Guernsey Sale at Darlington Clemson College March 26
A large Guernsey cattle show and sale will be held at Darlington on Saturday March 26. Organized by the Darlington County Purebred Association, the event offers cash prizes for class winners and aims to establish Darlington as the Guernsey center of the state. J L McIntosh of Dovesville is president and J M Napier of Darlington is secretary.
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Clemson College
South
Darlington
A. H. Ward
Darlington County
Darlington County Purebred Association
Ito
Tse
Heifer
Guernsey
J. L. MclIntosh
Dovesville
J. M. Napier
Great Britain’s Rich Coal Beds Across Continents
The text argues Britain holds abundant coal for its size, with seams often surfacing due to historically tropical conditions. It notes primeval connections with the continent and suggests England’s coal runs beneath the Channel and North Sea into northern France, Belgium, and Flanders.
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Great Britain
England
North ‘Sea
France
Belgium
Flandys
Rubber Goods Early Problems Sparked Patent Anecdote
The passage recalls early rubber goods makers facing expansion and contraction with heat. Daniel Webster, Goodyear's counsel in patent cases, joked about a cloak of India rubber he owned that stood coldly on a porch with his hat, mistaken by passersby for the Sage of Marshfield.
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Daniel Webster
Goodyear
Marshfield
Great Wine Cellar in Roumania
The Roumanian government owns the world’s most capacious wine cellar. A railway tunnel 2 600 feet long, unusable for its intended purpose due to poor construction, was leased to a wine dealer and turned into a wine storage vault.
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Roumania
Express Company Seeks Higher Rates for Expanded Services
The American Express Company filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking rate increases of 10 to 75 percent. It argues new charges would raise about $25 million annually while needing funds for expanded facilities and equipment. The petition notes past raises added roughly $12.1 million in annual revenue, used to boost wages and overtime costs.
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Washington
American Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Resident rejects Lodge Article 10 reservation
President Wilson informs Senator Hitchcock that he will not accept the Lodge substitute for the original Lodge reservation on Article 10. The dispute centers on the terms and potential impact of the proposed reservation in the legislative plan.
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Wilson
Bitchcock
Fire near Fort Worth damages Grand View area
Fire near Fort Worth wrecks Grand View causing over 2 million dollars in damage and leaving more than 1,500 people homeless as authorities battle the blaze and assess the extent of the destruction.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Grand View
Here
German Navy Reported to Have Been Surrendered
A dispatch to The Exchange Telegraph Company says Kiel reports the German naval commander has handed over the fleet to the new Berlin government, signaling surrender of the German navy.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
Kiel
Naval
Berlin
Farm land values surge in North Carolina driven by tobacco
Market reports from the Co operative Crop Reporting Service show North Carolina farm lands rising sharply in price with some spots reaching 500 dollars per acre. Tobacco belt areas in eastern counties average over 1000 dollars per acre last year and acreage is expected to expand this year. Other crops follow suit with cotton and corn lands in southern and central regions also gaining, notably 300 to 400 dollars per acre in Scotland and Roberson counties.
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North Carolina
Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Scotland
Roberson
Senator Simmons Draws Nation Attention in German Peace Talks
Senator Simmons occupies the limelight in Washington as he shows pluck persistency and good sense in handling the unusual Senate situation over the German peace treaty. The national press admires his calm leadership and steady approach amid tense negotiations.
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Washington
North Carolina State Baseball Announces 24-Game Schedule
Manager R P Stacey announces NC State baseball will play 24 games with 11 away from home. The slate includes games against North Carolina institutions plus the Orioles in Goldsboro and Raleigh, and contests with Yale Maryland State and the University of South Carolina at Raleigh.
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North “Carolina State College
R. P. Stacey
North Carolina
State
Baltimore “Orioles
Goldsboro
Raleigh
Yale
Maryland
University of South Carolina At
Physician Convicted for Vital Statistics Violations in Eureka
Dr. Henderson Irvin of Eureka Wayne County was convicted in two Fremont court cases for failing to file birth certificates as attending physician. He was fined $15 plus $7.50 costs. The record notes persistent refusal to file berth certificates in applicable cases.
