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Wilmington Dispatch in Wilmington, North Carolina
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
3
Water Stage in Fayetteville, N C Reported Yesterday
Local report notes stage of water in Fayetteville North Carolina yesterday, measuring at a specific depth. Fishermen and boaters advised to exercise caution as conditions near the river and harbor reflect higher water levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cafayetteville
N. C
Yesterdey
Fayette Smith Sets Regional Sturgeon Catch Record
Fayette Smith, at Barnett Shoals near Athens, Georgia, beats a monster sturgeon to death in the Oconee River below the jam. The fish weighed a little over 125 pounds and measured seven feet one inch. Two other large sturgeon, about forty and fifty pounds, were caught at the same time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theis. Ga
Fayette Smith
Barnett Shoals
Om Athens
Oconee
Franklin Pries Ties Haul Incomes From Tie Cutting Day
One man with a welcorse wagon hauled in one day receipts totaling 15 dollars after paying tie cutters. The event occurred in an alley yard where hauling work and tie cutting were the featured activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alie
Res
Southern Railway to Build Modern Engine Terminal at Alexandria
Alexandria Va Sept 20 Electric and mechanical improvements planned for Southern Railway include a twenty stall roundhouse a 100 foot turntable and a coal handling plant with 100000 tons storage. The new facilities will replace the old roundhouse and wood coal chute and will accommodate the heaviest locomotives and expanded track capacity between Washington and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Southern Railway
National Cemetery
Washington
Atlanta
Cotton market opens steady then rallies in New York
In New York on September 20 thin cotton opened steady with a 7 to 8 point decline due to easy cables. The decline rallied to 6.20 for December and 16.30 for January within the first hour as the market recovered, closing near last night’s levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stocks Rise As Rails Lead Market Opening
New York stocks opened higher with gains in specialties and a firmer tone in rails. Marines advanced briefly then pulled back while copper led the laggards. Major movers included General Electric Westinghouse Studebaker Maxwell Texas Company and Baldwin Locomotives up 1 to 3 points. United States Steel remained near its record quote amid absorption activity. The piece also notes the yellow oak bark used for dye-making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
General Electric
Westinghouse
Studebaker
Maxwell, Texas Company
Baldwin
United States Steel
Newark
Oper Close
American
American Car & Foundry
Atchison
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem .Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
R. I
Pacific Ry
Rosin
Consolidated Gas
Berie
Wilmington
Great Northern
Great Northern Ore
Mitmole
Central
Imter
Kansas City Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Liggett & Myers
New York Central
N. Y
N.H
Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Borgine
TS Rep. Iron & Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Aia
Setite
Sloss
Shef. Steel & Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pacific
United Fruit
United States Rubber
Virginia’ Carp
Chemos
Va. Iron, Coal & Coke Obeseeee
Wabash Pfd
Western Union Western Electric
Fletcher promotes powder as beauty duty and courting suit
Dr Phillip Cone Fletcher, famed Texarkana pulpit orator and advocate of Corners for Courting Couples, arrives in Los Angeles with views on beauty and dress. He argues powder and paint are justified for women to be more beautiful and that ugliness is a sin. he also supports frankness about makeup and woman suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Phillip Cone Fletcher
Texarkana
Tex
Fletcher
Former Judge Acquitted in Anti Jug Case
Asheville Sept 20 P C Cooke former police court judge was tried and acquitted on transporting whiskey in violation of the anti jug law. A trunk seized by police held nine gallons of whiskey shipped from Louisville for his personal use. Lawrence Edwards, charged with killing Wayne Crisp in Graham county, was brought here for safekeeping after a habeas corpus writ was dismissed. Judge W F Harding ordered Edwards brought to the county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
P. C. Cooke
Louisville
Cooke
Lawrence Edwards
Wayne Crisp
Graham County
W. F. Harding
Robbinsville
Edwards
Josephus Daniels Number In Demand Sparks Raleigh Buzz
Raleigh readers rushed to buy the new Life issue titled the Josephus Daniels Number as merchants reported heavy orders and one buyer offered to pay for unsold copies. The spoof attacks stem from Daniels' political enemies who circulated the issue northward before subscribers received their copies. The satire features varied cartooning and sparked controversy among Daniels' Raleigh supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
Henry
Birthplace of Davis May Become a Park
Hopkinsville Kentucky September 20 The birthplace of Jefferson Davis at Fairview may be turned into a public park if plans discussed at a veterans convention are carried out General Bennett Young of Louisville former Confederate Veterans commander attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Jefferson Davis
Fairview
Bennett Young
Louisville
The
United Confederate Veterans
Greenville County Fair Premium List Supports Woman’s Department Display
The Greenville County Fair management included a statement in the premium list praising best display of household and kitchen articles raised or made on the farm under the direction of the lady head of the house. The goal is to showcase as many items as possible within the Woman's Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Public Ledger
Greenville County Fair
Action Dismissed In Rent Suit Between Cantwell and Hunter
Civil action tried before Judge Barnemann involved R. C. Cantwell Jr. suing H. E. Hunter for 90 dollars over three months rent. Judge ruled for the defendant with Woodis Kelkim representing the plaintiff noting an appeal. The case centered on an unexpired city residence lease. Cantwell testified of a twelve month lease. Hunter said he left due to owner’s failure to repair, roof leaks and grate trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnemann
R. C. Cantwell, Jr
HE. E. Hunter
Woodis Kelkim Esq
Cantwell
Mr. Hunter
Hunter
City Council approves Nesbitt pay raise and Front Street talks
New Hanover County Board of Health chairman W A McGitt urged raising Dr Charles T Nesbitt14s salary from 2400 to 3000 annually, adopted by the City Council. Debate over Front Street South improvements involved local manufacturers and city officials, with calls for permanent paving and shared funding. Additional items covered fire department needs, street repairs, tax debt disputes, and waste disposal discussions including treatment of sand shoal refuse. One ton conifer wood waste yields 15 to 25 gallons of 190 proof alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McGitt
New Hanover County
Dr. Nesbitt
McGirt
Health Department
W. J. Bradshaw
Struthers
South Front Street
John D. Bellamy
Bellwill Cotton Mills
L. Hanson
Cantwell Spiritine Chemical Works
Robert Cantwell
Cantwell Lumber Company
C. C. Chadbourn
Chadbourn Lumber Company
J. K. Wylie
Wilmington Cooperage Company
Front Street
Chadbourn
Castle
Wright
Tidewater Power Company
Marstellar Street
Max Warshauer
Council
William Crownstream
Seventh
Taylor Streets
J. H. Hinton
Orton Hotel
J. D. Robbins
Bradshaw
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