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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1917
Page
4
The notice notes Liberty bonds have no tax on principal and tax only on interest above five thousand dollars. It suggests buying bonds is a government loan with a ready market and potential for returning money anytime. It also mentions political remarks about Heflin and a Russellville murder mystery linked to jealousy.
The Kaiser’s maps of Europe, drawn over three years, are now useless. The Columbia State frets over Camp Jackson’s large number of black soldiers and argues there is no danger of race clash, though worries persist.
Vice President Marshall says the people have sung the Star Spangled Banner and waved flags long enough and should demonstrate patriotism by helping the government buy Liberty bonds through practical support and purchases.
The article notes rapid Russian crises overlapping with slow U S coverage. It cites submarine losses, calls for harsh anti spying measures, and praises the Associated Press ball game news reach. It credits J T unge as a key Dispatch receiver for timely world news delivery.
A newspaper editorial attacks White House picketing as a nuisance and calls for harsher penalties on the women involved. It praises leaders who reject the tactic and anticipates universal suffrage in North Carolina through calm, dignified campaigning led by both women leaders and supportive men.
The President used a pocket veto to prevent a government test of the Giraossian device, leaving Congress adjourned and the bill to die in his hands. The ten day rule explains why the measure failed to become law. reasons for the choice remain undisclosed by President Wilson.
The senator refuses to resign while facing intense public contempt, signaling he would avoid returning to the Senate chamber if he grasped the depth of the people’s disapproval.
The New Bern Sun Journal released a 44 page Saturday edition described as a mammoth fair and trade issue. The paper is praised for its style, presentation, and editing, with readers noting it would rival a much larger city.
An editorial excerpt notes strong Republican backing for war policies from ex presidents Roosevelt Taft and Hughes and warns against local politicians exploiting the war to score points. The piece argues Republicans broadly back the administration while criticizing self serving critics and mentions a Greenville News report on a bail hearing.
Foreign Secretary Kuehlmann tries to placate all factions in Germany by signaling support for peace while insisting Germany must name terms. Centrist and Pan German leaders push cautious unity, while extreme factions hope for exhausted Allies to yield better terms. A reckoning is foretold for leaders.
Uruguay declares it will sever friendly relations with Germany over neutrality principles amid the fighting in France, saying it cannot remain neutral when those principles are at stake.
A telegram from Lieut. Cliff Mc Leod in France reports he arrived safely and is well. He left for France over three weeks ago and is the first Red Springs soldier to reach the war area.
Fayetteville Observer notes Swift and Co started the bond drive by subscribing for 1.5 million dollars of Liberty bonds. Greensboro Daily News highlights cultural reflections and a Japanese view of U S military potential and rapid war financing, suggesting implications for Pacific possessions.
The Greensboro Record criticizes socialism as a utopian dream drawn from Bellamy Looking Backward. It argues socialism arises only from personal failure to gain capital or as a pretense by grafters seeking advancement, dismissing its practicality.
The article asserts Bernstorff as German ambassador ran a spy system from Washington. It claims he funded spy work in France and tried to influence Congress with covert money. It also suggests Secretary Lansing may hold more proof, broadening American awareness.
The piece notes Holland faces American embargo effects as Dutch ships wait for permission to sail. It explains the Netherlands seeks U S supplies to relay to Germany for coal, and predicts strong pressure from halting shipments to neutral countries will quickly bite. The author expects continued tension in embargo actions alongside ongoing wartime battles.
Wilmington and New Hanover officials impose a forty two day muzzle period on dogs running at large starting in October. The piece questions the rationale, condemns cruelty, and critiques public fear and racial/class bias surrounding the health measure.
Rev Taian Uye no of the Sodo sect returned to Japan after building the first Japanese temple in South America in Peru. He arrived in 1903 with 1,000 emigrants to spread Buddhism and founded Jianji Great Mercy temple and a primary school. He faced persecution and near arson during construction, but relations with locals have since improved.
Fort Wayne prepares to host the annual convention of the Indiana State Federation of Women's Clubs later this month.
Mrs Oelrichs, a leading New York society figure, is credited with earning 20 million dollars in two years while competing with America's sharpest financiers.
Distinctive features of treating Riggs disease with pyorigg are described. The ad claims rapid arrest of the disease and restoration of gum color, reduction of inflammation, tightening of loose teeth, and cessation of gum bleeding. Sold as a medicated massage ointment for one dollar at best drug stores including Jarman & Futrell in Wilmington.
Dr Ray Adams at the state hospital notes an insane man who always carries a small notebook in his vest. For months the doctor pressed him to reveal its use, and the man finally explained he writes down good things doctors do for him but has not yet written anything. Monroe Journal.
Sheriff D B Safford with Deputies Phipps Hobbs and Caffey seized a 35 gallon copper still and 40 feet of worm in Sumner township near Asheboro. They destroyed 300 gallons of beer and recovered four gallons of singlings, 18 empty jugs and two coats. The plant was operating at noon. two white men fled, one losing a shoe and coat.
A young white man, claiming to be C. E. Spence from Raleigh, was arrested for false pretenses and larceny. He allegedly presented at Gorman and Gentry’s warehouse, sought a check for tobacco, cashing it at the National Bank. In jail he admitted his name and said he came to aid a woman who had preceded him to Greenville.
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