Daily News 1917 ads and Athens royal row remark
The issue lists subscription rates and postal details for Daily and Sunday editions from Wilmington NC dated October 30, 1917. The paper criticizes Greensboro for needing another apartment house and questions speechmakers’ impact. Queen Sophie of Greece labels the Allies as infamous pigs, speculating on royal palace documents revealing royal family tensions and a stab incident involving the ex king.
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Sophie
Greece
Bill Hohenzollern
Athens
Camp Greene orders boost local army officers
The article notes officers of the regular army have been ordered to Camp Greene and hints at broader wartime mobilization affecting Charlotte society. It mentions allied powers seeking ammunition and ongoing coverage of the Means King case with grand jury action possible and a potential continuance if a true bill is found.
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Charlotte
Regular Army
Camp
Greene
Grand
Man urged to form joint stock for Thanksgiving turkey buys
An exchange notes a man who expects turkey for Thanksgiving should form a joint stock company to purchase one. It quips the idea came after the Liberty bond drive, noting few could subscribe to both investments.
Bond buyers list in Asheville sparks patriotic plan
The Asheville Times says publishing Liberty bond buyers names could uncover slackers. The idea should spread to other cities where capable buyers may have failed to purchase bonds due to unpatriotic motives.
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Liberty
Asheville
Secret Service Urges Crackdown on War Rumor Circulation
Officials condemn false reports of trench casualties as German agents seek to stir distress among families. The statement calls for severe action against anyone starting such rumors to protect morale and prevent harm to service members and loved ones.
New York City Municipal Election Faces Four Contenders
The upcoming municipal election in New York City features four candidates with large followings, led by Tammany candidate Hylan. War news dominates front pages, muting local political fervor as managers push hard to secure victory amid mixed views on the German campaign and Allied critics.
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New York City
Tammany
Hylan
State fishing law suspension questioned by Rocky Mount Telegram
The Rocky Mount Telegram criticizes suspending state fishing laws, saying it failed to boost fish and oyster supply or lower prices. It notes doubts from fish commissioners and warns the move may reduce future catches and harm conservation.
Senators and Congressmen on foreign junket draw comments
The passage notes amusement among lawmakers about a foreign trip. It mentions thirteen House members in the party and hints some suspected danger or consequence. The tone reflects skepticism about the trip and potential outcomes for attendees.
Dr H Q Alexander Re election Odds Raised by Friends
The text notes that Dr H Q Alexander’s friends have offered odds on his re election as president of the Farmers Union since Governor Bickett sent a letter regarding his rubber stamp signature on the farmers congress commission.
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H. Q. Alexander
Farmers’ Union
Bickett
Farmers’ Congress
Internee comments on escapes from Fort M.Pher son
The writer laments that internees who tunneled out of Fort M.Pher son and the captured will wish they had stayed in confinement before attempting another escape. He suggests outside sympathizers aided them and calls for apprehending Sudopuksgere they belong.
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Fort M.pherson
Secret service notes alert on food supply plots
The article warns that wholesale plots to destroy the nation’s food supplies are being uncovered by secret service men. If such schemes exist in New York City they could affect the country, and precautions against incendiary fires should be taken in areas with large stores of foodstuffs. It cites Germany’s warfare methods as a warning against enemy agents.
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Secret Service
New York City
Germany
War’s Toll Told In Humorous Editorial Quips And Sober Civic Calls
Excerpts from editors and readers reflect wartime sentiment. The Chicago Herald mocks LaFollette as Hun honored wept and sung while Red Springs Citizen honors a marcher going to battle and urges citizens to ration to aid those in service.
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Hickory Record
Wm. Shakespeare
Chicago Herald
LaFollette
Let it not be for gotten that we need money in the war effort
The Concord Tribune urges full support for Liberty bonds and other war funding. It stresses that civilians not subject to military service share the duty to finance the war, equating neglect at home with desertion of duty.
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Concord Tribune
Labor Strife Urges Patience Amid National Sacrifice
The Greenville article condemns constant labor disturbances while the nation faces critical times. It argues strikers cause reproach and urges labor to endure injustices for the sake of national safety and unity during hardships.
