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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
5
Residents and officials in Wilmington discuss bonds for refunding and city finance. Key figures Woodus Kellum and D L Gore argue over education funding, while Turner urges pre legislative critique and opposition to unwanted measures.
Talk swirls around a four way mayoral race with Ex Mayor William Springer and W A McGirt among possible entrants. Incumbent P Q Moore and mayor pro tem B A Merritt are also foregrounded as contenders amid expectations of a potential second election.
Co C. Cashwell assistant deputy recorder after appointment by Recorder George Harriss. Duties include presiding when recorder is unavailable. successor to Louis Poisson in the role. Cashwell, a young lawyer and Democratic leader, long active since Wake Forest and in national campaigns.
Salvation Army workers report a large batch of Christmas baskets ready for pickup by needy families. Each basket, worth two dollars, includes fowls coffee sugar sweet potatoes soup tomatoes bread and fruits with a Christmas War Cry. tickets govern distribution and extra baskets to follow later.
A masked Swede called the Unknown tangled with Hanson in a crowd spectacle, losing by two straight hammerlock decisions after a long first fall of 1 hour 9 minutes. The Unknown dowelled heavy weight claims, praised referee Gunner McGurl, and left with pride unmet as Hanson’s weight advantage and aggression carried the bout. Tickets at Elvington's.
Citizens in Southport contend a rush for the postmaster job emerged after rumors that R. S. Newton would resign. Prominent locals and a Democratic banker, a fisherman supporter, lobbied through telegrams and door to door canvassing, while Congressman Godwin and interior Brunswick County residents were pressed. New word suggests Newton may keep the office, four years into the current administration.
Mrs Smyth asks about equality of men. Mrs Hunt, suing for divorce, responds that other women would be pitied if they were equal to her husband.
D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation plays at the Academy for two days starting next Monday with a matinee. The production repeats its country wide sensational triumphs with the same large symphony orchestra accompanying the screening.
A long running musical comedy classic, The Prince of Pilsen, is announced to receive an elaborate revival at the Academy, with matinee and evening performances starting January 1. The piece has endured public favor for a decade, unlike newer shows that quickly fade.
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