Record of Safety Appliance Case and Verdun Battle News
Washington reports on safety appliances act extending to all employees in interstate commerce and a Venizelos rally riot in Athens. Dispatches discuss Villa rumors, Parral fighting with Carranza and Pershing, and Verdun artillery activity with no German advances.
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Athens
Venizelos
Villa body reportedly in Carranza hands in Mexico
A stream of telegraph messages from Juarez to El Paso and Mexican officials say Francisco Villa is dead, his body disinterred days after burial and in possession of Carranza troops. Reports note uncertainty and caution by American officials while Mexican authorities express confidence.
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Tren
Cavira
Juarez
Cusihurachie
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Villa
General Bell
Gavira
Andres Garcia
Madera
Cusihuiiachie
Reprimand Approved for Lt Colonel Goodier
President Wilson approved a war department recommendation sentencing Lieutenant Colonel Goodier of the aviation service to reprimand after a court martial over the conduct at the San Diego station. The action follows the recent trial and relates to charges arising from the station’s operations.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretary of War
Goodier
Aviation Service
San Diego
Mrs Lydia Hendrix of Fairview Dies at 83
Mrs Lydia Hendrix of Fairview section died this morning after a week long illness of paralysis at the home of her daughter Mrs D M Hohn. She was 83 years old and survived by two sons G G of Greensboro and D J of High Point, three daughters Mrs D M Hohn Mrs Robert Roberson and Mrs Lindley Osborne, 49 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 11 o clock Tuesday from Springfield church with interment to follow.
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Lydia Hendrix
D. M. Hohn
Fairview
Hendrix
Springfield
Fire damages Augusta Harrison building on Broad Street
A fire at the Harrison building on Broad street in Augusta Ga last night caused an estimated 75000 in damage to the building and its tenants property. The blaze was brought under control early today and the structure sits across Broad street from the March 22 large fires.
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Associated Press
Augusta
Harrison
Broad Street
Warship South Carolina Damaged in Collision
Admiral Fletcher said repairs to the battleship South Carolina damaged in a collision at sea with the Michigan will cost about 8000 dollars. A naval board will investigate responsibility for the accident.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fletcher
Navy Department
South Carolina
Michigan
Naval Board
Willard Dyer Recovers After Appendectomy
Willard Dyer underwent an appendectomy Friday and is progressing well. He expects to be able to see friends in a few days as he recovers.
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Willard Dyer
Verdun Resistance Praised in Petain Order of the Day
A Paris note reviews Verdun operations and reproduces General Petain’s order praising French troops for repelling German assaults. It recalls Napoleon III era triumphs and urges continued vigilance as the attack potential persists.
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Verdun
Petain
Douaumont
Vaux
Creneral Petain
Crown Prince
Eleventh Army
Nicholson appointment doubtful after Baker conference
Washington April 17 Senator Kern said after a conference with Secretary Baker the appointment of Meredith Nicholson Indiana author as assistant secretary of war was doubtful Baker had not reached a final decision but if an Indiaman is appointed Nicholson would receive it
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Kern
Meredith Nicholson
Indiana
Nicholson
German Crown Prince Narrow Escape on Verdun Front
Reports from Geneva dated April 17 via Paris say the German Crown Prince had another escape from death or serious injury on the Verdun front. The notice underscores ongoing peril to high command as battles rage across the sector.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Verdun Front
Distillery Buildings Sold for Salisbury Property Move
John W. Walker and U S Hinson have acquired the Arey Distilling company structures in Salisbury. They plan to raze the buildings and remove a large amount of valuable lumber from the site.
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John W. Walker
U. S. Hinson
Arey Distilling Company
Salisbury
The Weather Fair Tonight and Tuesday
A brief local weather note states fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with moderate west winds.
Churches Observe Communication 10 This Holy Week
Churches mark Communication 10 during Holy Week as Germany prepares for Easter. The report notes planned liturgies and observances amid tensions over submarine warfare.
