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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1918
Page
7
Cotton prices steady to firm with spot good middling at 23.08 in the seaboard region and futures trading Feb at 23.42. Receipts reach 10,000 bales, including 1,800 American. Chicago live stock shows hogs steady with totals around 15,000, cattle and calves mixed, lambs around 14.25.
Fragmentary discussion notes a proposed peace frontier between the Ukrainian People’s Republic and Central Powers, with detailed lines and ethnographic aims. The piece traces Bolshevik and Ukrainian shifts, Brest-Litovsk talks, and the broader collapse of Russian fronts as several regions seek independence amid negotiations.
Wholesale prices show scarce eggs and butter with varied poultry and meat costs. Irish potatoes from Mainestown and seed potatoes list at 6.25 per 150 lb bag, while beef, cabbage, corn, and produce such as apples and oranges appear with different per unit or per box figures.
Chicago on February 11 saw corn and oats retreat as enlarged receipts weighed on prices. March corn opens around 1.27 with May near 1.25, while oats slip on higher rival supplies. Hog arrivals sparked a sharp drop in pork and lard futures, with cash quotes showing corn and oats weaker and pork and fat costs easing slightly.
New York February 11 doctors attending Theodore Roosevelt said he had a rather restless night but his condition remained practically the same as yesterday. His temperature and pulse are normal. Roosevelt hospital last week saw two operations and noted improving signs with expectation of a complete recovery despite possible acute suffering for several days.
In Washington on February 11 Surgeon General Braisted of the navy was reappointed for another term according to a naval announcement.
The source quotes a diplomatic stance asserting that American power is not a threat to other nations. It emphasizes that U S strength stems from freedom and serves freedom, rejecting any suggestion of aggression or self-serving aims. The speaker insists the world should see America’s justice and self-government as a genuine passion, not mere words.
The document outlines Articles on evacuation of occupied territories after ratification, consular relations, war cost reimbursement renunciation, prisoner returns, economic exchanges, and separate treaties addressing civil law and indented civilians. Supplementary agreements cover consular regulations and ship treatment.
Attendees urged for the funeral of Brother I Ss King tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. at his residence 716 South Sixth Street. The service will be conducted by the Order. James King Sachem and FP K J Fuchs C of R referenced.
Amsterdam Feb 11. Abdul Hamid former sultan of Turkey died yesterday from inflammation of the lungs. A state funeral will be held. Dispatch from Constantinople via Vienna.
Washington D C Feb 11 an updated War Department list shows three more North Carolinians survived the Tuscania torpedo attack joining four previously reported survivors. The total list now includes about 800 survivors alongside 1 160 previously listed, with nearly all Americans escaped death.
London reports 7 077 British casualties in the last week as 73 officers and 1 360 men killed or died of wounds, and 155 officers and 5 489 men wounded or missing. The week’s total edges last week’s 6 485, a low figure in months.
Death hits John L. Sullivan’s Abington farm as Colonel Corn the horse dies after his burial, a bulldog from Yank Sullivan of Syracuse perishes, then a cow and two collie dogs die within days.
Ambassador Francis reports from Petrograd under February 6 date that all in the embassy and American colony are safe and well. The dispatch ends rumors that diplomats of Belligerents were being expelled from Russia.
The note addresses Democratic voters in New Hans and signals an informational message from a sender aiming to inform the electorate. It references civic engagement and a call to participate in upcoming political processes without detailing specific events or dates.
A candidate for New Hanover County Register of Deeds announces entry in the Democratic primary. D. Edwards asks voters for support.
A 1918 notice from Edgar D Williams announces his candidacy for the Legislature from New Hanover County under the Democratic banner. He pledges to abide by the Democratic primary decision to be held in March and to work for the people if elected. The notice is dated February 2, 1918.
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