Superior Court convenes with judge and jurors in county
January term opens with Judge W. Sani presiding and Homer L. Lyon prosecuting. Grand jury of sixteen seated. four jurors excused. Judge Bond criticizes Recorder's court and urges fair indictments while explaining jury duties and due process amid discussions on Prohibition enforcement and potential bias.
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Superior Court
W. Sani
Edenton
Homer L. Lyon
Imad
Bond
Capiuses
Ifauer
Recorders Court
Jidge Lond
Recorder’s Court
Drifk
Exlainig
iLadsi
Anunia
Obituary notice for Hills and Coatwright in Oakdale Cemetery
Died Hills N hi Coatwright at Short I the 7 th year of his e the 16th Minere at p.m. car ee ne sy rom gy James church. In Oakdale Cemetery.
Ella to sail from Wilmington for Martinique on passenger mail voyage
After extensive remodeling at Wilmington Iron Works the river steamer Ella will sail likely tomorrow for Martinique to serve as passenger and mail transport around the island. Capt J H Bond will command with Wilmington crew. voyage about 15 days via Miami with stops for coal water and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Iron Works
Ella
Harper Line
Wilmington
Southport
Martinique
West Indies
Straits of Florida
J. H. Bond
Mount Pelee
Tom Morsey
John Risley
United States
Miami
Florida
Becaus
Fort DeFrance
J. W. Harper
Bricklayers Organize Wilmington Branch Leaders Elected Saturday
The Wilmington chapter of the International Union of Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers elected officers at a Saturday night Bonitz Hall meeting. J W Graham of Atlanta Southern organizer helped organize the 20 member unit which will meet weekly. Officers include President C S Barclay Vice President A McCrae Financial Secretary D C Bland Recording Secretary R L Murrill Treasurer S A Miller Deputy Paul Bland Alternate Deputy D A Heister Sergeant at Arms John Fleming.
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Wilmington
International Union of Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
J. W. Graham
Atlanta
Bonitz Hall
Princess Street
C. S. Barclay
A. McCrae
D. C. Bland
S. A. Miller
R. L. Murrill
Paul Bland
D. A. Heister
John Fleming
Information Wanted on Grant Bill for Railroad Clerks Pay
Editor asks Representative Grant to explain why his bill for paying railroad clerks twice a month in New Hanover County did not become law. The letter notes the bill reportedly passed the House Tuesday and reached the Senate in time. Wilmington reader Paul D. Satcnwell writes from Wilmington, N C, January 14, 1917.
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the Dispatch
Grant
New Hanover County
House
Senate
Maj General Wood to Visit City En Route to Fort Caswell
Maj General Leonard Wood United States Army will spend a period in the city en route to Fort Caswell to inspect the coast artillery corps. He will stop at Savannah Charleston and Augusta before reaching here and then depart for Fort Caswell. A public reception may be held if time permits.
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Leonard Wood
United States Army
Fort Caswell
Coast Artillery Corps
Wood
Charleston
Fort Moultrie
Savannah
Fort Scriven
Atlanta
Augusta
Aiken
Colored ministers to speak at Ebenezer tonight
Rev. Dr. Sidney Edwards of Tampa Florida who spoke to men yesterday at Central Baptist church will preach at Ebenezer Baptist church tonight at 8 o clock. He is described as one of the greatest preachers of his race and the public, especially white listeners, are invited to attend.
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Sidney Edwards
Tampa
Fla
Central Baptist Church
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Dutch Warship New Sub Taken to Flushing
A Dutch warship brought a German submarine into Flushing after locating it in Dutch waters. The submarine will be interned.
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Associated Press
London
Flushing
Reuters
Strawberry industry grows with Carolina output outlook
The editor of The Carolina Fruit and Truckers Journal cites a 1917 survey showing strawberry acreage up slightly in North and South Carolina and Virginia. Lettuce and other crops rise modestly, with regional value estimates totaling several millions, underscoring Wilmington’s stake in the area’s agricultural progress.
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Z. W. Whitehead
Carolina Fruit and Truckers’ Journal
Dispatch
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Wilmington
Insanity Talk At Victoria Theatre Urges Early Guarding
Dr A S Pendleton of Raleigh spoke at the Victoria theatre on insanity as a disease not a crime. He blamed inheritance as the main cause and urged state care and segregation until cure, noting others from faulty training and environment. He warned about pellegra and immorality as contributing factors.
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A. S. Pendleton
Raleigh
Gentral Hospital
Victoria Theatre
Young Men’s Christian Association
Pendleton
J. B. Huntington
J. F
Pellegra
O B Heads Confident Players Will Give Up
New York January 15 The baseball schedule talks gather presidents and schedule committee members while a players strike looms. Owners expect players to back down for money needs and a time limit on signing contracts with possible suspension without pay. The schedule committee stays through Wednesday at Dover Hall Georgia as International League members meet this afternoon.
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Ty Associated Press
New York
Dover Hall
Georgia
International League
Dr John J Anderson Speaks Twice at Wilmington Churches
Dr John J Anderson educational secretary of the Foreign Mission committee of the Southern Presbyterian church spoke twice in Wilmington yesterday at St Andrew's church in the evening and at the First Presbyterian church in the morning. He urged study of mission work noting annual costs near 35 million dollars and that such study deepens Bible knowledge and counteracts apathy.
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Dr. Anderson
St. Andrew's
First Presbyterian
John J. Anderson
Foreign Mission Committee
Southern Presbyterian Church
Wilmington
St. Andrew's Church
First Presbyterian Church
Grace Methodist opens Sunday School annex at Grace Church
The Sunday School annex of Grace Methodist church opened yesterday costing about 20000 dollars. About 500 attendees and 700 daytime visitors praised the new facilities. Superintendent K W Price led the musical program with H M Shepherd assisting and a choir plus an orchestra performing.
