Union Telegraph workers share Christmas bonus across branches
Employees of the American Telegraph Company received a year end bonus funded from company profits. Bonuses varied by length of service and were distributed to those with over a year on payroll, with some adjustments for shorter terms. The union praised the plan as a helpful gesture and noted all employees would receive pay for the latter half of December to aid shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mployees
Ameriund Telegraph
Eployees
Lucas
Ema
Sear
Cna
Union Telegraph
New Rector Installed at St Jevupal Church
Uribben pastor of St Jevupal church will be installed as rector on Wednesday with Bishop Thomas C. Darst presiding. Dr Wilfly Milton of St James assists as sermon. Services begin at 10 in the morning and a cordial invitation is extended to the community.
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Uribben
St. Jevupal
Olli Vully
Paris
Thomas C. Darst
Wilfly Lig Milton
St. James
Rebes
Iid
Battens
Thesi
Dim
Promotional claim on a tonic bottle guarantee
An unclear OCR fragment markets a health beverage or remedy promising rapid relief for digestion heartburn and dyspepsia. It stresses a 50 cent price and a money back guarantee with risk to the buyer.
Dr J B Cranmer resigns from Board of Health
The Board of Health met in a special session at the Court House to accept the resignation of Dr J B Cranmer two days earlier. Dr John C Wessell was unanimously elected to fill the unexpired term, with Prof Washington Catlett and Mayor P Q Moore assisting. The board expressed regret and confidence in Dr Wessell's future service. The session began at 3:30.
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J. B. Cranmer
Board of Health
Court House
John C. Wessell
Cranmer
Wessell
Washington Catlett
P. Q. Moore
W. A. McGirt
R. B. Slocum
Preacher Dr Bishop to Lead Grace Methodist Service
Dr C M Bishop of Georgetown Texas president of Georgetown University will conduct the Grace Methodist Church service this morning. He is visiting his daughter Mrs G D Phares and is en route to Baltimore to attend the Commission on Unification of American Methodism sessions this week as a member of the Southern Methodist church commission.
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Bishop
Grace Methodist Church
C M. Bishop
Georgetown
Texas
Georgetown University
G. D. Phares
Baltimore
Commission On Unification of American Methodism
Southern Methodist Church
German wool shortage sparks military cold threat claim
New York reports the steamship Philadelphia arrived with 429 passengers ahead of Christmas. wool importer M L Finch cites Germany's lack of wool and substitution of vegetable fibre for cloth including uniforms, warning of cold for troops. He also notes British air service's success reducing Zeppelin raids over England.
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New York
Philadelphia
M. L. Finch
Fifth Avenue
Germany
Finch
Air Service
England
Christmas Exercises at Acme New Berlin Schools
Acme New Berlin public schools held closing exercises Thursday at 8 o clock. A decorated Christmas tree with presents for children featured the event. E M McAuley and Herbert Smith announced the program while Rev J S Crowley gave an address. Teachers Wall Frederick and Jackson led the students. Every child received a box of candy and fruits.
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Acme-New Berlin
Messrs
Herbert Smith
E. M. McAuley
J. S. Crowley
Acme Presbyterian Church
Wall
Frederick and
Jackson
Miss Hattie E Darden Dies After Short Illness
News of Miss Hattie W Darden of this city who died at home near Ocean View Friday night of pneumonia follows a brief illness. She is survived by three brothers J A Darden and E G Darden of Norfolk and T F Darden of this city. The remains were taken to Hamilton North Carolina for funeral services and interment.
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Hattie W.darden
Ocean View
Santa Visits Wilmington in Frugal High-Spirited Holiday
Hundreds of Wilmington homes will host Santa Claus Sunday night as the beloved figure embodies Christmas spirit amid high prices and scarce currency. Despite shortages, many families will welcome gifts, while some children may be overlooked. shopgirls and saleswomen anticipate a calmer Christmas Eve following weeks of rush. Fireworks and merriment punctuate the evening as older residents enjoy a nostalgic return to childhood memories.
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Wilmington
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Santa
Legion
Clearwater Yacht Goes to Marine Railway for Hull Repairs
The 60 foot pleasure craft Clearwater grounded on Bald Head Island shoals while entering Southport. It was towed to shallow water behind Fort Caswell after initial salvage with Bald Head Island guards, then hauled out for extensive hull repairs before continuing down the North Carolina coast.
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Clearwater
Bald Head Island Shoals
Southport
Anchorage
North Carolina
Marine Railway
Florida
Bald Head
Island Coast Guards
Fort Caswell
Liquor charges weigh on several defendants in Judge Harriss court
In Harriss court yesterday, Fred Howland received three months on county roads and a $50 fine plus costs on one liquor sale charge after a not contendere plea. Harry McKay drew four months on the roads across two liquor violations. Prince Tolar faced two counts with a $50 fine and costs on one, and prayer for judgment continued for twelve months on the second. Lulu Miller got thirty days for vagrancy. Solomon Smith, jailed without bond, faces continued proceedings after alleged store robberies and home break in. Henry Baldwin and Ephriam Brown stood for receiving stolen goods. Baldwin to stand trial. Brown had nol pros.
