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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1918

Page

5

Liberty Loan Parade A Success In Wilmington

Yesterday afternoon's Liberty Loan parade in Wilmington drew praise as perhaps the most successful yet. The march from City Hall along Third and Market streets featured hundreds of children in white, soldiers in khaki, Red Cross nurses, and a Liberty Bond float, with crowds urged to buy bonds.

Liberty Loan Wilmington Wilington City Hall Npt Third Street Chestnut Third David Fallon Leslie Vickers Belgian France Germany Socrates Virginie Milton New York Harbor Market Street Red Cross Angels of Mercy Acair Will Rehde William Whitehead United States Winnie Davis Byerly

Officers Elected at Wilmington Typographical Union

Annual meeting elects officers for the coming year Pat Vaughn as President J R Darden as Vice President C H West as Recording Secretary B A Cronen ere as Financial Secretary W H Register as Sergeant at Arms LT A Cap ventign as Delegate to LT Pierce to Wilmington Trades Council J H urtis H L Hewett G H West Unified Trades Council L L Jones W Curtis H L Hewett Finance Committee C C Redd J Curtis W H Register State Federation of Labor Geo W Meron

Typographical Union Wilmington Typoraphical Union Pat. Vaughn J. R. Darden C. H. West 8. A. Cronenere W. H. Register A. Cap Ventign B. Pierce Wilmington Trades’ Council J. H.urtis H. L. Hewett G. H. West Nnified Trades’ Council L. L. Jones W. Curtis C. C. Redd J. Curtis State Federation of Labor Geo W.meron

Unclear State Sanctions Referenced in Fight Talk

Fragmentary lines cite state hesitation over sanctions and an expected clash. Mentions Willard and Fulton with uncertain outcomes and debates on tethering a real fight or other affairs. Dates, places, and formal actions are not provided.

Revival Sermon at Southside Baptist Underlines Dead Church Warning

Worshippers, despite bad weather, filled Southside Baptist as evangelist Huggins preached a funeral sermon in a revival. Prof Royal accompanied by a large choir, and Huggins urged obedience to God's will, warning against dead churches and pride.

Southside Baptist Church Huggins Fred C Royal Mr. Huggins God John Bardia Evangelist Sardis Satan Jesus Christ Samson Church of God Jesus

Beck bound over on charges of impersonating officer

Norman George Beck, arrested in Roanoke Virginia on charges of impersonating a United States army officer and for passing worthless checks, was bound over to the May term of Federal Court by U S Commissioner A Williams and remanded in jail in default of $500 bond.

Norman George Beck Roanoke United States Army Secret Service United States A. Williams

City and County Authorize 1000 for Cleanup Campaign

The city and county jointly appropriate 1000 dollars to address alleged evils in the city. A Chamber of Commerce committee will work with officials and big results are anticipated as the campaign is pushed to the limit.

Chamber of Commerce

Baptismal Service At First Baptist Church

Rev Dr J J Hurt pastor returns from Norfolk to lead Sunday morning and evening services at 11 and 8. Baptismal services follow the evening sermon.

J. J. Hurt First Baptist Church Norfolk

Heinie Zimmerman Backs Bronx Baseball Team Plan

Heinie Zimmerman expresses strong interest in a proposed Bronx professional baseball team. The idea of two real ball clubs in his hometown has long been a cherished dream of Zim the Great.

Heinie Zimmerman Bronx Zim the Great

Jersey boxing officials to serve without pay

A New Jersey commissions secretary will serve without pay, and hopes that boxers will also work without compensation, viewed as a boon for managers and the sport in the state.

New Jersey

Holding Individual to Accountability for Fire Losses

Opinion urges cities and states to adopt personal liability for fire losses to deter negligence and preventable fires. Cites proposed ordinances in Cincinnati Seattle Buffalo and Springfield with national advocacy and legislative hurdles in Ohio California Iowa and New Jersey.

United States Canada France Germany New York City Cleveland Pennsylvania National Fire Protection Association North American Wilson Cincinnati J. J. Conway Seattle Public Safety Committee Th Council Buffalo James R. Young Raleigh North Carolina T. Alfred Fleming Ohio California Iowa Trenton N. J City Department of Public Safety Springfield Mass Board of Commissioners Fire Department Dominion Monaghan Halifax Ontario

Vin Campbell Granted $6000 Back Salary by Federal League

Vin Campbell receives six thousand dollars in back pay from the Federal League. The dispute implies the Feds have existed longer than previously thought, enabling the salary award.

Vin Campbell Federal League Feds Vin

Executed All Dogs in the Pound Today

City pound authorities destroyed all impounded dogs after one dog turned aggressive and killed nine others. Officials believe the mad dog had been bitten before capture and began hydrophobia symptoms that morning. The pound is now empty and officials expect such events to be rare.

Pound

Wrestling clash in Richmond ends in draw between Hassane and Hanson

In a Richmond bout, Fritz Hanson of Copenhagen faced Zeke Smith in a match that ended in a draw. Smith resisted a handicap offer, displaying strong mat work while Hanson earned crowd praise for his fight. both earned midweight contention chatter as Hassane claimed American citizenship amid the Liberty Loan era.

Fritz Z Hanson Richmond Hanson Hassane Zeke Smith Fritz Hanson McDonough Hansen Smith Zeke John Kilonis Han- Sen Hussane-Martinsengo Martinsen Hussane Yusiff Paul Artinsen Liberty Loan

Cooper son heads to Charleston for Harvard training

Left for Charleston, Claude Cooper, son of Senator and Mrs W B Cooper, who joined the Naval Reserves three months ago and has been stationed here, departed this morning to train aboard the Harvard training ship in preparation for service on a submarine chaser.

Claude Cooper W. B. Cooper Naval Charleston Harvard

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Vanguard Dr. Hurt White Milans Alma Brown Payne Drug. CO Fifth and Red Cross Streets JH. Rekder& Co North Fourth Street Esther Clawson Lovejoy Evian America Liberty Loan Committee Banks of
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