Market Review and Naval Stores Prices Report
Stocks in niche items led gains in early trading with paper and leather based specialties advancing. U S Steel rose modestly on initial 5 000 share offer while rail stocks Chesapeake and Ohio and Atlantic Coast Line climbed over a point. Wilmington and Savannah naval stores show Spirit Rosin Tar Crude price spreads, with Spirit and Rosin values noted.
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New York
Wall Street
General Electric
United States Steel
Chesepeak
Ohio
Atlantic Coast Line
Union Pacific
Norofik
Western
Reading
Cotton Letter Advises Caution on Purchases
New York October 18 Johnston Storm & Co. states hesitation to urge buying cotton at current levels due to the market’s statistical position. The advisory cautions friends against purchasing now.
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New York
Cotton prices jump at opening as hurricane nears
New York markets opened with cotton trading sharply higher by 19 to 56 points above last night close. January sold near 18.70 and July around 19 cents as tropical storm considerations spurred buying then a 15 to 20 point pullback. Wilmington and Charleston bid around 17 3 4 and 18.00 with Savannah near 18.00.
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New York
Wilmington
Charleston
Savannah
Court keeps larceny case open. other verdicts recorded
Recorder's court docket yields few highlights. James E Toomer, a black youth under 14, remains in jail as his larceny case is held open until October 19. Ernest Felder, minor rider, paroled with stepfather. A H Castleman and Whitfield Avent found not guilty of affray. George Mosley fined five dollars for assault. Preston Coles and Tom Wells convicted of gambling. Wells gets thirty days on the road. Bertha Grady and Ernest Sloan not yet apprehended. James Whitehurst fined for driving and speed law violations with costs.
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Recorder's Court
James E. Toomer
Ernest Felder
A. H. Castleman
Whitfield Avent
George Mosley
Preston Coles
Tom Wells
Coles
Plank
Wells
Bertha Grady
Ernest Sloan
James Whitehurst
Youth Arraigned for Assault with Intent to Kill
Raymond Whitaker, a young man, was arrested near Front and Orange and held without bail for a preliminary hearing on an assault with intent to kill charge. He allegedly shot contractor John Taliaferro at a camp near Ivanhoe in Sampson County and later admitted shooting him. Taliaferro remains hospitalized with arm injuries and possible amputation.
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Keen
George Harris
Whitaker
John Taliaferro
Ivanhoe
Harriss
Taliaferro
Raymond
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Fayetteville
Stage of water at Cape Fear river Fayetteville NC at 8 am
The record notes the Cape Fear river stage in Fayetteville North Carolina at eight o clock in the morning yesterday reaching 20 feet. The brief weather line is terse with sunrise and weather symbols, showing no further changes or nearby stations.
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Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Wheat Prices Hit New Highs Amid War Market Surge
Chicago reports push in wheat futures as December contracts rise to 168 1 2 cents a bushel, topping yesterday's 163 1 8 to 1 2. The market shows continuation of gains since the European conflict began.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Tours Kentucky on Hughes Speech Tour
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Kentucky on a campaign swing for Hughes. He planned rear platform addresses in fourteen towns and a main speech at a Louisville park, with further stops toward Denver and Phoenix, Ariz.
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Louisville
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Hughes
Denver
Phoenix
Ariz
Property Transfers filed for record today
Deeds show W. O. Fickling and wife transferring parts of blocks 1 2 and 23 in Carolina Place to W A Woods. Wilmington Beach Corporation deeds to N B Dozier for lot 20 block 9. Francis S J Norwood to Annie F DeB Telfair for 66 by 110 feet on east side of 14th Street between Wooster and Dawson.
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W. O. Fickling
W. A. Woods
Carolina Place
Wilmington Beach Corporation
N. B. Dozier
Wilmington Beach
Francis S. J. Norwood
Annie F. Deb. Telfair
14Th Street
Wooster
Dawson
Funeral for Mrs. Elsie Harbers Held at Local Church
The body of Mrs. Elsie Harbers was laid to rest after services yesterday at her daughter's residence and St. Pauls Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. F B Clausen. Interment followed at Oakdale cemetery with pallbearers listed including Dr. Harriss and Messrs Runge Rathgen and others. Floral tributes poured in from Charleston and the city.
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Elsie Harbers
Elsse Harbers
Charles Wessell
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
F. B. Clausen
Charleston
Oakdale Cemetery
Revival at Dock Street Church Warns Against Betting
Interest grows as Dock Street Christian Church continues revival led by Rev. J. E. Reynolds. He cites Acts 16 30 and urges salvation through Christ while denouncing members who gamble on ball games play pool for money or skip Sabbath services. Services 7 30 nightly with a 30 minute song service. Tonight's topic Noah's Ark a Type of the Church. Attendance urged across the city.
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Chuch
Dock Street
Satan
Christ
House of God
Col Colonel and Mrs Andrew J Gray of Richmond
Fragmentary notice mentions Colonel and Mrs Andrew J Gray of Richmond Virginia and references Mi Gray's Parents with unclear punctuation and names.
