Social notes and wedding plans from Wilmington
Miss Bela Outlaw of Durham and Miss Mable Herrington of Cary visit relatives in the city. Circles of Fifth Avenue Methodist meet. Miss Katherine Merriman attends her brother William Merriman’s Savannah wedding. William Merriman to wed Miss Leila Fulton in Savannah with extended festivities reported from the Savannah Morning News. The First Baptist church hosts Mendelssohn's Hirjah by the Wilmington Choral Society tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bela Outlaw
Durham
Cates
Grace Street
Mable Herrington
Cary
N. C
G. L. Grafin
New York
City
C. W. Davis
Pender Ave
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Katherine Lee Merriman
Savannah
William Leonard Merriman
Leila Fulton
Savannah Morning News
First Baptist Church
J. J. Taylor
Elizabeth Fulton
Jane Louis Fulton
Joe Merriman
Birmingham
A. Clinton Smith
Cardui Cures Woman After Long Illness and Pain
Mrs J T Stonecipher of Sheffield Alabama recounts severe health decline over four years with irregular periods weakness and right side pain. After doctors recommended surgery and ineffective medicines she took Cardui which improved her condition after two bottles and led to lasting recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ala
J. T. Stonecipher
Off
Cardus
Kiel and Nicaria German ships viewed by shipping inspectors
Mr. James W. Lee of the American Bureau of Shipping and Mr. Wilson inspected the Kiel and Nicaria, anchored since the outbreak of war, with plans to move Kiel to Charleston for repairs and later service. Williams resigns as local ABS representative amid transfer talks. Both ships cannot move under their own power and will be towed to a navy yard. The vessels have long stood as local landmarks in Front street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Lee
American Bureau of Shipping
Norfolk
Newport News
Wilson
Kiel
Nicaria
Europe
Lee
Charleston
S. C
Edgar D. Williams
Williams
Navy Yard
Front Street
Sermon by Dr. Mdodana Draws Mammoth Congregation
Dr. B Mdodana pastor of the Central Baptist Church colored delivered a 45 minute sermon to a large congregation on "Fourteen Ways to Have." He announced next Sunday's topic "The Sunday" and expected another large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Mdodana
Central Baptist Church, Colored
Recorder Court Docket Highlights Sentences and Pleas
The Recorder presents a heavy docket with afternoon session ordered. Beulah Pickett was found not guilty of concealed weapon but fined five dollars and costs for disorderly conduct. Edna Wright paid costs for assault with deadly weapon. James Hamilton and John Floyd paid costs for assaulting a female. Arthur Williams paroled twelve months for larceny. Tom McDonald case not pressed. C M Little fined for drunk and disorderly conduct. A O McEachern paid costs for driving ordinance violation. Edwin Greenburg and Herbert Andrew case transferred to Juvenile Court. Tom Hall fined for maintaining a gambling house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriss
Beulah Pickett
Edna Wright
James Hamilton
John Floyd
Arthur Williams
Tom McDonald
C. M. Little
A. O. McEachern
Edwin Greenburg
Herbert Andrew
Tom Hall
Cavalry Troop C to Drill at Wilmington Armory
Captain Gause and officers will lead Troop C Cavalry in drill tonight at the armory at Second and Church streets in Wilmington. Lieut Oscar P Peck says the aim is to keep the unit in peak condition when called to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gause
Oscar P. Peck
Cavalry
Wilmington
Second
Church Streets
Cape Fear River Stage at Fayetteville Rises to 14.1 Feet
The river stage at Fayetteville North Carolina measured 14.1 feet at 8 a m yesterday and was rising. The Cape Fear River remains above flood stage with water levels increasing through the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Mr J P Jones Leaves for Durham Assignment
Mr J P Jones goes to Durham to represent Carolina Metal Products Company of this city for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Jones
Durham
Carolina Metal Products Company
Assignment-Deed of A Signment Passes at Local Grocery
Mr R B Moore who runs a grocery at Third and Castle streets executes an assignment today. Mr J D Bender is named receiver and will close out the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Moore
Third and
Castle Streets
J. D. Bender
Children of Hooper School Stage Mother Goose Show
The William Hooper school children invite friends to a Mother Goose entertainment tomorrow at 7 45 PM. Proceeds support shade trees for playgrounds. Admission is 5 cents.
