Capt Edmund Jones for North Carolina Attorney General
A local endorsement argues Capt Edmund Jones should be North Carolina Attorney General. It praises his legal training at the University of Virginia, long legal practice, wartime service, and Democratic loyalty, urging the party to reward his service with office.
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Edmund Jones
North Carolina
Lawey Eee
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court of the United States
Ifre
University of Virginia
Southland
South
Jones
Captain Jones
Democratic Party
Capt. Jones
Capt
Mystery Burial Tale Spurs Burial Ground Renovation
A Laurinburg Exchange item recounts a tale from Stewartaville cemetery near Laurinburg about Rev. Lindsay born after his mother allegedly died and was buried. The story, long told and doubted, says robbers planned to steal rings from the burial, the mother woke, and Lindsay grew to become a Presbyterian preacher. An association has formed to rearrange and beautify the historic burying ground.
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Stewartaville
Laurinburg
Lindsay
Cate
Laurinburg Exchange
Blowing Rock to Get Modern Golf Course and Amusements
An editorial lauds Blowing Rock as a premier U S beauty spot now closer to visitors due to a turnpike from Lenoir. The Blowing Rock Development Company plans a fifteen thousand dollar golf course and additional amusements to attract Northern and other tourists, boosting regional tourism and showcasing Carolina mountains scenery.
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Blowing Rock
Iust
Europe
West Carolina
Carolina Mountains
Rockies
Bernhardt Aims Celebration Of Amputated Leg Miracle
Madame Sarah Bernhardt who recently had her leg amputated is cured and able to walk. She praises surgery and mechanical aid and smiles at her artificial limb. She asks Edmond Rostand and Clairin to mark the achievement with a poem and a drawing, promising a quick response. Also notes Ireland plans an electric railroad using gasoline electric generators or overhead trolleys.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Edmond Rostand
Clairin
Ireland
Local figure praised for development efforts in Watauga
In Watauga a well known resident is lauded as a steadfast friend of the county and a champion of its development. The piece urges party members to stand together behind him to elect this esteemed leader, highlighting shared commitment and unity.
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Watauga
Carnegie Fortune Rumors on Wealth After Death Questions
The piece notes rumors of Andrew Carnegie's death and asks how much he left. It cites that after selling his steel works, income from bonds paid him $210,000,000. It suggests lavish spending. a frugal household is mentioned, with miscellaneous figures implied.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Baltipoe
United States ere officers develop tra ante s ee vii foal
United States officers report progress on a foal related matter with unclear details due to damaged text. The fragmentary wording suggests an official update or milestone but lacks concrete names, dates, or locations for full attribution.
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United States
Ere
Edmund Jones Nominated for North Carolina Attorney General
Caldwell county and nearby counties present Captain Edmund Jones of Lenoir as the Democratic candidate for Attorney General. Jones, a veteran of Lee’s Army who later studied at UNC and UVA, has long served as a lawyer and legislator and is described as a trusted, nonpolitical figure who supports the party and its friends.
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Caldwell County
North Carolina
Edmund Jones
Lenoir
N. C
R. A. Coughton
Jones
Lee
Appomattox
University of North Carolina
University of Virginia
J. C. Seagle
Democratic Executive Committee
Money for Church Paid for Quart
A Lexington town report detail exposes a major local fake by a colored woman who solicited money on Main street claiming to fund a church and later paid express charges with nickels and dimes at the Southern Express counter. The piece notes other recent scams, including a Cuban explosion survivor and a deaf mute student seeking funds for the printer’s trade.
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Cuba
State School For the Deaf and Dumb
Morganton
Main Street
Southern Express Company
Seae
Lexington Dispatch
Investment swindles and stubborn wealth in a desert town
A Minneapolis Journal piece critiques promoter scams from Santa Leona to Holy Smoke Valley and Pineapple, showing desk men chasing dubious deals while nearby farms yield real value. It contrasts vanity investments with land that grows potatoes and lute and notes money saving needs wise spending.
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Times City
Santa Leona
Cal
Sea Water
Waa
Spineless Cactus, Inc
Corpus Christopher
N. M
Figleaf Fig Syndicate
Holy Smoke Valley
Ariz
Pineless
Pineapple of
St Pollyann
Fla
Pha- Taph
Minneapolis Journal
Delayed Letter Returned After Fifty Three Years
In March 1862 a young woman named Misa died Gardener wrote to her Florida-based father but dropped the letter on a New Bern street. Fifty-three years later a Confederate veteran found the missive in New Bern and sent it to Postmaster Daniels in Brazil who located the owner, now in residence on George Street. The letter will be handed to her upon her return home. Glasgow houses the largest individual cyanide factory in the world.
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Misa
Florida
Richardson
George Street
Oe Richeardson
Postamaster
L. G. Daniels
Brazil
New Berne
Daniels
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Bristol
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Boone
N.C
F. A. Linney
Ly. Pd
Silas M. Greene, Jeweler
Mass
Warton Aranina
Vilas
G. H. Hayes
E. S. Coffey
Boone, N.D
Dr. Nat. T. Dulaney
Rye
Fourth Street
Tenn
Lenoir, N. C
Watenga
L. D. Lowe
J. A. Love
Banner Elk
C. Pinedla
C. Love & Love
Courss
Avery
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