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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1916
Page
4
A collage of campaign notes and political jabs referencing Wilson Roosevelt Hughes and Cuba. Cartoonish lines poke at Democrats and Republicans while urging readers to subscribe and follow election results in The Dispatch.
A political exhortation urges every voter to perform their duty by voting for the Democratic cause tomorrow. It praises Woodrow Wilson and warns against Wall Street money aimed at unhorsing the party, urging all Democrats in New Hanover county to go to the polls and cast their ballots.
The editorial urges North Carolina voters to consider and ratify four proposed constitutional amendments tomorrow. It notes bipartisan support and argues amendments improve government machinery and state progress, urging every voter to participate and vote for ratification.
The article argues that Wilson will remain president until next March regardless of Tuesday’s verdict. It warns opponents against reckless glee and urges Democrats to block rancor while outlining Wilson's potential to shape policy, pursue trade and diplomacy, and influence war decisions during the four‑month window.
The Wil mington Dispatch urges Democrats to push the gospel of Democratic doctrine and the Wilson record to rally support. It credits President Wilson with strengthening the cause through a Chicago visit and calls for persistent, extensive campaigning until November 7. It warns Republicans push hard as the crisis intensifies.
A Fayetteville Observer item notes the Wilmington Dispatch charges that war proves the hellish cost of war and questions supporting the Republican ticket. The commentary criticizes party rhetoric seen as vote getting and mocks lengthy political speeches and grind without real reader engagement.
Dr George Stuart, pastor of Birmingham Alabama's leading Methodist church, will give a platform lecture titled Lopsided Folks next Tuesday night at the Boys' Brigade Armory. The talk starts at 8 o'clock and aims to draw a good crowd despite election night. Tickets are fifty cents through the Fifth Avenue Epworth League.
Public auction will sell the lot in Wilmington at the courthouse door on November 27 1916 at noon for cash. The sale is set under a mortgage from Walter H Swenson and wife to the North Carolina Home Building Association recorded in New Hanover County Book 82 page 567. The parcel lies along Magnolia and Dock streets and includes parts of Lots 2 and 3 Block.
A list marking anniversaries of notable figures born today. Allan L. Benson in Plainwell Michigan 45 years ago. Grand Duke Nicholas W Nicholaie vitch born in Petrograd 60 years ago. Herbert L. Samuel of Liverpool 46. John Philip Sousa born in Washington DC 62. Abe Bailey Cape Colony 52. Ignace Paderewski Polish pianist born in Russian Poland 56. Thomas W. Gregory Crawfordville Mississippi 55. Ernest Hopkins born in Dunbarton New Hampshire 39.
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