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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1917

Page

5

Captain Mac the Australian Chaplain of Salvation Army

A London weekly sketch profiles Lieut Colonel McKenzie known as Captain Mac, an Australian-born Scotsman turned Salvation Army chaplain. It praises his fearless leadership, rallying dying soldiers, challenging temptations in Egypt, and enduring loyalty with the Anzacs at Gallipoli and beyond.

Harold Begbie London Mckenzie Jesus St. Francis Newman K. Johnson Captain Mac Crystal Palace Existance Captain Mae Scotland Seaforth Highlanders Australia Captain McKenzie Mac Egypt Authority England Colonel Unsworth Salvation Army Dardanelles

Moving Pictures Then And Now In The Spotlight Of Public Interest

A historical essay traces the evolution of moving pictures from the Zoetrope to early photographic devices and multi lens cameras. It notes Muybridge and Le Prince as pioneers, explains film negatives and projection, and highlights the industry’s growth to America’s fifth largest. The piece comments on rising food prices and wartime strains, urging action against high living costs. It closes with quotations from wartime experiences and reflections on heroism.

Muybridge le Prince America Germany

Large Lots and 5 Acre Tracts at Highwood Ad

Real estate listing notes available large lots and five acre tracts for sale at Highwood with Friday advertising. Property details unspecified in fragment.

Highwood

Lumberton Debaters Selected For State Triangles

Lumberton High School will send two debate teams to meet Goldsboro High in Goldsboro and Wilmington High in Lumberton on March 30 in a UNC organized triangular series. The question is Federal government ownership of railroads. Debaters include Evelyn Sentelle, Robert Proctor, John Blount McLeod, and Forrest McGill.

Dispatch Lumberton Lumberton High School University of North Carolina Goldsboro Wilmington High School Evelyn Sentelle Robert Proctor John Blount McLeod Forrest McGill Robeson County Farmers’ Union Court House Robeson Seaboard White Bes Lewis Rowland Lyric Theatre

Mystery of Boston Wife Found Strangled in New York Hotel

Harry J. Helair identified the body as his wife Florence Grey of Boston found in the Martinique Hotel, New York. A coroner's physician confirmed strangulation, with fingerprints on the throat and jewels valued over $2,000 missing. police noted no visitors or calls to the victim.

United Press New York Florence Grey Boston Martinique Harry J. Helair Helair

Aztec Freighter's Sale Nets $450000 Profit Prospect

The twenty two year old freighter Aztec earned four hundred thousand dollars for her owners and then sold for fifty thousand dollars more than her cost. The note highlights a strong profit from the vessel's sale and underscores market demand for aging ships.

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