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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1916
Page
4
A Wilmington 1916 newspaper column juggles subscription notices and price notes while lampooning campaign talk. It riffs on weather, coal prices, women voters, and Republican optimism with satirical quips about Hughes Roosevelt Taft and Wilson, ending with references to Roosevelt’s big stick and the dinner pail policy.
The piece argues Republicans recruit speakers from North Carolina to bolster campaigns in states they can win. It notes North Carolina has strong campaigners but a poor chance to carry the state, so focus shifts to winnable states. It urges Democrats to likewise target key states and ensure voters understand President Wilson’s positions.
Telegraphic quotes Ameri can Ambassador Sharp in Paris stating that western forces are deadlocked. He says Germans cannot reach Paris, Anglo French assaults have not broke lines, and a peace outcome hinges on prolonged exhaustion and British sea dominance influencing possible negotiations.
The piece critiques a Northern State speech attempting to win Jewish votes by invoking Justice Hughes on the Leo M. Frank case. It notes the hypocrisy of appealing to ethnicity and contrasts with Wilson’s support for Jewish citizens, Brandeis’s nomination, and Taft’s opposition to Brandeis.
The New York World argues for a Wilson landslide, not merely a victory, as a sign of strong American support for the President and a display of the country’s determined spirit in backing his policies.
The New York Herald is cited as anti Wilson yet notes labor backs Wilson and business leans Hughes. The piece argues Federal Reserve protections favor Democrats and warns against a return to Republican rule with risks of war and economic chaos. It praises The Dispatch's Wootton for ad contest success.
Allied fleet bombarded Bulgarian towns on the Aegean. Greece rejected Britain’s Cyprus offer. German central government assumed control of food supplies. German cruiser Prinz Adalbert reported torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine in the Baltic. Italian offensive maintained along the line.
A roundup notes several figures born on this date. George A. Carlson of Colorado and Alma Iowa, William J. Spillman the Missouri agricultural expert, Rt Reverend Frederick F. Reese of Savannah, and Bishop William Burt of Cornwall England are all ages listed. Henry D. Estabrook, Alden New York lawyer, and Ugh C. Bedient, former Red Sox pitcher, are also noted.
Health officials warn scarlet fever endangers many sections of the state with rising severe cases and deaths in 1915. The disease often leads to nephritis, deafness, heart and kidney damage, and even mild cases can be fatal, spreading through careless care of infectious patients.
Dr. T B Carroll meat and milk inspector returns from the annual convention of the National Meat and Milk Inspectors Association held in Springfield Massachusetts detailing industry updates and professional discussions.
The renowned French tragedienne Sarah Bernhardt, born in Paris, is touring America at age 72 as part of a stage engagement while Herbert Quick serves as director of the United States Farm Loan Board.
W A Hilderbrand of the Greensboro Daily News believes Hughes will win, though leaders on both sides are uncertain due to new issues. He argues Republicans may reunite in normally GOP states, easing Wilson hopes, noting Cleveland’s double election and large vote in a year he wasn’t elected.
The Columbia Record presents a voluminous textile issue highlighting extensive mental and mechanical labor, praised as one of the best advertisers and boosters for South Carolina's textile industry. The paper expresses pride in its work and hopes other South Carolinians share this pride.
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