North Carolina notes and world events roundup
A flood in Japan claims hundreds of lives while Pamlico the NC trotting stallion wins 2000 in Chicago with a 2.13 time. The First National Bank of Winston suspended July 5 resumes business. World’s Fair admissions reach 10 780 047 by Sept 6. The theatre fire in Clinton Illinois injures twenty. Robbers on the Mineral Range Railroad are arrested and most stolen money recovered. Yellow fever spread is deemed unstoppable by Dr Guiteras in Burnewick Georgia.
Illinois Central railroad tragedy claims many lives
A railroad disaster on the Illinois Central results in more than a dozen deaths and many injuries. Malaria fever spreads along the storm devastated coast, with fears of an epidemic.
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Illinois Central
Frauds Found In World’s Fair Minor Employes
The Chicago Tribune reports frauds totaling 108000 among World’s Fair minor employees. The piece notes this is a striking contrast to the broader financial outlook and hints at more robust fraud investigations to follow.
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Chicago Tribune
Debating Senate Dignity Falters Amid Fiscal Crisis
A periodical rails against Senate cross-partisan filibusters as the nation faces financial peril. It urges swift resolution of the silver question and condemns delays, while noting Canada’s strict curfew for youth after 9 PM to curb temptations.
Delegates Appointed to National Farmers Congress
Gov Carr names delegates from the four congressional districts to attend the national Farmers Congress in Georgia on December 12. J J Laughinghouse, Calvin Barnes, B F Aycock, and J B Philips are listed as appointees. Mr Barnes is praised as a model farmer and pioneer tobacco planter aiding local progress.
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Gov. Carr
National Farmers Congress
Georgia
J.J. Laughinghouse
Calvin Barnes
B. F. Aycock
J. B. Philips
Barnes
Southern beauty to represent North Carolina in Birmingham event
Miss Theodocia Cantwell, daughter of Col John L Cantwell of Wilmington, N C, was chosen to represent North Carolina among Southern beauties at the Confederate Veteran's Association gathering in Birmingham Alabama on October 4. Cantwell, twenty, is described as a typical Southern blonde with a light complexion and blue eyes. Her father served as a captain and colonel in the war and endured POW hardship at Morris Island Fort Pulaski and Savannah River.
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Confederate Veteran’s Association
Birmingham
Ala
Theodosia Cantwell
North Carolina
North Caroina
Cantwell
John L. Cantwell
Wilmington
N.C
Morris Island
Charleston
8. C. Harbor
Fort Pulaski
Savannah River
Male Institute of
Winchera
Pruning Shrubs Learn When and How to Trim Properly
The article advises moderate pruning for shrubs throughout the year with sharp knife cuts to remove out of place growth. Summer pruning helps define shape while leaves are present, and rhododendrons respond best after summer growth. For vigorous types, transplanting provides space to curb overgrowth.
True Heroism and Education See the True Ideal
The Philadelphia Ledger urges forming in children a true conception of heroism beyond sensational deeds. It warns against glamorized bravery for praise or gain and calls for a higher example. A Philadelphia Times anecdote humorously notes convent girls stealing a nun's handkerchiefs and the nun asking for their return during cold weather.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia Times
Misunderstanding over a pig and a farmer’s laughter
A correspondent recalls six months in America working on Long Island. While helping with a fence, the farmer sent him to fetch a pick from the barn. He went to the pigpen and attempted to pull out a pig, delaying return to the field and provoking the farmer to laugh until he grew angry.
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New York Recorder
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