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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1916

Page

8

Substitute for Everything Described in German Outpost

Paris reports a Canadian on leave described a German outpost improvised for comfort. He found a trench cloth table cover, trench mats, sandbags as a bunk, a biscuit tin stove, a greatcoat blanket, and a steel helmet used as a wash basin. Empty shell casings served as vases with flowers.

Paris

Globe Trotter in Atlanta Faces Taxicab Bill Charge

George Olofsson a traveling artist in Atlanta is charged with paying a $52 taxicab bill with worthless checks. He blames ignorance of the law and artistic temperament as friends come to his aid. W. W. Rogers, the prosecutor, has recently shifted roles in court.

Atlanta George Olofsson Globe Trotter W. W Boots Rogers Olofson Boots” Rogers Luther Rosser, Jr Hugh Dorsey U. S Leo M. Frank

Innes Woman Leaves Jail After Long Detention

Mrs Ida May Innes walked outside Fulton county Tower for medical evaluation following her husband Victor E Innes conviction in the Nelms sisters case. Doctors ruled out tuberculosis and Judge Ben H Hill ordered continued top quality medical care while her own larceny after trust trial remains tied to an appeal for a new trial.

Atlanta Victor E. Innes Nelms Ida May Innes Fulton County Ben H. Hill Fulton Superior Court Innes

Battle Hero of Turda and a North Carolina Pension Plea

Turda battle tale honors Sub Lieutenant Demeter Mann who saved the Romanian flag then swam the Danube to reach Bucharest. In Petrograd the Russian export ban on leather goods is noted, while a Carolina reader urges better pensions for ex Confederates, citing aging veterans with modest means and the need for justice.

Bucharest Tur- Thanksgiving Wood Demeter Mann Danube Ostenitza Stockholm Petrograd Finland England France North Carolina Raleigh Old North D. J. Fergus

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