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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
7
The excerpt lists publication details for The Wilmington Dispatch and Sunday Dispatch including editors, telephones, departments, and notices on wire service affiliation. It notes Associated Press membership and rights of republication. It also provides subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions.
A collection of satirical quips on justice class, profits taxes, barleycorn moonshine, and peace terms. It critiques Germany Turkey and public policy with colonial tone. The piece muses on social order, democracy, and the fate of war careers.
The piece declares the suffrage battle has moved from the Senate to the people and predicts a two thirds state approval via the Susan B. Anthony amendment. It urges suffragists to campaign in highways and byways, targeting Ohio Missouri Idaho and the southern states, and notes potential shifts in votes from Pom erene Reed Borah and other senators.
A columnist argues against mandatory happy endings in films as Pickford Hart Chaplin and Fairbanks push back. They advocate art that reflects life with authentic resolutions, criticizing movie marketers for overused climaxes and perpetual kiss endings that fail to surprise or move audiences.
The North Dakota legislature approved a 200000 appropriation for state advertising to reach distant audiences. The aim is to promote idle farmland and attract workers and settlers, signaling a government funded outreach for the state’s citizens and future growth.
A newspaper notes Henry Ford announced plans to hire 4000 disabled soldiers at equal wages, retraining veterans with no layoffs. It contrasts Ford's action with Senator Lawrence Sherman’s criticism in the Senate, urging the nation toward reconstruction and prosperity through employment.
Residents argue for restricting alcohol while celebrating free lunch and free speech in the neighborhood. Community members call for balance between civil rights and public order, citing past disturbances and rising tensions.
A legislative note asserts posterity bears no financial obligation beyond gratitude, framing debt as a moral owed rather than monetary. The statement underscores a philosophical stance on intergenerational responsibility.
A terse statement notes the Hun receiving medicine and being cured of kaiseritis and ends with a claim that divine rights are abolished except for great nations to dominate smaller ones.
The German national assembly considers overturning many aged statutes but preserves the enduring principle of retribution guiding justice and punishment.
Balfour calls the Russian mess disquieting but notes relief may come from housing aid. Wilmington asks for a housing program to proceed, arguing the city already supported the government with ship production and now deserves government help to solve housing needs.
Washington reports sweeping changes in the merchant service as the Shipping Board screens for 100 percent American sailors, improves living conditions aboard ships, requires swimming training, and opens a trade school at Georgetown University to prepare men for executive roles in ship offices.
Arizona celebrates Admission Day while Oregon marks its 60th statehood anniversary. The centennial birth anniversary of Christopher L. Sholes, inventor of the first practical typewriter, is noted. President Wilson enters the tenth week of his abroad peace conference attendance.
An editorial sketch argues scientists may soon extend life by preserving tissues or limbs outside the body. It cites Carrel and Lambert on keeping chicken heart tissue alive and discusses energy theory of life, asking if future injections or serums could prolong human life beyond 1950.
Sheriff George Jackson invites the narrator on a fishing trip that turns into a mock military patrol. The party includes Graham Smith and Leon George with a cannon and Gatling gun. They advance in formation, face delays, and end with returning junk from the still to the boat.
A reader suggests building a new opera house facing Princess street and using part of the old building. The column notes the deplorable current condition inside and out and argues Wilmington can afford an up to date show house with stage entry through the city hall yard from Third street.
A contributor argues brick offers best value for streets like Market between Second and Third, provided a solid foundation is used. He questions costs and calls for a definite material agreement and a more systematic approach to building new streets after noting Market Street from Second to Fourth is full of holes and bricks have lasted 15 years.
The article notes new oxford and pump designs for spring will fetch higher prices than last season though gains are modest. It praises the beauty of the styles and mentions the United States as a leading market.
Work on repairing Princess street has not yet begun with no start date or timeline provided.
Captain Jas S Williams recounts ships sunk or grounded in the Cape Fear river mud including the Katie E Gifford a schooner loaded with lumber over 30 years ago under Captain Thomas Wright of Philadelphia. The vessel was driven ashore near Frying Pan shoals then floated to the Carolina shipyard and discharged becoming useless for sea service.
The Lily lies just under the Katie E. Gifford after burning to the water's edge in the warehouse fire years ago. The hull was removed to prevent navigation hazards.
A bark named DeRomer C. and a Spanish brig were burned near the Carolina shipyard to recover the metal in their hulls after years of use. The action ended their usefulness and removed them from the waters.
The Alpha, a wrecking tug from Norf, lies buried in mud after its boiler exploded. The hull was forced ashore and abandoned following the incident.
The Confederate ship Yadkin served as flagship of a Civil War Commodore and remains a notable old vessel. The tug Bana tor, driven ashore near the war’s end, also attracts interest for its historic position.
The Henrietta, a side wheel steamship, blew its boiler and became a derelict. The Isaac Wells, a stern wheeler, towed flats and barges with salt water for salt manufacture for the Confederate government, carrying a noted wartime history from Newlet to Walden Creek opposite Fisher.
The Raleigh commanded by Captain Pembroke Jones, son of the late Pembroke Jones, sailed from New Inlet to attack Union blockaders. After driving the fleet offshore, the ship tried to return to Cape Fear but grounded on New Inlet shoals and broke apart, forcing abandonment.
The Confederate gunboat Carolina served near Raleigh during the war. Built by Bamin Berry and stationed at Pamport. Wormsite damage to her bottom led to beaching near Battery Sian abandonment.
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