Cal battleship California to be first electric dreadnought
San Francisco reports the California, the world’s first electric powered battleship, will have two 16 000 hp steam turbine generators driving four electric propeller motors. The 32 000 ton vessel will displace more than Idaho and Mississippi, cost about 7.8 million dollars, and feature a clipper stem, four submerged torpedo tubes, and advanced propulsion boosting speed and range. Expected trial late next year or early 1918.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jare Island Navy Yard
Tomor
California
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Ceva
Washington Monument
National Capital
Hot Water Phosphate Cure Promoted for Headaches
An advertisement claims headaches arise from self poisoning by liver and bowel toxins. A daily pre breakfast drink of hot water and limestone phosphate is said to wash out poisons, cleanse the alimentary canal, and prevent headaches, with quick results and inexpensive ingredients.
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Rail fares and sale dates for regional events
Ticket sale dates and return limits listed for Cape Fear Fair Chadbourn Columbus County Rally Sampson Lee County Fair and other gatherings. Fares shown for locations like Louisville Clinton Sanford Atlanta New Orleans with travel windows from late October to mid November. Proportional rates from other Atlantic Coast Line points. W. J. Craig, P T M.
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Columbus County Agricultural and Educational Rally
Wilmington
Chadbourn
Louisville
General Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Notable Baseball Happenings in 1916
In 1916 four no hit no run games were pitched in the majors three by American Leaguers and one by a National League hurler. Leonard Foster Bush and Hughes starred with big win streaks and new records emerged including Grover Cleveland Alexander’s 16 shutouts and Zach Wheat’s 29 game hit run. The Giants then won 26 straight, tying a previous mark. the Athletics suffered a 20 game losing streak, setting a new AL defeat record.
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Leonard
Red Sox
St. Louis
Foster
Washington
Providence
Athletics
Mackmen
Jimmy Walsh
Meldon Wrycoff
Davenport
Browns
Yankees
Perritt
Giants
Er Pirate
Spokane
Kenzie Kirkman
St. Joseph
Ty Cobb
St. Louis Browns
Boston
White Sox
Cleveland
New York
Walter Pipp
New York Yankees
Tris Speaker
Waco
Galveston
Upper Mississippi Improvement Association Opens Fifteenth Convention
La Crosse Wisconsin October 25 The Upper Mississippi Improvement Association begins its fifteenth annual convention with several hundred delegates from cities along the river. President Thomas Wilkinson of Burlington calls the meeting to order. Topics include waterway transportation freight-rate changes to the Pacific coast improved terminals and promoting patronage of river lines by local merchants.
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la Crosse
Wis
Upper Mississippi Improvement Association
Mississippi River
St. Paul
St. Louis
Thomas Wilkinson
Burlington
Pacific Coast
Farm Mortgage Bankers Meet in Memphis on Rural Credits Act
Memphis Tennessee October 25 The Farm Mortgage Bankers Association of America holds its third annual convention with delegates from many states. The main issue is plans to operate under the new rural credits act, with a committee recommending formation of joint stock banks rather than private institutions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Farm Mortgage Bankers’ Association of America
Southern Railway Shortens Winston-Salem to Goldsboro Pullman
The Winston-Salem to Goldsboro Pullman Sleeping Car line will replace the Winston-Salem to Beaufort Moorehead City route starting September 11 1916. The car departs Winston-Salem at 850 p m arriving Goldsboro next morning, with the return leaving Goldsboro at 1035 p m arriving Winston-Salem next morning. Greensboro Raleigh service continues. Contact J O Jones Raleigh NC for full details and reservations.
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Southern Railway
Winston-Salem
Beaufort- Moorehead City
Winston- Salem
Goldsboro
Pullman Sleeping Car Inc
Winston Salem
Greensboro-Raleigh
Methodist Bishops Meet in Minnesota
Minneapolis hosts the semiannual gathering of the Methodist Episcopal church bishops with 20 to 30 present. The session, usually routine, is described as outside the ordinary. They are expected to decide whether the Saratoga held general conference last May will reconvene in 1918 to address a proposed merger of the three major Methodist bodies.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnneapolis
Board of Bishops
Methodist Episcopal Church
Saratoga
Glass workers to gain wage raise as plants reopen
Pittsburgh PA October 25 window glass workers are to receive a substantial increase in wages when hand window glass factories nationwide resume operations after the summer shutdown.
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Pittsburgh
Clyde Line Freight Rates From Wilmington NC
Freight accepted from and for nearby North Carolina points at advantageous rates. Clyde Line Amship Co Agent Wilmington North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Clyde
Amship CO
Bece.bi
Wilmington, N.C
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