Buckwald case escalates in Savannah conspiracy hearing
In Savannah Samuel Buckwald was arrested on conspiracy to conceal assets from the bankruptcy trustee. He and brothers faced bond terms. evidence links shipments to Savannah under alias H J Simons. The case ties to High Point merchants L Buckwald and Ben Buckwald and a broader assets concealment claim. Ypres battle report notes German use of asphyxiating gas and mixed frontline counterattacks as forces gained and lost ground near St Julien. The day’s dispatch confirms arrests and ongoing investigations.
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Savannah
Samuel Buckwald
United States
Federal
Western District of North Carolina
Carter Dalton
I Buckwald
Ben Buckwald
Merchants Point
Omasville
Jamestown
W. H. Stewart
Con
H. J. Simon
L. Buckwald
High Point
Savannah Morning News
J. Ben Wilson
J.C. Morcock
Ben L. Buckwald
N. C
Bro
Morcock
Carter Dalon
Spateé
Department
Buckwalk
H. J. Simons
North Carolina
J. A. Stothart
Jacob Gazan
Garrard and
Broodseinde
Steenstraate
St. Julien
Bois Des Cuisinirs
Bois Des Caisinirs
Allied and German Lines Clash with Artillery Abilities noted
An eye witness recalls daily exchanges along the front with both sides pressing near the German positions. The report highlights a counter attack on the 27th, German resolve, and five days of combat. A Royal Air Force aviator is praised for a daring mission at Courtrai, mortally wounded after delivering vital intelligence before dying in hospital.
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Germains
Jwg
Cour
Courtrai
Bailey Considers Run for North Carolina Attorney General
Raleigh May 3 collector Josiah William Bailey plans a possible bid for the state attorney general post. He notes he would likely retire as collector if elected, arguing his money and influence would support a campaign, while friends and enemies shape the decision.
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Raleigh
Josiah William Bailey
North Carolina
Bailey
Washington
Mr. Bailey
Hae Clark
Oscar Underwood
coHlector
Artain
Cincinntus
Daugehtridge
Hartness
Hobbs
Craig
Grimes
Bickett
Graham
Daughtridge
Israel
German Sub Sinks Two Trawlers Near Aberdeen
Aberdeen May 3 A German submarine sunk two trawlers within five miles of the port Sunday and chased three more for about twenty miles. Crews escaped unhurt. A patrol boat approached and the submarine disappeared after being reported.
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Scotland
Durham Police Arrest Thirty Five Alleged Tigers
Durham police raided alleged blind tigers after midnight with help from a detective agency. Thirty five men were arrested and likely to face recorder's court Tuesday morning.
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Durham
Associated Press
Recorder’s Court
Landstrum summoned to meet at Schoenberg
The Berliner Tageblatt reports landstrum not yet served summoned to Schoenberg beginning May 3. The concentration begins with the class of 1879 and runs to May 12 for the class of 1876, then resumes June 4 to June 16 for the classes of 1875 186% and 1870.
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London
Berliner Tageblatt
Landstrum
Nschoenberg
Burglars Loot Oak City Steam Laundry Office
Raleigh police report burglars dynamited a safe at the Oak City Steam laundry office and escaped with 250 dollars in cash. The theft occurred last night with investigators reviewing security footage and interviewing staff and neighbors.
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Raleigh
Oak City
German blockade again is active
London reports a resumed German submarine blockade in the North Sea with three ships sunk near Seilly island including the American oil tanker Gulflight. The Dardanelles fight yields unclear results with Turkish claims of victory and British resistance noted. Petrograd says German advance toward Riga is a raid, while London fears a strengthened thrust. Minor eastern front actions and a quiet west follow heavy recent fighting.
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Associated Press
London
North Sea
Seilly Island
Steemer Gulflight
Bardanelles
Dardanelles
Gaba Tepeli
Gallipeli
Petrograd
Riga
Wreck injures five in train collision near Greensboro
Five people hurt when a Smith Brothers Greater Shows train collided head on with a light engine in the Southern Railway yards opposite the Greensboro fairgrounds. Brakerswen W. A. Andrews of Spencer suffered a crushed foot. four troupe laborers were slightly injured. All treated at St. Leo's hospital.
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Greensboro
Southern Railway
Fairgrounds
Smith Brothers Greater Shows
Chester
S. c
Reidsville
High Point
Brakerswen W. A. Andrews
Spencer
P 'Asgage
St. Leo’s Hospital
Sergeant’s Foundry
Wriels of Pythias Meet in Odd Fellows Hall
At o'clock tonight the Wriels of Pythias confer the second degree the rank of esquire at the Odd Fellows Hall on Commerce Street.
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Wriels of Pythias
Odd Fellows Hall
Commerce Street
Russian Statements Discredit Reported Austrian Success
Petrograd reports via London that enemy detachments occupy Szawle and Libau near the Baltic, German torpedo boats sighted in the Gulf of Riga, and Niemen engagements continue. An entire German line regiment reportedly surrendered at Tayenko on the Netta, while Austro German forces in Galicia launched an offensive near Cierkowice and were repulsed in the Carpathians near Golovetzko and Senetchouw.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Szawle
Shavl
Iovnop
Libau
Gulf of
Riva
Niemen
Tayenko
Netta
Galicia
Cierkowice
Carpathians
Golovetzko
Senetchouw
Zeppelin Sighted Headed for England
An Associated Press report from London dated May 3 states a German Zeppelin is seen moving toward England from the northern Dutch coast. The airship was sighted at about 10 o clock this morning.
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Associated Press
London
England
Zialand
Netherlands
Train wreck injures performers drivers but spoils show
A freight train collision near Greensboro injures a troupe including a married couple and the famed palmist Madame Ada. Animals escape worse damage than people as many dishes and a Berlin manufactured organ are smashed amid a tense scene. Demonstrations of fright and nervousness followed for Mrs Smith and others as crews leapt from engines and a derrick cleared wreckage.
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Greensboro
Augusta
Pop” Smith
Berlin
Peace
Mrss. Simith
Grensboro
S. W. Wilson
W. W. Smith
Ada
Creenshorpe
Salisbury
Concord Names New Postmaster John L. Miller
John L. Miller assumed duties as postmaster in Concord on Saturday succeeding A L Dueschan.
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Concord
John L. Miller
AL L. Duechanan
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