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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1917

Page

2

Theatre Review: Bobby Hagan's Manhattan Girls in Wilmington

The Royal stage hosts Bobby Hagan and his Manhattan Girls Musical Comedy Company with a lively matinee and strong evening show. Executives praise the chorus of eye catching dancers and costumes while Hagan and Ed Loop drive the laughs. Tomorrow introduces a new big show with a piano and girl specialty and the Fox comedy The Brainstorm featuring Smiling Billy Mason.

the Royal Wilmington Bobby Hagan Manhattan Girls Musical Comedy Company Ed Loop Billy Mason Fox

One Touch of Sin at the Grand Tomorrow

Gladys Brockwell stars in One Touch of Sin at the Grand tomorrow in a Fox six reel production. The story follows Mary Livingston an eastern girl betrayed by love and left to raise her child as she faces life.

Miss Brockwell

Hall's Catarrh Cure offered with $100 reward

Readers learn of a catarrh cure claiming to treat the disease through the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad asserts its effectiveness and offers $100 to any case it cannot cure, urging readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.

F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo Ohio

Wilmington Lady Gains Appetite After Tanlac Revival

Mrs. J. F. Hardison of 518 Wooster Street credits Tanlac with restoring her appetite and strength after acute indigestion and malaria fever left her run down. Her husband praises the tonic, noting she now eats a hearty breakfast, sleeps soundly, and feels better than in months.

J. F. Hardison Wooster Street Wilmington Tanlac Advt

Dramatic Photoplay of Primitive Passion at the Grand

Mary is forced into murder by another, then meets the man who wronged her. Richard Mallaby demands Tabor surrender the woman, sparking a long clash between the two men. In the end Mary must decide for herself. A realistic screen drama should draw capacity business at the Grand tomorrow.

Mary Richard Mallaby Tabor

A Good Habit of Observing Others for Self Betterment

Observation is a valuable habit. Look within for similar flaws when you notice another's unpleasant trait. Study successful and unsuccessful people to learn what helps or hinders them. A friend who recently married saves time and money by watching others.

Ethel

Two Military Camps Named For State Leaders

Special to The Dispatch Raleigh March 20 Camp Bickett at Raleigh and Camp Royster at Goldsboro are the mustering out locales chosen for the Third and Second Regiments respectively. Units remain near Raleigh awaiting orders while potential homeward moves loom. Governors and generals cited with praise as letters of support arrive from Concordia College and other sources.

Raleigh N. C Military Department Governor Bickett Goldsboro Royster Laurence W. Young Bickett New York Herald Concordia College Stone

Brotherhood Chiefs Who Lead The Fight In Cleveland

In Cleveland headquarters the four railway brotherhood leaders shape negotiations over feared traffic shutdowns. Warren Stone heads locomotive engineers and Austin Garretson leads conductors but is ill. L. E. Sheppard acts as acting president amid current talks.

Cleveland Ohio Great Brotherhood Warren 8. Stone International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Stone Iowa Washington Academy Western College Rocky Island Ile Arthur Industrial Peace Commission Austin B. Garretson Order of Railway Conductors of America Garretson Des Moines Osceola Southern Order of Federal Commission of Industrial Relations National Civic Federation Brotherhoods Conductors’ Organization L. E. Sheppard

Keen Shopper Saves Cents on Special Sals

A woman spots a sale sign across the room and buys six packages to save money. She shares humorous details of the event while her friend emphasizes thrift and sharp observation. The narrator reflects on personal attentiveness after witnessing the scene.

National Guard Honor Event Set in Washington

Washington citizens plan a public reception in Convention Hall to honor the District of Columbia National Guard recently returned from the Mexican border service. A parade down Pennsylvania Avenue will feature the militiamen with expected attendance by President Wilson, Secretary Baker, and other notables.

National Guard Washington District of Columbia Convention Hall Wilson Baker Pennsylvania Avenue

Iowa D A R Convention Opens in Des Moines

Des Moines hosts one of the largest gatherings of women at the Iowa D A R annual convention. Delegates from all state chapters attend the opening session as three days of meetings and entertainments are planned.

Iowa Des Moines Iowa Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Pardons, deaths, and college scandal echo in Raleigh

Senator Frank Gough wins a pardon as Governor Bickett frees Gus Hunt for manslaughter in an accident claim and grants others including a Transylvania liquor case and a teen burglar. Mrs. Moncure dies suddenly in Raleigh as Agromeck scandal photos spark campus debate. Also notes state charters and a Georgia requisition for a wanted man.

Raleigh N. C Frank Gough Robeson Bickett General Assembly Senate Hunt T. Pierce Jackson Transylvania County Geo. Hamilton Wake County Horace Dowell

Fights Tonight Feature Gibbons Levin Flynn Devere Egan O Dowd

Tommy Gibbons faces Battling Levin in a 10 round bout at St Paul. Jim Flynn meets Bob Devere over 10 rounds in New York City. Joe Egan battles Mike O Dowd in a 12 round main event at Boston.

Tommy Gibbons Battling Levinsky St. Paul Jim Flynn Bob Devere New York City Joe Egan Mike O'Dowd Boston

Rheuma Promises Quick Relief From Rheumatism

An advertisement claims Rheuma ends rheumatic pain in days with one half teaspoon daily. It touts rapid, harmless relief and a money back guarantee if poisons aren’t driven from the body. Available from R. R. Bellamy or any druggist for 60 cents.

R. R. Bellamy Ady

Tabor Graded School Plans Historic Commencement

Special to The Dispatch Tabor N C March 2 The Tabor Graded School commencement is billed as the biggest event in the school history with two noted Southern educators on the program Beginning Thursday April 5 the gym program features bar work horse work mat work rolls dives and stunts The nine graduates will hear from Dr William Spencer Currell president of the University of South Carolina and Dr W T LaPrade of Trinity College Durham The program includes a county trip to Whiteville and music and literary address with medals awarded for top pieces</S>

Tabor, N. C Tabor Graded School Whiteville N. C Lorena Newton Currell W. T. LaPrade Trinity College Durham LaPrade Ada Graham Willie Wright Jessie Purvis Retha Ward Eva Mills Maud Wright Edna White Dewey Bell James McGougan Juanita Newton W. J. Justus Dewey Bel Gaston Bruton Henry Hickman Dewey Adderson Herbert Bruton Alice Carmichael Rosabelle Pridgen The Floyd Literary Society

Usual fifty cent coal cut not to be made

New York report says near fifty cent a ton coal price reduction will not occur on April 1. Large operators allied with antis may resist and any cut could be limited to twenty five cents. Eight to nine dollar coal is forecast for New Yorkers this summer. Dealers prepare for federal trials on indictments charging price conspiracy.

United Press New York Antis

National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Convention Opens in Pittsburgh

The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association opens its IS annual convention in Pittsburgh with nearly 500 wholesalers from points east of the Mississippi in attendance. Topics include railroad conditions for lumber, credit terms, and lumber grades as key discussion points.

Pittsburgh National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association Ith Mississippi River

Public invited to attend each and all of the events

The notice invites the public to attend the scheduled events in full. Details on venues dates and times are not provided in readable text.

Miners Demand 10 Percent Wage Increase In Ohio

Ohio coal miners press for a ten percent wage hike as talks with operators resume in Columbus on March 2. They base demand on rising cost of living and coal prices.

Columbus Ohio Oper Ors

Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts Health Notice

An advertisement claims meat causes kidney trouble and urges Jad Salts as a remedy. It describes back pain, headaches, digestive issues, and urinary irritation improving after taking four Jad Salts daily in water. The product is said to flush kidneys and prevent disease.

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