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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1918
Page
5
In early 1918 dispatches warn of escalating hostilities with Mexico and German aims. The item notes Roosevelts praise for American troops and critiques German casualty masking. It references events at Wake Forest and debates at Baylor, plus labor tensions in Norfolk and draft class issues amid wartime policy.
A discussion of Swift & Company Year Book figures shows producers profit margins and capital scales, the rise in meat prices, and the impact of packing industry profits on consumer costs. It critiques health policy and hydrophobia treatment costs, noting dog control policy and county spending on hydrophobia cases.
The author urges Wilmington to invest its capital locally to spur manufacturing and economic development. He argues that building local industries will put the town on the map, reduce dependence on Washington, and attract broader recognition and investment.
Rabid dogs menace society and children as city health rules clash with police power. Health board action is hindered by conflicting legal opinions, while many dogs roam unrestrained and bite incidents rise amid enforcement delays.
The article notes that merely owning a map of Wilmington does not justify holding the man arrested in Charlotte for violating the espionage act. It argues maps are common and widely held, even among government officials, in a period of heightened nationalist fervor.
A confrontation emerges between the state press and the State Farmers Organization led by Dr. Alexander of Charlotte. He advocates government coinage on a paper basis, opposing thrift stamps and liberty bonds, recalling shin plasters from the Confederacy. The Farmers’ Union pushes to reform the nation’s coinage, despite past failures.
The Greensboro Record urges continued county action on road construction as essential to winning the war. It notes that good roads faded from public talk but must remain a priority with road builders active every month of the year.
The piece condemns lawless acts against the dipping vats in Craven County. It argues right will prevail over nefarious tactics used by enemies of the vats and asserts such conduct is loathsome and unsustainable.
The Wilmington authorities aim to rid the city of what they call worthless human parasites living by their wits. The piece argues for work or jail and suggests a nationwide campaign against such vagrants would be profitable in several ways.
Police enter the home of Popper Jane White at No 15 Cedar after an officer finds a deaf and dumb, described as an idiot woman, seated over her dead mother who lay face down on the floor. Coroner E W Dunn says Jane White had been dead over twelve hours and the daughter likely for as long.
Last Friday J J Jernigan lost his home and all contents except three feather beds on the new wharf road south of Fayetteville. His mother in law, a bed ridden invalid, barely survived the flames. The fire melted a cook stove and utensil metal. the house burned intensely though insured for three thousand dollars, with no furniture coverage.
Roy Petree, conductor of street car No 34, died at City Hospital at 11 33 last night from injuries after car No 50 driven by Motorman John Shackleton crashed into his car near the South Side M E church. Petree was adjusting a jumped trolley at the time of the wreck.
The car No. 50 struck Mo torman Shackelford causing a bad bruise and other injuries. Shackelford and Petree were taken to hospital in Vogler & Sons ambulances. Shackelford has not yet spoken on the accident. Separately, the Tar Heel residence of C. F. Smith burned at 1:30 pm, a 65 year old building valued at $12,000 with no insurance. cause undetermined.
Dr Edwin B Chappell a Tennessee born leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will preside over the annual convention of the National Sunday School Council of Evangelical Denominations meeting today in Cincinnati The council comprises 30 evangelical denominations and about 18 000 000 Sunday school workers Chappell educated at Vanderbilt ordained in the Methodist ministry and long active as editor and chairman of the General Sunday School Board.
A daily look back notes 1818 Congress awarding a gold medal to General Isaac Shelby for War of 1812 services. Seventy-five years ago 1843 William Lattimore died at Natchez Mississippi Territory. Fifty years ago 1868 Iowa Legislature ratified the 14th Amendment. Twenty-five years ago 1893 Thomas F Bayard took the oath as first U S ambassador to Great Britain.
One year ago today on April 3 1917 French forces advanced within two miles of St Quentin on the South and captured eight miles of the German line. The British House of Commons cheered the name of President Wilson amid war news reports.
Harriet Prescott Spofford born in Calais Maine 83 years ago today. John Burrough born in Roxbury New York 81 years ago today. Reginald De Koven born in Middletown Connecticut 57 years ago today. Andrew J Peters born in Jamaica Plain Massachusetts 46 years ago today. Rt Rev Cameron Mann born in New York 67 years ago today. Bert M Fernald born in West Poland Maine 60 years ago today.
Senator Thomas of Colorado charged German spies interfere with gas mask manufacture for use in France. He said in one factory 2,900 of 5,000 masks were defective and further packs mixed defective with good masks. He warned the German drive continues.
Washington reports the Shipping Board will launch its Ferris type wooden ship from Universal Shipbuilding Co in Houston on April 7. The 3,500 ton vessel marks the seventeenth wooden ship launched to date with four new launches last week from Oregon yards and Tacoma.
Washington reports that credits to the Allies in the past year rose to over 5.0 billion dollars with Britain holding about 2.72 billion and all Allied credits totaling 5.17 billion. The figures reflect the expanding financial support from the United States during wartime.
An army of teachers from Oregon Washington and Idaho gathered in Spokane for the Inland Empire Teachers Association annual convention. Delegates plan discussions on the effects of the war on education as a principal theme of the meeting lasting through the week.
In Montgomery on April 3 officials say the liquor issue will dominate the state campaign as the Legislature weighs a federal prohibition amendment. The Alabama Anti-Saloon League plans a statewide convention to organize opposition to ratification.
Portland Maine April 3 The Maine Democratic convention gathered to adopt a platform and organize for the campaign with clear plans to disclose candidates for statewide offices next fall. Primaries are set for June and expect sharp races for governor and the U S Senate seat held by Fernald whose term ends next March.
A wartime medical tonic advertisement urges young men to take Ironized Paw-Paw to improve strength and nerves for draft examinations. The pitch claims iron builds red blood and muscular power, with Nux and Paw-Paw aiding digestion and vitality. Interstate Drug Co. lists $1.00 per bottle and advertises mail orders from New York.
The Educational Committee of the Young Women's Christian Association will meet tomorrow at 5 o clock with Miss Ethel Wood acting chairman. All members are urged to attend.
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