Happenings and Doings in Wingate Area
Correspondent reports a busy Aug 27 to 30 in Wingate. Births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards. Sarah Williams is ill with nervous disorder. Local travel covers Forty Acre Rock and Pageland. Joe Pope returns home after lightning fire destroyed his father’s Cabarrus barn. Boarding numbers rise to 51 as new students arrive at Wingate School. Rev J W Williams leads church meetings with Dr Weaver assisting. local farmers urged to seize favorable times and avoid panic.
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Wingate
Journal
James Edwards
Sarah
Edgar Williams
J. K. Bivens
Lee Chaney
J. A. Bivens
Forty Acre Rock
Pageland
Jos. A. Williams
Monroe
Bryant Williams
Williams
Joe Pope
Henry Pope
Cabarrus County
Wingate School
Pope
Reddick Pope
Goose Creek
Will Sanders
Jonesboro
Hampton Brewer
Olive Branch
Daisy Brewer
Mr. Brewer
W. M. Perry
Jodie Stewart
Lancaster
DeWitt Henry
Palmerville
J. R. Jerome
Wingate Milling Co
Messrs
Craven
Lawson Almond
Albemarle
Osee Long
Ridgecrest
H. Y. Allen
Peachland
J. Perry
J. W. Williams
South
James Hill
Charlotte
Hill
Lem Watson
C. Wi Baucom
Atlantic City
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Richmond
Watson
Lem
T. C. Griffin
British army rests after four days of fierce fighting in France
Lord Kitchener reports four days of heavy action from August 23 to 26 with British losses estimated at 5,000 to 6,000. French forces held the German advance to a standstill and reinforcements have joined as the army rests and refits for the next major engagement. The BBC dispatch notes British retirement to lines Cambrai Landrecies Lecateau and notes German losses were heavy in open fighting and casualties in Landrecies.
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France
Lord Kitchener
Sir John French
Official Information Bureau
Teutons
Cambrai
Landrecies
Lecateau
Department of the North
Lille
Scheldt
Lacatean
French
John French
5Th Cavalry
Twelfth Lancers
Royal Scot Greys
Sinking of German ships shows British naval might off Helgoland
London dispatch reports a British destroyer raid against German forces off Helgoland. Three German cruisers Mainz Coeln and Ariadne are sunk while many destroyers are damaged. British losses are minimal. Submarine rescue saves officers and men. one lieutenant’s group returns home.
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London Dispatch
Helgoland
Mainz
Admiral Beatty
Admiralty
Berlin
von Tirpits
Telephone Girl Hero Of Etain Bombardment
During a German bombardment of Etain last week a French telephone operator remained at her post in the telephone office while shells exploded nearby She kept Verdon informed every 15 minutes until a bomb struck the office and cut off the last message from the plucky girl The town later burned and many perished in the flames
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Etain
Verdon
War End Through Embargo Says NY Produce Leader
Testifying at the New York district attorney's probe into rising prices, James Ward Warner and Geo. Zabrinski argued that halting American exports to belligerents would end the war abroad. They cited heavy flour demand overseas and in the U S, claiming a 400 million bushel Russian wheat crop shortfall, and that the U S could sell flour to France, England, Greece and Turkey at fair prices with gold payments before shipping. They warned embargo could restore domestic prices and normalize markets, while noting European news censorship and Allied resistance as context.
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New York
James Ward Warner
New York Produce Exchange
Geo.Zabrinski
Minneapolis
America
German Forces Press On Toward Paris in World War I
German forces push toward Paris as they bypass the first line of fortifications from Calais to Belfort. British and French troops retreat into France though fighting remains stubborn. If Russian reinforcements fail to aid Germany’s west, Paris could fall. French leaders reportedly plan to move government to Bordeaux.
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Frince
Seige
France
Germany
Bordeaux
Calais
English Channel
Belfort
Teutons
London
John French
Russia
Lubin
Koe- Nigeburg
John
Nesday
Canada
India
Australia
South Africa
Liverpool
Berlin
Austria
Teutons Advance Toward Paris as British Warn of Fighting
London dispatch reports German right wing progress toward Paris with French left engagements. British reinforce fronts from colonies expected, while Paris bombs cause civilian injuries. A German aviator drops five bombs on Paris amid renewed war hysteria and calls for humane conduct in warfare.
American Ships boarded by British Vessels Near Hong Kong
The Pacific Mail liners Manchuria and China were halted by British warships off Hong Kong and 60 German and Austrian reservists bound for Europe were taken from the vessels. Details from Captain Thompson and Purser Landers of the China report boarding of all ships for inspection and detentions at Stone Cutters Island. State Department noted it within three miles and withheld comment on high seas rights.
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Honolulu Dispatch
Manchuria
China
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Hong Kong
Thompson
Purser Landers
Swaleh
San Francisco
Washington
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Honolulu
Stone Cutters Island
Manila
Washington Dispatch
State Department
High Seas
Department
Pacific Mariner China
Orient
Steamers Arriving with Tourists and Warship Encounter
The Anchor Line steamer Columbia arrived from Glasgow and Moville with 29 passengers, most Americans delayed returning from Europe. the Atlantis line Minnehaha came from London with 16 passengers. A Nantucket sighting involved a warship challenging the Minnehaha, demanding name and destination, which the ship refused to fully reveal before the cruiser departed. Passengers included Bishops Luther Wilton and Wilson from New York, Wilson attending the International Peace Conference. funds helped delegates cover hotel and travel expenses amid mixed funding shortages.
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New York Dispatch
Anchor
Columbia
Glassgow
Moville
Europe
Giovanni
Naples
Italy
Switzerland
Atlantis
New York
London
Nantucket
Luther 1
Wilton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wilson
Constance
Crop prospects brighten as cotton condition improves in August
Washington dispatch reports August cotton condition at 78 percent of normal, hinting at a bumper crop potentially reaching or exceeding the 1921 record. Department experts estimate a yield of about 197 pounds per acre on 26,960,000 planted acres, totaling roughly 15,249,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, with abandonment and shrinkage lifting projected output to about 15,090,000 bales.
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Washington Dispatch
Department of Agriculture
Weddington News and Local Social Notes
Weddington items report visits by Miss Ethy Price to Iron Station and multiple local friends and relatives. Notes cover illnesses, church events, school openings, a new parsonage in progress, and a Junior Society program. A Union County teacher candidate, Mr Clark, is nominated in Oklahoma for superintendent, with background on regional education. Also included are overseas news briefs from the London Dispatch and a global war update.
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Weddington
Ethy Price
Iron Station
Jim Broom
N. Kue
Kuck
Charles DeLaney
Charlotte
W. Phifer
W. A. Short
Ella Norwood
Waxhaw
Myrtle Crow
R. W. Lemmond
Monroe
Stanhope DeLaney
Ed Stephenson
Ot Marvin
Stehenson
Messie
Will
Earnest Delaney
Clyde Belk
Sunay
Bishop
Lotha Hamilton
Marshville
Mittie Green
Taylor
Union County
W. T. Clark
Ollahona
Clark
Burl Clark
Sandy Ridge
Oklehone
Democratic Party
Jackkoon County
Oklahoma
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Houston Post
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