German raiders active in Atlantic as Moeve reports feared
Nine Americans aboard the British ship St Theodore were landed at Pernambuco on the Japanese Hudson Maru and reported safe. In New York reports say a British pursuit into the south Atlantic is focused on the Moewe and other vessels feared to aid raiders with arms and supplies, with Yarrowdale and St Theodore among those implicated.
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Associated Press
Washington
St. Theodore
Pernambuco
Moeve
New York
South Atlantic
Voltire
Georgice
Moewe
Yarrowdale
Cape Verge Island
State Pays Honor to Southern Generals
North Carolina held tributes to Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on their birth anniversaries. In Raleigh appropriate exercises were planned in the state capitol hall, while Wilmington observed by suspending business, a street parade and a veterans’ dinner for the Daughters of the Confederacy. The oration was delivered by James H. Cowan of the Dispatch.
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Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Raleigh
North Carolina
Thomas J.stonewall Jackson
General Jackson
Lee
House of Representatives
Wilmington
Lee-Jackson
Daughters of the Confederacy
James H. Cowan
the Dispatch
City health officer reports shops and meat markets in excellent sanitary condition
City Health Officer E. I. Mungo inspects stores and meat markets and finds them in excellent sanitary condition. During sleet, five horses were moved to shops and two placed in stables due to injuries from falls. overall sanitary conditions remain good despite rough weather.
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E. I. Mungo
Mungo
Washington and Lee Day Observed at Lexington University
Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia marked Washington and Lee Day with a birthday observance for the Confederate leader who later led the university. Secretary of War Baker delivered the principal oration, bringing his status as an alumnus to the ceremony.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Baker
Catawba Farmers Buy Corn for Feed
Farmers in Catawba county continue to secure corn for feed and two rail cars arrived this week. Market price has risen from about 1.18 to 1.25 per car load. It is notable to see farmers with broad acres buying corn for feed for the first time.
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Catawba
Newton
Catawba County
National Lock company may begin High Point plant soon
A. T. Wishart local representative says The National Lock Company will likely start work on its High Point branch factory as soon as weather breaks. After a Rockford trip with his wife he received assurances from company officials and a substantial salary advance in recognition of his four years securing business.
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National Lock Company
High Point
A. T. Wishart
Rockford
Ill
Wishart
Lock Company
National Lock Company Toook Occasinn
Funeral of Mrs Colvert Held in Statesville
The remains of Mrs Samuel F Colvert died in a Richmond hospital Tuesday night were brought to Statesville on No 21. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o clock. The family accompanied the body from Greensboro.
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Samuel F. Colvert
Richmond
Statesville
Greensboro
Death of Secretary Stevenson’s Infant in Measles Epidemic
Spencer reports the first measles death in the epidemic as Olive Stevenson one year old daughter of Secretary B F Stevenson of the Y M C A. Pneumonia followed measles two days earlier. Funeral is set for Friday.
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Spencer
Olive
B. F. Stevenson
Wilson Has Conference
President Wilson returned to the capitol and held meetings with administration senators to push his legislative agenda. The discussions in Washington focused on key policy items and party unity ahead of upcoming votes.
Legislature Makes Slow Day In Raleigh Session
In Raleigh the North Carolina legislature edged through a slow day with a bill to abolish capital punishment except in multiple witness assault cases. House members pushed five local school board and superintendent elections. Gardiner urged locating an armor plant in Watauga and Carter counties. Resolutions honored Admiral Dewey and adjournment paused for Robert E. Lee’s memory. Jones of Buncombe opposed Saturday adjournment citing daily cost. Adjournment set for tomorrow.
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Gardner
United States
Watauga County
Carter County
Tenn
Dewey Wer
Senate
Simmons
Assembly
North Carolina
Robert E. Lee
Jones
Buncombe
Quiet Lee-Jackson Day Observed in High Point
No general observance in High Point today though some school grades hold exercises and patriotic lessons. Flags of the Confederacy and pictures of generals appear at several locations as heating outages forced suspensions, leaving teachers unable to prepare a formal program.
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High Point
Marr
Lee
Jackson
Cotton market opens steady with gains on futures
New York on January 19 reports the cotton market opening steady with an advance of 4 to 7 points. Active months rise 13 to 14 points, May at 17.80, about 54 points above Wednesday. Realizing caused a mild pullback after the first hour as Jan and March quote at 17.50 and May at 17.72.
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Associated Press
New York
Nervousness Over Ocean Shipping Affects Wheat Prices
In Chicago on January 19 nervousness over dangers to ocean shipping dominated trading. Opening wheat prices rose by fractions, May at 1.90 and July around 1.54, then dipped below yesterday's close before recovering.
