Wrightsville Beach Colony objects to five minute telephone limits
Residents protest a five minute talking limit and high rates charged by the local telephone company. They argue service is poor and rates $15 for three months are excessive while the firm seeks rate increases in multiple towns. They urge full service or no rate hike.
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Telephone Company
State Corporation Commission
Wilmington
Wightsville
Wrightsville
North Carolina
Central
Beach Colony
A Better Showing by Railroads under Government Control
In April railroad earnings under federal control rose more than March and nearly reached April last year’s level, suggesting control is gaining. Four month income trails last year by over one hundred million due to severe January weather, though earnings have gradually increased since then. Southern railroads posted about two million dollars more than April last year per the Interstate Commerce Commission report.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
WAR AT OUR DOOR Huns send submarines to prey on coastal shipping
An early wartime briefing reports five large German submarines off the U S coast with attacks on coastal vessels near New York and the Virginia capes. Analysts say the raids aim more at diversion than crippling transport to France, and the U S Navy vows preparedness.
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Atlantic
Germany
France
American Navy Department
Echoes of war mood in two far apart scenes in France
A Washington newspaper on the Toul sector recounts a dramatic reunion as two American officers meet by chance at the enemy line and share grim duties amid shellfire. In a separate scene soldiers burying fallen comrades learn a brother twice over died, prompting a vow of vengeance.
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Washington
Toul
Infantry
Marines
France
Picardy
Joseph Ash
Joe
The Unwritten Law Defense in Prager Lynching Trial
Eleven men charged with murder in the Prager lynching benefited from a novel defense citing a supposed unwritten law. The attorney quoted a statement attributed to former Ambassador Gerard about hanging dissenters, arguing war conditions created a new unwritten law. After two ballots the jury found all defendants not guilty, a verdict seen as revealing mob-justice sentiments and gaps in legal protection during emergency.
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Prager
Gerard
Testing War Goods From The Bureau Of Standards
Washington D C June 4 The Bureau of Standards tests army button materials and duties for the war effort. It runs 600 tests on substitutes for leather wool and other goods including shoes blankets spark plugs and airplane fuels. It aims to protect the government from inferior products and study varied war materials for future peace use.
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Washington, D. C
Quartermaster’s Department
Bureau of Standards
United States
Tem
Sam
Bureau
Wall Board
War Department
A New York Office Romance Reflections in 1918
In a serialized 1918 tale set in New York, a young woman recalls a subtle romance with George Harkness and notes the social pressures of affection, class, and dress. Betty admonishes Jane Elder about money, style, and fitting into modern work life as Mary counsels restraint and ambition.
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George Harkness
Betty
Harry Kent
George
Harry
Nellie Rand
Sarah Long
Sarah
Jane
Elder
Shane
Fifth Avenue
May
Mary
New York
Dale Drummond
Oia
Shipbuilding program HQ move questioned by officials
The article questions whether speeding up shipbuilding or relocating Emergency Fleet Corporation headquarters to Philadelphia serves efficiency. It suggests the move aims at quiet working conditions rather than environmental inspiration, implying strategic rather than inspirational motives.
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
Philadelphia
Government camp fate echoes Baker era aviation plan
The remark likens current delays over Charlotte camp usage to Secretary Baker’s long indecision. It questions why the government vacillates on making the site an aviation camp, seeking a clear, visible purpose for the hold up.
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Baker
Charlotte
Voters Back Doughton Challenger In Eight District Primary
Friends of Walter Murphy across the state were surprised by a large vote against him in the eighth congressional district primary. Pete, regarded as a splendid fellow, was expected to challenge Congressman Doughton more closely.
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Walter Murphy
Pete
Congressman Doughton
U Boat Crew Receives Hat Welcome Ahead of Visit
In a reversal of earlier hospitality for U boat crews visiting America, the current gatherings feature a hat reception for the submariners. The event signals a lighter tone in wartime exchanges between nations and marks a shift from prior formal welcomes.
War era brief notes on ships and leaders nudge public tone
The passage references submarine damage to shipping, Russian turmoil, and political figures like Lord Cecil and McAdoo. It notes debates on rivers and harbors, food policy in hotels, and Creel's view of democracy, with mentions of Georgia peaches and a Wake faction in politics.
