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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
4
Georgia legislator backs a bill to ban pistol sales under two feet in length to curb concealed weapons. A companion measure to the bone dry effort would align with interstate commerce rules, aiming to reduce pistol toting crime.
The speaker argues that if evidence exists against newly arrested New York spies, they should not be treated as mere aliens but punished severely. Spies are likened to dangerous mad dogs, with the country in jeopardy and drastic penalties justified as deserved and necessary to deter future actions. America cannot tolerate espionage.
The piece describes a carnival trick where a Kaiser figure serves as the now popular target. Players pay per throw to strike the figure as they toss balls, replacing the old baby Knockdown game with Allied themed novelty.
The Senate moves to prohibit importing distilled spirits to align with a food bill aimed at prohibiting manufacture. The measure argues this preserves grain for food, avoids enabling import demand, and prevents unfairness to American distillers and moral concerns by using the bill to advance prohibition.
The Reichstag president condemns the Kaiser’s magnanimous peace proposal as a German ploy to gain from war while showing no true commitment to democracy. He argues the move would not bring lasting calm and signals renewed German readiness for aggression.
The essay laments the stage losing critic William Winter of New York and argues for a moral, educative theater. It contrasts promoters with true champions, praising Winter for opposing shady plays and defending stage integrity and public welfare. It links stage pressure to broader dangers and hints at faster progress like airships in war efforts.
Experts say Germany may seek underwater victory while Allies and America win above water through air supremacy. The New York World notes two bills for 22 000 aircraft and 100 000 aviators at 639 million dollars to boost Allied air power, potentially overwhelming Germany and exposing its supply lines and front to aerial attack.
The article notes increased German air raids on England abandoning Zeppelins for smaller planes. It questions the raids' object, suggesting they aim to terrorize rather than weaken Britain, with possible backlash as British resolve to win stiffens and American opinion shifts against Germany.
Samuel Gompers challenged Theodore Roosevelt to avoid charging Union workers with East St. Louis massacres without full inquiry. The exchange emphasized caution before accusations and the need for evidence before belief.
A. W. Pate, president of the New Hanover Transit Company, argues there was no contract or record authorizing macadamizing Carolina Beach Avenue in exchange for county road work. He cites $21,050 total cost shared by three beach interests, with his company paying about $7,000, and urges the county to macadamize the avenue for fairness amid public questions.
An offer invites cough and bronchitis sufferers to call at Chas F Green’s drug store to receive a free sample bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup. The ad touts fifty years of success and promises a good night’s rest with morning expectoration. Regular sizes cost 25 and 75 cents.
A Wilmington yard foreman from R F D 2 reports strong relief from sluggish liver indigestion and dizziness after using Ironized Paw-Paw. He praises the tonic, notes its availability at Elvington's Dependable Drug Store and Interstate Drug Co New York, with a dollar price and formula on every bottle.
The six ten express runs on weekdays with exceptions for Saturdays and Sundays. It stops at 3rd 5th 9th streets Wilmington Winter Park Gardens Sea Gate Wrightsville and all Beach line stations. The schedule indicates regular weekday service with targeted local stops.
Freight service and local passenger trains operate from Wilmington to Beach with multiple daily departures. Freight Depot hours are 8:00 AM to 1:03 PM and 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM daily except Sunday. contact 96. Local trains from Center to Beach run at 7:00 AM 6:40 AM 8:30 AM 7:45 AM and every half hour thereafter through 11:45 PM and 12:10 AM with on request stops at Center Lumina.
Freight Depot hours are 10 to 11 A M. Sunday afternoons and during heavy travel. Express trains run between Wilmington and Lumina stopping only at 7th and 9th streets Wilmington and all Beach stations.
Atlantic Coast Line announces Wilmington to Charlotte and intermediate point trains with sleeper cars. Daily departures and limited return dates through October 31 1917 with varied round trip fares to Philadelphia New York Boston Asheville Raleigh and many others. Tickets available at city offices with final limits and stopovers specified.
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