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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
8
The New York attraction Sweet Hearts reached Wilmington this morning as a major show on a special Pullman train. The production features extensive scenery, electric effects, stage fittings, and large equipment carried in two baggage cars. The company numbers three dozen performers and plans a select tour through the South.
Washington reports that thousands of aliens who have gone to their homeland to join the war could be barred from returning to the United States under an immigration bill amendment adopted by the Senate. The piece notes it includes some highly salaried musical comedy performers. Wilmington theatre patrons are promised a widely praised show at the Academy tonight.
A poem recounts a beggar facing poverty on Christmas Day. An aging man recalls Lazarus, seeks shelter, and is driven out by a cruel landlord. He dies in the street with death and a field of blood imagery, the Beggar's Gift to Potter's Field.
This ad encourages training to boost earnings for trained workers. It promotes the International Correspondence Schools offering home study to qualify for better jobs. Readers are urged to mail a coupon to learn how to prepare for positions like electrical engineer, mechanical draftsman, and plumbing engineer.
Paris reports the French battleship Suffren is missing after departing port November 24. The minister of marine suspects she has been sunk. The 12 750 ton vessel measured 410 feet and carried 730 crew, with armament including four 17 inch guns and torpedo tubes.
The Raleigh News and Observer lauds Rev J H McCracken former Central church pastor now to lead Fifth Avenue Methodist in Wilmington. Editorial notes his ministry exceeded denominational lines with helpful, constructive progress and warm fellowship promised in his new field.
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