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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1918
Page
8
A letter from A L Yeager laments Wilmington’s repeated failure to land major ventures and industrial prospects. He likens the city’s stagnation to fruitless efforts to cultivate barren lands near Jericho and asks what prevents local prosperity despite widespread optimism.
The piece credits Woodrow Wilson with detailing the league of free nations to enforce peace after the war and, with Lloyd George, outlining the terms of a just lasting peace. It claims Europe concurs and asserts Wilson’s role in shaping democracy as a war aim and placing guilt on Germany for further bloodshed.
Board of Education and Board of Commissioners order a special May 8 1918 vote on a 10 cent per 100 tax and 30 cent per poll to fund the county school system. Designated polling places and appointed registrars and judges listed. registration open April 4 to April 27 with additional sessions and protests allowed at polling sites. The notice is issued April 2 1918 by Chairman W A McGirt.
Ballots will state For public school bonds or Against public school bonds as part of an election for county school improvements. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners orders a new voter registration and designates polling places and registrars in multiple townships and wards with named judges to oversee the election.
Washington April 3 lawyers will assist soldiers and sailors dependents in collecting war risk insurance without charge under an agreement between the American Bar Association and Secretary McAdoo. The program aims to prevent fraud by agents preying on families of injured or deceased service members.
Kansas City labor unrest ends as the general strike of all union workers concludes after a week of disruption. Street railways restaurants bakeries theatres laundries and other industries resumed activity as normal conditions slowly return.
The notice sets registration opening and closing dates from April 6 to May 4 1918. Registrars must attend polling places on specific Saturdays to register electors and allow objecting to names on the books. By order of the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County dated April 2 1918.
A wartime piece urges boys to work the fields to feed the nation and curb idlers, stressing self sacrifice and preparedness as war demands. It condemns loafing men and calls for men to join the trenches. The note credits Benjamin Franklin Keith and mentions boxing observer views on Eddie McGoorty at Oshkosh.
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