Not Guilty in Taylor Enticement Case at Warsaw
The case of R. Taylor editor of The Duplin Record charged with enticing 17 year old Annis Stokes was declared not guilty after a 40 minute jury deliberation. Judge Bond charged the jury and Representative L Clayton Grant gave a 39 minute address that captivated the courtroom. The trial, long and slow at times, ended with a verdict many did not expect.
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Taylor
R. Taylor
Warsaw
Duplin Record
Annis Stokes
Dhs
Wls Stokes
Record
H. D. Williams
Kenansville
W. FP. Taylor
Goldsboro
John D. Bellamy
Homer L. Lyon
Whiteville
George Peschau
L. Clayton Grant
Grant
Bond
Juro
Miss Stokes
Wilmington
Ali “Vill
Mendant
Claud Ue
New Hanover
Shipbuilders of Philadelphia Lease Chadbourn Property
Philadelphia shipbuilders lease 225 feet of riverfront on Queen Street from Chadbourn Lumber Co to establish a ship building plant in Wilmington. Work to clean and level the site begins with a hundred jobs likely from the initial ship’s construction and ongoing expansion.
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Queen Street
Chadbourn Lumber Company
C. €. Chadbourn
Cushman and McKown
Philadelphia
Chadbourn
John Hancock
Wilmington
Bail Granted in Blockade Case for Todd and King
Sam King was released on $750 bail after a Superior Court conviction for blockading and faces reporting to Sheriff on August 1. E A Todd remains free on $1,000 bond with no sentence to start until August. A joint pardon petition circulates, unusually seeking restoration of both men with a single signature.
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Todd
King
Sam King
White
Jackson
E. A. Todd
First Baptist Church to Host Morning Worship by Hall
Southside Baptist joins First Baptist this morning for a union service at the First church conducted by Rev. W. G. Hall. In the evening the Southside congregation returns to its own church with Rev. J. L. Jenkins of Lumber Bridge delivering the sermon.
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W. G. Hall
Southside Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First Church
Southside
J. L. Jenkins
Lumber Bridge
City Council Considers Revised Car License Tax Plan
City officials met with City Attorney Robe rt Ruark Mayor P Q Moore and Recorder George Harriss to discuss a revised license schedule for operating cars on city streets. The plan proposes city residents pay $2 yearly while county residents pay $1 and out of county or occasional visitors pay 25 cents, with tourists exempt. Supporters say it ends debate and is police regulation, but adoption at Monday night meeting remains uncertain.
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Robert Ruark
P. Q. Moore
George Harriss
Councilman Hall
Hall
Report of Camp Site Committee Made Yesterday
City records show the Camp Site Committee completed its review with thorough arguments and effort to secure a Cantonment site. Officials affirm no stone was left unturned in the search and evaluation process to advance the project.
Grand Jury Delays Report In June Term Court
The June term of Superior Court closed at midnight without a grand jury report and officials expect the panel to meet soon. The Taylor criminal case dominated the week with a not guilty verdict after lengthy testimony as Judge Bond departs the district and praises local courtesies. A committee’s report to the Chamber of Commerce outlines Wilmington's bid for an army cantonment with favorable site data, expert review, and potential savings, though Charleston opposition remains.
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Superior Court
Taylor
Bond
Eighth District
Ninth
Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington
Chamber
J. A. Taylor
N. C
North Carolina
Marcus W. Jacobi
W. A. Mc Girt
Board of County Commissioners
A. B. Skelding
Tidewater Power Company
D. L. Struthers
Charles T. Nesbitt
Walker Taylor
E. A. Metts
Raleigh
Wood
United States
Alexander Sprunt & Son
General Wood
Charleston
Celebrated North Carolina dry goods pioneer marks fifty years
Mr A D Brown proprietor of the Front street dry goods firm celebrates his fiftieth year in business with an informal event in Wilmington next week. A native of Scotland who arrived in the U S as a youth he served in Cumming’s Battery during the Civil War and later rebuilt his store after a 1900s fire continuing at the current location on North Front street.
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North Carolina
A. D. Brown
Front Street
Mr. Brown
Khn Wiler & Co
Wilmington
South Front Street
Eugene Poezolt
Front and Market
C. H. Foard
Market Street
Front
Second Streets
Tte
Haberdashery
J. M. Solby
North Front Street
Scotland
United States
Boston
Cumming
James D
Engineers Leave Lumberton After Guard Duties
Co A NC Engineers from Wilmington departed Lumberton on a special eleven car train to Goldsboro. They expect to head to Fayetteville for a national guard camp, with the unit now stronger due to recent recruits.
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Lumberton
Co. A
N. C
Wilmington
Coast Line
Goldsboro
Seaboard
Fayetteville
National Guard
Lamberton
Britt
Robeson
F. S. Eubanks
Durham
Nena Rhyne
J. H. Henley
Sanford
Field
Governor Notified Of Board Ready To Proceed With Work
Instructions received by the city military exemption board yesterday were wired to Governor Bickett after the meeting at noon in the Mayor's office. The directives match those printed in yesterday's Dispatch.
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City Military Exemption Board
Bickett
Firm of Dosher & Co. appoints Mr Ney to handle affairs
Notice announces W. R. Dosher & Co. with Mr. Ney leading in absence of the senior partner to attend to all business entrusted to the firm.
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W. R. Dosher& Co
1Ney
Local 477 Carpenters Meet for G W Reynolds Funeral
Members of Local 477 United Brotherhood of Carpenters are urged to gather in the lodge room at 2:00 this Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of brother G. W. Reynolds, as announced by President J. H. Bunn.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jaspers
G. W. Reynolds
J. H. Bunn
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Shipbuilders OF
Queen Street Lumber Yard
First Baptist
Judge Bond
Gelebrate
Lila Melvin
White Oak
Cora John
A. P. Caldwell
L. C. Townsend
Joe S. Thompson
National Special Aid
Pembroke
R. S. Beam
Medical Reserve Co
New York
U. S
Bullock Brothers
Autohics Bile
Wrightsville Beach
Yester
Wade Kinlaw
Banking House
The
Corporation Commission
Wilmington Savings & Trust Company
Jno
Lewis Williams
Wilmington Savings and Trust Co
John Lewis Williams
State of North Carolina
New Hanover County
N. B
G. Dannenbaum
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