England Cares For Blinded Soldiers At St Dunstan's
The AP reports from London on March 30 that about 120 blinded soldiers and sailors from Canada England Australia New Zealand and Belgium study at St Dunstan's Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. Under C Arthur Pearson the home blends schooling with crafts and therapy to turn handicaps into work skills and independence.
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Associated Press
London
St. Dunstan's
Canada
England
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
Brighton
Torquay
St. St. Dunstan's
St. Dunstar’s
Marquess of Hertford
Steyne
Vanity Fair
Otto Kahn
Blinded Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Care Committee
C. Arthur Pearson
National Institute For the Blind
Regent’s Park Lake
Pearson
St. Dunstan’s
Clutha Mackenzie
Thomas Mackenzie
Kingdom of Darkness
Addion
Attractive Easter Excursion to Washington District
The Southern Railway offers a low fare Easter excursion from North Carolina to Washington, D. C. for April 20 1916 return April 21. It lists multiple intermediate stopping points with fares and notes Pullman reservations should be made in advance and that return travel is on regular trains after April 24.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Railway
North Carolina
Washington
D. C
Charlotte
Gastonia
Concord
Albemarle
Salisbury
Morganton
Hickory
N. Wilkesboro
Elkin
Lexington
Thomasville
High Point
Greensboro
Siler City
Reidsville
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Kut el Amara Siege Reaches Four Months in April 1915
London reports Kut el Amara in Mesopotamia has withstood Turkish assaults for 122 days under General Townshend. The piece compares world sieges, noting Port Arthur, Gibraltar, Mafeking, and Paris, and highlights British endurance in long sieges amid early World War I reporting.
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London
Kut-el- Amara
Townsend
George White
Ladysmith
Botha and
Smuts
Buller
Tugela
Kimberly
French
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Gibraltar
Port Arthur
Sebastopol
Menschikoff
Alvia
Kars
Paris
Metz
Mar Shall Bazaine
Atlantic
Vicksburg
Quebec
Yorktown
Observer May Move From Building Now Occupied
Charlotte April 7 Negotiations are pending between the new owners of the Charlotte Observer and E D Latta for the erection of a building for the newspaper The present home of the Observer was not included in the sale of the paper Latta offers to build on West Second street between Tryon and Church
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Charlotte
The
Charlotte Observer
E. D. Latta
Observer
Latta
West Second Street
Tryon
Church
Sandy Ridge Juniors Decoration Day Service
Rev. L. W. Blackwelder spoke to the Sandy Ridge Juniors and friends in the county. The state councilor set Friday April 7 as decoration day and a special service was held at 11 o clock this morning.
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L. W. Blackwelder
Sandy Ridge
Special Sleep Car For Doctors To North Carolina Meeting
A sleeping car is arranged from Charlotte to Durham for physicians attending the North Carolina Medical Society state meeting. It departs Charlotte on Southern Railway train 32 at 7 45 p m Monday April 17 and is set off at Durham until the morning of April 18. Reservations should be made in advance by contacting the nearest ticket agent or writing R H DeButts D P A Charlotte NC.
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The
North Carolina Medical Society
Charlotte
Durham
Southern Railway
R. H. DeButts
N.C
Suffragists plan to wield the big stick in votes
Washington leaders declare 5,000,000 votes will swing the presidential race and plan a balance of power convention in Chicago alongside party gatherings. The Congressional Union launches nationwide branches to pressure candidates for a favorable suffrage action. They will not join a party but seek assured support for the amendment. Hear Rev. Theo Andrews at the Episcopal church tonight at 8 p.m.
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Washington
United States
Congressional Union
Theo. Andrews
Episcopal Church
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Kipling
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Ular
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U. S
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Charles Lamb
Sands
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Greenville
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Raleigh
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