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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
3
Openings show cotton prices up with steady to firm closes as grains and naval stores report mixed movements. War market optimism lifts United States Steel and other majors, while rail and oil shares advance amid broad buying. The text also notes shell shock discussions and a Washington Post forecast of entente responses affecting stocks.
Grant, a Chronicle reporter, uncovers a scheme by Boss Kelly to divert funds. Kidnapped and bound, he and stenographer Nell Johnson escape a gas trap via a bold fire escape run. Grant returns to expose Kelly with incriminating papers recovered from his boot.
Captain Reginald Bertram, a survivor of Patricia's Own Light Infantry, now in New York, says German soldiers are better fed than the English. He claims troops have seen the difference in rations and mocks Canadian firms for supplying most emblematic issue knapsacks that British soldiers discard after a tasteless sample.
Rooms by the day week or month at reasonable rates Meals at any hour 208 North Front Street Phone 208 W 106 lmo.
Remains of Mrs. L. L. Cumming who died in Brooklyn New York were brought to the city and laid to rest after services at the First Presbyterian Church adjoining a lodge. Pallbearers included H. C. McQueen M. S. Willard W. H. Sprunt J Allan Taylor Co W. Worth John D. Bellamy George Rountree and A. M. Hall.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote humorously suggests living abroad to avoid debt and lateness. The exchange imagines declaring a moratorium on debts and turning the clock back for tardy work, highlighting satire on time and finance.
Initial number out published quarterly under Mr. Lehman Wood. The magazine serves mill men and hardware dealers, aims to keep Standard customers updated on conditions and prices. It includes trade articles, a fiction narrative by Roscoe Hall and a page of current topics.
The piece asks readers to consider President Theodore Roosevelt’s likely actions in 1920, noting uncertainty about his next moves. It reflects on the lingering question of his political plans and potential influence as the era advances.
General Joseph Joffre born in the south of France 65 years ago. Marquis of Crewe born in London 59 years ago. Charles W. Gates born in Franklin Vermont 61 years ago. Thomas Moran born in England 80 years ago. James Mark Baldwin born in Columbia South Carolina 56 years ago. Dr Wilbur F. Crafts born in Fryeburg Maine 67 years ago. Georges Carpentier born in Lens France 23 years ago.
The Birmingham News notes railroads earned 1.098 billion dollars in net profits, a peak of prosperity and over one third higher than 1913, despite alleged mismanagement and poor handling of the system.
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