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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
1
Governor Craig urged a fast action plan in Raleigh to relieve high living costs by reducing or reissuing diaries of state offices and adjusting salaries for state workers to support families. The governor noted the state prison area had been cleaned up after a year of work and estimated costs at 950000 dollars.
Tom Lawson and Representatives Woods and Gardner to test the first witnesses. A Bostonian was summoned today by telegraph. The administration's policy of absolute secrecy on the international situation will continue.
Washington tests begin tomorrow as House Rules Committee opens hearings on Representative Wood's leak charges linked to President Wilson's peace note. Witnesses include Thomas Lawson, Wood, and Gardner with Lawson subpoenaed by telegram. In Raleigh the General Assembly debates local bills as 250 measures advance and soldiers protest unpaid expenses tied to the Wilmington streetcar strike.
Washington report outlines ongoing U S secrecy over peace terms with Germany and mentions Ambassador Gerard and Col Edward House meeting with President Wilson. Senators Lodge and Lewis debate endorsing the note while officials deny leaks and stresses confidential negotiations.
Chicago Jan 4 final Dr Peter Hoffman coroner reports a 1916 tally of 312 homicides in Cook County with 591 personal crisis cases and 192 deaths by scalding or burns. Automobiles killed 126, trains 328, street cars 188, total fatalities and causes summarized in the release.
In Washington on January 4 the Senate reopened debate over endorsing President Wilson's peace note. Senator Lodge pressed objections arguing endorsement could aid German aims. Senator Gallagher's resolution to endorse peace was amended by Senator Hitchcock to seek Senate endorsement for peace.
Philadelphia police focus on one unnamed man after two women report seeing a young man drive to artist Maizie Colbert’s home before her death. Surveillance on other suspects remains active as investigators pursue the unnamed associate described by informants.
Voting is heavy as eight new names enter the honor roll while subscriptions push votes for favorites. Old subscribers gain 2,700 votes per yearly payment, new subscribers 8,100 votes, with readers urged to help friends by subscribing and influencing results. The Dispatch tracks scores and prizes as contestants vie for top status.
The notice lists multiple buyers and prices for items such as a 685 Overland Automobile, a Ford automobile, a Carolina Beach Lot, gold, a Victrola, a Mystic Range, a Sellers Kitchen Cabinet, a wrist watch, two diamond rings, and other items with bidder amounts ranging from about 50 to 70.
Interest in the contest surged after the Honor Roll was published with eight new names. City candidate leads briefly, then another city candidate takes top spot. Notables include Mrs. Bessie M. Robbins and Miss Ethel Grimsely of Freeman, with other contenders from Proctorville Fairfluff Evergreen and Wallace. Subscriptions drive toward a $60 diamond ring prize as eight-day finish nears.
Concord N H January 4 In ceremonies attended by state officials the legislature and a large crowd Henry W Keyes was sworn in as governor of New Hampshire He succeeds Rolland H Spaulding both Republicans and takes office along with other state officers elected in November
Richmond Va Jan 4 stockholders of the Southern Railway Company are to hold a special meeting tomorrow to approve directors plans for a new refunding and improvement mortgage including a sale to exchange the debt.
Entente dispatches say Russia's grip on the Romanian province of Dobrudja is badly shaken by the loss of Machin and may collapse soon. Braila remains held west of the Danube but likely cannot endure, while Sereth defenses shift north. Moldavia front under pressure with limited withdrawal details from Petrograd.
Washington January 4 reports from Federal Reserve Agents show no downturn in business. Richmond district indicates continued prosperity across trade agriculture and other sectors.
Raleigh officials report the 1917 General Assembly began with concord and pledges to aid the majority in enacting beneficial measures. Democrats “open road” with no minor offices sought, while lobbyists flood the scene as committees form and power shifts unfold.
North Carolina news reports in Raleigh recounts the early session where John H. Pearson, Burke county’s first Democratic representative in six years, leads with a $300,000 road measure and a charter amendment for Morganton to create wards. Other bills aim to update Durham and New Bern infrastructure, ratify Flora McDonald College, fund waterworks and parks, and set bonds and game regulations across several counties. The Senate opens with a light docket as lawmakers push local measures and municipal controls.
The North Carolina Medical Society held a semi-session at the Victoria theatre in Wrighteville. In the third district meeting they elected officers: Dr. T. A Moore of Rome as president, with Dr. H. Croom of this city as vice president and Dr. J. B. Bidb as a member, as adjournment followed in the afternoon.
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