Coordinating Committee on Exports Formed in Washington
Washington Sept 18 The Railroads War board forms the Coordinating Committee on Exports to prevent congestion at American seaports and ensure steady overseas freight flow. Members include officials from the Railroads War board the shipping board the food administration allied governments and Red Cross with Charles M Sheaffer as chair.
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War Department
The
Shipping Board
Food Administration
War Commissions
Asles
Coordinating Committee On
War Board
North Atlantic
General Staff
United
Railroads’ War Board
Charles M. Sheaffer
Commission On Car Service
EF. Level
Allied Government
J. G. Rodgers
American Raihway Association
Kr.dy Stevens
Or D. L. Ewing
United States Shipping Board
Chauncey B. Baker
U. S. al
C. B. Buxton
U.S. Food Administration
W. Cooke
Red Cross War Board
United States
Europe
Enthusiasm Grows Among North Carolina Beekeepers
Raleigh Sept 1 Enthusiasm increases among beekeepers in the state per L L Sams specialist extension service Many producers report around ten tons of honey from about five hundred colonies and orders exceed supply A state beekeepers association organized in January now near 100 members with plans to reach 200 by year end The group represents about half the counties and owns roughly 1000000 colonies official dues 1 to secretary S B Stabler Salisbury
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North Carolina
Sam
New York
Italy
Sams
State
Winston-Salem
Stabler Segretary
Salisbury
Stabler
Franklin Sherman
Division of Contemplony
Raleigh
Funeral for Mrs Lizzie Pate Held in Goldsboro
The funeral for Mrs Lizzie Pate widow of the late John Pate was held at her Goldsboro home and she was interred at Willow Dale Cemetery. She is survived by two children Ernest Milton of Goldsboro and a married daughter living in Norfolk.
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Goldsboro
Lizzie Pate
John Pate
Willow Dale
Ernest Milton
Norfolk
William F. Stone Dies in Baltimore
William F. Stone, sergeant at arms of the Republican national committee, died yesterday in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Wm. F. Stone
Republican National Committee
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised in Va Letter
Mrs. Chas. Reitz of Allens Mills Virginia reports using Foley's Honey and Tar for eleven years and would not be without it. The letter endorses the genuine product and is cited by Mann Drug Co. as a trusted remedy for coughs hay fever and related conditions.
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Foley
Chas. Reitz
Allens Mills
Mann Drug Co
Intercollegiate Socialist Society Autumn Conference Speakers Named
The Intercollegiate Socialist society met at Bellport Long Island for a session running through September 24 to discuss Political and Social Readjustments During and After the War. Speakers include Miss Florence Kelley Amos Pinchot Representative Meyer London Prof E R A Seligman and Dr Charles W Nasmyth.
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New
York
The
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Bellport
Florence Kelley
Amos Pinchot
Meyer London
E. R. A Seligman
Columbia University
Charles W. Nasmyth
World Peace Foundation
Pueblo Indians Hold Fair at Lacuna Agency
The Pueblo Indians annual fair opens at Lacuna Indian agency. Visitors see educational progress in agriculture and domestic science through exhibits. The three day program features elaborate entertainment including cowboy sports and frontier pastimes.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Pueblo Indian Agency
Lacuna
The Page Mystery at Broadway Theater
A new World Picture The Page Mystery features Alan Winthrop and a mysterious girl in a Adirondack set drama. Cast includes Caryle Blackwell and June Elvidge with Arthur Ashley as Col Page. The cut shows scenic beauty and a mystery plot with a dramatic house party at Sylvia edge.
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Col. Page
Winthrop
Caryle Blackwell
Alan Winhrop
June Elvidge
Arthur Ashley
Col
Ape
Adirondack
Alice Joyce Returns to Film in Whom the Gods Destroy
The Vitagraph star Alice Joyce returns to the screen in Whom the Gods Destroy with Harry Morey and Marc MacDermott at the Roseheater today. She notes a warm public reception after a year’s retirement and her first release since returning, The Battle Cry of War preceded it and her role marks her first new performance in the post-retirement period.
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Alice Joyce
Harry Morey
Marc MacDermott
Mycf
Salesmanship course for girls planned at Chicago high school
A new course in salesmanship for girls will be introduced at a Chicago high school this fall. The program aims to develop practical skills and confidence among students as part of the school curriculum.
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Chicago
Stockholders Asked to Co-operate With the Southern System
President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern Railway invites stockholders to attend the annual meeting in Richmond on October 1 and to participate as in prior years. Officals will answer questions on management and company policy, and stockholders are urged to attend in person or send a representative or write their remarks.
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Washington
Southern Railway Company
Fairfax Harrison
Richmond
Southern
Snally
Plan Control of Coal Tugs Conference in Boston
Prominent shipping men met in Boston with a Federal Shipping Board representative to discuss central control of North Atlantic tugs and barges. Plan aims to pool operations for maximum efficiency, ensure full loads, supervise unloading, and keep tows clear of congested ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Federal Shipping Board
War Work for Accountants
Washington reports the American Institute of Accounts held its annual session with members from across the country. The meeting will focus on mobilizing professional accounting help to assist the government during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Institute of Accounts
United States
Prevent Self Poisoning Rewels Claimed Digestion Aid
Mann Drug Co promotes Rewels tablets as a gentle laxative and digestive aid to prevent self poisoning by waste buildup. They claim tablets ease indigestion constipation sick headache biliousness sour stomach and bad breath without causing nausea.
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Mann Drug Co
Mortgagee's Sale in Mechanicsville at 1917 Auction
Mortgagee by power in a 1915 deed will sell at 2 PM September 1 1917 in front of J W Montgomery's store Mechanicsville to highest bidder for cash the 1 3 acre lot near Mechanicsville graded school containing a two room house the sale to satisfy the secured note August 1 1917 J W Tedgecock auctioneer 8 2 4dwks Ties
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the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Elisha Wing
Nana Wing
J. W. Montgomery
Mechanicsville
Chanicsville Graded School
Elisha King
Elisha King’s Corner
J. W Tedgecock
Masons Gather in New York for Supreme Council Session
One thousand Scottish Rite Masons convene in New York for the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic jurisdiction at the Waldorf Astoria. States from Maine to Wisconsin are represented. War relief work and plans to aid soldiers in cantonments are on the three day agenda.
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New York
Supreme Council of
Scottish Rite
Waldorf- Astora
Maine
Wisconsin
National Army
Michigan Labor Federation to debate war issues at annual convention
Grand Haven Mich September 18 delegates to the Michigan State Federation of Labor convene to discuss war problems affecting workers. The convention also seeks a new president after Claude Taylor of Grand Rapids declines a fifth term of leadership.
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Grand. Haven
Mich
Michigan State Federation of Labor
Claude ©. Taylor
Grand Rapids
Capper's Wife Linked to Civil War Kansas Governor
Mrs Arthur Capper wife of the current Kansas governor is noted as the daughter of Samuel J Crawford who served as governor of Kansas during the Civil War.
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Arthur Capper
Kansas
Samuel J. Crawford
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Agricultural Extension Service
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Intercollegiate Socialist Conference
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Who Is
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Gertrude S. Begos
University of Michigan
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Yale
Eva Ostino
Cracker Packers
San Francisco
Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America
Hart Drug Co
Southern Railway
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Bell Telephone
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Public Service Co
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