Dangerous Remedy Prompted Gasoline Ban in Homes
The North Carolina Insurance Department warns against keeping gasoline in home medicine cabinets citing its explosive power. Commissioner Young urges substituting safer disinfectants amid concerns about accidents. The article also notes widespread wartime geopolitical commentary and a congressional hearing on denying beer to shipyard workers.
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North Carolina Insurance Department
Young
Congressional Committee
Tidewater Power wins tide of rate rise in Wilmington
The Tidewater Power company wins approval for higher gas and trolley fares after city leaders and a mass meeting urged prompt action. Rates rise from 6 to 10 cents for street cars and gas up to 1.75 dollars with cash discount. officials promise improved service to fund needed shipyard work. Citizens expect reliable service and ample gas supply as the company pledges to meet the higher price with better performance.
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Tidewater
Corporation Commission
The
Wilmington
SAVE SATURDAYS APPEAL FOR NORTH CAROLINA COLORED WORKERS
An appeal aimed at all colored residents over ten in North Carolina seeks volunteers for Uncle Sam's Saturday Service League. Backed by state and national agriculture departments, the effort aims to convert Saturday afternoons into productive labor to prevent hunger this winter. Pledge cards go to J D Wray in Greensboro with badges for participants. The plan emphasizes patriotism and potential food security benefits.
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North Carolina
Uncle Sam
Saturday Service League
State
National Departments of Agriculture
J. D. Wray
Farm Makers Club
Greensboro
Come seven will be the cry of Wilmington conductors
A brief note from Wilmington describes a new street car policy where conductors cry seven when a passenger boards, signaling boarding action and fare handling at the curb.
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Wilmington
Lawyers and the War A Kinston Bar Speaks on Patriotism
G V Cowper of the Kinston bar urged that young lawyers be kept in the firing line, noting six of seventeen local lawyers have joined the military. He cited lawyers aiding Liberty Loans Red Cross Y M C A war stamps and registrants, and quoted Major Langston on draft placement. A service flag shows 68 members in service with strong records, while others stay home to support the nation.
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G. V. Cowper
Kinston
Cowper
Red Cross
Langston
Bar Association
The
County roads sentence for attack case marked as crime
A report notes two defendants received prison terms for their assault on a Beach car, one getting twelve months on the county roads and the other two years. It also mentions Mr. Abernethy filing his expense account with the phrase attempted primary replacing the word primary as required by law.
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Abernethy
Germany’s Boundaries Through Historical Lines
A compact note asserts Germany seeks only borders defined by history and rooted in German history. The phrase references enduring territorial concept tied to past eras and national identity.
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Germany
No Bread Shortage Leaves Austrian Soldiers in Plight
With no bread at home and none available in Italy, Austrian troops face a dire supply crisis and worsening morale as shortages bite and logistics falter.
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Italy
Pigeons Fulfilling Critical Role in World War I
Washington reports the signal corps seeks 20,000 homing pigeons for France. The Agriculture Department lists birds at its experimental farm to study raising and training, and a pigeon recruiting office operates in Boston. Pigeons prove reliable under fire, carrying messages when lines fail, with high success rates and unique navigational abilities.
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Washington, D. C
Signal Corps
France
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Boston
Entente Cordiale Term Described in Political Context
The text explains the French phrase entente cordiale meaning a cordial understanding in international politics. It notes its use to describe closer ties between nations and references the 1914 series of agreements between France and Great Britain.
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France
Great Britain
Jane Visits The Employment Bureau
Jane seeks a new position through a typewriter bureau after years at the same machine. Her friend circle frets over money and curls toward small pleasures while plans for a carefree day at Coney Island unfold. Carrie’s encounter with a suitor ends quickly as she recalls his late wife, leaving Mary to reflect on desire, duty, and care for Milly’s memory.
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Liv
Jane
Jack
Betty
Carrie
Telry
Milly
Carrie Goodby
Employment Bureau
Dale Drummond
Rose
Brent Tor Church A Northern Devon Landmark Carved From Legend
A tiny North Devon church on Brent Tor rises from legend and cliff, tied to a vow after a lost builder survived fog and surf. Locals recount the devilly tale of St Michael de la Rupe and a saintly clash that cleared delays, leaving the chapel visible from all directions above the Atlantic and moorlands.
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Brent Tor
Devonshire
England
Devon
Atlantic
Devonsshire
St. Michael de la Rupe
Atlantic Ocean
A Hero Every Day as Sailor Jumps to Save Mate
Mil lard Frank Staton boatswain's mate first class and naval volunteer acted on the call man overboard when a shipmate fell. He dove in rough seas and reached the doomed sailor, saving him from drowning. Staton enlisted in Charleston on April 25, 1917. his mother Mrs. Carrie Staton resides at the New St. James hotel in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Millard Frank Staton
Nation
Naval Volunteers
Staton
Navy
Charleston
S. C
Carrie Staton
New St. James
Jacksonville
Major General Morrison Takes Command of Western Department
Major General John F. Morrison assumes command of the western department with headquarters in San Francisco. Born in 1857 in Charlotteville New York he graduated from West Point in 1881 and served in the Santiago campaign the Philippines and as an observer with Japan during the Russo Japanese war. In 1914 he commanded the sixth infantry during disturbances along the Mexican border.
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John F. Morrison
Western Department
San Francisco
General Morrison
Charlotteville
N.Y
West Point
Santiago
Philippines
Japan
Birthday honors mark notable figures across nations
Sir Robert L. Borden aged 64 today at Grand Pre Nova Scotia. Ora E. Hunt a new brigadier general born in California aged 46. Frieda Hempel once German, now American by marriage born in Leipsic 33. Brigadier General Frank D. Baldwin retired born in Manchester Michigan 76. Aaron B. Kreider member of the eighteenth Pennsylvania district born in Lebanon County 55.
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Robert L. Borden
Dominion of Canada
Grand Pre
N. S
Ora E. Hunt
National Army
California
Frieda Hempel
New York
Leipsic
Germany
Frank D. Baldwin
Matchester
Mich
Aaron 8. Kreider
Congress
Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
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Tidewater Power
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the Dove of War
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