High Point Firemen Hold Annual Banquet With Oysters
The High Point fire department held its annual banquet for 43 firemen and guests. Toasts praised past work, a plan to replace the West End horse-drawn unit with a motor vehicle was debated, and cooks Ed and Will served generous oysters amid fellowship and humor.
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Will Long
Ellington
Ed. Ellington
Greensboro
Will
Southside Company
J. Ed. Kirkman
Eli Ingram
Eli
High Point
West End
Southside
Northside
J. F. Kirkman
Sam L. Davis
Eli K. Ingram
W. G. Shipman
Walter Hepler
E. M. Freeze
Russell Long
F. B. Gann
W. C. York
Arthur Kirkman
Charles A. Yost
Ingram
Department
Garcons
Carranza Car Sighted In the United States
A red insulated freight car from a Mexican railway line attributed to Carranza supporters was seen north of the border attached to a regular freight train near High Point. Officials note Mexican cars appear occasionally in the southwest, with limited standard gauge compatibility for American lines.
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High Point
Senor Carranza
Mexican Republic
Francisco Villa
United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
Carranza
Constitucionalistas de Mexico
Chicago Allied Bazaar Opens for Entente Aid
The Chicago Allied Bazaar opened in the Coliseum on January 11 and will run through January 20. Promoters emphasize its prominence, variety of exhibits, and believe it may match or surpass similar fundraisers held in New York and Boston.
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Chicago
Ill
Coliseum
New York
Boston
Export on Fibres the Chief Income
A Mexican analyst says Carranza government relies on sisal fibre exports from Yucatan and crude oil from Tampico as main income sources. He notes reduced imports and mine and factory shutdowns curb tax revenue while bandit interference and shortages of chemicals hurt production and currency stability. He predicts a decree requiring bank liquidations could open U.S. banking entry once the government stabilizes.
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Mexico
Europe
Carranza
United States
National Forests Report Details Construction Totals
The past fiscal year records 227 miles of new road 1 975 miles of trails 2 124 miles of telephone 89 miles of fire lines 81 lookout structures 40 bridges 222 miles of fence 545 dwellings barns and other structures 17 corrals and 202 water improvements across national forests.
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The
National Forests
Mothers Report Relief From Croup With Foley's Honey and Tar
Billie Mayberry of Eckert Go says three weeks of choking and coughing in two children stopped after giving Foley's Honey and Tar before bed. By next morning the cough and signs of croup were gone. Sold by Mann Drug Company.
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Billie Mayberry
Eckert
Foley
Croup
Mann _Drug Company
Why not call him Sovereign the Southern Gentleman King
A mock boast extols a boy as the perfect Southern gentleman. The speaker praises his Virginian mother and Carolina aristocrat father. He hails from premier stock and is raised in a pristine, healthy home as the reigning sovereign of Southern lineage.
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Carolinas
Virginia
Carolina
Week of Mercy planned to aid suffering Jews abroad
Central Committee for the Relief of Jews Suffering Through the War promotes a nationwide Week of Mercy from January 27 to February 4 1918. The drive aims to surpass last year’s President proclamation appeal and raise funds toward a 1917 target of 10 million dollars with events in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Brooklyn plus tag days button days and church sermons.
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United States
Central Committee For
Europe
Palestine
America
Wilson
Central Committee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Park Row
New York
Leon Kamasky
Rabbi Rosenberg
Rabbi Meyer Berlin
Harry Fischer
Albert Lucas
Morris Engelman
Stanley Bero
Alaska
Cuba
Porto Rico
Uncle Sam
Danish West Indies
Carnegie Hall
Eliminate Numerous Acres From National Forests
The 1912 act funding land classification led to the removal of 13,477,781 acres from national forests. About 5,800,000 acres in Alaska’s Chugach National Forest were eliminated for low value lands mainly suitable for mining.
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Chugach National Forest
Alaska
Indiana Dairymen Meet Opens At Purdue
Dairymen from across Indiana arrive in Lafayette for the Indiana State Dairy association annual convention at Purdue University. Large attendance, promising sessions and strong prospects for profit. Exhibits include dairy products and modern dairy machinery.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana State Dairy Association
Purdue University
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Allied Bazaar
Associated Press
Paso, Tex
Yucatan
Tampico
Draigh
Lee
Ins
Jack
John
Jim
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