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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
4
The six month and annual subscription rates for Daily and Sunday papers are listed with carrier delivery options. A February 28, 1917 Wilmington column delivers political commentary, jokes, and editorials on President Wilson, Congress, war, tariffs, and North Carolina divorce law, with references to Roosevelt and Bryan.
The piece argues that keeping U S ports open and commerce flowing is essential for progress and national honor. It warns that blocking ports would mirror war effects, causing widespread layoffs, transport disruption, and economic paralysis, urging adherence to international law and President Wilson’s stance.
The speaker urges Congress to study the President’s warnings without partisanship, declare lines of authority, and provide funds to sustain measures. He warns delay risks war, domestic strife, and impaired commerce, citing constitutional rights and the nation’s need for decisive action. Senator Jones’s narrow defeat on woman suffrage is noted as progress.
Senate and House conferees remain deadlocked over the pneumatic tube provision of the postal bill. Observers sense a widening rift between lawmakers as talks falter and none gains ground on the disputed language.
Ex Governor J Frank Hanly of Indiana, last election's Prohibition party nominee, arrives in Wilmington to address the Academy of Music tonight. The notable orator urges hearing both sides, praising his lifelong prohibition fight and urging public attendance.
The senate discussed prison reform measures including county hospital enabling acts and clerk hire for the treasury. It debated extending presidential suffrage to women, with heated exchanges and mixed votes, the bill ultimately failing on second reading 20 to 24 after amendments.
The State Board of Health announces it will illustrate or lend a portable chlorimator for demonstrations on water purification by liquid chlorine. It cites chlorine’s efficiency, lack of taste or odor, and reliability, noting New York City switched to chlorine and sterilizes about 525 million gallons daily. Wilmington already uses the method with satisfactory results. The board links pure water to lower typhoid deaths and broader disease reductions, framing water quality as life insurance for the population.
Progressive Kentucky farmers and many families gather in Frankfort for the annual State Farmers Institute under the State Board of Agriculture. Lectures by experts in numerous branches of practical scientific agriculture will dominate sessions through the rest of the week.
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