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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
6
Visitors mingle with locals as families travel for visits and recitals. Invitations go out for James Walker Hospital Nurses graduation with a May 11 1918 date and a Grace Methodist Sunday school children’s day program is set for morning services.
Former President Taft arrives in Greensboro and declares the central question for Americans is winning the war. He argues rapid government coordination of all activities is essential to victory and predicts the war may last three to five more years, with man power supremacy as the decisive factor.
Former President William H. Taft, who spoke at a Liberty Loan meeting in Elizabeth City, subscribed for another $50 bond, matching President Wilson. He arrived in Raleigh today and had breakfast with friends before heading to Greensboro for a Liberty Loan speech tonight.
Governor Davis among leaders asked to donate shirt tails for kitchen aprons to aid the Red Cross. Des Moines editor notes proceeds go to charity while mixing up addresses to Westmoreland Davis and Henry Carter Stuart. Many notices follow: 30th anniversary of St Paul Archdiocese, a Boston wedding of Thorndike Hamlen, and Ex Empress Eugenie turning 92.
In a rallying call the speaker urges mobilizing every national resource to the limit. The message frames a total war mindset and urges production, manpower, and support across sectors to maximize effort. Officials appeal for unity and perseverance.
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