Liberty Bond Day urged as four day drive begins
The paper stresses Liberty Bond Day with four days left to raise funds to support the Allies in Europe. It argues American action determines if democracy or German imperialism prevails and urges every citizen to contribute to defeat Germany. The piece links bond support to national survival and global standing.
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France
America
Western
Europe
Belgium
England
United States
Germany
University study links water storage to preventing coal spontaneous combustion
Seven years of University of Illinois experiments on bituminous coal storage find water immersion eliminates combustion risk, with minimal heat value loss when properly sized and stored in bins or shallow piles. The report estimates huge potential savings if storage is optimized and urges plant heads to heed the findings.
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Engineering Experiment Station
University of Illinois
S. W. Parr
University Experiment Station
United States
Raids Seize Whiskey and Cotton Prices Rise Across State
Police raided four locations over the past day finding scarce whiskey under lock and key at headquarters with four suspects in custody. Cotton sold for up to 22 cents a pound with a weak market today, and forecasts point to higher prices in weeks ahead. Alleghany boy Everett Jones, son of Henderson Jones, died serving in France with a Canadian regiment. England seeks information on Britons in the US who have not joined military service. British officials request data from North Carolina boards. Meadow Creek church records from 1825 survive in a home-made 19th century book detailing debts and expulsions for drunkenness and lying.
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Durham
Herod
Everett Jones
Henderson Jones
Whitehead
Alleghany
France
Alleghany Star
Easy
United States
Donald Melac
Wilmington
Boards
North Carolina
Kifch Point Enterprise
Ephriam Barbee
Meadow Creek
Baptist Church
Sanly County
George Little
Isch
Churen
Concord Tribe
Governor Bickett Hosts Party at Hippodrome
Greensboro News notes Gov Thomas W Bickett of North Carolina entertained guests at the Hippodrome with a quip about drinking once a week. It contrasts with a New York World summary about Congress members traveling to Europe to observe war fronts and mingle with allies, suggesting La Follette was excluded.
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Eto
Thomas W. Bicurli
North Carolina
Hippodrome
Bickett
South Carolina
New York World
Greensboro
Congress
Europe
Atlantic
la Follette
Wisconsin
Sinking of destroyers tests British blockaders
Across multiple papers reports note the Mayrose and Strongbow were sunk in a British blockade incident. The misfortune stems from German raiders escaping lines. still British destroyers fought bravely, enabling three merchant ships to escape and convoy La Follette through danger.
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Charlotte Observer
Mayrose
Strongbow
la Follette
Kaiser and His People in German News Translation
Wall Street Journal reports Carl W. Ackerman notes a Berlin appointee gathers and translates leading editorials favorable to Germany. He claims the Kaiser’s news intake skews German perspective and uses pro German U S editorials as a view of American sentiment.
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Wall Street Journal
Carl W. Ackermen
Gerard
Berlin
Kaiser
Mr. Ackerman
Germany
United States
Io States
America
Kaiser's deceit and German responsibility in world encroachments
The excerpt argues the Kaiser deceives both rulers and people, while subordinates are misled by eyewash. It contrasts German duplicity with Russia and Belgium, noting secret diplomacy and the cost borne by others, and questions the validity of pledges from a convicted cheat.
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Mesopotamia
Ackerman
Lincoln
Russia
Denmark
Belgium
France
England
New York Herald
Wilson
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