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Harriss
Fred Howland
George” Howland
Harry McKay
Prince Tolar
Lulu Miller
Solomon Smith
Jim Gore
Smith
Marrow
Third
Brunswick Streets
Henry Baldwin
Ephriam Brown
Baldwin
Breawn
British Diplomatic Shakeup Seen in Petrograd
The Novoe Vremya reports forthcoming changes in the British diplomatic service. It is believed Sir George William Buchanan, the British ambassador to Russia, will be recalled amid a government reconstruction.
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Petrograd
The
Novoe Vremy
George William Buchanan
Russia
Rev Crowley to Preach at Acme Church Today
Rev J S Crowley pastor of the Acme Presbyterian church will preach at both morning and evening services. This marks the first service after improvements. Morning service at 11 o clock and evening at 7 30. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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J. S. Crowley
Acme Presbyterian Church
Gelock
Four Siblings Mourn Death Of Mrs Sellers At 4
Mrs Alice Catherine Sellers, 4, wife of R L Sellers, died yesterday at 6 45 PM at her parents home 111 Meares Street after months of ill health. She leaves husband and parents Mr and Mrs B J Sykes and four sisters and two brothers. Funeral is set for 4 PM today from the residence with Rev W G Hall officiating. interment Bellevue Cemetery.
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Alice Catherine Sellers
R. L. Sellers
B. J. Sykes
Meares Street
Sellers
W. C. Montgomery
B. C. Henley
W.c.simon
Margaret Sykes
Messrs. E. D. Sykes
Mulberry
Fla
W. H. Sykes
Rocky Point
N. C
W. G. Hall
Southside Baptist Church
Bellevue Cemetery
Trusty convicts to spend Christmas Day at home
Governor Locke Craig ordered the county board to allow ten or more trustworthy prisoners in the stockade to spend Christmas Day with family and friends. W. A. McGirt will work with the county superintendent to select inmates for this privilege from last year’s practice where about ten men were released and all returned next day.
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Locke Craig
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Burnett
Riven‘bark
Missing Norfolk girl feared as New Bern seeks clues
New Bern police search for Jeanette Denizet, 21, last seen in Norfolk Wednesday afternoon. She is described as medium height, slender, dark with attractive features, wearing a blue serge pleated skirt, silk Empire hose, green hat, three rings and bracelets, a diamond setting ring, sapphires, a signet ring, a watch with her mother's picture, and may be en route to a music lesson.
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New Bern
Minnesota
Cape Lookout
Morehead City
John A. Berkey
St. Paul
Minn
Coast Guards
Jeanette Denizet
Norfolk
Coplon & Sons
Coplon
All Baskets Delivered by Salvation Army Corps
Adjutant Yates thanks the public as Salvation Army baskets reach over 100 families yesterday afternoon for a Christmas dinner. The effort raised money to provide meals for the deserving poor and was spent to bring cheer where gloom and hunger once ruled. My summer girl line appears in the Exchange poem.
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Adjutant Yates
Salvation Army Corps
Army
Corps
Yates
Whiskey Swiftly Moving Through New Bern Express Routes
Local express men report about 800 quarts of whiskey arriving this week from Washington and Baltimore and most have been delivered to consignors. Holiday demand is higher than in years past and monthly receipts may break records. Also, the body of J B Brinkley of Mavelock, who died in Jacksonville, was returned for burial after a funeral at Canton church conducted by Rev W T Everett.
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Express
New Bern
Washington
Baltimore
Norfolk
J. B. Brinkley
Mavelock
Jacksonville
Conton Church
W. T. Everett
Wants to Decline Peace Offer
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Nieuwe Courant interpreting Lloyd George’s House of Commons speech as a cooler offer to end WWI while avoiding blame for prolonging the war. The paper questions whether Bethmann-Hollweg will disclose a fuller German program before Entente powers reveal theirs.
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Amsterdam
The
Nieuwe Courant
Lloyd George
House of Commons
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Mrs Bass Critically Ill At Wilson
Dr and Mrs W C Galloway were called to Wilson to the bedside of Mrs S W Bass mother of Mrs Galloway. The elderly woman is described as extremely ill and friends fear she may not recover.
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Wilson
W. C. Galloway
Panorama photographs show Second Regiment at Camp Stuart
J C Rourk of the American Banking and Trust Company received panorama views from his brother Private Crawford Rourk of Company E Second North Carolina Infantry. The photos depict the entire camp and the Second Regiment drawn up for review with Wilmingtonians easily identifiable among the National Guards. Lieut Colonel J Van B Metts and Lieut P L Cantwell from Wilmington are noted among the prominent figures.
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J. C. Rourk
American Banking & Trust Company
Crawford Rourk
Second
North Carolina Infantry
Camp Stuart
Paso
Texas
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