Charlie Chaplin to Spend Two Days in State Tour
Washington April 2 Charlie Chaplin motion picture comedian will start his Virginia and Carolina tour for Liberty Loan with an engagement April 11 in Petersburg. He will appear in Richmond that night. The itinerary then includes Rocky Mount Wilson Raleigh Greensboro Winston-Salem Lexington Salisbury Columbia Sumter with show times and locations.
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Washington
Charlie Chaplin
Virginia
Carolinas
Liberty
Jersburg
Richmond
Rocky Mount
N. C
Wilson
Raleigh
Greensboro
Wilston-Salem
Lexington
Salisbury
Columbia
Sumter
S. C
War Savings Stamps Reach $150 Million in Four Months
Washington reports March sales of War Savings and Thrift Stamps at 54 million dollars, bringing four month total to 128 million. Officials estimate actual sales, including unreported amounts, near 150 million. War Savings workers plan intensified efforts during the Liberty Loan campaign, opening Saturday, to push $5 stamp sales.
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Washington
War Savings
War Savings Campaign
Liberty Loan
Dont Be Bald How to Grow Hair Strong and Thick
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Parisian sage from a druggist to stop hair loss and improve hair quality. It claims guaranteed growth, relief from scalp itch, and a money refund if not satisfied, touting a perfumed non greasy formula. R. R. Bellamy guarantees satisfaction.
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R. R. Bellamy
Hyomei Inhaler Promises Quick Relief For Cold Ailments
Ad touts Hyomei as a rapid remedy for sore throat catarrh cough and colds. It claims no cocaine or machine and uses a pocket inhaler included with each outfit. The complete kit is inexpensive and available at R R Bellamy's with guaranteed cure for naso throat and bronchial troubles or money back.
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R. R. Bellamy’s
Rheumatism Sufferers Urged to Try Bellamy Remedy
Local notice urges rheumatism patients to try Mr Bellamy's Rheuma guaranteed prescription. If it fails to relieve the buyer receives a full refund. A Syracuse testimonial from Mrs Lucia Gilbert describes five years of pain ending after use.
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Lucia Fibert
Street
Syracuse
Watha Red Cross Chapter leader explains its work and disputes
Mrs J M Lee writes from Watha on the chapter founded July 20 1917 at the Watha Baptist church with 10 members. It has grown to 83 and covers Maple Hill Ryan Willard area. She details factional splits over Burgaw and Willard, seeks unity, and asserts dedication to God humanity and the organization. The charter was received September 11 1917.
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Watha Red Cross
Red Cross
Pender
Cuthbert Martin
Watha Baptist Church
Maple Hill
Ryan
Willard
Wallace
Burgaw
Watha
God
France
Mother Eve
Birthday births mark notable figures born today
William B. Wilson secretary of labor in President Wilsons cabinet born in Scotland 56 years ago today Col Harry N Cootes US Army prominent Central Staff figure born Staunton Virginia 44 years ago today Dr Frank Billings Chicago physician who headed Red Cross Commission to Russia born Highland Wisconsin 64 years ago today Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University born Elizabeth New Jersey 56 years ago today Dr John H T Main president of Grinnell College born Toledo Ohio 59 years ago today Hugh A Jennings manager of the Detroit American League baseball club born Pittston Pennsylvania 48 years ago today
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William B. Wilson
Wilson
Scosland
Harry N. Cootes
Staunton
Frank Billings
Chicago
Red Cross Commission
Russia
Highland
Wis
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Elizabeth
N. J
John H. T. Main
Grinnell College
Toledo
Ohio
Hugh A Jennings
Detroit American League
Pittston
Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany
Year ago today reports say President Wilson urged Congress to declare the United States at war with Germany. The last fortified vil lage outposts before the Hindenburg line fell to the British advance as the steamer Aztec, the first American merchant liner armed for Europe, was sunk by a German submarine off France.
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Wilson
Congress
Germany
Hindenburg Line
Europe
France
Scofield Leads Field in North and South Qualifier
H L Scofield of Stamford Conn led 185 entrants after 18 holes of the North and South amateur championship qualifier at Pinehurst NC. He shot 39 38 for 77. Dr C H Gardner of Providence was second with 42 37 79. Balch Balch etc.
