Ownership Statement for The Wilmington Dispatch 1916
Business Manager W E Lawson swears the Wilmington Dispatch is published by Dispatch Publishing Company in Wilmington North Carolina. It lists stockholders Thomas W Davis W R Cooper W E Lawson Thomas E Cooper James Owen Reilly and security holder American Bank and Trust Co trustee. Average monthly copies sold six months prior equals 3742.
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Wilmington Dispatch
Wilmington
N. c
State of North Carolina
Witz J
Dispatch Publishing Co
Jas. H. Cowan
W. E. Lawson
Wilmington N. C
Dispatch Publishing Company
Thos. W. Davis
W. BR. Cooper
Thos. E. Cooper
James Owen Reilly
American Bank and Trust Co
Jas
H. Taylor
Small Differences and Big Losses in Unity Call
A Durham audience hears Representative Claude Kitchin urge backing of President Wilson despite disputes over army and navy bills and postmaster appointments. He argues merit over demerit, cites railroads and the Great War era measures, and questions why minor disagreements should fracture unity among voters and leaders.
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Durham
Claude Kitchin
Wilson
Navy
Bill Jones
Crossroads Corner
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Taft
Bill Flynn
Boies Penrose
Bacon
Calder
George Perkins
Hughes
Giff
Pinchett
Tragic Split After Twenty Years Of Marriage In Durham
W. A. Ferrell known as Watermelon Bill and his wife divorce after twenty years of marriage and fifteen children. The separation follows a divorce suit by the wife citing years of cruelty and a long shared life ending in mutual separation. The piece reflects on enduring partnership and sorrow.
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Durham
Bill
W. A. Ferrell
White
Mr. Ferrell
Ferrell
Drafting Negro Laborers Sparks Southern Debate
A Washington dispatch cites Alabama Congressman Bent on the strain of drafting black workers in the South for cotton and tobacco farms. The piece argues that many returning Blacks from the North are financially pressed, while a minority move north seeking work agents’ promises. It also critiques Republican free speech and political trials, with commentary on O Leary and Wilson.
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Dispatch
Washington
Representative Bent
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Bent
South
Wilmington
Harmony Pictures Roosevelts Hughes and Taft Shown
A Republican committee presents photos of Roosevelt Hughes and Taft in a playful yet pointed display. A domestic scene with a cracked plate and a flat iron incident is described as more touching than political memorabilia. An aside notes New York troubles tied to cowardice and kindness. The Newports and Rhode Island are cited in market limelight with German ships.
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Republican Campaign Committee
Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft
Hubby
Wifey
Newports
Virginia
Rhode Island
Kings Mountain Battle Remembered In North Carolina
The article recalls the 1780 Kings Mountain fight led by William Campbell where Ferguson’s force was defeated, marking a turning point in the American Revolution. It notes governors of Virginia and North Carolina paying tribute and reflects on Christian ideals guiding laws amid wartime distress.
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North Carolina
Kings Mountain
Virginia
William Campbell
Ferguson
Cornwallis
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Rehder
Stanley” Manley
Norfolk
Logan and Welton
DISPATCH PUBLISHING/CO
Wilmington, N. C
MacQuoid-Miller Co. Inc
New York
Chicago
Charles Evans Hughes
Mr. Fairbanks
Mr. Hughes
Boston
Shadow Lawn
Germany
Whooomp
Arnica
Berlin
Prohis
Godwin and McCaskill
America
Mars
Vance McCormick
Jeremiah O'Leary
Mr. O'Leary
Mr. O’leary
United States
O’leary
O'Leary
North Fourth Street
Rehder’s
J-B. McCabe & CO
Certified Public
Accoun
Roon
Morchison Bank
Wilmington, N
Carlond Gibbons
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Florida
Porto Rico
Paris
Bear Produce & Merchandise CO
Audou
Staming
N. Y
Vivaudou
J. M. Solky & Co
One Price Clothiers and Furnishers
North Front Street
Thomas Grocery Company, Inc
4Th and
Campbell Sts
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