Mayor Ragan Attends Davidson Visit and Mooresville Rally
W P Ragan and Frank Ogburn toured Davidson College Tuesday and stopped in Mooresville where Ragan addressed the city council on civic improvements and Hick Point street progress. He then continued to Peleigh and likely heard Miss Jeannette Rankin speak, though records don’t confirm him as a speaker.
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W. P. Ragan
Frank Ogburn
Davidson College
Mooresville
Ragan
Mooresvilles
Hick Point
Racan
Peleigh
Jeannette Rankins
Tom Best
Raleigh
Miss Rankin
Governor Bickett in Wilmington Tonight
Governor Thomas W. Bickett will speak at the Academy of Music in Wilmington tonight on patriotism and civic duty, invited by the Liberty loan bench committee as the city gathers to hear him. Paul Rogge, once engineer aboard the seized German steamer Niel, has been advised to leave Wilmington by Justice Department officials.
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Wilmington
Thomas W. Bickett
Academy of Music
Liberty Loan Bench Committee
Paul Rogge
Department of Justice
Women Admit to Engineering Courses at Whamsas College
War demands widen fields as Whamsas Agricultural College admits young women to engineering courses. Officials believe many practical engineering tasks can be handled satisfactorily by women amid a shortage of male engineers.
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Whamsas Agricultural College
Take This for Chill King of Malaria Chill Tonic
A vintage ad promotes Foley's King of Malaria Chill Tonic for malarial chills fevers and sweats. It touts quinine flavors without bitterness plus tonic purifying menthol effects, claiming to restore appetite strength and vitality with Mann Drug Co. as distributor.
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Mann Drug Co
Suspenseful second showing promised for The Seven Pearls
The Broadway theater will feature Pathe's The Seven Pearls in a second showing. Irma and Harry share a tense moment as the Pearl goes missing and moral choices arise. Irma pleads for help to recover the pearls while Harry contemplates deception within Gra dy's gang.
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Pathe
Drake
Irma
Harry
Tima
America
Ilma
Constantinople
Grady
Author Urner’s Stories Adapted for Pathé Serial
Ruth Roland stars in The Neglected Wife adapted from two of Mabel Herberte Urner’s tales The Woman Alone and The Journal of a Neglected Wife. Urner discusses writing as a hard craft and the value of scrapbooks to sustain erositism and self-assurance for authors.
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Mabel Herberte Urner
Helen and
Warren
Pathe
Ruth Roland
Muster In Guard Friday Afternoon
The High Point reserve militia will be mustered at the government building Friday at 2 o’clock. Members who took the oath yesterday will be formally inducted as home guards with the non local mustering officer present tomorrow. Local men must gather at the post office building to enter service.
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High Point
Germans on Oesel Facing Formidable Russian Force
Petrograd reports that German forces in the Gulf of Riga area are four times stronger than the defending Russians, while Russian reinforcements reach Oesel island despite northerly gales. German destroyers press Moon Sound as both sides prepare for a counterattack and imminent reinforcement dispatch.
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Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Tagga Bay
Oesel
Moon Sound
Granite shaft honors Ohio Union soldiers on Lookout Mountain
Chattanoga Tenn Oct 18 The granite shaft on Lookout mountain honoring Ohio Union soldiers was dedicated yesterday afternoon by the Ohio State Monument commission with Governor Cox former Governor Willis and a citizens delegation. The program featured a patriotic exercise. The monument sits on Cravens terrace in the field famed as the Battle Above the Clouds where General Joseph Hooker drove Confederates from Lookout Mountain.
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Chattanagua
Tenn
Lookout Mountain
Ohio
Ohio State Monument Commission
Cox
Willis
Cravens Terrace
Joseph Hooker
Baron Moncheur thanks Americans for hospitality shown
Baron Moncheur head of the Belgian mission to the United States expresses gratitude to the American people for their hospitality. He praises American efficiency and notes the nation’s concerted effort to crush Prussian militarism.
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Havie
Baron Moncheur
United States
Washington
Associated Press
Eighteen British Vessels Sunk in Last Week
London reports eighteen British ships lost in the past week as mines and submarines strike. The admiralty says twelve merchant ships over 1600 tons and six under 1600 tons plus one fishing vessel were sunk.
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London
Yost Praises Wolverines As Good As Last Season
University of Michigan coach Yost says the Wolverines this year are as good or better than last year. He asserts the team shows strength across positions and remains contenders for the season.
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Yost
University of Michigan
Wolverine
Germans Reinforce Baltic Fleet Seen By Copenhagen Spy
Copenhagen dispatch reports a large escort of German warships including submarines and destroyers seen between Monday and Tuesday. The Swedish Malmo correspondent says Germany is reinforcing its Baltic fleet, creating heightened naval tension.
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Copenhagen
National Vidende
Malmo
Sweden
Miss May Valentine Shapes U.S. Opera at Camps
Miss May Valentine of Chicago is believed to be the only woman opera director in America. She now devotes her time to providing musical entertainment for military camps in the middle west.
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May Valentine
Chicago
America
Middle West
Ministerial Crisis May Be Expected in Italy
Turin reports reveal two flashpoint issues: riots in August over bread shortages and worsening Italy wide food shortages. Officials used machine guns and bombs from airplanes amid several days of turmoil with uncertain death tolls reported.
