Leased Wire Service and Publication Details
The item lists newspaper service affiliations and contact routes including General Manager Office Advertising Department Circulation Department and Managing Editor. It notes full leased wire service and Associated Press credit and republication rights. It provides mailing rates for Daily and Sunday editions and carrier delivery rates, plus a Wilmington North Carolina post office classification.
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General Manager's Office
Advertising Department Circulation Department
Ity Editor
News Notes and Vague Prophecies From War Era Commentary
A 1917 column cites Frost Green & Kohn advertising in New York and Chicago, notes French officers at Camp Greene, doubts German victory gestures, and mocks Kaiser Wilhelm. It reports predicted peace by year end, contemplates Venice looting fears, and warns Louisiana sugar supplies may be tight urging frugal use of sugar.
Eds warn of postage change and double-cent alms
Letter writers note many pay three-cent stamps on drop letters after a two-cent rate, while others ignore warnings. A New York banker S C Bayne advocates a corn meal mush method with garlic and chili sauce. General Cadorna defense and Italian naval moves prompt speculation on Austro German risks. Fairfax Harrison leads Southern Railroad defense bureau and cantonments trail on Southern lines.
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5. C. Bayne
New York
Ile
Mr. Hoover
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railroad Company
National Council of Defense
Petersburg
Wood famine in Wilmington demands swift action
The Wood Question notes looming winter fuel shortages in Wilmington with scarce wood and failed bids from buyers. It warns reliance on a local fuel commission alone and urges immediate steps to secure wood through established channels to prevent suffering among the poor.
Yesterday's Election Sparks Nationwide War Issue Interest
Reports from about twenty states detail election results with focus on New York City mayoral race and woman suffrage gains. Despite war backdrop, voters respond to local campaigns while Socialist and pacifist votes draw attention and commentary.
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United States
New York City
France
Hylan
New York
West
Patriotic Am ericans and local wartime concerns
The Asheville Times surveys patriotic enlistments and praise for those joining the military while contrasting with local youths resisting duty. It condemns idle loafing and calls for enforcing vagrancy laws, urging work or county farm service, and notes W J Bryan's four notable runs culminating in Arizona with a successful result and a chase scene.
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Asheville
United States
W. J. Bryan
Arizona
Signs of the times threaten constitutional strain after war
The writer argues that if the war ends soon the U S Constitution will face unprecedented pressure and property rights of certain classes may suffer violent onslaughts. Government efforts to protect them could be denounced as Prussianism and Kaiserism across the country.
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United States
Navy Sailor Reunites With Wife After Seven Years At Fair
Mr Alfred Gregg of the U S navy arrived Saturday to meet his wife for the first time in seven years. His wife belongs to the Kopp Harrington show troupe, which arrived yesterday to perform during the fair at Robeson county.
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Alfred Gregg
U. S. Navy
Kopp & Harrington
Robesonian
Wishart man freed after hearing on harboring deserters
John Wilkins of Wishart township faced a hearing before U. S. Commissioner W H Kin law Saturday on the charge of harboring deserters from the U S army. Insufficient evidence led to his release. The case involved W S Canady and escapee W W Williams described in the Robesonian report.
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John Wilkins
Wishart
U. S. Army
U. S
W. H. Kinlaw
Wilkins
W. S. Canady
W. W. Williams
The
Robesonian
Draymen Charges Under Scrutiny By New Bern Officials
The Sun Journal notes that the Board of Aldermen may act to regulate local drayage fees after public pressure. Citizens hope for relief from draymen who charge 15 to 75 cents per haul, with prices set by the employer’s appearance and call times.
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The
Sun-Journal
Score
New Bern Sun-Journal
Hillquit Name Change Spurs Socialist Mayoral Bid
The Socialists in New York designate Morris Hill quit as their mayoral candidate. Formerly Morris Hillkowitz, he received permission in 1897 by order of Justice Beekman to drop the suffix. The surname change supports his bid to lead New York City.
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Greensboro
New York
Morris Hillquit
Morris Hillkowitz
Morris
Justice Beekman
Hillkowitz
Kowitz
Hillquit
Old Corn Show Tales and Markets of Opinion
A fragmentary column notes a CORN Show visit with no liquid samples and a wartime style exchange. It quips about prisoners at a bridge and contrasts male sport with female knitting while musing on Italian possession and the Italian situation for thought.
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Spagnetti
Saarkraut
voter verdict shows people’s steady judgment in elections
Historical note compares Blaine’s campaign slogan and Hearst Hylan Hochzollern revival to show voters rejected divisive rhetoric. It argues Americans cannot be split into goats and sheep by politicians and that integrity matters in choosing leaders.
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James G. Blaine
American Statesman
United States
Grover Cleveland
New York
Hearst
Hylan
Hohenzollern
America to send singing soldiers across the seas
Washington reports Cromwell era tactics revived as Congress approves singing instructors for Army units. War Department claims singing marchers stay fresher and morale stays high. Officers say songs like Pack Up Your Troubles lift tired regiments and Germans’ success is linked to singing regiments. Instructors will coordinate singing in unison across camps.
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United Press
Washington
Cromwell
America
Cantonment
Virginia Ham raisers tout cholera remedy in hog行业
Virginia ham raisers advocate Anti-Choleric Hog Remedy as a simple feed additive to prevent hog cholera. The Holland Jones Co. reports rising sales and compares the product to sugar, claiming it works without operations or injections and could end cholera among hogs, with distribution through McEachern & Son and McNair & Pearsole.
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Virginia
W. J. Holland
Holland-Jones Co
Virginia Hame
Iowa
Negro troops arrive at Camp Sevier in Greenville
A Tennessee National Guard company of African American soldiers reaches Greenville and unpacks at Camp Sevier. They are the first Black troops at the camp as War Department plans to station Black units at various camps may proceed. Greenville anticipates possible additional contingents under the department's earlier plan.
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Charlotte Observer
National Guard
Tennessee
Greenville
Camp Sevier
War Department
The War's Hidden Benefit Unselfishness Rising
The Winston Sentinel notes that while war wounds are evident, its notable outcome is a rise in unselfishness among individuals. The piece argues this moral shift will profoundly shape the nation's future.
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Winston
Sunday Trip to the Fort on the Cane Fear Steamer
A crowded Widvington steamer carries returning soldiers and families to Fort Caswell on a Sunday trip. Mothers, sisters, and sweethearts bring food and gifts, face sorrow at hospital visits, and share quiet acts of support while soldiers cope with longing, fatigue, and duty.
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Cane Fear
Widvington
Fort Caswell
Fort
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