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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
4
The notice lists general manager office and departments, pricing for mail subscriptions including six months and one year options, and carrier delivery rates. It references full Leaser Wire Service and Associated Press membership, with republication rights and local editor details.
Frost Green and Kohn Inc of New York advertise services from 225 Fifth Avenue in the Advertising Building Caicazgo. The fragment shows a business address listing and branding by a firm described as foreign representatives.
The Dispatch runs a free information bureau in Washington to answer readers wartime questions. It assists locating missing soldiers, guides for nursing programs and citizenship, naturalization changes, allotments, and sending requested materials. Include a 3 cent stamp and clear name and address for responses.
A political column predicts a lively North Carolina campaign as Republicans show renewed fire on issues from women’s suffrage to local school and county affairs while Democrats hold strength. The writer argues Republicans face a grim record when tested and Democrats can ride a forgiving electorate to win.
The Reichstag boosts pay to 1250 a year while American lawmakers earn 7500 annual. the piece mocks German efficiency and praises American self sacrifice, noting absences fines and quorums as a political rite. It ends by lauding Francis D. Winston as a capable presiding officer at a state convention.
The Editors discuss Senator Overman and Congressman Kitchin condemning the arrest of Mr. Travis in Washington. They weigh the war era right to suspend bail and possible habeas corpus constraints, noting the offense was not state crime and praising orderly enforcement while questioning its boundaries.
Gotham advices say Meyer London the only honest-to-goodness Socialist in Congress will lose in the coming election. Tammany and Republicans unite to back Henry Goldfogle to defeat London to curb Socialist influence and protect war policy. Political parties often bury their hatchets when a common foe threatens.
Despair grips Germany as reports claim only 200 British prisoners captured, a figure seen by some as exaggerated compared with earlier Spanish advances. The piece questions why Germany would be so conservative and hints at likely greater losses.
General Graves is appointed to head American forces in Siberia. The move signals a strong stance against the Central Powers as the war extends into Siberian theaters.
In a heated session the Reichstag discusses false reports in German papers. The topic stretches long, and lawmakers note the contrast with troops in training camps and those sent to Siberia.
The notice states that botulism is reported within the American army. Prohibitionists are quoted as asserting they predicted such outcomes.
Washington reports that calls for Americans to grow medicinal plants at home ended in caution. Dr Stockberger notes vast supply from few hundred acres suffices, while many buyers fail to meet standards. War driven price spikes receded as Europe supplies undercut homegrown drugs.
Travelette recounts the legendary founding of Upsala by Frey and its claim as a temple site for Odin. It notes Vikings pilgrimages and royal coronations, then details the town’s decline as Christianity rose and its name faded to a quiet, musty label for a few houses and three great mounds.
On the 1469th day of the great war several observances occur. The Pittsburgh diocese marks its 75th founding anniversary while Gen. William F. Barry is remembered on his birth centennial. Florence Alabama celebrates its 100th with a Red Cross fundraiser. Bethlehem Steel stockholders vote today in Newark on a proposed 500 million bond issue. A Black dental pioneer statue is unveiled in Lincoln Park Chicago during the National Dental Association convention.
A daily lesson in history lists notable dates from the past. It recalls 1818 Gen William F Barry born New York died Fort McHenry 1879, 1843 Laurence Hutton born New York died 1904, 1868 Edwin A Stevens born Hoboken died Paris, 1898 Buenos Ayres revolution ended, and a War update from August 8 1917 with Allied advances and prisoner captures.
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles U S A retired enters his 80th year and recalls a long career from Massachusetts regimental beginnings to major general in the Civil War and later prosecutions in the West. He rose to command before retirement in 1903 after decades of active service.
After the outbreak of the war camions or camion drivers became known as camioneurs among American field service volunteers. Heavy transport trucks moved depots to front lines carrying trench and road making gear, bridges, equipment and food, with emergency troop transport when reserves rushed to points of crisis.
Second Lieutenant John S. Conroy of the Marines receives high commendation for conspicuous service during the second battle of the Marne at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood. He supplied troops under bombardment, managed ammunition and rations, and kept calm during a dangerous ammunition dump explosion. His mother, Mrs. John Conroy, resides at 59 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, New York.
J C Ackerson USN promoter of the shipbuilding program born in Michigan 37 years ago today. William H Anderson New York anti saloon league leader born Carlinville Illinois 44 years ago today. Lieut Gen Nelson A Miles retired former US Army commander born Westminster Massachusetts 79 years ago today. Dr George F Bovard president of the University of Southern California born Alpha Indiana 62 years ago today.
A collection of blithe quotations from various papers mocking wartime and political figures. The Rochester Herald jokes about patches on trousers as tax stamps. The New York World notes Bismarck’s brains. The Telegraph mocks owners who took Kaiser money. The Buffalo Enquirer and others joke about sugar, potash, brass, and Kaiser failures.
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