New York Day by Day in June 18 Up late for Nation's Call
Special correspondent records a breezy New York diary style slice. The writer notes registering for the Liberty Bond drive and questions asked on the civil defense form. He enjoys Broadway season glimpses a court appearance a mother in law visit bank purchase dinner and a light hearted tale from a street scene before returning home.
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The
Dispatch
New York
Samues Pepys
Hig
Rialto
West Country
S. Spaeth
Haunted vocalization and a missing husband loom in club theater notes
A veteran actor in a theatrical club suffers digestive sounds after meals amid a bridge game, while Donald Mackenzie suspects haunting. Harlem wife Mrs Canfield seeks her missing husband, who turns up at Olympic Field after a batters foul line drive. The Home Defense Guard in New York, a khaki clad volunteer force of varied workers, gains attention after several shootings during duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Peter J. Canfield
Canfield
Harlem
Home Defense Guard
New York
Mitchel
Commissioner Woods
Most Hated Movie Mogul Squeezick Raises Ire in Industry
New York story profiles a powerful east side director and magnate known as Squeezick. He rose from $100 to wealth, claims Czar-like authority, and clashes with English editor Richard Fletcher and a poised aspiring actress. The encounter highlights harsh arrogance and industry upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Side
Richard Fletcher
Squeezick
Fletcher
the Chronccle
Mr. Fletcher
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad and Movie Czar Tale
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing promising darkening of gray hair and scalp relief for $1 with a money back guarantee. A separate tale recounts the Movie Czar inflating a novelist's price from $10,000 to $30,000 after a telegram remark, costing the author $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Creole
Jarman & Futrelle
van Vleet Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Fletcher
London
Arizona Miner Dismisses Hay Wagon Parade In New York
Jerome Arizona mine manager J J Beeson watched a Broadway hay wagon parade in Herald Square as crowds gaped and traffic stalled. He remarked that Arizonans are not easily impressed and that New Yorkers should not call them rubes for such a display.
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J. J. Beeson
Jerome
Arizona
Herald Square
Broadway
Billy Sunday Preaches to Bowery Rum Hounds at Mission
Billy Sunday speaks to a Bowery Mission crowd described as Rum Hounds invited by Jimmy Kelly a saloon operator. The attendees listen intently and two men tipped Kelly two bits after the talk before leaving via swinging doors.
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Bowery
Billy
Bowery Mission
Jack Sirrocco
Mike Salter
Jimmy Kelly
Kelly
No Prizes for Golf Winners at Trans Miss Tournament
West region golf leaders gather at St Joseph Country Club for the Trans Mississippi Golf Association event. Despite a strong field and opening today, no cups or medals will be awarded as funds shift to patriotic uses due to the war.
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St. Joseph
West
Mississippi River
Salt Lake City
Trans-Mississippi Golf Association
St. Joseph Country Club
Commissioner’s Sale In New Hanover County
By decree of the Superior Court in Taylor v Taylor and Annie Taylor, Commissioner Bellamy will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder on June 27, 1917 at noon at the Wilmington Court House door. The tract begins on Seventh Street and Taylor Street, 60 by 75 feet, part of Lots 1 and 2, Block 338, as described. May 24, 1917.
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Superior Court of
New Hanover County
Delia Griffin Taylor
Nora Taylor
Annie Taylor
Court House
Wilmington
N. C
Towit
Seventh Street
Taylor Street
William M. Bellamy
Rooms by the Day and Week at 208 North Front Street
Rooms by the day week or month at reasonable rates meals at any hour at 208 North Front Street phone 208 W 5 2 1m
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North Front Street
Train Schedules Indicate Local Service From Center and Lumina
Local trains stop at all stations on request and run from early morning to late evening. The 6 10 express departs daily except Saturdays and Sundays, with limited stops at third fifth ninth streets and several landmarks including Winter Park Gardens and Sea Gate.
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Ly “Center
Ly. Beach
Trais
Egen
9Th Streets
Wilatawaen
Winter Park Gardens
Sea Gate
Wrightsville
Beach
Freight and Local Train Schedule Notes
Freight and Sunday timetable show departures from Wilmington and Beach stations at specific morning and afternoon times. Freight Depot operates daily except Sunday from 8:00 A M to 1:00 P M and 2:00 P M to 7:00 P M with telephone 96. Sunday departures from Center to Beach listed in half hour increments through late night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Beach
Freight Trains Operate Between Wilmington and Lumina Beach
The schedule shows express trains running between Wilmington and Lumina Beach with stops at 5th 7th and 9th streets in Wilmington and all Beach stations. Service runs Sunday afternoons and during heavy travel periods from 10 to 11 A M. to 11 A M. and 12 15 P M.
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Wilmington
Ly. Beach
Lumina
5Th
7Th
9Th Streets
Seaboard Trains Schedule From Wilmington 1916
The Seaboard Air Line outlines departure and arrival trains from Wilmington effective November 12 1916. No 15 8:55 PM goes to Peekette with Pullman car. No 19 5:700 AM to Charlotte via Sleeper. No 14 12:30 PM from Charlotte. No 20 12:10 AM from Charlotte with sleeping car. Reservations via City Ticket Office at Often Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Railway
the Beath
Wilming
Peekette
Pullman
Wilmington
N Chan
Charlotte
H. E
Wilmin
John H. West
Foreclosure Sale by Wilmington Homestead & Loan Association
Foreclosure notice for Thomas Payne and wife and Charles Payne. mortgage recorded in Book 89, page 11 in New Hanover County. Public auction at Wilmington Court House door on July 12 1917 at noon for cash. property described as Sixth Street and Bladen Street block, with legal boundaries. Attorney is John D Bellamy & Son. 30 days.
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Thomas Payne
Charles Payne
Wilmington Homstead & Loan Association
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
Sixth Street
Bladen Street
Persis
Wilmington Homestead & Loan Association
John D. Bellamy & Son
Attorneys
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Seashore Hotel
Wrightsville Beach, N.C
N.C
E. L. Hinton
Wrightewile Beach
Capitol Park
Washington D.C
Capitol
Union Station
W. T. Knight
Wrightsville Beach, N. C
E. Hooper
Mer
of the
Baptist Seaside Assembly
Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina
South Carolina
Augusta, Ga
Norfolk
Suffolk
Boykins
Danville
Atlantic Coast Line
the Standard Railroad of
South
O. C. McIntyre
Coast Line Hotel
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Sweet Land of Liberty
Kreisel’s Orchestra
Liberty
Wilmington Bank
the Murchison National Bank
MAS
L. Dickinson
Princess Building
Southport
Cape Fear
Oscar P. Peck
Wood
Ottumwa
Munson
Elvington
North Front St
Vador
FortSale
C. W. Yates
American Bank.& Trust Company
Wilmington, N. C
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