Russians Push Attacks in Turkish Armenia and Dobrudja
Petrograd reports a successful Russian offensive in Turkish Armenia west and south of Trebizond with more than 300 prisoners taken. The war office says Russian forces continue advances against German and Bulgarian units in Dobrudja and have made headway on the Galicia front near Lemberg, capturing a German position southeast of the city.
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Petrograd
London
Armenia
Trebizond
War Office
Dobrudja
Lemberg
Gelician
Governors to Meet at Kings Mountain Celebration
Governor Craig and staff depart Raleigh for Kings Mountain to join Governor Stuart of Virginia and staff for the annual Revolutionary War celebration. Stuart will deliver the principal address as hundreds gather from North and South Carolina to mark the battle viewed as a turning point in the war.
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Kings Mountain
Stuart
Virginia
North Carolina
Salisbury
North
South Carolina
Ferguson
Cornwallis
Guilford Cour House
Baptist Meeting Adjourns After Successful Caneel Session
The Baptist Association meeting at Caneel, held in Wallace North Carolina, concluded with over twenty Wilmington Baptists and city ministers in attendance. Next meeting set for Riverside church near Ashton and the executive committee authorized to hire an evangelist to assist in revival work.
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Baptist Association
Wallace
N. C
Wilmington
Riverside Church
Ashton
John Jeter Hurt
First Baptist Church
Cristian
Education
Charles Brewer
Meredith College
Raleigh
W. N. Johnson
Baptist State Mission Board
L. B. Olive
Dell
Delway
J. A. Sullivan
Cavalry Baptist Church
W. G. Hall
Wright presents airship patents to British government
London October 6 The Aeroplane reports Orville Wright of Dayton Ohio has presented his airship patents to the British government.
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London
Orville Wright
Dayton, Ohio
Tar Heel engineers to El Paso
General Funston notified the War Department that the North Carolina engineers, ordered to the border yesterday, would be sent to El Paso.
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EL Paso
Washington
Funston
War Department
North Carolina
Wilson Hear a Hot Debate by Women Voters at Malta
President Wilson, en route from Omaha to Long Branch, stopped at Malta Illinois for a brief train halt. He witnessed a lively argument among women over politics with sunbonnets and strong pro Wilson and pro Hughes sentim ents. He urged decorum and later spoke with Western Democratic leaders in Chicago.
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Wilson
Chicago
Omaha
Long Branch
Malta
Ill
Hughes
Berlin Hopes Submarine War Not Resumed
Oct 5 Berlin reports efforts to restart unrestricted submarine warfare have failed to gain support. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg remains firm with Field Marshal von Hindenburg and the navy, as military and naval leaders back restraint and opposed resumption.
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Berlin
Lonion
Bethman von Hollweg
Reichstag
Navy Department
Warships Halting Filipino Craft In Territorial Waters
Allied war ships believed to be British are active in Philippine territorial waters. Several inter-island vessels have been halted and examined, papers checked, and passenger nationality questioned. A large cruiser, thought British, entered Manila Bay and neared the harbor before withdrawing. No interference with passengers or cargo has occurred.
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Manila
P. I
Philippines
Manila Bay
Governor General
British Tanks Fail to Cross German Trenches
Berlin dispatch reports that British tanks failed in action with only one land cruiser crossing a German trench before being wrecked by shellfire. Overseas News Agency notes the land fleet is expected to be reduced to wrecks.
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Berlin
Overseas
Deeds Filed For Record In Local Land Transfers
Stacy Adams to H W Konig and wife for 100 dollars and other considerations, west side Seventh Street between Smith and Howard streets. Carrie W Van Buren to Co D Weeks for 5 dollars and other considerations, lot No 8 block B Northern Extension Wrightsville Beach. L O Hillis and wife to B B Humphrey for one half of lot No 9 Winter Park Gardens.
