Anti-Saloon League to Hold National Prohibition Convention
The Anti-Saloon League of America plans a December 10 to 13 convention in Washington to push the Sheppard Webb national prohibition resolution. Speakers include Morris Sheppard, William Borah, F Y Webb, S D Fess, with invitations extended to Roosevelt, Hoover, Bryan and other leaders. Delegations from North Carolina and churches nationwide urged to participate to support nationwide prohibition.
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AntiSaloon League—of America
Washington
Sheppard Webb
House
Senate
Congress
Morris Sheppard
Texas
William E. Borah
Idaho
F. Y. Webb
North Carolina
S. D. Fess
Ohio
Messrs
Roosevelt
Hoover
Bryan
Anti Saloon League
Young People's Society
Temperance Organization
Raleigh
Greensboro
R. L. Davis
August Foreign Trade Shows Big Improvement
Exports in August valued at 490,009,828 dollars, up 115,500,000 from July, noted by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. The 12 month total to August reached 6,200,219,905 dollars, with imports at 270,500,379, up 45,000,000 from July.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Protect children through training and care, urges report
A Children's Bureau study of 212 mental defectives in New Castle county Delaware finds 175 need public supervision or institutional care for poor home conditions or anti social traits. The report argues for central institutional care plus home based support, outpatient work, and industrial training to reduce delinquency and dependency.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
New Castle County
Delaware
Hoover launches nationwide food pledge enrollment drive
Federal Food Administrator Herbert Hoover announces a week long campaign October 21 to 28 to enroll every household in the food conservation pledge. The drive aims to reduce waste and increase supplies for allies, with North Carolina planning to pledge over 300000 housewives.
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Hoover
Food Administration For Conservation
Henry A. Page
North Carolina
Food Administration
Record-setting Central Carolina fair to run four days
Greensboro hosts the Central Carolina fair October 9 10 11 and 12 with record crowds expected. Secretary Garland Daniel secured Rutherford theater shows and the Walter L Main circus for the midway and promises the largest best midway in fair history. Fireworks nightly on three evenings with Verdun pyrotechnics and a 40 minute finale.
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Greensboro
Garland Daniel
Rutherford
Walter L. Main Circus
Daniel
Battle of Verdun
Delmore
South
Walter L. Main
Bread Card Starts In Switzerland As Rationing Spreads
In Berne on October 1 the Swiss federal council fixed a bread card system for the confederation. Daily bread consumption will be limited to 250 grams per person with monthly flour allotments. Even biscuits and cakes will require bread cards.
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Berne
Switzerland
Federal Council
Confederation
France imposes morning beverage ban in cafes
Paris reports a new ruling effective today forbidding the consumption of milk or cream with tea coffee chocolate or any beverage after 9 o clock in all cafes restaurants tea rooms and lunch houses across France by order of the minister of provisions. Railroad lunch rooms are excepted.
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Paris
France
Taberski to defend world pocket billiards title in Buffalo
Buffalo observers anticipate Frank Taberski of Schenectady defending his world pocket billiard championship against challenger Joseph Concannon of New York in three nightly sessions starting tonight at the city venue.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Taberski
Schenectady
Joseph Concannon
New York
Patriotic Ak-Sar-Sen Carnival in Omaha This Week
Omaha Neb Oct 1 The Ak Sar Sen festivities begin with a patriotic carnival with democracy and liberty themes. Two large street pageants will depict the world struggle for freedom and a grand military fireworks display is planned as part of the program.
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Omaha
Neb
Baseball Pennant Winners for the Season of 1917
Baseball pennant winners for 1917 include American League in Chicago and National League in New York. Other league champions listed: American Association Indianapolis, International League Toronto, Pacific Coast League ends October 28, Southern League Atlanta, Western League Des Moines, first half Hutchinson, Second half astern league New Haven, Western Association McAlester, Central League Grand Rapids, Texas League Dallas, New York State League Wilkes Barre, Three Eye League Peoria, South Atlantic Columbia, Blue Ridge Hagerstown.
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Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
Toronto
Atlanta
Des Moines
Hutchinson
New Haven
McAlester
Grand Rapids
Dallas
Wilkes-Barre
Peoria
Columbia
Hagerstown
Weeding Out Saloons in New York State
The article notes a sharp drop in New York saloons as of Oct 1 due to a new law limiting to one saloon per 200 residents in third class cities. Additional closures occur from high prices and reduced demand.
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New York
New York State
Costs Rise for New York City Rent in October
October rent payments hit New York flat-dwellers as hundreds of apartment houses raise rents by 8 to 15 percent and in some cases up to 25 percent. Higher coal prices and increased maintenance costs are cited as the reasons for the hikes.
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New York
Kansas City Stock Show Opens at Electric Park
Kansas City Missouri hosts the American Royal Live Stock show at Electric Park in October with exhibits valued in the millions. The event runs through the week featuring purebred cattle and large displays of horses swine sheep and poultry.
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Kansas City
Electric Park
Steel workers get ten percent wage rise across US Steel
Nearly 300000 employees at United States Steel mills returned to work under a new schedule granting a 10 percent wage increase. This marks the second raise this year and the fifth since February, totaling a 60 percent higher pay than at the end of 1915.
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New York
Ed States Steel Corporation
Prompt Action Averts Trouble
A dated medical note touts Foley Catharthic Tablets as a cure all for constipation and related symptoms. It stresses quick liver and stomach benefits with no nausea or costive after effects, urging continued regular bowels and a healthy digestive system. Mann Drag Co.
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Mann Drag Co
High Point Winston Salem Line Schedule
Daily operating times between High Point Winston Salem and High Point Greensboro listed. Departures from High Point Elwood at 7 30 a m and 10 00 a m. Winston Salem departures at 9 00 a m 11 20 a m and 12 00 m.
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High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Winston Salem Line
Winston Zinzender
Winston
Elks
Wilkesboro
Mt. Airy
al Pointe Weat
High Point Greensore Line
High Point Elwood Hotel
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National Meeting of Anti-Saloon League
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Greensboro Fair
Newsomes
Flying Englers
Gotham
Awer
Hart Drug Co
High Point, N. C
Elwood
Guilford Hotel
Interurban Motor Lines
C. A. Kirkman, Sec. and
Treas
Florence Blair
N. Main Street
S. Main St. School
L. S. Fox
Wachovia Bank
Phone
Elwood Hotel
South Main Street
J. E. Guy
N. State
Bank OF Commerce
Inter
H. A. Millis
C. E. Kearns
J. H. Adams
A. M. Rankin
G. A. Pollock
City
Grimes Street
Cox Street
East Green Street
Cloverfield
Centennial Avenue
Fiwo
Roland Park
Citizens Real Estate and
Sheraton Hill
Office Bank of Commerce
Serge
Hart Drug Company
Jsachc Diabank & Trust Company
Wescott Roberson
Chm
W. C. Idol
Cashier
Cannon-Fetzer
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