Uniform System of Collecting Adopted by North State Telephone Co
The North State Telephone Co adopts a uniform billing plan starting June 1. Subscribers will receive a monthly bill with toll itemization by mail and may pay at the office or by mail. Delinquent accounts face suspension after 40 days from the first bill. cooperation is requested for May settlements.
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North State Telephone Co
College St
Central
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Interstate Corporation Commission
Embattled Attorney General Narrowly Missed in Bomb Attacks
A nationwide wave of bomb explosions struck Washington Cleveland Boston Pittsburgh Paterson West Philadelphia New York and Newtonville targeting public officials and their families. The Washington blast at Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer's home killed a bomb planter, with several other incidents injuring bystanders and sparing officials. Police say deaths fell on the bombers and radicals, not the intended victims.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Pittsburgh
Paterson
N. J
West Philadelphia
New York
Newtonville
Mass
Austrians Plead for Leniency at St Germain Peace Talks
At St Germain the Austrian delegation appeals for grace and fair treatment, contrasting with German leaders' harsh stance. Dr Karl Renner defends the former Austro-Hungarian empire while urging that the punishment not fall wholly on the small republic, one of eight new states formed from the old monarchy.
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St. Germain
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Ersailies
Karl Renner
Georges Clemenceau
Mountain Republic
Austria
Navy to dismantle NC-4 for shipment home
Washington reports the NC-4, which reached Plymouth England completing the first trans Atlantic flight, will be dissembled and sent to the United States. The secretary said no non stop return flight is planned and the navy seeks no spectacular or stunt flying for trans ocean honors.
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Washington
Plymouth
England
United States
Navy
Irish American delegates plead to Wilson at peace talks
Paris reports Walsh, Ryan and Dunn appealed to President Wilson asking to present resolutions from the Philadelphia convention. The Sinn Fein delegates remain absent and the British American delegation balance the request with Wilson after prior exchanges.
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Wilson
Paris
Sinn Fein
Walsh
Ryan
Dunn
Philadelphia
Supreme Court Upholds Rate Increases Across Rail and Wire
Washington The Supreme Court sustains higher railroad, telephone and telegraph rates. It holds Congress empowerment during war gives the president broad authority to fix intrastate rates, with supreme and conclusive control over rail and wire systems.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Postmaster General
Supreme Court
Congress
Nervous Indigestion Relief Story From Philadelphia
Mrs J Worthline of Philadelphia recalls persistent fatigue back pain and nervousness. After a doctor warned of nervous indigestion she tried Lydia Pinkham s Vegetable Compound and after three months reports feeling fine with improved appetite.
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Philadelphia
Mrs. J. Worthline
North Taylor St
Lydia Pinkham
Worthline
Just Missed Him Mule Joke Cited in Berkshire Eagle
A bystander asks if the mule ever kicks. The man replies that the mule does not kick him, but sometimes he kicks where the man has just been. The remark appears in the Berkshire Eagle as a humorous exchange.
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Berkshire Eagle
Cardui touted as life saver for frail woman
Mrs Cary Stephenson of McKinney Texas recounts months of illness and nervous spells before taking Cardus a tonic she credits with restoring strength. She says after half a bottle she felt better and within weeks could work again praising Cardus for saving her life. The ad ends with a proverb about a cloak and rain.
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McKinney
Texas
Cary Stephenson
Cardui
Cardus
Adv
German pamphlet prints full peace treaty text in Germany
London reports that Germany distributed a pamphlet with the full peace treaty text, while Wilson Lloyd George and Clemenceau thought they hid it. The British press notes the official Paris digest was sharper, making reparations appear harsher than in the Times forecast. The situation mocks the Big Three as Germans publicize the full terms.
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London
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Germany
Paris
France
Engln
Times
Bolshevik Fleet Routed in Fifty Minute Naval Fight
In the gulf of Finland a fifty minute clash pitted the bolshevik battleship Petropavlovsk and other ships against seven British warships and forces bombarding Krasnaia Gorka. The Russians retreated to Kronstadt after the engagement near Helsingfors. A prior May 18 encounter nearby also ended with the bolshevik fleet withdrawing.
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Helsingfors
Petropav‘lvsk
Krasnaia Gorka
Kronstadt
Gulf of Finland
Petrograd
London Police Strike Postponed After Hyde Park Meeting
London police, who had voted heavily for a strike, postponed the walkout after an Hyde Park demonstration. The executive committee said the strike would be delayed until after peace is signed and that the ballot showed 44 54 to 4 324 in favor of a strike, with officials citing a desire to resolve grievances by other means.
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London
Hyde Park
Hays
Mexican Revolution Leader Names Goals in Northern Mexico
General Felipe Angeles, proclaimed provisional president by Villa's forces, has sent a message to Washington outlining his objectives in the ongoing northern Mexican revolution. The communication seeks presentation to the state department.
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Washington
Felipe Angeles
Villa
Mexico
State Department
Gen Faison to Address State Bankers Meeting
Winston Salem headlines announce the North Carolina Bankers Association annual meeting will be held in Winston-Salem in August 2022. President Jas A Gray notes the event will feature several nationally renowned speakers including General S L Faison commander of the Thirtieth division.
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Winston-Salem
Jas. A. Gray
North Carolina Bankers Association
S. L. Faison
Peoples Bank organized nationwide plan gains support
A campaign to organize Peoples Banks in every state was discussed by labor leaders and businessmen. A committee was appointed to push for a federal law authorizing the banks, with members including Governor T. W. Bickett of North Carolina.
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New York
T. W. Bickett
North Carolina
Phosphate Treatment Promises Health and Weight Gain
Advertisers tout organic phosphate to combat thinness and nerve weakness, claiming Bytro-phosphate nourishes body cells and boosts weight, energy, and complexion. It cautions against use by those not seeking weight gain, noting nerve relief and health benefits.
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