Sunday and Daily Newspaper Rates and 1917 Notes
The ad lists daily and Sunday subscriptions with prices for various terms and carrier delivery, plus office prepaid prices. It notes foreign representation and that the paper is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. State page date as Sunday September 30 1917 and mentions a Food Administrator page. It comments on Governor Bickett and a defense guard, and a Senate expulsion call over traitorous speeches.
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Defense Commission
Senate
Wartime Impact Shown By State University Enrollment
The war appears to have little effect on enrollment at the State University as the second week ends with 1,030 matriculations recorded. The figure reflects ongoing student intake despite broader conflict.
War Department seeks more plates for navy yards
A Washington dispatch reports the War Department needs additional plates for navy yards. Charlotte may bid for a navy yard as the rainy season nears. The Navy Department has not announced any requirement for mud scows.
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Fayetteville Observer
Washington
War Department
Navy Yards
Charlotte
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Prohibition Drives Saloon Closures Near Hoboken Piers
After the eighth day of next month Hoboken New Jersey will be two thirds dry by War Department order. No saloons may operate within a half mile of the army piers in the city, effectively closing about two thirds of Hoboken’s saloons. Prohibition advances across the metropolis.
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Hoboken
N. J
War Department
Army
Prohibition
Roosevelt Sees LaFollette Offered to Emperor
The passage discusses Col Roosevelt wishing LaFollette could be a personal gift to Emperor William. The Kaiser would not accept him. The Emperor would likely disdain LaFollette as a traitor and use him for unpleasant tasks, reflecting contempt and lack of confidence among loyal Americans.
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Roosevelt
LaFollette
William
Railroads Contemplate Circus Traffic to Wilmington
The Charlotte Observer notes the Atlantic Coast Line could provide more rail cars for the Bar num and Bailey circus to Wilmington than expected, while recalling the circus supplies its own cars and railways need only engines.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
The
Charlotte Observer
Doubtful German reply to Pope on peace note emerges
The text is not yet in Rome and is said to be an oral communication by the foreign minister. If it is not received as hoped, Berlin may deny it just as it denied Kaiser Wilhelm’s note to President Wilson via Minister Gerard.
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Germany
Rome
Wilson
Gerard
Local Explosive Act Shocks Pamlico County Community
The piece notes a post office bombing at Lowlands in Pamlico County. It asserts the perpetrators acted from anger over not receiving sensational newspaper content from New Bern yesterday. The article hints at punishment for those responsible and mentions a teacher’s role in triggering trouble for associates.
The Difference in Readership Sparks Debate on Publications
The dispatch argues Pearson's Magazine loses money due to pacifist and socialist leanings while Appeal to Reason and Tom Watson's Jeffersonian gain readers. It links audience class to influence, noting educated readers think for themselves, while others rely on others to think for them. A Pamlico County post office destruction is cited as evidence of reading harmful material.
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Pearson
Appeal To
Reason
Tom Watson
Jeffersonian
Pearson's
Pamlico County
Peterson’s
Congress urged to broaden treason laws amid rising conspiracies
The author argues that current treason definitions are too narrow and urges Congress to amend statutes before adjournment. He warns that German agents and disloyal Americans threaten public safety and calls for harsh penalties to deter conspiracies that could lead to deaths in factories.
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United States
Congress
Germany's Plan Foretold by Goetz to Dewey
A 19 year old Dewey Manila Bay record cites German officer Goetz predicting a future war for world supremacy. The plan allegedly aimed to seize Paris first, subjugate France and Britain, then capture New York and Washington to fund Germany, with the Monroe Doctrine to be abrogated and South and Central America under German control.
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Germany
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Goetz
Navy Department
Paris
France
Engtland
New York City
Washington
South
Central American
Kings case raises questions on motive and fortune
The Greensboro Record quotes speculation that Mrs King’s death might be an accidental shooting rather than murder. It questions Gaston’s means of living if found guilty and notes concerns that the fortune may be gone, leaving doubt about consequences for him.
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Greensboro
King
Gaston
Means
Public access urged for health board records
The Win ston Salem Sentinel commends New Hanover county Board of Health for passing a resolution requiring openness for disinternment permits and other health office transactions. Citizens praise the Dispatch for supporting public access, arguing officials should not hide records and that such openness prevents bad precedents.
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Stom Salem Sentinel
New Hanover County Board of Health
Board of ‘Health
Dispatch
Health Board
Wilmington
the Sentinel
Greensboro Wife Attacks Husband Over Infidelity
A Greensboro woman armed with a stick confronted her husband after finding a letter from another woman. He fled to safety as the woman was arrested and fined for assault. he paid the fine but would not return home. She then attempted suicide but only wounded herself.
