Uniform System of Collecting Implemented by North State Company
The North State Telephone Co adopts a uniform monthly billing plan starting June 1. Bills mailed on the first with itemized tolls. a local collection office at 112 College St. open daily. arrears billed on the next month with payment due by the 10th. service may be suspended if unpaid. Co opting subscribers to settle accounts promptly.
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North State Telephone Co
College St
Central
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Interstate Corporation Commission
War era news from the south and beyond summary
The dispatches report food conservation loosened for beef and wheat amid record wheat yields and rising meat production. Obituaries note Dr. Anna Shaw died aged 71. Dempsey defeats Willard in Toledo as C 8 explosion injures and shocks Maryland. Britain, France, and allies plan trials for former German leaders in London. European unrest includes riots in Forli and Brest, and peace with Germany signed at Versailles ending hostilities.
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Department of Agriculture
Anna Shaw
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Moylan
Philadelphia
Army Quartermaster Corps
Germany
James Simons
South Carolina
Charleston
Society of the Cincinnati
News and Courier Company
Cotton
New Orleans
American Cotton Association
J. C. Wannamaker
Columbia
S. C
Camp Halebird
Baltimore
United States
Department of Commerce
Clifford
New York Central
Westerner Express
Dunkirk
N. Y
Warsaw
Lemberg
Halicz-Stanislau
France
Lafayette
Picpus
Paris
Rhineland
Rhine
London
Forli
Italy
Chamber of Labor
England
Westminster Hall
William Hohenzollern
Frederick William
Wieringen
Holland
Brest
Versailles
Tuscany
Vicchioy
Florence
Secret Governing Body Behind War Legislation
The article reports seven men forming a secret government of the United States that influenced war measures weeks before war was declared. Chairman Graham accuses the Council of National Defense of shaping draft, food control and press censorship, urging Congress to be educated and to establish clear contact with the council.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Graham
House Committee
Council of National Defense
Reavis
Nebraska
Council
Commission
Senate
House
Coffin
Congress
Radio Stations Contracted for Aero Mail Protection
The New York post office department will erect three high power radio stations to direct mail carrying air planes in fog. Stations will be at Belle Fonte Pennsylvania and a site on Long Island or Newark with plans for Washington and Chicago. Each tower reaches 200 feet with 400 mile range.
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New York
Post Office Department
Washington
Emil J. Simon
War and Navy Departments
Belle Fonte
Long Island
Newark
N. J
President ready to deliver 5000 word Congress message
The President’s message to Congress on the peace treaty and conference work is prepared for Thursday. It will run about 20 minutes and cover broad treaty topics without detailed provisions. Specialists assisting will accompany the presidential party for committee review of reparations territorial readjustment and economic matters.
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George Washington
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
United States urged to acquire R-34 dirigible
Henry Woodhouse chairman of the Aero Club of America dirigible committee urged the United States to purchase the R-34 or its sister R-33 as a working model for dirigible development. He said army and navy aeronautical experts favored the plan.
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New York
United States
Henry Woodhouse
The
Aero Club of America
Woodhouse
Army
Navy
Minority Committee Seeks Repeal of Prohibition Act
Five members of the house judiciary committee released a minority report urging Congress to repeal the wartime prohibition act. While the report was prepared, Chairman Volstead asked for a rule to allow immediate consideration of the general enforcement bill.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Volstead
Debate Likely to Drag Through Weeks Over League Pact
Washington reports indicate mounting opposition to the league of nations as Elihu Root attacks the Knox resolution. Secretary Daniels tours the Midwest and argues for strong administration support. Observers expect a spirited debate possibly lasting weeks before ratification, with business and moral factions backing the program.
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Washington
White House
League of Nations
Elihu Root
Knox
Borah
Hiram Johnson
Penrose
Will H. Hays
Br’er Fox
Daniels
Ohio
Illinois
Middle West
Lodge
anti-Wilson
R-34 Dirigible Reaches Roosevelt Field After Atlantic Crossing
The British lighter-than-air ship R-34, first to cross the Atlantic, anchors at Roosevelt Field Mineola after a 108 hour 12 minute flight covering about 3600 miles. It traversed Trinity Bay Newfoundland to Mineola with dense cloud and limited sun visibility.
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Mineola
Great Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Roosevelt Flying Field
Trinity Bay
N. F
East Fortune
Scotland
President Wilson Invited to Speak in Asheville
President Wilson has been invited to attend the Southern Labor congress in Asheville North Carolina on August 20 and to deliver an address during a session. Secretary W C Puckett of Atlanta sent the invitation noting the congress will tackle legislative social and economic questions actively before the public and seeks his presence and guidance.
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Washington
John W. Corrall
Colonia
Tampico
State Department
Mexico City
United States
Stockholm
Russia
Meuse-Argonne
Germany
Leonard P. Ayres
General Staff
War Department
Asheville
N. C
Wilson
Southern Labor Congress
W. C. Puckett
Atlanta
Congress
Labor Congress
Moderate earthquake recorded by Georgetown seismograph
A moderate quake believed centered in Central or South America was detected by the Georgetown University seismograph. Readings began at 8 11 and continued until 4 o clock with the disturbance estimated about 2300 miles from Washington.
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Washington
Central
South America
Georgetown University
Alabama Congressman Sues City Paper Over Cartoons
Congressman George Huddleeston of Alabama's ninth district sues the Age-Herald Publishing Company for 1.3 million dollars over cartoons and articles published during the last year's campaign in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Huddleeston
Alabama
Age-Herald Publishing Company
Provisional Peru President Seizes Power After Overthrow
Augusto B. Lequia becomes provisional president and resides in the government palace in Lima. Pardo and many ministers and high officers are jailed in the penitentiary. fighting and casualties are described as virtually none.
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Lima
Pru
Augusto B. Lequia
Peru
Pardo
Enor Pardo
Porto
Agitation in Mexico By Industrial Workers Renewed
Reports from Washington say the Industrial Workers of the World agitation in Mexico has renewed with threats of trouble but no violence reported yet. Officials indicate deportations of leaders previously sparked strikes and that authorities believe the movement was suppressed.
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Washington
Mexico
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