First Wilmington Man to Die in War for Prussianism
Arthur Bluethenthal, a Princeton football star, is reported killed in an air combat over German lines. He was famed for fair play and loyalty to the United States, and his sacrifice is seen as strengthening German descent Americans' loyalty to their adopted country.
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Arthur Bluethenthal
Wilmington
Bluethenthal
Arthur
Princeton University
United States
Biluethenthal
England and War in World War I Echoes of a Unified Resolve
The piece praises Britain’s wartime mobilization and leadership under Lloyd George, noting England’s self restraint and concentration. It cites Casson’s view of national spirit, describes economic strain, rising prices, and broad societal mobilization with women at work and banks aiding the war effort.
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England
Lloyd-George
Bonar Law
Lord Northcliffe
Lord Pierre
Lord Rhondda
Lord Cowdray
Albert Stanley
Eric Geddes
Lloyd George
Gos
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Durham Merchant Leads Personal Boycott Against Germany
A Durham merchant has begun a small commercial boycott of German goods. He checks all suppliers for "Americanism" and cuts ties if suppliers do not prove patriotic alignment.
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Durham
Germany
South Carolina Politicians Push for Wartime Amnesia
South Carolina politicians seek to divert public focus from global events as campaigns in the Palmetto State drift from recent world affairs and draw limited attention amid larger national matters.
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South Carolina
Palmetto
Austria Must Face Result Without Support on Western Front
The author argues Austria must bear the consequences alone as Germany struggles on the western front. A remark suggests a Fayetteville land army camp offer may have been better planned than believed. The piece condemns recent beach car attackers and calls for strong legal punishment.
Curious city contrasts echo on a fourth of July display
The note contrasts industrial boiler work and auto repair shops with a street view from a window. It warns that curtailing pleasure cars may push gas wagons into streets. It asserts foreign born Wilmingtonians will show loyalty to their adopted homeland on July 4.
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Wilmington
Currant grape breakthrough ends need for Greek supply
Washington reports that after years of trial a U S Department of Agriculture pomologist has perfected currant grape culture in the United States. By grafting on phylloxera resistant stock and using deep bark incisions inspired by Chinese jujube practices, currant grapes now yield abundant clusters, reducing reliance on Greece and boosting American wine and raisin production.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Greece
United States
George C. Husmann
Department of Agriculture
California
China
Husmann
Watts
France
Algeria
Italy
Germans Use Green Ball Flare Chains Against Aircraft
Allied airmen describe a German anti aircraft device as green balls or a flaring chain of forty to fifty brilliant green flares fired from the ground at enemy planes. At night it forms a striking display and is intended to hit the aircraft and set it on fire.
Bettys Philosophy and a New Home in 1918
In 1918 Mary and friends search for a modest flat within budget. They find a four room up two flights, with promise of painting and a gas stove. The women share meals and dreams of a home, while Betty longs for a stable place and expresses joy and relief at finally settling.
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George Harkness
George
Mary
Betty
Carrie
Jane
Anes
Fagin
Tomorow
Dale Drummont
Carrig-a-Hooly Castle and Queen Grace O Malley Legend
On Ireland’s west coast sits Carrig-a-Hooly Castle a Brant fortress once favored by Grace O Malley the Irish queen who ruled several counties. She abducted a lord’s heir at Howth to secure hospitality and kept dining hour gates open. Legends claim hidden treasure and a night watchman guarding it within the castle walls.
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Ireland
Carrig-a-Hooly
Grace O'Malley
Elizabeth
Mself
Grace
Howth Castle
Castle Carrig-a-Hoolyn
A Hero Every Day Shows Marines Hold Front Line
A U S Marines unit in a front line trench held under heavy fire as Sergeants William Albert Rutherford and Jacob Julius Kesel led their sections in a successful parapet charge. Rutherford from Kause City Missouri and Kesel from Cincinnati Ohio joined the Marines in 1912 and 191? respectively.
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United States Marines
Havnt
William Albert Rutherford
Jacob Julius Kesel
Woute
Rutherford
Kesel
Names in the News govert ercisé affairs as if Autonomy
A garbled note discusses autonomy as self rule within a larger power, citing a jurist who touts a dietary cure for marital ills. The bizarre list includes pigs knuckles tripe buttermilk stale bread and fried potatoes among remedies.
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Govert
Lts
Rail line revived by lone operator with motorized cars
A historic track once used for irrigation and freight is described as abandoned. An enterprising individual proposed running it with a high powered motor built on flanged wheels with two trailers to haul freight along the line.
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General Manager
Offce
City Editor
Associated Press
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America
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Sinn Fein
Mario Borsa
Wall Street Journal
Herbert M. Casson
John
Austria
Fayetteville
Law
Frederic J. Haskin
Mother Witt
BY Briggs
TATA
Tyar
Tya
Castle
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