Wilmington to Host Live Stock Development Conference
Local and state groups including the Southern Development Organization backed by Wilmington officials plan a livestock development meeting to boost cattle and stock raisers across North Carolina. Delegates from Washington and Hern will discuss site selection and state-wide cooperation to advance farming and industry interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaey
India
Wilmington
Iuccessful
Poment and Development Orajo
Hern
Washington, N. C
Wilmingy
Voc Carelina
East
Carolina
Ovat
Red Sox Triumph Over Athletics In Blowout
Red Sox routed the Athletics 31 to 12 on Friday night to seize top position in the Per Terra V column. The Americans edged the Tigers 18 to 10 to climb to third place while the Tigers fell back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rail Sox
Athletics
Vow
Cate
Red Sox
Farmer
Qemk
Rich
K. Tevs Aml Keliv
No Favi
Filyan
Cornie
Lewis End McManus
Tetas
Gans
Rourk
Riis
Gials
Lewis
Revs
Davis
Seasesm
Tigers
Applewhite
Ree ~Er
Rhodes
Centennie
Huband
Houston and
Myers
Tisidéens
Little
Melatier
Applewhite Tetitey
Houston
Dlers
Hordeee
Foulmos
Stoleonite
Hous
Install New Pastor at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Rev. T. P. Allen is to be formally installed as pastor of Immanuel Presbyterian Church this Sunday evening. Rev. W. Baker will preside. the sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. J. M. L. Wells, pastor of First Presbyterian, with readings by Rev. A. D. McClure and Col. Walker Taylor. Allen recently arrived from another charge and will be installed in a ceremony likely to draw the congregation and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Ailen
Immanuel Arsbyterian
W. “. Baker
J. ML. A Wells
First Presbyterian Church
A. D. McClhyre
Col
Walker Taylor
Allen
Imsienities Church
Wilming‘s
Immanuel
Trey
Remarkable Yacht Visit Sparks Harbor Island Tour
Mrs William Sell hosts a 75 horsepower yacht at Harbor Island with guests watching as a touring craft joins its lines. The party, bound for Palm Beach Florida, plans to remain through winter while voyaging to Lumina and other beaches with Frank Mead guiding the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sell
Harbor Island
Rwich
Mrs. Sell
Ed ‘Oselther
Palm Beach
Fla
Frank Mead
Latae
Are
Lumina
Cayuga
Funeral for John P. Ty at Wadeboro Saturday
Funeral services for John P. Ty were held Friday at his home and Saturday at the Wadeboro church with interment Sunday in Wadeboro Cemetery. He died at home Friday morning after sickness, with Masonic rites at the graveside. Many attended the last rites and the community paid respects to the deceased and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadescore
John P. Ty
Broad Street
J. K. McLarty
Wadesboro
Vengo
Sepa Grotto Night Parade Highlights City Event
Wilmington Drum and Bugle Corps led a Sepa Grotto parade through the city on a Friday night drawing hundreds. A drill team exhibition under Capt. Bill Whitney preceded Dutch supper and Masonic Temple initiation of Kandy-Dates. Officers were reelected, with S. L. Boyd stepping down and W. A. Whitney becoming master of ceremonies. The group plans greater community involvement as it grows beyond its first year.
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Wilmington
Sepa Grotto
Bill” Whitney
Masonic Temple
Kandy
E. E. Graham
W. A. Whitney
S. L. Boyd
Monarch
Paul B. Bell
A. S. Holden
E. M. Beery
C. A. Williams
Marshall
H. C. Marshal
Sentinel
Linwood D. Latta
Elvie
Brown's Landing dam closes on Cape Fear river
Maj. A E Waldron of the army engineers witnessed the closing of the eight foot project dam at Brown's Landing on the upper Cape Fear river. The Brown's Landing lock is nearly finished with gates to be hung and river traffic already passing through. Completion of the dam will finalize work within eight weeks amid remaining dredging and rip rap filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Waldron
Brown's Landing
Cape Fear River
Brown’s Landing
Waldron
Wilmington Engineer Returns from England and Scandinavia
Mr. Thomas A. Byrd, a Wilmingtonian now working as operator at the Royal theatre, returns from a extended tour of England and Scandinavia. He served as an assistant engineer on the liner Sygland and recounts his voyage including an incident with the British cruiser Vivid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Byrd
Royal Theatre
England
Scandinavia
Byrd
Vivid
Chimes of Normandy Stages at Academy of Music
An appreciative audience enjoyed the tragic comedy Chimes of Normandy at the Academy of Music Friday night. Presented under St Andrew's Brotherhood auspices as part of the Lyceum series by the Affiliated Lyceum Bureaus of America. The performance was ably given and many numbers on the program were repeatedly encored.
