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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
2
The Dispatch campaign calls for all candidates to secure subscriptions and voting coupons by 10 p.m. to gain extra votes. New nominations arrive daily as many participants and friends cooperate, though the campaign remains in a preliminary stage.
In spring the public mood turns to weddings as Pauline Frederick stars in Her Final Reckoning, wearing nuptial laces and silks that captivated Fifth Avenue modistes. The piece notes June as the banner month for brides and those who dress them.
Raleigh reports rapid impact from the war on moral vagrancy with loiterers and non workers identified and sent toward Raleigh and Washington. Farmers fear crop losses, and blockading concerns rise as revenue men hunt finances. politicians debate ballot-box stuffing and non productive labor. Governor Bickett and Major Langston push suppression of labor agents and enforcement of a $200 penalty.
New York stocks showed mixed movement during the week as war tensions and better crop prospects influenced sentiment. Gains appeared more common than losses, with rails and shippings lagging and tobacco among the more volatile sectors, while metals and deferred dividends signaled confidence.
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