lincoln, is found dead in his bed at Hildene Vermont where he lived since May. He would have turned 88 on August 1. Survived by his widow two daughters two grandchildren and a third grandchild. He had served as secretary of war minister to Great Britain and headed the Pullman Company.
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Manchester
Robert T. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Hildene
Charles Isham
New York
Mary Beckwith
James Beckwith
F. E. Johnson
Washington
Lincoln Isham
New York City
Lincoln
Aretary of War
Gr Britain
Pullman Company
McKinley Spent Big Sum in Illinois Primary
Chicago reports reveal Senator William B. McKinley’s bid for renomination cost about 50 000 in Illinois. Allen F. Moore testified 253 000 funded Frank L. Smith’s victory over McKinley, with overall inquiry totals reaching 623 000 for the Democratic senate races.
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McKinley
Illinois
Chicago
William B. McKinley
Ilinois
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Allen F. Moore
Frank L. Smith
Thurman H. Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Newberry
Geo. J. Brennan
Heat brings a wave of deaths across the nation
A United Press survey reports over 100 fatalities from last week's extreme heat, with 50 in the midwest, 12 in New York City and state, 17 in Ohio, and deaths across New England, North Carolina, and Virginia. In Palm Beach Florida, hurricane damage exceeds a million dollars as yachts sink and a wooden bridge is washed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mid-West
New York City
New Jersey
New York State
New England
Ohio
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Palm Beach
Fla
West Palm Beach
Carrbbean Sea
Lake Worth
Eleven club members sell produce at Hendersonville market
Eleven Poccreas county club members sold a total of 59.57 dollars worth of produce from their club gardens at the Hendersonville club market in recent weeks.
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Poccreas County
Hendersonville Club
Annual Masonic Picnic in Watauga County Aug 3
The annual Masonic picnic for Watauga County lodges is set for Tuesday August 3 at the picnic grounds. Dr J E Abernethy of Statesville will deliver the address. Proceeds from dinner and concert by the Oxford orphanage singing class go to the Masonic Orphanage in Oxford.
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Watauga County
Oxford Orphanage
J. E. Abernethy
Statesville
Oxford
Masonic Orphanage
J. D. Rankin
Austin South Receives Design Patent for Inkwell
Under Recent Patents to North Carolinians Austin E South of Boone is granted design patent No 70584 for an inkwell crafted to resemble an old copper distillery with a log pedestal a copper still and multiple barrels and kegs. The device is described as a desk adornment evoking the old days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Eaton
Charlotte
Washington
Austin E. South
Boone
Boone, Inkwell
Ferguson Defeated in Texas Governor Primary
Austin Texas July 26 Governor Miriam Ferguson announces resignation after Saturday's Democratic primary in which Attorney General Dan Moody led by more than 100000 votes Moody will be next governor of Texas with no runoff Moody called a special session for September 13 to validate dis tract bonds and to probe state departments as the legislature may require
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Austin
Tex
Miriam Amanda Ferguson
Temple
Texas
Ferguson
Dan Moody
Moody
Elec
Ion
Five Die As Car Plunges Over Bank In Cleveland
Five residents of Cleveland are killed and one seriously injured when their car plunges 20 feet down an embankment early today. Belated reports describe the crash and identify the victims, with authorities noting circumstances of the tragedy in Ohio.
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Cleveland
The Track Runs On in Frank Crane’s Quiet Reflection
In a hilltop meditation the speaker compares a distant railway line to continued moral progress. He notes that vision is rare yet faith persists through darkness, urging steadfast honesty and forward motion even when the path is unseen, for the track runs on.
Chappell Receives Ovation In Asheville Revival
Dr. Chappell returns to his pulpit after suspension and clerical trial. He avoids references to the Memphis arrest and speaks for 20 minutes on The Old Rugged Cross as a packed Asheville congregation overflows the Central Methodist church.
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Asheville
Central Method
Asheley Chappel
Chappell
Memphis
Tenn
Statesville
Four Hurt In Boone Trail Auto Wreck Near Deep Gap
A Johnson City Tennessee party of four was injured when their Vade touring car skidded in rain and plunged 75 feet off the Boone Trail near Deep Gap. Nadine Diddle and Jerome Davis were hospitalized with injuries, while Tot Burleson and Mabel Young suffered bruises. Passersby and relatives aided rescue and transport to Boone hospital.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Deep Gap
Nadine Diddle
Jerome Davis
Tot Burleson
Mabel Young
Tennessee City
Boone Hospital
Perry
Boone
Friday Afternoon Club Hosts At Mrs Harin Waterstreet Home
The Friday Afternoon Club met July 25 at Mrs. Oscar Hardin s Water Street home with Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Little as hostesses. Sweet pea displays and careful preparation framed an afternoon of impromptu speeches and a botanical contest titled A Garden Romance won by Mrs. B J Council. Invited guests included Miss Fannie Star Mitchell Greensboro High School dean Mrs. Usher of Miami Fla and Mrs Henry Hardin of Boone. The group ended with a salad course and watermelon served by the hostesses and Mrs Turner Hendricks.
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Oscar Hardin
Waterstreet
Harding
Little
Lot
B. J. Council
Fannie Star Mitchell
Greensboro High School
Usher
Miami
Fla
Henry Hardin
Boone
Turner Hendricks
The Land of the Sky’s Transformation Described
A historic survey traces Watauga and Northwestern North Carolina from frontier wilderness to developed regions. It notes forests, wildlife, Daniel Boone era cabins, then modern roads, banks, hotels, factories, and a thriving tourist appeal as visitors flock to “The Land of the Sky.”
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Watauga County
Carolina
Milady
Daniel Boone
Earth
Acro
Man Killed as Lightning Strikes Granite Falls Church
Granite Falls July 25 a heavy storm strikes St Matthews Lutheran Church killing David Hallman prominent farmer and lightly injuring Rev Paul Sigman and several others The lightning hit the church top and ran along a bell cord with a attached wire authorities reported
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Granite Falls
Community notes from Silverstone mast July 28
Mr Harrison Greene returns home on crutches after hospital stay in Banner Elk. Mr and Mrs James Hobby visit from Concord. Mr Hiram Wilson remains ill. Mrs Iva Wilson returns from Lynchburg visit. Pleasant Grove Baptist starts mid week prayer service. E M Clement farm sale to J C Miller noted. Rev R C Eggers speaks at Pleasant Grove. Mr E H Perry visits Silverstone relatives.
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Lynchburg
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
E. M. Clement
J.C. Miller
R. C. Eggers
Pleasant Grove
E. H. Perry
Silverstone
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Charles H. Brakelow
Philadelphia
the Elks
Robert Todd Lincoln
Austin South
Valle Crucis
Walter L. Baird
Lenoir
A. W. Dula
J. K. Mast
Mount Holly
Don Shull
Monroe Herman
Floyd McBride
T. A Baird
Salto
Mexico
Bryson City
Crisp
de Frank Crane
D. R. Meller
Canton
DR. Chappell
Church
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