Shipping delays loom as liner arrivals stay uncertain
New York officials report no confirmed news on the safe arrival of British liners Baltic and Saxonia from New York with European sailings slowed by the international situation. Freight buildup grows though not yet dire, as several thousand export cars are sidetracked in Chicago and Dutch-flag ships shift routes via Newport News and Norfolk awaiting orders. St. Louis and St. Paul sailings remain unchanged.
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Saxonia
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St. Paul
Judge Douglas Dead, Greensboro Legal Giant Dies at 68
Prominent Greensboro lawyer Judge Robert Martin Douglas, former associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, died at his home after months of ill health. He served as private secretary to Governors Holden and to President Grant, then as U.S. Marshal for North Carolina, later practicing law in Greensboro. He donated land for Douglas Park and is survived by his widow and three children. Funeral from St Benedicts Catholic Church on Saturday.
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Entente Embassies Request Stops on Ship Sailings News
Washington reports that entente embassies ask the State Department to ceas e publications of ship sailings and manifests entering the war zone. Officials see no legal warrant to halt printing but may urge publishers to refrain on national policy grounds.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Another Cold Wave Treads Atlantic Coast Into Florida
Weather Bureau reports a new cold snap moving down the Atlantic coast tonight from New England to Northeast Florida. Frost is likely as far as the 27th parallel in Florida. Storm warnings are posted from Cape Hatteras to Eastport, Maine.
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Maine
Guns Swept Decks of One Ship Killing Mate and Steward
Report from London dated February 9 states the Norwegian ship Storksog of 2191 tons was sunk yesterday by a German submarine. The crew abandoned to the submarine then a steamer appeared and the undersea craft submerged. The chief officer and carpenter were rescued by the steamer. Also noted were details of the Hans kinck and Ida, Norwegian steamships with known dimensions and build locations.
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New York
Rotterdam
Quincy
Mass
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Kidney health warning prompts salt backer ad
An advertisement counsels readers to treat sluggish kidneys caused by heavy meat intake with four ounces of rad Salts or Jad Salts. It describes symptoms like backache, headaches, dizziness, digestive issues, cloudy urine, and nocturnal urination, and promotes a lemon grape acid lithia blend as a safe remedy. It lists L. L. Sheppard at 817 North 4th Street and grocery offerings with delivery.
Lawmaker Seeks Government View on Submarine Limits
Senator Moe Cumber of North Dakota introduced a resolution asking the Secretary of State to submit to the Senate the government’s view of submarine warfare limits. The measure aims to clarify how far submarine actions against belligerent and neutral ships may infringe international law and risk war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Moe Cumber
North Dakota
Senate
Germany
Mrs Catherine Howard Dead After Long Illness
Hampstead North Carolina February 9 Mrs Catherine Howard died Wednesday after a long illness aged 82 Funeral was held at 9 30 this morning from the home conducted by B H Sanders Interment was in the family burying ground She was a member of Union M E church Surviving are two sons W J Howard of Wilmington and J O Howard of Hampstead and several grandchildren The community extends sympathy to the bereaved
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N. C
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B. H. Sanders
German Seamen Allowed Shore Leave in New York
Under orders from Washington and ship crews, German merchant sailors tied up since the war may leave their vessels on passes signed by their commanders. They must return before midnight the same day, a change from prior confinement to their ships after diplomatic relations were severed.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
Germany
Advisory Storm Warning Warns of Northeast Gale and Cold
Advisory message from Washington D C January 9 1917 notes Northwest storm warnings from Eastport to Hatteras. Storm of marked intensity central over eastern Pennsylvania will move east northeast and be followed by northeast gales on the middle and north Atlantic coasts with rain turning to snow and much colder weather. MITCHELL.
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Hatteras
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