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Academy of Music
Normandy
St. Andrew’s Brotherhood
Lyceum
Lyceum Bureaus of America
Stunt Night at the Y Juniors Plan Saturday Events
The Junior Department of the Y M C A will hold stunt night Saturday at 7 30 with events like 100 yard dash 50 yard dash tug of war broad jump hammer throw shot put boxing high diving and more. Members anticipate a festive start to the activities. European capitals once indifferent to American politics now show interest in U S newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Recruits Depart for Fort Caswell from Columbus Barracks
Seventy new recruits from Columbus Barracks Ohio arrived by train and steamed to Fort Caswell on the Wilmington to replace artillerymen whose enlistments expired. Sergeants Debosski and Ditmore led the party as they marched through Wilmington. The training continues upon arrival with rifle drill and soldier duties before assignment to coast defense units. Enlistment spans three years with colors and four years in reserve, or vice versa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Columbus Barracks
Columbus
Ohio
City
Wilmington
Fort Caswell
Cape Fear
Coast Artillery
Debosski
Ditmore
Union Station
Mexico and Japan in talks to buy munitions
Three Mexican agents representing General Carranza are reported in Tokyo to pursue purchases of rifles artillery and war material plus a steamship and machinery. The Kotohira Maru sailed for Mexico with general cargo and possibly rifles, though the Mexican legation denies rifles were aboard and says shipments are machinery and goods.
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Tokio
Japan
Carranza
Tekio
Carpio
Kotohiramaru
Yokohama
Salina Cruz
Mexico
Associated Press
Legation
General Huerta
Huerta
Russia
France
Manchester
Railroads See Operating Expenses Outpace Revenues
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports November 1916 saw operating expenses rise by about 1.5 million more than revenues for the major U.S. railroads. Net operating income declined from November 1915 by roughly the same amount, with total operating revenues at 522,359,605 dollars and expenses at 206,536,874 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trade Council Meets at Final Convention Session
Pittsburgh January 27 reports from the National Foreign Trade Council on examples of successful American export enterprise and the convention committee held the attention of delegates at the final session of the sixth annual convention.
Woman's Missionary Society Convention Concludes in Raleigh
Delegates from the Woman's Missionary Society depart Edenton Street Methodist Church Raleigh after a four day session selecting Edenton Street as next year's site. A closing pageant titled A Missionary Moving Picture featured children in Korean costumes and Sue Bennet Memorial school participants. Secretaries for districts including Elizabeth City Durham Rockingham Raleigh Warrenton Washington and Wilmington were elected. The group endorsed a NC legislative bill to strengthen prohibition laws.
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Woman's Missionary Society
Grace Methodist Church
Edenton Street Methodist
Raleigh
North Carolina
H. B. Branch
Sue Bennet Memorial School
W. W. Peele
Durham
Rockingham
Allen Powers
Hamlet
Vera Herring
Warrenton
Anna Graham
Washington
Wiley Brown
Greenville
Wilmington
Dr. Daniel
Southport
Prehistoric Prize Sunk With Ship
Lawrence Kansas January 27 two skeletons of the duck billed dinosaur were lost to science when the ship Montpelier was sunk by a German raider en route to the British Museum in London. Paleontologist Charles Sternberg reported the specimens 32 feet long weighed 20000 pounds and filled 22 boxes. An inquiry followed the failed shipment and Canadian railroad officials confirmed the fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lawrence
Kan
Montple
Charles Sternberg
Red Deer
Alberta
British Museum
London
Sternberg
England
Sharpers Sell 1916 Coins as Rare Money
Washington January 27 reports from the Treasury show sharpers are selling 1916 designed quarters and halves at a premium, claiming rarity. Officials deny the claim noting 2,320,000 halves and 62,000 quarters of the new design were struck in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Laboratory Fire Destroys UVA Chemistry Lab
Fire at the University of Virginia laboratory in Charlottesville yesterday destroyed the chemical lab and a valuable collection of chemicals. The loss was estimated at sixty thousand dollars.
