Not talked as much as reported in New Bern dispatch
Special to The Dispatch from New Bern reports W Patrick a noted Aurora farmer dismissed by a U S Commissioner on a sedition warrant after warning him to curb remarks about the government. A local inventor E T Gaskill proposes a machine to aid web press threading, potentially transforming the printing industry. Oil-Hobgood Company of New Bern chartered with 20 000 capital to trade leaf tobacco. United States employment service to open an employment bureau in New Bern chamber rooms. A rock and bottle attack on a westbound James City train injures passengers, with no arrest.
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W. Patrick
Aurora
United States
H. P. Naite
Pepatrick
Sveral
Marsha George B. Waters
Patrick
E. T. Gaskill
Gaskill
Oil-Hobgood Company
A. T. Nill
B. Hobgood
T. A. Green
Newbern
United Sates Employment Service
Commerce
Washington
Belhaven
James City
William Hinnant
Kershaw Driven Nearer the Beach After Shoreline Stranding
An Atlantic Port report says the Merchants and Miners steamer Kershaw went ashore off the Southern New England coast. The hull moved nearly 100 feet closer to the beach during the night as wreckers stand by and the crew remains aboard amid tide and wind challenges.
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Atlantic
Kershaw
Merchants and Miners
New England
New Assignments of Commanders
Army orders published today announce Brigadier General William V. Judson to command the 76th Infantry Brigade at Camp Selby Mississippi. Brigadier General Roger Williams to command the 75th Infantry Brigade at Hattiesburg Mississippi. Brigadier General William E. Harvey to duty with Pervisional Corps and army troops at Spartanburg South Carolina.
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Washington
William V. Judson
76Th
Camp Selby
Miss
Roger Wil‘ams
75Th
Hattiesburg
William E. Harvey
Pervisional
Spartanburg
S. C
Great Damage in Michigan from Severe Rainfall
Detroit reports extensive flooding after 24 hours of heavy rainfall. Damage exceeds a million dollars across lower Michigan with many districts abandoning road traffic and outlying Detroit areas experiencing severe conditions.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Lower
Cotton Falls After Opening Rally in New Orleans
New Orleans March 14. After a brief 2 to 8 point gain at the opening, cotton prices slipped 10 to 11 points below yesterday's close. Traders attributed the decline to large British tonnage losses reported last week.
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New Orleans
My Soldier Girl at the Academy of Music Tonight
Theatre producers Le Comte and Flesher present My Soldier Girl a new musical spectacle with swingin melodies and a military atmosphere. William Moore leads an excellent cast including Gudrun Walberg a chic leading soubrette and a company of attractive singing and dancing women. Matinee and night performances with tickets from 50 cents to 1.50.
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Gudrun Walberg
Academy of Music
Elaborate Royal stage spectacle stars Creano and White’s College Belles
A recent New Royal run featured a lavish scenic act with dazzling electrical effects, presented by Creano and White's College Belles Company. The show ran nearly 90 minutes, encored after a brisk first hour. Dreano and Goodwin showcased strong performances, with Goodwin noted for rapid speech and dance ability. Ferrier and Drew offered a standout novelty act. John Moore performed as singing comedian. The chorus delivered top dance numbers, impressing Wilmington audiences with vaudeville flair.
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Royal Stage
Creano and White
College Belles Company
Dreano
Goodwin
Miss Goodwin
Ferrier
Drew
Wilmington
Vaudevills
John Moore
Commedian
White
Bristol Curtiss fight planes tested with liberty motor
Buffalo March 14 report says Bristol Curtiss bi planes armed with liberty motors endured a severe test at Curtiss field. Production of the aircraft with minor construction changes is set to begin this month.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Curtiss Field
Lumber Rate Inquiry Finds Unjust Rail Discrimination
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that lumber rates from Norfolk and Western lines to Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York points are unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory, affecting Virginia and West Virginia connections.
