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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1916

Page

3

Market Review and Weather News Brief

Local markets note country produce trends and marine weather updates.恢复goes to summarize market activity and coastal conditions with emphasis on prices and forecast details.

Cotton market opens steady with new lows on Liverpool cables

The New York cotton market opened steady at a decline of 7 to 15 points as Liverpool cables push prices to new lows. October fell to 14.81, December 14.49, and January 15.09 on the call, about 139 to 167 points below the recent high. Prices rallied 10 to 12 points from the lows on active covering but then eased.

New York Liverpool

Seaboard Announces Through Pullman Service Wilmington 1916

Seaboard Air Line Railway announces May 28 1916 timetable with through Pullman service Wilmington to Charlotte and Atlanta. Daily through sleepers Wilmington to Birmingham via Charlotte with steel cars. Sleeping cars run Saturdays Charlotte to Wilmington. Reservations via City Ticket Agent Ortton Building phone 178.

Charinte Wilmington Charlotte Pullman Atlanta Ali Birmingham PULLM Orton Building R. W. Wallace H. RE. Pleasants N. C John T. West Raleigh N.C Seaboard Air Line Railway Company Jacksonville Tampa ST. Petersburg Sarasota C.M. Acker Union H. E. Pleasants

Foreclosure Sale Notice for Wilmington Property

Notice of foreclosure sale under a 1914 mortgage deed recorded in New Hanover County. The sale is set for September 9 1916 at 12 o'clock noon at the Court House door in Wilmington to the highest bidder for a described city lot in Block No 4 near Seventh and Queen streets. Pano​xer Building and Loan Association by C D Weeks, attorney.

New Hanover County Court House New Hank County Wilmington Sail City Seventh Street oTeen Street Arubel Bloch Saiility of N. C Panoxer Building & Loan Asso Vorras Carnes Tela Getion Superior Court of New Hanover Ofcil County Iada Bounty

Cape Fear River Stage Near Fayetteville N C

Water stage at Fayetteville N C yesterday at 8 am measured 3.6 feet while the current stage rose to 6.2 feet at Cape Fear River.

Cape Fear River Fayetteville N. C

Birthday party for Pedro the French bulldog

In Loraine Ohio on September 11 Miss Leota Babcock hosts a birthday dinner for her three year old French bulldog Pedro. Pedro’s guests include his twin sister Queenie Roth Curly Stack Fox Henry Tip Reed Frenchie Harris and Tip Bonsor. A menu of dog biscuits and ice cream will be served.

Loraine Leota Babcock Pedro Queenie Roth Curly Stack Fox Henry Tip Reed Frenchie Harris Tip Bonsor

Boy confession closes 26 year barn fire mystery

C G Ray of Downs Kansas received a letter from an Omaha man confessing to setting fire to the Ray barn in September 1893. The arsonist, then six years old, says he confessed now because he had no luck and hoped for change.

Smith Centre Kan C. G. Ray Downs Here Omaha

Inspector Borzage hunts gold spot after mount’s limp

New Orleans reports Inspector Frank Borzage returned from a Santa Ynez Mountains photography trip. His horse developed a limp and an investigation revealed a gold nugget the size of a pecan. He now spends spare time in the mountains with his wife’s permission to locate the gold’s spot.

New Orleans Frank Borzage Santa Ynez Mountains Borzage

Noted blind evangelist dies in Viola Tennessee

Rev. Joe Ramsey a 48 year old blind evangelist died in Viola Tennessee. He was known throughout the Southern Methodist church.

Associated Press Nashville, Tenn Joe Ramsey Southern Methodist Church Viola Tenn

Darling Note Reflects Frustration Over Attention

A dated exchange reveals a request for better treatment from a partner. The message complains of being blown off for casual dinners and seeks more consistent consideration.

Notable Stocks and Commodities Listed Amid Market Rise

On September 11 in New York trading resumed with a general upturn led by steel and copper shares. Reading reversed 2 1/2 points but recovered. Marine and Atlantic Gulf West Indus rail shares set records while many major issues posted gains and diverse sectors moved higher.

