Barnwell County Negro to Face Quick Trial
Governor Manning ordered a special term of court in Barnwell to try the Ferguson negro charged with attempted rape. Judge Ernest Moore named as special judge on Chief Justice Ga ay’s recommendation. Solicitor Gunter sought the special session. Peeples assured a swift trial to avert possible lynching. Manning notified Sheriff Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnwell County
Columbia
S. C
Spe ‘Cial
Manning
Ferguson
Barnwell
Ernest Moore
Gaay
Gunter
Second Judicial Civ
Washington
Thomas H. Peeples
Sheriff Morris
Chester Inventors Seek Government Tests for Soldering Apparatus
Congressman W F Stevenson has arranged for John M Bell and Thomas B Bell of Chester South Carolina to send their soldering joins apparatus to a signal corps laboratory in New York for testing by Federal experts. The inventors claim the device is more economical and efficient and will be used in the present crisis if tests satisfy officials. A shop is set up at John M Bell’s premises to manufacture the apparatus in small scale with plans for larger production later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
S. C
W. F. Stevenson
John M. Bell
Thomas B. Bell
Signal Corps
Newark
Baseballs Autographed by Veterans Fetch Low Bids
Auctioning off baseballs autographed by past star players failed to bring high returns. Balls bought by the club for $1.50 sold for about $1 each at several spring exhibition games.
Kidney Trouble Backache Remedy Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a physician prescribed treatment for kidney and bladder ailments. It urges readers to buy at drug stores or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York, as seen in the Wilmington Daily Dispatch Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghampton
N. Y
Wilmington Daily Dispatch
Adv
Baseball weather notes for six city matchups
National League games in Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Scion Brooklyn New York Philadelphia clear or cloudy conditions forecast. American League schedules show St Louis Chicago New York Washington Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Boston with similar weather expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Scion
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleoudy
Weather Roundup for Southern League Matches
Chattanooga at Atlanta clear. Nashville at Birmingham cloudy. New Orleans at Mobile cloudy. Memphis at Little Rock clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanoog
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Little Rock
Baseball scores from yesterday across cities
Boston defeated Philadelphia 5 to 4 and New York edged Washington 8 to 7 while Chicago beat St Louis and Cleveland versus Detroit were washed out by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Chicago-St. Louis
Cleveland-Detroit
Baseball Scores From Rivalry Night
New York defeated Brooklyn 2 to 0 while Philadelphia routed Boston 14 to 2. Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 1 to 0 and the St. Louis at Chicago game was postponed by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Cardials Player Chooses Baseball Over Pool for Cash
Outfielder Jack Smith shifts from pool to baseball, accepting the higher summer earnings as he comes to terms with professional sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cardinals
Jack Smith
Lieutenant Thurst on Boland Courtmartialed at Camp Jackson
Lieut. Thurs ton Boland of Springfield Orangeburg county was courtmartialed at Camp Jackson Tuesday morning on charges of disrespect toward a superior officer and failing to give his proper name to an inspector. Records and court recommendations are filed with the War Department in Washington for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Thurston Boland
Springfield
Orangeburg County
Camp Jackson
War Department
Washington
Furman Wins Upper South Carolina Debate Title
In Greenville on April 18 Furman University defeated Erskine College in the annual upper South Carolina debating league contest. The question favored the Oregon System of Initiative and Referendum for South Carolina. Furman’s D. T. Smith and E. A. McDowell Jr spoke for the affirmative against R. Ellis and W. E. Blakely of Erskine. The league includes Wofford Furman and Erskine, with Furman the defending champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furman
Greenville
S. C
Carolina
Erskine College
Furman University
Oregon
South
D. T. Smith
E. A. McDowell, Jr
Erskine
R.&. Ellis
W. E. Blakely
Dinner to Boys Clubs at Jefferson Hotel in Columbia
Annual dinner by Clemson College extension department for the boys corn and pig clubs will be held at the Jefferson Hotel in Columbia on April 26. L. L. Baker of Bishopville is supervising agent. Last year the state saw unusually high corn yields and larger pig production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Clamson College
Jefferson Hotel
L. L. Baker
Bishopville
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted as Strengthening Remedy
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a valuable general strengthening remedy containing quinine and iron. Claims include visible blood improvement after a few doses and emphasizes its tasteless formulation.
