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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1917

Page

2

Theatrical premieres at the Academy and Grand Theatre

After a four year absence Mrs. Robert Ede sen returns in His Brother's Keeper at the Academy with matinee and night shows next Wednesday. Tickets from 50 cents to 2 dollars, first four rows 1.50, at Elvington's Store. Also Triangle's Hell To Pay Austin stars Wilfred Lucas and Bessie Love in a western at the Grand Theatre, praised for western atmosphere and performances and expected to draw a full house tomorrow.

Robert Edesen Elvington Front Street Austin Wilfred Lucas Bessie Love Remington Grand Theatre

Fine Show Delights Capacity Crowds At Royal

Lew Jae Williams and the Yankee Doodle Girls headline a big Royal show that drew near capacity crowds over three performances. Margie Ross and chorus deliver A Little Bit of Bad in Every Good Little Girl while Harry Feldman Mamie Geary perform Tropical Nonsense. Master Buster Wayland showcases a new song and dance prompting encores. the grand finale Daddy, I Want to Go features Lew Jae Williams and cadet chorus as the big hit.

the Royal Today Lew Jae Williams Margie Ross Harry Feldman Mamie Geary Waylands Master Buster Wayland Daddy Lew Jae Willimas Will

Foreign press flags scandal as US weakness and greed

Amsterdam via London reports the Leipsic Neuste Nachrichten commenting on New York Stock Exchange speculation and President Wilsons note. It accuses the United States of adroitness in profiting from war plans and mocks American democracy while praising monarchy.

Associated Press Amsterdam London Leipsic Neuste Nachrichten New York Stock Exchange Wilson Washington Jupiter Mammon Germany

Yale gridiron stars head to New York for celebration

Yale coach Tad Jones and his victorious football team will visit New York for a Yale Club program. The event includes a reception at the Yale Club, a dinner arranged by former Yale athletes, and a theater party to follow the dinner. The celebration honors Yale’s victories over Harvard Princeton Colgate and other rivals.

New York Yale Club Tad Jones Yale Harvard Princeton Colgate

Deer Killing Threatens Future Populations Says Expert

New York on January 18 Deer are being killed in such numbers in the United States that few will remain outside state estuaries and parks, warns Dr William T Hornaday director of the zoological park at the annual meeting of the New York State Forestry Association. He notes no state has stronger laws for deer protection and cites 8000 deaths in one Colorado county in a single year. Since 1900 killings have declined west of the Mississippi but hardly any deer remain there.

Associated Press New York United States William T. Hornaday Zoological Park New York State Forestry Association Hornaday Mississippi River Colorado

Emperor Francis Joseph II Recalled as Austria Hungary Ruler

The fragment notes the late Emperor Francis Joseph as the reigning sovereign in style of Austria Hungary. It mentions his role and title in historical context, indicating the continuity of imperial authority associated with his reign.

Francis Joseph Austria-Hungary

Tanlac touted by Carpenter in Wilmington advertisement

A Lumber worker from 1312 Castle street Wilmington praises Tanlac for indigestion kidney trouble and weakness claiming it restored appetite energy and sleep. The ad lists numerous local Tanlac dealers across towns including Bellamy Drug Store Bur gag Watsons Pharmacy and J A McNeill & Son among others.

Cc. O. Russ Castle Street Wilmington Tanlae Mr. Russ Bellamy Drug Burgaw C. L. Halstead Southport Watson's Pharmacy Rocky Point A. N. Rhodes Supply G. W. Kirby New Bern Brabham Drug Co Magnolia W. L. Southall Faison Faison Drug Co Pembroke G. W. Locklear Snow Hill J. T R. R. Bellamy Smith Drug Southside Drug Co Elvington's Harding's Pharmacy

Farmers and Gov in Harmony, North Carolina

Special to The Dispatch from Raleigh January 18 Governor Bickett wins the State Farmers Union Council support for his agricultural program. The council backs his legislative plan and spring fertilizer trade while urging action on land title reform, ground rock subsidies, pesticide and textbook issues. A separate note mentions a Chicago proposal to teach high school girls Red Cross nursing and first aid.

Dispatch Raleigh N. C Bickett State Farmers’ Union Council H. Q. Alexander J. M. Templeton E. C. Faires J. Z. Green W. B. Gibson Clarence Poe W. H. Moore Commissioner of Agriculture Legislative Committee of the Union Chicago Board of Education Red Cross

Wealthy Bride Ordered Returned To State Asylum

Ida en Claussen Dona, noted for allegedly meddling with Theodore Roosevelt and other elites, has been ordered detained by Middletown State hospital superintendent. Once committed to Bloomingdale, she was released by court order after doctors deemed her sane and later paroled to a relative, but fled and married Francis Dona.

New York Ida ¥En Claussen Dona Theodore Roosevelt Middletown State Hospital Bloomingdale Asylum Middletown Francis Dona

Annual Speed Boat Regs Open for Miami Regatta

Miami Florida January marks the opening of annual speed boat regulations for a three day regatta. The event features multiple new contests and a lengthened schedule with Queen Mary noted among participants.

Miami Fla Jen West Sh. J

Promised Clash as Hanson Faces Kelonis in Big Wrestling Night

The Greek wrestler Kelonis and rival Fritz Hanson square off in a highly anticipated welterweight bout. Fans expect a hard fought contest with Hanson aiming to curb Kelonis’s bid to prove Greek prowess, while Kelonis seeks to claim a notable victory. The crowd includes many Greek supporters eager to see their countryman prevail.

John Kelonis Fritz Hanson Hanson Kelanis Greeck John Kelonis Slanson

Regent Street Residents Warn of Woolvin Hall Exit

A fragment notes that moving away from Woolvin Hall will cause regret among nearby residents, suggesting lingering concerns over the hall’s departure and its impact on the local community.

Woolvin Hall

Gets-It corn remedy promots instant swelling and peeling

An advertisement touts Gets-It as a painless corn remover that causes immediate shrinking and peeling the corn. It claims no salves or bandages are needed, proscribes cutting, and offers 25 cents a bottle from BE Lawrence & Co. and Chicago distribution with Wilmington sales points listed.

BE. Lawrence & Co Chicago

Allies May Put Duke of Aosta on Greek Throne

Reports from Rome say the Duke and Duchess d Aosta would be installed as rulers of Greece by Entente Allies, forcing King Constantine into exile. The move follows prior Allied actions after troop landings at a Greek port amid the ongoing crisis.

Duke OF D 'Aosta Greece Rome D’aosta Constantine Shises Tti Exteriar

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