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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1918
Page
7
Market review and receipts for cotton and livestock in Chicago with price ranges. Liverpool cotton market closes steady with futures and spot prices higher, listing several contract prices and receipts. Local markets section notes regional trading activity.
In New York on February 4 the cotton seed market closed quiet with spot at 20.20. March and May contracts were 20.30 with no sales reported.
Chicago futures push higher as war developments in Europe and extreme cold lift corn and hog prices. Wheat and oats show strength amid cautious selling, with quotes and cash grain details for No 2 and No 3 yellow corn and other commodities.
Portsmouth Virginia preacher Rev R T Kendrick will lead services at Southside Baptist Church Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. All church members their families and the public are invited to attend.
Mr W J Smith of the Yopp undertaking establishment received a Sunday evening telegram about his brother's serious illness near Raleigh in Wake County. He left this morning to be with him.
Reports from London indicate strikes in Germany are nearly over except for a new movement noted by The Tageblatt of Berlin. Leaders urged workers to resume duties while discussions continue on a broader project. A Turkish commission in Constantinople reports Berlin parliament considering a bill to study a bridge linking Europe and Asia.
In France Private Hager of Battery C reflects on women at a canteen and a society girl in New York who pledges to nurse soldiers. He jokes about preferring comforts at home over battlefield nursing as Seattle taxis increasingly hire women drivers.
Local news covers J T Mallard promotion to master mechanic of the Eastern and Western division of Norfolk Southern Railway. D Patterson from Norfolk takes his place in New Bern shops. Eggs flood local markets with prices dropping from 70 to 40 cents per dozen. Henry P Whitehurst appointed United States Commissioner for the district. A drive seeks to admit women to the University of Virginia.
War shortages leave men away. three Port Townsend women volunteered as sailors on a schooner tied up for lack of a crew. Eight Glen Ridge girls act as ushers at a recent society wedding due to wartime male absence.
Mrs. Robert A. Morton of Cheyenne former president of the Wyoming Federation of Women's Clubs announces candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction on the Republican ticket.
Ety Byng wife of the British commander who directed the recent great drive on the western front authored Anne of Marshlands a novel that created a sensation when published years ago.
Dr James Adams Hayne state health officer said a wire from Senator E D Smith reports Surgeon General William C Gorgas will rescind the order directing Hayne to report to Jacksonville Florida as a medical reserve officer He holds first lieutenant rank The South Carolina House adopted a resolution asking the War Department to revoke the order citing cerebro spinal meningitis in South Carolina and telegraphed the resolution to Washington The measure argues Haynes experience and service are badly needed in the state
Governor Manning reports a letter from William G. McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury and railroads director general saying he will try to visit South Carolina if possible before the General Assembly adjourns. The invitation came from the Legislature. Franklin K. Lane declined to come due to duties but would address lawmakers if possible.
In Columbia on February 4, members of the Anderson County delegation wrote an open letter withdrawing their support for John N. McLaurin as a candidate for governor this summer. They cite his recent letter outlining possible Senate contenders and accuse him of using Reform party dissenters and conservative voters to seize an independent path. The letter is signed by W. W. Scott, H. Kelly, Ara Hall Jr., and H. Clinton Summers Jr.
Fire Saturday morning at the F. W. Wagener & Co. coffee roasting plant in Charleston, South Carolina, damaged 1,500 bags of high grade coffee totaling about 200,000 pounds and heavily damaged the two story building. Estimated loss about 25,000 dollars, fully insured. Some water soaked coffee may be salvaged.
A California woman operates an automobile stage line between Alhambra and San Francisco covering several hundred miles.
A London correspondent writes from Regents Park on November 8 1917 detailing wartime duties at a surgical depot and canteen. She describes ambulance work training at the College of Surgeons 280 depots nationwide turning out millions of hospital requisites, air raids in July, shifts serving soldiers, and the impact on household life as family losses mount including brothers killed in action.
Columbia February 4 The meningitis situation in South Carolina remains not alarming and practically unchanged according to Dr J Adams Hayne state health officer.
Food Administrators from the counties of South Carolina are called to a Columbia meeting at 10 this morning led by State Food Administrator William Elliott. Topics include the food situation in the state and regulations of the department. A representative from Washington will attend.
The Democratic Primary for New Hanover County to nominate all county officers and State Senator and Representative is set for March 19, 1918. Candidates must file notices of candidacy with Jno W Gafford by 6 p.m. February 7, 1918. Chairman Thos E Cooper and Acting Secretary W B Campbell announce.
A fragment notes a meeting or election action to be held on March 19 1918 and asks readers for their support. The text provides no further details on the organizer or location.
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