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Henderson Irvin
Eureka
Wayne County
Freemont
Irvin
Judge Council Secures License Practice In Supreme Court
Washington state news notes W iB Council of Hickory sworn in practice in the supreme court and to appear in the case of W B Steer, trustee, against W W Beattie et al.
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Washington
W. Ib. Council
Hickory
Supreme ‘Court
W .B. Steer
W. W. Beatitty
German Guards Call Arms to Prevent Civil War
Berlin reports the imperial bureau of citizen guards issued a proclamation urging all guards to arm themselves to maintain peace. The motion aims to prevent civil war until its course can be determined.
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Berlin
Imperial Bureau of Citizen Guards
Guard
Longshoremen Strike Endorsed by Leader Group
New York district council of the International Longshoremen's Association meeting endorsed a strike by several thousand longshoremen dock workers and checkers on coastwise lines to press for wage increases and working hour adjustments.
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New York
Iatrict Council of the
International Longshoremen’s
Ock
Plan to Have American Ships Run German Lines
A plan to have American steamship firms operate the 60 prewar world routes of the Hamburg America line is being developed by the Shipping Board with German company approval. The proposal cleared the Senate Commerce Committee by a 10 to 4 vote.
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Aermican Steamship Companes
Shipping Board
Senate Commierce Committee
Former service men receive War Risk Insurance identification card
Former service men who held Uncle Sam's War Risk Insurance cards received identification cards from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance for reference during sickness or accidents. Many cards were returned to the bureau, and the director urged ex-servicemen to retain theirs. North Carolina hog raisers from nine communities bought most of the registered Poland China hogs at Raleigh on March 9, with buyers from South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida present. 33 head sold for a total of $3,579.50.
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Uncle Sam's
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bureau of War Risk Treatance
Service Aen
North Carolina
Raleigh
American Poland Chima Record Association
South Carolina
Georgia
Profida
Americans called upon to assume a gigantic task
Secretary Daniels in Annapolis urged Americans to take on a world service task worthy of national sacrifice. He argued the nation must find a purpose to fire imagination and ennoble enthusiasm, warning against treachery to the April 6 1917 consecration.
Famine Threatens Fiume as Food Supplies Dry Up
Repeated reports warn of famine in Fiume with no food entering the city for three weeks. Italian naval units have evacuated merchant ships from Ancona and Venice to prevent seizures by D Annunzio. The famine reflects rising suffering and rumors persist of D Annunzio forces seeking Croatian supplies.
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Fiume
Ancona
Venice
D’annunzio
Croatia
State School Conference Set For May At College For Women
A conference to confer with teachers and school officials on child education will meet May 4 and 6 at the North Carolina College for Women. The call came at the request of Dr. E C Brooks State Superintendent of Education Governor T W Bickett and other prominent citizens of North Carolina. It is part of a series of conferences by the United States Commissioner of Education.
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North Carolina College For Women
E. C. Brooks
T. W. Bickett
North Carolina
United States Commissioner of Education
Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Meeting Set in Shelby
The North Carolina Baptist Woman's Missionary Union annual meeting, postponed from March 23, will be held in Shelby April 6 to 9. Dr. Welch of Durham First Church will preach the sermon, with Dr. Love of the Foreign Mission Board and Dr. McGlothlin, president of Furman University, in attendance.
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North Carolina Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
Shelby
Welch
Durham First Church
Love
Foreign Mission Board
McGlothlin
Furman University
Growth of Federal Court in Florence Highlighted
The Florence Federal Court session drew a crowded room of jurors witnesses and officials. The District Attorney noted 65 indictments handed to the grand jury and observers recalled the first Florence term six years ago when a single case closed before dinner.
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United States Court
Florence
Daily Times
United States
Charleston
Columbia
South Carolina
Missing Shoe Leads to Lost Horse in Gilsum
Fred Smith of Gilsum New Hampshire let his horse Jim water and the animal did not return to the stable. Jim was later found at the Blacksmith shop with one shoe missing.
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Fred Smith
Gilsum
N. H
Jim
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