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Richmond, Va
Mi Gray
Kitchin Speaks at Lenoir County Rallys For Wilson
Claude Kitchin majority leader of the House of Representatives told a Lenoir county rally that he and President Wilson agree on more than they differ and that he supports Wilson for reelection. He praised Wilsons foreign policy and constructive tendencies. The speech at the Court House drew a large audience with W O Dixon among attendees. A second address was held in East Kinston at night for mill workers unable to attend.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Hanover
Wilson
Cyrus D. Hogue
Cameron Morrison
County Court House
Morrison
Thomas
Mr. Wilson
Kinston
Lenoir County
House of Etooin
Claude Kitchin
House of Representatives
Kitchin
Court House
W. O. Dixon
Greene County
Dixon
East Kinston
Hurricane signals as storm moves north from Mobile
Northeast winds forecast as storm centered over Mobile, Alabama moves inland toward the South Atlantic coast. Weather Bureau officials raise hurricane signals and caution on expected coastal impact as the system advances northward from the Gulf.
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Mobile
Weather Bureau
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Atic
Cotton rises. Wilmington spot hits new high
Local market reports cotton at 17 3 4 cents as Wilmington spot cotton climbs further. Scot. Commerce notes an additional half cent gain to 17 3 4 cents amid ongoing prices movement.
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Wilmington
Commerce. Notante
Board of Education discusses school site at Carolina Beach
Board of Education members in conference at Carolina Beach discussed providing a school for Federal Point children and moving the school to a better location. J J Loughlin of Carolina Beach urged action, and the board planned definite consideration for Saturday.
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Board of Education
Carolina Beach
Federal Point
J. J. Loughlin
Bean Tar
Ely's Cream Balm Relieves Stuffy Noses and Catarrh
Fragrant antiseptic cream promises instant relief for head colds and catarrh by opening nasal passages. A small application in the nostrils soothes swollen membranes and eases breathing, with claims of magical relief. Subtitles tout its penetrating action and quick comfort from druggists.
Fame German ace Boelke wounded by shell fire
Paris reports Captain Boelke the famed German aviator seriously wounded by a shell from French anti aircraft fire. The date October 5 brought down 30 enemy machines and October 8 German officials credited him with two more in a western front engagement.
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Paris
Boelke
Capt
Western Front
Absent-minded salesman ruins sale in London shop
A London sporting goods salesman offhandedly asks a buyer if they should wrap a dog collar or wear it, losing a potential good customer. The remark is noted in Tit Bits.
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London
Deputy Fire Commissioner Scott Visits City on Office Business
Deputy Fire Commissioner W. A. Scott is in the city on business connected with his office.
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W. A. Scott
Fashion captions show Lillian Gish in new Follies ensemble
Fragmentary lines describe Lillian Gish wearing outfits for a Follies production with fashion changes noted. The text hints at visual storytelling through costumes and stage visuals rather than explicit plot details.
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Rosin
Johnston Storm & CO
Allis Chalmers
American Car and Foundry
American Tel
Tel
American Tobacco
Anconda Copper Saece
Atchison
Baldwin
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mil
St. Paul
R. I
Pacific Ry
Consolidated Gas Ss
Crucible Steel
Erie
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore
Illinois Central
Inter
Merc
Cts
Kansas
City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
Lorillard Co
Maxwell Motors
Mexican Petroleum
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Missouri Pacific
National Lead
New York Central
N. H. & Harts
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rep. Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss. Shef. Steel & Tron
Ennmeen
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corp
Tenn. Copper
Texas Company
Union Fruit Eee
United States Rubber
U. S. Smelting & Refining
U.S. Steel
U. S. Steel
Car Chem
Iron, Coal & Coke Areteease's
Bee
Western Union
Westinghouse Electric
Central Copper
Central Leather
Gulf Steel
N. C. Hama
N.C
Virginia
Orida
Allante Inten
Charlotte
Galveston
Acksonville
Orleans
N. York
Pittsburg
Raleigh
St. Louis Cloudy
Washington Pt Cldy
Spkg’s
AELD
Raymond Whitaker
Thompson and Bullard
Front
Orange Streets
Wilson Club
Hugh MacRae
E. P. Bailey
Anson Alligood
Fotal
Ss Vy Sae
Thos
E. Cooper
W. A. Williams
K. Woody
H. W. Fennell
J. M. Beatty
Laurin G. Beatty
Jno
D. Beatty
J. W. Griffin
D. H. Howes, Jr
Geo. E. Haskett
J. A. McNorton
H. E. Bonitz
Hy. T. Taylor
W. M. Cumming
S. A. Matthews
M. Crofsly
W. Polvogt
E. T. Huggins
J. M. Power
R. L. Harker
E. L. White
M. M. Woody
Liverpool
Airman
Sain 10
Lillian Gish
Ell the Moles
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