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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1918
Page
3
The card lists games and conditions: Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Boston at New York, Chicago at Cincinnati, and Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Clouds in Boston and Chicago, clear in Brooklyn, with forecasts for the others.
In the American League early forecast the day shows Philadelphia at Washington clear weather officers, St Louis at Cleveland cloudy, Detroit at Chicago cloudy, and New York at Boston cloudy with steady conditions for the fixtures.
Atlanta at New Orleans clear. Nashville at Little Rock clear. Chattanooga at Memphis clear. Mobile at Birmingham partly cloudy. Radar and temperatures not listed.
Results from yesterday list a cold night at St Louis Pittsburgh with the game where Art Cincinnati defeated Chicago 9 to 1. This brief recap records the Cincinnati victory and Chicago's tally.
Weather counts in as rain affects play at Chicago Detroit while Cleveland edges St. Louis 11 to 7, highlighting a low scoring regional matchup and a dry weather adjustment.
In Chattanooga the score was 4 0 with Atlanta losing. New Orleans blanked Mobile 7 0. Memphis fell 3 9 to Little Rock. Nashville edged Birmingham 3 2 in a tense contest.
New Bern discusses a market dock site fire rebuild with L G Daniels offering to erect and equip a municipal market if an ordinance forces meat fish and oyster stalls. Also notes Abernethy campaign progress, policing of vagrants, job demand in mills and woods, Morehead City may buy a La France fire engine, and Craven county canning cans sale at cost plus freight.
Washington hosts the National Shakespeare Federation's annual convention with eminent educators authors and scholars in attendance. John Temple Graves presides as federation president as sessions run for several days and a public meeting marks the Shakespearean anniversary.
Minneapolis April 22 centennial marks General Cadwallader C Washburn founder of modern flour milling He pioneered the patent milling process after moving to Minneapolis in 1876 His career spanned Civil War service Wisconsin governorship and substantial philanthropy including the Washburn observatory at the University of Wisconsin.
Washington D C April 22 public and private schools across the United States have been asked to observe Shakespeare Day by holding exercises in memory of the great author. The initiative came from Dr Walter Hines Page and Dr P P Claxton issued a circular urging celebration of the Shakespearean anniversary.
Marguerite Clark leads a cast of well known players in Bab's Diary to be shown Friday and Saturday at the Grand theatre. Clark is vacationing in Rye while director J Searle Dawley tours to smooth Greenwich residents after a prior on set disturbance. The Paramount photoplay was tied to the opening of a special war session where plans for manpower and naval forces are discussed. A large crowd attended the camp opening with the flag raised by four honorary presidents.
Viola Dana stars in a Metro special production of Joseph Arthur's play shot today and tomorrow at an 1869 Roslyn mill owned by Conklin and Tubby. Dramatic scenes show June trapped inside and Boone and Bascom fighting beside a dangerous log-carrier as the rescued lover is dragged toward the teeth of the circular saw.
Newfoundland colonial legislature members gather in St. John's on April 22 to discuss recruiting additional troops and reinforcing regional defense plans amid ongoing imperial commitments.
Washington April 22 Today marks the opening of the third encampment of the National Service School to train women war workers. Strong enrollments reflect the success of prior sessions and indicate growing participation in wartime labor training programs.
Ottawa reporting the weekly casualty list shows 655 Canadian losses. Among them 100 killed in action, 30 died of wounds, and 341 wounded. The rest were gassed missing or ill.
A British Commission led by J. Balfour arrived in Washington. British forces reportedly made gains between Arras and St Quentin as America entered the war. The Stars and Stripes flew from the Eiffel Tower signaling the United States entry.
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