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Germany
Railroads Warned to Be Prepared in Palm Sunday Note
Palm Sunday services filled Lutheran Episcopal churches as Holy Week began with prayers and special music. At St Marys Episcopal regular services continued this week. The Catholic and Greek churches prepared for Good Friday rituals and Easter observances. Washington reports President Wilson nearing a Germany note with a firm tone to press submarine use.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
P. D. Brown
Frst
Christ
Christendom
Nisan
Parker Named Republican Candidate to Succeed Bickett
Winston Salem April 17 J J Parker of Union county will be candidate for the Republican nomination for attorney general of the state Zeb V Walser of Davidson county who was nominated by a Greensboro caucus will withdraw
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Associated Press
Winston-Salem
J. J. Parker
Uunion County
Wall
Zeb V. Walser
Davidson County
Greensboro
Robbers Blow Open Raleigh Safe in Texas Old Company Hit
In Raleigh at the Texas Old company site robbers blew open the safe between midnight and daybreak and took about 400 dollars. Police work the case but have yet to find clues.
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Associated
Raleigh
Texas Old Company
Two Vessels Added to List of German Victims
London April 17 Associated Press reports Lloyds records a neutral ship and a British steamship sinking. The Norwegian steamship Glendoon was sunk by overfire. The last British steamship was the Harsovian, which was unarmed.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Douaumont-Vaux
Paris
London
Lloyd's
Glendoon
Baptist Sunday School Workers Meet Tonight
A meeting of the First Baptist Sunday school workers council is set for tonight at & o'clock. All officers and teachers are expected to be present.
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Baptist Sunday School
The
First Baptist Sunday School
Easter Customs and Origins Amid Seasonal Festivities
The piece explains Easter as a Christian festival marking the end of Lent with a season of rejoicing. It notes the custom of new clothing signaling spring and commerce driving spring attire purchases. Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the fourteenth day following March 21, and Good Friday is observed separately. It cites the Anglo-Saxon root Eastre and the goddess Eostre as sources of the term.
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Tries
Eostre
Bede
Refrigerated Car Shortage Triggers ICC Action
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a memorandum urging railroads to restore refrigerating cars for the South’s fruit and vegetable movement. The report notes a shortage and that cars are diverted to other uses, demanding immediate return of all idle reefrigerator cars to their lines.
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South
Associated Treva
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Wounded by Fire From Austrian Submarine
An American sailor aboard the Russian bark Imperator, sailing from Gulfport Mississippi to Marseille, was wounded when the vessel was fired upon without warning by an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean on April 11. The injured man is hospitalized in Barcelona.
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Associated Press
Washington
Imperator
Gulfport
Miss
Marseilles
France
Mediterranean
State Department
Barcelona
Spain
Forest fires still raging in eastern counties
Kinston April 17 reports indicate fires continued in several eastern counties of the state with property owners counter firing to protect belongings. Except for the destruction of a few unimportant structures in Carteret county, latest damage was confined to standing timber. local showers were reported in several districts.
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Associated Press
Kinston
Carteret County
Sanford Electrician Killed by 2300 Volts
N. R. Sandy, an employee of Southern Power and Light, was electrocuted in Sanford this morning after receiving 2300 volts. He came from Durham six months ago and was a native of Raleigh. He leaves a widow.
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Associated Press
Sanford
N. R. Sandy
Southern Power and Light Company
Durham
Raleigh
Ladies of First Baptist Church Clean Up Day
The Ladies' Aid Society calls all church women to a cleanup day Wednesday. They will bring lunches and spend the day tidying the church and grounds in a spring cleaning effort. All ladies are asked to attend.
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Ladies OF Baptist Curch
Two Greensboro Students Give Missionary Talks
Miss Siler daughter of Rev Frank Siler and Miss Zuny from China, students at Greensboro College for Women, gave missionary talks at Fairview church during the quarterly conference. Rev J H Weaver presided.
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Siler
Frank Siler
Zuny
China
Greensboro College For Women
Fairview Church
J. H. Weaver
False Fire Alarm from Box 1 at Southern Car Company
A second false alarm from Box 1 at the Southern Car company rang Saturday night between and 9 o'clock. Firemen rushed to the scene but found no fire, marking another unneeded call in recent weeks.
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Southern Car Company
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