Doughton Ready to Enter North Carolina Senate Race
Eastern lawyers report Major political maneuvering as potential candidates Bailey Doughton Rouse and Everett inch toward a party primary. Announcement is expected by week’s end with no incumbent declaring yet while Judge Carter’s supporters weigh a west wide bid.
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Kinston
R. O. Everett
Durham
North Carolina
Doughton
Raleigh
Bailey
Alleghany
West
Frank Carter
Asheville
Carter
Nathan J. Rouse
Carter-Abernethy
Everett
Rouse
Ood Simmons
Sinc Bailey
General Carr
Mr. Doughton
Judge Carter
Poughton
French Historians Seek Origin of General Joffre
Geneva reports historians pursue the lineage of General Joffre amid claims of Basque blood or Purer French roots. Research traces Joffre to Limousin Dauphine and Vivarais, with possible Geneva ties after ancestors settled there. The general himself shows indifference to definite origins.
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Joffre
Marne
Jolfirés
Limousin
Dauphine
Vivarais
Riversaltes
Ireneva
Joffres
Aubenas
Ardache
LE Romero
Geneva
Pittsboro Couple Wed in Surprise Ceremony
One of the season’s biggest surprises occurred in Pittsboro when Cooper Harris of route 3 and Miss Willie Sutphin married Tuesday night at the Exline hotel. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. F. B. Raymond with one witness present.
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Pittsboro
Cooper Harris
Route 3
Willie Sutphin
Exline
F. B. Raymond
Tewper
Oldfield's former mechanic Bree n drives for British front unit
Harry Breen from Pittsburgh once raced with Barney Oldfield in the United States now engineers a car for a British staff officer at the front. He left a garage business to enlist and serves at General Headquarters France where he feels the country roads recall racing on the track as he eyes records.
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Associated Press
British Army
France
Barney Oldftield
Harry Breen
Jim
Indianapolis Speedway
United States
Shell
Breen
Pittsburgh
Steen
England
General Headquarters
Oldfield
Southern Provides Memorial for Hon Robert Y Hayne
Spartanburg S C May 6 To provide a memorial to the Hon Robert Y Hayne of South Carolina in honor of his rail road services President Fairfax Harrisson of the Southern Railway company has given instructions that the junction and terminal where the line from Asheville meets the Washington Atlanta line be renamed Hayne from Spartanburg Junction. Hayne was a leading promoter of building a railroad across the mountains from South Carolina to the Midwest and the Asheville and Spartanburg railroad began at Spartanburg Junction now to bear his name.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Robert Y. Hayne
South Carolina
Fairfax Harrrison
Southern Railway Company
Asheville
Washington-Atlanta
Spartanburg Junction
Middle West
Asheville and
Hayne
Southern Railway
British Naval Losses Reported Through April First
London May 7 The official statement lists British naval losses in the entire war up to April 1 at nine thousand casualties. The figures cover all ships and crews engaged in the conflict.
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London
Locust Invasion Threatens Egypt Cotton Crops
Cairo May 7 locust invasion in Egypt and Palestine outpacing wartime strains. Despite government and farmer measures the pest has spread across Egypt and is more numerous than in twenty years, posing a grave risk to the cotton crop already emerging from the ground.
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Cairo
Egypt
Palestine
Paris War Pension for Young Recruits Adopted by Regiments
The minister of war in Paris announces that boys under seventeen adopted by regiments or who joined the army irregularly and served campaigns and were wounded in the field will receive pensions as if officially incorporated.
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Paris
Government opens all departments to women in war effort
Britain announces a circular from the Board of Trade urging depts to substitute women for men of military age. Thousands of women have registered and 350,000 named for possible service. The move follows a wartime appeal by Lord Kitchener and aims to release men for combat duties. Southern Railway promotes very low round trip fares for California expositions with flexible routes and stopovers.
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London
Board of Trade
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Thieves Use Skeleton Key In Cigar Store Heist
Robbers forced entry at Larkin and Melane cigar shop in Chester using a skeleton key. They took tobacco, jewelry valued at about 75 dollars, and 10 cents in pennies, fleeing likely by wagon or automobile.
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Chester
Larkin & Melane
TIZ Promises Relief for Tired Feet in Ad Campaign
An old ad extols TIZ as a magical remedy for sore feet and related woes. It claims feet feel joyful, shoes fit better, and offers a 25 cent box from druggists or department stores for a year of comfort.
Few Horses in the War
London reports cavalry usage has been limited and transport relies on motor vehicles. The piece notes the United States shipped under 100000 horses to warring powers since the war began and estimates a rise to 240000 would touch only about one percent of American horse supply, forecasting future European farm shortages.
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London
Europe
United States
Winston High Point Motor Co Bus Service Ad
The Winston High Point Motor Co advertises daily bus service between Winston and High Point with a 20 mile distance and 1.00 dollar fare each way. Schedules run from Zinvendorf Hotel Winston at 8 am 11 am 2 pm and 6 pm and from Elwood Hotel High Point at 8 am 11 am 2 pm and 5 pm. More cars may be added if demand justifies. North State Phone 58 High Point IN. Co.
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Winston
Zinvendorf
Elwood Hotel
North State
IN. Co
Clegg’s
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