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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
1
Consumption surged past last year with over seven million bales used nationwide. North Carolina alone reports consumption exceeding one million bales, signaling strong demand across the textile sector.
Washington reports for the year ended July 31, 1916 7 278 529 bales of cotton and 880 916 bales of linters consumed in American mills. Consumption up 14.3 percent from 1915. linters use surges 113.9 percent versus 1914 due to explosive manufacturing. Massachusetts tops burn, NC and SC follow. State spindle activity and bale counts show gains.
In Newark New Jersey on October 23 Mrs Margaret C Beuttinger a Canliswell socialite faces a first degree murder trial for the July 11 killing of her husband at the Bettlinger home Police say the defendant claimed self defense after claiming prior quarrels and an attempted strangulation by her husband leading her to shoot him five times resulting in his instant death She has been jailed since the tragedy.
Pittsburgh reports bituminous coal at 4.25 a ton, up 2.65 from normal and possibly a peak price. New York transit strike actions resume with Third Avenue elevated attacked by stones in Harlem, injuring two passengers.
Cotton prices rise on Wilmington market closing at 1814 cents per pound marking another record high as the staple continues an upward climb and draws attention to market potential.
The Wilmington Dispatch wins first prize in a Craddock-Terry Company contest for advertising a Wilmington Shoe Company ad. Judges praised design and presentation in a field with nearly one thousand competitors spanning Maine to Texas and Colorado to the Atlantic seaboard.
Oct 17 winners announced with first prize going to L W Wessell of Wilmington Shoe Co for Class B and $20 prize. J R North of Graham-Fagg Co Greenville Texas won best window award. Craddock Terry Co endorsement by R Winston Harvey notes Dispatch ads captivate readers and deliver results.
Raleigh October 23 The Central Motor Company of Charlotte with capital stock of 100000 filed application for a charter with the secretary of state. The firm plans to build repair and sell automobiles in the Queen City.
North Carolina observers report waning Republican confidence two weeks from election. Key figures like Settle Butler Meekins linger outside the state while Grissom remains to carry on. Democrats see the exodus as favorable and speculate on how lingering issues affect the government’s image.
The Tenth Judicial Court opened in Galveston on October 23 for the trial of John Copeland of Marshall charged with murdering William Black an anti Catholic lecturer in a Galveston hotel on February 3 1915.
Raleigh October 23 The State Fair has yet to finalize figures but reports indicate it was a strong showing. Thursday crowds surpassed last year while Friday receipts topped the prior Friday, and officials expect a $10,000 legislative appropriation for next year despite Republican opposition over a Wake County float controversy. Guilford County dominated prizes in red and blue ribbons and girls canning clubs, Mt Airy apples led the fruit category, and the colored fair runs Tuesday through Friday with Governor Locke Craig addressing the negro audience midweek as in previous years.
Cleveland reports the steamer Merida was lost in Friday's Lake Erie gale with a crew of 23. Seven bodies were recovered mid lake by two other steamers. no survivors are known. The disaster is tied to a quartet of lake steamer losses in the same storm, with about fifty dead.
In Marvel Alabama eighteen miners died in a Roden coal mine explosion. Eighteen bodies were recovered by rescuers, including six or seven African American workers. two men remained missing earlier but were later accounted for. The final toll showed seven Black victims among the dead.
Vienna reports government circles say the murder of Prime Minister Stuergkh is a political act that cannot change war policies. A high official tells AP the assassin acts alone and is disavowed by Socialists and the press. The city remains quiet and the crime is treated as private.
Fifty persons were killed and many injured in a rear-end crash between a freight and a passenger train near Ramos Arispe Mexico between Saltillo and Torreon reported to border authorities. The collision occurred last Friday with fatalities concentrated at the scene.
In college football North Carolina and Virginia were eliminated from the Southern race after losses by Georgia Tech to North Carolina in Atlanta and Georgia's defeat of Virginia in Charlottesville. Citadel tied Davidson 7 to 7, while Davidson earlier beat A. and M. 16 to 0. In Europe, Teutonic pressure drives Rumanians toward their last lines of resistance south of the rail line to internal Romania. Entente holds Dobrudja amid contested reports.
A Republican telegram from Frank Seiberlich of Boston defends Charles Evans Hughes against Democratic charges of a secret agreement with the American Independent's conference. Seiberlich says Hughes met the committee, made no promises, did not attack Theodore Roosevelt, and affirmed support for American rights. Willcox calls the telegram voluntary.
Wheat advanced again with a five cent gain in Chicago on October 23. The December option settled at 1.75 and May at 1.75, up from the prior finish, signaling continued strength in the grain market.
United States Steel climbed to 120 3 4 in a brisk market and topped 121 3 4 at noon, marking a new high as steel shares led the rally. Other industrials including iron and sugar, Central Leather, and midpriced rails gained 2 to 6 points.
Berlin reports the Rumanian fort Constance has fallen to German forces. The war office announced the capture on October 23, cited via London.
The Federal Farmers' Loan Board opened hearings in Richmond with agriculture banking and commerce represented. All members except Secretary McAdoo attended. Petersburg shows strong interest while Richmond backs Raleigh in supporting the Regional Reserve Bank.
St Louis Oct 23 The House of Bishops announces a standing social service committee to work with a Deputies panel. The final week opens with discussion on changing deputy representation and bishops debating whether sessions should be opened to the public.
Weather bureau reports a new storm 200 miles off the North Florida coast moving northward. Storm warnings have been ordered displayed from Fort Monroe to Charleston.
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