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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
3
Rome March 21 Pope Benedict delivers Easter message to the United States via Associated Press calling for peace amid global hatred. He urges a peace founded on justice, reverence for God, and humane unity under religion to foster a nobler civilization.
London reports two Roman Catholic priests executed for espionage. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam cites eight other priests sentenced to hard labor for life in Brussels for espionage.
Washington March 23 Alabama joined states with completed quotas of Reg ular Army enlistments. Seven Alabama recruits reported by the War Department bureau raise the state total to 4277, just one more than the required 4276. Louisiana trails, lacking 99 men of its 1712 assigned quota.
Sixty-two members of the Bolshevik crew of the Russian steamship Omsk were ordered held for the May term in Norfolk federal court by Commissioner Percy S. Stephenson. They face charges of port regulation violations interference with foreign relations and neutrality. Bond set at 200 each.
Pittsburgh boxing fans expect a dazzling jab and duck display as Tom Gibbons and Harry Greb meet in Smoketown on April 1. The bout promises fast action and local excitement for fight fans.
Agents of the Department of Justice detain the Baroness Despenta Davidovitch Storch along with Baron de Beville Comte Robert de Clairmont and Mrs. Elizabeth Charlotte Nix for deportation proceedings.
Federal agents plan to begin eradication of cattle ticks in Craven and adjoining counties on April 1 amid farmer opposition. Norfolk Southern Railway assures ample freight cars for trucking season. Teachers index three thousand exemption questionnaires. Seed dealers stock ample seed for gardens. Craven canning clubs expect record preservation of vegetables. Newsome family interment in Oriental announced.
The eleventh annual women's national indoor championship tournament begins Monday at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Anticipation rises as reigning champion Miss Rolla Bjurstedt and Norway’s rising star Mrs Johan Rogge join the field for singles and doubles.
Nashville observers report that March 23 was proclaimed as Tri-State War Savings Rally Day in Arkansas Mississippi and Tennessee. Governors of the three states urged thrift meetings in cities towns and rural centers to observe the day.
Salisbury N C March 23 County Jailor Dudley Click was over powered by six prisoners who escaped after wounding him with a gunshot fired from his own pistol. Two prisoners were recaptured with one shot in the arm. posses search for the remaining escapees.
New York reports reassure public circus fans that freight congestion will not halt tours. The Barnum and Bailey show opens at Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon with a three week run in the Garden and a Brookline engagement before touring across more than half the states.
The Red Sox meet the Dodgers this afternoon to dedicate the first army cantonment baseball park near Camp Pike. The facility, built by Bob Allen a former National League shortstop and Little Rock Southern League owner, sits beside the camp housing over 25 000 soldiers.
The United Kingdom moves to daylight saving tonight at midnight, extending summer time by five weeks through September 29. The schedule runs across London and all regions, aligning with the earlier time adjustments and lengthening evening daylight.
In Pinehurst North Carolina on March 23 a field of 70 players began the qualifying round for the sixteenth annual United North and South championship tournament for women. Players will qualify in eights on the championship course.
At Raleigh North Carolina A and E College defeated Oak Ridge 4 to 3 in a close NCA E match. Oak Ridge fought back with late innings but could not overcome the hosts.
New York reports Liberty bonds led a week of stock dealings with 1 to nearly 2 percent gains while other bonds and stocks showed little net change. Treasury plans third issue terms, banks ease on call loans, and trade reviews look encouraging as spring business picks up. Johnny Dundee reportedly profited greatly from the boxing game, while the Scotch Cop is claimed to have earned about $36,000 annually for five years.
Following the lead of the American Association the Western League has barred the spitball and emery ball for league pitchers.
A large Ohio soldier contingent training at Camp Sheridan in Montgomery Alabama creates an informal homecoming atmosphere for the Cincinnati Reds who are practicing in the city.
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