Anti-Stock Bill 15 Stalled Again In State Senate
In Raleigh on January 20 the anti stock bill faced a defeat as the Senate reported it unfavorably after a lengthy debate in the State House. Speakers for both sides traded barbs with ex Congressmen Bellamy and Duffey present amid a rowdy crowd over Pender County's stock law dispute.
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Raleigh
Pender County
Free Rangers
Pender
Scott
House
Burnett
Rivers Johnson
Johnson
John D. Bellamy
George Bellamy
Duke of
Brunswick
Prince of Jury
Rudolph Duffey
Department of Agriculture
Messrs
Duffey
Bellamy
J. T. Bland, Sr
E. A. Hoyle, Jr
C. BE. McCullen
McCullen
Romanian Prince Emanuel Bibescu Visits New York Incognito
Prince Emanuel Bibescu of Romania arrives aboard the steamship Finland with Miss Margaret Lahovary and Miss Ethel Monk. Traveling under the alias Jones, he gives reporters no clues about his plans or the visit’s purpose.
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New York
Prince Emanuel Bibescu
Rumania
Finland
Margaret Lahovary
Ethel Monk
Jones
Capture of Three U S Citizens By Raider Reported
Three American crew members aboard the Yarrowdale have been captured by a raider. The vessel was brought to Swinemunde in Prussia. A strange four smokestack ship sighted off Brazil is thought to be the German raider involved.
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Yarrowdale
Brazil
Three Americans aboard British steamer Yarrowale captured
Three Americans were among the crew of the British steamer Yarrowale captured by a German raider and taken to a German port by a prize crew, according to records in London.
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le New York
German Admlty Statement on Prisoners of War in Atlantic Raid
Washington reports German admiralty says Americans on ships captured by a raider have been taken as prisoners of war. The issue hinges on whether an armed merchant ship counts as a warship. The U.S. maintains a vessel is a warship only when under naval orders, flag, and crew.
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Washington
Germany
Amel
State Department
Armel
Yarrowdale Arrives At Swinemuende Harbor
Berlin reports the British steamer Yarrowdale captured by the German raider has been brought into Swinemuende Prussia as a prize. The official note says arrival on December 1 but does not specify the harbor of entry. Swinemuende lies in Pomerania near Stettin on the Stettiner Haff.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Cologne
Yarrowdale
Atlantic
Swinemuende
Prussia
Strange Four-Stack Steamship Sighted Near Ceara Brazil
Reports from Rio de Janeiro describe a black painted steamship with four smokestacks sighted off Ceara Brazil. The vessel was observed moving at high speed and was noted by press dispatches from Argentina.
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Les Aires
Argentine Republic
Rio Janeiro
Ceara
Brazil
Congress May Call an Extra Session
Washington debate over an extra session to finish Wilson era legislation. With 26 legislative days left, opposition threatens key bills including water power, railroad strike prevention, and Webb labor agency measures. Senate Steering committee to meet Monday after President Wilson's appeal.
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Assoe Press
Congress
Senate
Wilson
Sossi¢ Lorityr
Lavora Lyfe
Mery
British Steamer Toftwood Sunk By Submarine
The British steamship Toftwood carrying cargo valued at about 750 000 dollars was torpedoed and sunk after leaving New York on Christmas Day. Advices received by the French Line confirm the loss and indicate the vessel sailed from New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Toftwood
Nsw
Interstate Commerce Commission orders to relieve coal car shortage
The Commission issued a formal order to speed returns of coal cars to owners and to devise methods to relieve shortages in other car types. Railroads must apply measures to refrigerator, heater, ventilated and insulated cars with new rules in effect February 21 and lasting until May 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clark
Clements
Hall
Department of Justice
United States
Commission
Austro Hungarian premiers return to Vienna after Berlin talks
Premier Clam Martinic of Austria and Premier Tisza of Hungary arrived in Vienna Friday night following an extended conference in Berlin with German leaders on economic programs. German and Austrian general staff representatives and leading statesmen attended the discussions.
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London
Clam- Martinic
Austria
Tisza
Hungary
Vienna
Berlin
Amsterdam
Reuters
Conference Distinguishes Central Powers Parliaments Talks
The article notes a distinct meeting involving Premier Clam Martinic and Premier Tisza with German leaders from the one held in Berlin on Friday for a conference of the Central Powers parliament presidents and Turkey.
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Clam-Martinic
Tisza
Parliamnt
Central Powers
Turkey
Berlin
Friends fear Thaw may not recover from injuries
Philadelphia reports Harry K Thaw’s friends fearing for his life as his condition worsens. Observers say he appeared barely conscious and some fear he took mercury tablets during his death attempt, a poison that often proves fatal only after a delay.
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Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Fire Rips Six-Story Manhattan Brass Plant
A fierce blaze at the Manhattan Brass Company factory on East Twenty eighth Street caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Officials called it the most difficult fire in years as flames spread embers to nearby Bellevue Hospital Cornell Medical College and crowded tenements while a Catholic church services were being held.
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Associated Press
New York
Manhattan’ Brass Company
East Twenty-eighth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Cornell Medical College
North Carolina gets 252000 in federal buildings bill
Washington reports the public buildings appropriation bill includes 252000 for North Carolina sites and buildings. Edenton Lenoir Lumberton Mount Olive Morganton gain post office sites. seven cities receive site funds. Wilson extension for court housing. senate passage uncertain amid deficit and national preparedness urgency.
