Area social notes and upcoming events in Wilmington
A roundup of visitors and residents traveling to and from Wilmington including Mr. and Mrs. Graham Kenan and others from Rockford and New York. Notable items include a Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting at 4 PM Monday, annual Letitia Rebekah Lodge anniversary Thursday, and a Rebekah trolley ride to Lumina on Tuesday with 20 cent round trip fare.
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Graham Kenan
Rockford
N. Y
A. O. Schuster
New York
Edward Jackson
Goldsboro
Wilmington
Mary Nixon
Nettie Fowler
New Bern
City
Orton Hotel
Roo
H. A. Bartholomew
Washington, D. C
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
M. H. Shepherd
South Eighth Street
Letitia Rebekah Lodge
Lumina
Rebekah's
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Odd Fellows
Front
Princess Streets
West-Whitlock Orchestra
Robin A Strategist Cock Robin in Bristol Bird Preserve
Benjamin L. Dulaney of Bristol Tennessee reports robins display strategic behavior in mating season. A pair built two nests in June, one in a locust tree and the other in a maple, with the male vigilantly guarding both sites while the female aided briefly before leaving to a third maple tree housing a brood. The cock robin then sang from a high branch to draw attention to his summer residence.
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Cock Robin
Benjamin L. Dulaney
Bristol
Tenn
Mr. Dulaney
the Waldorf
Robin
Tsill
War College Opening Postponed Indefinitely
The army war college session, delayed from September 15 to October 15, is now postponed indefinitely by the war department. The move is tied to the Mexican situation and uncertainty about General Pershing's expedition withdrawal as the Mexico American joint commission may take weeks to reach an understanding.
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Washington
Army War College
War Department
Pershing
Mexico
Mexico-American Joint Commission
Heflin youths seek mercy for slaying father case
Dewey Watson, 17, convicted of killing his father after claiming the man beat his sister. Mothers of Heflin advocate clemency to lessen a four year prison term imposed by the Heflin court.
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Heflin
Ala
Dewey Watson
Local figures visit town for educational and church affairs
Professor Jackon representative of M School in Mebane has been in the city seven days for the interest of ig school. Mr. John Clark will leave Monday for Staunton Virginia to enter Staunton Military Academy. Mr. N. S. Harrell is visiting Point Caswell. Mr. W. M. Brabhorn field secretary of the North Carolina Methodist Conference is spending time in the city.
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Jackon
M School
Mebane
John. Clark
Staunton
Germany to sue for peace predicted by novelist
London reports E. G. Wells predicts Germany will sue for peace in November in a Sunday Pictorial article. He stakes his reputation on the forecast but offers no details or particulars.
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London
E. G. Wells
Pictoria
Germany
Mr. Wells
Plan to divide Florida into two states debated
Jacksonville reports a serious discussion of splitting Florida into two states with a northern Jefferson and a southern Florida. The line would run along the 29th parallel of the Sewanee river about 25 miles north of the 29th parallel, driven by prohibition in the north and liquor sales in the south.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Sewanee River
Henry Ford Adopts Fund for Maimed Children
Detroit announces Henry Ford has established an unlimited fund to help maimed children with a cure opportunity for any child in the United States. Details will be released after Dr Marquis returns Monday.
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Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Marquis
Wellesly
Mass
United States
Mexican Editor Exiled From Mexico City Arrives in Mobile
Juan Crespot Estavez editor of Core Espaniola in Mexico City has been banished by First Chief Carranza. He arrived in Mobile and said Mexicans do not want Carranza or Villa as their first heir and prefer Francisco De La Barra for president. He was ordered to leave Mexico City on May 28 due to his writings on the republic.
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Mobile
Juan Crespot Estavez
Core Espaniola
Mexico City
Mexico
Carranza
Villa
Francisco de la Barra
Senor Estavez
Republic
Far Beneath the Top
A veteran diver recalls a near-fatal 25 foot deep incident near a city wharf. He frees a stuck air hose under mud by lifting a heavy iron grate, fighting high pressure and a failing line, then signals for rescue and reaches the surface alive.
Brough Plans National Tour for Democratic Ticket
Charles Hillman Brough Arkansas Governor candidate and Arkansas State University economist will tour the country in support of the Democratic ticket. He departs for Ashville New York and will visit Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Ohio after delivering speeches in Maine. He predicts Wilson will win about six thousand votes more than the Democratic ticket in Maine.
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New York
Chas. Hillman Brough
Arkansas
Brough
Fayetteville
State University of Arkansas
Woodrow Wilson
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Ashville
N. Y
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ohio
Democratic Party
Maine
Presiden Wilson
Fashionable fall neckwear and fabrics heat up wardrobe
A fashion overview notes bold highlights in yokar attire with wide fabrics and bright stripes. It details fall dress trends including cambrics madras percales cheviots silk satins and Barer madras with French cuff shirts and varied neckwear patterns plus new color pairings and stripe effects.
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Mary Kennedy
Nashville, Tenn
Wilmington Hotel
Katherine Robinson
Atlantic City
Wrightsvile Beach
Faison
R. F. Stowell
Stowell
Dispatch
Beaumont
Texas
Aaron Finger
Baltimors, Mad
Chas. Linkelstein
Red Cross Street
George Bornemann
Aea
Julia Cromartie
Garland
N. C
Agnes Chasten
Boston
New England Conservatory of Music
Wise Bird
New York Times
Brittain
Col
Vaylore Oor
GS Ft
Gaison Ab Thomas
Vferds Inc
Jane Iredell Meares
Fred Little
Mante
Wooltex
A. D. Brown
WAR College
EAVF
Weill
Wilkington
Marche
Wilson
Inn Tate
Beta Aati
Benard
Thor Potens
Uy Hd
Windsor
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