War Babies and Mothers League aids illegitimate children
London reports on the War Babies and Mothers league documenting over 4,000 soldier offspring born out of wedlock. A. James Hills details help for mothers including food clothes and foster care and campaigns for a regular separation allowance. Major Phillips, survivor of Balaclava, dies at Read ing aged 84.
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Associated Press
London
War Babies and Mothers’ League
A. James Hills
Hills
League
Phillips
Sth Hussars
Balaclava
Readine
India
Mingslake
Pillips
Brown
Lancers
Make Room for Prisoners at Alexandra Palace
London on May 7 reports Alexandra Palace the large exhibition hall will be cleared of Belgian refugees to make space for 4000 German soldier prisoners.
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London
Alexandra Palace
Crystal Palace
Soul Saving Time Limit at Yale Sermon
A visiting clergyman at Yale asks how long he may speak. President Hadley replies there is no formal limit, but the campus belief is that no souls are saved after the first twenty minutes. The anecdote highlights Yale’s humorous take on sermon length and student engagement.
First Monument to French Soldiers Completed Near Meux
Paris May 7 Reservists of the engineering corps completed the first general monument to soldiers fallen in battle. A truncated pyramid of stone and cement on a mosaic bordered macadam base bears a red inscription honoring the Army of Paris dead at Ourge in 1914. A second slab quotes Hugo and marks the field of the battle that helped turn the tide for the Allies at the Marne.
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Paris
Meux
the Ourge
Hugo
Cardiff Welcomes Women Conductor Riders on Streetcars
In Cardiff Wales on April 23 the first women conductors began work and were greeted by almost the entire town. They faced nervousness then gained confidence as crowds packed the cars. Passengers were courteous though some change mistakes occurred. Women start at 10 am and finish at 8 pm.
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Cardiff
Wales
Worthy Johnson Sawyer Killed at Chatham Mill
Pittsboro May 7 A tragic accident at Mike Harris’s saw mill five miles south of town claims the life of Worthy Johnson the sawyer He moved a plank to clear bark from around the saw unintentionally starting the log carriage and was drawn into the machinery The carriage cut off his right arm and both legs and he died almost instantly Five co workers witnessed the scene
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Pittsboro
Mike Harris
Here
Worthy Johnson
Xing
Election of Greensboro Police Postponed
Greensboro May 7 the board of commissioners voted to postpone the election of the city police force until another meeting. Applicants listed include T C Bray E W Pearce A G Collie J P Cosner M M A Weatherly R E Pearce J C Montgomery W N Isely Solomon Sullivan R K Skeenes W H Brown J H Wolfe W H Rawlins W L McCuiston C A Jones J F Brown W L Wray B D O Brient J M Pugh R J Adams Sr W O Brandon and E E Glenn. Es Cox Charles High and Dr E E Lull were the only applicants for positions they now hold.
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Greensboro
Board of Commissioners
cCity
T. C. Bray
E. W. Pearce
A. G. Collie
J. P. Cosner
MM. A. Weatherly
R. E. Pearce
J. C. Montgomery
W. N. Isely
Solomon Sullivan
R. Kk. Skeenes
W. H. Brown
J. H. Wolfe
W. H. Rawlins
W. L. McCuiston
C. A. Jones
J. F. Brown
W. L. Wray
D. O'Brient
J. M. Pugh
R. J. Adams, Sr
W. O. Brandon
E. E. Glenn
J.es Cox
Charles High
E. E. Lull
Birthday Ice Cream Poisoning Sickness in Catawba
Newton May 7 A Mountain Creek township birthday party at Locke A White's left many ill after eating ice cream. Over 20 attendees sampled two freezers in the morning but later freezers in the afternoon caused a mass reaction. Dr Wilson found three needing emergency care. all recovered, illness tied to milk.
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Newton
Locke A. White
Mountain Creek Township
Mr. White
Wilson
Oranges Used as Fire Extinguisher Stop Fire
Will Wileman on the Bardsdale bridge spotted smoke from a crack in the planking. He dumped oranges from his wagon and, with bystanders, stomped and pressed the fruit so juice soaked into the crack and the fire died out.
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Fillmore Dispatch
Will Wileman
Bardsdale Bridge
Wileman
Aristocrats of Paris Aroused by German Propaganda
Paris reports arousal of high society after a German press bureau in Saint Sebastian circulated a list of deserters and casualties among French nobility. The piece names clubs and circles with fatalities and fates, plus examples of impostors like Blanche Favereau who exploited distributions before ending in Sant Lazara prison.
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Paris
Saint Sebastian
Winterfeld
Lisbon
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
San Remo
Gaulois
Jockey Club
Cercle Agricole
Cercle de la Rue Royale
L’union Aristique
Automobile Club
Cercle Artistique Et Litteraire
Blanche Favereau
Lemercier
Bapaume
Gallieni
Guilford County to Vote on $250000 County Building Bonds
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners calls an election for June 1 1915 in all precincts to decide issuing bonds of $250 000 to finance a county building and courthouse. Voters will cast For County Building or Against County Building ballots. registration opens April 29 and closes May 22 with officials reporting results by noon on the second day after the election.
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Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners of
Guilford
General Assembly of
North Carolina
General Assembly
W. C. Boren
W. C. Tucker
J. A. Rankin
T. A. Wilson
W. C. Jones
Board County Commissioners
N. C
Bronx barber jailed for feeding elephant at zoo
Giuseppe Rizzo, 23, a Bronx barber, fed peanuts to an elephant at the city zoo, despite a sign forbidding feeding. Special Officer Fitzpatrick stopped him, then arrested him on a vandalism charge after he attempted to offer more peanuts to Jumbo the elephant.
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Gsuiseppe Rizzo
Rizzo
Claremont Avenue
Bronx
Fitzpatrick
Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad Schedule 1913
The schedule lists train arrival and departure times for stations shown but notes these times are not guaranteed and subject to change without notice as of October 14, 1913.
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Society
A.A. Ridge
France
Marne
Sawyer
Chatham
Catawba
Ingenius Man
Aristocrats
Sant Lazara Prison
J. M. Hedgecock
Chas. E. McManus
Dentists Bank of Commerce
High Point, N.C
Detroit Gas
New York Sun
Carolina & Yadkin River
A.m
Pentane Cettens Ars
High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
Wee
Enton
Price
W. F. Clayton
Bank Commerce
Son’gyou
N. C. Public Service
North State
Bell Phone
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