Wilmington Men Honored in North Carolina Masonic Officers
Fayetteville May 11 after officers elected the Grand Commandery Knights Templar adjourned. Wilmington names James H. Taylor Jr Grand Principal Conductor of Work and R H Pickett Grand Standard-Bearer. New officers include John E. Cameron Grand Commander and J H Taylor Jr among others with Royal and Select Masters and Royal Arch Masons appointments across several cities.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Knights Templar
Wilmington
Masonic Order of North Carolina
James H. Taylor, Jr
Grand Council of
Royal and Select Masters
R. H. Pickett
John E. Cameron
Kinston
Hugh A. Murrill
Charlotte
George S. Norfleet
Winston-Salem
Leo D. Heartt
Raleigh
J. H. Anderson
Trayetteville
B. F. Hall
Asheville
A. M. Maupin
J. H. Taylor, Jr
E. B. Neave
Salisbury
J. B. Griggs
Elizabeth City
J. J. Phoenix
Greensboro
W. C. Lyon
R. H. Bradley
Sentinel
W. S. Cain
O. W. Spencer
Royal Arch Masons of
North Carolina
J. F. Rhein
New Bern
John B. Griggs
John H. Anderson
J. W. Oldham
W. L. Crawford
Lexington
W. R. Smith
R. C. Dunn
Enfield
E. R. Hampton
Kiln Miss Enlistments Prompt Women Workers at Lumber Mill
Army enlistments from Kiln Mississippi a small town with a large lumber mill have risen so high that women are now employed to take over jobs previously held by men at the plant.
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Kiln
Miss
Marshal Joffre Visits the House
In Newburgh New York on May 11 General Joffre Marshal of France visited the Hasbrouck House, George Washington’s headquarters. Gov Whitman and the Legislature welcomed him before he went to West Point. Schools presented a gold medal to Joffre from local children through student delegates.
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Associated Press
Newburgh
N. Y
George Washington
Continental Army
Joffre
France
Marshal Joffre
New York State
Whitman
West Point
Hasbrouck House
Washington
Supreme Justice
Pendleton
New York
Society of the Cincinnati
Lafayette
New York Welcomes French and British War Missions
On May 11 the French War Commission led by Marshal Joffre continued a warm New York welcome with swift motorcade tours then visited Newburgh and West Point before returning for a mayoral banquet. The British commission, headed by Arthur Balfour, is due to land at the Battery and follow a similar city program ending with a visit to Vincent Astor.
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New York
French War Commission
Marshal Joffre
Newburgh
N. Y
Washington
West Point
Military Academy
Citizens’ Committee
Arthur J. Balfour
City Hall
Choate
Balfour
Vincent Astor
Astor
Boston
War Tax Measure Faces Strong Opposition in Hearings
Republicans and Democrats clash in hearings over the war tax bill. Critics cite income taxes on stock dividends and excess profits tax as unfair while proponents push adjustments. Figures from Bethlehem Steel Lackawanna Steel Woolworth and Cotton Manufacturers associations weigh in with concerns and alternatives. Local supplier ad follows, offering limes lemons California fruit and produce items with wholesale line and contact details.
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Paul D. Cravath
Bethlehem Steel Company
J. A. Kratz
Lackawanna Steel Company
Edward W. Wakely
New Jersey Public Service Corporation
Joseph S. Auerbach
Woolworth Company
New York
Simmons
Congress
A. B. Thatcher
James A. Hemory
National Association of Manufacturers
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
N. C
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Morrison
Rates on cotton increases refused by commerce commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected proposed rate hikes of 2 to 11.5 cents per 100 pounds on cotton and cotton linters from Virginia ports to New England and Canadian points, with exemptions for individuals. Corporations favored tax on profits or gross sales. House debates an $1.8 billion war tax bill as lawmakers criticize certain taxes and a liquor tax plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Virginia
New England
Canadian
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Levi Cooke
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
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Pease
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J. T. Gordon
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P. O
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Southern Building
Remington
Monarch
Smith Premier
Remington Junior
Remington Typewriter Company
Princess Street
Phone
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May
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E. H. Sneed
Southern Box and Lumber Co
Rapid Shoe Repair Co
L. Mazer
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Philadelphia
Bath
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Wrightsville
City
South Fifth Avenue
J. M. Maclaughlin
Fourth
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Irving Bachellor
Farris
Farris’ Bakery
H. J. McCartney
Front St
Eleanor H. Porter
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H.G. Wells
Robert Hichens
Basil King
Pip
Ian Hay
Cedar Mountains
Earnest T. Seaton
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Marie Thompson Daviess
C. W. Yates Company
Wilmington, N. C
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Postal Telegraph
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Wilmington, Me
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