Big Good Roads Rally Draws Wilmington visitors to Warsaw
Wilmingtonians plan a Wednesday trip to Warsaw for a major Good Roads rally along the Wilmington Goldsboro highway corridor. Local officials including W A McGirt and R A Burnett will attend with a large group from Burgaw and nearby towns, aiming to boost highway support and draw prominent speakers such as Senator Rivers D Johnson and Dr Joseph Hyde Pratt.
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Worly
Faeir
W. A. McGirt
R.A. Burnett
J. P. Herring
Warsaw
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Capel Hill
North Carolina Gort Reads Association
McGirt
Grr
Hum
Good Roads Rally Address by W A McGirt at Watha
Mr. W A McGirt chairman of the New Hanover Board of County Commissioners spoke at the good roads rally in Watha today. He is a strong advocate and well informed on roads and road construction. A number of Wilmington residents attended the meeting.
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W. A. McGirt
Watha
New Hanover
Death of Mrs Miller in Chadbourn
Mrs E H Miller of Chadbourn died at James Walker Memorial Hospital this morning at 10 30 after a two week illness. She was 53 and survived by husband C E Miller and four children Carl James Pearl and another son all of Chadbourn. Interment is set for Chadbourn cemetery Friday morning.
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Chadbourn
E. H. Miller
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Carl
James
Pearl Miller
C. E. Miller
Hunters urged to respect migratory bird laws
E W Nelson, acting chief of the Federal Biological Service, warns Sheriff Cowan that the migratory bird season is not yet open for several species. He lists pigeons sandhill cranes wood ducks and other shore birds still protected by law, noting many hunters have already been active near Wilmington and surrounding sounds.
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Wilmington
E. W. Nelson
Biological Service
S. P. Cowan
Godwin to Address New Hanover Voters in Campaign
Congressman H L Godwin confirmed he will address New Hanover voters as part of the Democratic campaign. The county committee invited him and discussed joint canvassing in the Sixth District with opponent A L McCaskill of Fayetteville, noting big services possible before or after the canvass.
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H. L. Godwin
New Hanover
Lilte
T. W. Bickett
Academy of Music
New Hanover County
Democratic Executive Committee
Tig
Claude C. Cash Well
Dream About You Becoming Free From Work
A reader shares a biting dream in which the speaker wishes the other person dead as the imagined outcome, noting the fantasy would end their need to work. The remark frames a sharp personal sentiment rather than a factual event.
Names swirl around county education board vacancy
Speculation runs on who will fill the county board of education seat vacated when J Carr became U S district attorney. A meeting is planned tomorrow to decide, with election due by next Monday or the state superintendent may appoint. Names mentioned include Woodus Kellum Senator W B Cooper J Allan Taylor D L Gore and others. Representative L Clayton Grant has been consulted and may announce a choice before the meeting.
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Messrs
J. G.-L. Giescheh
B. Solomon
J. Carr
Countyard of Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Carr
United States District Attoney
Mesars
Gieschen
Solomon
Board of Education
Messrs. Gieschen
Woodus Kellum
Esqq
W. B. Cooper
J. Allan Taylor
J. D. Bellamy, Jr
Esq
D. L. Gore
Copper production hits record in six months
Washington reports copper output over the past half year surpassing any comparable period in the industry. The U S Geological Survey notes a steady rise since 1915 with total 1916 refinery production at 1 634 000 000 pounds. Prices averaged above prior highs, wages rose, and many small mines operated at high capacity, signaling strong profits for producers through year end.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
B.S. Butler
Geological Survey
United States
Austrian Women Union to Protest Marriage Prohibitions
The Austrian Women's Union plans a series of demonstrations to oppose state bans on marriage in Austria. A manifesto argues that amid a broad push for population growth, the state obstructs many groups especially women from marrying.
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League
Vienna
Austria
Austrian Women’s Union
Prisoners to be moved to state prison after term
Sheriff S. P. Cow and Deputy Sheriffs Reynolds and Keen departed for Raleigh this morning to transfer the prisoners convicted at this week's Superior Court term to the state prison.
