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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
4
The Wilmington 1916 column mixes subscription notes with blunt political sketches. It notes figures on rates, mentions Charles Evans Hughes and Wilson, hints at the status of the election, and comments on Rankin as the first woman in Congress with a whisk of humor about a toothpaste advertisement featuring her teeth.
The speaker questions Chairman Willcox’s hopes for an error or fear of a last minute manipulation in remaining California election sheets. If a change appears, the public will likely assume the latter scenario.
The piece argues the push to end the electoral college is widespread and potentially powerful across the nation. It cites Republican and nonpartisan critics like The Sun and The World, notes past failures of the system, and recalls John Fiske’s warning about indirect elections.
Atlantic Coast Line directors restore the old seven percent dividend and President Kenly reports higher earnings, signaling confidence in continued prosperity rather than fear of postwar disaster. The road’s strength and prudent management are highlighted as evidence.
The article notes wage increases by several mills and a 10 percent pay raise at United States Steel Corporation after Woodrow Wilson's re election. It states such signs do not indicate disaster and recalls past public reactions to pre election industry slowdowns. It concludes Republicans exploit the situation as a bad bargain that still benefits them.
The piece argues cattle expansion benefits city consumers with lower prices and boosts merchants. farmers should promote packing houses to create strong markets. It mentions Wilmington's empty jail as proof of lawfulness and stable progress, citing the New Bern Sun Journal praise of public order.
The Sunday School Association of North Carolina selects D H Howes Jr of Wilmington as vice president noting his earnest work and contagious enthusiasm. Cotton prices rise with expectations reaching toward 25 cents per pound amid steady gains.
Our Daily Birthday Party lists Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich born 38 years ago in Russia along with Frederich von Bernhardt born 67 years ago in Pietrograd. It also notes U.S. congressmen John N. Gardner of Texas 47 years old, Ernest W. Roberts of Massachusetts 53, Rev. Edmund T. Shanahan of Boston 48, and actress Ethel Levely born in San Francisco 36.
Plaintiff Mary Onjgow Fe David Livingstone Montgomery Living stone Berry Livingstone Virginia Moore Armand Charles Moore Joretet Moore and Rosanna Moore sue the named defendants in a civil action. The defendants are required to appear and defend as directed by the court in the pending case.
Prices for turkeys range from sixteen to twenty cents a pound on foot and twenty five cents dressed, signaling many households will skip the national bird on November 30. Even in some towns dressed birds have stayed above twenty five cents for years, with thirty cent per pound seeming unlikely this year.
Atlantic Coast Line offers excursion tickets for Thanksgiving day football at Richmond. Tickets valid Nov 29 for all trains and those arriving by 2 10 P M Nov 30 priced at 7 dollars 20 cents from Wilmington with return by Dec 2. Schedules include depart Wilmington 3 40 A M 8 00 A M 6 45 P M and arrive Richmond 2 10 P M 7 45 P M 5 05 A M.
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