Wilmington Contest Offers City School Prize Fund
The Dispatch announces a $35 gold prize contest for Wilmington city school children. Entries up to 500 words must argue why Wilmington should lead shipbuilding and water commerce in the south Atlantic, with top prizes of 20, 10, and 5 dollars. Submissions due May 31 at 7 PM.
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Wilmington
South Atlantic
South Atlantic States
City of
Dispatch
P. Q. Moore
H. C. McQueen
Messrs
McQueen
Moore
Whiteville Drives War Fund Over Top with Parade Plans
Whiteville North Carolina reports a wartime fund drive triumph with 199 volunteers contributing to 1 528 75 dollars. H L Lyon vows the town will exceed its 1 009 allotment as Columbus county eyes a mass parade to recruit Red Cross members featuring remarks from a French officer.
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Whiteville
N. C
H. L. Lyon
Red Cross
Wickes Walboldt
American Red Cross
Atlanta
Lyi Ng
Lyon
Columbus County
Home Guards
Saturay
Billy Richardson
A. S. Richardson
Baseball scores from the day across leagues
American League results show Philadelphia 6 over Detroit 4, Washington 2 over St. Louis 4, Boston 11 over Cleveland 1, New York 2 over Chicago 6. National League games include St. Louis 3 over New York 5, Chicago 2 over Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 5 over Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 6 over Boston 2. Southern Association reports Mobile 2 over New Orleans 0, Atlanta 2 Nashville 6, Memphis 4 over Little Rock 12, with Chattanooga teams failing to arrive.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Southern Association
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Wpone
Baseball score snippets from midweek games
In Milwaukee Columbus beat Milwaukee 9 to 2 at St. Paul Indianapolis 4 to 2 at Kansas City Toledo 6 to 1 Louisville and Minneapolis played Sunday in a lineup of results.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Louisville-Minneapolis
Weather and scores from International League games
In Syracuse Jersey City game rain halted play. Rochester beat Newark 7 to 2. Buffalo defeated Binghamton 5 to 4 with 12 innings. Toronto down Baltimore 10 to 5.
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Syracuse-Jersey City
Rochester
Newark
Buffalo
Binghamton
Toronto
Baltimore
Weather and sports matches slated across cities today
Boston plays Cincinnati and Philadelphia meets Pittsburg while Brooklyn faces Chicago and New York travels to St Louis. Chicago hosts New York as St Louis visits Washington with clear or cloudy conditions noted. Southern Association games include New Orleans at Mobile and Birmingham at Chattanooga plus Little Rock at Memphis and Nashville at Atlanta.
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Cincinnati
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Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Southern Association
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Mobile
Birmingham
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Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
All Clear
Hays Urges Women to Full Participation in Politics
Will H. Hays, newly named chairman of the Republican National Committee, calls for women to take part in politics to the fullest extent, urging active engagement in party affairs and public life.
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Will H. Hays
The
Republic National Committee
Women Hired as Glass Blowters in Ohio Factories
Ohio glass factories begin hiring women as glass blowers marking a shift in industrial roles. Industry leaders cite growing demand for decorative and technical glass products with skilled positions opening across multiple plants.
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Ohio
Lottie LeClaire's Mile a Minute Girls Open at Royal
The Mile a Minute girls led by Lottie LeClaire opened a seven day engagement at the Royal Theatre with Married Life a roaring musical farce. The cast delivers a full hour of lively entertainment with strong singing two blackface comedians fine Pullman quartet act and a charming lead performance by Miss LeClaire. Tonight and matinee show follow with a patriotic Over the Top tomorrow.
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Royal Royal
Lottie LeClaire
Pullman
A Camouflage Kiss at Grand theater tomorrow
Miss Caprice stars in the William Fox photoplay A Camouflage Kiss a humorous tale shown at the Grand theater tomorrow. The plot blends pork and beans and a shy producer with a mistaken kiss leading to comic romantic confusion as the real suitor reveals himself.
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June Caprice
Miss Caprice
William Fox
Grand Theater
Strength for endurance and nerves with nitro phosphate tablets
A multi claim advertisement urges men and women to build strength and nerve stamina through nitro phosphate tablets sold by Bellamy Green Jarman Futrelle and other druggists. It links nervous exhaustion to common ailments and promotes constitutional remedies from Halls Catarrh Medicine and related products with sweeping health claims and a reward offer.
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Bellamy, Green, Jarman & Futrelle
Administrator's Notice in Gore Penton Estate
Havington appointed as Administrator of the estate of Mary Gore Penton seeks all claimants to present verified claims by the Tth day of May 1410. Notice warns failure to do so bars recovery. Debtors to Fe PACA urged to make prompt payment. Claude Gore, Rockingham, N. C. 5-Toaw 4w tus.
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Havington
Mary Gore Penton
North Carolina Notice of Absolute Divorce Action
The Superior Court of New Hanover County issues a notice in the case Agnes Sedwell versus Harvey Sedwell. Defendants must appear at the next term on the fourth Monday in June 1918 at Wilmington courthouse to answer or demur. otherwise the plaintiff seeks relief. Dated May 7 1915. W. N. Harriss, Clerk.
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover
Agnes Sedwell
Harvey Sedwell
Superior Court
New Hanover County
Said County
Wilmington
N. C
Gusner
W. N. Harriss
Colored students behind Hoover pledge wheat boycott in North Carolina
Greensboro May 21 Negro Agricultural and Technical College students vow not to use wheat bread until after harvest. The move mirrors actions by Meredith College and Peace Institute in Raleigh as part of wartime food conservation to aid U S and Allied soldiers in France.
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Greensboro
N. C
Negro Agricultural and Technical College of
North Caroline
Meredith College and
Peace Institute
Raleigh
United States
France
No-Cure No-Pay Rheuma Offer Draws Rheumatism Sufferers
Local druggist promotes Rheuma a guaranteed remedy for rheumatism with refund if no relief. Mrs Lucia Ryder of Syracuse testifies after five years of pain she improved after two bottles and was cured by the third. Advocates say good druggists carry Rheuma and a large bottle suits a two week treatment.
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Mr. Bellamy
Lucia Ryder
Gilbert Street
Syracuse
N. Y
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