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Scofield
Pinehurst
WN. C
H. L. Scofield
Stamford
Conn
Dr. C. H. Gardner
Providence
Dewitt Balch
Cincinnati
Louis A. Hamilton
Garden City
L. D. Pierce
Rochester
Siem Women Gain Full Legal Status Assignment
A brief report notes that Siem women secure full legal status within the community, affirming rights and recognition under local authorities. The move strengthens position in civil affairs and governance while signaling progressive shifts in regional law.
Germans Concealing Casualties Reported in Western Front
Washington reports a French estimate of German losses in the great Western battle at 275000 to 300000 men. Wounded are sent to Belgium to hide heavy sacrifices, with nearly 100 divisions identified and some twice engaged. Some units allegedly had to be relieved after day one.
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Washington
Belgium
American Bride for British Airman in Washington
The largest Washington bridal party of the season gathered at St. Thomas church for the wedding of Miss Anne Hopkins and Captain John Gregory Hope of the Royal Flying Corps. Ten bridesmaids accompanied the bride. Frances Hopkins served as maid of honor. Captain R. R. Glenn of the British embassy stood as best man, with U S and British officers as ushers.
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Washinton
D. C
Washington
St. Thomas’ Church
Anne Hopkins
John Gregory Hope
Royal Flying Corps
Frances Hopkins
R. R. Glenn
United States
Mayoral Contest Heats Up in Kansas City Race
Kansas City Missouri April 2 voters head to polls in a heated mayoral contest. Republican Cyrus Crane leads the field as a prominent attorney faces Democrat James E. Cowgill former state treasurer and former state Democratic chairman in a high stakes municipal election.
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Kansas City
Intoday
Cyrus Crane
James E. Cowgill
Democratic Committee
Dispute on Poultry Packing Under Food and Drug Act
Public hearing in Washington on applying the Food and Drug Act to poultry packing methods. The issue is whether ice packed poultry shipped interstate absorbs water and loses food value, thus violating the act.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Nova Scotia Court Reviews Mont Blanc Custody Case
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia began hearing a habeas corpus review to discharge Captain Lemedeo and Pilot Mackey from custody. The two men who commanded the steamship Mont Blanc near Halifax Harbor face manslaughter charges after the ship’s destruction.
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Halifax
N. S
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Today
Lemedeo
Mackey
Mont Blanc
Catarrhal Deafness Advised Cure Through Internal Remedy
Claim with Hall's Catarrh Medicine that catarrhal deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and cannot be cured by local applications. Patrons offered one hundred dollars if Triagogists’ product fails to cure, circulars free, attributed to F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Trail
the. F. J. Cheney & CO
Poliedo, O
Kidney Medicine Proves 115 Value in Sale Proof
A 1917 letter from C. A. Hart Co. Dallas Ga endorses Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a liver and kidney tonic. The firm reports steady sales, no complaints, and satisfactory results, recommending the product based on proven merits. The note is addressed to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY.
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Advertises Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY offering a sample bottle for ten cents plus a booklet about kidneys and bladder. Promises convince anyone and asks readers to mention The Wilmington Daily Dispatch. Product advertised for sale at drug stores in various sizes.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Wilmington Daily Dispatch
Il v
Metropolis to Turn Metropolitan Opera House Into Movie Palace
Special correspondent O O McIntyre reports Sam L Rothapfel leases the Metropolitan Opera House for summer to transform it into a movie palace. The plan envisions film stars like Chaplin and Fairbanks, a carnival of cinema in the opera venue, drawing box office crowds and society attention.
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New York
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Opera House
Lena
Jake
Bronx
Billy Guard
Billy
Longacre Square
Rialto
Rivoli
Rothapfel
Opera House
Theta Bara
Nat Goodwin
Doug Fairbanks
Woolworth
Nce
Atty Arbuckle
Spy in New York Mystery Woman Lived Quiet Hotel Life
One of the women arrested as a spy in New York recently lived in a sedate Fifth Avenue hotel. Her wardrobe included 100 gowns 50 hats 40 pairs of shoes and hose. She drank champagne with breakfast ate terrapin for lunch kept a valet for a Pomeranian and spent $150 weekly on bonbons.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Secret Service
Wild youth seeks arrests in Jefferson Market court scene
A breathless young man rushed into Jefferson Market court demanding the arrest of two companions. Police found $29 allegedly stolen on him and a large revolver, leading to a prison sentence expectation.
