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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
4
The article notes a favorable seven to four House committee vote on a bill to extend municipal and presidential suffrage to women in North Carolina. It cautions the path remains difficult through the House and Senate but says public sentiment is moving toward votes for women and urges enactment.
Daily newspaper price table shows subscription rates for the Wilmington Dispatch published by Dispatch Publishing Co. with full leased wire service and cash in advance terms. Rates include daily and Sunday options, six months, three months, and yearly delivery, as well as carrier delivery in city.
The Dispatch family extends condolences to W. E. Lawson general manager and treasurer of The Dispatch Publishing Company on the death of his father John P. Lawson of Winston-Salem. The elder Lawson and the son shared a devoted bond reflecting long illness and sudden news of passing.
A collage of political asides and quips spans figures like Tur key Roosevelt Wilson and Lawson as authors reveal satire on indecision, leadership, and public hunger. A Bethlehem Steel stunt and a New York lecturer critique bachelorhood add to a breezy urban miscellany.
The passage riffs on Woodrow Wilson tenure in office and anti-suffrage women. It notes the NYSE head named Noble and references old columnist Skiddoo. It mentions the peace leak inquiry and the absence of Burns and his dictaphone in coverage.
Thousands of National Guardsmen return from the border, bringing training and readiness for future conflicts. The piece argues the pursuit of Villa and restraint in intervention proved the United States superior in temperance and strength, leaving war avoided and pride tempered by right action.
An editorial argues against a bill in the legislative hopper that could hinder the state’s only paper mill. It urges lawmakers to favor development of paper manufacturing, contending NC could turn raw materials into wealth, attract population, and boost business, criticizing moneyed interests for inaction.
Senators wrestle with whether to pursue full debate on President Wilson's peace plan for a world league. They fear delaying action could risk Republican gains in the House that might stall or derail measures already advanced. The clash centers on balancing urgent legislative needs with broader peace ideals.
A Social Service Conference considered a petition forcing a register of deeds to publish a fifteen-day notice of marriage license applications. The panel rejected the idea, noting the law would not prevent. minors from marrying and would invade privacy without clear public benefit.
The text argues that criticism does not deter President Wilson who accepts judgment to fulfill his duty. It asserts that duty requires action and warns that inaction can betray duty as much as wrongdoing. It questions who should take a stand more quickly and firmly than the U S president.
The Spanell trial faces a battle between fact and feeling as jurors weigh an army officer's alleged insult to Spanell's wife. The outcome seems likely to hinge on emotional influence rather than clear evidence, with a possible acquittal in sight.
An old advertisement claims St Jacob's Oil relieves rheumatic pain instantly by rubbing into joints and muscles. It markets as harmless and skin friendly, suitable for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, back ache, sprains, with a call to try a small bottle at drug stores.
The notice lists 10 prominent individuals born on this date including Rt Rev Daniel S Tuttle presiding bishop born in Windham New York 80 years ago. Frank O Lowden governor born Sunrise City Minnesota 55. Prince Augustus William son of the German emperor born Potsdam 30. Cleveland H Dodge merchant born New York City 57. Thomas McKannon Wood British official born London 2. Douglas MacArthur cens or born Arkansas 37. George T Oliver senator born Ireland 69. Thomas Wood Stevens art lecturer born Ogle County Illinois 87.
A Union Springs Alabama businessman R C Branscomb seeks relief by sending a check for six bottles of Mrs Joe Persons Remedy. He testimonials claim the remedy cured his wife and many others, urging doctors and druggists to endorse the product.
Notice of foreclosure by Tite Co operatives Building and Loan Association on a Wilmington land parcel in New Hanover County. The sale is set for February 10 at noon at the Courthouse door, to the highest bidder for cash. The tract is in Wilmington’s City Lot 3, Block 44 with detailed street boundaries.
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