War profits in wartime prices condemned by chief executive
President Wilson urged shipowners and manufacturers to set aside selfish interests and aid the nation. He warned against extortionate profits, insisting a just price must be paid for government purchases to sustain industry and pay workers. He condemned bribery and argued patriotism excludes personal gain while supporting wartime production.
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Washington
Wilson
Pablic
Buind
Patel
Theart
Knew Their Ways Between Yearwedd and Amily Dialog
The fragment shows a humorous exchange about marriage, cooking, and dieting as Dr Amily urges restraint. It hints at social habits and domestic tension with a playful tone. Names Yearwedd and Amily anchor a brief domestic vignette amid ongoing banter.
Appeals to Honor in War Time Duty and Prices
The speaker argues that those profiting from wartime freight rates hinder victory and urges all Americans to align prices with public needs. He condemns selfish profiteering, calls for unity, and asserts the public must support industry and the war effort to ensure national victory and honor. He enjoins every man not a slacker to join in this enterprise.
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Gow
America
Herald's Review Of North Carolina Capitol Events
A compact chronicle of significant happenings across North Carolina, outlining key political and public developments at the state capitol and in other counties. The survey highlights notable sessions, policy actions, and administrative changes shaping the state's governance.
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Herald’s Review of
North Carolina
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Raleigh Dispatches on Impartiality of Local Draft Boards
Governor Bickett warns local exemption boards to act without fear or favor in assigning exemptions and duties. He urges boards to maintain patriotism, keep politics away, and assures officials that only impartiality will be acceptable in a pivotal national matter.
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Bickett
Nervicg
M. L. Shipman
Labor and Printing
Washington
United States Commissioner of Labor
Commissioner of Commerce
Uneasy Mes the head that wears a crown remark
A playful exchange features Mrs. Torkins addressing Charley and noting a book line about a crown. The remark suggests it is odd for a monarch to wear a crown to bed, imbuing the scene with light humor.
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Charley
Daily Thought: Grace Thou Thy Hoave and Let You That Grace Thee
A paraphrase of Benjamin Franklin offering a moral reflection on grace and reciprocity. The antique phrasing presents a compact aphorism about extending grace to others and accepting grace in return.
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Benjamin Franklin
Codification Committee Plans Long Term North Carolina Project
The Codification Committee forms a special panel within the Legislative Commission for the codification of North Carolina law. Senators Stahle Lynn Lindsay Warren and Representative Carter Dalton, with T H Calvert, will oversee finishing touches after rough drafting. The work is expected to take about fifteen months.
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Legislative Commission
North Carolina Lawn
Stahle
Lynn
Lindsay Warren
Carter Dalton
T. H. Calvert
Re Elect Warner President at North Carolina Good Roads Meet
The North Carolina Good Roads Association annual convention in Asheville elected H. B. Warner of Lexington as president, with Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt as secretary treasurer and several directors named. Silver trophies went to Mayor B. Webb of Kinston, Pitt county’s D. Horton, and J. C. Askey Jr. for distance, with resolutions urging convict road labor and funding for the State Highway Commission.
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Lexington
Josep Hyde Pratt
Chapel Hill
Benehant Cameron
Julian St. Carr
Vicw
R. P. Cabe
Sanford
G. D. Cansfield
Morehead City
W. C. Howard
Tarboro
Geo. B. Butler
Clinton
Joseph C. Brown
Raleigh
W. ©. Boren
Pomona
Wilmington
James A. Gray, Jr
Winston-Salem
N. Buckner
Asheville
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Greenville
Greensboro
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Be, V. Webb
North Carolina
McD. Horton
Pitt County
J.C. Askey, Jr
Association
State Highway Commission
Joseph Hyde Pratt
K. E. Bennett
Fairis
McCain
D. M. Clark
W. $. Wilson
Falla
Benehan Cameron
Bruce Craven
W. D. Turner
Durham Soldier Mclennan Cited On World War Front Card
A postcard from France carries a laconic message A man from this house is at the front to Mr and Mrs J McLennan parents of Jamon McLennan. The 21 year old son of Durham city tax collector served on a warship escorting Pershing's troops across the Atlantic and sent home word of a Durham boy at the battleground.
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Mme
J. McLannan
France
Jamon McLennan
J. McLennan
General Pershing
Atlantic
Unclear Greek Uncertainty Escalates to War Status
Ambiguity in Greek reports shifts to a declared state of war with the central powers. Relations are severed as the nation aligns with wartime actions.
EXPECT EARLY MOBILIZATION GEORGE MICHAELIS SUCCEEDS
Greece severed relations with all four contending powers and is at war with them per Venizelos. A Greek mission may go to the United States to negotiate supplies and postwar reconstruction. The Venizelos government expects rapid mobilization of about 60,000 to 200,000 troops, with potential to 300,000 with munitions. The 1916 17 clagues were called to colors recently.
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Greece
State Department
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Salonika
Venizelos
Athens
Saloniki
Balkans
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United States
Russians and Austro Germans Clash Across Front From Baltic to Front
Russian forces gain in Galicia as 36,643 Teutonic troops are taken prisoner from July 1 to July 13. German units press to retake positions near Mont Haut and the Tetons in Champagne while fronts along Riga to the Romanian border see ongoing heavy fighting.
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Senator Reed Attacks Hoover Over Food Administration
In Washington the Senate spent hours debating the food control bill with Senator Reed sharply criticizing Herbert C. Hoover, the food administrator, while Senator Phelan defended the administration. Bi partisan conference leaders reported progress on compromise amendments amid the dispute.
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New York Guardsmen Answer Call to Colors
New York mobilizes 18000 National Guard members for federal service as units across the greater city and upstate prepare for war. Overall New York State guard strength runs about 39000, with sub divisions shaping the war army.
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NEW York Guardsmen
New York
National Guard
Upstate
Militiamen Halt Train Over Uniform Insult
In Newport News a squad of militiamen halted a Chesapeake & Ohio passenger train to protest a sailor uniform worn by a man being placed aboard. The man, convicted of theft, was being transported with a black convict to Richmond. He had no clothing beyond the uniform.
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Newport News
Chesapeake & Ohio
Richmond
Names of Heroes Given to Camp Washington and Others
The War Department named thirty two cantonments for mobilization designating heroes from past wars. Names honor generals and leaders from the section of the troops, avoiding living figures and duplicates. Camps include Camp Greene in Charlotte after General Nathaniel Greene and Camp Sevier in Greenville after Brigadier General J. S. Wadsworth.
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War Department
National Army
National Guard
Department
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War College
Washington
Lincoln
National Guards
Camp Greene
Charlotte
N.C
Nathaniel Greene
Continental Army
Rhode Id
Wadsworth
Spartanburg
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John Sevier
North Carolina
Tennoanes
Soldier Took His Bride to France
An American sergeant who married before departure took his bride to France aboard the transport with his regiment. She accompanied him dressed in khaki with a short hat. The young woman has returned from France after serving as a Sammy failed to reach her goal.
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Atlantic
France
United States
Sammy
Heavy Guns Used In Ponta Delgada Attack
Advices from Ponta Delgada in the Azores describe a recent submarine attack on the port by a German U boat. The shells were fifteen centimeter caliber, suggesting an unusually large submarine, possibly around 1,000 tons, carrying two or three guns. The July 4 assault left four girls dead.
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Paria
Ponta Delgado
Azores
Airplane Appropriation Passes House Favorably
Washington The war department bill seeks 640 million dollars for constructing 22 000 airplanes and passes the House without roll call. It is amended only in minor details and now goes to the Senate. The aviation section would total about 110 000 personnel.
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Washington
War Department
House
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