Furniture expo plans spark first committee meeting in High Point
A committee appointed by A. E. Tate to study the proposed High Point furniture exposition building will hold its first meeting at 8:30 p.m. at the Commercial Club on South Main. Members Tomlinson Harriss Gilliam Clark and Clinard will explore management details and urge full attendance, as the project could benefit the city and its furniture industry.
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A. E. Tate
Elwood Hotel
Commercial Club
South Main Street
Industrial Committee
C. F. Tomlinson
J. W. Harriss
T. D. Gilliam
Stephen C. Clark
J. W. Clinard
High Point
American Missionaries Favor Reorganization of Schools
Seoul reports that American missionaries in Korea and Japan push for reorganizing schools to meet Japanese educational rules. Religious instruction would be removed from curriculums within ten years, affecting Songdo and other Southern Methodist schools. The plan awaits home board approval with a May meeting anticipated.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Southern Methodist Mission
Songdo
Northern Methodists
Southern Mission
Southern Methodist Mission Board
United States
Japan Adheres to French Economic Conference Policy
Tokio reports Japan has informed France of adherence to Paris conference resolutions. It is expected Tokyo will enact regulations to fit its commercial situation and place the measures in operation.
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Tokio
Japan
France
Paris
Dine Planned Around Horse Meat Menu in New York
New York on February 12 reports a former theater manager James F. Lee will host a beefsteak dinner tomorrow night for a large guest list. The menu centers on horse meat dishes including horse chops horse tongue kidneys heart and hung horse meat steaks with mushrooms while speakers discuss the high cost of living and using horse meat as a potential solution.
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New York
James F. Lee
Lincoln memorial service portrayed as pacificator and leader
In Hodgenville Kentucky on February 12 a memorial service for Abraham Lincoln featured Bishop Samuel Fallows and Dr Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago who described him as the great pacificator and military leader of the armies. Western tourists aboard a special train attended en route to Cumberland Gap for the 20th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln Memorial University set to take place tomorrow.
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Louisville
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenville
Samuel Fallows
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln Memorial University
Cumberland Gap
Tricks to dodge military service in Europe
Paris reports inventive schemes to evade conscription during the war. Two men hidden in woods to escape mobilization were discovered, Souleillon aged 32 reemerged when his father died to claim an estate, and Alfred Rous lived in a forest cabin with a rifle and provisions until captured after a brief clash with gendarmes.
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Associated Press
Paris
Souleillon
Cahors
Alfred Rous
Reynaldes
Rous
Republicans to Meet Likely in May or June
William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican national committee, says a meeting will probably be held in May or June. He notes current events bring the country to the verge of war and calls for united support of the administration rather than partisan discussion.
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New York
William R. Willcox
Republican National
George W. Perkins
Evert Colby
Republican Campaign Committee
National Committee
Perkins
Colby
Willcox
West Virginia Banker Trial Moved to Randolph County Court
Elkins February 12 Col John T McGraw of Grafton faces misappropriation charges in the Grafton bank. The trial will open at the Randolph county circuit court this term, moved there on change of venue from Taylor county.
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Elkins
W. Va
John T. McGraw
Grafton
Grafton Bank
Randolph County
Taylor County
Ford and Cunard at Broadway Tuesday
An ad copy notes Francis Ford and Grace Cunard appearing at Broadway on Tuesday. It offers a trial package from Foley & Co for five cents, including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic, with name and address requested.
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Francis Ford
Grace Cunard
Broadway
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
London Port Report Sees Slower Trade After Submarine Threat
The Port of London Authority reports eight months of lower tonnage with only a three percent drop in actual goods unloaded. Food stocks rise 22 percent as prohibitions bite. timber stock grows despite labour shortages from enlistment and timber porter shortages. Soldiers man dock labor during wartime operations.
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London
Port of London Authority
Great London Docks
Docks of
Port of
Potatoes to be planted on Paris fortifications outskirts
A 150 yard by 18 mile strip around Paris fortifications will be uncultivated and then planted with potatoes next spring. Mayors of Paris wards plan to settle details as land remains national property before demolition of fortifications. A government commission will supply seed and fertilizer to boost a potential record potato yield.
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Paris
France
Jerusalem
Miss A. M. Colby Dies in Osaka After 88 Years of Service
Miss A. M. Colby one of Japan’s oldest American missionaries died in Osaka after an 88 year career. She founded Baikwa Girls' School and led as principal for many years. Representing the American Board, she arrived in 1879 and educated hundreds of Japanese women in Osaka and beyond.
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Associated Press
Osaka
Japan
A. M. Colby
Baikwa Girls’ School
Miss Colby
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
New England
Colby
Boston
Germany
Belgium
Mobilization Proclamations Fetch High Prices in Paris
Paris collectors pay 150 to 250 francs for the 1914 general mobilization proclamation posted August 2. General Gallieni’s Paris governor proclamation is rare and fetches 200 francs or more. The Oeuvre notes duplicates offered at 100 francs, but counterfeit quality reveals fakes.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Malvy Reform in French Court Titles for Women
Paris reports Madame Louis Malvy prompted a court reform replacing disparaging labels with respectful titles. Married women receive dame and unmarried women Demoiselle, changing callouts in court when witnesses such as Madame Malvy are cited. The move aims to modernize a long standing practice and may influence public opinion of Malvy.
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Paris
Louis J. Malvy
Interior
France
LeBlanch
Lebrun
LeBlanc
Madame Malvy
Malvyy
Malvy
Woman Malvy
Supreme Court
M. Maloy
Wilmington Man Cited for Devotion and Courage
Arthur Bluethenthal of Wilmington North Carolina is cited in dispatches for devotion and courage in dangerous services around Monastir as part of the American field ambulance section No 3. The unit was the first sent to the Balkans with the French expeditionary corps.
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Paris
Arthur Bluethenthal
Wilmington
N. C
American Field Ambulance
Monastir
Balkans
Farmers Week at Cornell Opens With Demonstrations
Several thousand farmers from across New York state enroll for Farmers Week at Cornell State College of Agriculture in Ithaca N Y. The event features pictures exhibits and practical demonstrations on potato growing poultry keeping vegetable and flower gardening. Rural schools churches and community organizations join lecturers for talks and annual meetings of state associations including the Drainage Convention Floral Club federation Home Makers conference and a Vegetable Growers association.
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Ithaca
N. Y
New York State
Cornell State College of Agriculture
Home Makers’ Conference
Vegetable Growers’ Association
Greece Not In Position To Join United States
London reports Greece has replied to the U.S. invitation on Germany policy. Greece expresses sympathy for peace and freedom of navigation but says it is not in a position to contemplate concerted action to protect its national shipping amid current conditions.
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London
Greece
United States
Germany
Athens
Change Telegraph Company
Telegraphs
Springfield Lincoln Day observed with closures across city
Springfield Illinois marked Abraham Lincoln's memory day with all state offices banks and stores in the city closed for the holiday.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
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