Wilmington Awaits 18 000 Cotton Bales For Export Entry
Wilmington business circles received a telegram from industrial agent James H. Cowan reporting Director General McAdoo has ordered 18 000 bales of cotton moved through the port for export. The plan foresees loading here for European delivery by rail, with potential trans Atlantic destination and a swift turnover of the cargo.
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Wilmington
Thomas H. Wright
James H. Cowan
Washington
McAdoo
New England
Telgram
Aged Citizen He Taylor Dies at Myrtle Grove Sound
Mr He Taylor died at his home Myrtle Grove Sound last evening at 7 30 pm He was a member of Myrtle Grove Advent Christian church and was aged in his 80s The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o clock Elder J B Williams officiated Interment followed in the family burial ground He was born in Bolton England and had worked in A C L shops for thirty years Surviving are his wife son J E Taylor and daughter Mrs E L Wintham of Wilmington plus several grandchildren
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Miyrtle Grove Sound
He Taylor
Morte Grove Sound
J. B. Williams
Myrtle Grove Advent Christian Church
Mr. Taylor
Bolton
England
J. E. Taylor
E. L. Wintham
Wilmington
City war garden tour to visit school sites
Mr. Herring, Miss Mary C. Bennett, and Mrs. Pretlow will visit Cornelius Harnett, Union, Bear Memorial and High School in a city wide effort for war gardens and health. Meetings aim to involve mothers with schedules Feb 27 to Mar 1 and March 4 to 5 with state official Jeffries providing gardening guidance.
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Herring
Mary C. Bennett
Pretlow
Union School
Bear Memorial
Jeffries
State Department
Raleigh
Realty Deal Seals Purchase on Princess Street
J W Blake bought the Clark Lynch Lumber Co building at 205 Princess street from Citizens Bank for about 9 000 to 10 000 dollars. The deal, arranged via James and James Inc, follows several large sales this year. Blake will renovate after the lease ends and move his electrical business there. He stays at 215 Princess street meanwhile. James and James have funded hundreds of thousands in recent years through Northern connections.
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J. W. Blake
Popular Electric
Citizens Bank
Clark-Lynch Lumber Company
Princess_ street
James & James, Inc
James & James
Blake
No. 215
Princess Street
Will Work Highway Through Union County This Year
F G Henderson of the State Highway Commission says the Wilmington Charlotte road through Union county will be worked this year with funds from the automobile tax. Union receives about 2000 dollars for the project and an engineer provided by the commission will direct local road crews in Monroe township and Marshville areas. Vance township has not joined, but Henderson says the project can proceed with other funds.
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F. G. Henderson
State Highway Commission
Monroe
Charlotte Observer
Wilmington-Charlotte
Union County
Union
Highway Commission
Monroe Township
Marshville
Vance Township
Henderson
Vance
Knights of Pythias Waives March Insurance Payment
The general secretary of the insurance department of the Supreme Lodge announced that one monthly payment can be waived after annual accounting. The board of control approved waiving the March payment for all members carrying insurance, with notices sent to those affected. Other insurance payments will continue as usual.
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Insurance Department
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Board of Control
Auxiliary groups schedule church meetings
Circle No 1 of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church meets tomorrow at 4 PM at 308 South Sixth Street the home of Mrs W H Register. The Ladies Aid Society of St Matthew's Lutheran church holds its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 3 30 PM in the Sunday school rooms. The missionary society has a prayer service at 8 PM tomorrow night in the church.
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Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
W. H. Register
South Sixth Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
the Missionary Society
Rotary Club Hears McCormick on Rate Question
Vice President J G McCormick of the Chamber of Commerce addressed the Rotary Club on freight rate fairness. He urged a national policy to prevent Norfolk Charleston and nearby ports from enjoying better rates and called for continued efforts on through rates. A committee was named to aid Young Men's Christian Association officials hosting weekend soldier visitors.
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J. G. McCormickk
Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Christian Association
Rotary Club
McCormick
Norfolk
Charleston
Men to Be Arraigned in Prison Break Attempt Case
Four white men Ostertag Mershaw Ed die Brown and McCoy Dallas face arraignment before Recorder Harriss on a joint charge of attempt to break prison linked to Saturday night stockade actions. Ostertag also faces arson accusation in a separate Superior Court case, while Mershaw Brown and McCoy are serving or awaiting terms for bigamy larceny and desertion.
