Market Review and War News Dampen Cotton and Stocks
Market tone weak as cotton futures slip 3 to 6 points with May selling pressure late. Bank statement signals brokers hold stock. rail labor talks and European peace prospects drive further volatility. Wheat rallies 1 to 2 cents on Russian Duma rejection of German peace. corn and oats edge higher as shorts cover.
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Gunie
Evgener
Carrie
Pyres
Jessip
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Reading
Wall Street
Europe
Allis-Chalmers
American Car and Foundry
American Tel
American Tobacco
Anaconda Copper
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Nate ZB Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Bid
Central’ Leather
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chi
Mil. & St. Paul Fee
Chi, R. I. & Pac. Ry
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Consolidated “Gas
Crucible
General Electric Beiteksten
Great Northern
Dilinoia Central
Inspiration Copper
Marine
International Nickel
International Paper
Kansas City
Southéth
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Joseph F. Pritchard
Chicago
Board of Trade
May
Ao Gene l
United States
A. D. Thomson
Duluth
Seaboard
Social notices from Scotland Neck events and a surprise marriage
The Busy Twelve held a Tuesday afternoon gathering hosted by Estelle Kinneouk on Roanoke street with winner Mary Tillery receiving a souvenir. Thursday’s Afternoon Club met with Mrs. Winslow in Clarksville, followed by a birthday celebration hosted by Bessie Kirkland. The Thompson Orphanage Guild met at Rev. Merideth’s home with readings and music. Leroy Edwards and Jewell Raggett wed at the Episcopal rectory, a secret ceremony joined by close family before a bridal trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotlands Neck
Estelle Kinneouk
Roanoke Street
Mary Tillery
Virginia Tillery
Anne Wilkerson
N. Ernest Winslow
Clarksville
Scotland Neck
J. Hinton Dunn
Nannie Shields
Bessie Kirkland
Leroy Edwards
Jewell Raggett
Lucien Merideth
Marties
Mission Pharmacy Gift Box Drive Seems Set for Next Week
Mr L B Sasser proprietor of the Mission Pharmacy in Wilmington announces a Christmas gift box program. Packages may be left at the Mission by Tuesday night for later shipping. Each package will be packed separately and sent to designated recipients.
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Company A
Wilmington
Tosps
Guy Camp
Front-line shifts and mutiny mark WWI battles in Balkans
The article reports on continued Russian and allied pressure in Dobrudja with German, Bulgarian and Turkish forces advancing west of the Danube. It notes mutiny in a Russian Fourth battalion, mass casualties, and rapid Teutonic gains across multiple fronts including Rimnicu-Sarat railway lines and the Danube coast, plus local shore bombardments and fronts in Macedonia and Wallachia.
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Ning
Dorna
Watra
Kirlibaba
Dobrudja
von Mackensen
Cogelno-Caratl-Hirsova
Teutons
Danube
Moldavia
Teuton
Bucharest
Braila
Calmajuiul
Buzeu-Braila
Buzeu
Falkenhayn
Buzen- Rimnicu-Sarat
Rimnicu-Barat
Teuton Front
Romania
Hirsova
Black Sea
Cogelac
Constanza
Wallachia
Fetesci
Cernavoda
Petrograd
Balichek
Ballchekl
Varna
Bolinian
Vienna
Berlin
Sayville Wireless
War Office
Somme
Verdun
Meuse
Great
Macedonia
Money market rates in New York this week
On call money showed wide quotes with highs near 10 percent and lows around 3.25. Time money drew strong demand with 60 to 90 day rates at 4.5 to 4.75 percent, and longer 4 to 6 month loans around 4.25 to 4.5 percent. Industrial collateral loans ranged about 5.25 percent for 60 to 90 days, four months, and five to six months near 4.75 to 4.0 percent. commercial paper stayed quiet at 4.0 to 4.5 percent for top names.
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Broadence
New York
Wall Street
Grain and meat markets react differently to peace news
Peace news favored grains but pressured provisions. Traders sold heavily in meats and lard after Friday purchases, shifting sentiment as long positions reduced.
