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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
8
New Bern reports its quietest Christmas in memory with minimal fireworks and gunfire. Police arrested four offenders, no murders occurred, and alcohol problems were far below previous years while postal and express services reported record mail and card activity.
Plans for Eyota Tribe No. 5 twenty fifth anniversary are in early stages with a committee busy arranging an entertaining program. The Sleep on the 26th meeting elected chiefs for the new term including E. G. Farrow sachem and H. Hewett senior sagamore. Trustees and relief chiefs were named along with the finance committee members.
The National Life Insurance Company of Vermont has paid a $5,000 claim on a policy carried by Mr. T. M. Thompson of Southport who died recently. The company, reputed nationwide and represented locally by James & James, touts the prompt settlement as further proof of its reliability.
Magnolia North Carolina December 27 Mr Van der Strickland suffered a painful though not serious injury when his companion Luke Quinn fired a gun during a bird hunting trip. The lead struck Strickland in the hand and side, prompting medical attention.
Arrangements are completed for a national conference on highway engineering in university curricula. The meeting will be held tomorrow evening in the Automobile Club of America assembly hall, hosted by the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education and partners including the AAAS and the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
Helena Montana reports a severe storm with high winds hail thunder and lightning. Wires were broken plunging the city into darkness for about half an hour. A Salvation Army street concert halted as two musicians found their instruments caked with sleet. Crowds sought shelter as hail piled up several inches deep.
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