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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
2
An Italian officer wounded in Trentino has filed legal action to obtain a court decision on the ownership of a bullet fragment extracted from his body.
The 1911 census shows Greater London with a population larger than the entire country of Canada. This fact highlights London’s rapid urban growth and its status as a major metropolis in the early 20th century.
Patroneiwno at the Royal ext Monday opens with Vitagraph epic The Secret Kingdom starring Dorothy Kelly and Charles Richman. George Beban returns at the Grand in The Cook of Canyon Camp, plus Bijou screens Mary Fuller features The Immigrant and The Untamed with action and romance.
President Wilson appointed John W. Garrett as Minister to the Netherlands. Garrett has served as secretary to the American Legation at The Hague and as American diplomat at Berlin and Rome, and previously as Minister to Venezuela and to Argentina.
The smallest republican state by population is Tavolara, a tiny island off Sardinia's north coast. About 5 miles long and half a mile wide, it is home to around 70 inhabitants who govern themselves as an independent republic.
The article weighs Leonard's expected next bout, likely against Dundee or White, amid fan interest on both coasts. White is noted for a powerful left hook and solid right, while Dundee would unite two top lightweight contenders in a high stakes clash.
Buenos Aires reports the ministry of war will discharge 4900 conscripts after six months instead of a full year as a cost saving measure. The move reduces the army to about 14000 men and draws mixed reactions from families and labor groups worried about unemployment.
Mr. M. J. Schulken of Wilmington 1202 N Fourth St Shipping Clerk for American Baking Company reports gaining six pounds after using Peplac. He says indigestion bloating and poor sleep vanished and he now sleeps nine hours nightly and feels refreshed.
The piece notes pitcher Goodwin of the St Louis Cardinals displaying big show flinging. Grover Alexander of the Phillies has won about twice as many games as he has lost since 1911. Fabrique would be a leading figure if he hit as Toledo marks. Chief Bender found his range after several rough starts and now uses baffling twists for the Phillies. Jack Barry Duffy Lewis Ernie Shore Charlie Shotten and John Lane from the Red Sox enlist as yeomen in the United States navy.
The article quotes Secretary of State Robert Lansing urging a just peace based on equal rights and self government. It denounces punitive treaties and territorial swaps, preferring guarantees of German and Central powers' peoples and a settlement without revenge or domination.
John Graydon, long consumed by wealth, confronts the price of his life as he reunites with his past and plans a return to his boyhood village with his son Philip. In a hill country home he rediscovers love and a chance to restore the values money could not buy, amid Cyn thia and shared youth.
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