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Washington
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma Dry Law Enforcement Succeeds Against Liquor Trade
In the year since a 1917 act empowered general liquor enforcement officers to confiscate vehicles used to introduce liquor into Eastern Oklahoma, the U S marshal's office reports greater success in reducing liquor traffic. Oklahoma remains under statewide prohibition with federal actions dominant in the former Indian Territory.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
United States Marshal’s Office
Indian Territory
Swiss Council Pledges Neutrality Amid Frontline Tensions
The Swiss Federal Council discussed measures of neutrality after a U.S. declaration on Swiss neutrality and American troop presence at the frontier. It warned that any violation would trigger defense treaties dating to 1813 and 1815, while seeking friendly terms with the Allies.
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Berne
Swiss Federal Council
United States
Federal Council
Switzerland
Callender
France
Great Britain
General Council
Swiss Federal Council Informed By Berne Dispatch
A Berne dispatch dated December 5 reports the Swiss Federal Council was informed by officials regarding a developing issue. Details remain sparse in the transmission from Berne.
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Berne
Federal Council
Gudrun Walberg to Perform My Soldier Girl Today at Academy
Dancer Gudrun Walberg appears with My Soldier Girl at the Academy of Music in a matinee and evening performance. The program features classic musical revue numbers and dance artistry.
Rumanians to cede oil fields to Hungary under joint control
A Vienna dispatch reported by the Deut sche Tages Zeitung says Romanian oil fields will be ceded territorially to Hungary. They will be run by a joint German Austrian Hungarian Romanian and Bulgarian control board with production shares to be decided later.
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Hungary
Amsterdam
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Vienna
Extraordinary sneeze wood tree fascinates SA woodworkers
An unusual South African tree, called sneeze wood, repels insects and astonishes sawyers. When cut with a saw it releases a fine dust that consistently makes the operator sneeze.
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South Africa
Early Stage to Screen: Alfred Allen’s Dramatic Journey
The subject, son of a university president, left home at seventeen for the stage. He studied at the Empire Dramatic School with David Belasco, later taught there, and served four years as a dramatic instructor in Los Angeles. Mining ventures funded novels and plays, then he became Dramatic Mirror critic for four years. George Fawcett mentored him into film, leading to a career with Universal and Bluebird.
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Wallack
Eagan School
Don Vega
Judge Lynch
Dramatic Mirror
George Fawcett
Universal City
Alfred Allen
Universal
Bluebird
Alfred Allen A Superb Villain In Nobody's Wife
Alfred Allen stands out as a top villain and character actor in photoplay. In Nobody's Wife he plays Alec Young alias Sheriff Carew, with a breadth of talent from acting to mining engineering. His versatile experience lands him in high demand at Universal City.
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Alfred Allen
Alec Young
Sheriff Carew
Universal City
Foreclosure Sale Notice in Wilmington North Carolina
Notice of foreclosure on a mortgage dated April 5 1916 for E T Mason in New Hanover County North Carolina. Sale to be held March 9 1918 at 12 noon at the courthouse door Wilmington to settle the property described, Lots 5 and 6 in block 64 city plan bounded by Third and Queen Streets. Eoples Building and Loan Association by Wodus Kellum attorney.
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E. T. Mason
Office of Register of Deeds
New Hanover County
Queen Street
Third Street
Wilmington
North Carolina
Eoples Building and Loan Association
Wodus Kellum
Superior Court
James B. Elkins
Louisa Elkins
Paul Caase
Court House
County of
New Hanover
Davis and
Parsley
Third
Davis
Davis Street
Parsley Street
J. A. McNorton
Thomas Harriss
John J. Furlong
Second
Third Streets
N. C
Bristow Harriss
Samuel Harriss
Randolph Williamson
Superior Court of Said
OTN Haeribe
State OF
Treasury Department
Raleigh
North Caro
State OF North Carolina
Canty
Nettie M. Bisir
Andrew Bilsir, Jr
Igmington
W. N. Harries
Women Sufferers May Need Swamp Root
Hundreds of women with kidney and bladder trouble may misinterpret their symptoms as other ailments. Kidney health impacts other organs, causing back pain headaches and fatigue. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root advertised as remedy. test sample offered by mail with ten cent request.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Wilmington Daily Dispatch
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