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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1918

Page

3

New Candidate Push Drives Dispatch Vote Offer

Daily special vote offers run through Saturday with 250000 extra votes per club for new or renewed subscriptions to The Dispatch. New contestants, mainly young ladies, show strong interest and urge fast subscriptions to reach the June 22 deadline at 10 p.m. to gain rewards including automobiles and electronics.

Dispatch Studebaker Chevrolet Singer Manufacturing Company Eastman Kodaks

New York Letter From 0 C McIntyre On Bomb Threat Atmosphere

The dispatch correspondent portrays New York City during a tense bombing scare with crowds on Broadway and in subways reacting with humor and nerves. Allan Norton, Greenwich Village editor of Rogue, returns from England, is detained over free verse notes, and a hairdresser window displays an American flag made of soldiers’ sweethearts’ hair to be sold for smoke purchases.

0. C. McIntyre The Dispatch New York Broadway England Norton Amsterdam Avenue

U-boats Disrupt New York Vacation Plans

The arrival of U boats at New York shores upends summer leisure as deep sea fishing fades from plans. The writer laments the abrupt vacation reversal and hints at a possible, though subdued, wit.

New York

Rioting in Vienna Attacks Premier Home and Hofburg

An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam reports serious rioting in Vienna yesterday. The mob vandalized several bakeries and stoned the premier's residence and a wing of the Hofburg palace.

Vienna London Amsterdam Hofburg Palace

Women Manage Most U.S. Poultry and Egg Flocks

The majority of the poultry and eggs consumed in the United States come from flocks managed by women.

America

Baby Bowel Medicine Promoted for Infants

An advertisement touts Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine as a harmless remedy to correct stomach and bowel troubles in infants and urges following bottle directions for dosing.

Summer Grove

Three Prisoners Escape From South Carolina State Penitentiary

Three inmates two white and one colored escaped from the South Carolina state penitentiary near noon Tuesday. Frank Griffith from Lexington county serving life for murder, Clarence Davis from Charleston county with a 10 year sentence after commutation, and James Monroe from Dillon county sentenced on larceny charges fled by sawing a hole in the commissary floor and escaping through a window. Police searches and statewide warnings were issued.

Dispatch Columbia D. C Noor State Penitentiary Frank Griffith Lexington County Roof Griffith Clarence Davis Charleston County James Monroe Dillon County Barnwell Manning T. T. Hyde Charleston Hyde Mayor Hyde

Weather Report Supports Cotton Market Rally Across South

The weekly Weather Bureau bulletin praised current cotton progress but warned of rising boll weevil infestations in Alabama Georgia and Mississippi. Despite upbeat weather news buyers remained cautious and futures firmed on covering with July at 25.97 cents and October at 24.15 cents, up 13 to 16 points.

New York Weather Bureau Alabama Georgia Mississippi Southwest

Probate Attorney Appointed for Florence Etheridge

Miss Florence Etheridge of Siami Oklahoma has been appointed a probate attorney in the service of the Indian bureau.

Florence Etheridge Siami, Okla Indian Bureau

The Invaluable Sisler In Hitting Form In Pro Baseball

George Sisler of the Browns is hitting sensationally and leading the batting race over Speaker and Cobb. Ruth and Baker may contest the top spot as Burns and Walker close in. Also notes on Sprunt & Sons agent J. C. Everett returning from Wilmington. Mrs. Parsons travels to Lawrence to visit relatives. James Stancil, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barrow, breaks his arm while playing.

Sisler George Sisler St. Louis Browns Speaker Cobb Burns Walker Philadelphia Ruth Baker T. M. Parsons Lawrence James Stancil James J. Barrow

Maxton Notes Return Visit of Barnes Family

Mr and Mrs B S Barnes and their child have returned from a visit to Mrs Barnes parents Judge and Mrs O H Allen of Kin. The brief item notes family travel and kinship ties in Maxton.

Maxton B. S. Barnes

Have You Seen the New Smith Flyer Newsboy Tips

A historical notice offers guidance for boys to become newsboys and earn money by delivering newspapers and running errands. It suggests visiting neighbors, picking up routes, and selling small items, with extra earnings on Saturdays and via additional weeklies.

San Collier’s Weekly Ceek Barden

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Wilmington Dispatch New Era Wilmington New York Letter Allan Norton Greenwich Statehouse Barrett N. Jacobi Hardware Co J. C. Everett Sprunt & Sons Messrs J. F. Everett Bennettsville Edward Everett Spartanburg Palm Beach David A. David Company SMITH Gerken & LeRay Bicycle Service Station Market St New Jersey Herbert L. Pratt Lusitania N. Jacobi Hardware Company
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