North Carolina 1917 Summer School Opens In Raleigh
Sixteen universities and nine colleges for men join twelve women’s colleges and five normals in Raleigh for the 1917 summer school from June 12 to July 27. Faculty from Yale Harvard Chicago Cornell and Columbia teach 41 instructors from 42 institutions. Dormitories will house hundreds of women with affordable tuition and fees totaling 41.75 dollars, and instructors will earn academic credit while studying agriculture home economics and community organization.
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Raleigh
North America
Yale
Harvard
Chicago
Cornell
Colimbia
W. A. Withers
H. H. McKeown
Mocksville
R. E. Ranson
Southport
E. D. Miller
West
Eliza Parer
Chadbourn
Leake Teace
Hester
Mingate Underhill
Louisburg
South
Raleigh Institute Promotes Comprehensive Education Reach
The Raleigh institution touts 41 teachers and 23 education courses, claiming broad opportunities to connect with home communities, agriculture, home economics, standard courses, popular lectures, and a wide range of offerings.
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Raleigh
Elks Lodge Plans Large Swimming Pool at Home
Antlered Brethren, the local Elks lodge, plan to erect a swimming pool at their home soon. A committee will work out details for a welcome addition, with the pool to be built at the rear of the billiard room. It will be large enough for diving and swimming, but not for fishing.
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Lodge of Elks
Elks
Standardized home garments urged to conserve wool
London may 28 the Central Wool Advisory Committee recommends standardized cloths for the home trade made only partly of wool to curb dress extravagance and free raw wool for army needs as the war broadens with America joining the Entente allies.
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London
Central Wool Advisory Committee
America
Harvard to Instruct Quartermasters
Harvard University will host a three week course on quartermaster duties starting tomorrow under the department of business administration. Captain W. G. Bowen of the U S Army will lead the program for officers in training.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Department of Business Administration
W. G. Bowen
U.S. A
War service emblems for Boy Scouts announced
The National Scout Council will issue war service emblems to Scouts participating in the increased food production campaign. Awards go to Scouts who run a garden and recruit nine others, troops with all Scouts hoeing, top garden leaders nationally, top states troop, and leading local councils.
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National Scout Council
National
United States
Prominent Men to Discuss After the War Problems
The Long Beach conference this week will address foreign relations after the war with speakers including William H. Taft Hughes Nicholas Murray Butler Samuel Gompers Henry Morgenthau Albert Shaw and Dr. Wellington Koo. The American Society of International Law and the New York Academy of Political Science organize with others invited to discuss diplomacy open treaties international commerce and Caribbean Latin American and Far East relations.
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Iw York
Long Beac
United States
Willian H
America
Caribbean
Far East
Auction Notice for E Carload of Limber at High Point
Public auction offered for one carload of limber consigned to Quinlin & Moore Lumber Co. to cover freight storage and charges near Southern Car Co. at High Point Casket Co. lot. Auction Tuesday June 26 1917 Terms cash. Agent Ss. O. Schaub Southern Railway. l-a-w-4wks.
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Limber
Quinlin & Moore Lumber Co
Southern Car Co
High Point Casket Co
Ss. O. Schaub
Southern Railway
Cough Cures Cited By Wisconsin Reader
A Wisconsin reader praises Foley's Honey and Tar after a severe winter cough. The letter credits one bottle with a full cure and urges others to use the product.
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Foley
V. DeKeuster
Amberg
Wis
Mann Drug
Cec
Metropolitan Sporting Notes Highlights National Events
A roundup of spring meetings and championships across the United States and Canada. Tennis opens in Birmingham and Chevy Chase, trap shooting in La Jolla and Waterloo, boxing bouts in New York and New Haven, racing at Belmont and Cincinnati, golf at Garden City, and various athletic meets in Denver Lowell Seattle and Chicago. Keywords include Wotton, Welsh, Leonard, Mack, Brown, Madden, and diverse club and association events.
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Metropolitan Jockey Club
Jamaica
N. Y
Birmingham
Ala
Chevy Chase
Wome
Haverford Pa
la Jones
Cal
Freddie Welsh
Bennie Leonard
New York
Frankie Mack
Chick Brown
New Haven
Westchester Racing Association
Belmont Park
Dorval Jockey Club
Montreal
Colorado
Waterloo
Texas
Houston
Joe Cox
Bartley Madden
Seattle
New England
Lowell
Mass
Greater Nebraska
Kearney
Neb
Cincinnati Speedway
Long Island Kench Club
Brooklyn
N.Y
Bronx
New York City
Dog Club of
Denver
University of Chicago
British hens enter rationing under food restrictions
London on May 28 reports hens in Britain are placed on rations under the food restrictions order. Poultry keepers are informed that it will be necessary hereafter to limit egg production only.
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London
Americans at English school drill alongside British officers
In Oxford on May 28 American students held a voluntary military training drill. A platoon formed under British officers, with no obligation to join the British army. The group aims for recognition by the U S War Department and potential transfer to the American army or expeditionary force when convenient.
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Oxford
Eng
American War Department
London
Interurban Motor Lines schedule 1917 High Point area
Schedule of interurban service between High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro effective March 20 1917. Lists departure times for multiple routes and connections with rail lines, hotel pickups, and luggage rules. Includes notes on express service and driver conduct with contact details for A Kirkman secretary treasurer.
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Interurban Motor Lines
High Point
N. C
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Winston Salem
Winston Elwood Zinzendorf
Winston
Lax
A. Kirkman
Sec
Treas
Knack of Romney Portrait Question At London Trial
In London Justice Darling heard art experts testify on whether George Romney painted Mrs Siddons in a knock knee pose. The case, brought by Henry Edwards Huntington against London dealers Lewis and Simmons, centers on a disputed Romney picture displayed with other authentic works. Doris heralds a new baby brother as Brooklyn Robins face tough season. Los Angeles and Buffalo also struggle in major leagues.
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Brooklyn Robins
Los Angeles
Buffalo
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