State agency targets three North Carolina hotels for inspection
The state board of health is asked by the Travelers' Protective association to inspect the Exchange hotel in Oxford the Piedmont in Burlington and the Picard in Chapel Hill under the new hotel inspection law. The state hotel committee chair says these hotels will lack health certificates due to poor sanitary conditions and notes hotels should improve service and cleanliness as rates rise. The law requires inspections of hotels with fifteen or more bedrooms at least annually, with inspectors acting as official board representatives. Begin October 10 the inspection program began.
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Fie
North Carolina
Travelers’ Protective Association
Marsh
State Board of Health
Case Reopened On Farm Duty Exemption In District Board
The district exemption board reopened the Thomas P. Richardson case, noting his farm ownership and labor issues threaten crops. R. A. Wheeler said Richardson did not file with the local board, which had no jurisdiction, so the district body took up the matter. Additional details were given on Hunter Peebles, a married man with dependents, whose exemption was upheld after the local board recommended it.
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R. A. Wheeler
Richardson
Hunter Peebles
Wheeler
Peebles
Statesville
Pat’s Pig Profit Tells of Winter Use
A farmer named Pat bought a pig in fall for 7.56 and fed it through winter at 10.50 cost. He sold the pig in spring for 17.50, noting to a neighbor that though profit seemed small, he had the use of the pig all winter.
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Pat
Mackey Promoted to First Lieutenant in National Army
Local exemption board members received letters of appreciation from 4. J. Mackey now a first lieutenant in the U S National Army. The commission sends him to duty in the Provost Marshal General Crowder office in Washington, and notes the board’s cooperation in forming the new army.
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National Army
J. Mackey
United States National Army
Lieut. Mackey
Crowder
Washington
Biggest fur auction promised in western hemisphere
New York on October 15 hosts a week long fur auction expected to be the largest in the western hemisphere. Over one million pelts from 56 varieties and from nearly every fur producing country will be sold despite wartime disruptions.
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New York
American Humane Association Convenes In Providence
The American Humane Association holds its annual convention in Providence Rhode Island this week focusing on improving the condition of horses and other animals used in war service. Sessions run from this evening through Friday with many advocates in law enforcement education and related fields attending.
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Providence
American Humane Association
Vice Admiral Sims Birthday Noted Amid War Duties
Washington reports Vice Admiral William S. Sims marking his sixtieth birthday while commanding U S naval forces in European waters. The Canadian born officer is praised as a key strategist with Anglo American ties and a history of influence from target practice reforms to diplomacy and joint Allied operations in Irish and European waters.
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United States
Germany
United States Navy
Canada
Admiral Sims
Alfred T. Mahan
England
Sims
Roosevelt
London
Paris
St. Petersburg
Minnesota
Naval War College
Newport
War College
Atlantic Fleet
Second Naval District
Secretary Daniels
Jutland
Dogverbank
Falkland Islands
Irish
Former Police Chief Healey Faces Trial in Chicago
The case of former Chicago Police Chief Healey, accused of protecting criminals while leading the force, opened today before Justice Sabath. The trial precedes a wave of indictments against other former officials and police members. The report also includes a humorous classroom exchange about a geography lesson and the Kaiser's Germany.
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Chicago, Ill
Oet
Healey
Chicago
Justice Sabath
Criminal
Health films draw crowds at Wayne County fair
Health nurses and popular health movies attract full houses at the Wayne County fair. The traveling state health film car, led by Warren H. Booker, brings new sanitation lessons to rural audiences with free showings in a big brown tent.
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Wayne County Fair
Wayne
State Board of Health
Warren H. Booker
One Hundred Years Ago Today and Other Anniversaries
A compact history roundup notes events from 1817 Kosciuszko’s death in Switzerland to 1842 Eaton’s life guard death, 1867 Garibaldi’s Caprera escape, 1892 Stamford’s 250th anniversary start, and a 1916 war update with German attacks near Lemberg and Greek seizure of assets.
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Thaddeus Kosciuske
Poland
George Washington
Switzerland
Benjamin Eaton
Washington
Orange County
N.Y
Garibaldi
Caprera
Stamford
Conn
Lemberg
Athens
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Endorsed by Bertram Bros
Bertram Bros of Green Bay Wisconsin endorse Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable cough and cold remedy. They report it relieves croup opens air passages and eases difficult breathing. Mann Drug Co. distributes.
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Bertram Bros
Green Bay Wis
Foley
Mann Drug Co
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Broadway
Alice Brady
U. S. Fidelity
Royal Indemnity Company
Fee Insurance Companies
Fmplover
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CHC
JIA Bank 14& Trust Company
Wescott Roberson, Chm
Julius C. Smith
Insurance Department
Yaley Dany
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph CO
Bank OF Commerce
H. A. Millis
C. E. Kearns
J. H. Adams
A. M. Rankin
G. A. Pollock
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