North Carolina Press Association visit praises Wilmington trip
R C Rivers recalls the NC Press Association meeting at Wrightsville Beach June 8 to 10 1910. He lauds hospitality by railroad and city officials, Cape Fear boat ride, and Tidewater power hotel stay. He urges Western NC towns Watauga Blowing Rock Boone to bid for the 1911 gathering and showcase mountain hospitality and roads.
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North Carolina Press Association
Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington
North Carolina
Gastonia
Southern
Charlotte
Seaboard Air Line
Tidewater Power Company
Atlantic
Tarrymoore
Wrighteville
South Atlantic
Jackson
Concord
Harper
Cape Fear
South Port
City of Wilmington
Association
Watauga
Blowing Rock
Boone
Tanga
Deska
Fire at Southern Pants Co. site damages Charlotte plant
A blaze ripped through the rear of the first floor of the Southern Pants Co. plant near the Southern freight depot in Charlotte last Thursday night. The fire, whose origin is unknown, caused about $20,000 in losses with no injuries reported.
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Charlotte
Southern Freight Depot
Southern Pants Co
Couple reunites after custody dispute in Charlotte
Walter Whisnant and his wife, who had been separated, fought over their child. Judge Pell placed the child with the mother temporarily, allowing daily visits by Whisnant. The couple later reported they would live peacefully together, ending the dispute. Mrs Charles W Morse travels to Atlanta as her husband is jailed, while an auction sale proceeds in New York. Mrs Peter A Fereicks donates machinery and tools to Bishop Horner's Valle Crucis Industrial School.
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Walter Whisnant
Charlotte
Charles W. Morse
Atlanta
New York
Peter A. Ferecks
Salisbury
Bishop Horner
Valle Crucis
Peter A. Fereicks
Hartia case verdict in Mecklenburg County jury finds not guilty
The jurors verdict in the Hartia case in Mecklenburg County is not guilty. The author notes Mecklenburg’s contentious jury pool and criticizes the county for failing to punish criminals, calling it a grand old county with queer timber of jurymen.
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Hartia
Mecklenburg County
Meclenburg
North Carolina
Oklahoma City Chosen as State Capital Site
Oklahoma voters recently favored Oklahoma City as the new capital, overtaking Guthrie once seen as the largest city and capital. Governor Haskell reportedly moved the capital to a hotel site in Oklahoma City, while Logan County Sheriff tried to arrest him for alleged seal theft, threatened with detention as he remained in office.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Haskell
Logan County
Gathriets
Resignation of H EK C Bryant to join Missoulian
Washington correspondent for the Charlotte Observer, H EK C Bryant, resigns to join the Missoulian of Missoula Montana after July 1. He served the Observer for twenty years and is regarded as one of the state's best newspaper men. Also notes Red Burk nickname and the Missoulian as a Republican paper aligned with Senator Joseph M Dixon.
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H. EK. C. Bryant
Washington
Charlotte Observer
Observer Company
Missoulian
Missoula
Montana
Red Burk
Observer
Isgn
Republican
United States
Joseph M. Dixon
Guilford College
Inman Man Killed by Engine at Marion
Friday an 80 year old former supervisor A B Hatchet of Inman died instantly at Marion when an engine struck him after he did not heed the whistle. He was crushed horribly as he failed to leave the track.
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B. Hatchet
Inman
Spartanburg
Marion
Electric Bitters Promised To Restore Health And Beauty
A health booster claim targets women, saying Electric Bitters improve stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood, and enhance nerves skin and complexion. A North Carolina note mentions Misses Beaty of Courtney Yadkin county visiting for a frail sister with health concerns hoping for improvement.
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Beaty
Courtney
Yadkin County
Judge Pell Praised After Noted Medenburg Murder Trial
The Medenburg Superior Court concluded a famed murder trial in which Judge Pell faced a severe test. Reports from the Charlotte Chronicle say his jury charge was a masterful, impartial summing up the evidence and clear on all points of law, elevating him to the front rank of judges.
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Pell
Medenburg
Charlotte Chronicle
Cotton seed flour touted by Monroe mill manager
Mr J L Scot of Monroe Oil Mill tells Monroe Enquirer of cotton seed flour and flour from cotton seed and wheat, claiming good bread with no cottony taste. The piece notes The Southern Cotton Oil Company runs a Charlotte mill, the only one of its kind. It hints cotton seed could fetch a dollar a bushel and quotes local editorials from Our Home and Clinton Chronicle.
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J. L. Scot
Monroe
The
Monroe Enquirer
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Charlotte
Eagle Eye Salve Claims Cures Granulated Eyelids
Purported advert claims Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve can cure granulated eyelids without cauterizing or acaryfying. It promises a guaranteed cure for 25 cents, sold everywhere.
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Watauga Democrat
R. C. Rivers
Dr. Bell
D. S. Chandler, Dist
Pasa. Agt
Noxville
Texn
Clinton
Chronicle
Fletcher
Castoria
W.R. Savage
N. C
Boone, N.C
Addrees
G. R. Lone
Williamsburg
Butte, Mont
Caesar
Jack
AIR
Meredith
College
South
School of Elocution
R.T, Vann
Raleigh, N. C
Valle Crucia
N.C
St. Louis
M B
Blackburn Boone
Watauga County
Lenoir
W. W. McGowan
W. H. Beach
John W. Wilson
W. J. Lenoir
Oliver
J. C. Spac
Davis
Old Dominion Cement
R. E. Rhoads & Sons
Lenoir Hardware and Furniture Company
Lenoir, N. C
M L. Mast, Pres
W.C. Correy, V. P
G. P. Hacaman, Cash
J. Parlier
J. B. Clarkr
M. Bundeath
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