Dutch regain Holland by flood-control pumps and dikes
Amster dam Netherlands May 12. Dutch forces have reclaimed most of flooded Holland by filling breaches in dikes and using giant pumps driven by electric motors to drain 3 000 cubic meters of water per minute. The effort safeguards 20 000 people in Waterland and may lead to a barrier across the Zuyder Zee after the war.
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Amsteordam
Netherlands
Zuyder Zee
Holland
Waterland
Amsterdam
North Sea Canal
Uttdam
Monnikendam
Vitdam
Uitdam
North Holland
Wilhelmina
Little Jim and Father Escape Desolate Desert Trek
In Columbus New Mexico on May 12 a five year old boy named Jim and his father J B Dick fled from Chihuahua after bandit violence and loss of cattle. They walked and rode across desert terrain for six days covering about 25 miles on the route to the American side where Jim was adopted as ward of a herder guard. The father became a watchman while the boy endured extreme deprivation and thirst.
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J. B. Dick
Columbus
Jim
Chihuahua
States
Vilfistas
Little Red Raling Hood
Three Bears
Embalmers Elect Officers for Next Year in Burlington
Winding up of the North Carolina Funeral and Embalmers association meeting in Burlington after three days of sessions. Officers elected include President J L Stephens of Lumberton, second VP George Stansbury of Greensboro, third VP J D Underwood of Smithfield, and Secretary Treasurer J Robert Wood of Oxford. Burlington chosen as next convention city.
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North Carolina Fueeral and Embalmers’ Association
J. L. Stephens
Lumberton
George Stansbury
Greensboro
J. D. Underwood
Smithfield
J. Robert Wood
Oxford
Burlington
Chamberlain's Liniment for Rheumatism Relief
Advertisement claims Chamberlain's Liniment eases chronic and muscular rheumatism and is worth its cost for the relief it provides. Sold everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Ady
Tragic double killing ends in suicide near Williamsburg
Norfolk dispatch reports S B Beatty night train dispatcher killed Mrs Vivian Frazier Marsden at Norge then shot himself. Mrs Marsden, 25, mother of two, was found dead. her infant son unharmed. Beatty, 32, a Virginia relative of Henry Clay Beatty, left a widow and four children.
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Norfolk
S. B. Beatty
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Norge
Williamsburg
Vivian Frazier Marsden
Mrs. Marsden
Beatty
Henry Clay Beatty
Richmond
A M Scales Elected to National Children's Home Board
A M Scales of Greensboro was unanimously elected a member of the board of governors of the National Children's Home Society for a three year term. The announcement came after his role as president of the board of directors of the North Carolina Children's Home Society. Indianapolis report dated May 12.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A. M. Scales
Greensboro
The
North Carolina Children’s Home Society
Nation Children’s Home Society
Six Dollar Gowns Fashion Event in New York
The Appropriate Dress club of America will host its first annual dance and board party at Chateau du Parc tonight. Twelve young women will perform an exhibition dance wearing gowns costing no more than six dollars. The club is a group of young women studying economical and artistic methods for making their own clothes.
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New York
Appropriate Dress Club of America
Chateau du Parc
Foley Kidney Pills Featured by Carmi Patient
A Carmi man reports relief from nighttime urinary discomfort after using Foley Kidney Pills. He states the medicine helps him sleep through the night without waking, and Mann Drug Co. is noted as the place to obtain it.
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Foley
Henry Rudolph
Carmi
Mann Drug Co
Aidy
Owen Denies Switching Politics and Corrects Report
Tom Owen editor of the Republican Clinton News-Dispatch denies changing party, vows to vote Republican, and asks for correction. He explains a disputed article about plans to buy a Democratic organ, his stance on Roosevelt, and his continued Republican alignment. A separate item notes MS Clark, a state contractor, was killed while working on a roof in Willsboro Street, witnessed by Horton family.
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Owen
Republican
Clinton
North Carolina
News-Dispatch
Woodrow Wilson
Sampson
Roosevelt
Mr. Owen
Goldsboro
Chicago
Senator Butler
Maj
George Butler
Republican Party
Democratic Party
M.S. Clark
State E
Robert L. Horton
Willsboro Street
Horton
Workman Killed After Fall From Scaffolding
A 63 year old workman fell head first from tilted scaffolding and died instantly. He leaves a wife and four children plus his elderly mother. The accident also includes the man’s family circumstances and immediate survivors.
Rockefeller to address international Y M C A meet
Cleveland May 12 delegates from 2068 Y M C A groups worldwide gather for a triennial convention. Sessions run five days with reports from a dozen eastern nations. Speakers include John D Rockefeller Jr Raymond Robbins C T Wahg John R Mott Bishop William F McDowell and others.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Raymond Robbins
Chicago Social Worker
C. T. Wahg
Senate of the Chinese Republic
John R. Mott
The
International Committee
William F. McDowell
John T. Stone
Chiago
Douglas Mackenzie
Hartford
Conn
F. IL. Brockman
Shanghai
First Reformed church Baraca Philathea plan social
The Baraca and Philathea classes plan a Thursday night social for members and friends at the First Reformed church. It will be the annual get-together and a campaign for new members with an Echoes from the Goldsboro state convention program.
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First Reformed Church
Baracas
Philatheas
Goldsboro
Public Auction for Delinquent Property Taxes in High Point
Notice lists numerous owners and parcels in High Point North Carolina to be sold at public auction on May 15 1916 at City Hall noon for delinquent taxes. Listings include Brown Mrs G A Burns and many others with street locations and lot sizes.
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High Point
N. C
North Carolina
Meeker Prepares Fresh Coast to Coast Jaunt
Ezra Meeker 85 readies his "schoonermobile" for a fourth coast to coast trip. The renovated vehicle blends a prairie schooner top with a modern motor chassis as he plans a 3,560 mile run from Meeker plans to drive to Olympia Washington this spring.
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Washington
Ezra Meeker
Ezra
Meeker
Here
B Pacific
Olympia
Wash
Ohio University girls baseball team trains in spring
Co educed at Ohio State University engage in spring training forming a league. A 40 girl squad substitutes for the varsity squad twice weekly for batting drills and baserunning under coach Miss Margaret Hammett. She notes tomboys excel at throwing and plate presence while all players learn coaching skills.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Margaret Hammett
Giant U S Naval Radio Station Reaches Canal Zone
San Diego May 12 The giant 300000 dollar naval radio station at Cholla Heights near San Diego will not be commissioned until September 1 due to delays in electrical apparatus contracts. Civil engineer Samuel Gordon in charge said the hold up delays the project as the strategic link to the canal zone.
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San Diego
Cal
Cholla Heights
Canal Zone
Samuel Gordon
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