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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1917
Page
7
The store states it will extend buying despite war declarations, citing strong government spending and new funds flowing into the country. It compares wartime prosperity to Japan and promises a metropolitan assortment with Easter goods arriving early in the week, though some shipments are delayed.
Knoxville wrestler Joe McDonald seeks a match with Fritz Hanson in Woolvin Hall on Wednesday night. Hanson favors no purse to keep the sport clean. Ed Aberg eyes a rematch and wrestlers seek mutually agreed terms amid doubts about attendance and refereeing rules.
Yale won a closely fought game against North Carolina 4 to 2 at Chapel Hill. Garfield struck out the first eight Tar Heel batters, backed by Yale fielding and hitting to secure the victory.
Birmingham Southern Leaguers defeated the Pittsburgh Nationals 8 to 2 in Birmingham. Grimes started, Mamaux pitched shutout relief after the fourth, with Hill and Smith and Wagner providing the batteries. Umpire Swan dia.
In Richmond on April 7 Mack's Athletics defeated the city's International League club 8 to 6 with heavy hitting fueling the win. In Durham on the same day Durham of the Carolina League toppled Rochester of the International League 4 to 1.
April 7 reports from Minneapolis note Red Faber in mid season form for the White Sox who defeated the Millers 9 to 3 behind Faber and Schalk. Other action includes Leo Fohl’s Indians pounding the Reds in Cincinnati and shots by Coveleski Coombe O’Neill etc.
New York reports a retired German artillery officer, Lieutenant Colonel Bielkowsky, 97, suspected leader of Germanys espionage network, arrested with rifles and maps. Authorities say he aided anti American plotting and held a $3000 annual German pension while alerting officials of spy activities.
Officials announced a plan to raise about two billion dollars through bond issues handled by the Federal Reserve to support allies in the war. The move aims to fund loans at favorable rates, with pay as you go taxes to cover the debt, and to avoid heavy burdens on citizens.
Land Alexander among the sufferers as Washington numbers a 3 to 2 win over the Phillies this afternoon. Batteries listed as Alexander Osediger and Killifer for Washington, Gallia and Henry for Philadelphia.
Army overwhelmed Hamilton 1 to 0 in a one sided baseball affair at West Point with Sarka Morris and McNeil pitching, Farrar Reot and Peck batting as key contributors.
A United Press report from Washington describes Abraham Lincoln Jim Thayer, an aging former sailor clad in Union navy attire, arriving at the Navy Department to be placed on the ready reserve list. He is described as an abs bodied seaman gunner near retirement age and lines up to receive thanks from the department.
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