Concrete shipyard in Wilmington to turn out three classes of ships
The government welds a Wilming ton concrete yard to build forty 7,500 ton ships across four yards including Jacksonville Mobile San Diego and San Francisco. Faith sails Seattle to Vancouver and back, proving concrete ships viable. Wilmington aims to add steel arches and wooden vessels, boosting US shipbuilding and global maritime leadership.
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San Diego
San Francisco
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Sanancisco
Vancouver
Seattle
Wilmington
Hurley
Wilington
Notre Dame University
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High Point Furniture Makers Win White House Order
A High Point factory earned a government order to supply desks for federal use, including one for the president, reflecting the city’s rise from wartime hardship. The industry expanded beyond the South toward Northern markets, lifting output and reviving employment during and after World War I.
Farmers' Opportunity in Sweet Potatoes Boosts North Carolina Trade
The Dispatch notes rising potato market quotations boosting eastern North Carolina farmers. Sweet potatoes fetch 2.50 to 2.75 per bushel, with yields 150 to 400 bushels per acre and typical income around 500 dollars per acre. The article argues strong profit and food value, urging farmers to expand sweet potato cultivation amid wartime demand.
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North Carolina
United States shipping board projects vast postwar fleet
Hurley outlines a bold program for 1918 1919 and 1920 aiming to complete 1 856 ships with 13 000 000 dead weight tons 200 wooden barges 50 concrete barges 100 concrete oil barges and 150 steel wood and concrete tugs totaling 850 000 dwt He says five billion dollars are needed to build a merchant fleet of about 25 000 000 tons serving liberty and justice worldwide.
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Hurley
Shipping Board
America
South furniture city earns world recognition
The text notes that new fields would have kept them in the old rut, but now their products are peers worldwide. It declares the dawn breaking on the south's furniture city and the state rejoicing at its merited recognition.
Mexican editors visit U S seek to publish back home
Visiting Mexican editors discuss press access in the United States and the potential for reporting back home, weighing political and legal constraints on publication and the limits of foreign press freedoms.
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United States
Russia Seeks Help From America After Damaging Actions
The article comments on Russia’s self-inflicted trouble and urges a repentant stance before aid is offered. It discusses U S responses to U boat activity off the coast and compares it to local nuisances like Jersey mosquitoes. A Charlotte Observer headline calls for a private campaign.
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Russia
America
Charlotte Observer
The Flying Age Prospect for Peace Time Aviation
The Flying Age notes aeronautics will reshape industry and life after the war. It cites coast guard air patrols, mail and passenger service expansion, and a booming civilian aviation sector built on stronger landing fields and cheaper flight. It highlights cotton cloth, castor oil, cellulose acetate, and spruce as key postwar suppliers fueling civilian use.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
New York
Alaska
West
Haviland
Bureau of Standards
Airplane Production Board
India
An Incentive to Work and a Quiet Romance Unfold
Carrie helps Jack Holmes at a charity hospital home for crippled children and grows personally as she plans for her future. George Harkness reveals his family care burdens while Mary reflects on love, jealousy, and a steady romance as they navigate life's duties.
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Carrie
Jack Holmes
Jack
George Harkness
Mary
George
Mother
Cherry
Knar
Sania
Nellie Rand
Father
Mothe
Dale Drumm
P. Durse
Arona Lake Maggiore and Historic Hillside Scene
Arona on Lago Maggiore is an industrial town near Angera Castle with Garibaldi’s guesthouse at the Hotel Reale. Ruskin praised views from Arona, noting the hills around Oleggio and Baveno form a grand chain above the lake and fertile wooded plains surround the town.
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Mia
Lake Maggiore
Europe
Angera
Borromessthey
Cardinal Medici
Pope Fins IV
Baveno
A Hero Every Day: Notable Navy Shipboard Seamanship Honored
Ensign W. S. Hactor and Ensign George F. Schad aboard the Hancock and Potomac receive commendations from Secretary Daniels for outstanding seamanship. Hactor aided the President from San Juan Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, risking death to prevent a cable break, and prepared the starboard anchor as the port anchor was lost.
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Uncle Sam
Hert
Daniels
W. 5
Hactor
George F. Schad
Hancock
G. C. Legg
Potomac
Sé Juan
P. R
Philadelphia
Ensign Hactor
Les
Will to War Phrase in German Militarists
The piece discusses the recurring slogan will to war used by German militarists asserting offensive necessity. It mentions the belief that four is a justifiable number for victory and frames the idea as argued by those factions.
Sills Installed as Bowdoin College President
Dr Kenneth W Sills is formally installed today as Bowdoin College president after a long career at the college. A Scotian by birth he came to the United States as a child and rose from Bowdoin student to Latin professor before taking the presidency. He led Red Cross war efforts and was previously a Democratic Senate candidate.
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Kenneth W. Sills
Bowdoin College
United States
Portland
Bows College
Harvard
Columbia &Versities
Bowdoin
Wills
Mart 4
Red Cross
Person Withdraws in Raleigh Primary Decision
Letty W. M. Person of Franklin county withdraws from the second primary race in Raleigh North Carolina, leaving the nomination to Judé Ivert who led the field in the contest for seven leaves.
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