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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
4
A compact, opinionated column parades political quips about Wilson La Follette and Stone, Zimmermann, suffragettes, and liquor ads. It riffs on Senate rules, war notes, and public mood, touching China, Japan, and the inaugural parade with sharp, sardonic tone.
Washington dispatches recount the oath administration to Woodrow Wilson by Chief Justice White on the Holy Day. White expresses happiness in a simple, heartfelt remark as the nation reflects on Wilson and the war era ahead. Austria-Hungary aligns with Germany on unrestricted submarine warfare, justifying acts as retaliation and warning neutrals of war-zone risks.
The piece argues for unlimited debate in the Senate but warns that blocking a vote by a minority using procedural delay harms the will of the people. It defends majority rule as essential to timely lawmaking and criticizes the current rule as antiquated and unjust.
Criticism targets twelve senators who used filibuster during a national crisis described as peace hanging by a thread. The piece denounces obstruction as brazen and undeserved, accusing them of assuming superior knowledge over grave, deliberd questions and hindering government by the people.
The piece praises bipartisan support for the President's course amid a national crisis. It notes Republicans led the filibuster, with several Democrats joining in, showing the issue is not partisan. Endorsements and a Tennessee resolution are cited as proof of cross‑party backing.
The Wilmington campaign to raise additional funds for the YMCA highlights its community benefits and nationwide impact. The article urges local businessmen to learn about YMCA work to appreciate its wide-reaching advantages for the city.
The daily birthday list cites Duke of Hamilton as Scotland’s premier peer, Holyrood keeper, aged 55. It includes Prof Archibald C Coolidge of Harvard, 51, to audit Red Cross work in Europe. Truxton Beale, ex US minister to Persia and the Balkans, 61. Dr Albert Parker Fitch, ex Andover Seminary president, 40, moving to Amherst College. Robert M Switzer, US Representative from Ohio 10th, 54. William J Sweeney, ex Boston Braves shortstop, now coach at Boston College, 31.
North Carolina’s 1915 vital statistics report shows typhoid and infant diarrheal deaths decline while degenerative diseases such as heart disease apoplexy pneumonia Brights disease diabetes and cancer rise. Tuberculosis holds steady and NC still trails national typhoid rates but has one of the five lowest cancer death rates. The health board urges widespread health education to curb these trends.
Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia told the Senate that President Wilson confirms the Zimmermann note proposing an alliance with Japan and Mexico. He stated the letter to the German Embassy in Mexico is substantially correct and reflects Germanys plotting against the United States.
March 6, 1916 reports say the Meewe arrived at a home port carrying $250,000 in gold seized from enemy ships. Petrograd notes a Russian offensive along most of the front while German warships patrol off the Holland coast.
A Parisian advertisement claims Parisian Sage stops dandruff and hair loss in three days. It credits Dr Sangerbund as discovering dandruff and a germ cause, lauds Parisian Sage as inexpensive and perfumed, sold by R R Sellamy and druggists. It promises hair to grow soft and lustrous and appear thicker.
Rooms by the day week or month at reasonable rates Meals at any hour 208 North Front Street Phone 208 W 10 6 1mo
Mortgagee Martin Schnibbern will auction on March 16 at 12 o clock M at the Lew Ilanover County Court House door Wilmington North Carolina. The property is a portion of lot 5 block 338 in the City of Wilmington described as a parcel along Nixon and Seventh streets with specific dimensions.
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