Brunswick County Fair Opens Under Ideal Weather
Bolivia North Carolina November 3 The Brunswick County fair opens to about 500 visitors in ideal weather with agricultural and educational exhibits praised as the finest county displays yet seen. speeches by Colonel Walker Taylor and D L Gore of Wilmington highlight programs while J O Lennon county farm demonstrator aided the preparations. Local officials Mayor J Mitgell welcome attendees and praise the fair as a success. many Wilmingtonians travel by special train and Southport sends representation.
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Bolivia
N. C
Brunswick Counts
To State
Colonel Walker Taylor
D. L. Gore
Wilmington
Jackson Johnson
Winnabow
The
Fair Association
J. O. Lennon
Farr
Colonel Taylor
Brunswick
Gore
Old Brunswick
Hughes Ends Long Presidential Campaign Tour
Charles Evans Hughes concludes his four campaign trips today after traveling about 28 000 miles through 33 states from August 5. He leaves Albany at 8 15 for New York to campaign down the Hudson valley. the journey spans Northern New England to the Midwest and western states. The Hughes train is due in New York City at 6 15 this evening.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Hudson River Valley
New England
Vermont
Middle West
Hughes
Maryland
West Virginia
Kansas
Tennessee
Nashville
Washington
Bangor
Maine
San Diego
California
Canada
New York City
Near 2000 Ships Sunk in War Time Totals
New York reports 1820 merchant ships sunk in 27 months of war ending November 1, totaling about 3,228,584 tons. October losses exceed any five months, with 127 vessels sunk that month. Entente allies about 60 percent, neutrals 18 percent, Teutonic powers 47 percent.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
Teutonic
Giant plant to start in Greensboro next week
Greensboro N C Nov 3 The engineer in charge of Southern Railway concrete roundhouse and car foundry said construction could begin next week The plant will cost 525000 and upon completion will accommodate 1188 cars daily
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Greensboro
N. C
Southern Railway
Judge Meares Surges as Ohio Campaign Bound
Raleigh dispatch notes Judge Meares, a Democratic candidate for judge, has traveled to Ohio to stump for Hughes. The piece highlights Meares as a persistent talker who vows to return to vote, while criticizing Democratic missteps and party rivalries.
Days Hughes Will Be Elected in Wake County Rally
Raleigh November 3 Former National Committeeman R C Duncan returns from the North confident Hughes will win. Duncan cites Republican strength, and 1 800 Roosevelt followers in Wake County align with Hughes. Local figure Tom Settle is slated to draw a large crowd amid bond indebtedness as a campaign issue.
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Raleigh
R. C. Duncan
Mr. Hughes
Britt
McCaskill
Butler
Duncan
Congress
Vic Dockery
Zeb Vance Walser
Lexington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Dockery
Zeb
Vic
Wake County
Hughes
Zeb Walser
R. W. Ward
Tom Settle
Settle
Confession Ties Six Men to Subway Bomb Plot
Police say six men were arrested in New York on charges of bringing dynamite into the city and causing the October 24 explosion at the 110th Street subway station. A detective-reported confession from one defendant claims the group planned to blow the 59th Street Broadway station today and then City Hall.
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New York
Interborough
110Th Street
59Th Street
Broadway
City Hall
Naval militia officers to exam NC units in New Bern
Fourteen naval militia officers will travel to New Bern on November 9 to examine commissioned officers from this and other North Carolina divisions. The rigid process may take two to three days, with all officers up to lieutenant and above eligible to take part. Meanwhile a labor dispute at Norfolk Southern Railway’s Trent River warehouse saw black workers press for higher pay, but most reported for work as vacancies were filled. Visitors to the Eastern Carolina Fair can ride the auto route for 15 cents, with a $5 license tax for car operators and license enforcement if rates exceed the limit.
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New Bern
N. C
North Carolina Naval Militia
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Trent River
J. P. C. Davis
Vessel Still Grounded as Tugs Strive to Refloat
Timé Seminole returned to the Thillio’s side this morning and crews push another attempt to pull the stranded steamer off the bar where she rested days earlier. Numerous tugs assist the cutter in lifting the Idillio’s cargo of steel, now lightered for port, to enable floating the vessel. The Idillio, bound for this port to take on cotton, went aground on Cape Fear bar.
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Idillio
Cape Fear Bar
Nicholas H Collins Still At Liberty In Maysville
Nicholas H. Collins eludes capture after shooting and killing Abraham L. Collins on October 17. Local news notes Rev J H Hill visited Wilmington. a new saw mill at Cooperage Co plant operates. Election talk dominates with predictions for next Wednesday. Weather fine. cotton harvest continues. Miss Ina Eubanks visits. Fourth Quarterly Conference at Tabernacle church with Rev L E Thompson presiding.
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Maysville
N. Y
Nicholas H. Collins
Abraham L. Collins
J. H. Hill
Wilmington
Swa
Cooperage Company
Fannie Foscue
H. E. Tripp
Bethel
N. C
Ina Eubanks
New Bern
Mary C. Eubanks
Nslow
Tabernacle Church
L. E. Thompson
Charters Issued On Thursday In North Carolina
Raleigh November 3 Mount Holly Realty Company chartered by C. E. Hutchison W. L. Noles R. K. Davenport J. W. Hallard J. A. Costner and W. F. Johnson all of Mount Holly The Piedmont Cigar Stores Company of Charlotte authorized to do business with 50000 capital Henry B. Fowler George H. Brockenborough and Ralph Myron are subscribers.