Parisian Sage Promises Lustrous Hair for All
An ad touts Parisian sage as a simple safe treatment to stop hair loss and refresh dull brittle hair. It claims rapid results, cool scalp, and non staining formula, urging readers to buy from R. R. Bellamy or any drug store with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Bellamy
Giroux
Supplementary Draft Call for 5 610 Men
Washington April 18 a supplementary draft call for 6 610 men for the signal and engineer corps to report between May 1 and 9 has been issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The orders specify reporting sites and state many regional allocations by state including Fort Wayne Virginia North Carolina Maine Vermont Camp Sevier Florida Camp McArthur Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Fort Harrison Kentucky Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Signal and Engineer Corps
Betwen
Crowder
Fort Wayne
Mich
Camp Sevier
S. C
Fort Sheridan
Ills
Camp McArthur
Texas
Fort Benjamin, Harrison
Ind
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Maine
Vermont
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Ship collision offshore kills thirty seven aboard two liners
An Atlantic Port reports 37 lives lost when the American steamship O. B. Jennings and the British War Knight collided off the British coast on March 24. Most victims were aboard the War Knight or burned by blaze from naptha and oil. survivors were rescued by destroyers as the burning hull was towed toward shallow water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
O. B. Jennings
War Knight
Rescue at Sea After Mine Explosion
A destroyer crew rescued survivors from an American ship after it struck a mine and blew up. They battled through a field of burning oil to take off the crew of the Jennings. Several American sailors were badly burned and hospitalized after landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings
Shipyard to turn out one vessel every two days
The submarine Boat Corporation announced that the keel of a 6,500 ton steel steamship laid at Newark yards represents the 28th merchant vessel under construction for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. At maximum capacity the plant will produce a complete vessel every two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Submarine Boat Corporation
Newark
N. J
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Stomach and Liver Digestive Laxative Pitch
A promotional blurb for LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN a liquid digestive laxative offered in a 50 cent bottle. The copy touts ease of use and pleasant taste as key selling points.
Mortgage Sale Notice of Bank Foreclosure Auction
Mortgage sale under a deed by John J. Furlong to Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association records in Book 89 page 43 New Hanover County. Court House door Wilmington on Monday April 21 1918 at noon for cash to highest bidder. two described parcels in the city with metes and bounds. date March 20 1918. Attys. Bellamy & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Furlong
Wilmington
City of
Meares Street
Estern
Third Street
Tes Street
Second Street
Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association
John D. Bellamy & Son
Marshall H. Hill
Wi Llington Homestead and Loan Association
New Hanover County
Court House
Dickingon Street
Gwynn Street
Dickinson Street
John D. Bellamy & Son, Attorneys
Mortgagee Foreclosure Sale of Wilmington Property
By power of sale in a 1916 mortgage Marshall H Hill and wife transfer property to Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association. Public auction at Wilmington Court House door on April 30 1918 at noon for cash. Property described as a lot on Dickinson Street and Gwynn Street in Wilmington. This 20th day of March 1918. Attorneys. 350 days
Public Auction of City Lot in Wilmington Deed Details
In a mortgage deed by Stacy Adams to Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association the property in New Hanover County will be sold at public auction for cash to the highest bidder on Monday April 1918 at twelve oclock at the Court House door Wilmington. The lot lies in the city of Wilmington bounded by Nixon Street and Eighth Street with precise measurements given in the deed.
Special Tax and Bond Elections Ordered in New Hanover County
The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners orders two elections for May 8 1918. A special tax of ten cents per $100 value and thirty cents per poll to fund county schools is proposed with designated polling places and registrars. A separate bond election seeks up to 250000 for public school improvements with polling sites and registrar/ judge assignments listed. Registrations run April 4 to April 27 1918 with multiple Saturday cutoffs and supervised registration at each township precinct ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
New Hanover
Board of Commisssioners
Scnoo Tuna
Board of Commissioners
New Hanover County
Cape Fear
Johnstone Store
J. H. Johnston
J. .W. Winders
D. J. Joyner
North Carolina
Board of Commissioners of
Johnston's Stor
D. W. Winders
Harnett
Seven Mile West
Smiths Store
Geo. T. Smith
Geo. 4. Shepard
Wm.Canady
Seagate
Roger
le Larkin
G. H. Rogers
I. L. Pittman
Winter Park
Smith's Star
A. H. High
I.’. A. Montgomery
Masonboro
Whiskey Creek
Lumeden
Walter Warne
E. E. Southerland
E. Hellis
Sunset Park
Basebll Park
J. C. Long
W. E. Price
J. H. LeGwin
Federal Point
Ward
W. Ek. Pring
J. H. DeGwin
T. J. Burnett
P J. Burnett
T. Keyes
A. Biddle
Ilmington
Engine House
Fourth
Campbell
G. H. Davis
Mintz
C. McD.jones
Court House
W. W. Gaploway
T. A. Shepard Ane
B. Applewhite
Giblem Lodge
R. E- Blake
L. B. Symmes
R. EF
Wi Hams
McClellan’s
Ian J. Furlong
M. 1Ek
J. Womble
van Wondenck
Gers
T Teg. Barnes
Registration Details and Polling Sites Listed for 1918 Electors
The document lists registrars and judges for several wards and townships including Masonboro Wilmington and Federal Point, with locations at parks stores and lodges. It sets election registration periods from April 4, 1918, to April 27, 1918, and notes registrars will attend on April 4 year to register electors and allow objections at polling places.
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South Carolina News
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
Hitman
Jarman & Futrelle
Princess Street
Acon
National League
Victoria
Victrela
Victor Talking Machine Co
Victoria Music Co
the Wilmington Talking Machine Co
Popu
Larity
the Wilmington
Talking Machine CO
Stacy Adams
Nixon Street
Eighth Street
Jusit
N. Jacobi Hardware Company
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