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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
2
Special correspondent notes a chaotic NY mood linking music to violence and social satire. A hurdy gurdy street performance triggers a brawl amid a jittery post holiday scene. The piece lampoons music's power and hints at vigilante action after Christmas.
An old advertisement urges readers to cleanse the blood of catarrh germs with S S S the great blood purifier. It claims the remedy reaches to the roots of the disease and offers mail information and expert advice from Swift Search Co Dept G Atlanta.
New Bern January report details Exemption Board for the Eastern district resuming in Goldsboro to process draft relief claims. Other items cover a boy burned by a stove, steep ice crossing by car, a Neuse River bombardment scare, Lt. Brandt visiting, political campaigning, growing seafood market, coal theft concerns, and Captain Pollock's surgery course in New York.
Special to the Dispatch Raleigh reports Governor Bickett asks all North Carolina ministers to preach on war savings certificates and urge public investment. He thanks clergy for moral support in the war effort and urges sermons on January 13 or soon after, citing "Where the treasure is there will the heart be also." Col. F. H. Fries provides literature from Winston-Salem for the campaign.
Jay Kirke formerly of the Cleveland Indians and now with Louisville led the American association with a .321 average. Morris Rath, ex White Sox and last season with Salt Lake City, hit .341 to top the Pacific Coast league slugging race. Ham Hyatt, former Pittsburgh Pirate with Little Rock, topped the Southern league at .334.
The joint committee to map out this year’s major league schedules includes Ban Johnson, secretary John Heydler, and Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh club. They will coordinate the season plan for both leagues.
The article outlines global sugar disruption due to World War I, noting reduced Central Powers production, competition for Cuban cane sugar, locked up supplies in Java, and the need to balance shipping with military needs. It highlights U S efforts to stabilize prices, prevent hoarding, and promote small package sugars to curb waste.
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