Parade for Max Gardner draws Raleigh crowd in 191? rally
In Raleigh on Oct 1 Mayor Graham recalled his first torchlight march as he introduced Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Max Gardner. Senator Gardner delivered a strong address at the city auditorium while Republicans backed Linney and lost attendance to the rally and fair. The event showcased a vibrant young Democratic turnout with college girls prominent among attendees.
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Raleigh
N. C
W. A. Graham
Max Gardner
Zack Taylor
Dan Webster
Graham
First Voters
Major Graham
Senator Gardner
Young Democracy
Linney
Gardner
Apostle
Wilson
Sfite
Shelby
Pennsylvania golf tourney opens with strong field
Pittsburgh October 16 reports the annual open championship of the Pennsylvania Golf Association began today with leading golfers from clubs across the state entering. Spirited early matches promise drama as the tournament runs through the week.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Golf Association
Bega
Want Ad Columns Boost Local Temble Results
The Dispatch invites readers to use its Want Ad columns to secure better home values and quick results. The column offers space for personal notices, sales, and services, aiming to connect buyers and sellers across the community.
Capturing Wild Lions and Elephants for John Robinson Shows
The article details the dangers and costs of obtaining wild animals for the John Robinson shows in Wilmington on November 6. It describes trapping lions with spring and baited traps, noosing elephants after surrounding fires, and using tame elephants for control, plus methods to capture snakes with nets and hoops.
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John Robinson
Wilmington
Andi
Output of mines is on the increase
The Coal Mining Organization Committee reports UK mine output for the year ending July 1916 at 254,748,000 tons, up from 250,386,000 in 1915 but below 281,135,000 in 1914. About 282,000 miners joined the colors since the war began, with 116,900 replaced, a net reduction of 165,300. Timber supply and German prisoner labor are noted, with coal exports down to 43 million tons in 1915 from 73 million in 1913.
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London
Coal Mining Organization Committee
United Kingdom
War Office
Seamen's Society reports 400000 aided in eighty eighth year
New York Oct 17 more than 400 000 sailors have been served during the eighty eighth year of the Seamen s Friend Society. The report notes extensive work in New York and affiliated centers from Gloucester to Stockholm and Rio de Janeiro. Gifts totaled 825 611, 181 000 sailors registered, 41 598 lodged overnight, and 176 new free loan libraries sent to sea reaching 27 413 libraries with 641 000 volumes.
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New York
American’ Seamen' S Friend Society
Act
Gloucester
Mass
Norfolk
Newport News
New Orleans
Galveston
Rio de Janeiro
Stockholm
Sweden
Society
Porter Captures 1,080,000 Flies in 18 Days
Hereford Texas October 16 W H A Porter the state champion fly catcher emptied twenty four traps into a forty five gallon sack yielding 1 080 000 flies caught in eighteen days He uses a self made fly trap for his record effort.
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Hereford
Texas
W. H. A. Porter
Porter
Longevity of Presidents Reviewed in Medical Note
An anonymous letter to The Lancet notes the ages of 24 U S presidents, averaging 69 years. It lists lifespans from Washington to McKinley, cites assassinations for Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley, and summarizes common death causes such as debility, pneumonia, dropsy, and cancer.
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Lancet
United States
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Washington
J. Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
J. . Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Bright
Cleveland
B. Harrison
Advertisers Reach The Dispatch's City Subscribing readership
Advertisers in The Dispatch target substantial city readers who subscribe and pay for the paper, forming a core audience. The note highlights paying subscribers as the paper's substantial demographic in the section.
Friday the Thirteenth film debut at the Royal
The Brady World production of Thomas W. Lawson’s Friday the Thirteenth starring Robert Warwick and a top cast opens at the Royal tomorrow. The film adapts the stock market thriller from Everybody’s Magazine serials with Emile Chautard directing and promises dramatic thrills and hits of the week.
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Thomas W. Lawson
William A. Brady
World Film Corporation
Robert Warwick
Brady World
Gorda Holmes
Charles Brandt
Lionore Harris
Montague Love
Everybody's Magazine
Emile Chautard
Mr. Lawson
Mr. Brady
the Royal Tomorrow
Zarrow Variety Review Tops Victoria Vaudeville Debut
At the Victoria theater a fresh five act vaudeville program opens with the Lynch Trio hailed as the season’s top act. Musical Al Nuttle showcases a curious instrument lineup, Hill and Edmonds perform Making Hubby Jealous, soprano Bessie Knowles impresses, and Snyder and Vaughn close with black and tan comedy.
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the Victoria
Zarrow
Lynch
Wilmington
al Nuttle
King
Hill and
Edmonds
Hubby
Bessie Knowles
Snyder
Vaughn
Social whirl tests marriage and belonging this winter
A man brushes off social duties as his wife moves deeper into society. He recalls feeling out of place and mentions an exchange of roles and expectations within their marriage.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers $100 Reward
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure catarrh through blood action and constitutional treatment. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials from readers, listing F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the manufacturers.
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Hall
Solch
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Lzaif Druegtiate
German Prisoners Carry Britons From Battlefield
A wartime photo shows German prisoners carrying wounded British soldiers from a battle area in France. The caption notes the problem of wartime medical evacuation and highlights prisoner labor in aiding wounded foes on the battlefield.
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Englich
France
Motherhood central to social life in early 20th century
The piece urges honoring mothers in invitations and social planning. It extols mothers as trusted confidants who shape a girl's social world from adolescence to marriage. An anecdote about Ethel hosts dinner for twenty including her widowed mother underscores maternal influence and affection.
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Mother
Ethel
Hoodoo buck tops Monterey deer records
Monterey county yields a forked horn buck weighing 2387 pounds dressed, shot near San Lucas by William Casey Jr. after years of hunting fame. The deer nicknamed hoodoo defied many shots and will join local legends. A separate note from Seattle reports Margaret Chinn becoming the University of Washington’s first Chinese woman student, targeting a full course and graduation.
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Salinas
Cal
Monterey County
California
William Casey, Jr
San Lucas
Seattle
Wash
Margaret Chinn
University of Washington
Lula
King Street
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Pennsylvania
Tle
Will Prac
Robinson
Seamen’s Society
New York Medical Journal
Variet Review
Attiazinva
the Lynch Trio
Taddy
America
AL. Nuttle
Hill & Edmonds
Snyder & Vaughn
William A Brady
Robert
Warwick
Thos. W. Lawson
the Stock Exchange
Fafa Stewart
Wer
Wilmington, N. C
Liggetts
Lvington
Johnston’s
Bears
Treme
J. M. Solky & Co
One Price Clothiers and Furnishers
North Front Street
North Carolina State Fair
Atlantic Coast Line
the Standard Railroad of the South
C.M. Acker
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