Kitchin Critiques Senate War Tax Plan in Editorials
The News and Observer reports Congressman Claude Kitchin challenges the Senate finance measure as biased toward big business and wartime profiteers while squeezing smaller corporations and individuals. The paper notes Senator Simmons leads the finance committee, and endorses Kitchin’s push for radical revisions to ensure fair, equitable taxation that aids working people.
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Mr. Kitchin
Kitchin
Congressman Kitchin
Congress of the
United States
Surrender of Lee Sword Myth Probed by Greenville Film Maker
Greensboro News asks Mr Grant about an Enterprise editorial on the legend of Lee surrendering to Grant and the sword. The High Point Enterprise notes a Greenville film inquiry seeks eyewitness recall of the notable event with competing versions. If Grant attended, his memory could settle the myth.
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Greensboro News
Enterprise
High Point Enterprise
Robert E. Lee
Grant
Greenville
S. Co New
Ben Worthey's Duty Shaping Draft Soldier Example
The excerpt portrays Ben Worthey, called a negro with very dark skin yet honorable, as a model for others drafted into the new national army. It notes his pride in serving Uncle Sam and mentions his name drawn in Washington as a notable moment.
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White
Ben
National Army
Uncle Sam
Washington
Ben Reconsiders Exemption and Joins Army
Ben, who had filed for exemption to avoid military service to help his mother, withdraws the claim after deciding to repay his country. He believes his mother can manage and volunteers to fight, reflecting his lifelong ties to the United States and commitment to serve. He is praised as a man who will join heroes in France.
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Ben
United States
Ferdinand
French Regain Ground Lost Near St Quentin in Counter Attacks
Paris reports French troops renewed counter attacks after German forces seized ground on the night of August 9 10 north of St Quentin. The official release says the ground was reconquered in its entirety. German assaults on trenches near Ailles in the Aisne were repelled with heavy losses. No infantry fighting occurred on the Belgian front.
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St. Quentin
Ailles
Aisne
Belgium
Longshoremen End Strike After Wage Increase
Twelve hundred Southern Pacific longshoremen accepted five cent hourly raises and will return to work today. Two hundred Mallory and Clyde line workers also received the same raise. Federal mediators attended the settlement conference.
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New York
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mallory and Clyde Lines
Palestine Jewish Emigrants Arrive in Berne En Route to New York
About 100 Palestine Jews mainly wives and children of earlier emigrants reach Berne from Jerusalem en route to New York. They travel at the expense of the United States government.
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Berne
United States
Jerusalem
New York
Meeting Postponed by Wesley Memorial M E Church
The Woman's Missionary Society meeting of Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church scheduled for 4 oclock this afternoon with president Mrs. W S Oneal has been postponed to tomorrow at the same place and hour. Members are urged to attend.
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W.S. Oneal
Inter-Department Cost Conference Endorses Straight Purchase
Washington August 13 The inter departmental cost conference urges straight purchase and sale contracts for war material instead of the cost plus profit plan in a report released after two months of investigation.
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Washington
Inter-Departmental Cost Conference
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed for Coughs and Colds
Mrs Chad Reif of Miend Mills Pa reports using Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and hay fever and says they would not be without it. The Mann Drug Co. notes the product as a true friend for men women and children suffering coughs colds or croup.
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Miend Mills
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Ferdinand of Bulgaria a Pivot in World War I Power Shifts
Paris reports on Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg ruler of Bulgaria now a central figure in the war. The piece notes his dual aims to secure peace while backing Germany Austro Turkish alliance, his cautious diplomacy, and his daughter Eudoxia controlling much of Sofia’s affairs amid rumors of a separate peace.
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Romania
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Germany
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Turkey
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Eudoxia
Dry Goods Market Sees Sharp Price Pressures Ahead
The Dry Goods Economist notes major shifts in agriculture and textiles. Crop prospects show a three billion bushel corn yield and rising farm outputs, while textile prices edge upward with Japan silks up at least ten cents a pound and woolen goods facing continued price moves.
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Yokohama
Japan
Shanghai
Canton
New York
Woolen Mills
Jewel Cotton Mills Defeat Local Lock in Thomasville
The Durham Hosiery Mills baseball team beat Jewel Cotton Mills by 2 to 0 in Thomasville Saturday afternoon. High Point players dominated Davidson County throughout. A long hit by J. Jones and Bodenhamer's steal of home highlighted the game while Jewel's pitcher pondered.
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Thomasville
Jewel Cotton Mills
Davidson County
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Bodenhamer
Jewel
Masonic Notice Highlights Kidney Health Claim
A Masonic notice from Rocky Mount North Carolina features a reader letter praising Pills for kidney health benefits. The fragment notes overwork affects the kidneys and aging appearance, with the author identified as R. Wells of Wells Rof.
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R. Rof
Rocky Mount
N. C
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