Warning to German aliens to keep quiet under U S law
The Department of Justice in Washington released a circular via District Attorney J C Carr and U S Marshals in Wilmington urging German alien enemies to obey the law and keep their mouths shut to avoid government action. The notice, dated April 6 1917, directs full publicity of the warning to all attorneys and marshals nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Gregory
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
J. C. Carr
United States
Department of Justice
E. W. Stone
J. O. Carr
Popular Naval Recruiter J A Hancher Suffers Pneumonia
Friends report Pharmacist Mate J A Hancher is hospitalized at James Walker Memorial with pneumonia. His condition is not as serious as feared and he has inspired many young men to consider Navy service despite his absence from headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Minte Hancher
Navy
Norfolk man suffers serious injuries in shipyard scaffold fall
Mr. F C Twitty of Norfolk sustained a compound fracture of the thigh and nose when a scaffold at Wilmington Iron Works collapsed yesterday afternoon, dropping him about fifteen feet. His colored assistant on the same scaffold escaped with minor injuries. Both were rushed to James Walker Memorial Hospital and Twitty is expected to be laid up for weeks while the other man can return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F C Twitty
F. C. Twitty
Norfolk
Wilmington Iron Works
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Twitty
Police Pension Board Elects F A Lord Chairman
Newly appointed Police Pension Board met in Claud Cashwell's office. F A Lord elected chairman with Cashwell as secretary and Dr C P Bolles as member. Capt Thos D Vors as ex officio treasurer. Fund exceeds $2,000 and will aid officers unable to continue service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Lord
Police Pension Board
Claud Cashwell
Mr. Cashwell
C. P. Bolles
Thos. D. Vors
ICUT
Police Pension Fund
Good Friday Observed by Local Congregations
Episcopal Lutherans and Catholics held somber services yesterday to mark Good Friday. Practically all local churches in these denominations were crowded and the observances were described as very solemn and impressive by attendees.
Sermon by Dr. Peyton H Hoge at Winter Park Church
Dr. Peyton H Hoge of Peewee Valley Kentucky will preach at Winter Park Presbyterian church this afternoon at 4 30 o clock. He formerly led the First Presbyterian church here and is regarded as a capable speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peyton H. Hoge
Peewee Valley
Winter Park Presbyterian Church
Hoge
First Presbyterian Church
Bond Cut in Half in Seagate Riot Incitement Case
In Recorder's court McKeithan and Carney faces incitement to riot charge. Carney’s bond reduced to 500 dollars pending trial. McKeithan’s cash bond remains. Case set to resume Monday with evidence heard then. courtroom crowded and tense as proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick McKeithan
John Carney
Seagate
United States
Recorder’s Court
Carney
McKeithan
Burton
J. T. King
Mr. Carney
Harriss
McKeithan-Carney
Bill Jones
Tom Smith
Eliza Williams
J. H. Blake
L. Clayton Grant
Kellum
Bryan
I. C. Wright
Earl Moseley
Fred Franks
James Carter
R. M. Coleman
White
Last Chance to Register and Vote in City Election
The warning urges residents to register by 9 p.m. to participate in the upcoming election. It notes two key questions on the ballot and the mayoral and city council races, stressing duty and the lack of an additional warning once registration closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater Power Company
Bingham Mebane Cadets Edge Georgia Tech On Close Final
The Bingham Mebane Cadets defeated Georgia Tech 4 to 3 in the final game of their series. The upset came as Bingham rallied in the late innings to secure the narrow victory in Mebane North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham Cadets
Georgia Techs
Bingham School
Mebane
N. C
Georgia Tech
Bingham Mebane Cadets
Bingham, Mebane
Williston Industrial school honor roll averages listed
The Williston Industrial school release shows monthly averages for many students across grades from second to eighth. Names include C J Moore Ruth Jackson Bertha Morary Roseline Mapson Marie Banaman Eliza Harriss Mattie Lowry John McKay William Moore and others with scores ranging from 80s to 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