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Associated Press
Charlottesville, Va
University of Virginia Y
Chicago Auto Show Opens With Brilliance
Chicago hosts a vast automobile show at the Coliseum and First Regiment Armory starting tomorrow. The event features top displays from New York and new exhibits, with manufacturers and dealers predicting a record attendance likely to exceed 500000 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Coliseum
First Regiment Armory
New York
Kansas Editors Open Annual Topeka Meeting
The Kansas State Editorial Association opened its annual meeting in Topeka with many representative publishers and editors from across the state in attendance. Sessions run through tomorrow and will close with a dinner featuring several prominent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kas
Kansas State Editorial Association
Spring and Summer Shoes Showing in Wilmington
Mr. A. M. Smith of Lowenberg's Shoe Store Norfolk will show Spring and Summer samples in Wilmington January 25 and 26 at the Orton Hotel. The firm has served the shoe trade over fifty years and offers expert fitting. Demand for leather is high this spring, so dealers should place orders early to avoid disappointment.
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A. M. Smith
Lowenberg’s
Norfolk
Wilmington
Orton Hotel
Charley Weinert Seeks Rematch With Billy Miske
In a recent meeting Charley Weinert pressed for a return bout against Billy Miske at Swit. The pair discussed a possible matchup and Weinert expressed urgency for the contest.
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Charley Weinert
Billy Miske
Oie
Swit
Women Win the First Battle for City Suffrage
Raliega North Carolina January 26. By a seven to four vote the House committee granted women municipal and presidential voting rights for town elections. Speakers highlighted women's civic work in prison reform temperance nursing and settlement services while opponents included several named lawmakers. A separate bill to remove a 25 tax on artificially bleached flour passed the committee, with a large dent on agricultural impact noted.
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Raliega
N. C
House Committee
California
Wilson
Fox Alleghany
Tommy Roi
Alston D. Watts
Palmer Jerman
Thomas W. Linigle
Davidson College
North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ling
Aubrey L. Brooks
Greensboro
North Carolina Bar Association
R. T. Vann
Meredith
Representative McBee
Mitchell
Leslie Davis
Carteret
Edward E. Britton
Raleigh
Breece
Cumberland
Representative Pritchard
Madison
Pritchard
MecKary
Davidson
Harry Stubbs
Martin
Little Bird
Stubbs
Doughton
Fox
Dees
Wayne
Grier
Iredell
McRary
Pharr
Roberts
Runcoml
Birl Pritchard
Canter
Warren
Ray
Macon
Chatham
Durham
E. J. Parrish
J. R. Patton
Agricultural Department
Mineral Water Claim Promises Rheumatism Relief
A bold advertisement touts S ivar Mineral Water as washing rheumatism from the system with a money back guarantee. The offer promises taste and life improvement and notes delivery at seven pounds.
New Bern Woman Visits Banes Cuba Honeymoon Misadventure
Miss Julia Stephens of Oriental tells of a Cuban honeymoon with William J. Riggs a contractor who went to Banes to work on a sugar mill addition. She left after two days calling Banes the limit and returned to New York while Riggs stayed to finish the job. Back home, a bride in Oriental awaits her husband’s return as Riggs contemplates the gulf between dream and reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
Cuba
Julia Stephens
Oriental
William J. Riggs
Banes
New York
Pamlico County
Lanes
Mrs. Ethel Byrne Refuses Food in Prison Hunger Protest
Mrs. Ethel Byrne, convicted of distributing birth control knowledge, is in custody on Blackwell's Island and vows to refuse every ordered duty as authorities plan forced feeding if she harms herself. The federal judge previously ruled the conviction valid and declined further interference.
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Ethel Dyrne
Brooklyn
Blackwell’s Island
New York
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North Fourth Street
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