Postponement of Mississippi Centennial Exposition Approved
Gulfport Mississippi reports President Wilson appreciates the Mississippi Centennial Exposition Commission for delaying the fair opening to February 22 1919 due to the war. The commission's resolution cites national calls to arms and food production and links the event to a broader celebration of international democracy.
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Gulfport
Miss
Wilson
Exposition Commission
Mississippi
Europe
George Washington
Theo G. Bilbo
Lee M. Russell
Tremor Detected Across Atomized Seismic Network
Washington reports a two hour quake yesterday captured by Georgetown University seismograph. Tremors began at 3 57, peaked at 4 20, and ended at 6. Experts say the disturbance center lay about 4000 miles away.
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Washington
Georgetown University Seismograph
British Casualties in May Report
London reports British casualties for May totaling 5902 officers and 106531 men.
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London
Rural Carriers Meet in Monroe. Love Re-elected President
The District Rural Letter Carriers Association convened in Monroe with about 50 carriers from Union Anson Richmond and Scotland counties. T. T. Love was re-elected president, Hl F. Gibon named vice president, and S. H. Rogers chosen secretary. W. B. Love urged naming a successor while remaining president.
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Monroe
Hl. F. Gibon
Gibson
S. H. Rogers
Love
Union
Anion
Richmond
Scotland
Sousa Enlists in Navy Forming Great Lakes Band
John Philip Sousa, formerly lieutenant and director of the Marine Band, has enlisted in the United States Navy. He starts the Great Lakes naval training station band and hopes to build it into a 300 piece organization.
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Great Lakes, II
John Philip Sousa
United States Marine Band
Washington
United States Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Judge Denies Injunction to Halt Draft Registration
Kansas City judge refuses to stop state officials from enforcing draft registration next Tuesday. The ruling was handed down in circuit court this afternoon amid other unrelated notes on construction and safety.
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Kansas City
Daniel Bird
Union County Registrars Offer Service Without Pay
Twenty five registrars at 18 precincts in Union county volunteer their services for the selective draft registration next Tuesday, sacrificing four dollars each. Union county is the only county in the state to have all registrars serve without pay.
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Union County
Monroe
United States
Akron Seeks Largest Red Cross Chapter in Nation
It is a quarter century since the U S Navy seriously considered submarines and Akron Ohio claims the largest Red Cross membership relative to city size in the country.
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United States Navy
Akron
Ohio
Red Cross
Submarine Plans by Robert Fulton Ended by Death in TS15
Historical note recalls Robert Fulton aiming to build a large armored submarine with a silent engine and a crew exceeding any sub of his era, but his project stalled due to his death in TS15.
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Robert Fulton
First US Navy screw-propeller Princeton launched in Philadelphia
The article notes the Princeton, the United States Navy’s first screw-propeller ship, was launched in Philadelphia seventy-five years ago this year marking a milestone in naval propulsion history.
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United States
Princeton
Philadelphia
Schoolboys Wanted to Deliver The Saturday Evening Post
$1.25 will be given to each applicant who delivers the Saturday Evening Post to customers. Clean, ambitious school boys aged within the gap need apply. The pay is in addition to cash profits and other advantages. Apply to Paul A. Stamey 218 W. Washington St High Point NC.
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Saturday Evening Post
Fragmentary OCR Note From 843 Strand
A partial OCR fragment references a date and location but provides few readable facts. The readable portion hints at a record or notice from 843 but lacks clear names, events, or actionable details.
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Woodrowwilson
J. P. Tumulty
S. J. Tumulty
W. B. Love
L. E. Huggins
Marshville
Dr. Smith
Polkton
Ernoon
Shagemi
Pauline Frederick
Famous Players Paramount
Broadway Today
Johnson St
G. B. Vestal
Paul A. Stamey
Gilmer Bros. Co
Georgette
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Mey
Reno
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Combina Union
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