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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
4
Telephone directory fragment from General Manager to Editorial
Fragmentary OCR shows department lines and contact numbers in a mid century newspaper directory. Listings include General Manager Office Advertising Circulation Editorial Rooms with partial titles and extensions. The text is incomplete.
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el By “Nee
The Britisher on War and Votes in 1917
A 1917 newspaper item contrasts Britain’s restraint after German bombing with debates in England on granting women over thirty the vote. It cites the Columbia State on naming the war and notes German reliance on submarines while an American officer predicts air power will decide the war.
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England
First Cotton Bloom Reported in Anson County
The janitor at the courthouse lot brought in Anson county’s first cotton bloom of the season. Charlotte once boasted the most cotton within its corporate limits, while Wadesboro may beat Charlotte for early blooms in its corporation fields but not in total cotton quantity.
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Anson County
Court House
Charlotte
Wadesboro
Battery Bickett Formed By Anson Union Men
Men of military age in Anson and Union counties raise an artillery company named Battery Bickett in honor of the Governor a Union native. The unit aims for 125 to 195 men and already shows strong recruiting enthusiasm with expectant early enlistment.
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Anson
Union Counties
Battery Bickett
Union County
Wage Equality for Women in War Industries
The Greensboro Daily News discusses Secretary Daniels’s pledge to pay women the same as men for equal work in the Navy Department. It notes wartime labor shifts, cites cases like Lehigh Valley and Altoona shops, and urges businesses to ensure just wages to prevent soldier families from suffering during absence. It predicts wage gaps will shrink or vanish.
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Greensboro Daily News
Daniels
Navy Department
National Woman Suffrage Organization
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Altoona
North Carolina mobilizes volunteers for war effort
The article notes broad enlistment in the regular army and state guard since the German declaration of war. It highlights rapid growth of volunteers, navy recruitment, and Willington's five units ready for federal service, formed partly after tensions with Mexico and border deployment.
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Washington
Germany
North Carolina
Navy
State Guard
United States
Willington
Mexico
Newspaper Annoyances and the Cowardly Reader
A publisher’s Auxiliary excerpt lampoons readers who threaten to cancel subscriptions or demand content, calling such ultimatums coercive and intolerant. The piece parodies the “tadpole” caller who wants harm to others’ business yet avoids signing, likening threats to bedbugs in hotels and lice in henhouses.
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Post
Wilmington Rotary meets for advertising campaign talk
The Wilmington Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce host a two part evening at 8:30 dinner and 9:30 night session with guests. Topics include attracting advertising at home and abroad and the value of state letters. J F Hurley W E Lawson J P Rawley and W C Dowd present. President Horne invites full newspaper member attendance.
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New Hanover County
Wilmington
W. E. Lawson
North Carolina Press Association
Carolina
Palm Beach and Canvas Oxfords Ad at Peterson and Rulf
Advertisement from June 29 promotes Palm Beach and canvas oxfords at Peterson and Rulf. It also invites readers to join the Engineer Train and notes an advt for Rulf's under the same dates fri sun mon.
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Palm Beach
Peterson & Rulf’s
Peterson & Rulf's
Train Schedules for Center Lumina and Beach Lines
The notice lists daily and Sunday train times from Center and Beach stations, including local trains on request and express services. Freight depot hours are stated, with freight and express trains operating between Wilmington, Lumina, and the Beach, and stops at key streets.
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9Th Streets
Wilmington
Winter Park Gardens
Sea Gate
Wrightsville
Beach
Ly. Beach
Lumina
5Th
Sth
New Hanover County Drainage District No 3 Bonds Planned
The Board of Drainage Commissioners plans to issue 20000 dollars in bonds at 6 percent interest for three years to cover improvement costs and related expenses. Landowners may pay their share by July 30 1917 to avoid future solid improvements assessments, releasing their land from such charges but remaining liable for maintenance and other authorized assessments.
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New Hanover County
Board of Drainage Commissioners of
Superior Court
W.E. Price
Notice of Summons and Warrant of Attachment
In New Hanover County Superior Court J J Dreyfus vs Windsor Chocolate Company a $2000 contract claim is filed. A warrant of attachment and garnishment against Crescent Candy Company is issued returnable June 25 1917. The defendant must appear and answer or the relief demanded will be granted. Dated May 24 1917.
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Btate
North Carolina
New Hanover
J. J. Dreyfus
Windsor Chocolate Company
Superior Court
New Hanover County
Crescent Candy Cmpany
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