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Raleigh
S. P. Cowan
Reynolds
Keen
Stae’s
The Fall of a Nation to Play in Charlotte
Thomas Dixon's The Fall of a Nation will screen in North Carolina starting October 2 at the Academy of Music in Charlotte. The seven reel drama, billed as a bugle call to arms for national defense, presents battle scenes and a love story as it imagines future U S conflict after World War I ends.
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Thomas Dixon
North Carolina
Charlotte
Academy of Music
United States
Moving Pictures
Seminole Relieved as Tampa Takes Over Patrol
Wireless orders direct Coast Guard cutter Tampa to relieve the local vessel Seminole while she is hauled out for overhaul. Seminole to be on the marine railway at Wilmington Iron Works soon, then Tampa will patrol North and South Carolina coasts from Charleston. Two weeks expected to complete Seminole repairs before fall cruises.
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Tampa
Preston H. Aberroth
Coast Guard
Marine Railway
Wilmington Iron Works
North Carolina
South Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Kennedy Sentenced for Road Offense. Appeal Planned
Recorder's Court sentenced Ross Kennedy to three months on the county roads after he ran over a boy named Dennis Padgett. Kennedy, who appealed to the Superior Court, had bond set at $100. Also fined were Henry Clemmons for reckless driving and E A Bell for driving ordinance violation. Perry Clemmons had his larceny case not pressed with leave.
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Ross Kennedy
Dennis Padgett
Empie
Recorder's Court
Kennedy
Wodus Kellum
Henry Clemmons
Perry Clemmons
E. A. Bell
Knights of Columbus Elect Officers for Ensuing Year
Wilmington Council No. 1074 Knights of Columbus elected officers for the year ending with Grand Knight Geo. P. Galvin and Deputy Grand Knight Paul J. Baschon. Installation set for Oct 11 1916 with Rev. Father Dennen as chaplain and Columbus Day events planned for Oct 12 with speeches by prominent speakers.
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Wilmington
William E. Bremer
S. C. Winner
Father C. Dennen
Jas. O. Reilly
T. B. Carroll
John Feenan
Paul M. Comes
C.H. O'Neill
Charlotte
N. C
Messrs
Jas O. Reilly
Geo. Palvin
Paul M.comes
Jas. J. Allen
America
Town Topics Officers Improve After Hospital Stay
Officer Craig, with seven years on the city police force, was taken to James Walker Memorial Hospital for an operation yesterday. This morning he is reported much improved, a welcome update for his many friends. Rev. J. C. Scarborough of Christ First Congregational church will preach tonight at Ebenezer Baptist church, and the public is invited.
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Craig
The Imagist Poet and The Critic Exchange Lines
A brief exchange frames a playful critique of an imagist poem. The Imagist Poet presents a new creation while The Critic tempers judgment, noting it could have been worse and even suggesting it might have been twins in a witty quip.
Switzerland neutral amid war pressures and trade deals
The article explains Switzerland maintain its neutrality while navigating a trade accord with Germany allowing coal and iron imports and German cotton exports. It notes Swiss demography, languages, religion, and cantonal government, emphasizing democratic traditions, military readiness, and external pressures shaping policy. A humorous exchange about a falling ladder concludes.
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New York
Switzerland
Germany
New Jersey
Turkey
Rhine
Lake Constance
Eecutive
Wilson
United States
Geneva
Elizabeth
National Rifle Association Event Tickets and Schedules
Announcement of National Rifle Association events in October including national matches from October 1 to 26 with pistol and rifle meets. Travel tickets listed for Jacksonville and State Camp with specific return dates from September to November 1916. Reduced group fares available and contact via phone 160.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Ft. Myers
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
State Camp
Impporta
National Rifle Association
State
Maxton
N. C
New Bern
Pembroke
Whiteville
N.C
Wilmington
Carolinas
Fort Myers
F.M. Jolly
W. J. Craig
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Wilmingto
Clyde Steamship Co
C. J. Becker
Wilmington, N. C
Little Cash Shoe Store
GEO. S. Nevens & Son
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Atlantic Coast Line
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Lake Toxaway
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Tesn
Soverign Grand Lodge
I O
Southern Rifle Association
Tober
Standard Railroad of
South
Lancewood
Anzarilla
Bethabara Woods
Surfman
Joe Jefferson
N. Jacobi Hardware Co
South Front Street
Wilmington, N.C
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Keranams Lincoln
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