New York Wall Street Reading United Steel Marine, Preferred Atlantic

Lord Mayor-Elect of London Third Catholic in Office

London Sept 11 Sir Henry William Dunn named Lord Mayor will take office in November as the third Roman Catholic to hold the post in recent years His two predecessors were Sir Stuart Knill in 1899 and Sir John Knill in 1909 Dunn is noted for charity work including treasurer roles at the Alton Cripple Home and ties to Sir William Treloar’s relief efforts for London’s cripples.

London Henry William Dunn Henry Stuart Knill John Knill Alton Cripple Home William Treloar

Kennedy Case Postponed To Tuesday In Recorder Court

Ross Kennedy charged with reckless driving in a fatal hit and run involving Denns Padgett will have his trial reset to Tuesday after defense counsel Woodus Kellum secured another witness. Other cases saw judgments suspended on costs for assaults and several disorderly conduct defendants excused from costs.

Ross Kennedy Denns Padgett Recorder’s Court Woodus Kellum Andrew Hayes Eelored Ben Hobbs

Fresh Start Promised in Exchange Dialogue

A man urges reform with the boast I can promise a complete reform. A woman replies she wants a brand new model not a mended husband. The exchange shows a desire for change and fresh beginnings rather than修.

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Blood Based Relief

One hundred dollar reward offered for incurable catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims thirty five years of use and blood action to heal mucous surfaces. Advertises visible health improvements after short use and urges sending for testimonials. F J Chenney & Co Toledo Ohio distributes through druggists with price.

Hall M Hall F. J. Chenney & CO Toledo Ohio Tic

King of Strikebreakers in New York

James T. Waddell, famed strikebreaker, has arrived in New York to command about 5000 strikebreakers hired to confront the elevated subway and surface car line strike. He traveled from Chicago in twenty hours by special train at an estimated cost over 3000 dollars, with rapid gains noted from prior copper strike settlements in Michigan.

New York James T. Waddell Waddell Chicago Toledo Sandusky Calumet Houghton Michigan

Doctor Buried Money in Jar Near Porch

Clearfield Iowa September 11 Dr A W Reynolds of Caledonia hid about 2500 in a glass fruit jar in a flower bed near his front porch to support a loan business in Ringgold County. A neighbor later asked for a loan and the hidden jar vanished prompting fears someone has been watching the site.

Clearfield A. W. Reynolds Caledonia Ringgold County Dr. Reynolds

Hunter shoots big buck he purchased eight years

Klamath Falls Oregon September 11 The large buck killed this season fell to Robert Sloan of this city. The deer was killed on Buck Mountain and weighed 223 pounds before being dressed. It is the largest deer ever killed in the vicinity of Buck Mountain. Sloan hunted this buck for eight years and is sure the one he killed is the same animal, noting a missing toe on the left front foot.

Klamath Falls Ore Robert Sloan Buck Mountain Sloan

Prophet Not Afraid of Snakes Debates in Cumberland Grove

John Nash of near Elk Garden known as the white robed prophet and the drone healer debated in a Flintstone grove with Dunkard minister Rev. B. Y. S. Teter. Nash allowed himself to be bitten by a copperhead claiming immunity to snake poison. He appeared barefoot in white garb with his twelve year old son, dubbed Jacob the Prophet by his father.

Cumberland John Nash Elk Garden Flintstone B. Y. S. Teter Dunkard Nash Jacob the Prophet

Forty Thousand Dollar Indian Widow Inheritance

The $40,000 estate of Frank R. Brown of Indian goes to his widow Mrs. Caroline Rogers Brown, formerly of Avico Georgia. Brown, age twenty four and among the wealthiest on the Bad River Reservation, died of consumption after marrying a nurse in Arizona on October 8 1915 with consent from agent P S Everest. He died three months after the wedding.

