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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1918
Page
4
The text reports on discussions to postpone a holiday order, coal conservation debates, and foreign affairs framed by a chaotic assembly of snippets. It mentions wheat production, hog farming, and price tensions, alongside notes on snow in the Midwest and naval events.
A skeptical editorial condemns Senator Stone for attacking Colonel Roosevelt and the Republican party during wartime. It argues the clash will deepen partisan divides and praises vigilant measures against German agents, urging strict enforcement of alien enemy laws and naturalization checks for foreigners.
The piece discusses George Creel’s remarks on war news and censorship, noting readers’ hunger for sensational content, and arguing some papers publish only partial or exaggerated facts. It questions Creel’s broad accusations and cites The Greensboro Record on eggs and Easter optimism.
In a discussion on weather related supply issues The Times argues for a single daily delivery by retail grocers in Asheville. It contends current extensive delivery is costly and unjustified, urging merchants to limit service to heavy packages and reduce prices to boost competition.
The Asheville Times argues the home front must match soldiers' sacrifice. Civilians must display self denial and exalted resolve, facing daunting duties and potentially grave risks to help turn the war, or risk failing the nation.
The New Bernian-Journal notes the Wisconsin senator voted to sustain the fuel administrator despite a Senate resolution against his drastic order. The Wilmington Dispatch comments on local officials like Mayor Clark and warns of vagrants, urging work for all. The Charlotte Observer discusses postwar trench memorial proposals in France and Belgium, predicting trenches could become a lasting tourist monument.
A large switch at the Southern Power Company's Brookford substation exploded Wednesday night, plunging the city into darkness. The blaze lit the area like day for minutes, while lights in homes and businesses stayed out for over an hour and street lighting remained off for the night.
Dr. Francis L. Patton famed Princeton theologian and former university head celebrates his 75th birthday. Born in Bermuda, he studied at Bermuda and Toronto, earned theology at Princeton, led Princeton University ethics chair, headed the university, and led Princeton Theological Seminary until age 70.
Practically every industrial manufacturing establishment in Henderson is exempted from United States Fuel Administrator Garfield's order closing such plants for five days beginning Friday to save and conserve fuel supplies.
The survey by Lowe's Grove farm life school pupils under Roy Thomas supervisor covers 27 local orchards. It tabulates fruit tree counts disease prevalence by species pruning spraying practices and tool ownership. Results were completed and announced yesterday in Durham Herald.
A brief timeline noting events from 1818 Creek treaty cession in north western Georgia to Francis L. Patton’s birth in Bermuda in 1843 and Charles J. Kean’s death in London in 1868. Also mentions a 1893 expedition seeking the lost Peg Leg mine in the Colorado desert.
Washington January 22. The Supreme Court sustains lower court rulings that shippers awarded reparation by the Interstate Commerce Commission may recover the excess without proving actual damages or that the extra burden was not shifted to consumers. The appeal was by 24 transcontinental rail roads against seven hardwood lumber shippers from Memphis Tenn Arkansas Michigan Louisiana and Wisconsin.
President Wilson publicly supports Mr Garfield in the fuel saving order, prompting broad public confidence. He says sacrifices required by the measure are necessary to avert larger shortages, and asserts the fuel administrator has the people's support.
One year ago today in war events included President Wilson’s peace without victory speech to the Senate. The French steamship Guyane sank a German U boat off the French coast. Franz Bopp and four associates were sentenced in San Francisco for violating American neutrality.
Two property transfers recorded Monday by the register of deeds involve J B Murr of Cabarrus county selling lot 17 in block I to L E Walker for 50 dollars and C J Justice and wife selling a lot at the Meares and Sixth streets intersection to R L Piver and wife for 10 dollars and other valuable considerations.
Fifty years ago today Frederick Carlos Ferry new Hamilton College president would be in Braintree Vermont. Sixty years ago today Rt Rev Louis Sebastian Walstt Catholic bishop of Portland Maine born at Salem Massachusetts. Sixty four years ago today Orrin N Carter chief justice Illinois Supreme Court born in Jefferson County New Hampshire. Forty years ago today Constance Collier noted actress born Windsor England.
Goldsboro North Carolina January 22 Enterprising Fremont will receive juice night and day under a new scheme. Special to The Dispatch reports plans to bring continuous lighting and electrical service to the town center boosting business and safety.
Fremont residents completed plans for a day and night electric current. A contract to build a transmission line between Goldsboro and Fremont to link with Carolina Power and Light energy has been awarded to Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh and the Western Electric Company of Richmond, with promised prompt delivery.
The passage discusses a soldier who admits starting a Washington quartermaster storehouse fire and questions whether prior lodging-house arson in 1916 proves pyromania, suggesting the term may imply a German secret agent rather than a mental condition.
The Supreme Court orders mandated sentences in draft case convictions to begin at once, with returns issued immediately in all but Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman cases. The Goldman and Berkman mandates will be issued February 21.
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