Hobson to Speak at First Baptist for Second Wilmington Visit
Captain Rich mond Pearson Hobson famed Merrimac hero and prohibition advocate visits Wilmington for a second address at the First Baptist church tonight at 8 o clock after speaking in Goldsboro and New Bern. He tours the state before returning to Alabama for the prohibition campaign.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
The
Merrimac
Alabama
First Baptist Church
Captain Hobson
Goldsboro
New Bern
Bolsheviks contest German demobilization terms at Brest-Litovsk
M Karakhan, secretary of the Russian delegation, says the Bolshevik government finds the demobilization clause ambiguous. He cites a liberal translation that could exempt or include the Red Army and says Russia seeks an army on a peace footing. Russia will remain neutral toward the Allies and not support Germany directly.
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Red Army
M. Karakhan
Russia
Germany
Swedish Troops Seize the Aland Islands
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says 500 Swedish soldiers seized the Aland Islands to guard the area for the war's duration. Six hundred Finnish white guards were moved to Tornea in Finland, while Russian troops on the islands will be removed. Reports also claim 500 white guards on Pelenge Islands were defeated by Red Guards with many killed.
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London
Aland Islands
Copenhagen
Tornea
Finland
Pelenge
Southern Retail Lumber Dealers Meet Opens in Memphis
Delegates from nearly all Southern States gather in Memphis for the Southern Retail Lumber Dealers Association annual meeting. The two day session focuses on wartime emergency measures and officers will be elected tomorrow.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Acceptance of Peace Moves Through Stormy Session
Petrograd reports a stormy night session as the Bolshevik government accepts German peace terms. Lenin urged acceptance, Trotzky did not attend, delegates vote nearly as a unit, Social Revolutionaries oppose and call for a new constituent assembly. Pravda labels terms unfortunate but unavoidable.
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Petrograd
Smolny Institute
Leon Trotzky
Lenine
Pravada
Senator Owen Favors Foreign Reserve Bank
New York reports reveal further disclosures in the Bolo Pasha treason case. French Senator Charles Humbert, arrested after Bolo Pasha's Paris conviction, held German funds totaling 170000 dollars in the United States. The money was placed with J P Morgan & Co on Bolo Pasha's instructions, transferred from his Royal Bank of Canada account to Humbert's Morgan account.
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New York
America
Bolo Pasha
France
Charles Humbert
Paris
J. P. Morgan & Co
Complaints Against Thirty-Eight Firms by FTC
Washington Feb 25. The Federal Trade Commission charges unfair trade practices against 38 manufacturing firms after a long investigation. Most complaints target varnish makers with a few against printing ink and a soap factory. Respondents have 30 days to reply and must appear for hearing on April 8.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
T Eited
Baker Not Surprised At Drive On Russia
Washington reports no surprise at renewed German offensive against Russia as War Department says Russian disorganization clouds any forecast of effective opposition. The weekly military situation review notes stronger American activity in France and soldiers returning for rest after first trench tour.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
London
Germany
France
Remains Shipped for Funeral to Greensboro
The death of Howard B. Robinson Ireland Jr. aged two and a half, son of Mrs. Charles H. Robinson Ireland Jr., occurred at James Walker Memorial Hospital from pneumonia after a brief illness. Remains were shipped to Greensboro with the mother and stepfather Charles H. Ireland Jr. accompanying, a Guilford Grays member stationed at Fort Caswell. Funeral services were held Monday at the residence of Charles H. Ireland Sr. on West Gaston Street, led by Rev. E. W. Bain, with burial in Greensboro Cemetery.
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Howard B. Robinson
Charles H. Robinson Ireland, Jr
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
Charles H. Ireland, Jr
Guilford Grays
Fort Caswell
Charles H. Ireland
West Gaston Street
E. W. Bain
West Market Street
Lenroot to Make Race for Senate
Representative Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin announced he allowed friends to proceed with nominating formalities for the United States Senatorship, with final decision reserved until next Friday. The vacancy followed Senator Husting's death.
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Washington
Irvine L. Lenrott
Wisconsin
United States
Husting
Coal production nearly normal as weather clears
Washington reports bituminous coal output for the week ending February 16 reached 11,084,000 tons, about a million more than the prior week. Daily average rose to 1,847,000 tons, the highest since early December, aided by good weather and lighter car congestion.
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Washington
Geological Bureau
Death toll from Florizel wreck reaches over one hundred
The Florizel wreck left 146 aboard after a Saturday night departure. Seven bodies washed ashore. 22 survivors were rescued from the disabled ship with up to 20 others still aboard. Officials estimated death figures around 104 if all aboard were accounted for, with Red Cross reporting 40 survivors and two named individuals identified.
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Crosbie
Prospero
Florizel
Red Cross Line
Martin
St. Johns
French Capture Sixteen in Raid North of Ailette
Paris reports a night raid north of the Ailette river resulted in sixteen French prisoners and the capture of a machine gun. The war office announced the gains as part of ongoing operations in the sector.
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Paris
Ailette River
War Office
Patriotic Program At Peabody Institute For County Teachers
A Saturday gathering of county colored school teachers at Peabody Institute featured a well attended meeting followed by an attractively arranged patriotic program. The event occurred after the business session and highlighted patriotic themes.
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Peabody Institute
Call for Help From Distressed British Steamer
A British steamer in distress far at sea sent a call for help to an Atlantic port on February 25. No further details were released. A government vessel was sent at once to aid the vessel in peril.
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Atlantic
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Lerrine
Owen
Foreign Reserve Bank
Financial Center
Lenroot
Senate
American Bank & Trust Co
N. C
Messenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
L. Mazer
South Fifth St
Philadelphia
Chas. Finklesteins
South Front Street
Queen City Cycle Co
Market St
Notaries Public
Harriss Printing and Advertising Co
E. Y. Davis
Front St
Market
Grace St
Front St. Markket
ST. James Square
Orange St
H. F. Wilder
W. L. IL
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Motte Business College, Inc
Clarksville
North Carolina
James H. Taylor, Jr
Reilly’s Real Estate Agency
Wilmington Hotel
Rifth Ave
North
Delatour Choclate
Bear Produce and Mosse. Co
Front
Princess
J. Irving Bear
the Motte Business College, Inc
Gordon’s
Central Wood Yard
C. F. Bell
Blackwells
Durham
W. T. Farris
Farris
W. .J. Bradshaw and Co
W. J. Bradshaw and Co
CREX
W. J Bradshaw and Co
Toledo
E. A. Shands, Jr
Paone
Foitz
Kendrix
Perry Avenue
Carolina Place
Richmond, Va
O. C. Blanchard
Wallace
China
F .A. Bissinger
Jewlers
Masonic Temple
Colored Teachers Meeting
Jeff. Davis
George Washington Councils Jr
Third and
Princess Streets
Academy of Music
Fallon
Wilmington Drum and Bugle Corps
John Lanier
John F. Wolff
George Washington Council
United American Mechanics
Sirs and Bros
North 2Nd St
David Fallon
Auspces
National War Savings Committee
Stars and Stripes
Council
R. T. Watkins
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
D. L. Gore Company
England
the Peoples Savings Pany
Front and
F. W. Dick
J. Holmes Davis
Cashiey
U.S. S
Citizens Bank
Vulcan Plow
Cape Fear
Urday
Progressive Building & Loan Association
Coca-Cola
Uncle Sam
War Savings Club
Brooklyn Bridge
W.B. Cooper & Co
Wilmington, N. C
United States Government Bonds
Liberty Loan
the Murchison National Bank
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