First Men Leave City to Join New National Army
Four young men from Hich Point depart to form the first consignment for the new national army draft. The group includes Oscar and Phil lips with Penn as squad leader, all sharing military experience. they receive farewell crowds at the station as they begin the journey to the cantonment. Remaining recruits will follow on three dates, Sept 15, Oct 3, and soon after.
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City
New National Army
Hich Point Town
Neil
Penn
Oscar
Haney
Warshal
Phillips
Phillipe
Cocketer Cooper Penn
National Lock Company
Andrew A. Lindsay
John A. Lindsay
North Main Street
Gurganus
Atlantic Sales Company
Porto Rican cabinet nominations blocked by Senate
San Juan Porto Rico September 6 by failure of the senate to act on four nominations from Governor Yager the posts for health agriculture interior and treasury become vacant. The nominees were all Porto Ricans and were sent to the senate last Friday.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Senate
Yager
Health
Agriculture
Interior
Treasury
New Barber Shop Opens in Goldstein-Isaacson Building
The new barber shop of Holder Moser and company on South Main street opened this morning with J. Burt Holder in charge. It features four chairs, porcelain tile and marble fittings, two shower baths, a chiropody parlor, and modern amenities aimed at cleanliness and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holder, Moser and Company
Goldstein-Isaacson
South Main Street
J. Burt Holder
Where Are the Socialists Going
John Erskine argues that many U S Socialists abandon their ideals as war changes national needs. He contends some defect to anarchism or oppose the war while others resist social cooperation, risking loyalty to labor and state welfare. The piece questions enduring commitment to socialist principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Erskine
United States
Socialist Party
Germany
Lucilla Bass Arraigned Over Whisky Stash at Station
Lucilla Bass faced municipal court on charges of possessing excessive whisky found in a trunk seized by four patrolmen at the station on Tuesday night. Judge Austin initially sentenced her to six months in the county workhouse, later reducing to a $25 fine plus costs with two years of residence restrictions. Patrolman Jim Wood quipped that a bass had been caught on the fishing trip.
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Lucilla Bass
Lucilla
Washington
Austin
Jim Wood
Fearless
All Food in Serbia Seized by Invaders
Report from the Serbian Press bureau decries dire wartime conditions in Serbia as occupying forces take this year's harvest. Families have one loaf of bread weekly. meat butter milk and spices are scarce. children die by the thousands. POWs and internees in Austria Hungary and Bulgaria likewise starve or fall ill. Private counts claim as many as 80 000 have perished in Austria and Hungary.
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London
Serbia
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
Aides of Constantine Charged with Treason
In the chamber of deputies a resolution was moved to try former ministers Skouloudis Gounaris and Lambros before a special tribunal. They are accused of interfering with the constitutional regime pursuing King Constantine policy, violating Serbia alliance, and negotiating with Germany and Bulgaria to surrender territory in northeastern Greece.
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Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Skouloudis
Gounaris
Lambros
Constantine
Serbia
Greece
Swann Hearing In Albany Delayed To Sept 12
The hearing on the Ingraham report about the City club charges against New York District Attorney Swann was adjourned until September 12 due to the absence of key prosecutors. The report censured Swann for official conduct in presenting labor disturbance indictments.
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Albany
Ingraham
City Club
Swann
New York
Whitman
Becaus
Alfred J. Talley
John B. Stanchfield
Oakley Pupil Victor Wins Wentworth Trophy
Newcastle by the Sea New Hampshire Sept 6 Mrs John English of New Haven winner of the Wentworth trophy for best rifle score this season 140 of 150. It is said on good authority the ex czar of Russia still has on deposit in the Bank of England 35000000 for a rainy day.
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Newcastle-by-the-Sea
N. H
John English
New Haven
Annie Oakley
Russia
Bank of England
Ford
F. O B
Detroit
Wrong Principles Taught Officers Says War Expert
Cambridge Mass Sept 6 Robert G Fuller assistant to the commandant at Harvard University military school says students in the first officers training camps have learned only the elementary side of warfare. He notes new conditions demand new methods and predicts Harvard officers sent to new cantonments will pass on lessons to the draft army with aim of saving thousands of lives on French battlefields. The critique is tied to the French mission led by Colonel Lewis Jean Paul Azan.
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Cambridge
Mass
Robert G. Fuller
Harvard University Military School
Harvard
Ecantonments
Parcel Post Takes Bees but Not Babies
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on September 6 Assistant Postmaster Thomas Hyatt ruled that only live queen bees may be mailed by parcel post and babies cannot. A vaudeville actor asked to ship his infant to Marietta Ohio to avoid infantile paralysis delaying his act in Fairmont West Virginia but was refused.
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Parcel Post
Connellsville
Thomas Hyatt
Marietta
Sam
Fairmont
W. Va
Posmaster Hyatt
Queen Bees
Reuben Finn to Sing at County Fair Next Thursday
Michigan musician Reuben Finn will perform at the County Fair next Thursday evening, adding entertainment to the local event lineup.
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Reuben Finn
Michigan
County
Badger myth and shapeshifting claim in Japanese superstition
The article notes that the badger is feared in Japanese superstition. It is believed to have power to annoy people and to be able to transform into a priest at will.
Fibromyalgia? Rheumatism relief claim from Mississippi patient
A. M. Hunsucker of Bogue Chitto Mississippi testifies to relief from rheumatism kidney and bladder trouble and dizziness after using Fotey Kidney Pills. The ad notes disordered kidneys cause pains in the back joints and fatigue as warning signs. Mann Drug Co.
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A. M. Hunsucker
Chitto
Mann Drug Co
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Columbia
S. C
Coleen
ATES
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Ella Hall
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Lovirs
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Moser and Company
Sibi
H.harris & Bro
the House of Kuppenheimer
R. D. Penny, Mer
Oakley
Victor
Seneca
Eg Agency
Ceneca Zene O
Hart Drug CO
Postoffice
Beth
Shceloff Hardware Company
North Main
Millis
Shceloff Hardware Co
France
Sip
Lewis Jean Paul
Henderson & Co.'s
Bennett
Henderson & Co
J. T. Bennett Co
Dsce C Jia Bank & Trust
Wescott Roberson
W. C. Idol
Wilson Motor Company
The
Citizens Real Estate
Sheraton Hill
Bank OF Commerce
North State ’Phone
High Point, N.C
H. A. Millis
C. E. Kearns
J. H. Adams
A. M. Rankin
G. A. Pollock
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