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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
8
Jan 25 report details wartime dog training expanding beyond attack and aid tasks to six classes. Ambulance, messenger, watch, pack, scenting, and liaison dogs serve frontline and rear-area needs, with dogs enduring shellfire and carrying items to wounded soldiers.
New Bern N C January 25 Special to The Dispatch the Norfolk Southern Railway men repair the long damaged Albemarle sound bridge officials say traffic may resume soon first train could operate any time and travelers to Norfolk may need longer routes causing delays and annoyance to the traveling public
Fifteen thousand cigar and tobacco workers return to work in nineteen factories of the Porto Rican American Tobacco Company after a settlement. The agreement raises wages with a 19 per thousand base and an 60 per cent increase for strippers, totaling an estimated over $600,000 annually. The strike, ongoing since mid September, caused about $5,000,000 in losses.
The piece highlights Alice Howell’s versatile comedy stunts in Her Bare Career and notes Universal Pictures’ pride in Red Cross war footage from France and Belgium. It also praises True Boardman in The Doctor and the Woman and mentions Norma Talmadge begins work on By Right of Purchase under Select Pictures.
President Wilson has created over twenty major generals since the war began. Notable appointees include James Parker a cavalry veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, Eben Swift versatile commander at Camp Gordon, and Joseph E. Kuhn engineer with Russo Japanese and German front experience. Other new leaders span Clarence Edwards Henry T. Allen John Buckman Augustus Blockson Peyton March and more, with backgrounds from infantry to artillery and extensive overseas service.
Agnelo Pedro Pinto a feared bandit in Pa tana state was killed by police after a long chase. A five man search party tracked him to Canivete where he resisted arrest and was shot dead. he had earned the nickname Agnelo the Man Killer for a spree of robberies and killings.
The Hague report notes smugglers cross into Holland with no underclothing and pass through border shops then return home in proper garments. Dutch customs counter this by stamping underclothing for frequent border crossers to deter the scheme.
The report notes smugglers described as smuggled goats in improvised attire. New York City hosts 102 modernized hotels with 36,660 rooms. Rio de Janeiro marks its 150th anniversary as Brazil's capital. Frisco opens a grain elevator claiming 10,000,000 bushels capacity as the largest ever built.
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