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Greensboro
War Front News Silent Under Orders In France
The article notes no war dispatches from the French front due to orders from authorities. It offers only patience and hope, suggesting a major Allied movement may be imminent.
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France
Judge Bingham’s Honor in Wake of Disinterment Controversy
An editorial from the Courier-Journal defends Judge Bingham after the Wilmington disinterment of Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham. It condemns the act as a grave intrusion on a respectable family, praises his character through the ordeal, and notes universal sympathy for him amid public concern over the dispute.
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Courier-Journal of Louisville
Watterson
Robert Worth Bingham
Wilmington
Wingham
South Carolina
Bingham School
North Carolina
Bingham
Oman
ConrerJournal
Peace exchange hopes amid US war stance and League talk
The article argues for peace avenues between Germany and the United States, noting US war posture, German hostility, and the Pope's plea. It discusses President Wilson as a potential mediator, the role of the Society of Nations, and the need for a victorious peace before organizing a future international body. It cites Finot and Lay Revue debates on governance, veto rights, and Austria Hungary’s autocracy.
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Ponta
Benedict
Hohenzollerns
Wilson
United States
Germany
America
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Pershing
London Times
England
Austria
Rhine
Berlin
United
P. Pees
J. Cavail
Jeannot
Society of Nations
M. Finot
Bulgaria
International Justice
Assembly of Nations
League of Hornor of Nations
Democracy and war rhetoric across papers in 1919
Editorials from Greensboro News Lincoln Times Henderson Dispatch criticize democracy prints and Mexico emigration. They discuss crime in North Carolina, mob violence, Governor Bickett calling for a Home Guard, and war aims to force Germany to kneel, arguing the US must stay tough until victory.
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Greensboro
Lincoln
Times
Jefferson
Mexico
Henderson Dispatch
Bickett
New Carolina
Circus visit hoped for near New Bern
Residents along the Wilmington area push to lure a major circus to town next month despite railroad embargoes on circus gear. The management faces canceled bookings as railroads restrict transport, making a mid Atlantic exposition unlikely for the event.
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New Bern
Sun-Journal
Wilmington
Baltimore
Endless Task of Prosph em Corps at Front Hospitals
Dispatch describes the dire strain on Red Cross nurses and American surgeons in France as they treat wave after wave of wounded from the front. Dr. P. A. Besley of Chicago leads a base hospital staff three miles from the sea, with tents and huts as winter nears. The Chicago unit carries the heaviest load, with doctors and enlisted men laboring without rest while reporters note morale and Allied officers praising American care.
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Iioorgs Martin
United Press
Wistinewe
P. A. Besley
Chicago
France
Boston
Birthdays of Noted Figures Mark Anniversary Dates
Former Grand Duke Cyril cousin of the deposed czar born 41 years ago today. Hermann Sudermann German dramatist and novelist born East Prussia 60 years ago today. Thomas W Lamont of J P Morgan Co born Claverack New York 47 years ago today. Cyrus Northrop president emeritus University of Minnesota born Ridgefield Connecticut 2 years ago today. Dr John Henry MacCracken Lafayette College president born Rochester Vermont 42 years ago today. Wilton Lackaye noted American stage actor born Loudoun County Virginia 53 years ago today.
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Grand Duke
Cyril
Czar
Russia
Hermann Sudermann
East Prussia
Thomas W. Lamont
J. Py. Morgan & Co
Claverack
N. Y
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minesota
Ridgefield
Conn
John Henry MacCracken
Lafayette Callese
Rochester
Wilton .Lackaye
Loudoun County
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Wilmington, N. C
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Green & Kohn
Fifth Avenue
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Page
Lowlands
Pamlico
A. Pein
Ieee
Judge Bingham
Columbia State
Peage
Peace Society
Jean Finot
Henderson
Durham
General Diaz
Ses Lon
Ees
W. L. Douglas
J. and
M. K. Hurwitz
North Fourth Street
Neds
Bessy
LeGwin
Grace Street
Scheig
Oran
Jarman & Futrelle
Princess Street
Ryptok
Or. Vineberg
Seaboard Air
Progressive Railway of the South
WIL N
Chary
Chalotth
Wilmingnoe
Cha
Charlotts
Mington
R. S. Broonce
T. P
C. John
T. West
D. Ingree
Raleigh
Atlanta
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Sumter
Orangeburg
Augusta
Centme
Atlan
Union Depot
Cincinnati
Ilk
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