North Carolina News Roundup Includes Pardons and College Plans
Westry McKnight suffers lockjaw after a finger bite near Winston. A governor pardon frees James A. Moore for a 1894 murder at a Franklin county political barbecue. A Durham hosiery job seeker walks four days to find work. Three new state university buildings rise with an Alumni hall funded by Ittner and a June award for the superstructure.
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Westry McKnight
Winston
James A. Moore
Moore
Franklin County
The
State University
Alumni
Carr
Ittner
Atlanta
Emperor Francis Joseph Ill in Austria After Illness
Vienna reports the emperor is ill from a severe cold after riding before full recovery. Physicians order several days of rest. In New York a judge allows re submission of a case to the grand jury despite strong defense opposition, while an ad tag line promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as relief for rheumatic aches by neutralizing blood acid.
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Ienna
Austria
Francis Joseph
New York
Ten Thousand Regulars to Reach Manila by September
Manila reports say Wheaton at Imus plans operations against insurgents with recon parties while Cavite teens advance. The transport Sherman arrived, one private died, and General Grant leads efforts to relieve California volunteers. Washington expects about 10 000 regulars to reach Manila by September first with more auxiliary transports added.
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Manila
Wheaton
Imus
Cavite
Sherman
Gen. Grant
Negros
California Volunteers
Grant
Bates
Washington
Philippines
War Department
Filipino Fighting Tactics and American Counterattack
An American soldier recalls Philippine nightly engagements after the first clash. Filipinos fire from works at night for hours, then are surprised when Americans advance at dawn. The lesson reshapes Filipino views of American resolve and discipline in future encounters.
Park scouts capture three Uni Pacific robbers near Yellowstone
Three men suspected of Uni Pacific robbery were surrounded by Park scouts at daybreak just south of Yellowstone Park in Monida Montana and captured without a shot fired.
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Monida
Mont
Devuis
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Uni -Pacific
War Talk Revived as British Troops Prepare for Natal
London reports revived war talk as three batteries of field artillery with fifteen officers and five hundred men are scheduled to leave Aldershot on August 15 for Ladysmith Natal in South Africa.
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London
Aldershot
Lady Smith Natal
South Africa
Train wreck at Gutty Station injures many
Eastbound Baltimore and Ohio Express derailed after a switch left open ten miles from McKeesport Pennsylvania. Several passengers were killed and many injured in the morning accident.
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McKeesport
Baltimore and Ohio Express
Gutty Station
Wanamaker Builds Advertising Power in Major Cities
The article describes John Wanamaker expanding advertising to revive dry rot with full page ads in New York and Philadelphia. It notes a six hundred thousand dollar yearly gain from the New York store and a new daily page advertisement contract in Philadelphia worth one hundred thousand dollars annually.
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John Wanamaker
New York
Hilton, Hughes & Co
Philadelphia
Wanamaker
Columbia State
Trustworthy persons sought to manage business in counties
Advertises for trustworthy individuals in this state to handle office work from home. Paid salary fixed at 900 dollars per year plus monthly 75 dollars for expenses. References required. Enclose SASE. Herbert E. Hess, President Dept M Chicago.
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Herbert E. Hess
Prest. Dept. M
Chicago
What a Baby Did in One Hour
A bachelor uncle chronicles a baby’s antics in one hour noting yelling, wallpaper decoration, vase breakage, swallowing buttons, scattering items from a workbasket, scratching a cat, knocking a wax doll’s head, falling on vases, breaking window panes, staining dress, starting a carpet fire, hiding under the sofa, and milk poured into slippers, ending with a tumble that drew blood.
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Blair
Volcanic Electricity In Hawaii Observed By English Geologist
An English geologist reports witnessing vivid electric letters traced by finger on a blanket atop a major Hawaiian volcano during conditions of intense atmospheric electricity.
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Hawaii
Witty maxims on money marriage and manners
A collection of pithy sayings about gender finance and social behavior. The remarks lampoon vanity cynicism generosity and thrift highlighting contrasts between men and women and the social gaze. Each line offers a sharp observation on daily life and reputation.
New Great South American Kidney Cure promises relief in hours
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves pain in bladder, kidney and back and eases water retention. Quick relief claimed for both men and women. Sold by E. F. Nadal, Druggist, Wilson, N. C.
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E. F. Nadal
Wilson, N. C
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