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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions from one day through six months and mentions carrier delivery in the city. The column then surveys political wit and commentary, noting figures such as Senator Stone Governor Catts and Taft, with regional references to North Carolina and Buncombe County and remarks on legislation, forests, and current events.
Espered ICC decision favored North Carolina shippers in the Goldsboro Chamber case may rate base Wilmington and New Bern as ports. The forecast by Attorney-Examiner Watkins urges banded city effort to turn Wilmington into a rate base port, boosting state freight and lowering rail rates to meet Virginia competition. Local business leadership should unite to seize growth opportunities.
Sidney Catts was inaugurated Florida governor after a bitter campaign marked by sensational rhetoric and religious influence. The article notes questions about eligibility and party status, while predicting reforms and outside interest in watching his progress and its implications for sensational politics.
The Charlotte Observer endorses a commission form of government and argues Wilmington is pursuing the right approach. It notes the trend toward simplified city governments, cites state laws, and warns Charlotte to pursue better governance with qualified leaders to improve municipal operations.
The Democratic caucus selected Walter Murphy of Rowan County as speaker, with Page and Roberts as strong contenders. Murphy's experience and progressive leanings are noted as beneficial to the state and party, especially in committee appointments and early leadership. The article cites the recent national election as supporting progressive governance. Also listed are Atlantic Coast Line excursion fares for events in New Orleans and Tampa with ticket dates and limits.
London dispatch notes a sharp rise in postwar ticket frauds with Great Western Railway Magazine citing female passengers and women munition workers as the chief offenders. A single railway company prosecuted 530 fraud cases this year.
Bavarian ministry tests with twenty marksmen over twenty days show an average three percent drop in marksmanship after forty grams of alcohol, about a liter of beer. Effects peak 25 to 30 minutes after drinking, with several shooters 8 to 12 percent worse even as some claimed better performance.
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