Henry D Thoreau Anniversary Observed in New England
The hundredth birth anniversary of Henry D. Thoreau was marked today in Concord and across New England. Observances will expand next fall with activities by literary societies. Thoreau, born July 12, 1817 and died 1862, is hailed as a major figure in American literature.
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Boston
Mass
Henry D. Thoreau
New England
Concord
Thoreau
Hermit
Walden
Emerson Thoreau
Harvard
Emerson
Josiah Quincey
Maine
Walden Pond
Code Commission Prepares for Work in North Carolina
Carter Dalton of Guilford county joins Senators Stahle Lynn and Lindsay Warren to lead the North Carolina revision of statutes. The code commission, organized in Raleigh and chaired by Senator Stubbs, will complete the new code within about 15 months with active members meeting in Raleigh and then returning home between sessions.
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Carter Dalton
Guilford County
General Assembly
Raleigh
Code Commission
Stable Lyn
Lindsay Warren
Mr. Dalton
News and Observer
Stahle Lynn
Legislative Code Commission
North Carolina
Commission
Thos. H. Calvert
Messrs. Stubbs
Grier
Revision Commission
Lynn
Senate
Rowan
Warren
Beaufort
Dalton
House
Guilford
Harry Stubbs
Harry Grier
Stubbs
Northwestern Regatta Opens with Wide National Rowing Interest
Duluth Minn July 12 Visiting crews gather for the Northwestern international regatta opening tomorrow It is the only representative event of its kind in the country This year attracts wide interest with middle west entries and invited crews from New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Springfield Two day program main events Saturday Net proceeds go to the American Red Cross.
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Duluth
Minn
Middle West
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Springfield
American Red Cross
A Bad Spring for Women
A cold damp spring brings many to suffer backache rheumatic pains and bodily aches. Mrs. T. J. Bucknell of Hardy Nebraska says Foley Kidney Pills helped her recover from an attack of lumbago and she recommends them. Mann Drug Co.
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T. J. Bucknell
Hardy
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Sentimentality Versus Trained Nursing in War Care
Opinion piece urges restrictive nursing practice during war warning that lay nurses' aids could become frontline caregivers. It argues graduate Red Cross nurses are best for wounded soldiers and calls patriotic women to volunteer or train fully to join the army nursing corps.
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Red Cross
France
The
Battfield
Army Nursing Corps
Chilean Cabinet Resigns Amid Neutrality Debate
Santiago July 12 The Chilean cabinet that took office in 1915 with Elias Balmaceda as premier has resigned. No recent internal trouble is reported, but neutrality between the United States and Germany may have prompted the move amid reports that a majority of Chileans favor abandoning strict neutrality.
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Santiago
Chile
Chiean
Elias Balmaceda
United States
Germany
Call for Statewide business meeting on war revenue bill
Charlotte July 12 the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers association called for a Raleigh meeting of state business representatives to discuss passage of the war revenue bill and seek relief from objectionable provisions. Mills would face 40 percent tax on gross earnings under the proposal.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Raleigh
Congress
Foreign spuds dominate NC farms seek homegrown yield
North Carolina sees millions in revenue from Irish potatoes but imports tens of thousands of bushels each fall to meet consumer demand. The agricultural extension service and the State Food Conservation Commission urge increasing late potato acreage to cut imports, ease rail freight, and improve the winter food supply. Circular No. 49 on growing a second crop is available free from the extension service in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Agricultural Extension Service
State Fool Conservation Commission
Business Women Mobilize To Help In The War
Chicago hosts a convention forging a national association of business women. The Woman's Association of Commerce sponsors the effort with nearly 300 delegates. A mammoth open air pageant at the American League baseball park will depict women's historic contributions with over a thousand participants.
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Chicago
National
Association of Business Women
America
Woman's Association of Commerce
Pause in development of the crisis in Germany
Berlin dispatches show a pause in the political crisis as parties await the crown's decision on a ministerial reorganization and peace terms. No agreement yet on a Reichstag resolution on war aims. Conservatives expect the chancellor to go, radicals doubt.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
pan-Greman
Capture of Halicz Breaks Austro German Front
Petrograd reports the Russian revolutionary army has pierced the Austro German lines on a broad front at Halicz, marking a decisive breakthrough and a shift from previous stubborn failures. The victory follows a long campaign and ended a period of discredited performance for General Brussit’s forces.
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Petrograd
Halicz
Brussitof
Tarnopol
County Commissioners to Meet for Tax Equalization Hearings
County commissioners convene at 10 o clock Friday morning July 9 to hear petitions from taxpayers regarding property assessments for taxation. ILIS Booth County Auditor.
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Ilis Booth
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Pierce
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