Clyde Line threatens port abandonment over business woes
The Clyde Line warned the channel of commerce via local agent M M Riley Jr that without immediate business gains it would abandon the South Atlantic trade. Clyde Line protests Wilmingtons service and votes for meetings among chamber secretaries to resolve the dispute.
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Clyde Line Steamship Company Esterday
Channel of Commerce
M. M. Riley, Jr
Clarcus W. Jacobi
Riley
Clycle
Wilkeengton
Jacobi
T.c
Cape Fear
H. Mech. Greene
Chamber of Commerce
History of Lutheran Church Lecture Opens Series
Rev. John C. Seegers delivers the first lecture at St. Pauls on the Lutheran church. Mary Duls and Lillie Rehder provide solos, with scripture by Rev. George W. McClannahan and invocation by Dr. John M. Wells. He argues there is no American Lutheran church separate from others and cites the churchs global reach and wartime loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Seegers
John C. Seegers
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Mary Duls
Lillie Rehder
George W. McClannahan
John M. Wells
America
Jesus
England
France
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
Russia
Australia
Canada
Germany
India
Japan
China
Africa
United States
Our Land
New England
North America
William Penn
Delaware
Manhattan
Old Salem
Lebanon
London
National Commission
President to Take in Theatre Tonight in Paris
President Wilson will attend a gala opera night in Paris marking his first real theatre visit since leaving Washington. The event is eagerly anticipated by the president and the nation. Mrs Wilson plans a tea at Murat residence for household staff and guards.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Washington
United States
Milan
Aida
Scala
Grove’s Tastelasg Chill Tonie Restores Vitality
An old advertisement proclaims Grove’s Tastelasg Chill Tonie purifies and enriches the blood to restore vitality and energy. It promises a strengthening invig orating effect and lists a price of 60 cents.
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Grove
Price
Sprunt Will Claim Millions on Cotton Sent to Germany
The Raleigh News and Observer apologizes for a sensational staff story by R. E. Powell about Alexander Sprunt & Son claiming 2 to 3 million dollars from Germany for cotton sent via Rotterdam in 1914–15. The paper admits a boner, notes James Osborne Carr’s resignation as eastern North Carolina district attorney, and cites British and U S records denying the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh News and Observer
R. E. Powell
Wilmington
Germany
Observer
Rotterdam
Alex. Sprunt & Son
James Osborne Carr
North Carolina
Sprunt
England
Liverpool
James Sprunt
Alexander Sprunt and Sons
Cecil Spring-Rice
United States
Hale May Lose $10 000 Salary
A Washington special reports J Hale, Fayetteville North Carolina minister to Costa Rica, may lose his 10000 dollar yearly salary because the United States has not recognized the Costa Rican government. The House debated the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill as Representative John Jacob Rogers urged cutting Hale’s pay until he returns to his post. Hale has had little to do for over a year, staying at his Yar Heel home while world events affected his duties.
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J. Hale
Fayeteville
United States
Costa Rica
Washington
Edgar J. Hale
Fayetteville
N. C
House
Hale
North Carolina
Major Hale
Rogers
Mrs Hilda Evans Henry Dies of Influenza at Home
Mrs Hilda Evans Henry wife of T W Henry died yesterday at noon at the home in Town Creek township Brunswick county from influenza. Funeral held today at Mount Zion church with burial in the church burying ground. Survived by husband eight children oldest in American army in France two brothers Hector and BH Evans five sisters Katie Nyda Dixie Evans Wilmington and Mesdames W H Walker and Blanche Jenkins.
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Hilda Evans Henry
T. W. Henry
Town Creek Township
Brunswick County
Mount Zion Church
Church
France
Hector
BH. V. Evans
Katie
Nyda
Dixie Evans
Wilmington
Mesdames
W. H. Walker
Blanche Jenkins
Funeral services for Sloan Livingstone held at family home
Sloan Livingstone died yesterday at his parents home 821 Castle Street. Funeral services were conducted this morning at the late residence and interment followed in Bellevue Cemetery.
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Sloan Livingstone
S. P. Livingstone
Castle Street
Bellevue Cemetery
Mrs. Henry G. Fennell Rites Set in Oakdale Cemetery
The remains of Mrs. Henry G. Fennell, accompanied by her husband and another family member, are due to arrive this afternoon from Atlanta. Funeral services were held at the family home in Atlanta. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery with graveside services conducted by Dr. John Jeter Hurt, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
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Henry G. Fennell
Aulanta
Atlanta
Oakdale
John Jeter Hurt
First Baptist Church
Habitual Constipation Relief Tonic Laxative Ad
Specially prepared LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN tonic laxative promises prompt relief for habitual constipation. Recommended for 14 to 21 days to establish regular action. Pleasant to take and stimulates and regulates. 50 cents per bottle.
