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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
4
The fragment presents an Associated Press copyright and republication notice. It states AP exclusively owns news dispatches and photos, rights reserved, with terms for daily and Sunday editions, subscriptions and durations. It appears as a printer’s legal boilerplate rather than a news item.
Foreign Representatives advertisements note a school bond election registration and urge Liberty Bond ownership. It mentions Carolina spelling change, calls for Uruguay and Argentina solidarity, warns six days left to pay poll tax for the next election, and praises Wilmington’s Court House meeting with spirited remarks.
A local message urges Wilmington to buy Liberty Bonds amid plans to build ships and to improve schools. The plea stresses timely action before Saturday and links civic duty with national interests, noting Mrs Granger’s Texas connection.
A collage of stray opinions critiques wartime prices for potatoes, British anti submarine efforts, local Wilmington plans, Spain’s submarine tensions, political theater in the Senate, and a Michigan City mayor denounced as an alien. The item reads as a potpourri of editorial jabs and civic notes without a single dominant event.
The piece lauds Senators Simmons and Overman for leadership roles in Congress and a letter from President Wilson praising Overman. It notes other NC figures gaining favor, mentions potential shifts with Champ Clark and Claude Kitchin, and urges citizens to buy Liberty Bonds as patriotic duty supported by government figures and figures on national property and bonds.
The piece notes many districts with Democratic incumbents facing opposition in the general election. Hood Abernethy Dortch in the third. Doughton Murphy in the eighth. Webb against Council in the ninth. Simmons, Morehead, and Godwin figure in tense races, with Republicans spending around 50000. The author predicts lively, noisy campaigns statewide.
The Washington Times notes Germany borrowed seventeen thousand millions of dollars for the war in four years and can raise more. The piece argues this suggests no trouble for the wealthiest nation in the world when the U S government needs funds as it enters the war effort.
Washington correspondence notes Robeson Indians request a draft classification as Indians rather than whites to reflect their wartime service. They express pride in serving, buy Liberty bonds, and want an accurate wartime record. Salisbury Post lauds Spencer shops for patriotism and mentions a new War Savings Society among car workers. Wilson Times reports a Raleigh enforcement stance on concealed weapons and a $79.50 fine for Roy Cooper after pistol found.
An Atlantic Coast Line pay train derailed near Grifton when a switch was found open about 5:30 AM. The front of the engine was damaged and the leading track displaced after hitting a nearby derrick. Officials investigate possible deliberate derailment or robbery. Engineer Weathers remained at his post during the incident.
Mary Louise Ham, a colored girl aged five, attempting to light a fire for her mother in James City, was seriously burned when her dress caught fire. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital with extensive injuries and little hope for recovery. a fireman suffered minor bruises after leaping from a moving engine to help.
Three Clinard brothers Charles 38 Burton 20 Sherman 10 drowned in nine foot Salem creek when their leaking boat overturned Monday afternoon. Charles could swim but all sank clinging to each other witnessed by a boy on the creek bank. The oldest leaves a wife and several children. A separate fatal auto crash near Landis Kannapolis injured and killed a Salisbury man. Lewis Hargrave driver, plus five passengers, were treated for injuries.
Brethren invited to an emergent communication this Wednesday evening at :00 sharp. Fellow Craft degree to be conferred. By order of the Master, C. C. Brown, Secretary.
Bishop Thomas C. Darat arrived in the city after attending a conference in Greensboro on recruiting men for the Army Y M C A at home and abroad. The committee included college heads and prominent ministers. A Paris cable stressed need for overseas secretaries and noted demand for workers in cantons on this side.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to boost health and blood, claiming it cures coughs and skin troubles and helps children grow. The notice then details a 1918 mortgage sale by Orton Building & Loan Association in Wilmington, N C, describing two tracted parcels and sale terms.
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