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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
8
A community rummage drive in Brooklyn and nearby areas raises funds for local work. Donations include cash and goods from Mrs. Hedrick and Mrs. Waillace West, with reports praising volunteers and urging continued support for ongoing campaigns.
Concord, Sept. 7 coroner's jury says Mrs Maude A King of Chicago died from an accidental pistol wound while target shooting near Concord August 29. She slipped on rough ground, her left ankle broken, and a pistol discharged striking her head behind the left ear. Witness Gaston Means led the party. Chicago officials regard the case as murder.
A man described as ginger colored, wearing light trousers and a derby, attacked Mrs. Lance in a vacant house she visited to rent. He choked her and stole her purse after which she was bruised and her wrist injured. Police and a posse tracked shoe and barefoot prints in Oakside Park as they search for the suspect.
Rental board lists dozens of single and multi room units across multiple streets including South 2nd Chestnut Orange Market and Walnut. Prices range from 15.00 to 75.00 with several apartments noted as including or lacking meals and several with apt labeling. October 1st dates appear for some listings.
Paris reports that Georges Carpentier the French pugilist and army aviator will go to the United States as an aviation instructor and be stationed at Dayton Ohio. Second Lieutenant Jean Havarre the French ace credited with twelve German aircraft destroyed is also bound for America on a similar mission.
A humorous plea pleads for any fabrics and items for Mrs W S Buntings to be reused. The note emphasizes usefulness of pillows, silk petticoats, and other articles, inviting offers from Mrs Lady and others with a cheerful, thrift minded appeal.
Paris reports budget committees of the Chamber of Deputies began examining the war credits for the last three months of 1917 totaling 11.2 billion francs the highest sum requested since the war began.
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