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William Hooper School
French Guns Roar and Batter Down German Defenses
French forces press on the plateau overlooking the Ailette river and Laon defenses. More than 6,200 prisoners taken last week, lifting total since April 16 to about 29,000. German air raid on London reported. European political turmoil and unrest cited, including Austria-Hungary, Hungary, Bohemia, and Russia. Swedens May Day unrest noted with rising domestic troubles and food demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velle
Ailette
Laon
London
Germany
Reichstag
Austria
Tisza
Hungary
Bohemia
Gurko
Sweden
Federal Trial Beginnings for Coal Trust Indictments
Judge Augustus Hand sets this week for the trial of 108 corporations and 65 individuals indicted under the Sherman act for conspiring to raise prices on 22 million tons of semi bituminous coal mined annually in West Virginia. Government says operators could gain at least 40 million dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Augustus N. Hand
United States District Court
Federal Grand Jury
West Virginia
Two Army Aviators Killed in Training Crash
Hempstead N Y May 7 Associated Press Peter Merritt of Roosevelt NY and John Stendorf of Tonawanda NY privates in the aviation training corps at Hempstead Plains were killed today when their machine fell over 2000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hempstead
N. Y
Peter Merritt
Roosevelt, N. Y
John Stendorf
Tonawanda
N Y
Aviation Training Corps
Hempstead Plains
Lafayette Day Observed Across Indiana State
Indiana honored Lafayette with public observances and school programs after Governor Goodrich proclaimed the day. Historical societies held special events as the state paid homage to his role in American independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Lafayette
Goodrich
Annual meeting of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers
Philadelphia May 7. The National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers met for its annual convention and will stay in session through the week. A notable feature is an exhibit of knitting mill equipment including a working mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Association of Hosiery and
Conference on City Planning in Kansas City
A national city planning conference will be held in Kansas City Missouri during the first half of this week. Officials from several hundred cities and towns will attend, with noted authorities addressing civic problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Southern Handicap Tourney Opens at Roanoke Gun Club
Scores of trap-shooting enthusiasts gathered at Roanoke Gun Club in Roanoke Virginia for the Twelfth Annual Southern Handicap Tournament which starts tomorrow and runs three days. More than $1,000 in cash and prizes were donated by the Interstate Association and Roanoke club with the Columbus Cup valued at $500 to be awarded to the shooter with the highest score across the full three day program including doubles and handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Shooters
Roanoke
Interstate Association
Roanoke Club
Columbus, Ga
La Creole Hair Dressing Promises Gracious Restore
An advertisement from Jarman and Futrelle drug stores promotes La Creole Hair Dressing as a safe, dye free remedy for gray hair and hair loss. It claims darkening and regrowth with no cost if it fails, and cites dandruff reduction and thicker, fuller hair as results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarman & Futrelle
Jarman & Futrelle Drug
Two Deaths Sunday in Lumberton Shadow Community
In Lumberton North Carolina on May 7 two deaths troubled the town. Seventeen year old John Barker, son of Mrs J T Barker, died after months of illness linked to an incurable disease that began last Thanksgiving. Survived by his mother and two sisters Mrs J J Moore and Mrs A J Tinkem. Funeral set for this afternoon at Meadow Brook cemetery. Amanda Hood died after illness. she leaves two daughters and two sons including E Hood who runs the local telephone exchange. Her services were held today at the Hood home in Marlboro Maryland led by Rev R K Greaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumberton
N. C
John Barker
J. T. Barker
Barker
Mesdames
J. J. Moore
A. J. Tinkem
Wilmington
Meadow Brook Cemetery
Ilness
Amanda Hood
E. Hood
Lamberton Telephone Exchange
Old Hood
Marlboro
D. C
R. K. Greaves
Sinking of two Norwegian steamers by German submarines
Danish dispatch reports from Copenhagen via Central News that the Norwegian foreign office confirms the steamships Capto and Natuna were sunk by German U boats. Both crews were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Central News
Copenhagen
Norwegian Foreign Office
Capto
Natuna
Labor to press Lloyd George on Irish settlement
London May 7 powerful labor representatives prepare to urge Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet to seek a rapid settlement of the Irish question. The Pall Mall Gazette notes labor members may rethink their government position if a satisfactory deal is not reached soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
War Cabinet
Labor
Pall Mall Gazette
Grocers Must Feed Navy at U S Prices
The New York Journal of Commerce reports government pricing of naval food deliveries. A March 4 1917 act and presidential authority require wholesalers to supply specified goods at government prices and submit price representations with delivery bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
U. S
New York Journal of Commerce
Uncle Sam
Congress
The Boils of Lazarus and Blood Purifying Remedy
The article argues boils and skin diseases are blood disorders not fixed by external treatments. It extols S. S. S. as a plant based blood cleanser from Swift Specific Co. and urges readers to obtain a bottle or seek medical advice at 301 Swift Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Building
Avents
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Westminister Christian Endeavor Society
Ladies Foreign Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
J. R. Branch
Tucson
Ariz
Mr. Branch
Mrs. Branch
Capt
C. R. Branch
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Lancheon
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Katherine Merriman
Jane Louise Fultor
Catherine Buckner
Bessie Copeland
Sweat
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A. C. Smith
Marie Solomon
Grace Johnson
Fletcher Copeland
Anne Jones
Olive Cummings
J. Read Sweat
Recorder's Court
A.D. Brown
Belk- Williams Co
C. T. Williams
U. 5S. Navy
Washington
National
Canners’ Association
National Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Can Manufacturers and Ti~ Canning Machinery and Supplies
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Jena
Lazarus
Wilmington Grocery Camp
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