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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1916
Page
3
Cape Fear River Stage at Payetteville Yesterday
The report records the water stage in the Cape Fear river at Payetteville, North Carolina at 8 a.m. yesterday, reaching 15 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Cape Fear River
Payeteville
N. C
Election returns at the Corn Show building Ady
Reported instruction to wire election results from the Corn Show building. Ady is noted as the source or communicator for the notice. The item reads as a brief alert about delivering results from a local event venue.
Whitaker Held for Clinton in Taliaferro Death
Eugene Whitaker, a young white man arrested here in connection with the shooting death of contractor John Taliaferro, was turned over to Sampson county authorities this morning and shipped to Clinton for confinement pending a hearing. Taliaferro succumbed after pneumonia followed the ramming incident near Ivanhoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clusene Whitaker
Sampson County
Eugene Whitaker
John Taliaferro
Willims
Clinton
Taliaferro
Whitaker
Ivan
Rats prove culprits in long missing items mystery
Mrs Bes sie Hudson of Georgetown Delaware doubted thieves were to blame for years of missing household goods. Workmen repairing her kitchen found the items under floorboards where rats had dragged them for two years. The lost spoons silver bell and other small articles were recovered and she no longer suspects children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Del
Bessie Hudson
Hud‘di
Tom
Cotton market opens steady as prices rise in early trading
The cotton market opened steady with an advance of 10 to 12 points and active months selling 14 to 16 points above Saturday’s close. January moved to 1909 and May to 1936 before easing 4 to 5 points on liquidations midmorning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilmington Naval Stores Silence Amid Market Slump
A terse report shows Wilmington Naval Stores listing “Nothing Doing” in trading. The fragment hints at crude rosin and related products with sparse figures, reflecting a stagnant market segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Naval Stores
Grocery Firm of Sellars and Mercer Voluntarily Closes
Assignment made today for the retail grocer at 521 South Front Street with B. J. Mintz named as trustee to wind up the business. After paying the firm’s members and attorney fees, the remaining funds will be pro rated among creditors. Woodus Kellum, Esq. is attorney in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sellars & Mercer
South Front Street
B. J. Mintz
Woodus Kellum
America is Raising More Rye
The Department of Agriculture issued a new treatise on expanding rye farming as the U S last year produced a record rye crop of 49 000 000 bushels American rye production accounts for about three percent of world output Rye offers hardiness late sowing potential forage value and requires less fertilizer with several regions showing higher per acre value than wheat between 1910 and 1914 in South Carolina Alabama Texas Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
South Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Strong New Opening Drives Dow Higher Amid Mixed Week Start
Stock market opened firmly in New York with gains contrasting last week's uneven close. United States Steel rose near a point with 7 000 shares traded and other leaders such as Colorado Fuel Anaconda Copper and Baldwin Locomotive advanced 1 2 points. Central Leather jumped 2 1 2 points to a new peak of 141 as a standout in the industrial group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mateh O
New York
SIPOE
Swilmington
Charleston
Savannah Cotton
Liverpool
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Oho
Chicago,Mil
St. Paul
Chicago, R. I
Pacific Ry
Consolidated Gas
Crucible Steel
Fett Snare Wee Esak Ater
General Electric
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore
Iinois Central
Inter. Mere
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lenlard
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Missouri Pacific
Ccess
National Lead
New York Central
N. Y
N. H
Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Patagssertene Hye
Rep
Iron & Steel
Shef. Steel & I
Southern Pacific
Seeerss
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Porre CG
Casleunis Eg Oecaied
Union
Sccc
United Fruits
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelt. & Refining
United States Steel
United States Steel Pfd
Virginia-Caro. Chem
Wall Street
Colorado Fuel
Republicanion
Sloss-Sheffield Steel
Anconda Copper
Leding Petroleums
Central Leathers
Cotton advances on Liverpool cues and pre election dips
New York reports Liverpool cables showing buying interest and prominent bulls absorbing offers. Early trade sees scattered pre election liquidation. Daily exports at about seventy two thousand bales with interior stocks slipping. An eight million six hundred thousand ginned is forecast in Wednesday’s report, with only a temporary market dip expected due to the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Recorders Court Handles Gambling and Minor Offenses
Recorder B G Empie presided over several cases in which Bennie Robinson and John Covington were taxed with costs after gambling arrests at the circus grounds. John Spencer and Pompey Pridgen were found not guilty of gambling. Will Dudley Roberson was fined five dollars plus costs for assaulting a female. George Feares paid costs for gambling and for firing a pistol within city limits. Jake and Harry Abelo vitz were acquitted of larceny. John Ferguson paid costs for gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Empie
Bennie Robinson
John Covington
John Spencer
Pompey Pridgen
Will Dudley Roberson
George Feares
Jake
Harry Abelovitz
John Ferguson
Wonder Baby Of The Country To Be Shown At Corn Show
Sammy Love son of Mr and Mrs C E Parker of 120 Castle Street will be presented to Wilmington at the Corn Show which opens tomorrow morning. Six months ago the physician despaired of recovery and the child seemed a silver dollar sized skeleton. Now the Parker couple present a healthy baby before the public, a remarkable change for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonder Chin
Sammy Love
C. E. Parker
Castle Street
Wilmington
Parker
Election Returns at Corn Show Tuesday
Election returns will be projected by stereopticon at the Corn Show on Tuesday November 7. The display will show vote totals and results for local races as part of the event hosted by the Adv. newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Parade Marshals Named for Industrial Parade
Corn Show parade committee chairman T. R. Ames announces the marshals R. C. Cantwell S. M. Boatwright Meares Harriss Ashley Curtis J. P. Herring and T. R. Ames. Floats should arrive at Tenth and Market by 10 30 for orderly lining. The procession, led by a band and the Wilmington Light Infantry, moves at 11 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
T. R. Ames
Messrs. R. 'C.' Cantwell
S. M. Boatwright
Meares
Harriss
Ashley Curtis
J. P. Herring
Market
Wilmington
Wilmington Light Infantry
Hughes or Wilson at Corn Show Tuesday Night Ad
Election returns mentioned in a notice urging readers to attend the Corn Show Tuesday night with a brief call to action and names Hughes and Wilson highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Wilson
Riverside to build bungalow for stray animals
Riverside California reports a plan to create a home for stray cats and sick dogs with a $3,000 donation from Mrs. C. M. Loring of Minneapolis and Riverside. The City Council will lease city acreage to the new animal welfare association to operate the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Cal
C. M. Loring
Minneapolis
Beneficent Fund
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Willmington, N. C
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