Great Britain Boss of Air at the Finish
London reports Great Britain led in air power at war end with the largest air force. The 1914 strength was 166 airplanes, 45 seaplanes and seven airships versus 21,000 airplanes, 1,300 seaplanes and 103 airships in 1918. Factory output and engine contracts also surged.
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London
Great Britain
Soldiers power 10 to be reduced in German army
Berne Switzerland January 24 report on new German army controls. The Prussian minister of war will supervise employment and leadership of troops. He becomes supreme chief with sole authority to promote officers and soldiers. Soldiers councils will monitor officers and must be consulted on feeding leave and discipline within strict limits.
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Berne
Switz
Weather Forecast For Tennessee Kentucky And Nearby States
The forecast indicates partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday for Tennessee and Kentucky with warmer readings in the west tonight. Florida sees partly cloudy skies. Alabama and Mississippi expect cloud cover with warmer interior and likely rain Saturday. North and South Carolina fare fair with cooler tonight. Georgia and Virginia show fair skies with cooler temperatures in parts tonight.
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Washington
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Veteran Mason 8 Dead in Virginia
Portsmouth Virginia January 24 James Connor believed oldest Red Man in the state and among the oldest Masons in the nation died at his home Born in December 1822 in Scotland he had lived in Portsmouth 70 years and remained active with fraternal orders. The German guns delivered to the Allies under the armistice would stretch nearly twelve miles if placed side by side.
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Portsmouth
James Connor
Connor
Scotland
Germany to pay indemnities per Wilson plan
Paris reports at the war council that President Wilson urges Germany to pay indemnities in addition to reparations. British reps push discussion on abolition of conscription and general disarmament. Daily Mail notes possible focus at plenary peace congress and weekly full sessions.
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Paris
Reme War Council
London
Wilson Ag
Germany
Peace Congress
Daily Mail
Mild Winter Saves U S Much Fodder
Washington reports that mild winter conditions reduced fodder needs by about 220000 tons. The War Trade Board and Food Administration note this reserve can be shipped as oil cake and meal to European neutrals. Licenses to export will be granted freely to Canada, South and Central America, Cuba and the West Indies.
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Washington
War Trade Board
Food Administration
Europe
McGill to mark 175th birth anniversary of founder James McGill
McGill University prepares a autumn celebration for the 175th anniversary of James McGill born in 1751 founder of the institution. The observance highlights his role in establishing the university and its enduring legacy.
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James McGill
McGill University
Transfer of troops from Ala Camp McClellan announced
Five hundred members of the ninth and twelfth field artillery brigades stationed at Camp McClellan will be sent to other camps daily beginning today until the two units are demobilized. The move comes from Anniston, Alabama, with further details not specified.
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Anniston
Ala
Ninth
12Th Field Artillery
Camp McClellan
Seeley Truss Expert to Visit Wilmington January 25 26
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, noted truss expert, will be at the Orton Hotel in Wilmington Saturday and Sunday January 25 and 26. He promotes the Spermatic Shield claiming rupture closure in 10 days on average with no surgery. The device has England and Spain awards and government inspection documents. Charity cases shown free. other inquiries welcomed.
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F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Orton Hotel
Wilmington
Men being sent to camps for final discharge from the area
Many soldiers from New York New England and the Midwest are assigned to Fort Slocum Camp Dix Camp Devens and Zachary Taylor for discharge. Ten thousand men will be sent away from here. Bert Walker jokes that the group will keep at it until someone tells a funny war story. Greater London's weekly food bill exceeds 30 million dollars. Quinine Bromine laxative note claims the product has tonic effects and no head ringing. 30c.
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New York
New England
Middlewest
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp Devens
Mass
Zachary Taylor
Bert Walker
England Began Legal Year March 25 Before 1751
Court record notes the legal year in England started on March 25 prior to 1751 and January 1 was not used. A Portland Oregon statistic cites over one thousand divorce suits filed last year. The Amazon River mouth is described as wider than 150 miles.
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Friedrich III
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm I
Hamed
Strassburg
Hohenzollerns
England
Portland
Oregon
Amazon River
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