Foreclosure Sale In Masonboro Township North Carolina
By power of sale in a 19 4 mortgage E F Burdick granted land in Masonboro Township New Hanover County North Carolina. The property will be sold at the Wilmington Court House for cash to the highest bidder. Sale date December 21 191t at noon.
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E. F. Burdick
New Hanover
Court House
Wilmington
N. C
Masonboro
New Hanover County
North Carolina
Run of Clayen Ranch
Federal Point
Red Jenny's
Clay Bottom
Clay Bolton and Finch
Gage
Ford
Aaron and
Sarens Tisia
Bannan
Saresias Ik
Rae
Nex Y
Riesee Aber
Ateree
William L. Smith
National Forests Permanency Emphasized in Graves Report
Washington December 16. The annual report by Henry S. Graves Chief of the Forest Service notes over eight million acres eliminated from National Forests in the last fiscal year and 1 100 tracts opened for homestead entry. It stresses permanence, land classification, road building, and expanding eastern forests under Weeks Law.
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Washington
Henry S. Graves
Forest Service
Mr. Groves
Tire
Graves
Congress
Florida
Oregon
Whitman National Forest
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Aviator's Humorous Postflight Pig Gift
Lieutenant Walter Kugel, attached to Field Marshal von Mackensen’s forces in Romania, landed in a village behind the front where Bulgars and Turks welcomed him with two pigs. He strapped the bound animals to his aircraft and flew back to his squadron headquarters two hours later with the squealing cargo.
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Berlin
Walter Kugel
von Mackensen
Rumania
Dob- Studja
Acute dispute over deporting Polish workers to Germany
Geneva reports that the German Governor and Warsaw municipality clash over deporting Polish workmen to German munitions factories. The Polish press backs the municipality and public opinion runs high amid the dispute.
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Geneva
Journal de Geneve
Warsaw
Germany
Notable Birthday Announcements of Officials in Washington
Alfred P. Thom counsel for the Southern Railway, age 62, born Northampton County Virginia. Sir Richard McBride former premier of British Columbia born New Westminster District of Columbia age 46. Rear Admiral John E Pillsbury retired U S Navy born Lowell Massachusetts age 71.
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Alfred P.thom
Southern Railway
Congressional
Washington
Northampton County
Richard McBride
British Columbia
London
New Westminster
D.C
John E.pillsbury
U.S. N
Lowell
Mass
Carpentier Wil lard Bout Planned for French Wounded Fund
If the bout happens, two New York society women Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Elizabeth Marbury would handle at least 50 000 of the proceeds for the American Fund for the French Wounded. Carpentier would take twenty thousand dollars plus expenses with a share of profits going to the fund. He is said to be in excellent physical condition and a member of the French Flying Corps.
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Georges Carpentier
Jess Willard
American Fund
Anne Morgan
J. P.morgan
Elizabeth Marbury
New York
Carpentier
Miss Marbury
Lunch-Box Hero Fires Rescue at Hyde Factory Blaze
Police reporter Tommy Grant aids a factory girl in a perilous rescue during a Hyde shirtwaist plant fire. He climbs a fire truck ladder with a lunch-box plan to save workers trapped by a faulty fire-escape and locked doors, while Minnie Mason helps shepherd the frightened girls to safety.
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Tommy Grant
The
Chronicle
Quadra Fee
Hyde's
Grant
Chief Halloran
Fire Department
Oton
Hyde
Halloran
Tommy
Minnie Mason
Demas
Ogag
Race Tanik
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New Orleans
Wilmington Naval Stores
Rene Yond
Duma
Savannah
Charleston
Norfolk
N. C. Hama
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
National Lead
New York Central
N. N. H. & Hartford
Norfolk. & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Bay Consolidated Copper Reading
Republic Trans& Steal
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard Air Lidbe
Slosr, Shef, Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Pfd
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper Texas Co. O
United Fruit
United States Rubber U
Smelting & Refining
United States Steel
United States Steel Pid
Utah Copper
Virginia-Carp. Chem. Rs
Wabash Ptd. B
Westinghouse Blowthe
Liverpool Cotton Exchange
Scotland
Trotus
National Forests
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