Ashland Wis Frank R. Brown Caroline Rogers Brown Avico, Ga Bad River Reservation Arizona Everest

Fire damages home on South Sixth Street

A fire caused by a defective flue at the residence of Mrs. J. B. Rhodes 115 South Sixth street yesterday at 5 40 pm damaged the dwelling. The City Fire Department responded from box 36. Also noted is Mr H W Mason of Goldsboro visiting the city and connected with the Acme theatre, with his brother H R Mason owning the theatre. Marion Keith left a few age to enter Wake Forest College as a student this season.

J. B. Rhodes South Sixth Street H. W. Mason Goldsboro Mason Acme Theatre H. R. Mason Marion Keith Wake Forest College

Judge Bond May Stir Them Again in Raleigh

Special to The Dispatch Raleigh September 11 Judge William M Bond arrives for a ten week Wake County fall term. He may again challenge the grand jury on woman suffrage a topic that drew national attention in past visits. Ed Harmon jailed for later federal trial after hospital recovery from a revenuer attack gridiron life described with stark violence.

Raleigh N. C William M. Bond Edenton Wake County Suffrage League Judge Bond League Walter Clark Henry Page Joseph P. Caldwell Gus Price Tom Settle Statesville Rufus Clark Ed Harmon Rex Hospital

Norway offers soldiers option to work as wood choppers

Christiania Sept 11. Norwegian legislature passes a bill allowing men of military age to choose between military service or forestry work in government forests. All citizens must do forty days of drill, but fuel shortages push use of soldiers for timber, peat, and even railroad labor.

Christiania Norway

Mill Builder W. E. Mann Returns Home from Hartleville

Mr. W. E. Mann, long engaged in mill construction work at Hartleville South Carolina, is spending a few days at his home here. The note summarizes a local resident briefly visiting after months of out of town labor.

W. E. Mann Hartleville S. C

Badge Saved Policeman in Dallas Shooting

Dallas police report that Motorcycle Officer Jared McConnico survived a dawn shooting when his metal badge stopped a bullet. The incident began as his roommate John J. Gleason fired through a window, thinking a burglar was present. McConnico was struck in the left lung but is not in serious condition after treatment.

Dallas Tex Jared McConnico John J. Gleason McConnico Gleason

Escapee Frank Benson Returned to State Penitentiary

Montgomery Alabama September 11 after twenty three years liberty Frank Benson a life convict who escaped from the Dollar Mines has been captured and sent to the State penitentiary at Wetumpka He was sentenced to life at age 38 and is now 61 years old.

Montgomery Ala Liberty Frank Benson Dollar Mines Wetumpka

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Weather Forecast Esss Mzen Asheville Cloudy Galveston Virginia Florida Pittsburg Ianants Punen St. Louis Washington Charleston Savannah Seaboard Air Line Progressive Railway of the South Charltte Wil Mington Ny 1 SD Blt Ry C. D. Weeks, Attorney State of North Carolina Kenney’s C. D. Kenny CO Dog Wilson Bickett Democratic Executive Committee T. E. Cooper C. C. Cashwell JAVED Wilmington Naval Stores Ieice Cab Ass, Cea Dokt Sande Adross Gica Td Orstril Savannah Naval Stores Allis-Chalmers American American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Sugar Amer American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchison Seeinga Atlantic Coast Line Oil Wey RS Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Chi Mil General Electric Afk Esate Melwig le Great Northern Great Northern Ore Illinois Central LOT Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Liggett & Myers Bid Lorillard Co Maxwell Motors Mexican Petroleum Missouri, Kansas & Texas Old - Missouri Pacific National Lead New York Central N. Y N. H Hartford Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Rep Ron & Steel Sloss Shef. Steel & Iron Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corporation Tennessee Copper BOOTS Union Pacific United Fruit United States Rubber Érills U. S. Smelting & Refining United States Steel Virginia Carp Va. Iron, Coal & Coke Io Wabash Western Union Westinghouse Electric Kennecott Copper Recorder's Court NEW Orwkwers Hunter Harmon Frank Knight Posseman Judge Connor Gaston Dortch Rana Mary Ly. Valentine Mary Valentine Patrick Anderson Valentine Patrick Anderson Valentine Armour’ & Company Oconomowoc Lel National City Bank The Central ‘Trust Company
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