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Raleigh
N. C
Mount Holly Realty Company
C. E. Hutchison
W. L. Noles
R. K. Davenport
J. W. Hallard
J. A. Costner
W. F. Johnson
Mount Holly
Piedmont Cigar Stores Company
Charlotte
Henry B. Fowler
George H. Brockenborough
Ralph Myron
Austrians Lose Heavily on Opening Day Offensive
A Rome dispatch reports that the first day of the new Italian offensive cost Austria about 15,000 men killed or wounded. The update comes via Wireless Press from London dated November 3.
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London
Rome
Auto Turned Over and Little Pal Was Called
Stella Abrams ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W Abrams of Macclesfield was killed today near Rocky Mount NC when an overturned auto crushed her. The Abrams family including a 12 year old son and Mr Abrams suffered injuries and Mrs Abrams endured nervous shock.
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Little Pal
Rocky Mount
N. C
Stella Abrams
W. Abrams
Macclesfield
Both Sides Claim Victory in Election Wind Up
Democratic Western manager Senator Walsh says the outlook is bright as Western states favor Wilson. Republican manager A T Herty reports favorable final state returns. Republicans claim Missouri Kentucky Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Ohio North and South Dakota Minnesota Idaho. Campaigns end with mass meetings in Chicago and torchlight parade in the evening.
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Chicago
Thomas Walsh
Wilson
A. T. Herty
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Idaho
Missouri
Kentucky
Hughes
Hughes Denounces Wilson Regime Over Cost of Living
Charles Evans Hughes spoke in Hudson New York on November 3 assailing the Democratic party for not lowering living costs while critiquing its tariff policy and impact on American enterprise and labor. He argued the tariff failed to provide revenue and slowed growth.
Republicans Hold Bigger National Campaign Funds
Supplementary reports show the Republican National Committee with 2,012,535 and the Democratic with 1,310,729 in funds as of October 30. Additional contributions bring the totals to 2,357,313 for Republicans and 1,310,? Note: sources show 304,446 added to 1,006,283 for Democrats and 344,778 to 1,667,757 for Republicans. Expenses run 1,886,569 for Republicans and 1,126,762 for Democrats.
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Washington
Republican National Campaign Fund
Democratic National Campaign Fund
Democratic Committee
Republican Committee
Patterson resigns after friction at North Carolina A. and M.
Ralefah North Carolina A. and M head coach Brit Patterson resigns following an athletic council inquiry into squad friction. Patterson says his resignation is best for all and departs for Detroit. He had been a 1915 All American after previous stints with Washington and Jefferson.
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Ralefah
N.C
Brit Patterson
Washington and Jefferson
North Carolina A. & M
Patterson
Detroit
Mich
Senator Simmons optimistic on Western North Carolina vote
New Bern North Carolina November 3 Senator F M Simmons chairman of the Finance Committee predicted a great victory for the party as Wilson support grows in Charlotte Winston Salem and other western towns He spoke to large audiences and voiced confidence in the election Six prisoners were sent to Atlanta Federal Prison and one to Washington for earlier terms with Deputy Marshall John R Williams leading the escort through New Bern
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New Bern
N. C
F. M. Simmons
Finance Committee
United States Senate
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Wilson
Greensboro
Atlanta
Washington
John R. Williams
Elizabeth City
H. C. Greenleaf
Jerry Daniels
Andrew Jackson
Sherman Sheard
Edward Sperry
Jesse Wiggins
Odie
Augustus Laughinghouse
Ring of Defense Around Verdunis Again Complete
Fort Vaux returns to French hands and Douaumont secures the ring of fortifications around Verdun. Paris reports Vaux occupied after German withdrawal with minimal casualties as fort explosives were neutralized. Rumanian front sees heavy fighting while Berlin claims Romanian gains. Galician frontier sees Russian attacks repulsed with heavy casualties. Macedonian front shows little change and Serbian Cerna river action repulsed by Sofia.
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Fort Vaux
Douaumont
Verdun
Paris
Vaux
Berlin
Sofia
Cerna
Aviator Carlstrom Ends Mail Run Flight to New York
Victor Carlstrom completed his mail carrying flight from Chicago to New York, landing at Governor's Island at 8 55 a m after brief stops in Erie Pennsylvania and Hammondsport New York. He traveled 315 miles from Hammondsville at an average 137 miles per hour, beating Jules Vedrines’s prior record.
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New York
Victor Carlstrom
Chicago
New York Times
Governor’s Island
Erie
Hammondsport
N. Y
Carlstrom
Thompson
Wilson
Long Branch
Uncle Sam to Open Undersea Mail Route
Washington reports the post office department will accept proposals to establish a regular undersea mail service if the German submarine Deutsch land signals availability to carry mail to Germany. The German ambassador has asked the submarine’s agents to inform him, and officials say they are willing to proceed.
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Washington
Deutschland
Germany
Post Office Department
Romanian Forces Push Austrians German Troops Across Frontier
The war office reports Romanian troops drive Austrian and German forces back across the Hungarian Romanian frontier at one point during ongoing fighting.
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Bucharest
London
War Office
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