British War Loan Hits Record Near Three Billion
London July 13 Parliament heard the chancellor Reginald McKenna announce the new war loan neared 3 billion dollars not counting smaller post office sums. Walter Runciman said South Wales coal owners and miners will face the munitions of war act as a wage dispute escalates. Miners rejected a compromise, government acts follow. Volunteers and enlistments drop in Wales, coal pricing bills move forward, and the crisis widens as Britain fights on multiple fronts. Entente optimism persists about Balkan and Dardanelles developments amid shifting alliances and potential reorganizations led by Venizelos.
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London
Reginald McKenna
House of Commons
Board of Trade
Walter Runciman
South Wales
Wales
Mre
Runciman
House of Lords
Marquis of Lansdowne
France
Belgium
Souchez
Krasnik
Balkan
Russia
Galicia
Bukowina
Dardanelles
Eleutherios Venizelos
M. Venizelos
Balkan States
Baraca Philathea Notes at First Methodist Church
Despite July heat the class room filled with six visitors and one new member Miss Junie Abernethy. Flower Captain and assistants make it inviting. Contests and program planned for July 17 include scripture, prayers, duets, Philathea notes and a cordial invitation to all.
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Baraca-Philathea
First Methodist Church
Sreeoe
Junie Abernethy
Memphis
Tenn
Jessie Prestwood
Granite Falls
W. F. Fogler
Mattie Harbison
Glen Alnine
Alice Witherspoon
G. C. Witherspoon
Statesville
A. L. Stanford
Annie Reinhardt
Erroll Boleh
Ethel Fraziering
Jo Moore
Erroll Bolch
Louce Wolfe
Reinhardt
Frye
Wolfe
Hight
Margie Hoy
Philathea
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Ad Vends For Skin Ailments
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklen’s Amica Salve as a cure for ordinary ailments and skin issues. It warns that minor injuries can become dangerous if neglected and promotes a 2 ounce box for 25 cents from druggists.
Swiss May Furnish U S with Dyestuffs
Negotiations through the State Department trade advisors aim to unite U S dye manufacturers with Swiss firms to address a dyestuff shortage caused by German coal tar dye cuts. American plant expansions and new intermediates production support color supply while Germany restricts shipments. The Commerce Bureau and FTC plan protections against unfair foreign competition as the war shifts.
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State Department
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
U.S
Switzerland
Germany
France
England
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce
Sims
Berlin
Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
Praise From President For Southern Railway Work
A telegram to President Fair Harison from a senior officer of the Southern Railway Company extols the staff for finishing a tough fiscal year ending June 30. It credits teamwork loyalty and self sacrifice of every employee, says the fight is not over but the split of the past ten months will see them through, and expresses pride in what has been accomplished.
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Washington, D. C
Bury
Southern Railway Company
Fair Harison
Entir
Hickory
Newton
Yavapai
Arizona
Cherry Creek’ Hill
Clines Township
North Carolina Market Prices For Farm Commodities
Market notes from North Carolina report weekly prices for cotton corn oats butter eggs and related farm goods. Entries mention chickens and eggs with figures around 80 to 850 cents per unit, butter and other livestock products, and references to wet weather and production notes.
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North Carolina
Cemetery Battle Near Souchez One of War’s Severest Encounters
London reports a fierce clash near Souchez seven miles north of Ars where German troops seized the cemetery after a gas attack and hand to hand fighting. The battle, part of a broader French offensive, left more than 150 prisoners and ongoing house-to-house fighting as both sides renew efforts around the village and surrounding fronts.
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London
Ars
Souches
Lens
Lille
Whch
France
Belegium
Hill 60
Preseut
Warsaw
Lonigsburg
East Africa
Austria
Vienna
F Oaud
Sloan's Liniment Offers Quick Pain Relief for Aches
A vintage advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for tired aching muscles. It promises rapid relief from overwork and exertion with light application, claiming to vanish pain and soreness. The copy notes strong consumer praise and recommends buying a bottle for 25 cents from all druggists.
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Sloan
McAdoo Moves to Curb Pork Barrel Spending
Washington July 13 Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo announced a new rule limiting future public building expenditures to actual and prospective needs of the service. The order aims to end the hit and miss system and prevent costly stone structures in small towns while allowing builds only up to a specified amount for each location. The change targets efficiency and fiscal restraint, with potential savings already seen in recent purchases.
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Washington
the Treasury
McAdoo
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
St Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church Sunday Services
Rev E J Sox pastor invites the public to Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m with sermon on The Source of Our Food Supply. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church also holds services Sunday at 11 a m and 8 p m conducted by the Brotherhood and Ladies Guild.
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E. J. Sox
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Brotherhood and Ladies Guild
Farmers Mutual Fire Ins Association Meeting in Hickory
The Farmers Mutual Fire Ins Association Catawba and Burker Branch will hold its annual meeting in Hickory at the Chamber of Commerce on the 24th at 1 30 am Saturday for officer elections and other business. Supervisors and all members are urged to attend. Remember the fourth Saturday in July 1915. M A Abernethy secretary treasurer.
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Farmers’ Mutual Fire Ins. Association
Catawba & Burker
Hickory
Chamber of Commerce
M. A. Abernethy
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Easy Night Laxative
An easy pleasant laxative promotes a painless night’s rest with a morning bowel movement. The ad notes no bad taste or belching and urges taking one or two pills with water at night. Sold by all druggists, 36 in a package for 25c, encouraging readers to buy a bottle today.
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Dr. Kings
Milledgeville Prison Threat Sparks Military Readiness
Reports from Atlanta indicate a planned nighttime attack on the Milledgeville state prison farm where Leo M. Frank is imprisoned. Authorities in Macon and Atlanta mobilized militia companies and police guards on roads to Milledgeville to deter violence and possible lynching, with traffic monitored and roads secured overnight.
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Atlanta
Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
Nash
Wheeler
Macon
Mariet
Mary Phagan
Frank
Propaganda and Germany Aims in U S War Markets
Colliers Weekly argues agitators opposing U S munitions sales are influenced by German agents and state that true policy rests on international law. It condemns nonagent commentators as emotionally driven and unfit for serious debate, likening them to a crazy assassin.
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Pierpont Morgan
United States
Germany
Colliers Weekly
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
An old fashioned remedy promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey cough syrup. It claims soothing action for coughs and colds and urges readers to buy the 25 cent original bottle from local dealers.
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Creat Brita
America
North Carolina Market
Mr. McAdoo
Rvey
West Lickory
Ella Humphreys
Clyde Pope
E. C. Leonard
Asheville
Frank Williams
Alta Viste
R. W. Williams
Ollie Mae _Stutts
Rock Hill
8. C
A. J. Drum
Florence Jones
Brookford
Catherine Jone
J.W. Byer
Mary
Rhodhiss
Byer
M.J. Smith
Charlie Jones
C. M. Ervin
Charlie
Lincolnton
R. P. Lowe
Charlotte
Pauline Abernethy
Thelma Senter
J. P. Senter
Conover
R-2
Herbert Arndt
M. E. Selzer
High” Point
John Deal
Harriett Moose
E. L. Moose
B. E. Smith
Tenkins
XGIA
Dr. Bell
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