Durham tobacco factories face half million war tax
Durham tobacco factories will pay about 500000 toll in a war levy. With November 1 the courier begins, the tax rises 60 percent over prior levels. Cigarettes and plug tobacco bear the burden as the new rate takes effect November 2. Durham leads the Fourth Internal Revenue district, which posted 750000 last quarter and will gain roughly 500000 next quarter.
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Durham
N. C
Courier
Gerover
Internal Revenue District
Haig’s infantry held in trenches amid heavy Western Front fighting
British reports say Haig keeps infantry in trenches as clashes continue on the Western Front. French and British operations hit German targets with raids and artillery while Bezonvaux attacks are repulsed and casualties reported among civilians and soldiers.
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Paris
London
Ypres-Comines Canal
Zonnebeke
Bronzseiice
Gayrelic
Bezonvaux
Verdun
Aisne
Aisine
Plateaux
Meuse
Chaume Wood
Aire
Massive Liberty Loan Parade Opens Campaign in Charlotte
The 41st National Guard division from Camp Greene led a 15 000 strong patriotic parade in Charlotte to kick off the city and county second Liberty loan sale. Brigadier Generals Jervey Vollrath Coulter watched as traffic was halted and streetcars canceled.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
41St Division
National Guardsmen
Camp Greene
Wedgewood
Bankers’ Association
H. Jervey
BE. Vollrath
R. Coulter
Spartanburg
S. C
Brizg
Phillips
Camp Wadsworth
54Th Infantry Brigade
105Th Regiment Field Artillery
First Cavalry
Lester
New York Cavalry
South
New Bern Reports Tied to Fishing Law Relaxation and Local Prosperity
Reports from New Bern and nearby areas note that loosened fishing regulations have increased edible fish supply and prices are stabilizing. Egg shortages ease as moult season lowers prices from sixty five to about fifty cents per dozen, with further declines expected. Builders report more construction activity than last year despite high lumber costs, and residents engage in Liberty Loan bonds sales. Joe Hooker, jailed in Raleigh for alleged internal revenue violations, seeks release on bail after a failed first attempt.
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New Bern
New
Joe Hooker
Carteret County
Raleigh
Durance Vile
Hooker
Aland Islands Seen as Potential Next Step in German Strategy
Copenhagen reports indicate Germany may target the Aland Islands in naval operations after the Oesel campaign. German papers discuss sealing the Gulf of Finland by securing bases both north and south of the entrance, signaling a broader Baltic advance.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Aland Islands
Oesel Island
Gulf of Finland
Three Killed as Train Hits Truck Near Camp Meade
Three men died and three were injured when a troop train struck an automobile used by the Philadelphia Public Ledger circulation department at Severn Maryland near Camp Meade today.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Severn, Md
Camp Meade
Champion Chicago Players Get Money
Members of the world champion baseball team received checks totaling 91733 in receipts. Twenty five players eligible for shared earnings each got 3669 dollars. Most players planned to depart for homes across the country today.
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Associated
Chicago
Specials for ads by Postal Telegraph messengers
Notice explains the Postal Telegraph Company's messengers will call for ads with the same quick service used for telegrams and night letters. For ad information call 176, or contact Postal Telegraph for telegraph service.
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Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph
WANTED ANTIQUES AND FURNITURE SALE ADVERTISER
Classified notice offering cash for antiques and furniture within 200 miles of Wilmington North Carolina. Also a separate item seeking fertilizer business learning and an unrelated excerpt on Russian naval action and the ship Slava with technical details and historical note.
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Wilmington
N. C
J. K. Beardcare Davis Furniture Store
South 2Nd Street
Insurance inquiry probes Junior Order of American Mechanics
Raleigh Oct 18 Insurance Commissioner James R Young studies rates and benefits of the Junior Order of American Mechanics affecting over 40 000 North Carolina members amid questions over whether life insurance can be canceled after premiums are paid The dispute centers on a 35 000 contribution to the Orphan's Home at Tiffin Ohio and whether that mandate or the insurance policy governs cancellation decisions.
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Dispatch
Raleigh
N. C
James R. Young
Order of American Mechanics
North Carolina
National Society
Tiffin
Ohio
Michaelis Moves to Oust Helfferich in German Cabinet Shakeup
The Associated Press reports in Copenhagen that Dr. Michaelis offered Friedrich von Payer the vice chancellorship, a move seen as a bid to replace Karl Helfferich. Clerical and radical papers debate Michaelis's political judgment and a swift chancellor change amid navy mutiny and parliamentary strain.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Dr. Michaelis
Friedrich von Payer
Karl Helfferich
Germania
Tageblatt
Admiral von Capelle
Helfferich
Marine
Reichstag
I Germania
Michaelis
William
Constantinople
Vorwaerts
Tages Zeitung
Liberty Bond Poster Urges Urgent War Effort
A wartime poster calls on readers to finance the fight against German submarines by selling liberty bonds. The message ties every bond to equipping the navy against U boats and protecting patrol boats from torpedo attacks.
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Gharlotte
Germany
W. Polvogt
Faultiess
Messenger Service
City
Gulf OF Riga
Moon Sound
Slava
Imperator Aleksandro III
Borodino
Knyaz Suvorovo
Junior Insurance
Young
Postal Telegraph Co
Wnorth Front Street
H. ¥. Wilder
Chestnut Street
Church Street
W. H. M. Koch
Gordon’s
Southeighth Street
J. T. Gordon
Queen City Cycle Co
Market Street
Foltz & Kendrick
Chas. Finkelstein
South Front Street
Bear Produce and Merchandise Co
Wilmington Printing Co
M. Lance
Carolina Beach
Pillsburys
Shand’s Grocery
4Th and Nun
Bath
Lb. Shepard
L. L. Shepard
North 4Th Street
C. L. Dickinson
Princess Building
Atlantic Coast Line
Florence
Columbia
Goldsboro
Richmond
Norfolk
North
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Mt Airy
Jacksonville
Augusta
Atlantc
Charleston
Savannah
Florida
Pullman
Atlanta
Washington
New York
W. J. Craig
T.c. White
the Motte Business
College, Inc
N. A. Galbreth
Murchison
Ville Beach
Leave “Electric Center
Wrightsville
Beach
P. M
Wrightaville
Winter Park
Front and Princess Streets
I. Tl
Ninth
Orange Streets
Liberty
Liberty Bonds
W. B. Cooper & Co
Wiknington, N.C
789
W. B. Thorpe & CO
Water and Ann Streets
Neolin
Sullivan
King of Shoemakera
Front Street
United States
The
Murchison National Bank
Wilmington, N. C
Winston Churchill
C. W. Yates
Wilmington, N
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