Army meningitis at Fort Caswell overstated say health officials
Officials disclosed that reports of an epidemic at Fort Caswell are exaggerated and that only one case had developed at the fort. A soldier died recently and his remains were sent to York, Pennsylvania, while authorities planned protective steps for the city and avoided citywide quarantine unless the situation worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Caswell
Col
Chase
Atlantic Coast Line
York
Ohio
Front Street
Wilmingtonan Presses War Vision in Manufacturers Record
A Wilmington, North Carolina writer sign W. P. Cameron sends a letter printed in the Manufacturers Record. The editor counters with a wartime stance urging readers to quote Southern papers over “yellow journals” and to oppose Kaiser sentiment while supporting Wilson, Baker, Burleson, and Garfield.
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W. P. Cameron
Wilmington
N. C
Manufacturers Record
Alot
Kaiser
Wilson
Baker
Burleson
Garfield
South
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Raleigh News and Server
Charlotte Observer
Columbia, State
Charleston News and Courier
Savannah Morning News
Jacksonville
imesUnion
Sm Watson's
Sale At Wilmington Shoe Co All This Week
Wilmington Shoe Co advertises a week long sale with discounts on select footwear and seasonal ranges. The notice invites shoppers to visit the store during the sale period for reduced prices and door specials.
Funeral for Ivey Corhey to be held at home
Funeral services for Ivey Corhey will be conducted at his home at 109 South Front Street this afternoon at 2 o clock. Interment will follow in Belleville cemetery. He was about sixty years old and is survived by a wife and several children. He had lived in the city many years and was highly regarded. The community extends sympathy to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivey Cor Hey
Ting
South Front Street
Heteg
He&d
Cement firm eyes Wilmington for concrete ship plant move
A telegram from Cement Products Company official J F Harris to the Chamber of Commerce reports favorable talks with government contract shipbuilders and aims to recruit a Wilmington plant. Harris, in New York with C E Taylor, expects another afternoon conference and possible city advantages. Local cement resources and climate are cited as key factors in securing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of ConxMerce
J. F. Harris
Cement Products Company
New York
Harriss
Chamber
Portland Cement Association
Mr. Harriss
Daredevil climbs flag pole for Red Cross benefit
A young man and partner W. C. Strothers of Wilson North Carolina scaled the smooth bank building walls then climbed a slender wooden flag pole atop the American Bank and Trust Company Building at noon. Crowds along Market and Front streets watched the dangerous stunt for charity.
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American Bank & Trust Company
Bank
W. C. Strothers
Wilson
N. C
Market
Front Streets
American Red Cross Society
Lawsuit Aims Big Damages Over Tidewater Beach Tragedy
A Superior Court action was started by J. J. Edwards Jr. against Tidewater Power Co. and W. B. Walton and C. T. Walton for the death of Edwards who drowned near Lumina Beach last season. The suit, not yet filed, seeks heavy damages claiming the company failed to provide a life saving crew during bathing hours as contracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater Power Company
W. B. and
C. T. Walton
J. J. Edwards, Jr
Edwards
Lumina
Walton Brothers
Special Bargains for Tuesday Clean up sale
Wilmington Shoe Co advertises a Tuesday clean up sale with special bargain prices on footwear and related items aimed at attracting shoppers to clear stock and draw in customers.
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Wilmington Shoe Co
Adv
Whmington Shoe Co
County Focuses on Food Production and Conservation
County officials and district leaders outlined plans to double canning and preservation this year. The program targets 500 women and engages children through clubs led by Professor Catlett with support from the Tidewater Power Company for Audubon gardening sites.
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County Food Conservation Commission
Mary Catford Bennett
Jane
Wood
National Special Aid Society
D .D. Cameron
Annie P. Pretlow
J. D. MacNorton
New Hanover
Miss Wood
J. P. Herring
County Farm
Washington
Citienry
Herring
John Livingstone
W. A. McGirt
Commission
Audubon
J. Brown
Catlett
Edward Schulken
Tidewater Power Company
Campaign to raise eight thousand by Young Men's Christian Association
The YMCA plans a three day whirlwind campaign starting Tuesday to raise eight thousand dollars for association operations and the war school at Blue Ridge. Ten canvassing teams will report daily at noon from the association building under an executive committee, with Monday night organizing and team captain designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
W. Jennings Bryan
Blue Ridge
Oscar Kellar
J. B. Huntington
Photograph on Exhibit of Forestry Division Members
A photo of the Sixth battalion Twentieth Division Engineers known as the forestry division, aboard the Tuscania, was displayed at C. W. Yates & Co. in Market street. Loaned by Mrs. Milton Pittman, widow of Lieutenant Pittman, the enlarged picture was taken in Washington before overseas service.
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Twentieth Division
Engineers
Forestry Division
Tuscania
C. W. Yates & Co
Market Street
Washington
Milton Pittman
Pittman
Tripped Thrown Through Glass Door in Post Office Plot
A man named Lona McCoy alias C H Hamilton was arrested after tripping a glass door during a post office ruse to cash a stolen money order. He fled through a broken plate glass door, was captured by Officer Leon George, and jailed for federal forgery and related charges.
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Lona McCoy
C. H. Hamilton
Hamilton
United States
Williams
Kaiser Wilhelm
McCoy
Post Office
Leon George
Plain Clothes Department
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Board of Health
Edmundson
Wilmingtonian
Wilington Shoe Co
Wilston Shoe Co.—Adyv
Chamber Commerce
J. F. Harriss
Wrightsville
Christian Asso
Yates
Icer
Council of National Defense
Ida Black
Castle Hayne
Henry Horne
Bennett
The
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Southern National Bank
Cape Fear
Clyde Line
J. H. Rehder
Edward Ahrens
Z. W. Whitehead
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Pocomoke
Wilmington, N. C
Duplin Wharf
Red Shed
Alma Brown
Citizens Bank Cor
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