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Greenville
Visionary college president aims to lift state role
Winston Sentinel notes Dr Edward I Graham as a college president with constructive ideals. He envisions an educational institution serving the broader state, not just its students, and seeks to make the university a vital force in the commonwealth.
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Winston Sentinel
Edward I. Graham
Commonwealth
Pledge to Save Food Drives Home Front Support
The Liberty loan campaign ends and the call goes out for Americans to sign and keep the pledge to save and conserve food. Home front duty is stressed as crucial to victory alongside the fighting forces. Refusal to support troops is labeled disloyal and criminal.
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Salisbury
America
Major Hale Reunites With Fayetteville Visitors At Fair
State news notes the first meeting since his return of Major E. J. Hale Minister to Costa Rica with local residents during yesterday’s Fayetteville Fair.
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Fayetteville Fair
E. J. Hale
Costa Rica
Liberty Bond Call to Buy In Wartime Spirit
A patriotic verse urges readers to buy Liberty bonds to support American troops and defeat German forces. The poem emphasizes duty, national freedom, family sacrifice, and the urgent need to fund the war effort through bonds. It names Mrs. Trabub Barksdale and appeals to citizens to participate.
Wooten Leads First Foreign Troops Through London since 1688
Col. W. Preston Wooten of the U S Engineers from LaGrange in Lenoir county headed a regiment that marched through London in August as the first armed foreign force seen in the British capital since 1688, per the State Journal.
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W. Preston Wooten
U. S. Engineers
LaGrange
Lenoir County
London
State Journal
Tragic double and wife killed in Taylorsville area
Carl White, eight miles northwest of Taylorsville, violently murdered his wife and two young children Saturday afternoon while at his father W. E. White's home, a former State Senate representative from Alexander county, according to a Statesville dispatch to the Charlotte Observer.
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Carl White
Taylorsville
White
W. E. White
State Senate
Alexander County
Statesville
Charlotte
Jim Washington Held Again In Poisoning Case
Jim Washington, an African American man, was brought before Magistrate Rountree for a second hearing on the poisoning of a neighbor’s horse. The case, moved to the County Court and then remanded back, resulted in a $50 fine, the court’s limit.
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Jim Washington
Rountree
Washington
Greenville Reflector
MacRae Lands for Park in Western North Carolina
The United States plans to acquire Hugh MacRae’s 3000 acres in the Grandfather Mountain area as a national park. Government experts work on abstracts to clear titles so Secretary Lane can accept the gift. A Senate act by Overman enables the offer, and development will follow to boost the mountain region as a summer resort.
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United States
North Carolina
Hugh MacRae
Wilmington
Grandfather Mountain
Lane
Senate
Overman
MacRae
Teacher of Piano at Barili Conservatory in Atlanta
The text notes a piano teacher associated with the Barili Conservatory of Music in Atlanta. It lists lineage including Alfredo Barili and Adelina Patti as nephew, links to Dr. Henri Nubert Haas and pupil Rubustein.
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Alfredo Barili
Adelina Patti
Barili Conservatory of Music
Atlanta
Henri Nubert Haas
Rubustein
Bryan Loyal to Win War and Support Government
The Indianapolis Star notes William J. Bryan remains committed to carrying the war to a successful finish and staying loyal to the government even if it imposes taxes on chautauqua tickets.
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Bryan
William J. Bryan
Indianapolis Star
Rheuma Promoted As Genuine Rheumatism Remedy
A physician endorses Rheuma as far ahead of common treatments. The advertisement claims Rheuma relieves rheumatism faster and more lasting, cleansing poisonous secretions through bowels and kidneys. Dr Lyons is quoted praising its formula and distinct composition, urging sufferers to try Rheuma.
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R. R. Bellamy
Dr. Lyons
Advt
Germans Evacuate Werder Peninsula After Landings
Petrograd reports German forces evacuated the Werder peninsula on the Gulf of Riga after a recent landing. Werder Minor was burned and flat provisions were stolen. No fighting occurred in the Gulf of Finland, but trawlers remain active there.
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Petrograd
Werder Peninsula
Gulf of Riga
Werder Minor
Gulf of Finland
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