Methodist Conference to Assemble in Durham Next Week
The eightieth annual session of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will convene December 6 at Memorial Church in Durham. Bishop Kilgo will preside, with about 300 ministers delegates and visitors expected. The program includes love feast, anniversaries, and memorial services, highlighting church growth and missions.
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Memorial Church
Durham
Susan Iden
1Rth
Carolina Conference
Episcopal Church South
H. M. North
J. C. Wooten
John C. Kilgo
Brethren of the
North Carolina Conference
R Wis
College of Bishops
A. W. Wilson
Baltimore
Southsm Methodist Church
J. Y. Old
Elizabeth City
Wilmington
Perquimans
Epworth League
Kilgo
Ening
Sunday School Board
Board of Education
Board of Missions
J. T. “Bbs
Fayette‘ile
M. W.redta
Brabham
Sun
North Carolina
J. A. Hornaday
N. H. D. Wilson
Rose
W. H. Brown
Sip Sikes
L. S. Moses
Hag Trinity
Ham
Southern Methodist Church
Methodist Church
America
Oklahoma City
Virginia
Leader Kitchin Back to Work in Washington
Hon. Claude Kitchin Democratic floor leader and Mrs. Kitchin depart Scotland Neck NC for Washington to resume Congress duties. He plans to press Democratic legislative acts, hopes Pennsylvania recount strengthens party, and will discuss unification and lay representation in the Southern Methodist Church conference.
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Scotland Neck
N. C
Claude Kitchin
House of Representatives
Kitchin
Washington
Congress
Pennsylvania
Football fatalities in 1916 season total 16
Chicago reports 16 football deaths for the 1916 season ending with Thanksgiving games. One victim occurred in the South. Officials say no fatality happened in a team with players known to be physically and mentally trained for the tests. Only one victim was a college player. two sustained broken necks.
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Chicago
Ill
Associated Press
Morris Plan Co for Greensboro charters and knitting mill filed
Raleigh December 2 The Greensboro Morris Plan Company with capital stock 50000, 16000 subscribed, chartered by the secretary of state. The Ellerbee Knitting Mills of Ellerbee NC filed for charter with 100000 capital and 2500 paid in to manufacture hosiery and knit goods.
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Raleigh
Greensboro Morris Plan Company
Greensboro
Morriss Plan Bank
Ellerbee Knitting Mills
Ellerbee
N. C
Troopers at border report satisfaction with conditions
New Bern reports Sergeant J M Mitchell says troops stationed at El Paso are well satisfied with treatment and eager to return home for the holidays. Beaufort residents push for a coast guard cutter location to serve Cape Lookout and nearby waters. Holly shipments from the region have begun to reach northern states, with a strong season anticipated for the holly trade.
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New Bern
United States
el Paso
J. M. Mitchell
North Carolina National Guard
Mitchell
Beaufort
Coast Guard
Cape Lookout
Wilmington
Statue of Liberty to glow at dedication ceremony
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson will attend the lighting of a permanent Statue of Liberty illumination in New York. Officials including the French ambassador and Navy Secretary Daniels will be present. The event will culminate in a Fifth Avenue parade and dinner with Mayor Mitchell as toastmaster.
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Wilson
New York
Daniels
Navy
Commerce Redfield
New York World
Lower
Fifth Avenue
Mitchell
Washington
President Wilson
Big Live Stock Show Opens in Chicago
Chicago December 2 The International Stock Show opens at the stockyards with nearly 10000 animals on view. Cattle sheep swine and horses are displayed as the largest gathering of thoroughbred stock yet seen. A large crowd attends the opening and more spectators are expected throughout the week. The exhibition runs daily through December 9.
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Chicago
Ill
Greece Ends Crisis as King Yields Demanded Artillery
London reports about 200 casualties from clashes in Athens as King Constantine agrees to surrender artillery and an armistice is declared. Entente and Greek marines exchanged fire amid panic before calm returned.
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Greece
Athens
Constantine
Entente
London
Boycott Brings Prices Down in Chicago
Chicago leaders from women and civic groups report success of a food boycott aimed at cutting prices. They credit the campaign with lower butter eggs and poultry costs and the health commissioner predicts a further egg price drop as the boycott spreads nationwide.
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Chicago
Ill
Cotton Swings to Market as Craven County Sellers Move Fast
New Bern North Carolina December reports say most unsold Craven county cotton will hit the market within four weeks and prices remain high. The Chamber of Commerce plans a January dinner with Hon Josephus Daniels Senator F M Simmons and other notables invited to speak.
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New Bern
N. C
Craven County
Chamber of Commerce
Josephus Daniels
United States Navy
F. M. Simmons
North Carolina
Tide at the Flood Inspires Fortune and Ambition
A reflective note cites the buoyant tide at the flood as a path to fortune and urges drive. It contrasts faulty excuses with the belief that lack of ambition prevents winning.
Great Flanking Moves Reported On Romanian Front
Russian forces press a 250 mile offensive along the lower Carpathians with two flanking efforts seen as aimed at Bucharest. Teutonic troops threaten crossing the Danube to outflank Romanian lines, while Paris reports no major front developments and repulsed Serbian attacks near Gruni ssje.
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Bucharest
Lower
Carpathians
Vonnia
Marshal von Mackensen
Danube
Teutonic al
Paris
France
War Office
Grunissje
Derna Bend
Berlin
Sayville
Smortgon
Pinsk
Bukowina
Gold Flows In For Cheap Amusement In Berlin
Berlin reports the end of the German racing season sees about half a million marks in gold turned in at gates for discounted amusements. The press splits, with some deeming the voluntary surrender disgraceful while others praise it as patriotically aiding the Reichsbank amid heavy financial demands.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichsbank
Empire
Tons of Foodstuffs for Belgium and Northern France
The Commission for Relief in Belgium has sent 2,300,000 tons of foodstuffs valued at 227.5 million dollars to Belgium and Northern France since the war began. It also shipped about 5 million clothing items, with Allied subsidies totaling 183 million dollars. Public contributions reached around 30 million, with the United States contributing about 35 percent and the British Empire most of the remainder. About 9.5 million people in the war zone relied on bread from the commission.
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London
Belgium
France
Commission For Relief
United States
British Empire
Battle Intensifies in Western Rumania Says Army HQ
Army headquarters reports attacks lack success and heavy losses as a great battle unfolds in Western Romania.
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Army Headquarters
Rumania
Make Hay While the Sun Shines in The Dispatch Contest
Contest contestants are urged to grab every possible subscription and friend lead to win prizes. New subscriptions count 8,100 votes, old 2,700, with new three times as valuable. Each dollar invested yields votes, and fifteen dollars by December 22 adds 150,000 bonus votes. Time remains until January 29, so act now to secure an automobile, a $100 gold prize, or other rewards.
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Dispatch
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P. D. Woodall
Fayetteville
Hay Street
W. R. Royal
Sanford
H. E. Spence
Goldsboro
St. John
B. C. Thompson
St. Paul
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Morris Plan CO
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von Mackensen
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