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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
1
A blast at One Hundred and Tenth Street station on the Iroquoian Avenue line injures the station and halts traffic for 30 minutes. No trains were near the scene, witnesses report no loiterers, and officials speculate the strike may have sparked the incident.
The North Carolina Presbyterian Synod held a morning session in Salisbury on October 25 with Dr. Gilbert Glass addressing Sunday School work. Delegates, about three hundred strong, traveled by special train to Barnum Springs Orphanage for inspection as part of a push for Christian education and foreign missions.
The Scottish Rite reunion of the Masonic order in North Carolina begins in New Bern and runs through Friday with many members and numerous candidates. A larger Mystic Shrine gathering is planned for November 22 in New Bern to install the Sudan Temple, with rail officials arranging special trains for visitors.
St. Louis October conference of Protestant Episcopal leaders reports a committee on revision of the Book of Common Prayer favored shortening five commandments by dropping the reasons but says the suggestion will not be pressed.
Chicago October 25 upward wheat prices rose more than five cents a bushel from yesterday. December delivery reached 183 3-4 cents while the prior close was 178 1-2 to 178 3-4. Buying was on an immense scale aided by drought damage in Argentina growing worse.
Berlin reports Vulcan Pass has fallen on the Transylvanian front, with the war office announcing the capture. Dobrudja pursuit of Russians and Rumanians continues as Tchernavoda falls, cutting their last railway line in the region.
Relief from the newsprint shortage may come from Western woods. Forest Service tests show good paper grades can be made from wood chips and delivered to Wisconsin mills for a small premium. Freight rates hinder shipments, but Wisconsin mills seek favorable rail rates for experimental chip trains from the West.
Chicago wholesale price of fancy flour rose to ten dollars per barrel, the highest since the Civil War. The jump amounts to thirty cents in just two days, signaling a sharp uptick in grain markets.
Clarence F. Hall, once Will Black’s business agent, testifies as the trial of John Copeland resumes in Marshall Texas. Hall described the shooting aftermath and his remark that he regretted not killing everyone in Black’s party.
Washington bids opened for four battleships and twenty destroyers reveal rising structural material costs. Fore River and Cramp present price based and cost plus proposals, with government to decide on material labor adjustments and contractor profits after full review by navy committee.
Columbia S C Oct 25 The state presents claims for a new farm loan bank to be organized under the Rural Credits Act at an all day Federal Board session. Columbia and Greenville are named as cities involved.
Y M C A secretaries Mr Burt S Fenn of Foochow China and Mr Harry W White of South India did not speak at the Chamber of Commerce today as planned. They will address the Y M C A this evening on the Far East commercial relations. The talks are not religious and should attract a larger audience at night.
Long Branch reports President Wilson departed at noon for Cincinnati where he will deliver three speeches the following day.
Atlanta Oct 25 Georgia School of Technology leads Southern colleges in football scoring with 302 points in four games. Sewanee and Vanderbilt follow with 230 and 208 points respectively. Vanderbilt and Auburn have not allowed any points. North Carolina has 26.
Washington reports General Carranza launches a new military push in northern Chihuahua as Pershing relays that de facto troops move from Parral toward Villistas. No definite details on recent skirmishes near San Ysabel are available.
General Trevino commander of the Chihuahua garrison has ordered residents to leave the city. The warning was relayed to army headquarters from General Bell in El Paso. General Trevino's wife was among refugees arriving at El Paso.
Charlotte dealers warn the city will be entirely out of sugar within two days unless deliveries resume. A local distributor linked to a South chain said retailers have limited housewives and hotels for two days and that similar shortages affect most stores in his company across southern cities.
Washington reports a general low mood over the West Indies and Caribbean with a main storm center south of Jamaica and a secondary center causing strong winds in the South Atlantic. Storm warnings extend from Savannah to Jacksonville.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York appeals a ruling over premiums on $25,000 in policies held by J Sanford Patterson of Leaksville North Carolina. Patterson claimed the company refused payment after misrepresentation about illness and doctors. The Supreme Court review focuses on whether misrepresentation voids the policy and the case hinges on a complex health history. The trial included a dramatic demonstration with a skeletal model and medical experts. The lower court credited Patterson for premiums while the company contested most legal points of law.
Joe Webb an Asheville electrician died after leaning on a post with a charged wire at Spray Woolen Mills. John Smith a local resident was seriously injured when he tried to free Webb as the current hurled him onto the wire. Webb's body was taken to Asheville for burial.
Winnipeg Manitoba October 2 The threatened strike of conductors and trainmen of the Canadian Pacific ordered for tonight has been called off following a conference between employees and road officials.
The French hold ground north of Verdun after repelling German counterattacks aimed at recapturing the Haudremont quarries and the Damloup battery. Fort Douaumont’s garrison is captured. Fort Vaux remains German held as French lines advance. Rain hampers Somme operations while Balkan maneuvers extend an Entente front. Russian losses cited at 1,797,522 since June 1.
In Durham North Carolina a newspaper man found a decomposed mouse in a Coca Cola bottle. The city Milk and Meat Inspector issued warrants for the bottling plant manager. he appeared before the Recorder, was fined 30 dollars plus costs, appealed, and was bound over on a 100 dollar bond. Police reported the plant sanitary, with dispute over how the mouse entered the bottle.
London reports via Exchange Telegraph from Christiania that German submarines have sunk five additional Norwegian steamships.
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