General Wood Visit Highlighted by Wilmington Paper
The August 6 1917 Wilmington Dispatch lauds Major-General Leonard Wood visiting the city to inspect cantonment potential. It frames Wilmington as ideal for military needs citing health, water, land, rail access, climate and patriotism. The piece urges enforcing the selective draft and condemns antiwar dissent as unpatriotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mington
Leonard Wood
Wood
America
General Wood
Wilmington
United States
Red Cross
Governor Bickett Warns Against Treasonable Conduct
The Tar Heel governor declares he will use all laws and official power to stamp out treasonous activity in North Carolina. He urges citizens to stand guard against domestic evils during perilous times, while a fashion note notes fall suits adopting a military cut as a reminder of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickett
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Ipnacce
Fire Chiefs Converge for Pacific Coast Jubilee in Anaconda
Elaborate arrangements ready as Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs arrives for its silver jubilee convention in Anaconda Montana this week. Officers and members have traveled from California Oregon Washington Utah Idaho and British Columbia for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Mont
Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs
California
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Idaho
British Columbia
NYU Offers Course for Women to Fill War Bureau Roles
New York University conducts a special course to prepare women for vacancies in the Bureau of Ordnance of the War Department, created as men join the colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York University
Bureau of Ordnance
The
War Department
Train Schedule For Center and Beach Lines 1917
In effect Saturday June 9 1917 weekday and Sunday train times listed. Center Lumina beach schedule shows departures from Wilmington and stops at key streets including 3rd 5th 7th 9th, with express and freight services and daily depot hours. Freight depot open 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Sunday service reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly. Beach
Eiratea
9Th Streets
Wilmington
Winter Park Cardens
Seagate
Wrightsville
Wiknington
Beach
Lumina
5Th
7Th
Special excursion fares for Southern Railway to multiple destinations
The Southern Railway advertises special excursion fares to Black Mountain Ridge Crest N C Lake Junaluska Waynesville Monteagle Sewanee Nasville and St Louis for conferences summer schools and encampments with sale dates July through August and final limits from mid August to late September. contact J O Jones Raleigh NC for details.
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C. Southern Railway System
Black Mountain
Ridgecrest
N. C
Dale
Cleveland
Lake Junalusvka
Waynesville
Monteagle
Sewanee
Tenn
Naseville
Peabody College Summer School
Nashville
ST. Louis
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Colored
J. O. Jones
Raleigh
South
Foreclosure Sale in Wilmington July 13 1917
Foreclosure sale by Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association under a mortgage by Thomas Payne and wife against property in New Hanover County. Public auction at the Courthouse door Wilmington on August 18 1917 at noon for cash. Property description begins at Sixth and Bladen streets and measures 33 by 165 feet. Attorneys John D. Bellamy & Son represent the association.
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Thomas Payne
Hand
Charles Payne
Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association
New Hanover County
Court House
City of
Wilmington
Sixth Street
Bladen Street
John D. Bellamy & Son
Commissioner Sale of Land in New Hanover County NC
In the Superior Court of New Hanover County Wilmington v J H Whitehead Henry Whitehead and Rosa Spruill the commissioner oversees a sale of a Wilmington city parcel described as part of lots 3 and 4 in block 24 bounded by Dickinson and Rankin streets. The sale to the highest bidder for cash will occur at the New Hanover County Court House door Wilmington NC on Monday September 3 1917 at 12 o clock to satisfy the judgment in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of North Carolina
County of
New Hanover
City of Wilmington
J. H. Whitehead
Henry Whitehead
Rosa Spruill
W. M. Bond
Superior Court
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
N. C
Dickenson Street
Dickinson Street
Rankin Street
Ickinson Street
N. Cc
Cuesley Co. Bellamy
J. B. Elkins
Louisa Elkins
Paul Caase
Ilmington
Third Street
Davis and
Parsley
Third
Davis Streets
Davis Street
Parsley Street
Davis Sit
Aubrey Alley
Chesley C. Bellamy
Progressive Railway of the South announces train departures
Effective Nov 12, 834, Train 8 departs for Charlotte and intermediate points with Wilmington sleeper, and Train 19 for Charlotte with intermediate stops. Train 14 from Charlotte at 12:30 PM, Train 20 at 12:10 AM, include sleeper and parlor cars. Booking and schedules via H E Pleasants and J H West in Wilmington and Raleigh.
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Progressive Railway of
Charlotte
Bislrate Pol Pullman
Ee Wilmigton
Wilmington
Atlanta
Birmingham
A. Aera
Whating Pues
Aeivak
Pullman
SCAR
Charlotte Ant Wilmingt
Glocker
Bretheren Chue
Callon City
H. E. Pleasants
T. PA
N. C
John H. West
Pb. Raleiz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilmington Dispatch
Dispatch Publishing CO
COE x. Co
Sng
Audit Bureau of Circulations
MacQuoid-Miller Co., Inc
New York
Chicago
Willy
Tom Watson
Berlin
Senate
Congress
Senator Reed
Kaiser
Germany
Satan
Elihu Root
Russia
Elihu
Kerensky
Man of the Hour
Bill Spivins
Charlotte Observer
Emperor Wilhelm
Reed, Stone, Gronna
U. S. Senate
Teutons
France
Great Britain
Gentral Wood
Sendalaccasa
Army
Navy
Sage
Are
Congress of the
Ony
Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs
F. King, M.D
Dr. Kk
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Ini
N. Jacobi
South Front Street
Atlantic Coast Line
Juy
Florence
Columbia
Goldsboro
Richmond
Norfolk
North
Wilmington and
Fayetteville, Sanford and Mt. Airy
Jacksonville
New Bern
Coloumbia
Augusta
Charleston
Savanasha
Florida
Pullman Care
Asheville
Pork
W. J. Craig
T. C. White
IW. C
the Home Savings Bank
Wilmington, N. C
Elvington
North Front Street
Coast Line Hotel
Jarman & Putrelle
Princess Street
S. C
Legwin Printing
Grace ‘Street
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