Adventists to Hold Great Meeting in San Francisco
North Carolina Seventh-day Adventists anticipate the quadrennial general conference in San Francisco March 29 to April 14. The gathering will draw thousands from North America and many foreign countries to the Civic Auditorium. Leaders include Pastor A H Evers and Pastor A G Daniells, with plans for missionary expansion and gospel outreach.
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General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
San Francisco
North Carolina
North America
A. H. Evers
High Point
Greensboro
Asheville
Hickory
Winston-Salem
North Carolin
W. P. Dougherty
Hidi Point
J. P. Alban
Hildebran
J. F Farmer
Roper
G. J. Wynn
Jacksonville
N. D. Ingram
Albemarne
India
China
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
South Pacific Islands
South Africa
Soth America
Great Britain
Europe
Gulf Stream Rampage May Alter Europe Climate
Reported gulf stream rampage concerns scientists about potential western Europe climate effects. Oceanographic Institute cannot confirm a deviation due to research disruption since the war began.
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Europe
Paris
Oceaographic Institute
Reclassification rules for draft men medical conditions
Washington in March announces revised medical advisory instructions for the draft. Men summoned before the board will be sorted into four categories: acceptable for general service, acceptable after cure, acceptable for limited service in a specific role, or rejected from service. The Provost Marshal General plans further work to assign men to suitable duties without risking health.
Captain Bouchardon Named France’s Busiest Officer
Captain Bouchardon, head of the Paris third court martial, handles desersion, insubordination, swindling and espionage cases. He disposed of the Boks case with 4,006 documents and averages a case daily, Sundays excluded, over three years. He led a series of major trials including Bolo Pasha Bonnet Rouge Cail laux Sonsatet-Comby and Rontier.
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Atis
Bouchardon
Paris
Cort
Calliaut
France
Boks
Bolo Pasha
Bonnet Rouge
Caillaux
Sonsatet-Comby
Rontier
Behold One Rival for Bill and the Noted Mr F Villa
Mexico City March 9 One hundred persons were slain by Zapatistas in a February 2 raid on Agua Blanca. A 2000 strong Zapata force overran the town, killing civilians before Government troops under General Cabrera arrived and routed the rebels in the southern state of Mexico.
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Mexico City
General Cabrera
Mexico
Do You Know Your Family War Food Dishes
A wartime guidance piece urges families to adapt U S food administration menus to local tastes. It notes some households try a new dish daily while others stick to familiar desserts and standard meals, advising parents to judge how often to introduce new foods.
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U. S. Food Administration
Food Administration
Russian Farmer Back At Work As Barter Dominates Trade
Charles L. Preston reports from Vladivostok that a Russian farmer is returning to land work and living on his own produce. Bartering dominates the market as money is rarely accepted and only small hides and skins move to traders. The Russian banking system limits cash withdrawals, and depreciation of the ruble worsens stagnation. The bureau plans an exhaustive future report on the industry.
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Charles L. Preston
New England
Vladivostok
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Preston
Russia
United States
Germany and Finland Sign Peace Treaty
Berlin announces a peace treaty with Finland plus trade and shipping agreements and a supplementary protocol. Finland agrees not to cede territory without Germany consent and Germany will aid recognition of Finland's independence. Both sides renounce war damages. Fortifications of the Aland islands to be removed and non fortification rules set.
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Wee
Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Finland
Aland Islands
New Oil Gushers and Iron Deposits Found
Advices from Sourabaya report powerful oil gushers tapped at 900 yards depth in Tremboel fields. A second message notes an iron vein feet thick near Malik with an estimated ten million tons of ore, according to the chief of the geological survey.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Sourabaya
Java
Malik
Geological Survey
Germans Enforce Forced Labor on French Women
French front dispatch reports General Vorkers order forcing 1000 workers for German war needs. Women and girls are to be employed alongside men, with German women replacing French male labor in the fields as occupation tightens.
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France
Vorkers
Cambrai
Senate limits conferees power on disputed amendments
Washington March 9. The senate amended its rules on motion by Senator Onortis to bar conferees on disputed amendments from inserting new provisions or removing others not in dispute. The previous unrestricted freedom of conferees had earned the saying that a bill is made in conference. Some cases saw provisions inserted that were never discussed on the floor.
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Washington
Onortis
Kansas
Senate
Starvation Scarcity Strikes Flooded Chinese District
In southwest Tientsin, about 75 thousand people face death from starvation and exposure as floods linger in Wen An Hsien. Water depth reaches 15 feet in a two thousand square mile lake. drainage will take years with ongoing wheat losses and harsh winter conditions.
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Peking
Tientsin
North China Christian Flood Relief Committee
Wen-An Hsien
Village suffers as ten die in days amid destitution
In a village a rapid death toll of ten over a few days highlights worsening destitution and escalating suffering among residents. The short missive notes rising hardship and thirst for aid as the community braces for ongoing hardship.
A Word to Mothers Cov ers Home Remedy Endorsement
Mrs Fr J Bedard of Cowich Wash endorses Koleys Honey and Tor as the best cough and cold remedy. The product is claimed to heal raw surfaces ease hoarseness loosen phlegm and relieve difficult breathing with a bottle kept at home for children. Mann Drug Co.
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Fr. J. Bedard
Cowich
Hove
Mann Drug Co
Notable Local Figures Named in Court Directory
Readable fragments list J. M. Farlow, B. Wardell, M. T. Chaplin and W. D. Poor as individuals named in a local civic or legal notice. The item preserves names without dates or roles, signaling a roster or filing reference in a public notice.
Local Doctor's Kidney Pills Aid Elmira Patient
I have been a constant sufferer from kidney trouble and was down sick in bed. I commenced taking Foley Kidney Pills. In a few days I was up out of bed. The pills helped with rheumatic pains backache and tired out feeling. Mann Drug Co.
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C. F. Reynolds
Herrick St. Elmira
N.Y
Mann Drug Co
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Washington, D. C
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Eee
Broadway
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AUS
Great Empire
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Kge
Ach
Joseph
Loflin’s Millinery Store
R. E. Awrews
Yesolu
Allen’s Department Store
W. W. Idol & Co
Wood Brothers
E. K. Ingram
Lashmit Shoe Store
Matton Drug Co. J. M. Hedrick
W. C. Beavans
T. J. Steed
Dixie Milling Co
Gilmer Brothers Co
Amos Furniture Co
J. A. Clinard
Thacker
High Point Hardware Co
McLellan Stores Co
Eugene H. Jarrett
Miss Venetia Smith
Cannon-Fetzer Co
Efird’s Department Store
Joe Levine
S. Rabinowitz
EC. McLeen
F. Brown
W. H. Gurley
D. I. Brooks & Son
W. T. Parker
J. E. Jestey
Ed Wills
A. Robertson, J. C. Kivett
Greer & T A.eer
A. Fowler
F. P. Conrad
W. V. Evans
J. H. Vestal
J. E. Perryman Sheroff Hardware Co
Beeson Hardware Co
Blair-Hoskins Co
Atlantic Store, Inc
D. Bones & Son Fowler & Pickett
J. M. Farlow
B. Wardell
M. T. Chaplin
W. D. Poor
J. R. Barton
P. L. Culler
A. H. Idol HD. Merritt
J. W. Montgomer Elm Street Grocery Co
H. Harris & Bro
D. F. Lopp
Pathe
Srial
J. Burtholder
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