Work of Cyclists of Great Avail in War Patrols
Correspondent report describes the British bicycle militia or Cyclist Patrol guarding the coastline since the war began. Patrols now function as coast defense, with duties including rescuing shipwrecked survivors, destroying mines, and reporting vessels. Cyclists train daily and hope to be mobilized to support Allied forces in Europe.
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England
United Kingdom
Britain
Heastquarters
Elgium
Germany
German Chancellor Denied French Ancestry Report
A Paris paper claimed Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg was of Bordeaux French origin. The Bordeaux family denies French blood in his veins while acknowledging the Bethmanns once had a Bordeaux Paris presence.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Paris
Bethmanns
Bethmann Hollweg Family Name Origins
The Bethmann Hollweg name traces to an 18th century move from Frankfort to Bordeaux by Israelites. The hyphenated Bethmann-Hollweg arose from a Bethmann sister’s marriage to a Hollweg and later changed order for commercial value, suggesting possible descent by the German chancellor.
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Frankfort
Bordeaux
Beth
Mann
Bethmann-Hollweg
Bethmann Brothers
Paris
Pordeaux
Hollweg
Horace Greeley the Spelling Prodigy of Youth
A Presbyterian Banner excerpt recalls Horace Greeley as a child prodigy who could spell every English word before age six. He studied relentlessly, spelling through hours on the floor, earning local fame and a rule honoring him for crossing town lines to attend school.
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Horace Greeley
Horace
Fitrace Greeley
Presbyterian Banner
Chaplin's Chauffeur Fumbles Fifteen Dollar Fine
Los Angeles June 15 Charlie Chaplin faces speeding charges again yet his chauffeur T Kono must pay the fine. The court ordered a fifteen dollar penalty and the Jap replaced Chaplin in court while officials counted coins dropped into the cuspidor leaving a shortfall of twenty-five cents to repay.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charlie Chaplin
T. Koon
Charlie
T. Kono
Land Re sale Ordered for 24 Acre Guilford Parcel
In Guilford County North Carolina the Superior Court orders a re sale of land in Jamestown township to satisfy a previous bid. The 24 acre tract lies beside Sarah Weaver H W Cox Bright Leonard and Henry Crowder and is described by landmarks. The sale is at noon on Tuesday June 5 1917 and payments are cash.
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Superior Court
Guilford County
J. R Trotter
H. T. Cox
Sallie Ann Cox
J. Ed Cox
J. C. Bouldin
Jamestown Township
N. C
North Carolina
Sarah Weaver
H. W. Cox
Bright Leonard
Henry Crowder
Jacob Leonard
H. W Cox
Sarah Ann Cox
Office of the Register of Deeds
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Deny Hollweg
France
Ion
Kahn Tailoring Company
Tailoring Company
Thacker
America
BB Pe Jia Bank & Trust Company
Wescott Roberson
W. C. Idol
Greeley the Speller
Hart Dig Co
THE
RED Cross
Offingham
Chesbro
C. A. Barbee
J. M. Sams
F. R. Taylor V.A
J Idol
E. D. Steele
Bertha E. Cox
Clara I. Cox
Dred Peacock
D. A. Stanton
J. W. Harriss
W. T. Parker
L. M. Ingram
H. B. Ingram
Charlotte White Parker
R. F. Dalton
R. F. Dalton Harold Ryan
R. H. Wheeler J. D. Mann
Tho
J. Elwood Cox
Edessa Godkin
P. C. McIntyre
Mary E. McIntyre
Clara E. Steele
Paul A. Stamey
Edith Hayworth
W. A. J. Idol
John P. Hayworth
Carter Dalton
Herman Cone
Hi. Harris & Bro. O. R. York
Annie D. Parker
R N. Tate
Mary R. Welborn
W. H. Dugdale
Snow Lumber Co
E. A. Snow
the Commercial National Bank
Bank of Commerce
H. A. Millis
QO. E. Kearns
Z. H. Adams
A. M. Rankin
G. A. Pollock
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