June brides expected to be scarce this year
The report notes a smaller crop of June brides as a reminder of wartime impact on American life. The reference links social trends to the ongoing war effort.
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Toledo Blade
A Daily History Lesson From Past Centuries
A column notes anniversaries: 1818 General Synod of the Reformed church met in New York City. 1843 naturalist Charles C Abbott born in Trenton. 1868 Gen Irvin McDowell became Fourth Military District commander. 1898 Duke of Edinburgh, son of Queen Victoria, named admiral of the British fleet.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church
New York City
Charles C. Abbott
Trenton
Nisa
Irvin McDowell
Duke of Edinburgh
Queen Victoria
Figureheads Of Salem Ships Once Guarded By Tide Worn Prows
The article recalls Salem shipyards and the tradition of carved figureheads gracing early vessels. From noble angels to a laurel crowned full figurehead, these carved symbols adorned prows, some costing thousands, with many now stored in attics or split among old ship furniture.
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Massachusetts
George Washington
Salem
A Hero Every Day Somewhere on the Sea
A young man on the U S S Michigan attempted suicide by leaping overboard. Two sailors, Walter B. Werner and Paul V. Quintero, pursued, subdued, and rescued him despite a demanding swim. Both rescuers were commended by the Navy Department.
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U.S
Michigan
Walter B. Werner
Paul V. Quintero
U. S
Lavy Department
Dr William O Thompson to Deliver OU Commencement Oration
Dr William O Thompson, president of Ohio State University and a leading national educator, will give the commencement address today at the University of Oklahoma. Born 1855 in Cambridge Ohio, he trained at Muskingum College and Western Theological Seminary, was ordained in 1882, and spent years in Iowa missionary work before leading Montgomery College, then Miami University, prior to his Ohio State presidency since 1899.
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William O. Thompson
University of Oklahoma
Ohio State University
Thompson
Cambridge
Ohio
Muskingum College
Western Theological Seminary
Iowa
Longmont College
Colorado
Miami University
Russian commander succeeds as draft law begins
One year ago today, June 4 1917, General Brusiloff became commander in chief of the Russian armies and final instructions were issued to local boards to register men of military age under the selective draft law.
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Brusiloff
Alexieff
Birthday anniversaries of notable figures listed
Thomas D. Schall the Minnesota congressman born Reed City Michigan 41 years ago today. Rev Charles Stolale director of the Federal Council of Churches campaign against liquor born New York City 59 years ago today. Peter F Tague representative from Massachusetts tenth district born Boston 47 years ago. Catherine Waugh McCulloch first woman presidential elector born Ransomville New York 56 years ago today. Lee Magee Cincinnati infielder born Cincinnati 29 years ago today.
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Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Reed City
Mich
Charles Stolale
Federal Council of Churches
New York City
Peter F. Tague
Congress
Massachusetts
Boston
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Ransomville
N. Y
Lee Magee
Cincinnati
Names In the News
Germany labels the British policy between France and Russia during Edward VII as an encirclement. It argues the policy aimed at aggression, contrasting with others who view it as balancing power in Europe.
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Germany
France
Russia
England
Dward VII
New York Letter on Fifth Avenue Nightlife and Changes
A New York writer recalls a Cafe Lafayette night life tale from lower Fifth Avenue. He recounts a waiter who witnessed crime and romance among cabaret patrons, a Western mining man and his wife, and the era’s shift as a five and ten cent store opens across from the public library signaling fading Avenue glory.
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New York
Lafayette
Fifth Avenue
Winter Garden
Watters
Harlem
Chicago
Arizona
Venice
Public Library
Decline of New York Society Aristocracy on Fifth Avenue
In New York a dwindling old-time aristocracy clings to faded carriages and dilapidated footmen. Each afternoon they ride slowly up Fifth Avenue surveying newer wealth while fortunes fade from long-respected names occupying decaying Broadway properties.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Lower Broadway
Patriotism Monument Considered by Museum After War
The annual report notes a patriotic group of young men at the Museum of Natural History who should receive a special monument for their service. The entire staff from the president downward has volunteered for war duty, with all engaged in war service.
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Museum of Natural History
Museum
Down
From Other Viewpoints and War News Reflections
A collection of quoted opinions on wartime sentiment from major papers. Comments praise France, defend Wilson, and discuss American roles in global affairs. The exchange highlights humor and grim irony about war, economics, and national resolve.
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