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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
6
Local Notices and Social Happenings Report
The Blue Rider Club of the YWCA plans a meeting tomorrow night. Dr J G Murphy leaves for New York to study recent developments at Manhattan hospital clinic for about three weeks. Mrs Carrie Moffitt and daughter visit Mrs W Whitehead in Orange Street. James F Post shows some improvement after illness at his North Seventh Street home. Miss Sullivan's Jully Minstrels set for Tuesday at Good Shepherd Hall with Whitlock West orchestra. St Cecilia Guild to hold a December sale at Frost Street store, Moh 15 percent commission to remove items by December 8. John H Yates and Miss Watie Knowles quietly married at Mrs Katie J Hines’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Rider Club
Murphy
New York
Cent Developments
J. G. Murphy
Manhattan Hospital
Cork
Cilssbout
McAlpin
Miss Sullivan
Good Shepherd Hall
Sixth
Queen Streets
Whitlock-West Crchestra
St. Cecilia Guild of
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Frost Street
Sterchi-Bancroft Furniture Company
South Seventh Street
John H. Yates
Watie Knowles
Katie J. Hines
South Third Street
Stey J A Sullivan
Calvaey Batwist
Willard, N. C
D. L. Gore Company
Free aerial trapeze act stirs Wilmington crowds
Tonight at 7:30 o clock Wilmington residents will watch Harry Rich perform a roof top trapeze act on the Trust Building. A powerful searchlight will illuminate the stunt as onlookers on Front and Market streets enjoy the free show and donations for the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. The act recalls a recent Richmond performance and aims to raise funds for soldiers overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Harry Rich
Trust
Market Street
France
Our Boys In
High Trust
Rich
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Richmond
Richmond Hotel
New York Republicans organize women’s division
The Republican State committee of New York moved to form a women’s division within the party outlining aims and structure. The move signals an organized effort to engage female voters and activists in the party’s ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Republican State Committee of
New York
Women employed in Portsmouth navy yard industrials first time
For the first time in Portsmouth navy yard history women and girls are now employed in the industrial departments, marking a milestone in local efforts to expand job opportunities for women in manufacturing and shipyard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Dr J W Tankersley and Geo E Bowdoin Health Update
Dr J W Tankersley who made a professional trip to Rocky Point yesterday remains in the news. Dr Geo E Bowdoin proprietor of the Tankersley sanitarium has been seriously ill for more than ten days and is now convalescing and expected to be out soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Tankersley
Rocky Point
Geo. E. Bowdoin
Tankersley Sanitarium
Orient Lodge No 335 A F and A M Stated Meeting
Orient Lodge No 335 A F and A M calls a Thursday 8:00 pm stated communication to transace all business. Members should attend promptly. Visiting brothers invited. By order of the Master. C C Brown secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Brown
No Recorder's Court Proceedings Today
The Recorder's Court met this morning and adjourned for lack of cases to try. For weeks the court's business was spasmodic and it frequently adjourned without any matters being tried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder's Court
Washerwomen in New Castle ratify daily rates rise
Washerwomen of New Castle Pennsylvania have raised their price from two dollars to two dollars and fifty cents per day. The change affects local laundry work and reflects rising costs for services in the area.
Switzerland to Receive Supplies Under U S Swiss Pact
The Inter Allied Conference approved provisioning for Switzerland was signed in Paris by Vance McCormick and Swiss delegates Mansieurs Cailler Crolet-Rousy Teer and Ikle. It marks the first agreement of its kind between the United States and a neutral government. Swiss officials praised US consideration of their difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Switzerland
United States
Vance McCormeik
War Trade Board
Mansieurs Cailler
Crolet-Roussy
Teer
Ikle
Women at Woolwich Arsenal Employed in Large Numbers
A fragment notes that twenty five thousand women are employed at the Woolwich Arsenal in England, highlighting the large female workforce involved in munitions production during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Arsenal
England
Superior Court Holds Short Session on Krachanache Verdict
The Superior Court opened at 9 30 this morning and adjourned to 9 30 tomorrow. Lawyers were unavailable for most cases. The Krachanache verdict of 7000 awarded by a jury yesterday is under challenge for excessiveness. The court suggested damages could be justified if the loss fell on the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
J. G. McCormick, Esq
Health conditions improve at camps but deaths rise
Washington December 6 report from the division of field sanitation shows overall health in national army and national guard camps improved for the week ending November 30. Deaths rose with 11 guard deaths and 79 draft deaths, pneumonia and meningitis causing the bulk of fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Army
National Guard
Division of
Field Sanitation
34Th
Guard
87Th
36Th
Diplomats Discuss Possible Germany Peace Offer
Secret documents published by the Bolsheviki Foreign Minister recount a Nabokoff telegram noting a Berlin–Madrid link to peace talks. The Spanish government would not mediate, and Britain proposed awaiting allied guidance before replying to German inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Daily Mail
M. Nabokoff
Terestchenko
France
Italy
United States
Japan
Madrid
Berlin
Germany
Russia
A. J. Balfour
Southern Railway trims Beaufort to Winston-Salem Sleeping Car service
Southern Railway announces changes to the sleeping car line from Beaufort to Winston-Salem and Morehead City. The Beaufort service will be shortened to Winston Salem Goldsboro, with cars handled on trains 232 and 111. For details contact Southern Railway System Agents or Traveling Passenger Agent J. O. Jones in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Winston-Salem-Morehead City-Beaufort
Winston-Salem
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