Grand Jury to Probe Child Laws in Wilmington Area
Judge Connor directs the grand jury to investigate enforcement of the child labor and compulsory schooling laws in New Hanover County. The panel, led by James A. Nerthan, will review how the laws are applied by county schools and employers, amid remarks on liquor and tobacco sale limits to minors.
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George W. Connor
Wilmington
New Hanever County
Areoy County
Connor
James A. Nerthan
Lewime
J. A. Kerr
Scott
J. Hargrove Taylor
Melrey Watts
L. H. Marshburn
W. D. Deus Ell. Taylor
J. T. Eagles
J. K Thntz
Ro. L. Sanford
J. F. Sell
J. T Hardison
J. M. Shinn
J. C. Wacner
W. B. Cochman
J. Ed. Heer
W. R. Stewart
May Bentley
L. Clayton Grant, ii
Homer L. Lyon
Wrightsville Beach
Adiciery
Judse Connor
Fawlery
Grand Jury
Peynor
Jules Connor
Foyer
Wolf Hunters Kill Three on Gilliam Farm
On September 11, J D Brightwell and his sons Clarence and Ham killed three wolves on Gus Gilliam's farm after Gilliam reported wolves killing hens calves and pigs. Brightwell brought dogs to track the wolves and protect his stock.
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J. D. Bright
Clarence
Ham
Gus Gilliam
Gillam
Brightwell
Gilliam
Re opening of the Fuchs Store
The department store of Mr J W H Fuchs to reopen at the old stand between the 17th and 20th after a fire. The rebuilt shop will offer a full line of fresh seasonable merchandise with a cash only policy. New millinery head Miss Flossier Hitchinson from New York assisted by Miss Lula Holder. Fuchs aims for better prices and service after losses from the fire.
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J. W. H. Fuchs
Aga
Fuchs
Wilmington
Flossier Hitchinson
New York
Erroneous Impression On Stamp Act Corrected
Senator Simmons says the revenue bill does not affect the stamp act. The act remains in force from December 1914 until December 31 1916 unless changed by Congress. Several corporations believed repeal and halted stamping of deeds receipts telegrams and other documents.
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Washington
Simmons
Finance Committee
Congress
Expert to Aid Extermination of City Round-Head Borers
The Department of Agriculture will send an expert in November to help eradicate round-headed borers destroying city shade trees. The Tree and Park Commission and Chamber of Commerce urged early federal assistance, with President M. W. Jacobi contacting Senators Simmons and Overman. Both senators promised to use influence to expedite the expert's arrival.
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Department of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Tree and Park Commission
M. W. Jacobi
Simmons and Overman
Senator Simmons
Senator Overman
Coast Guard to Form Aviation Division Led by Captain Chiswell
Former Wilmington resident Captain B M Chiswell of the coast guard cutter Onondaga in Norfolk Virginia will head the new aviation division of the coast guard service created by Congress. No funds were provided yet and active work is deferred until December when Congress reconvenes and funding is expected.
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Wilmington
B. M. Chiswell
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Norfolk, Va
Coast Guard Service
Congress
Chiswell
Richmond Call for Rev W E Cox
Rev William E Cox announced acceptance of a call to Church of the Holy Comforter in Richmond Virginia effective December 1. He cites large field for small parish and says Wilmington congregation has supported him. resignation from St John’s Wilmington accepted with regret after nearly nine years. Cox travels to Chanel Hill with wife for rest before moving to Richmond.
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Church of the Holy Comforter
Richmond
St. John’s Espicopal Church
William E. Cox
Baltimore
Ingo
Wilmington
Cox
St. John's Church
Chanel Hill
Gas System to Be Extended to Sunset Park
A contract between Tidewater Power Company and Fidelity Trust and Development Company extends gas service to Sunset Park. The high pressure system will connect Third and Green streets to Greenfield Park and then Sunset Park, with work expected to start in about three weeks after materials are ordered.
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Sunset Park
Tidewater Power Company
Fidelity Trust and Development Company
Third and
Green Street
Greenfield Park
Lock No 2 on Cape Fear Almost Finished
Captain C S Ridley United States Engineer announces Lock No 2 on the upper Cape Fear river is 95 percent complete two miles below Elizabethtown. He praises the work under Captain J R D Matheson noting delays from high water and reports walls at 36 feet, chamber 40 feet wide, enough for a 200 foot vessel and an eight foot channel Wilmington to Fayetteville along the river.
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C. S. Ridley
United States
Cape Fear River
Elizabethtown
Ridley
J. R. D. Matheson
Wilmington
Fayetteville
Largest Mullet Haul of the Season Reported from Queen's Inlet
A Wilmington man led a party that landed fifteen thousand pounds of mullet Saturday night from the surf near Queen's Inlet. The catch was the season's biggest, with trucks moving between Wilmington and the fishing area, and many fish sent to nearby markets yesterday.
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Wilmington
Queen‘s Inlet
Sam Lewis
Storm Left Snakes Swarming After Rockport Hurricane
San Antonio reports say Col. Frank Holland killed six large snakes on the lawn of his Rockport cottage after Friday's hurricane. Some were rattlers over four feet long. Holland and a neighbor were preparing to fish when the storm struck.
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San Antonio
Tex
Rockport
Frank Holland
Colonel Holland
Prosperity Wanes in Scandinavia Amid War Profits
The three Scandinavian nations boost treasuries with special taxes and levies as war profits surge. Norway shines with shipping and fisheries riches, shipping shares soar, ship values rise fourfold, and profits from fish and bacon deals tempt further fortune despite submarine losses and British restrictions.
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Stockholm
United States
Norway
Germany
Great Britain
Ice in Idaho cave vast, forms year round
Frank S. Spofford reports two to three feet of ice along the cave, about a quarter mile long, east of Dubois in Fremont county. The lava-formed cave ranges 30 feet wide with roof fall evidence, no stalactites, and ice from seepage water persists year round. locals take ice and water for domestic use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Frank S. Spofford
Commissioner of General Land Office
Dubois
Fremont County
Spofford
Squirrel Fights For Its Baby In Charleston Battle
A mother squirrel and a large Maltese cat fought fiercely in Charleston after the cat adopted the squirrel’s baby. Both animals were badly wounded, but the squirrel won back its offspring and fled to its nest after a dramatic struggle.
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Charleston
W. Va
Council acts to curb spooning on Brownsville bridge
Brownsville Pennsylvania September 11 The South Brownsville Council seeks patrols for the bridge asking Washington and Fayette County Commissioners to assign policemen. They say romantic nights there hinder pedestrian passage while dim lights and damwater glare invite couples.
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Brownsville
Unromantic Council of
South
Washington County
Fayette County
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Little Cash Shoe Store
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American Institute of Metals
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Fila
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Southern Rifle Association
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