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Chicago
Russians Hold the Teutons in Check on Fronts
On the Romanian front Russian and Rumanians hold their own against von Mackensen's army with continued heavy fighting. British advances north of the Somme disrupt a quiet Franco-Belgian front while Swiss neutrality prompts mobilization warnings. The fate of the German sea raider remains unclear as reports tie up with the Yarrowdale incident near Cape Verde.
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Associated Press
von Mackensen
Somme
Alsace
Belfort
Basel
Switzerland
Federal Council
Germany
France
Entente
South Atlantic
Cape Verde Islands
Yarrowdale
Rio Janiero
Russians Report 428000 Prisoners Taken By Russians
London dispatch cites the Russian service organ with figures from the past year showing about 428000 officers and men captured, 525 guns seized, plus 8770 officers and 420000 men total, 525 guns, 1621 machine guns, and 421 trench mortars and mine throwers taken.
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London
Man Die After Stomach Kick at City Hall
Concord reports L. E. Lipe owner of a city garage died after being kicked in the stomach by Harmon Kreis during an arrest at city hall. Kreis, about 21, from Knoxville, is in custody. autopsy performed and coroner's jury verdict says exact cause of death unknown.
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Associated Press
Concord
City Hall
Harmon Kreis
L. E. Lipe
Kreis
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Allied cruisers patrol South Atlantic for German raider
Wireless reports from Norfolk Virginia indicate at least 11 allied cruisers are searching for the German raider blamed for attacking entente merchant ships. The ships patrol a broad arc from 300 miles south of the Virginia capes to the raider sighting area, issuing warnings and routing entente vessels away from known locations.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Virgina Capes
Five Years for Manslaughter in Elm City Killing
In Wilson Superior court Arthur Hunter pleaded manslaughter for the Christmas holidays death of Bud Gaston in Elm City suburbs and was sentenced to five years in jail with county commissioners ordered to assign him to road work.
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Wilson
Wilson Superior Court
Little Bud Gaston
Elm City
Arthur Hunter
First Meeting Tonight On Milk Depot And Tobacco Routes
The Industrial Committee of the Commercial Club plans a 7:30 PM meeting at Welch on Route One to discuss milk depots, routes, and increased tobacco acreage. Attendees include A. E. Tate and several experts from state dairying, agricultural stations, and the Carolina Creamery. Meetings will continue through January to March at other county points.
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Industrial Committee
The
Commercial Club
Industrial
A. E. Tate
High Point
Stanley Combs
State Dairying Department
J. M. Johnson
State Agricultural Experiment Station
E. H. Anderson
Juilford County
Funeral Arrangements for Admiral Dewey Announced
Washington January 19 The plan for Admiral Deweys funeral at the Capitol tomorrow was issued by the joint House and Senate committees. The Capitol closes for the morning and reopens for invited guests at 10 am with services at 11 am in the rotunda. The President and Cabinet Supreme Court leaders diplomatic corps and military officers will have seats. Chaplain J B Frazier will conduct. Flags on all post offices will be half mast and the department will close that day. Midshipmen will form the escort at Arlington Cemetery and a private service will be held at the home with President Wilson attending.
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Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Senate
House
Army
Navy
J. B. Frazier
United States Navy
Burleson
Daniels
Midshipmen
Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Wilson
Senate panel approves Guilford Revolutionary War park plan
The Senate Military Committee approved a bill to create a national military park in Guilford County on the Guilford Courthouse battlefield. The site would be transferred to the United States with upkeep as the sole expense.
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Washington
Guilford County
Guilford Courthouse
Senate Military Committee
United States
National's Games on Spring Training Schedule
The Philadelphia Nationals announced games to be played on the spring training trip with fixtures set for April 2 and 3 in Jacksonville Florida, April 4 in Raleigh North Carolina, and April 5 in Durham North Carolina.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Jacksonville
Fla
Raleigh
N. C
Durham
Three New Charters Filed In North Carolina
Raleigh reports three charter applications today for Gastonia and Fayetteville firms. A. M. Smyre Manufacturing Co has $400,000 capital with $125,000 paid in to produce yarns fabrics and cloth. Fayetteville Coffin Co seeks $50,000 capital to manufacture funeral supplies.
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Gastonia
Fayetteville
Associated Press
Raleigh
A. M. Smyre Manufacturing Co
Fayetteville Coffin Co
Mother of George Cobb Dies in South Carolina
George Cobb of the Coley and Cobb firm was summoned from Newton to Hickory Grove South Carolina by a message announcing his mother’s sudden death yesterday.
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Newton
George Cobb
Coley and Cobb
Hickory Grove
S. C
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