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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
4
A wartime wrap contains discussion of child labor laws and the call for workers. It notes government messenger girls in Washington departments and American troops active on Mexican soil pursuing border raiders. The item references Wilming ton postal branding and foreign reps.
The New York market showed investors backing the President's judgment with money as railway stocks climbed. Financial circles felt relief and renewed confidence following the railroad order.
A California woman writes to Washington headquarters asking for her son in the Marine Corps to be discharged claiming he is too delicate to serve. She asks to allow him to return to his former occupation as a blacksmith's helper. The request is denied and the Marine will remain in service to grow strong.
The text ponders federal state power over railways under a new order, noting questions about taxation and jurisdiction. It emphasizes immediate need for relief from congestion that hampers war preparations.
A Wilmington city council discussion urges regulation of drayage fees seen as excessive. The writer calls for standardized scales based on load class and distance, with maximum prices and penalties to prevent price gouging.
Collector Bailey claims illicit liquor manufacture thrives in the state and says only his office and deputies act to curb it. He concedes some officials do their duty, but questions the fate of the anti liquor league and its leader Brother Davis amid alleged lax enforcement.
Am erican Sugar Refining Company president Earl D Babst reports to stockholders on the global sugar shortage. He notes one third of world production in war zones, Cuba and other sources diverting supply, earlier refinery strikes, hoarding, and a government driven canning push that boosted consumption by about nine hundred million pounds year over year. Java plentiful but shipping routes limited by demand.
Senator Brandegee proposes that constitutional amendments require ratification by the requisite number of states within eight years and by popular vote rather than legislatures. The State Journal supports the change as democratic, noting legislatures often fail to reflect the people, with reference to woman suffrage and Ohio’s earlier legislature. A constitutional amendment would be needed to change the current requirement that three fourths of states ratify via legislatures.
Dr. Charles R. Van Hise, retiring president and longtime head of the University of Wisconsin, will deliver the opening address at the seventieth annual AAAS meeting in Pittsburgh. A Wisconsin native and geology specialist, he has guided the university since 1903 and authored standard textbooks used by major colleges.
A recurring feature notes historical anniversaries. It lists events from 1837 Germany’s reaction to liberalism through 1892 Toronto Law Society allowing women to practice, marking key figures and milestones across years.
Paris reports repulse of a German attack northwest of Verdun Braila comes under German fire for the first time Russians retire to positions along the Rimnic river and the front line movements are noted as the year closes.
Woodrow Wilson of Staunton Virginia Frank William Taussig of St. Louis Missouri Robert McNutt McElroy Perryville Kentucky Frank B Willis Lewis Center Ohio Edwin Stuart Philadelphia Pennsylvania John P Henry Amherst Massachusetts notes mark birthdays of notable figures associated with politics economics and sports born on this date across the United States
The article suggests Count Czernin’s plan to lure the Allies into a trap is unlikely to succeed as only few Allies would walk into it. It notes Russia’s growing suspicion and uncertainty about Germany seeking peace terms as readily as once thought.
Thomas W. Davis announces qualification as Administrator of Marin Arosgate's estate in New Hanover County. Creditors must settle debts and present claims by December 4, 1918. Notices served from Wilmington North Carolina dated December 4, 1917.
Paris, Dec. 27. Soldiers term a mysterious phenomenon the family ghost a towering white pillar seen near Allied lines. Described as a straight rigid column with a knob at the top observers compare it to a giant stalk of celery theories suggest atmospheric gas or other experiments but no scent or harm has been detected.
Advertisement seeks a clerical man with good education and penmanship, experienced in clerical work for a wholesale grocery business. Apply at BUSINESS care Dispatch.
Public sale of land in New Hanover County North Carolina is set for 11 am on December 28 1917 at the courthouse in Wilmington. The tract lies on Carolina Beach and is described as lot 2 in block 20 of the southern Carolina Beach plan recorded by J L Becton. The sale is conducted by trustee C B Griffin under a deed dated February 10 1917 from Alex H Koonce and Lettie T Koonce.
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