College voices urge duty over fame in moral progress
The piece argues college presidents and educators should lead by example to revive faith and public service. It cites Dr Hibben of Princeton and Dr Hadley of Yale, urging self sacrifice, duty to common good, and America first in service to the world. It notes mixed views on moral trends and highlights a local crime and a reflective essay on truthful singing.
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Wilson
Faunce
Brown University
Hibben
Princeton
America
Dr. Hibben
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Jesus Christ
Hadley
W. H. 8. Demarest
Rutgers College
Russell H. Conwell
Temple University
Philadelphia
Dr. Caldwell
William E. Barwon
Samuel Johnson
Memorial tablet for Abraham Lincoln at Hingham church
A memorial tablet to Abraham Lincoln was dedicated in the humble church at Hingham Norfolk where Lincoln's ancestors worshipped, honoring the president's lineage and ties to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
London
Abraham Lincoln
Hingham Norfolk
Cyclone damages Lincoln county farm and crops
Dr. R. B. Killian of Lincoln ton returns from a visit to his New River farm to find a cyclone wrecked a large barn, killed two mules, scattered harvested wheat, and damaged growing crops. His house escaped the storm’s path with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Killian
Lincolnton
Lincoln County
Big Whiskey Plant Destroyed in Illicit Distilling Bust
Sheriff Edgar Young and Deputy Newton Greene seized a sizable illicit distilling operation near Longhope Laurel on Wednesday last. They found a large still removed on a sled to a public road with about 600 gallons of beer destroyed. The shed showed heavy rooting and no adulterants observed, suggesting quality liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Young
Newton ©. Greene
Longhope Laurel
Green Say
Cious
Walter Stanley Finds His Own WWI Trousers in France Return
In Charlotte Walter F Stanley of Hor nets Nest post American Legion recalls buying the same trousers he wore at Ballacourt France October 7 1918 during the 30th Division Hindenburg line breakthrough. He was wounded gashed and treated in a British hospital where his clothes were replaced by hospital garments. A hip spot and torn knee mark the pair.
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Stanley
Army
American Legion
George
Winston- Salem Journal
France
Charlotte
Walter F. Stanley
Hornet’s Nest Post
Ballacourt
Hindenburg
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Harry Pritchard
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Edgemont
Avery
Newland
Monroe Enquirer
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Boone and
Good Roads
Tohnson County
Tenn
David Atwood
Boone
N. C
Appalachian Training School
Bob” Rivers
Watauga Democrat
Appalachian Range of Mountains
Watauga
Mountain City
Johnson County
Holston River
Tinnse Brothers
Dodge Brothers Business Car
E. H. Mortimer
Elk Park, N. C
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