Market Opens Steady as War Group Leads Early Gains
The cotton market opened steady with advances of about 109 points and July at 17.85. U S Steel led the war group gains, with metals and oils rising while motors like Studebaker were heavy. General rails showed dull activity as the session began at 7 18 and 5 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newmarket
New York
United States Steel
Studebaker
Allis-Chalmers
American Car and Foundry
American Tel
Telg
American Tobacco
Tscoctwakdt
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Eintetarden
Central Leather
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
R.I. & Pacific Ry
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Consolidated Gas
Vehdz ‘Gorn Products
Crucible Steel
Cuba
International Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Bid
Lorillard Co
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
New York Central
Payoth Nee
Hartford Ee Bbees
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Eib9
Sewareiais Wa
Pennsylvania
Board of Health
al- Ray Consolidated Copper
Republic Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss, Shel, Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting & Refining
U. S. Steek
Ers
Utah Copper Ice Cecs
S Vnyee Alba Inc
Car. Chem
Esasectwees
Wabash Pfd
Western Union
Welinghouse Electric
City Council clarifies burden shared with county in funding
The council explains how city and county taxes fund joint services and institutions. It details ad valorem revenue, hospital support, and the split of costs between city taxpayers and county taxpayers, noting city contributions and the proportionate city share of county expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Yasuya Uchida Named Ambassador to Russia
Viscount Yasuya Uchida former Japanse ambassador to Washington is appointed ambassador to Russia succeeding Viscount Ichiro Motono who becomes minister for foreign affairs. The passage also notes city water sewerage and road policy and local anecdotes about a high yielding cow in Belle Fourche South Dakota and travel of Mrs. F L Orr and her children from Albermarle via Southport with Mrs. Orr joining by her sister Miss Mattie Malpass.
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Tokio
Yasuya Uchida
Washington
Russia
Ichiro Motono
Smith’s Creek
F. L. Orr
Albermarle
Southport
Naval Stores Prices in Wilmington and Savannah Listings
Wilmington naval stores show Spirits 5 and 39 6u with 5 35 tar 2 60 and 11 cents crude 4.00 each. Savannah listing lists Spirits 2 1 4 to 1 2 Rosin 6.20 and other commodities including wheat 1.86 5 8 to 1.86 and corn 993 4 to 99 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Naval Stores
Savannah
Rotherosiao
Funeral service for Betsy Jordan in Oak Grove
Mrs Betsy Jordan aged 33 died at James Walker Memorial Hospital after a short illness. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 from 613 South Fourth Street conducted by Rev W R Noe. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Betsy Jordan
James Walker Memorial Hospital
South Fourth Street
W. R. Noe
Oak Grove
Second Trial for Rae Tanzer in Dear Oliver Case
New York reports Rae Tanzer 23 faces a second jury trial this week on perjury related to her claim that James W. Osborne posed as Dear Oliver. The case has drawn wide public attention since 1915 when Tanzer sought breach of promise against Osborne, who denies all allegations as mystery deepens with Wax set to testify.
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New York
Oliver
Rae Tanzer
James W. Osborne
Charles H. Wax
Wax
Chicago
Miss Tanzer
Slade and Slade
Supreme Court
Miss Tanner
Oliver Osborne
Bronx
Plainfield
N. J
Law Party
Osborne Law Offices
Mr. Osborne
Jas. W. Osborne
Man of Mystery
401000000000 Francs Indemnity to Allies
Paris reports French economist Barthlemy Rey outlines an indemnity if the Entente wins. He estimates Germany would owe 401 billion francs about 80 billion dollars, payable over fifty years at roughly 15 billion annually, totaling 401 billion across allies’ wartime and postwar costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Barthlemy Rey
Germany
Colorado Miners Hold Annual Meeting
Denver today hosts the Colorado Metal Mining Association in its fourth annual meeting. The agenda includes proposed changes to Federal mining laws repeal of the tax on producing mines revisions to compensation insurance laws and government conservation policies with focus on continued withdrawal from public land development.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Metal Mining Association
Identity of Dear Oliver Still Unverified in Wax Case
Federal agents tracked a suspect to Chicago where Charles H Wax lived with a woman he called his wife. Wax confessed to being Oliver Osborne and returned to New York where witnesses largely affirm the likeness, yet no definitive identification by Rae Tanzer or her sisters has occurred. The hunt continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles H Wax
Wax
Oliver Osborne
New York
Rae Tanzer
Oliver
Personal notices of local residents during holidays
Mr. George Neuer of Greensboro visits his father J F Neuer. Capt S V Bunting returns to Orlando after a city visit. W R Smith comes back from Florida on business. J Knox returns from a Raleigh trip. William Bunting Theodore Hashagen and Luke French resume duties at Donaldson Military Academy Fayetteville after holidays with parents. H Lee Cochran visits Florida for holidays.
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George Neuer
Greensboro
J. F. Neuer
S. V. Bunting
Orlando
Fla
W. R. Smith
Florida
J. Knox
Raleigh
William Bunting
Theodore Hashagen
Luke French
Donaldson Military Academy
Fayetteville
Notice of Sale of Land in Wilmington North Carolina
A court-ordered sale of land in Wilmington New Hanover County NC will occur at the courthouse door on Monday in February 1917. The land includes all of Block No 1 and Block No 534 and the land between Surry Street and the Cape Fear river channel. The sale is at cash and authorized by a 1916 Superior Court judgment.
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State of
North Carolina
New Hanover
Thomas Merrick
Register of Deeds
New Hanover County
Court House
Eleventh Street
Orange Street
Willington
Magnolia Street
Wilmington
Progressive Building and Loan Association
Superior Court
Germania Manufacturing Company
Meares Street
Surry Street
Cape Fear River
Cape Fear
Kidder Street
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Marine and
Liverpool
N. C
Orange
York ,Pol
Bush
Charlestan
Lima
N.C
Council
Yasuya
M. J. Smiley
Belle Fourche
S. D
Dium Heights
Peterson & Ruffs
Sting
New York Court
M. Rey
Colorado
Ifelong
International Correspondence Schools
Ad International Correspondence Schoole
Tox GG S
Soranion
S.S
Jess
Valier
Walter's
Corbett Co
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