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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
4
The readable fragments hint at secret ships and a late entry about a hotel and port area. Names and places are incomplete, but suggest a maritime setting with coded notes and possible dates or counts embedded in the garbled text.
A Dec 29 1917 Social Tragedy piece frames Governor Thomas W. Bickett of North Carolina weighing six clemency pleas for boys aged 11 to 13 sentenced for burglary, burglary, arson, and infanticide. He orders six pardons, highlighting neglected children, domestic failure, and Christian duty to redeem society.
Conductor Pleasants of the Norfolk Southern was blown from his train between West End and Pinehurst. He landed off the track and walked seven miles back to continue his run, escaping serious injury as a gust swept between the coaches lifting him from his feet.
In Columbia on January 18, Senator Robinson of McCormick and Representative Duckworth of Anderson introduced bills to raise the age of consent to 18. They note 13 states already set the age at 18.
Lexington N C January 18 The Lexington Herald ends its publication after two and a half years and will file unexpired subscription terms with The Dispatch. The paper rose from the Leonidadid road law fight and has seen eight editors since its start.
Durham citizen R J Aiken was arrested on a city warrant after he refused to move a residence from city property despite repeated notification. The city seeks removal of the dwelling partially on a public street from its land.
Lyman H Howe's Travel Festival plays at the Academy of Music Saturday January 26 feature films of a Kodiak bear hunt and a mountain lion capture with a dangerous pursuit by Northwest mountaineers and a photographer. An oriental travel chapter on China accompanies the action with dragon boats, sacred tombs, and the Forbidden City. The chorus and a new bill include Oh Johnny Oh with forty performers led by John T Fisher, featuring elaborate gowns and a six scene production on two acts with tickets 50 cents to $1.
The program features Marguerite Clark with director J Searle Dawley in Bob's Diary as Bab Archibald who feigns a fiancé to deceive her mother. Nigel Barrie Lenora Morgan Frank Losee Isabel O Madigan Richard Barthelmess Helen Green Guy Coombs Jack O'Brien and George Odell support the star in a comedy filled plot and misunderstandings.
Mary Pickford headlines at the Grand in The Little American a patriotic wartime tale by Cecil B. De Mille and Jeanie Macpherson directed by De Mille. The film features a strong cast including Hobart Bosworth Jack Holt James Neill Raymond Hatton and others as the arid drama unfolds around a French chateau during battle.
One of the oldest touring acts, the Wills Musical Comedy Company, showcases its third big bill of the week The Raw Recruit at the Royal Theatre. The production packs patriotic music dance and songs with timely humor and wartime spirit.
James Riding, a young North Carolinian, died at Camp Jackson and his body was shipped toward Spartanburg. His father reports the funeral was held with the casket opened and identifies discrepancies, and he travels to Columbia to pursue an investigation.
A. J. Dunn, long time resident of Highland township and veteran of both the Mexican War and the Civil War, died Friday night at his home aged 93 years and eight months marking him as one of Greenville county's oldest citizens.
Columbia South Carolina records show the City Council disbursed 670729.50 in 1917 finishing with an overdraft of 25946.41 and a deficit near 72000. Forty three expense items were listed with twenty two overdrawing their appropriations.
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