Prohibition Move Reaches Climax in Wisconsin
Wisconsin anti-saloon forces rally in Madison as the dry campaign expands statewide. Rich P. Hobson headlines the final university stock pavilion gathering while 30 percent of residents live in dry areas and several cities vote on license whether to end or keep saloons. The Madison Dry league cites heavy canvassing, mass meetings, and student voting shifts as it aims to push Madison into no-license status.
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Wisconsin
William Jennings Bryan
University Stock Pavilion
Rich P. Hobson
Superior
Menomitmie
Sparta
Hudson
Black River Falls
New Richmond
Platteville
Hayward
University of Wisconsin
Dry League
State Supreme Court
Madison Dry League
German Airplanes Surpass English At Front
British front reports show German aircraft outpacing English and French models this year. New Albatros, Marberstadt, Ago, Roland, and Fokker types feature 160–200 hp engines, high climbing ability, and speeds around 120 mph. pilots undergo advanced aerobatic and gunnery training to improve combat effectiveness.
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Fokker
France
Separate Manchuria state eyed under Manchu rule
Peking reports circulate about a plan to create a separate state in Manchuria with a Manchu ruler and Mukden as capital. Three princes of Prince Ching, once trusted advisers to the Qing, have gone to Japan for military training, fueling newspaper talk on Japan's aims.
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Peking
Manchuria
Mukden
Ite
Ching
Dairen
Japan
China
A Good Old Fashioned Physic Tonics by Mann Drug Co
An old fashioned remedy from Mann Drug Co promotes Fotey Cathartic Tablets described as a wholesome physic. It claims to cleanse the bowels, sweeten the stomach, and tone the liver. It is advertised for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating gas and constipation without causing gripe or nausea.
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Mann Drug Co
Family avoids serious sickness in McDuff Virginia
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia credits Thedford s Black Draught with preventing serious illness in her family for ten years. She says it relieves sick headaches stomach trouble and aids digestion for young and old. The product is vegetable and widely recommended by druggists priced at 25 cents a package.
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McDuff
J. B. Whittaker
Thedford
Daytons Noted Film Attracts Dayton Viewers
The Commercial club and Woman's Club present a program in High Point on April 5 at 8 and 8 showing the National Cash Register film The Troubles of a Storekeeper and How to Correct Them. A lecturer explains the story with stereopticon slides and 100 feet of motion pictures about Dayton Ohio’s industry and welfare work. Admission is free and all are invited to attend.
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High Point
Industrial Department
The
Commercial Club
Civic Department
Woman's Club
National Cash Register
Dayton
Daytom
United States
National Cash Register Company
Bridal Trip for Nell Rose Baggett and George F Mitchell
Miss Nell Rose Baggett of this city wed George F Mitchell who will lead a world wide tea investigation for the treasury department. They will sail from San Francisco next week on the Thomas to study tea growing curing and marketing in Japan Formosa China Java Ceylon and India and may visit London via the Suez route to compare tea with official standards.
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Wasington
D. C
Misa Nell Rose Baggett
George F. Mitchell
United States
Tea Examiner
Mitchell
Treasury Department
San Franisco
Thomas
Japan
Formosa
China
Java
Ceylon
India
Treasury
Suez Canal
London
Friends and Baptists Unite for Midweek Worship
The Friends church, badly damaged by a recent fire, is nearing reopening as exterior repairs finish and interior work continues. Services are held at the high school auditorium, with large congregations. Tonight both groups join for a union midweek prayer service at the First Baptist Church on North Main Street.
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Friends
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
North Mair Street
Builders Form Mutual Society to Rebuild Rheims
The building contractors of Rheims and trade representatives plan a mutual cooperative to restart the city’s reconstruction once German artillery is out of range. The effort aims to coordinate crafts and resources for rapid repair.
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Rheima
France
Rheims
Fishing Craft Afraid Off Ymuiden
Ymuiden Netherlands March 28 reports Germany's ruthless submarine war deterring most fishing craft from sailing. Several vessels that did go to sea have already fallen victim to German submarines.
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Ymuiden
Netherlands
Germany
Certificate of Dissolution for Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Company
Public notice from Secretary of State J Bryan Grimes certifies the voluntary dissolution of Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Company a Guilford County North Carolina corporation. The dissolution followed unanimous stockholder consent with records filed March 23 1917 in Raleigh. W C Beavans served as agent in charge for service of process.
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Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Company
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
W. C. Beavans
I. J. Bryan Grimes
Raleigh
A. D
High Point Winston Salem Train Schedule Fragments
A fragmentary timetable lists operating daily trains between High Point and Winston Salem and between High Point and Greensboro. Departures include 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to Winston Salem and 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. from High Point, plus a Greensboro to High Point service at 10:30 a.m.
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High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Winston Salem
Winston Elwood Zinzendorf
Winston
Lilkin
Wilkesboro
Mt. Airy
High Point Marble and Granite Works Ad
High Point marble and granite works advertise high grade monumental work with no salesmen commissions or middlemen profits claiming lower prices and inviting customers to compare their value. They offer to demonstrate savings.
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High Point Marble and Granite Works
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Loos
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Marberstadt
Ago
Roland
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
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J. Gurney Briggs
Mgr
R. E. Andrews
D. Hall
Masonic Temple
Winston-Salem, N. C
the Friends and the Baptists
High Point, N. C
High Point Lv
High Point Elwood Hotel
Eensoro Line
Greensboro Guilford Hotel
O. A. Kirkman
Sec. and
Treas
D. R. Raper
Our Savings Department
Achousa Bank & Trust
Compa
Wescott Roberson
W. C. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
V. A
North Carolina Public
Bulletin NO. XVI
Public Service Company
Pasengers
ACT Safety First
Chas. B. Hole
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