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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1916

Page

3

Missing clothing found after boardinghouse theft in Columbia

A reported daytime theft at a boarding house in Columbia involved the disappearance of a suit, trousers, and shoes from Marion Rutland. The suspect, linked via the name W. Speight, reportedly spent one day at the Chinnis home before slipping away. The incident echoes memories of a similar case in 1816 and local Jubilee events at Rutgers College.

Felice W. L. Jeht Columbia S. C W. Speight S. C. Kapsell New Brunswick N. Qt Rutgers College Fielder Demarest Rutgers Anne Verna Reformed Church of America Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice Chevalier Wolf van Rappard Netherlands

Water stage at Cape Fear river near Fayetteville

The Cape Fear river stage at Fayetteville North Carolina was 2.5 feet at 1 a m yesterday. The record notes the river level in the early hours of the date.

Cape Fear River

Market gains lead after holiday trading on Wall Street

Trading resumes after the holiday with higher price ranges and cautious confidence. Mercantile Marine preferred up over three points while rail shares rise modestly and key names such as Norfolk & Western Union Pacific gain one to two points. Cotton opens steady with December around 17.60 and January near 17.50 as spirits, rosin, tar and crude prices show related movement.

New York Wall Street Mercantile Marine Norfolk & ‘Western Union’ Pacific National Biscuit Allis-Chalmers American American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Smelting Anaconda Copper Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chi Mil. & St. Paul Consolidated Gas Crucible Steel General Electric Great Northern Wells Great Northern Ore Ctis Illinois Central Inter. Merc Ctis Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Myers Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors Reading Rep. Iron & Steel Seaboard Air Line Sloss. Shef. Steel & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tenn. Copper Texas Co Union Pacific United Fruit Union States Wees U. S. Smelting & Refinin United States Steel United States Steel, Pfd Virginia Carp. Chem. Va. Iron, Coal and Coke Wabash Ptd. B Western Union Westinghouse Electric Kennecott Copper Central Leather

Georgia's looming financial squeeze faces next administration

State officials warn that Georgia's future government will contend with a severe financial gap. Past acts boosted taxable values by 85 million and doubled corporate license fees, raising revenue and preserving timely teacher payments, even as deficits loom without this support.

Atlanta State House Slaton James M. Smith

Cotton Market Holds Steady Amid Cautious Trading

Street chatter points to no major news driving the level while traders reckon with old factors and hedge sellers’ disappointment. Uncertainties over political action on the submarine matter press cautious commitments at current high prices. Johnson Storm & Co.

Johnson Storm & CO

Notice of Sale of Stock Pledged by Greenamyer

By authority in a note dated November 2, 1914 for 2500.00, default on payment. Public sale at the Court House door in New Hanover County on October 27, 1916 at 12 noon. Twenty five shares of Wilmington Beach Corporation stock par value 100.08 per share, Certificate No. 8. Dated October 7, 1916. Bank of Pembroke.

C. E. Greenamyer Court House New Hanover County Wilmington Beach Corporation Bank OF Pembroke

Dissolution of Schutt Brothers Partnership

Notice announces mutual dissolution of Schutt Brothers between L. Schutt George C. Schutt and Theodore C. H. Schutt effective October 6 1918 The firm continues as Schutt Brothers with W L Schutt and George C Schutt as partners Debts owed to Schutt Brothers are now due to the new firm and obligations will be assumed by the remaining partners.

L. Schutt George C. Schutt Theodore C. H. Schutt W. L. Schutt George.c. Schutt Theodord C. BH. Schutt

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