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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1916
Page
4
The column lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday papers, with various durations and delivery options. It also includes miscellaneous political and current events commentary, references to figures like Hughes and Lodge, and remarks on international topics and wartime sentiment.
The DuPont Powder Company and the Pennsylvania railroad are accused of pressuring employees to back Charles Evans Hughes. The piece argues such tactics threaten democratic rights and calls for public sentiment to resist fear, intimidation, and corporate influence in the election.
The Webb Kenyon act validity case in the U S Supreme Court was postponed to hear a similar case concurrently. The delay aims to resolve whether states may regulate liquor shipments and how that affects the push for a national constitutional prohibition amendment. The column notes a state rights dilemma in challenging a federal law.
The speaker argues prices threaten ordinary people and urges an embargo on certain goods to shield the nation. He insists the measure is not unneutral but a protective act to keep life necessities from being shipped abroad for others to accumulate wealth. Money alone cannot sustain life.
The Bladen Journal urges unity in support of the Wilmington corn show highlighting that local appreciation and cooperation boost its success. It notes the show as a lasting regional event to spur healthy rivalry after county and community fairs.
The Brunswick county maiden fair, to be held in Bolivia, is praised as a major event expected to showcase Brunswick’s fertility, grazing land, and the Southport harbor. The piece urges home enthusiasm to attract outside capital and notes Wilmington interest due to connections with county natives.
A political editorial attacks both sides in the Wilson neutrality issue while praising fair play and urging support for the Democratic nominee. The piece contrasts expectations of lower Wilmington milk prices with rising costs for dairymen in Montgomery and Memphis and hint at higher prices for Charlotte milk. This is followed by a section titled This Date in History.
One hundred years ago today the presidential contest between James Monroe and Rufus King moved into its final week. The spirited campaign in Virginia and New York frames a pivotal moment as the race narrows toward the election.
L Clayton Grant is the Democratic nominee for the State Legislature from the district. He will speak at the Myrtle Grove school house in Masonboro tonight on political issues of the day. A large crowd is hoped to attend.
Our Daily Birthday lists Thomas B. Smith mayor of Philadelphia born today in Philadelphia aged 47. Warren G. Harding senator from Ohio is said to be 51. Adna W. Leonard Methodist bishop born in Cincinnati aged 42. Francis K. Brooke Episcopal bishop born Gambier Ohio aged 64. Agnew T. Dice Philadelphia and Reading Railway president born Scotland Pennsylvania aged 54. James E. Watson Indiana senator candidate born Winchester Indiana aged 52. Leslie M. Shaw former Treasury Secretary born Morristown Vermont aged 68. Frederick W. Himitt Washington and Jefferson College president born Kidderminster England aged 50. William Grant Seaman Dakota Wesleyan University president born Wakarusa Indiana aged 50.
The Rev J S Crowley has returned from Hallsboro where he preached Sunday. He will preach next Sunday at Topsail Presbyterian church.
Claiming to wash rheumatism from the system the Sivar Mineral Water is offered with a money back guarantee. It tastes fine and costs a rifle, with Wilmington delivery through Elvington's Pharmacy at 2nd and Princess Streets.
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