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Italy
Turin
Rome
Alexander Mitchell Centenary Marks Milwaukee Leader’s Rise
Milwaukee financial and commercial groups honor Alexander Mitchell on the centennial of his birth. Born in Scotland and emigrating at 22, he settled in Milwaukee and led the insurance and banking sectors. In 1861 amid a debt crisis, he headed a public debt commission and steered the city from bankruptcy to solvency.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Alexander Mitchell
Wisconsin
Scotland
America
Mitchell
Episcopal House of Bishops Opens in Chicago
In St James church Chicago Bishop Tuttle presides over a landmark meeting of the Episcopal House of Bishops. The agenda includes adding three bishops, naming a suffragan bishop for the South Dakota district, and considering a missionary district for Central America including the Panama Canal Zone.
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Chicago
Episcopal House of Bishops
St. James’s Church
Tuttle
Nare
Lina
Kas
South Dakota
Central America
Panama Canal Zone
Eleventh National Dairy Show Opens At Ohio Fairgrounds
The tenth day exhibition at the Ohio State Fair grounds aims to conserve dairy cattle and raise milk supply, focusing on dairy breed improvements near large cities. Exhibits cover vast scope with national conferences for dairymen and agriculturists. All regions of the United States are represented.
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Columbus
Ohio State Fair Grounds
United States
Bank Robbery Near Newark Recovered Cash in Uniformed Capture
Two men in soldiers uniforms were captured after the Granville bank robbery near Newark Ohio. About $34 of $5,500 stolen yesterday was recovered. Suspects gave the names Ear Da and another incomplete alias. C. O. Burke, ex Newark policeman, led the capture.
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Newark
Granville
C. O. Burke
Ear da
Walter Murphy campaign meeting called in Salisbury
A community drive in Salisbury invites friends from Salisbury and Rowan to attend Friday October 19 at 8 PM at the Elks Home to form a Murphy club and discuss his candidacy for Congress next spring. Signers urge attendance by Walter Murphy supporters and allies across the district.
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Salisbury
Walter Murphy
Congress
Mr. Murphy
Rowan
Elks Home
Walter
Elks
Murphy Club
Kerr Craige
O. W. Spencer
J. M. McCorkle
J. F. Hurley
D. W. Julian
W. Hi. Ragland
W. C. Coughenwour
J. D. Norwood
A. H. Graf
A Daily Lesson in History Notes Milestones
A compact history digest recounts key dates: 1817 birth of Alexander Mitchell who saved Wisconsin’s credit and died 1887 in New York. 1842 first submarine telegraph laid between Governor's Island and New York City. 1867 cornerstone for Baltimore Masonic temple. 1892 long distance telephone link Chicago to New York.
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Alexander Mitchell
Wisconsin
Scotland
New York
Governor's Island
New York City
America
Baltimore
Chicago
Prominent Figures Mark Birthdays In 19th Century Echoes
Dr. Henri Bergson born in Paris 58 years 9 today, influential among American scholars. Nikola Tesla born in Austria-Hungary 60 years ago today, noted electrical inventor. Dr. David C. Barrow of the University of Georgia born in Oglethorpe County 65 years ago today. John B. Lobert infielder for the New York National League born in Wilmington Delaware 55 years ago today. Bert L Shotten outfielder for the St. Louis American League born Brownshelm Ohio 31 years ago today. Jacob Schaefer Jr noted professional billiard player born in Chicago 22 years ago today.
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Henri Bergson
Paris
Nikola Tesla
Austria-Hungary
David C. Barrow
Godog
University of Georgia
Oglethorpe County
John B. Lobert
New York National League
Wilmington
Del
Bert £. Shotten
St. Louis
Brownshelm
Ohio
Jacob Schaefer, Jr
Chicago
One Year Ago Today in the War October 18 1916
American agents of Bremen report the German merchant submarine abandoned hope of safe arrival. German forces launched an attack along the Russian front from the Pinsk marches to Roumania covering about 300 miles.
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Bremen
Pinsk
Roumania
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed by Bertram Bros
Green Bay Wis. merchants Bertram Bros endorse Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable cough and cold remedy. The ad promotes relief for northern weather and urges customers to try the product for effective relief.
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Bertram Bros
Green Bay Wis
Foley
Bishop Tuttle Dominant Figure As Episcopal Session Opens
The House of Bishops meets in Chicago with Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, presiding bishop since 1962, hailed for leadership and missionary work on the frontier. At 80, he remains highly active, after long service as Missouri bishop since 1886, based in St. Louis but traveling frequently for duties.
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House of Bishops of
The
Episcopal Church
Chicago
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Bishop Tuttle
Missouri
St. Louis
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed by Satisfied User Testimony
J. R. Brooks a machinist from High Point reports occasional kidney discomfort resolved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He claims the medicine gives relief and his kidneys rarely trouble him now. Sold at all dealers for 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY hosts the product.
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J. R. Brooks
S. Hamilton Street
High Point
Dean
Mr. Brooks
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Marx
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Melity
Imor
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