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Emergon
Jefferson Market Court
Service flag boosts business at Broadway restaurant
A group of soldier boys on leave visited a Lower Broadway restaurant once known by a German name. The waiter explained the pre war name and that the owner had four sons at the front. They posted a service flag. the next day business improved.
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Lower Broadway
United States
Administrator's Notice for Larry Marable Estate
Administrator W H Moore notifies all claimants to present claims against the estate of Larry Marable deceased by February 25 1919 or be barred from recovery. Creditors are urged to pay any debts now due. This February 25 1915 Woodus Kellum attorney represents the estate.
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Larry Marable
W. H. Moore
Larry Moore
Woodus Kellum
Rhett to Quit as US Chamber of Commerce Leader
Goodwyn Rhett of Charleston will relinquish the presidency of the United States Chamber of Commerce after two years in office. He led during national events that shaped the chamber's agenda and will step down when a new president is elected at the Chicago meeting, with his second term extended to 14 months.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
S3 CO
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chicago
Goodwyn Rhett
National Chamber
Mg Rhett
Land Condemnation Case Sets High Value in Sumter
In Sumter on April 2 Judge Thomas Sease presided over Atlantic Coast Line versus Mrs. Mary R. Dawes. The case involved a seven hundredths of an acre strip along the tracks. A second jury raised the award from 2500 to 3000 dollars, valuing the land at forty thousand dollars per acre.
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Sumter
S. C
Thomas Sease
Atlantic Coast Line
Mary R. Dawes
Bank Pays Dividends in War Savings Stamps
Columbia South Carolina April 2 the First National Bank of Florence is the first U S bank to pay dividends in war savings stamps and Liberty bonds The Union National Bank of Columbia follows with similar plan paying dividends and directors in thrift stamps South Carolina sets a leading example for other states
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Columbia
S. C
First National Bank
Florence
National War Savings Committee
Washington, D. C
Union National Bank of Columbia
South Carolina
Anti Tuberculosis Meeting Set For Next Thursday Night
Columbia South Carolina April 2 President Reed Smith says the annual meeting of the South Carolina Anti Tuberculosis Society will be held next Thursday night at 839 oclock F B Hopkins field secretary of the national association will attend.
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Columbia
S. C
Reed Smith
The
South Carolina Anti-Tuberculosis Society
F. B. Hopkins
National Association
Chaplin to Speak in South Carolina for Liberty Loan
Charlie Chaplin, famed film comedian, will address audiences in Columbia on April 15 and in Sumter the same day to rally support for the third Liberty Loan. These will be his only two engagements in the state.
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Charlie Chaplin
Columbia
S. C
Charles Chaplin
Liberty Loan
Sumter
South Carolina
South Carolina Council of Defense Sets Liberty Loan Meeting
Columbia April 2. The South Carolina Council of Defense will hold a Liberty Loan meeting next Thursday directed by Robert A. Connor and Edwin W. Robertson. New council members are expected to attend and participate in the proceedings.
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Council of Defense
Columbia
S.C
South Caroline Council of Defense
Liberty Loan
Robert A. Connor
Edwin W. Robertson
Bethea Returns from Washington With Support for Wilson
Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea returns to Columbia from Washington where he pressed President Wilson on policy and ensured South Carolina loyalty. He was accompanied by Rev. Louis J. Bristow, superintendent of the Baptist hospital.
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Gethea
Columbia
S. C
Andrew J. Bethea
Washington
National Capital
Wilson
South Carolina
Bethea
Louis J. Bristow
Baptist Hosiital
Governor Manning appoints registrars for Calhoun county
Governor Manning appoints I. M. Zimmerman of Cameron T. R. Davis of Sandy Run and John M Arthur of St. Matthews as supervisors for registration in Calhoun county.
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Columbia
8. C
Manning
I. M. Zimmerman
Cameron
T. R. Davis
Sandy Run
John M
Arthur
St. Matthews
Calhoun County
Federal Director Coming to Columbia Meeting
Otto Marx federal director of war savings for the Southern district and his assistant Mr. Kavanaugh will meet with county chairmen in Columbia at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday April 9.
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Columbia
S. C
Otto Marx
War Savings
Kavanaugh
Chamber of Commerce
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Watha Red Cross Chapter
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South Carolina News
Rhett
BANK
Florence Bank
North
Wilmington
Wilmington Dispatch
Searboard Air Line
New Bern
Brunswick
Southern
Dispatch
Carolina
Grocer
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
Allen
Americeh
British War Department
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