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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1917

Page

4

Union School Reports Week of Activities and Honors

The Union school notes safety talks by state inspectors and performances by Mrs Thompson and Burns recitations. Eighth graders present A Psalm of Life while visits to Standard Oil and Carolina Metal Products fascinate students. Perfect attendance reaches 38 boys and 30 girls. debates cover immigration and railroads. No taries program features Nobility and solo by Margaret Hale.

Longfellow Standard Oil Company Carolina Metal Products Company Hemenway School Col Fred Olds Raleigh Col. Olds American Ambulance Service Miss Johnson Mattie Bell Cameron Joseph Stone Margaret Hale

Heart Throbs and Strained Relations Poem Fragment

Poem fragment titled Heart Throbs by Smiling Jonas explores four brothers and strained relations amid shared labor and cunning schemes Two cousins start a business then diverge into dissatisfaction Two pugilists clash with throats grabbed Two men purchase Five Nations lands and lose the money The piece recalls Admiral Dewey with a thank you letter from Ye Scribe acknowledges a birthday gift and a poem the author wrote

Admiral Dewey

Wayward Child: North Carolina Cities Tackle Juvenile Courts

The 1914 juvenile court and probation law prompts Wilmington Raleigh Greensboro and Charlotte to pursue separate juvenile sessions and probation measures. Wilmington uses two volunteer officers and detains youths only when needed. Raleigh suburbs rely on private judge led conferences with limited probation. Greensboro emphasizes probation officers and community organizations for girls while reserving jail as last resort. Charlotte omits formal probation, relies on police, and explores Prisoners Aid and emergency care for juveniles.

Wilmington Raleigh Greensboro Charlotte Asheville Recorder's Court Harris Guilford County Wyllie Police Prisoners Aid Association Mecklenburg County Associated Charities Jones Recorder’s Court Jackson Training School

The Battle of Manila Bay Poem and Vigilant Verse

A poetic recounting of the Battle of Manila Bay praises Dewey and the American navy. It recalls Spanish fire, the Star Spangled Banner, and the Maine remembered, ending with a hopeful vow and the line My country may she always be right yet my country right or wrong.

Manila Bay Bay Manila Dewey

Oceanic King Declares Zone Guards Open and Closed

A regal message proclaims dominion over the sea and warns others to keep out. The sovereign asserts control of all gates, promising to open or close them as deemed.

Ocean

To Miss Fan iE M For Her Album

A short poem praising youth and beauty by L S Galloway. It contrasts fleeting physical charm with the desire for a lasting felicity and a brighter world beyond mere beauty.

Fan Ie M

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