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A theater bill from Southland Maids Company features new original scripts byBob Rines with fresh songs from Rogers and Marvin The Songbirds of the South and Bully Woolly West are highlighted numbers plus Happy Gibbs in Booloo Eyes a blackface comedy act for today’s program.
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Bob Rine
Southland
Southland Maids
Rogers
Marvin
Woolly West
Corinne King
Happy Gibbs
King
The Undying Flame at Grand Theatre Presents Mme Petrova
Ancient and modern Egypt contrast in The Undying Flame as Mme Petrova stars as the daughter of an Egyptian noble and the modern Beput. A forbidden romance driven by social class and a gypsy fortune teller drives romance to a dramatic conclusion with a half scarab quest.
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Egypt
Mme. Petrova
Grace Leslie
Mme
Petrova
Grand Théatre
Woman Aviator Killed In Practice Flight
Mrs. Hattie Nixon, 26, a student at the aeroplane school, was killed here yesterday during a practice flight. Her plane failed to gain sufficient altitude and struck telephone wires, crashing and being crushed beneath the engine.
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Hattie Nixon
Ofvage
Saterplane School
Claim of Civil War era periscope by Thomas Doughty described
The claim states Thomas Doughty, engineer of the Monitor, built a periscope with an iron pipe and two mirrors to observe above deck while remaining in the engine room. The contrivance is said to have allowed sighting from below during operations.
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Thomas. Doughty
Monitor
Eniire
General Strike in Amsterdam Shuts Down Docks
Amsterdam workers walked out yesterday morning with builders and shipyard laborers in sympathy. The burgomaster forbade street meetings as a dockers deputation pressed for more food supplies and withdrawal of military guards from markets where potato riots occurred. A military charge was ordered but refused, soldiers being withdrawn amid cheers.
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Associated Ffreas
Amsterdam
Het Volk
New York Day by Day Jerry the South American Monkey Nabs Paint Brush
Special correspondent reports Jerry a South American monkey from Willard Park Hospital who escaped ten days ago. He tossed items into the river frightened a horse and stole a paint brush. Police pursue him as a kleptomaniac primate case with peppery mischief.
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Dispatch
New York
Jerry
Willard Park Hospital
Will Rogers Predicts Quick End to War
Will Rogers says the terrible conflict abroad will end soon and jokes about his brother-in-law in Oklahoma who enlisted and never held a job longer than six weeks.
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Will Rogers
Oklahoma
June Brides Fill New York Hotels With New Visitors
The past June brings six newlyweds to the Astor, four to the Majestic, three to the Claridge and more to other hotels. Clerks describe brides as tough guests, some posing as veterans while others are timid, causing friction in dining rooms and tables. In Jefferson Market Court Andrew Buckley faced disorderly conduct for throwing a brick through a neutral laundry window after a dispute with boys. He defended his temper as self defense for not letting kids harass him.
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New York
Astor
Majestic
Claridge
Broadway
Andrew Buckley
Jefferson Market Court
Mr. Buckley
England Prepares For Her Winter Coal
United Press from London reports England readies for the 1917-18 coal season. The Coal Controller plans an elaborate system addressing labor and supply as more than a quarter million miners joined the army. Public economy in fuel is urged and compulsory measures may follow.
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United Press
London
Sane
England
Ready 70 Place Bonds in Hand
The Treasury Department plans interim receipts for Liberty Bond buyers as distribution of the $2 billion issue is set for the first or second week in August. Subscriptions via banks used monthly payment plans. small investors get full or near full allotments while larger holders receive reduced percentages.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Ralph
William S. Broughton
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve Banks
United States
Lyiv
Federal Reserve
Army Drafting in Washington to Begin
The Associated Press reports that selection for the national war army will occur in Washington with details held secret until exemption boards organize by about July 10. A drawing from registration cards is expected, and men drawn will be summoned before local exemption boards in their communities.
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Associated’ Press
Washington
Baker
Red Cross Angels Soldier’s Ode to Red Cross
Poem praising the Red Cross as a healing, universal mercy amid war. A soldier’s voice lauds angels in white bandages tending soldiers and enemies, with Red Cross symbols on wings and sleeves as a unifying care across battlefields. Attribution notes Minna Irving in the New York Times.
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Tommies
Pollus
Red Cross
Minna Irving
New York Times
Dynamite Found in Coal Cargo at Havana Wharf
Laborers unloading coal from the Danish steamship News found a small dynamite cartridge with fuse in a cargo at Havana. The device matches mine use cartridges, suggesting wartime danger. Earlier an explosion on another ship caused two deaths, highlighting ongoing hazards. King George grants two new orders of chivalry open to women in wartime service.
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Associated Press
Havana
News
Newport News
Lackawanna
King George
Advertising not waste says industry group leader
Alan Reiley, president of the Association of National Advertisers, argues against the view that advertising is a wasted expense. He notes that the public hears about millions spent and concludes buyers pay, but contends the advertising drives sales of hundreds of millions of goods that would not be sold at such low cost without advertising.
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Alan Reiley
The
Association of National Advertisers
Wilmington Beach Rail Schedule Details and Freight Hours
Train and freight times listed for Center and Lumina, Wilmington to Beach, with half hour intervals, express stops, and Sunday deviations. Freight Depot hours daily 8 00 A M to 1 03 P M and 2 00 P M to 7 00 P M.
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Ly “Center
Freight Service Schedule for Wilmington to Lumina Beach
The Wilmington freight depot opens 10 to 11 A M with trains running to Lumina Beach at 11:00 A M and 12:15 P M Express service stops only at South 7th and 9th streets in Wilmington and all Beach stations during heavy travel periods.
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8Th
5Thth
9Th Streets
Wilmington
Winter Park Gardens
Sea Gate
Wrightsville
Beach
Lumina
Sth
7Th and 9Th Streets
Advertising to Sales Ratios Across Major Industries
The Association of National Advertisers reports advertising costs as a share of sales across sectors. Paints run about 31.3 percent, clothing 11.2 to 2 percent, candy around five, autos 2 to 6, tires 2 both, and department stores under 5. The figures show ads lower overall price by boosting sales and distribution while maintaining quality.
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Jesse L, Lasky Presents
Mme, Petrova
Infir, Firat Paramount Production
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Tiiis
Zapgest
Rogers & Marvin
Bong Birds
O of the
South
Eee
Us ’ Girts
Budners
General Strike
O. _O. McIntyre
RED Croes Angels
Mars
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Lo. Beach
Helio
France
Marine Corps
Dowden
Reau
Health and Safety
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Greystone Inn
Carolina
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