War urgency spurs Southern projects and security drive
The column notes postwar industrial builds across the South, from a 50,000 kilowatt electric plant in Fairmont to manganese and coal ventures in Virginia, Texas, North and South Carolina. It warns civilians to aid guard efforts, cites Grossman’s arrest as wartime spy concern, and urges unity under a single American party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Monogahela Valley Traction Co
Fairmont
W. Va
Massachusetts
Edwin F. Grossman
United States
Wilmington
North Carolina
Quincy
Federal
Secret Service
Grossman
Earth
Proclamation Declares May Fire Prevention Clean Up Week
North Carolina state official urges May as Fire Prevention and Clean Up Week. Officials and citizens should remove trash to prevent fires, inspect heating devices, chimneys, and fire apparatus, and ensure premises are safe to reduce immense fire waste and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Woman’s Club
Boy Scouts
Birthday ages mark a Daily Birthday Party list
Rear Admiral Albert W Grant commander of the Atlantic submarine force born in Maine sixty one years ago today. Princess Beattrice youngest daughter of the late Queen Victoria born sixty years ago today. Dr Martin G Brumbaugh governor of Pennsylvania born Huntingdon county sixty five years ago today. Bishop Elijah E Hoss Methodist Episcopal Church South born Washington county Tennessee sixty eight years ago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Grant
Atlantic Submarine Force
United States Navy
Maine
Princess Beattrice
Queen Victoria
King George V
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
Elijah E. Hoss
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Washington County
Tenn
Notice of Mortgagee's Sale of Land in Wilmington
Mortgagee Co D Weeks and Addie Vox announces a sale of Lot No 41 in Fox Sub division East Wilmington New Hanover County NC on May 6 1917 at 12 o clock noon at the Court House door to satisfy a mortgage dated July 24 1916 by C Taylor and Viola Taylor. Sale is for cash with description bounded by Evans Street and Market Street road starting point eastward 97 8 16 feet south parallel with Evans Street 50 feet and returning to Evans Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of North Carolina
County of
New Hanover
City of Wilmington
John W. Neil
Matilda Neil
Sallie Jane Neil
G. W. Connor
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
Anderson ‘Street
Green Street
Anderson Street
Winnington
N.C
Co. C. Bellamy
Mortagee
C. Taylor
Viola Taylor
Register of Deeds
North Carolina
Harnett
Tornsula
Fox
East Wilmington
E. J. . Anders
Evans Street
Market Street
Runnin
Co. D. Weeks
Addie A
Vox
Bombs on Constantinople and Allied Advances Reported
On April 14, 1916 three British airplanes dropped bombs on Constantinople covering 300 miles. Italian forces captured Lobbia Mountain. Turks were said routed by Russians west of Erzurum. Russian troops suffered deaths in a Galicia height storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Lobbia
Ns Carl Erzerum
Galicia
Efforts to Remove Partisan Politics From War Revenue Bill
The article notes that yesterday attempts to strip partisan politics from the war revenue bill were successful, though the report ends with an incomplete assessment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilmington Dispatch
Quieday
N. C
MacQuoid-Miller Co. Inc
New York
Chicago
Wilson
Germany
Baltimore
Motor Cooling System Co
Virginia Ores Corporation
Charterlerd
Lynchburg
Fort Worth
Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Goodwater
Ala
Royal Graphite Mining & Crucible Co
Birmingham
Santa Helena
Maryland & New River Coal Co
Charleston
W.N. Wright
Memphis, Tenn
West Virginia
Maryland Coal Mining Co
Bachman
Cheraw
S. C
Oklahoma City
Security Refining Co
Dallas
Tex
Concrete Steel Forms Co
Virginia
Virginia Banner Coal Corporation
Big Stone Gap
Charteied
Sibley Manufacturing Co
Augusta
Rutherfordton
Rutherford Mills Co
Hayes County
Oklahoma
Hayes County Copper Mining & Development Co
Strang
American Drug Manufacturing Co
Paducah
Mobile
Harrison Bros
Kentucky Coal
Orange, Tex
Southern Drydock & Shipbuilding Co
Manganese Mining Corporation
Louisa
de Ridder
de Ridder Foundry & Machine Co
Great American Party
Sir John Thomas Duckworth
Plymouth
England
Congress
Robert L. Stevens
New Orleans
Frost Ice Cream CO
Princess Street
High Point
Arman & Futrelle
Oscar W. Peck
Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co
Jacksonville
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
R. W. Wallace
C. T. A. Wilmington
H. E. Pleasants
T. P
Clyde Aine
Georgetown
S.C
S.S
Eamship Co
Becker
Wx. O
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Progressive Railway of the
Plmington
Charlotte
al “Ullman
Char- Vo
Prate
Indy Charlotte
T-Wilmingto
Intermedi M
T. Orton Building
Phon &. W. Wallach Co
West
Indiana
North Star
McCray
Ice
N. Jacobi Hardware Coo
South Front Street
Old Line Life Insurance, Accident and Health Insurance
the Home Savings Bank
Cape Fear
HDW
Standard Railroad of the South
Atlanta
Washington
2. C
D.C
Sss
Standard Railroad
J. B. McCabe & CO
Gandy
Norris
Nunnally’s Foss
Johnston’s
Front Street
Telephone
Elvington
Princess St
North Front
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