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George H. Manning
Washington
House
North Carolina
Edenton
Lenoir
Lumberton
Mount Olive
Mount Airy
Morganton
Albemarle
Clinton
Dunn
Louisburg
Marion
Sanford
Williamston
Rockingham
Wadesboro
Wilson Post Office
Senate
Wilson
Treasury
House Rules retains Whipple as counsel in leak inquiry
The House Rules committee formally retained Sherman L. Whipple of Boston as counsel in the leak inquiry and scheduled resumed hearings at the New York customs house at 10 a m next Tuesday morning.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Sherman L. Whipple
Boston
New York Customs House
Westarp Urges Full Use of Submarines in German War Policy
Berlin reports Count Westarp, leader of the Reichstag Conservatives, endorses complete use of submarines. He argues Germany must strike England’s life nerve of commerce, citing losses of colonies and a maritime blockade, and says no weapon should be withheld.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Count Westarp
Reichstag
Magdeburg
England
Lindenhall Attacked by Submarine En Route to Gibraltar
The British tramp steamship Lindenhall, arriving in New York from the Mediterranean via Norfolk, was pursued and fired upon by a submarine while traveling from Naples to Gibraltar last December. Two shots hit the vessel but it escaped due to its speed, according to aboard observers.
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Associated Press
New York
Lindenhall
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Naples
Gibraltar
Dewey Laid To Rest With National Honors
Admiral Dewey received a state funeral in Washington with President Wilson and Cabinet attending. Capitol services, Arlington interment, and naval honors followed as all government business halted for the day.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dewey
Capitol
President Wilson
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Arlington Cemetery
Manila Bay
Benjamin E. P. Lamberton
Joseph P. Cogh
Annapolis
Admiral Dewey
J. B. Frazier
Olympia
New Yorker Shows A Cool Head At Front In War Service
Paris January 20 Section No 8 of the American Ambulance Field Service and William Meadowcroft of New York a Harvard graduate are named in army orders. The section attached to the Sixteenth division rendered notable service transporting wounded under dangerous conditions. On December 29 1916 during a bombardment the driver displayed conspicuous coolness and devotion in caring for the wounded and getting them to ambulances.
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Associated Press
Paris
The
American Ambulance Field Service
William Meadowcroft
New York
Harvard
Sixteenth Division
Teutonic Troops Capture Another Town in Rumania
Raleigh dispatch reports Teutonic forces seizing a town in Romania as part of ongoing operations. In the North Carolina House, lawmakers vote 86 to 11 to reject paying $4,000 to convicts from Gov. Craig's Christmas release, while the Senate stands with stricter limits on state officers. A new education bill aims to cut illiteracy with funded schools and mandatory pupil minimums. The House also notes public friction over caucus secrecy and credit for legislative efforts.
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Raleigh
N. C
Aoes
Craig
House
Senate
McCracken
Columbus
McRary
Henry Page
McLendon
German Troops Take Nanesti in Romania on Sereth River
Berlin reports Nanesti in Romania along the Sereth was seized yesterday by German forces. Official word confirms capture by the German army with no immediate details on casualties or subsequent actions.
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Nanesti
Sereth
Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Rumania
Artillery Action Reported Near Plessis-de-Roye and Bolante
Paris reports a violent artillery action last night in the Plessis-de-Roye region south of Lassigy. Elsewhere the night was relatively quiet with a small mine success in the Argonne sector near Bolante.
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Plessis- Roye
Wareatres
Associated Press
Paris
Plessiss-de-Roye
Plessis-de- Roye
Lassigy
Argonne
Bolante
British Patrols Repulsed on Western Front
Berlin reports British patrol attacks repulsed near Wytschaete and west of La Bassee. German reconnoitering missions between Doller and the Rhine Rhone canal were successfully carried out by Württemberg troops. No significant events reported on the Russian front.
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Berlin
Sayville
Wytschaete
la Bassee
Doller
Rhine Rhone Canal
Wurttemburg
Baseball federation to push anti gambling resolution
Toledo Ohio January 20 delegates at the National Baseball Federation meet to consider a resolution prohibiting gambling in any form. The measure was among several approved last night by the federation's new executive committee.
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Associated Press
Toledo, O
National Baseball Federation
Contenders Push Votes in Contest for Hettie James Lead
Miss Hettie R. James of Wilmington surges to the top with 120 508 votes, 65 000 more than yesterday, while rivals including Mrs. Bessie M. Robbins and Miss Iola Ivey remain active. The race remains tight as supporters rush to lock in reserve votes before the close, with prizes valued at thousands of dollars. (Continued on Page Seven.)
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Hettie R. James
Wilmington
Miss James
James
Bessie M. Robbins
B.L. Daniel
Armour
Iola Ivey
Lumberton
Annie Lee Adkins
Warsaw
Frankie Anderson
Fair Bluff
Pauline Newsome
Clinton
Mary Lorenzo
The Dispatch Prize Race Narrowing As Deadline Nears
The time for winning The Dispatch prizes is slipping away for active workers while hopefuls wait. With seven working days left, the race tightens as candidates close in, and each new subscription moves a contender closer to the coveted prize.
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