President Wilson in Detroit Presses Peace and Business Ties
Thousands greet President Wilson in Detroit and Toledo as he urges peace through mutual understanding. He defends the Democratic Party as pro business and notes the need for common interests between Democrats and Republicans. He praises the Federal Reserve Act’s broadened credit access and condemns narrow self interest in finance.
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Detroit
Mitch
Wilson
Democratic’ Party
Michigan
Ford Motor Plant
Toledo
Detroit Athletic Club
Hickman Story Is Denied
Chapel Hill July 11. The Sunday papers announced that Jimmy Hickman Asheville left fielder would coach UNC baseball next year. Graduate Manager Charles T Woolen of the university says the report has no basis in fact.
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Ment
Durham
Jimmy Hickman
Asheville
University of North Carolina
Charles T. Woolen
Morris Plan Bank Help Becomes Local Prospect in High Point
Former National Bank examiner Fred Wall outlined a Morris Plan branch effort in High Point. He cited two loan cases, one for 1000 pounds with weekly payments and another for 1000 dollars, stressing the program treats character as credit. He said the system is businesslike, extending collateral scope to aid needy applicants.
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National Bank
Fred Wall
Morris Plan Bank
Hull
Morris Bank
Demobilization Ordered by Calles on Mexican Border
General Calles, commander at Sonora, states Mex City reports show no break with the United States and orders demobilization of troops in border districts. He also reopens border offices, invites foreigners to return, and sends volunteers home to plant crops. Rail traffic to Sonora will resume, with troops moving to Yaqui river valley for renewed Indian campaign to protect life and property.
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Douglas
Ariz
Associated Press
Calles
Sonora
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Yaqui
Grudges Persist Despite Kindness in Pil Pay Motto
A reflective editorial notes that some individuals hold long standing resentments even toward acts of aid. The piece explores social tensions and the limits of generosity amid community life.
Ghost of the old time drummer laid to rest in Detroit
Detroit July 11 witnesses the laying to rest of the old time drummer type of salesperson as the World's Salesmanship congress drafts an ethical platform. Notables include ED St Elmo Lewis, Edward Hines, Warren Hilton, Douglas Barnes, Bartley Doyle, Walter Dill Scott, Harry Tipper, Boron Landone, George Watson, Edwin Walton, R H Webber, and J C Aspley.
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Detroit
Mich
ED St. Elmo Lewis
Edward Hines
Chicago
Warren Hilton
Society of Applied Psychology
San Francisco
Douglas Barnes
New York
Will Take A Man Back To Florida For Stealing Cow
Salisbury dispatch reports an officer from Tampa, Florida pursuing Josie Cone on a charge of stealing a cow. Cone, a youth, had recently signed to work building a church after returning to the area. In Franklin township a two months-old infant died during a visit by its father, Camp Clean militia member. The deceased infant’s mother and others mourn as funeral arrangements are planned in Greensboro and High Point. The 70-year-old Pole Agent is deceased at his Franklin township home, leaving four children including P. L. Watt and two daughters.
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Salisbury
Tampa
Fla
Josie Cone
Mes
Doap Faulkner
High Point
Frankiimn
Camp Clean
biPnt Company of Militia
Greens Horo
Franklin Township
P. L. Watt
Charlotte
J. L. Honbarrer
Thomas Beck
Mary J. Wyatt
Providence Township
Poland's Schools Reopen With Polish Language
In Pulway Russian Poland the Agr cultural High School will reopen in October with Polish language instruction after 1863 closure. Austro-Hungarian authorities assign Professor Stefan Surzycki of Krakau University to reorganize and run the school, reviving education for Polish speakers. The Pulway High School, among the region’s largest, was closed in 1863 for revolutionary activity, briefly reopened in 1869 as a Russian school, and shut again at the war’s outbreak.
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Associated Press
Pulway
Poland
Stefan Surzycki
University of Krakau
Pulway High School
Roar of Jutland Battle Heard 346 Miles Away
Berlin reports Herr Wilhelm Krebs director of the Holstein weather and run observatory says his two daughters in Schweiser heard the Jutland gun roar clearly at about 6 p.m. May 31, noting ten individual blasts at five to ten second intervals. He claims Verdun artillery rumble was heard in Ziegenhain, attributing the long transmission to favorable winds.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Krebs
Holstein “Weather and Run
Schneisen
Lokal-Anzeiger
Jutland
Schweiser
Kerr Krebs
Verdum
Ziegenhain
Hesse-Nassau
Two Scotch Soldiers Decorated for Valor
London reports two Scots soldiers awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. Company Quartermaster-Sergeant S Beech and Lance-Corporal Vickery of the 7th Seaforth Highlanders steadied their men by standing on a parapet during a critical moment and performing in a mouth organ display to boost morale.
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London
S. Beech
Vickery
Seaforth Highlanders
Chamberlain's Tablets Prove Effective For Constipation
Eugene S. Knight of Wilmington North Carolina praises Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion noting mild gentle action and agreeable laxative effect. He and his wife both benefited and the product is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Eugene S. Knight
Wilmington
N. C
Refusal to Permit Red Cross Supplies to Pass Paris
Paris January 11 French authorities refused free passage into Germany for American Red Cross equipment and supplies. They cited article 29 of the London Declaration and article 16 of the 1906 Geneva Convention, noting the declaration was never ratified and that May 1916 restrictions on goods to Germany remain in force.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jaly
Germany
Red Cross
London
American Red Cross Society
Durham Dentist Marries Nurse in Richmond
Richmond July 11 Friends of Miss Ethel Harwood trained nurse of Durham were surprised by news of her marriage Saturday night in Richmond to Dr George A Carr a prominent Durham dentist who recently divorced his wife in a $20000 alienation suit Mrs Carr wrote from Fredericksburg on a honeymoon trip to Atlantic City The couple reportedly met only weeks ago and the new bride and groom motored north for their honeymoon while Mrs Kendall and her son traveled to Atlantic City unaware of the marriage.
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Richmond
Ethel Harwood
George A. Carr
Durham
Bettie Hunt Carr
Richard J. Kendall
Carr
Scarlet fever breaks out among marines in Peking
In Peking 200 American marines guarding the legation reported scarlet fever with only five cases. Colonel Neville ordered tents pitched outside the wall with two men per tent to prevent spread while rumors of reinforcement and foreign troop movements circulated, later denied by Chinese authorities.
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Associated Press
Peking
Legation
Neville
War Alters Wedding Etiquette in England
London July 11 The war reshapes English wedding customs with lead rings made from shrapnel instead of gold and restricted guest lists. Only close relatives receive wedding invitations while patriotic acceptances of silver gifts replace precious metals amid wartime austerity.
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England
Associated Press
London
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