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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1917

Page

2

Victoria Presents Told at Twilight With Baby Marie Osborne

The Victoria screens the Pathe production Told at Twilight featuring Baby Marie Osborne in the lead with Harry Pollard and an all star cast. It arrives after a delayed release and is now in the film vault ready for Saturday showings for both children and adults. Next week brings Womanhood the Glory the Nation with Peggy Hyland in a Red Cross nurse role during a church bombardment sequence.

Victoria Pathe Baby Marie Osborne Fand Harry Pollard Commodore J. Stuart Blackton the Victoria Peggy Hyland Vitagraph Red Cross

Margarita Fischer Stars In The Butterfly Girl At The Grand

Tomorrow the Grand screens The Butterfly Girl featuring Margarita Fischer in a leading role. The piece promises to showcase her beauty and talents, continuing the theater’s run of popular photoplay productions.

Margaret Fisher Margarita Fischer the Grand Miss Fischer Fischer

Fate of Carolina League to be decided today

Durham N C May 18 Associated Press President W G Bramham of the North Carolina Base Ball League schedules a directors meeting in Greensboro to decide the league s fate Prospects for continuation look brighter after Bramham received applications for admission from Rocky Mount and Lynchburg from the disbanded Virginia League If the league continues Raleigh may seek relief and its franchise could transfer to a Virginia League club

Associated Press Durham N. C W.G. Bramham North Carolina Greensboro Bramham Rocky Mount Lynchburg Raleigh

College Fraternity Honors British War Mission Members

Washington notes honor for British Foreign Secretary James Balfour and eleven university members of the British war mission who received honorary Phi Beta Kappa membership at the mission headquarters. Balfour spoke on shared language and ideals and a crisis greater than 1776, while President Grosvenor highlighted closer intellectual ties between American and British scholarship.

Associated Press Washington America James Balfour Spring: Rice War Mission Phi Beta Kappa Mr. Balfour Great Britain United States Edwin A. Grosvenor

Middle States Track Meet Opens At Lehigh University

The Middle States Intercollegiate Athletic Association holds its annual track and field championships in South Bethlehem on May 19. NYU Swarthmore Dickinson Lafayette and other prominent colleges are expected to send top athletes to compete for team honors despite some members no longer active.

South Bethlehem Middle States Intercollegiate Athletic Association Lehigh University New York University Swarthmore Dickinson LaFayette

National League Baseball Scores Highlight East Rivalries

Chicago faced Philadelphia in a tense NL clash while Pittsburgh played New York Cincinnati met Boston St Louis visited Brooklyn. Early results showed tight games and key performances shaping the standings.

National League Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Brooklyn All Clear

Baseball Weather Report for Five Games

In the American League forecast, Boston visits Chicago under cloudy skies while Washington plays in St Louis with rain. Philadelphia travels to Cleveland in clear weather and New York meets Detroit in clear conditions.

Boston Chicago Washington St. Louis Philadelphia Cleveland New York Detroit

Southern League matchups list for Friday night

Atlanta visits Birmingham while Nashville plays Chattanooga Memphis travels to Mobile New Orleans heads to Little Rock in four regional games.

Baseball Scores From Yesterday's Games

Yesterday's results include Chicago defeating Boston 2 to 1 in Boston and Brooklyn beating Cincinnati 13 to 10. New York routed St Louis 10 to 2, while Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh and Cincinnati posted a different score.

Boston Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati New York St. Louis

Great praise for good medicine Swamp Root ad notice

A 1916 testimonial from Meigs Drug Store Centerville Alabama lauds Dr Kilmer Swamp Root praising its benefits with no criticisms. It urges readers to mail ten cents for a sample and booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes bottles available at drug stores.

Dr. Kilmer Meigs Drug Store Centerville Ala Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y Wilmington Dispatch Seale

Baseball Scores From Evening Games Across Cities

In Chicago Philadelphia lost 0 to 7, Detroit fell 2 to Washington 4, Cleveland beat Boston 7 to 1, and St Louis edged New York 8 to 7 in a night of striking outcomes.

Standing of the Clubs

The column shows standings with teams like New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, Detroit, and Philadelphia, listing games won and lost along with win percentages. The fragment indicates uneven records and a mix of abbreviations and possible errors, reflecting a midseason standings snapshot from a sports page.

Pet Boson Cuabies New York Chicagro Cleveland Washington Detroit Philadelphia

North Carolina League Scores From Durham and Greensboro

In a North Carolina League update Durham defeated Winston-Salem 1 to 0 while Greensboro triumphed over Raleigh 8 to 3 highlighting regional action and standings.

North Carolina League Durham Winston-Salem Greensboro Raleigh

Unclear scoreline ties in early league play

Fragmented results show Charlotte 7 Asheville in the International League while Buffalo and Providence play unclear games Rochester hosts Hartoire and Toronto faces Richmond with Montreal facing Newark in incomplete notices.

International League Buffalo Providence Rochester Hartiore Toronto Richmond Montreal Newark

American Association Scores Reported Across Cities

At Milwaukee 8 and Indianapolis . at Kansas City 11 and Toledo 8. At Minneapolis 4 and Louisville . at St. Louis 6 and Columbus 5. A compact tally of results across multiple American Association sites.

American Association Milwaukee Indianapolis Kansas City Toledo Minneapolis Louisville St. Louis Columbus

Baseball scores from Southern Association games

In Birmingham Atlanta defeated Mobile 7 to 4 while Memphis edged Birmingham 6. At Chattanooga Nashville beat Little Rock 4 to 5 and New Orleans outcome is not fully shown.

Southern Association Birmingham Atlanti Mobile Memphis Chattanooga Nashville Little Rock New Orleans

South Atlantic League scores from three games

In Jacksonville the Sounds defeated Macon 4 to 1. Columbus beat Augusta 8 to 5. Charleston and Columbia were tied 3 to 3 after nine innings due to darkness.

South Atlantic League Jacksonville Macon Columbus Augusta Charleston Columbia

You Need Not Suffer From Catarrh

An advertisement states catarrh is a blood infection and claims Swift’s Specific 8.5S will cleanse the blood to relieve dripping throat nasal sores and bad breath. It notes the product was discovered over fifty years ago and invites inquiries to the Swift Building Atlanta Georgia.

The Swift Specific Co Medical Department Swift Specific Co Atlanta

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