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Stacy Adams
H. W. Konig
Seventh Street
Smith and
Howard Streets
Carrie W. van Buren
Co. D. Weeks
Wrightsville Beach
L. O. Hillis
B. B. Humphrey
Winter Park Gardens
Dispatch Baseball Re Turns
The Dispatch announces a special leased wire from the World Series providing Associated Press reports in near real time. A bulletin service and full detailed game accounts will appear in the city edition so Wilmington readers can read about today’s game today.
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Dispatch
Wilmington
More arrests planned in alleged transit plot
New York cites police promising further arrests today in the supposed plot to kill Interborough president Theodore T. Shonts and New York Railways manager Frank Hadley. Two men described as striking subway guards, Oscar Wallace and John J. Sheeran, were held on assault charges after being questioned for hours.
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New York
Theodore T. Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Frank Hadley
New York Railways Company
Oscar Wallace
John J. Sheeran
Tragedy Hits Warsaw As Tree Crushes Railroad Foreman
Warsaw October 6. W M Sledge trestle foreman for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad died when a tree fell on him while he and two companions hunted possums near Turkey. The fall also stunned Ed Sykes. Perry Powell escaped injury. Sledge, 45, leaves a wife and children Lilla Louise and Wilbert. Interment planned in Enfield.
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Warsaw
W. M. Sledge
Sledge
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Cinton
Turkey
Perry Powell
Ed Sykes
Mr. Sledge
W. H. Jackson
Lilla
Louise
Wilbert Sledge
Enfield
Alumni Banquet Tonight by New Hanover A M Alumni
Automobiles with score or more members of the New Hanover County A M Alumni Association will depart the Odd Fellows building at Third and Princess streets at 7 o clock for Graystone Inn Carolina Beach where the annual banquet will be held. Mr Buxton White of Raleigh recently arrived to attend as a principal speaker. J L Becton, president, will serve as toastmaster.
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Graystone Inn
Hanover County
Odd Fellows
Third
Princess Streets
Carolina Beach
Buxton White
Raleigh
State Alumni Association
Rumanians Cleared From Danube Bank as Allies Hold Macedonian Front
Allied forces maintain center on the Macedonian front though inactive, pressing aggressively. Romanians cleared from the southern Danube bank after crossing back. Bulgarian resistance weakens against British pressure. British gains reported on the Somme along the Pozier Baupaume road. Crown Prince resumes command at Verdun with heavy artillery activity.
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Danube
Sofia
von Mackensen
Dobrudja
Somme
Pozier- Baupaume
London
Verdun
Paris
Empress to Supply Artificial Limbs for Wounded Allies
Tokio Oct 6 Empress adako plans to provide artificial limbs and eyes to Japanese and German casualties from the Kiao-Chow campaign. The imperial estate is valued around 500 million yen about 250 million dollars with forests rice lands palace holdings and bonds. Property value reportedly grows twenty percent annually and privy purse outlays cover court ceremonies foreign relations and charitable donations.
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Tokio
Generas
Civil Authority Supersedes Military Power in Mexico
Mexico City reports General Obregon decrees abolishing the title jefe de las armas and transferring authority to civil administration. Garrison commanders may only oversee their troops, while civilian officials are ordered back to their regiments. The report also quotes a domestic scene with a baby’s first steps.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Jefe de Las Arma
Imm
Mexico
Obregon
Sanc
Cotton Prices Rise to New 1916 Record in Wilmington
Wilmington spot cotton advanced again reaching 1614-4 cents per pound an eighth of a cent above yesterday's quotation. The move set another record and established a new high for the 1916-17 season.
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Wilmington
Brooklyn Fans Send Off World Series Contenders in Parade
New York reports thousands crowd Ebbets field to bid the Brooklyn club farewell before the opener with the National League pennant winners in Boston. City officials business leaders and the Brooklyn Boosters joined a band led parade to the subway amid cheering crowds.
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New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Ebbett’s Field
Brooklyn Boosters
Dublin Considers $5 Million Loan for Rebuild
Dublin announces a special meeting to review an offer from National City Bank of New York to loan the city five billion dollars for reconstruction. The proposal came from the bank and the date is noted as October 6.
