Gar parking ordinance passes after heated session
City Council enacted the automobile parking ordinance prohibiting street parking on Front between Red Cross and Orange and on Princess Street between Front and Third for more than an hour, with vehicles spaced 15 feet apart. The measure, urged by the Rotary Club after a pedestrian death, also approves a bond funding amendment setting a ten year repayment window.
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Ity Council
Merritt
Front Street
Red Cross
Grace
Dispatch
Orange
Princess Street
Front
Third
Bunting
Ruark
Rotary Club
Bijou
The
Historical Commission
Andrew J. Howell
Moors
Finance Committee
New York Corporation to Open Office Here
The Roberts File & Lumber Company of New York City with a 10000 authorized capital, about a third paid up, has been permitted to domesticate in this state and will open an office in Raleigh City, per information received.
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New York Corporation
Roberts File & Lumber Company
New York City
Raleigh
Steamer Launch Fails As Crowd Watches On Cape Fear
Yesterday afternoon the R. Lawrence Smith steamer from Wilmington Iron Works failed to enter the water. A large crowd gathered at the Cape Fear while tug Navassa tried twice to dislodge the vessel, but the tow lines parted both times. The champagne christening bottle remained unbroken and work proceeded for a rescheduled launch. Continued on Page Hight.
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R. Lawrence Smith
Wilmington Iron Works
Navassa
Cape Fear
Cynthia Polk Rountree
Market
Ann Streets
Chamber of Commerce
Ann Street
Jie
Eagles Island
Page Hight
Suffrage As War Measure Highlighted By Maude Younger
Miss Maude Younger of California spoke to about 50 people at the Court House on suffrage as a war measure. Hon. Iredell Meares introduced the talk praising women’s suffrage as nearly a fact while detailing picket protests at the White House and workhouse detentions to press for voting rights. The address linked suffrage to democracy and sacrifice in the war effort.
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Maude Younger
California
Court House
Iredell Meares
Miss Younger
Wilson
Congress
Washington
White House
Capitol Building
San Francisco
New York
Inez Milholland Boissevain
America
Ireland
France
French Republic
Baner
Deep Channel Need Emphasized At Rotary Luncheon
Captain Cushman urged a 40 foot channel to permit larger ships for trade and a grain elevator with Southport as a coaling station. James Daniels touted Wilmington as a port, while J C Williams pressed restoring passenger trains. Committee setup to work with Chamber of Commerce on road conditions and parking ordinance on council agenda.
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J. T. Cushman
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Rotary Club
Southport
James Daniels
Columbus
Daniels
J. C. Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
W. A. MacGirt
C. W. Polvort
W. D. MacMillan
Moore
Preserve the ideal in a real democracy beacon to the earth
The speaker urges sacrifice to defend a lasting ideal and to keep the nation a genuine democracy. He calls for action now so the United States remains a beacon light for nations worldwide.
Knights of Pythias Full Bond Quota Remitted
Captain Thomas D. Meares supreme master of the Exchequer subscribes for 10000 dollars in Liberty bonds under orders of the Supreme Chancellor and Finance chairman. Cumberland Lodge No 5 has remitted its full quota for the Pythian Relief Fund with others arriving daily placed through Murchison National Bank of this city.
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Thomas D. Meares
Knights of Pythias
Finance Committee
Order
Murchison National Bank
Cumberland Lodge No. 5
Pythian Relief Fund
Colonel Taylor Addresses Telegraph Pole Removal
Col Walker Taylor collector of custom duties states a crooked telephone or telegraph pole mentioned in a Dispatch communication will be removed. He notes arrangements were made days ago to show the nearing completion of the new customs house to best advantage.
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Colonel Taylor
Col
Walker Taylor
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Goungil
Smithform-A-Truck
Wilmington Motor 60., Inc
Dock Street
Robert G. Barr
Chestnut Street
Hon
Iredell
Germany
the American Bank and Trust Co
Home Savings Bank
Peoples’ Savings Bank
Wilmington Savings and Trust Co
Cushman
Day of Prayer
Wilmington Presbyterian
Winter Park Presbyterian Church
J. W. Bradley
China
Woman's Auxiliary
Council
Cimegists
Wilmington Dispatch
Wilmington, N.C
Cordo Cali
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