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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
11
A humorous regional column riffs on political haggling and peace talk about Senator Root, war aims, and inflation. The piece mocks grand plans and compares zeppelins to rising prices while noting shifting slang from plum cake to fruit cake.
The passage references a nameless Democratic party, Villa and Carranza greetings, and a Red Cross remark. It mentions a rider named Egg entering a six day race, French thoughts on without deadlock on the western front, and Doc Tanner's forty days without food as a consolation note.
The Elgin board weighs lawmakers who want to cut the margarine tax versus butter. Clothing makers raise wages signaling higher costs for consumers. Hon von Mackensen seeks peace yet increases pressure on Russo-Rumanians. Shark skin shoes proposed to serve two aims: more hoes and removing sharks.
The report states German forces captured 2 000 Romanian prisoners while French troops held nearly 9 000 German prisoners. The text adds a quip about doing arithmetic, noting skepticism from South Carolina observers.
A writer laments reopening baseball chatter as a daily mood in the country while asking if this pause from war isn t a small mercy. The piece contrasts sports chatter with the drums of conflict and frames baseball as a gentler national pastime.
The piece mocks prohibition rules that bar an unmarried man from taking liquor away from home while married men must resort to evasions. It also criticizes Congressmen advocating a back to the land remedy for high living costs, urging them to focus on practical actions.
Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, meets Secretary Lansing to seek the American view on peace and explains the Tea proposal. The talks aim to show Germany’s might and push for ending the war.
A Germany embassy claim elevates the idea of partial disarmament as a peace conference topic, arguing it would reduce war incentives, limit armaments, and foster a Christian-inspired unity to preserve peace among nations while maintaining enough force to act as a police tribunal for smaller states.
A fire near Asheville killed three people and seriously injured four others, all living in a two-room cabin. The piece argues the tragedy reveals broader issues of poverty and housing, urging attention to living conditions and health risks, noting the moral call to address abject poverty.
The piece discusses neutral European nations, their limited options amid war, and how small states fear retaliation. It notes the North Carolina supreme court seeking light on Buncombe ballots, and Raleigh papers praising a packing house as beneficial for farmers and consumers, implying a broader economic cycle.
The piece argues for establishing paper mills in North Carolina to stabilize print prices and use state resources efficiently. It urges officials to act boldly rather than pursue distant goals, stressing practical, near term gains.
Britain signals readiness to appoint George for a key role, outlining cleared steps and expectations for his duties and the broader implications for policy and leadership.
The piece notes the Christmas rush to buy and wrap presents but urges readers to include those in need. It asks whether the list includes a gift for the forgotten woman and a way to spread cheer to humble homes. It advocates spreading sunshine as part of holiday joy.
One Hundred Years Ago Today 1816 Washington D C notes the perfection of the American Colonization Society in Washington D C. Seventy Five Years Ago Today 1841 the Roman Catholic diocese of Toronto was established. Fifty Years Ago Today 1866 the head of Cardinal Richelieu was deposited in the Sorbonne Paris. 1891 dedication of the Drexel Institute of Art Science and Industry at Philadelphia.
One year ago today in the war December 17 1915 saw the United States issue a note to Austria Hungary. Severe artillery fighting persisted along the front in Belgium and France. Italian forces forced Port Said’s sinking by submarine. German reinforcements were reported on the Western Front and in Russia as new attempts to break to the channel and Riga were suspected.
A continuation of the conference with manager C. Lake on the agenda for Page Five, outlining topics of discussion and planned decisions to be addressed in the ongoing meeting.
Local business leaders and officials gathered as General Manager Lake outlined Seaboard problems and possible relief while the conference produced a tentative rail schedule for trains 19 13 and 21 linking Wilmington Clarkton Lumberton Maxton Hamlet Monroe and Charlotte.
A fragmented notice outlines multiple train timings from Charlotte to Wilmington including trains 14 20 and 22 with stops at Monroe Hamlet Maxton Lamberton Clarkton and Rutherfordton Shelby and through connections at Hamlet. The text notes proposed new train 22 to Wilmington and says trains 15 and 16 between Monroy and Rutherfordton are not affected.
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