C J. Moore
Ruth Jackson
Bertha Morary
Roseline Mapson
Marie Banaman
Eliza Harriss
Mattie Lowry
John McKay
William Moore
John Hemby
Thaseia Morse
Lucile Wilson
Rosa Temah
Jerry Nash
Georgia Davis
Beulah Jordan
Dorothy Lane
Alice Hines
Carol Thurber
Lula Albro
Lucile Williams
Elsie McIntire
Annie Murphy
James Moore
Bernice Hikins
LeRoy Johnson
Milton Harriss
James Smith
Davetta Lewis
Priscilla Brown
Genevia Walker
L. E. Greene
Anna J. Brooke
Sadie James
Isabella Haynes
Lillian Dorsey
Mary Revis
Altimore Walker
Margaret Pee
Frank Bryant
Catherine Armstrong
Ruth Brown
Mary Thurber
Laura Blocker
Sylvester King
Andrew Wallace
Fannie Waiters
Mary Moore
Lillian Council
George Dudley
Annie Bell Wiggins
J. L. Ladgwar
Thomas Dudley
Major Lofton
Viola Golden
Susie Fairs
Catherine Slater
Olivia Perry
Lillian King
Bessie Johnson
Beula Henry
Sadie Council
C. G. Hargrave
Theodore McIntire
Alex. Stewart
Ada Ennett
Henry Bryant
Eva Fennell
Fred Davis
Zelphia Nixon
William Sanders
Beatrice Sampson
William Lane
Christopher McLaughlin
William Burnett
Oe Treadwell
Ernest Durham
Reserve Corps Elect Officers For Wilmington Light Infantry
About fifty former members met at the Wilmington Light Infantry armory to organize the Reserve Corps in case local troops are called to active service. Capt Edwin A Metts was named captain with Capt Edward P Bailey as first lieutenant and Herbert L ONeil as second lieutenant. They will drill weekly and manage armory and stable properties when the active company is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Germany
Wilmington Light Infantry
National Guard
Active Light Infantry
Reserve Corps
Light Infantry
Edwin A. Metts
Edward P. Bailey
Herbert L. O'Neil
Centennial celebration at First Presbyterian church features history talks
The First Presbyterian church marked its centennial with lectures on past pastors by Philander Pearsall and C H Robinson, with B F Hall discussing Rev Dr Peyton H Hoge. An incomplete reading on Rev John M Wells was postponed. Special music from St John’s and a Home Mission program were announced for tonight with several church greetings and an address by Rev A J Howgano Delgado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philander Pearsall
C. H. Robinson
Joseph R. Wilson
D. D
B. F. Hall
Peyton H. Hoge
First Presbyterian Church
John M. Wells
Cumming
A. D. McClure
Andrew J. Howell
Dr. Wells
First Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Winter Park
Delgado Presbyterian
T. P. Allen
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
J. S. Crowley
New Hope Presbyterian Church
Bethany Mission
A. M. Hall
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Our Church
R. A. Brand
St. John’s Church
Wm. E. Hill
A. J. Howell
J.S. Crowley
Alexander Sayrant
First Presbyterian Church In
Charleston
J. M. Wells
Passover Festival Opens with Special Temple Services
The Festival of Passover began yesterday and will continue for a week with first and seventh days full holidays. Orthodox households hold the Seder at 6 pm, featuring unleavened bread, bitter herbs, a spiced apple confection, roasted lamb and egg, and four cups of wine. The observance emphasizes liberty from oppression and moral renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple of Israel
Israel
Moses
St Stephen’s church seeks 3000 dollars for annex debt
Members of St Stephen’s Colored Methodist church under Pastor Rev A J Wilson are raising 3000 dollars to pay off the annex indebtedness. Appointed solicitors for white donors include T A Smith T H Hooper Leslie Middleton James Lewis Daniel Williams Woods Joseph Forges J W Neal David Neal R H White James John and Calvin Summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s
J. W. Neal
David Neal
R. H. White
James John
Calvin Summer
Executive Committee Named in Civil Body
Major W. N. Harriss presides with Holmes Davis as vice president Lee B. Hall as secretary and treasurer. Donald Mac Rae and C. B. Grainger join the officers on the Executive Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Harriss
Holmes Davis
Lee BE. Hall
Messrs
Donald MacRae
C. 8. Grainger
Uncle Sam and His Global Empire Grows Across Oceans
Washington takes stock as Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa and other islands join the U S holdings. The 50 year span since 1867 expands U S territory to 3 743 500 square miles, with the Panama Canal Zone added. The article notes naval strategy and economic value of these possessions.
