Separate ballot boxes ordered as voters consider city plan
The council committee reported favorably on separate ballot boxes for the proposed voting plan. The measure will go to a city election alongside regular ballots, with residents deciding whether to participate in the manufacturing site plan and related tax questions.
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Rotary Club
Coun‘ustine
Merritt
Bradvot
Joein Bunting
MecCaig Moeriot
Myilte
Ruark
John D. Bellamy
Esa
Thea City
Fishway work advances at two sites near the locks
The government completed plans for two fishways at Bluff and Brown's Creeks to help fish ascend the rapids, with construction by the U S Bureau of Fisheries and R D Mathewson overseeing. A heave seine will guide fish to the new level and toward the locks as the fishway goes in.
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Brown
Othcoring
Eenee
Chisss
D. Mathewson
Fuller plans cooperative self service stores for three states
Mr Frank D Fuller of Richmond arrived yesterday to promote a cooperative self service store system in North and South Carolina and Georgia. He will meet Wilmington business leaders at The Orion and is likely to make Wilmington the headquarters to distribute supplies to about fifty stores across the three states.
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Frank D. Fuller
Richmond
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Fuller
The
Orion
Wilmington
Red Cross Society Urges Members to Reach 1000
Local Red Cross chapter launches a canvass among friends after severing ties with Germany. President Mrs. Cuthbert Martin promotes a $1 membership and urges every man, woman and child to join immediately to bolster hospital supply work.
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America
Europe
Tied Cross Society
Germany
Cuthbert Martin
Martin
Red Cross
Miss Tingling to Speak in City Public Schools
Miss Christine Tingling of Norfolk Virginia and secretary lecturer for scientific temperance instruction with the National W C T A will address students in the city public schools next Wednesday morning. Final visit arrangements were made at a Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting yesterday. Her lectures in schools and teachers institutes are described as unusually good and convincing.
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Christine Tingling
Norfolk
National
Miss Tingling
London
England
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
A. D. Osborne
New Axles Wanted for City's Carts
Report by J E Holton to Councilman Bradshaw requests new axles for trash carts. Details January outputs include 1435 health condemnations and 977 loads to incinerator. Also notes road to disposal plant in bad shape and asks permission for weekly separate payrolls to track sick time and extra labor.
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J. E. Holton
Greenfield Street
McCumber’s Ditch
Wolcott Avenue
Nineteenth
Twentieth
Seventeenth Street
Dock
Orange
Orange Street
Seventeenth Out
Fifteenth Street
Redcross
Cemetery Gate
South American Republics Eye Brazil for U Bout Action
South American republics look to Brazil for an upcoming boxing bout storyline. The report highlights regional interest and possible matchups as Brazil hosts boxing events drawing continental attention.
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Brazil
Brazil Drives South American Break With Germany
Dr Laura Muller Brazilian foreign minister leads moves for Brazil to sever diplomatic relations with Germany. South American nations including Argentina and Chile await Brazil action as popular sentiment supports an immediate break aligned with President Wilson.
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Brazil
Laura Muller
South America
Argentina
Chile
Muller
Germany
Wilson
Welling Lightweight Championship Claim Sparks Debate
New York on February 7 Jimmie Johnston asserted that Joe Welling should be the American lightweight champion arguing that Willie Ritchie outgrew the class and that Welling is ready to defend title against challengers. He cited historical weight norms and debated past champions while noting standard weights varied in old rules.
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New York
Jimmie Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Joe
Welling
Willie Ritchie
Jimmie
Joe Gans
Frank Erne
Jimmie Britt
California
Britt
Battling Nelson
Gans
Ad Wolgast
Johnston
Erne
London
Freddie Welsh
National Sporting Club
Formal request to transport Bernstorff on Frederick VIII
The State Department asked the Scandinavian-American Line to use the Frederick VIII to move Ambassador von Bernstorff and his suite to Europe. The cable sent to Copenhagen offices reported no reply yet, per Hjalmar Jacobsen of the company.
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Associated Press
New York
State Department
Frederick VIII
Ambassador von Bernstorff
Europe
Copenhagen
Hjalgar Jacobseen
Washington Ad Adds Sam Crane As Shortstop Sparks McBride Challenge
Washington acquires Sam Crane the sensational young Baltimore shortstop forcing veteran George McBride to defend his position. Crane joins the roster as McBride faces increased competition for the infield job.
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Washington
Sam Crane
Baltimore
George McBride
Amend Shipping Law to Meet War
Washington February 7 Congress begins work on amending the Federal shipping law to empower the shipping board to commandeer ships under construction or privately owned by Americans in wartime. An agreement to draft changes followed talks with House and Senate members and Secretary McAdoo. The move aims to place the United States on parity with leading nations in emergency shipping.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
United States
Fletcher
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Senate
McAdoo
Denman
Cheaper Paper Not Expected Soon Across Districts
Reports to the National Paper Trade Association and the American Pulp and Paper Association at their New York conventions say no immediate prospect for cheaper paper. Frank L. Moore of Watertown N Y cites snow hampering Canadian pulp districts as a contributing factor.
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Associated Press
New York
National Paper Trade Association
American Pulp and Paper Association
Canada
Frank L. Moore
Watertown
N. Y
The
Pulp and Paper Association
Shortage of Motive Power Hits Canadian Railroads
The report notes a major shortage of motive power on Canadian railroads and cites rising costs across all paper entries as part of the broader impact.
Chattanooga Man Buys Out Paper
Meridian Mississippi Feb 7 The Dispatch reports James A Metcalf of Chattanooga has purchased a controlling interest in The Dispatch and will become president editor and publisher of the paper.
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Chattanooga
Associated Press
Meridian
Miss
The
Dispatch
Today
James A. Metcalf
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