Oil wealth in Mexico draws US attention
A detailed Commerce and Industry Department report summarized for the Associated Press outlines Mexico’s oil exports and profits from tapping oil deposits. The study notes the industry’s wartime role and its growing prominence in Mexican US relations as investigators seek to quantify past revenue and future potential.
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Mexico
Republic
Associated Press
Department of Commerce and Industry
France
United States
Death of Adolphe Degeyter Who Wrote the Internationale
In Lile during the German occupation Adolphe Degeyter, author of the Internationale, died by suicide after a life marked by personal tragedy and political conflict. The report notes his earlier musical ambitions, the loss of his wife, and his brother's misattribution of authorship. He is buried near a hill cemetery with a wooden cross marking his grave.
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Adolphe Degeyter
Not Guilty Verdict In Jey Coates Murder Case
In Orangeburg on September 15 Judge H T Wright directed a not guilty verdict for Esau Coates who had been indicted for the murder of Jey Coates, a wealthy local resident. Defense argued Coates acted in defense of his home.
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Orangeburg
H. T. Wright
Esau Coates
Jey Coates
Coulter
Americans Sweep North Sea Mines With Electric System
The American navy battles to clear the North Sea of 56 000 electrically charged mines using an electric attack method. Ships run long cables while submarines may trigger distant explosions and drift mine cleanup is aided by sub chasers amid harsh weather and heavy American participation.
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London
North Sea
C and Y Railway Schedule in Effect July 1917
C and Y Railway timetable shows daily departures from High Rock and Denton with stations listed and arrival times 12 45 pm from High Rock to 4 00 pm at final stop. The schedule notes that times are not guaranteed and that No 22 runs daily except Sundays.
Southbound Schedule for No 21 Leaves Daily Ex Sunday
Train schedule notice lists southbound No 21 departures on Sundays with stations including High Point and Denton. Times shown include 9:00 9:35 10:42 11:00 11:88 and 12:10 p m, indicating daily service with some illegible entries.
Rumors Say Peru President Leguia Assassinated
Reports from Santiago claim Augusto B. Leguia, president of Peru, was assassinated Tuesday. Foreign Ministry dispatches from Iquique note belief in the rumor, with all Peru communications under censorship preventing confirmation.
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Santiago
Chile
Augusto B. Leguia
Peru
Foreign Ministry
Iquique
Camden unrest over streetcar fare zone in New Jersey
Camden mayor calls out 300 militiamen after disturbances tied to a zone system on New Jersey Public Service streetcar lines with higher fares for long hauls. Six hundred motormen and conductors refuse to operate cars amid fears of mob violence. The passage also notes Liberia’s year round sunrise and sunset times.
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Camden
N. J
Ellis
New Jersey Public Service Corporation
Bivens Seeks Farmers for Guilford County Meeting
S R Bivens county agent for Guilford county has mailed letters to High Point area farmers inviting a meeting in the chamber of commerce directors' room Saturday at 2 pm. The aim is to discuss agricultural matters and organize regular gatherings. Captain Massey of the chamber cooperates.
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S. R. Bivens
Guilford County
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Outdoor School For Rome Children At Villa Borghese
Rome allows summer outdoor classes in the Villa Borghese park where teachers supervise boundary patrols to corral stragglers and keep students in the learning area.
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Rome
Villa Borghese
Passenger Train Schedule for High Point Lines
Railroad timetable lists arrivals and departures for Southern Railroad Lines at High Point. It notes schedule figures are information only and not guaranteed, with many times shown for Washington Birmingham Charlotte Richmond Danville N Y Washn N O Washn and Asheboro routes. The note also states an Asheboro stop is conditional and the service does not run Sundays. Depot ticket office number 146.
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Senger
High Point
Ashebroo
Asheboro
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