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Washington, D. C
James H. Oliver
Danish West Indies
United States
Republic
America
Alaska
Russia
Seward
North
Capt
Cook
Hawaiian Archipelago
Sandwich Islands
San Francisco
Vancouver
China
Japan
Amercan
Germany
Hawaii
Congress
Spain
Philippines
Porto Rico
Pacific
Guam
Tutuila
Great Britain
Pago-Pago
South Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Wake Island
Hong Kong
Pacific Islands
Christmas
Starbuck
Pénrhyn
Gallego
Howland
Johnston
Midway
Palmyra
Morell
Marcus Islands
Insular
St. Croix
St. Thomas
St. John
Florida
Texas
Oregon
Gadsden Purchase
Samoa
Lesser Islands
Panama Canal Zone
Billy Sunday Invades New York City For Campaign
Billy Sunday arrives in New York to launch a citywide revival billed as the climax of his evangelist career. The campaign centers at a vast tabernacle on 168th Street and Broadway with 3,600 seating capacity, 3 choirs of 2,000, and extensive outreach across Greater New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Sunday
Mr. Sunday
Ilinois
Iowa
Philadelphia
Boston
Omaha
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Buffalo
Metropolis
168Th Street
Broadway
Tabernacle
Homer A. Rodeheaver
Sunday Party
Greater
Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Real Services at Your Home in Dooryard Gardens
Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture urges women to plant and care for home gardens behind their houses. He argues 1,000,000 dooryard gardens could yield $50,000,000 in food, ease railroad burdens by supplying vegetables, and feed millions of families with inexpensive produce this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Vrooman
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
United Press
Washington
McKinley
Congress
Year Ago Today in War Figures Born in Various Posts
Rear Admiral Nathaniel R vu commandant of the New York Yard born in Indiana 62 years ago today Captain Ellsworth P Berholz mandant of the United States Guard Service born in New York today Princess Alexandrine Irene daughter of Crown Prince William of Prussia born in peri Walter Camp celebrated as an authority on athletics born Haven Conn 58 years ago today John J McGraw manager of the New York National League club born at Truxton N Y 44 years today Adrian C Pop Anson one of four most popular baseball players born at M town Iowa 65 years ago today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel R Vu
New York Yard
Indiana
Ellsworth P. Berholf
United States Guard Service
New York
Princess Alexandrine Irene
Crown Prince William of Prussia
Peri
Walter Camp
Haven
Truxton
N. Y
Adrian C
Pop) Anson
M Town
Iowa
Evangelical Churches Plan Easter Day Address by Mr Sunday
Meetings at noon across city sections to fund work through voluntary subscriptions. Churches guarantee future sums if subscriptions fall short. Easter Sunday will see many omit one service so congregations can hear Mr Sunday in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
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Bey the Law
Aysingle Sam
Winter Park Church
Williston Industrial School
A. C. E. Taylor
LeRoy Mack
Donata Morse
Clifton Washington
Lillian Jackson
David Jacobs
Lucile Joye
E. P. Weston
Almiria Tuick
Alice Wood
Annie Williams
Rebecca Williams
Thelma Vann
Sadie Brown
Thelma Graham
Cornelia Nixon
Lucile Carter
Annie General
Sarah Wortham
Mattie’ Ballard
Charity McKay
Edna Holmes
C. F. Blount
Mary Williams
Edward Riggins
Velma Stewart
Alvinia Stewart
Charles Halsey
Oscar Grant
Samuel Hawkins
Wendell Thelfair
Richard Wilson
Rudolph Webber
Reoerve Corps
Episcopal
Wilmington Clearing House Association
Thos. E. Cooper
Wilmington, N. C
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Sam
Wilmington Rellvington
Cor Sta
Gotham
Little Old New York
Raleigh, N. C
Charlotte, N.C
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