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Dublin
Ireland
National City Bank of New York
Invasion Declared a Great Success Raid Over Danube
London reports a Rumanian raid described as a great success. A wireless from Rome says Romanian forces recrossed the Danube, destroyed Bulgarian depots with large army provisions, and suffered no casualties.
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London
Danube
Rome
Red Sox Hold Final Practice Ahead of Brooklyn Showdown
Boston fans expect record crowds for the World Series opener as the Red Sox work out signals at the Braves field on the day before the Brooklyn game. President Lennon predicts attendance will exceed prior records after 42,000 watched last year’s opener.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Red Sox
Braves’ Field
Lennon
Herty to Edit Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Dr Charles Homer Herty professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina resigns to become editor of the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. He has taught at UNC since 1905 and led the American Chemical Society for two terms. He is in New York awaiting details on the editorship. President Wilson travels home after large Omaha reception and will address voters at Shadow Lawn but will not speak on the train platform.
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Chemical Journal
Chapel Hill
Charles Homer Herry
University of North Carolina
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Herty
University of Georgia
American Chemical Society
United States
Wilson
Clinton
Iowa
Middle West
Omaha
Long Branch
Shadow Lawn
le. West
New York Milk Deadlock Spurs State Probe
The state opens an inquiry into the milk supply deadlock as contracts with farmers differ only in length. Milk dealings shrink and thousands cannot obtain the product. Extra policemen guard depots after yesterday’s women’s rush. today, crowds return but no violence occurs despite exhausted stock.
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New York
Fatal race riot near Nihill Montana shocks Billings
Billings Montana reports that two white men were shot and killed by seven black men in a race riot near Nihill. A third white man was severely wounded. Five black men and two white men are under arrest in Cushman on riot charges.
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Billings
Mont
Nihill
Cushman
Kennedy Declared Not Guilty on Assault Charge
J R Kennedy deputy internal revenue collector was found not guilty of assaulting Lee Jones a white man with a deadly weapon near Garretts Winery South Wilmington. Recorder Empie announced judgment after trial proceedings before Justice McGowan and a further case against W M Nixon was heard with Nixon receiving three months on the county roads. Two and a half pints of whiskey found on the Negro man were confiscated and destroyed.
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J. R. Kennedy
United States
Internal Revenue Collector
Lee Jones
W. A. McGowan
Kennedy
Recorder’s Court
Empie
Jones
Garrett's
Wilmington
W. M. Nixon
J. O. Bullard
W. H. Avant
Nixon
Redmond Declares Home Rule Safe In Ireland Speech
Waterford Ireland Oct 6 John Redmond Irish Nationalist leader says home rule for Ireland is safe if Ireland remains sane despite the rebellion and its brutal aftermath. He also asserts conscription could never be forced on Ireland.
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Waterford
Ireland
John Redmond
Beach Line Late Fall Schedule Nearly Mirrors Last Season
The Beach Line timetable takes effect Monday October 9 with few changes from last season and is published in today’s Dispatch to prevent patron inconvenience.
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Beach Line
Dispatch
Infantile paralysis cases rise in New York report
New York Oct 6 infantile paralysis health report shows six more cases and two additional deaths in the 24 hours ending 10 a m. today. Total cases reach 19 with 6 deaths as the epidemic continues.
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New York
Cape Fear Country Club Plans Oct 9 Annual Meeting
The Cape Fear Country Club will hold its annual meeting on Monday night October 9 at the clubhouse. A car departs Front and Princess streets at 8 15 to transport members to the city after the meeting.
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The
Cape Fear Country Club
Front
Princess Streets
Romanian Forces Defeated in Transylvania
Berlin reports Romanian troops in Transylvania were defeated by General von Falkenhayn’s forces and pushed back across the Alt River. The war office states the engagement occurred in a recent operation.
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Berlin
London
Transylvania
von Falkenhayn
Alt River
War Office
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