Piedmont Baptists Close Meeting With Missionary Sermon
The Piedmont Baptist association in session closes tonight at 8 with Rev. James A. Clark delivering the missionary sermon from First Baptist Church. Earlier sessions featured Rev. J. Clyde Turner on Baptist faith and Rev. Clarence A. Smith on enlistment methods with related talks by Rev. W. Raleigh White and Rev. Turner on missions.
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Piedmont Baptist Association
James A. Clark
First Baptist Church
J. Clyde Turner
Greensboro
The
Baptist Association
D. W. Overby
George Wy. Clark
James
Five Killed in Explosion on Submarine A-7 at Cavite
An explosion aboard the submarine A-7 at Cavite in the Philippines on Tuesday killed five and injured three officers and crew. The dead are Lieut. Arnold Marcus and four sailors. injured include Chief Electrician Theodore Schaiblin and three others. Preliminary reports cite ignition of gas within the ship as the cause. exact fumes ignition details not reported.
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Washington
Cavite
Philippin Islands
Arnold Marcus
Mill Valley
Cal
Harold H Tang
Dorchester
C Fass
Garner
Utho Hopewell
Burshy Kn .B. Mo
Jesse M. Currie
Richmond
Joseph
Leonard Defeats Kilbane In Featherweight Bout Upset
Benny Leonard, the light weight champion, stopped Johnny Kilbane in the third round at Shibe Park in a six round bout. Kilbane's towel was tossed as Leonard dominated all three rounds winning the purse of 20000 pounds shared evenly. Leonard did not win Kilbane's featherweight title because he did not meet the weight limit.
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Philadelphia
Benny Leonard
Johnny Kilbane
Shibe Park
Jimmy Dunn
Kibbane
Kilbane
Leonard
Kilbanes
Edna Mae Boyd Becomes Bride of W A Herion Jr
Miss Edna Mae Boyd of Salisbury married W A Herion Jr of Spencer in a July 25 ceremony at the home of Mrs Mary E Boyd on Fulton Street. Rev M M Kinard officiated in St John’s Lutheran church tradition style. witnesses were relatives. The couple left for a trip to Washington and northern points and will reside with the bride’s mother after returning.
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Edna Mae Boyd
W. A. Herion, JR
M. M. Kinard
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Washington
Mexico imposes five percent stamp tax on cotton goods
Mexico City reports a new stamp tax of five percent is imposed on all cotton goods manufactured in the country. The measure, announced in Mexico City, affects producers and retailers across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Malaria Remedy Ad Promotes Quinine Tonic Water
An old advertisement touts a quinine based malaria remedy to relieve fever and restore energy. It claims tonic properties and lists Mann Drug Co and Hayworth mineral water as carriers with delivery to a city address for 15 cents per gallon and a phone number 454.
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Mann Drug Co
Hayworth
Women Take Jobs On Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
First group of women employed in operating service at Lorain Ohio terminal. Four in overalls work in locomotive and car repair shop. Others fill roles as house superintendent blacksmiths helper yard cleaner shop office clerk and assorter of small supplies and scrap material.
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Lorain
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Health board appointed by city council
A five‑member physician board was named by Mayor W. P. Ragan to advise the council on public health matters. The unpaid group will handle health concerns and cooperate with the council, comprising Dr. H. W. McCain, Dr. C. B. Grayson, Dr. T. M. Staunton, Dr. I. Thurman Mann, and Dr. W. L. Jackson.
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W. P. Ragan
Ragan
H. W. McCain
C. 8. Grayson
T. M. Staunton
I. Thurman Mann
W. L. Jackson
Urge Appointment of Quarantine Officers in 67 Counties
The state board of health urges counties to appoint quarantine officers. Dr. Renkin says counties must file oath of office or risk the board appointing one. Letters warn that last call has gone out and counties lacking qualified officials must act or face state appointment to handle contagious diseases.
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State Board of Health
Renkin
Boil Water as Typhoid Precaution Reported
City residents are urged to boil drinking water and receive typhoid vaccine due to contamination from the Deep River inflow into the settling basin. No written service contracts are found among locals. a court action would require one. In Europe, war reports claim Austro German advances in eastern Galicia with Tarnopol fallen and Buczacz nearing.
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Jamestown Bridge
Berlin
Galicia
War Office
Tarnopol
Buczacz
City Council Denies Damages Claim From Power Outages
P C McIntyre manager of a local motion picture theater filed two $50 damage claims against the city for loss of electric service caused by failures by North Carolina Public Service Company and Southern Power Company. The council refused the claims saying the city bears no responsibility under the circumstances and a broader wave of business damage from poor power could follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
North Carolina Public Service Company
Southern Power Company
P. C. McIntyre
McIntyre
Mrs. Rena Mooney Acquitted by Jury in Bomb Case
San Francisco July 26 Mrs Rena Mooney was acquitted by a jury on the murder charge tied to a July bomb explosion that killed ten. The verdict came after days of deliberation with foreman William R Hardwick declaring freedom as Mooney embraced jurors.
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San Francisco
Rena Mooney
Mrydle Irene van Loo
William R. Hardwick
Increased Sinkings by U Boats Reported
London reports the weekly British admiralty shipping losses showing twenty one ships over 1600 tons sunk last week by mines or submarines and three vessels under 1600 tons plus one fishing vessel. The total marks seven more losses over 1600 tons than the prior week while smaller vessel losses remain at three and fishing boats decline by seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Old Soldiers Reunion Planned in Newton August 16
Newton July 26 The old soldiers reunion will be held August 16 with plans laid by local business men. KR P Caldwell elected chairman of the reunion committee. Julius Abernethy Wilson Warlick named finance and R P Caldwell E H Yount and Coley R Yoder on the amusements committee. Major Graham of Raleigh invited to deliver the address. 10000 to 20000 people attend annually.
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Newton
KR. P. Caldwell
Julius Abernethy
Wilson Warlick
R. P. Caldwell
E. H. Yount
Coley R. Yoder
Amuseme
Major Graham
Raleid
Mrs Kate Wood Ray Named Gary Park Commissioner
Mrs Kate Wood Ray has been appointed as park commissioner in Gary Indiana. The confirmation names her to oversee city parks and recreational programs, with the appointment marking a new administration in Gary.
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Kate Wood Ray
Gary
Ind
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