British French Officers Dine in Col umbia With War Aims Emphasized
In Columbia on January 24, Major Humphries and Captain Leone addressed 75 locals and French officers at Camp Jackson and Jefferson Hotel. They argued there can be no peace while Germany’s leaders persist, praised American resolve, and urged a world peace based on justice and the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Jackson
Columbia
8. C
Major Humphries
Jefferson Hotel
Jack
Germany
Humphries
New York
Washington
Leone
France
Society of Nations
United States
Holy Land
Palestine
Alsace-Lorraine
West Bank of the Rhine
Captain Leonet
Wilson
Embargo Strands Gaffney Livestock Buyers in Atlanta
John McKown and R E Johnson of the Gaffney Live Stock Company traveled to Atlanta to buy mules and pigs for the Cherokee market but were blocked by a Southern Railway embargo on livestock shipments. They returned empty handed, disappointing buyers who had anticipated breeding stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffney
John McKown
R. E. Johnson
Gaffney Live Stock Company
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Homicide at Great Falls Over Debt Ends in Tragedy
H. A. Ives ter, 50, transfer business man of Great Falls, was shot in the temple and killed by Max Giles, 40, of Republic Cotton Mills. Giles is jailed in Chester county and claims self defense after a debt dispute.
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Great Falls
Chester
S. C
H. A. Ivester
Temple
Max Giles
Republic Cotton Mills
Giles
Chester County
Convicts Cut Wood for Charleston Fuel Aid
Twenty county chain gang convicts began cutting wood on the Jahnz plantation in St. Andrew's parish near Charleston to relieve the city's fuel shortage. Under the sanitary and drainage commission, they expect to produce 30 to 40 cords daily, with Jahnz donating the wood. Garbage carts will haul the fuel to town and it will be distributed to the Poor and sick via the Associated Charities.
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Charleston
S. C
Jahnz
St. Andrew’s Parish
Hyde
Sanitary and Drainage Commission
Associated Charities
Must Pay Poll Tax To Vote In Six Months
Columbia S C January 24 An opinion by Attorney General Thomas H Peeples holds that paying the poll tax before December 31 is a prerequisite to voting in any election within the next six months This requirement is stated as constitutionally mandated along with the payment of all other taxes before the election date
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South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Sheriff Association of
Imperial Hotel
Wilson
Thomas S. Burch
Florence
RK. S. Patterson
Marlboro
James Macfie
Fairfield
F. H. Hill
Calhoun
Charleston
United States District Court
R. C. Boswell
Boswell
State General Sessions Court
Federal Court
William Waddell
Richland
Rafe Shannon
Mattie Shannon
Waddell
Thomas H. Peeples
Stock Exchange to Close Mondays
New York January 24 The Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange has decided to close the exchange on the remaining heatless Mondays as ordered by the Fuel Administration.
Russian Situation Seen Critical by German Circles
Amsterdam Jan 24 German parliamentary circles regard the Russian situation as critical according to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger copy received here. Bolsheviki supremacy is said to be seriously threatened and questions arise about negotiating with leaders who may be swept away by anarchy. The paper notes potential influence of Petrograd events on Brest-Litovsk talks.
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Amsterdam
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Petrograd
Brest-Litovsk
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Compound Sold in Stores
A household remedy from grandmothers time Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound restores natural hair color. Drug store bottles simplify the process by dampening a brush and brushing through strands for quick darkening and gloss, with repeated use yielding lasting effects.
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Wyeth
Parisian Sage Promises Hair Cure and Growth
An advertisement warns dandruff leads to baldness and touts Parisian sage as the sure cure. It claims the antiseptic liquid stops itching and hair loss, promotes new growth, and offers a refund if not satisfied, with R. R. Bellamy as supplier.
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R. R. Bellamy
Adv
Foreclosure Sale Notice for Two Wilmington Mortgages
By virtue of two mortgage deeds W A Simon and Annie K Simon and C F Howell and Jessie N Howell defaulted on payments. Mechanics Home Association will sell the described land at public auction at the New Hanover County Court House on February 15 1918 at 12 o clock noon. First tract covers parts of lots 1 and 2 in Block 20 in the city of Wilmington. Second tract is a contiguous lot in the same block. Sale proceeds go to the mortgagees highest bidder for cash. Attorney for Mechanics Home Association. 1-15-30 ti.
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W. A. Simon
Annie HK. Simon
C. F. Howell
Jessie N. Howell
Office of the Register of Deeds of
New Hanover County
Mechanics’ Home Association
Court House
County of New Hanover
Wright Street
Ethee
Fifth Street
Wilmington
The
Herbert Essins
Viola Hskina
Register of Deeds
Mechanics Home Association
New Hanover
Wooster Street
Seventh Street
N. C
E McKoy
Runaway Soldiers From Camp Hancock Held In County Jail
South Carolina officers nab thirteen soldiers from a through freight near St. George and jail them. Police plan to detain nine more as Camp Hancock authorities arrange transport for about twenty five men in custody.
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South Carolina
St. George
Platt
Hancock
Augusta
Summerville
Jacques
British Merchantmen Losses Fall in Past Week
London reports a low level of sinking for British merchant ships with six vessels of 1600 tons or more and two under that tonnage destroyed in the past week according to the admiralty.
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London
Admiralty
Public Auction May Sell Wilming ton Property Under Mortgage
By power of sale in a mortgage deed Herbert Essins and Viola Hskina defaulted on payments. Mechanics Home Association will sell at public auction February 4 1918 at 12 o clock at the New Hanover Court House door. Land described as portions of blocks 5 and 6 in City of Wilmington with Wooster and Seventh streets as bounds.
Southern Railway trims Beaufort line to Winston-Salem Goldsboro route
The Winston-Salem to Beaufort sleeping car service will be shortened to a Winston-Salem to Goldsboro line effective with the last cars into and out of Beaufort Sunday August 12. Sleeping cars will be handled on trains 282 112 and 111 237. For details contact Southern Railway System Agents or J O Jones Raleigh NC.
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Winston - Salem - Morehead City-Beaufort
Public Auction of Wilmington Lot 6 Block 74
By decree of the Superior Court a sale will be held at the Wilmington courthouse on February 4 1918 at noon for cash to the highest bidder. The property is Lot 6 Block 74 on Queen Street Second Street parallels. Commissioner William M Bellamy notes the sale date January 3, 1918.
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Dozier
Marion County
Douglas
Chesterfield
Norris
Barnwell
Gore
D. L. Gore Company
Wilmington, N. C
Wrightsville Beach
F. W. Armstrong
Prop
Byecal
Frank Kimble
Superior Court
Alice Larkins
John Larkins
Thomas Harriss
Wilmin
Queen Street
Second Street
Queen Stret
Eo ¢ Herald Square Hotel
Herald Square Hotel
34Th ST. Sur
Broadway
R. R
Bath
J. Fred Sayers
LeGwin Printing Co. Brace St
Wilmington, N, C
Neolin Lotfs
N. Front Street
Capitol
D.C
Union Station
Alt Rooms
W. T. Knight
U. S. S. War Savings
Citizens
Alma
Ady Swift Specific Co
Dlanta
Harry E Payne
Exington
Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
22Nd Street
Lexington
Charles McHugh
BY McManus
Maggie
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