Remuera Narrowly Foils German Raiders at Sea
In Hobart July 21 a New Zealand Shipping Remuera of 11 500 tons and 15 knots escaped German raiders twice. Captain Herbert E Greenstreet used wireless bluffing by reporting a suspicious follower and a second ship as Kronprinz Wilhelm to deter pursuit. The Remuera sails Wellington to Southampton and back via Magellan and South Africa.
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Hobart
Australia
New Zealand Shipping Company
Wellington
New Zealand
Southampton
England
Magellan Strait
South American
South Africa
Keenstreet
Lisbon
Remuera
Brazil
Montevideo
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Capt. Greenstreet
New Zealand Shipping’ Company
Tha Corporation
Antipodes
Panama Canal
Maximilian Ballin
A. Shipping
Tagnate
New York
Whangarie
Germany
Four drown in flood near Lenoir Collettsville town
In Collettsville, ten miles west of Lenoir, heavy Johns river flooding swept through homes leaving loam depths two to five feet. Four persons drowned, including a three year old and a mother, as residents faced ruined houses and looming famine. Relief efforts and loam odor threaten disease.
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Hickory
Collettsville
Lenoir
J. D. Harte
First Baptist Church
W. N. Clark
T. B. Moore
Nelson Harte
Mortimer
Harte
Patent leather hats spark Vienna fashion trend
Rainy weeks without a dry spell have spurred the popularity of patent leather hats among Vienna women. Genuine and imitation versions resist dampness, and the patent leather style now extends to belts, scuffs, collars and other costume parts.
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Vienna
Germans to Show How They Have Helped Belgium
Brussels hosts an Exhibition of Social Help from July 15 to October 15 to illustrate German welfare efforts in occupied Belgium. The display covers workers insurance, public health, housing, epidemic and tuberculosis prevention, with moving pictures. The Belgian Red Cross social welfare branch directs the exhibit and Governor General von Bissing is honorary president.
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Brussels
Juty
Belgium
Social Welfare Branch
Belgian Red Cross
G General
von Bissing
Jose Valenzuela Killed by U S Posse Near Mexico Border
Report from Hachita New Mexico states Jose Valenzuela was killed by an American civilian posse that chased him into Mexico. The incident occurred at the Double Adobe ranch southeast of Hachita.
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Ian
Loyer
Double Adobe Ranch
Hachita
N. M
Amer
Mexico
Riz
Jose Valen
Virginia Was First Shelled By German Submarine
The British steamer Virginia was shelled during a half hour chase by a German submarine and finally halted after its funnel was blown away, making the engine room and hold untenable, according to Reuters Malta correspondent. Also includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets claiming relief from constipation and indigestion.
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Virginia
Londerneg
Reuter
Malta
Forecasts of Overseas Airplane Service in Coming Year
New York reports experts foresee a vast expansion of overseas air travel and warfare air power. Analysts predict heavy bomb carrying planes and large transports enabling rapid movement of troops and supplies between Europe and America, with aerial battles and sustained air routes likely before the war ends.
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New York
Europe
America
Giz Marine
Germany
Baltinge
Heavy cannonading heard off west coast of Jutland
Copenhagen dispatch dates heavy shelling off Jutland and the Baltic with reports of German submarines torpedo boats and Zeppelins seen moving northwest from the Jutland coast. Baltic cannonading continued through Wednesday night as returning crews spoke of a small German warship sailing southward and a possible engagement with Russians.
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London
Jutland
Baltte Pi Weet Landsort
Gottska Samddsby Selmen
Copenhagen
North Sea
Baltic
British golfers favor new girl caddies on links
London readers report British golf players above military age embracing the girl caddie. The article notes the feminine caddie saves on nagging comments and boosts morale, while male relatives work in munitions. It contrasts with the boy caddie, who concentrates on scoring and humor, as Mr Scandio completes holes in three.
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London
Tual
Eaerying
Freddie Welsh Lightweight Title Bout In Minneapolis Tonight
Charlie White of Chicago faces Freddie Welsh in a ten round lightweight clash in Minneapolis. Welsh is to receive seven thousand five hundred ninety dollars as reported today.
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Freddie Welsh
Minneapolis
Minn
Charlie White
Chicago
Welsh
Deaths Near Asheville and Nobel Prize Wonder
Floods near Asheville cause feared deaths while reports vary on totals in Alta Pass and surrounding counties. Surgeons and officials assess losses, with Asheville city officials warning against exaggeration as repairs proceed. In Vienna, Dr. Robert Barany, Nobel Prize winner in medicine, returns after captivity to fame for his head wound treatment method.
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Vienna
Robert Barany
Russia
Przemysl
Turkestan
Karl
Sweden
Barany
Siberia
Baramy
Body of car inspector Gordon found near Belmon t
The body of Mr. Gordon of Charlotte, Southern Railway car inspector, was found lodged on Rock Island seven miles below Belmont in the Catawba river. Two white men and six negroes remain unaccounted for after the Belmont bridge washout. The flood revealed 350 bales of cotton near Monbo mills valued at 30,000, with 50 more bales lost at Sloo Mills warehouse. Net salvage about 25,000 from 40,000 cotton. A warning to boil water for drinking to prevent typhoid and malaria.
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Charlotte
Gordon
Southern Railway
Rock Island
Belmont
Catawba River
Southern
Belmont Bridge
Monbo Mills
Sloo Mills
M. Cooper
State Board of Ith
Local Health Notes Incite Concern Over Kidney Disorder
Fragmentary report from Asheboro recalls a medical facility at Mevoro Branch where men and women seek quick relief for health issues. References to a morning incident, injury, and a plan at a block surface hint at a possible accident or illness alrededor de seven to eight in the evening.
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Asheboro
George
Considera
H ‘Asteep
Unusual Bargains in Pianos and Players Offered
Notice to the public from Martin Music Co at 217 North Main Street Under the Fair. Due to a disabling accident the firm offers unusual bargains on pianos and players, urging consultation before purchasing to avoid regret.
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Martin Music
North Main Street
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Chamberlain
Pugeness
Knight
Wilmington
N. C
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Asheville
Transylvania
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Spartanburg
S. C
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Alta Pass
Mitchell County
H. Suttle
Memherstef
Suttle
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Alta Pas
Mench Broad Valley
Here
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Tig
National Casket Company
Hich
Graham County Lumber Company
Rankin
Associated Press
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West Pocket Seneca
Hart Drug Cc
North State
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Danville - Lynchburg
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Gainesville
Raleigh
Henderson
Petarebaee
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Fayetteville
Camden
5S. C
Columbia
Aiken
Peuquste
North State Telephone Company
League
the Commercial National Bank
High Point, N.C
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