Sprunts Purchase Freight Steamer City of Wilmington
Alexander Sprunt & Son have bought a new oil burning freighter of about 2000 gross tons to support their cotton export business. The vessel, formerly a Pacific coast passenger ship, will arrive soon, be renamed The City of Wilmington, and fitted for Atlantic service with enlarged fuel tanks.
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Alexander Sprunt & Son
Pacific Coast
New York
Europe
Wilmington
South
Maud Adams Set to Appear at Academy of Music
Maude Adams will perform in The Little Minister at the Academy of Music on November 23, a single engagement that promises a major box office rush. Manager Beiley secured the star at a heavy guarantee, a rare event for Wilmington audiences who have not yet hosted her.
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Maude Adams
Academy of Music
Miss Adams
Wilmington
Beiley
Perans
Elevator Contract Let for Wilmington Custom House
The electric passenger elevator installation contract for Wilmington's new Custom House has been awarded to Kiestner Hecht Company of Chicago for 4490 dollars. Georgia A. Robinson, recently appointed as Los Angeles policewoman, becomes the first colored woman to hold such a police position in the United States.
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Chicago
Wilmington
Custom House
Kiestner”& Hecht Company
Washington
Charlotte Observer
Georgia A. Robinson
Los Angeles
United States
Willard Bag and Manufacturing to Resume Monday
The Willard Bag and Manufacturing Company at Third and Kitter streets will reopen Monday with about 75 workers returning. Under E. P. Willard’s charge the plant will focus on fertilizer sacks made of burlap shipped from New York and India, with no cotton sheet production due to season demand.
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Willard Bag and Manufacturing Company
Third and
Kitter Streets
E. P. Willard
New York
Regal Sack Company
Willard
Norfolk
India
Third Street
Brunswick County Fair Opens With Home Coming Day
Brunswick county’s initial county fair starts in Bolivia tomorrow with Wilmington attendance expected. The event includes a reunion for former residents, a special train from Wilmington, and speeches by Col. Walker Taylor and Rev. J. C. Mizell. Prizes cover cattle art and agriculture while a Story Teller’s League session is set for 2:30 p.m.
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Brunswick County
Bolivia
Walker Taylor
J. C. Mizell
D. L. Gore
Brunswick
Jackson Johnson
Winnebow
Fair Association
Story Teller's League
B. E. Ranson
Southport
Hooper Named Manager of Hotel Wilmington
Mr. Charles E. Hooper, a veteran hotel manager, was appointed manager of the Hotel Wilmington effective yesterday following O L Long’s resignation. Hooper previously ran the Orton hotel and the Oceanic hotel at Wrightsville Beach and serves as vice president of the Southern Hotel Men's Association. Kong will relocate to South Carolina.
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Long
Wilmington
Charles E. Hooper
O. L. Long
Hooper
Kong
South Carolina
Orton
Oceanic
Wrightsville Beach
Southern Hotel Men's Association
Diggs Sells Knowledge on Chaldeans in Banter
Quotation from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes Prof. Diggs as an authority on the Chaldeans. The exchange compares his expertise to Mrs. Diggs knowledge of the Smiths and Jonses next door, highlighting colorful regional humor.
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Prof. Diggs
Republicans Hold Splendid Meeting In Wayne County
Judge W S O B Robinson addressed a large Republican gathering at the County Court House in Wayne County for about an hour. Speakers included R W Davis of Southport and D L Gore presiding while ex Postmaster T E Wallace and E H Freeman introduced them. The event praised Roosevelt, attacked Wilson, and urged support for Hughes in November.
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W. S. O’b. Robinson
Wayne County
County Court House
Hughes
Roosevelt
Teddy
Republican’ Party
D. L. Gore
R. W. Davis, Esq
Southport
Judge Robinson
T. E. Wallace
E. H. Freemanr
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Davis
Frank A. Linney
North Carolina
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles B. Aycock
Aycock
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
United States
Davis
Cleveland
Republlican
Mexico
Republican Party
Henry Ford
Champ Clark
Goldsboro
Arbor Day Observed in North Carolina Schools
Arbor Day will be observed in North Carolina public schools tomorrow with each campus running its own program. The Arbor and Bird Day Manual from the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey will guide activities, highlighting bird study clubs and statewide teacher cooperation.
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John J Blair
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
State Superintendent of Education
R. E. Parker
Aububon Society of
North Carolina
Parker
Joyner
Wilson Fund Surges as Democrats Rally to Reach Goal
The Wilson campaign fund rose sharply yesterday as donors increased momentum toward the remaining target. Major contributions included Miss Fannie Reid Williams with 100 dollars and D C Love 15 dollars, with committees led by Cyrus D. Hogue and D H Howes Jr. combining to 62.50 and 8 dollars respectively. The drive now faces a final push to close the gap of about 500 dollars with many small gifts noted and a sense of renewed hope across New Hanover Democrats.
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Wilson
New Hanover Democrats
Cyrus D. Hogue
Esqq
D. H. Howes, Jr
Fannie Reid Williams
GY Tegvo
Hay Ie
M. Halk
J. W. Grainger
Hugh MacRae
Dr George Stewart to Speak at Boys' Brigade Armory
Dr George Stewart, pastor of Birmingham Alabama's leading Methodist church, will deliver a platform lecture titled Lopsided Folks next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the Boys Armory. The event aims to attract a good crowd despite election night with endorsements from Dr J Wilbur Chapman Len G Broughton and Sam P. Stewart is well known nationwide and will likely draw attention.
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George Stewart
Stewart
Boys’ Brigade
Stuart
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Carranza
Wilson Fund
D. H. Howes
Tillery i
L. B. Camady
C. F. McDonald
H. A. Jarman
Jacksonville
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