Coal Merchants Cite Shortage Amid City Fuel Crisis
New York retailers heard Arthur F. Rice of the Coal Merchants Association outline five factors behind the coal shortage. He cited labor shortages of 20 to 35 percent, unprecedented factory demand, car and transport embargoes, depleted stocking points, and New York’s lack of coal stock to meet emergency needs. Prices were not raised by the companies, but delivery was impossible and demurrage accrued as ships waited at Perth Amboy and other ports.
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Perth Amboy
Port Johnson
Rice
Ambulance Corps Work Appreciated by Verdun Leaders
Correspondence from Paris reports American field ambulance drivers praised for courage and devotion at Verdun. Chief Surgeon Guiles and General Blondin commend drivers of American sanitary sections No 3 and No 2 for risking life to aid wounded at Lay St Christophe Thiaumont and other fronts. Names Riggs Kenan Dell cited. Riggs from Washington Yale graduate. Kenan from Kenansville UNC. Dell from Princeton NJ.
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Lay St. Christophe
Thiaumont
Verdun
Bais-le Petre
Blondin
Rodocanachi
Riggs
Kenan
Carroll Riggs
Washington, D. C
Yale University
Owen Kenan
Kenansville
N. C
University of North Carolina
Stanley Dell
Princeton
N J
Princeton University
Havana Election Seen as Likely To Trigger New Ballots
Havana observers viewed the November 4 presidential vote as undecided with both sides claiming victory. It was probable that new elections might be held in some Oriente Province municipalities to determine whether President Mario Menocal the Conservative or Dr. Alfredo Zayas the Liberal nominee triumphed. Conservative party president Doctor Ricardo Dolz rejected Liberal fraud charges and defended the ballot as honorable.
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Havana
Oriente
Mario ©. Menocal
Alfredo Zayas
Ricardo Dolz
Nationalervative Party
Bristol Faces Coal Shortage Amid Appalachian Supply Crunch
Bristol Tennessee Virginia area near rich coal fields reports only about 400 tons in local yards and the supply may last less than four days even with mild weather. Dealers warn no immediate relief and operators run at about 65 percent of contracts while residents scramble for fuel as plants hope to tide over the crisis.
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Tenn
Lower
Appalachians
Bristol
Women Walk Out At Bristol Garment Plants
Bristol Virginia November four. About 100 women walked out of a factory after it refused to recognize the garment workers union recently formed. At least 02 quit work yesterday as Virginia Federation of Labor officials plan to intervene.
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Bristol
Tenn
Wovera’ Union
Virginia Federation of Labor
High Feint Railroad stockholders meeting notice
Notice from Atlasta Ga November 2 1916 informs stockholders of the High Feint Randleman Asheboro and Southern Railroad company that its annual meeting will be held in High Point North Carolina on Tuesday November 21 1916. The stock books will close and will not reopen in 1916. CMACKAY secretary.
First Auto Crosses Catawba River On New Bridge
The first self powered car crossed the Catawba River at Mount Holly on the new temporary bridge by J H McAden and associates. The test aimed to verify completion and strength ahead of a formal Sunday opening. Restoration work continues to ensure reliability for increased traffic.
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Sloan's Ferry
County Compassion
New York Prepares for Big Time Election Night
New York hotels and restaurants gear up for election night revelry with celebrations planned in white light districts where Prohibitionists oppose public returns. Cabarets add shows, extra seating fills venues, horns and noisemakers are prepared, and Turkish baths consider extra attendants and pick me ups.
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New York
White Light
Florida Citrus Canker Eradication Progress Report
Florida officials report rapid progress in eradicating citrus canker with about $750,000 spent. Infected trees are burned and oil saturated soil sometimes ignited to stop spread. Efforts began in 1914 with county and state funding and federal support totaling over $1 million. Meanwhile Yale Harvard and Princeton dominate football talk as other colleges push for parity.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Frank Sterling
Florida Plant Board
Florida
Gainesville
Fla
Sterling
Gulf Coast
Texas
United States
Japan
Mexico
Alabama
Louisiana
Congress
California
Hamilton
United Press
New York
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Brown
Colgate
War's toll blamed for youth crime at Manchester courts
In Manchester on November 4 fifty seven juvenile offenders were marched into the police courts in a single day. Officials cited the loss of fathers in the war and lack of parental guidance as the main cause of the delinquency.
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Manchester
Eng
Italy begins census of Italians abroad for immigration study
Rome reports Italy using its foreign consuls to tabulate all Italians living in America and elsewhere. The census aims to support a scientific study of immigration problems.
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Rome
Italy
America
Make the Most of Prosperity with Foley Kidney Pils
An advertisement urges men to stay fit and seize opportunities, arguing better health comes from Foley Kidney Pills. It claims the pills pay for themselves through health improvements, addressing disordered kidneys and bladder, back pain, swollen joints, stiff muscles, and rheumatic pains.
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Foley Kidney
Baby’s Whooping Cough Relief Praised by Grandmother
Mrs Sam C Small of Clayton New Mexico says her three month old grandson suffered a severe whooping cough. She credits Foley's Honey and Tar as life saving and recommends it for whooping cough croup and colds. Mann Drug Co sells it.
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Sam C. Small
Clayton, N. M
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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Ican
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Roo
Orsepower
Pickett and
The
Willye-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
U. S.A
Catawba
NCF
Bulldogs
Tigers
East
Percy Haughton
Crimson
Princetor
Tad Jones
Legore
Bingham
Jacques
Traver Smith
Jack Eddy
Ames
Tibbett
Marians
Brickleys
Haughton
Gerd
James C. Crane
Fulton Street
York
N.C. Public Service Co
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