City Council Told Coal Shortage Is Unprecedented
Springer Coal Company testified the city cannot rely on existing contracts as shortages worsen. D. H. Penton warned of rising open market prices, car shortages, and labor bids, urging immediate city purchase of coal to safeguard fire stations and pumping plants.
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Springer Coal Company
D. H. Penton
Council
Penton
Mr. Penton
America
Anark
Roark
DuPont Powder
Hopewell
DuPont
Republicans Hear Robinson and Davis At County Court House
Mr W S O B Robinson of Goldsboro and Robert W Davis Esq of Southport speak tonight at 8 under the Hughes Club for the Republican party. Democrats are invited to attend and hear their message. Both speakers are noted for ability and long practice. officials promise the talk will be engaging and concise.
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W. S. O’b. Robinson
Goldsboro
Robert W. Davis
Southport
County Court House
Hughes Club
Republican Party
Robinson
Davis
Lon
Messrs. Robinson
Wholesale theft from loaded refrigerator car reported
Two dressed sheep and two containers of hog brains were found in an open field between the Universal Oil and Fertilizer plant and Wynnewood Lumber, linked to a warehouse robbery of a Swift & Company loaded refrigerator car on Water and Chestnut streets. Police traced tracks from a mule driven wagon and investigated vehicle access near Walnut Street while insurance claims noted a separate $25 purse theft on Seventh and Nunn streets.
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Universal Oil & Fertilizer Company
Wynnewood Lumber Company
Water and
Chestnut Streets
Swift & Company
D. W. Coleman
Walnut Street
Coleman
Walter Thomas
Seventh and Nunn
Hr. Thomas
Local Wilson Supporters Face $639 Fund Gap
Wilmington crowd races to meet a $5,000 Wilson campaign goal as only $60.50 has been raised in two days. Cyrus D. Hogue and J A Mc Norton led committees with scattered $1 gifts and few large sums. Fund drive must hit next Monday evening to back Wilson’s candidacy amid mounting urgency.
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Wilson
Wilmington Wilson Club
New Hanover
Pearsall’ & Company
Cyrus D. Hogue
J. A. Mc. Norton
B. A. Merritt
City Council Defers Lighting Contract Pending Expert Review
The council voted to delay executing a lighting contract with Tide Water Power until an independent expert assesses the new streetlights near Buck’s hosiery mill at Fourth and Ninth streets. Three of five members favored placing a light. two opposed, leaving the plan in abeyance.
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Tide Water Power Company
John H. Buck
Fourth
Ninth Streets
Ruark
Council
Tide Water
Tide Water Company
Kuck
Citizenship talk by Dr. Berkemeir draws large crowd
Dr G C Berkemeir of Mt Vernon NY, Wartburg Orphans School superintendent and Red Cross figure, spoke on Citizenship at Germania Hall Front and Orange streets. He urged unity and loyalty to the Nation, denying true Americans except Indians, and warned against hyphenated identities as harmful to heritage. A luncheon followed.
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G. C. Berkemeir
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Wartburg
Red Cross
Germania Hall
Front
Orange Streets
Berkemeir
United States
Massive Chrysanthemums Create Paradise at Moore Nursery
Eighteen thousand oversized chrysanthemums fill Miss Lucy B. Moore’s nursery at Fifteenth and Market streets, with fifty varieties and five colors on display during exhibit week. The beds showcase the William Turner and Golden Wedding varieties among others, while a single stem bears nearly one hundred buds. Two new greenhouses are under construction, expanding a growing business that highlights flowers as a city spectacle.
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Lucy B. Moore
Fifteenth
Market Streets
Miss Moore
Garden of Paradise
Moore Nursery
Moore
William Turner
Government Examinations for Stenographer and Typewriter Jobs
The Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam on November 21, 1916, in multiple DC MD VA NC WV cities to build a register of eligibles for stenography and typewriting positions. Vacancies include roles in Annapolis Norfolk Newport News Baltimore with yearly salaries from 840 to 1200 dollars. Applicants 18 or older, citizens, must submit Form 1424 and 1371 via the Local Civil Service Examiners at designated post offices.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Federal Classified Civil Service
Annapolis
United States
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Fourth Civil Service District
Washington, D. C
Funeral services for Clarence Taylor
Funeral services for Clarence Taylor aged 27 were held yesterday at his East Wilmington home at 3 30 p m conducted by Rev H W Koelling of St Andrew s Presbyterian church and interment took place at Bellevue Pall bearers were J O Grimes A B Ritch T J Gore J D Turner and S M Yearmans Floral tributes reflected the high esteem in which he was held in the community
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Clarence Taylor
Bellevue
East Wilmington
H. W. Koelling
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Messrs
J. O. Grimes
A. B. Ritch
T. J. Gore
Dr Stuart to Speak on Lopsided Folks Tuesday Night
Dr Stuart will deliver a platform lecture next Tuesday at the Boys' Brigade Armory on Lopsided Folks. The event starts at 8 o'clock and aims to attract a good crowd despite election night. He is a nationally known Methodist pastor from Birmingham Alabama with strong endorsements. Tickets to the lecture via the Fifth Avenue Ep worth League cost fifty cents.
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Stuart
Boys’ Brigade
Birmingham
Ala
J. Wilbur Chapman
Len G. Broughton
Sam P. Jones
Sam Jones
Fifth Avenue Epworth League
Young Men urged to join Shrier tailor plan in Wilmington
A public notice urges Wilmington's young men to choose I Shrier, representing International Tailoring Company, for a Christmas Dress Up Plan. It promises 3 000 to 5 000 sample materials, initial payment on measure, then small weekly payments until completion, with delivery after payment. Many have already enrolled and more are urged to join.
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I. Shrier
United States
International Tailoring Company
I. Shiier
Advt
Special Fair Train For Brunswick County Bolivia Trip
The Atlantic Coast Line and the W B and S R R operate a special train to the Brunswick county fair in Bolivia. Depart Union Station at 9 a m and return at 4 15 p m. Round trip fare is 80 cents.
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Bolivia
Atlantic Coast Line
Union Station
Smart Set Delights Two Audiences At Academy
The Smart Set, a group of colored artists, pleased two audiences at the Academy of Music yesterday. Afternoon Matinee drew a small crowd while the evening performance drew a larger gathering with many white attendees who occupied a section of the building and enjoyed the two act show.
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Academy
Academy of Music
Philathea Class to Hold Monthly Meeting Tomorrow
The Philathea Class of the First Baptist Church will hold its monthly business meeting tomorrow night at Mrs. C. L. Pridgen's home at 508 Market Street.
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Philathea
First Baptist Church
C. L. Pridgen
Market Street
Postoffice Receipts Show October 1916 Gain Over 1915
Postmaster M. Mack L. Green reports October 1916 postoffice receipts at 11 737 16 dollars, up 991 12 from October 1915. The month’s total rose despite lower activity than September, with October 1925 figures cited as a benchmark.
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M. Mack L. Green
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