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Grace Methodist Church
K. W. Price
H. M. Shepherd
J. K. Taylor
Silas Sheetz
Lucile Riley
Irene King
Florence Hawkins
F. T. Harrell
A. L Dosher
Edna Craft
Omeh Williams
William Powell
Jack Thompson
Tragic death in Spencer as railroad generator explodes
Dr J W Tankersley, recent Greensboro arrival, rushed to Spencer after his brother Ed Tankersley was killed when a motor generator exploded in a locomotive headlight roundhouse. Ed died five hours after the accident at the Southern Railway yard as Dr Tankersley traveled with Mrs Tankersley from Greensboro.
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Tankersley
J. W. Tankersley
Greensboro
Spencer
Ed. Tankersley
Soutern Railway Company
Y M C A to Host Evening With Mr Odis Hinnant Speaker
Musical program arranged for the Y M C A annual meeting led by Mr Odis B Hinnant city boys work secretary. He will speak at 8 o clock in the Association Building tomorrow night. Annual reports from the president and committee chairmen will be presented. A special musical program promises both pleasure and business.
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Odis B. Hinnant
Odis B. Iinnant
City Boys' Work
Association
Masons Gather for 130th NC Grand Lodge Session
Raleigh prepares for the 130th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Masons of North Carolina at the Masonic Temple. Wilmington attendees include Deputy Grand Master Co. L. Pridgen and Messrs H. A. Huggins F. H. McCullough and F. G. Ross. Alex S. Holden and District Deputy Grand Master Charles B. Newcomb will also travel tomorrow.
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Raleigh
Grand Lodge of Masons of
North Carolina
Masonic Temple
Charlies B. Newcomb
Constipation cured by Shivar Mineral Water
A health claim promotes Shivar Mineral Water as a permanent cure for constipation with a money-back guarantee. Advertising cites pleasant taste and low cost, offered with delivery by Wimington Agents and Elvingtons Pharmacy Company at 2nd and Princess Streets.
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Wimington
Elvingtons Pharmacy, Co
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Darker Hair
A vintage ad touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use home hair darkener. It promises natural even color, masking gray after one or two applications and making hair look thicker and younger. The product is marketed as a toilet item not a medical cure.
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Wryeth
Private George Guthrie Buried With Military Honors
Private George Thomas Guthrie of Wilmington Engineers North Carolina National Guard died of pneumonia on the international border. He was buried with military honors in Bellevue cemetery after services at his sister’s home conducted by Rev. W. R. None. Pallbearers included O. C. Hering E. Stoke Icey N. E. Stokeley B. N. Horne Julius Parker and Carles Suggs.
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George Thomas Guthrie
Wilmington
Church of the God Shepherd
Messrs
O. C. Hering
E. Stoke- Icey
N. E. Stokeley
B. N. Horne
Julius Parker
Carles Suggs
Ambassadors and the Power of Silence
A Wall Street Journal aphorism notes that a wise ambassador can speak yet say nothing, while a wiser one makes no speeches at all, underscoring restraint in diplomacy.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Resignation Accepted as Metts Poised to Succeed Rodman
The War Department has accepted Col Wiley C. Rodman’s resignation as commander of the Second North Carolina Infantry. Lieut Col J van B Metts is expected to be promoted to colonel, despite opposition from Majah Faircloth and pressure from Brigadier General Laurence W. Young. Rodman recently returned from Camp Stewart El Paso and could not command on the border. Metts has been praised for his steady leadership.
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Washington Post
Wiley C. Rodman
Washington, D. C
Second
North Carolina Infantry
War Department
J. van B. Metts
Rodman
Camp Stewart
el Paso
Texas
Metts
North Carolina
Fort Bliss
Wilmington
Majah Faircloth
Laurence W. Young
Former Coast Line Conductor Buried at Wallace
Robert Clement former Atlantic Coast Line conductor died Saturday morning at James Walker Memorial Hospital after a throat injury operation in Hot Springs Ark. He was buried in Wallace cemetery after being transported from his former home late Saturday.
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Coast Line
Wallace
Robert Clement
Atlantic Coast Line
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
An Awful Handicap
The column argues the legislature in Columbia creates no hope for beneficial outcomes, calling the situation an awful handicap and expressing skepticism about improvements from state lawmakers.
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Columbia
Anderson Mail
Ely's Cream Salve Promises Fast Head Relief
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Salve as instant relief for nasal congestion from colds or catarrh. It claims the antiseptic cream clears air passages, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and provides immediate breathing relief after applying in the nostrils.
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Loree ePhhes
Ely
Funeral Service for Mr. Thomas Johnson Held At Home
The funeral of Mr. Thomas Johnson who died at his home 702 Dock street was held yesterday at 3 30 p m at the residence by Rev R E Gribbin rector of St John's Episcopal church. Interment followed at Oakdale cemetery with pallbearers Robert Barefoot B A Merritt M Marshburn Martins Willard Clayton Giles Jr and Carl Strunck.
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T. C. Johnson
Thomas
Johnson
Dock Street
R. E. Gribbin
St. John's Episcopal Church
Oakdale Cemetery
Messrs
Robert Barefoot
B. A. Merritt
M. Marshburn
Martins
Willard, Clayton Giles, Jr
Carl Strunck
Wilming ton Poultry Club to be organized at City Hall
A meeting in the Council Chamber at City Hall tonight will organize a poultry club for Wilming ton and New Hanover county. Officers will be chosen and all interested in chicken raising are invited. Plans will outline encouraging growth of thoroughbred poultry.
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Wilmington
New Hanover County
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