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John Ostertag
E. C. Mershaw
Eddie Brown
McCoy Dallas
Harriss
Stockade
Dispatch
Ostertag
Mershaw
Brown
United States
McCoy
Two Defendants Appeared Before Harriss in Larceny Case
In a Tuesday morning session Judge Harriss presided as two defendants faced the court. Arthur Baldwin was convicted of larceny and received a stiff sentence, while Kate Gibson, colored, faced receiving stolen goods. Nol pros was ordered in her case.
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Harriss
Arthur Baldwin
Kate Gibson
Nol Pros
Lumber wagon accident injures teamster on Water Street
James Colman a colored teamster for Schloss Bear-Davis Company was severely injured on Water Street between Market and Princess when a heavy Clark Lynch lumber wagon ran over him. He suffered a fractured arm and possible internal injuries and was taken to James Walker Memorial Hospital.
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James Colman
Schloss Bear-Davis Company
Water Street
Market and
Princess
Clark-Lynch Lumber Company
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Colman
Clark- Lynch
Portland Protest Over Six Cent Streetcar Fare
Portland groups prepared to protest a proposed six cent fare increase by the street railway company as hearings opened before the State Public Utilities Commission. The company argues war conditions raise costs while opponents say service quality is poor and the zone pricing is unfair to riders and shippers.
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Portland
State Public Utilities Commission
British freighter Philadelphian sunk by submarine
The British steamship Philadelphian of 5120 tons owned by the Leyland line was torpedoed and sunk after departing New York for British ports on February 11. The vessel left New York February 11 with cargo for British ports.
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New York
Leyland Line
Admiralty Builds Wax Models Of Ships Before Construction
The British admiralty creates perfect paraffin wax models of each naval vessel prior to their actual building, serving as precise blueprints for construction and fitting.
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British Admiralty
Florida State Fair Opens In Jacksonville With Record Stock Display
Florida State Fair opened in Jacksonville today featuring prize products from every Florida county. The management added five stock displays as a record exhibition. Other departments including agricultural horticultural machinery and manufactures are well filled. The fair runs through March 9.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Boiler Explosion Kills Three at Clanton Mill
At the Roberts saw mill seven miles northeast of Clanton Alabama a boiler explosion killed three workers and injured several others. The blast also toppled the second boiler and wrecked parts of the mill.
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Clanton
Ala
Roberts
St Johns Lodge to Confer Fellow Craft Degree Tuesday
St John s Lodge No 1 A F and A M holds an emergent communication Tuesday at 745 PM to confer the degree of Fellow Craft. All members and visiting Master Masons are invited and will be welcomed. By order of the Master A S Holden Secretary.
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ST. John's Lodge No. 1
A. F
A. M
A. S. Holden
Administrator's Notice in Estate of Larry Moore
Administrator announces qualification in estate of Larry Moore deceased and invites creditors to present claims by February 25 1919 or be barred. Debtors urged to pay promptly. Filed February 25 1918. S. W. H. Moore administrator. Woodus Kellum attorney.
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Larry Muarabie
W. H. Moore
Larry Moore
Woodus Kellum
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Wilmington, N. C
McOrmick
Recorder’s Court
Messenger Service
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
Blackwells
Durham
N. C
W. J. Bradshaw and Co
South Front Street
TOG
Queen City Cycle Co
Market St
Notaries Public
Harriss Printing and Advertising Co
Toledo
E. A. Shands, Jr
Toledo Scale Co
Foitz
Kendrix
Perry Avenue
Carolina Place
Richmond, Va
O. C. Blanchard
Wallace, N. C
China
F. .A. Bissinger, Jewlers
Masonic Temple
L. Mazer
South Fifth St
Philadelphia
Clarksville
Fifth Ave
North
Delatour Choclate
Bear Produce and Mosse. Co
Front
J. Irving Bear
Gordon’s
Central Wood Yard
C. F. Bell
American Quartette
Tic Record
Market Street
W. Z. Farris
Farris
W .J. Bradshaw and Co
CREX
Chas. Finkelstein’s
W. F. Wilder
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
On Earth
Kenny’s
Kenny Co
D. L. Gore Company
A.b.croom, JR
Mutual Life
America
Southern
France
Russia
Germany
the Peoples Savings Ban
Front and
Princess Streets
F. W. Dick
J. Holmes Davis
U. S.S
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Vulcan
Cape Fear
Urday
Mar Savings Irra Giarte On
Progressive Building & Loan Association
Grocer
Payne Drug CO
Fifth and Red Cross Streets
Uncle Sam
War Savings Club
Brooklyn Bridge
W. B. Cooper & Co
Liberty Loan
the Murchison National Bank
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