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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1916

Page

2

Karolyi Advocates Democracy Based on Universal Ballot

Count Michael Karolyi, heir to the Conservative High Agrarians, breaks with old allies to push Hungary toward a democratic reorganization. He cites experiences in the United States, urges universal suffrage, and opposes Count Tisza while forming a radical new independent party. He argues for full democracy and national equality within a postwar Hungary.

Budapest Hungary Michael Karolyi Tiza Associated Press America United States France Karolyi Alexander Karolyi Balkan States Agrarians Justh Russia Jeo Count Tisza Serbia Tisza Independent Party Count Karolyn Paprika Conser Eo Vo Agrarians Front Haddad Germany Karolyi Party Karolyi Folowers

His Great Scheme: Phonograph to Solve Crowded Car

A Washington Star humor item notes a street railway man boasting a plan to install phonographs in every car playing The Star Spangled Banner to force standing passengers. The quip mocks crowded transit and patriotic pageantry.

The Washington Star

A Flight of Imagination

Uncle Bill Bottletop declares he will vote for Prohibition and hopes their movement wins. He warns that if they gain power they may align with special interests, as other parties have done in the past.

Prohibition Bill Bottletop

Tanlac Credited With Restoring Health By Wilmington Merchant

WS. T. Shepard, proprietor of Ninth and Market streets grocery, says Tanlac relieved long standing stomach trouble after twelve years of failed treatments. He reports improved heart symptoms, less nervousness, and weight gain after three bottles with plans for a full six bottle course. Tanlac is stocked at Bellamy Drug Store and other North Carolina outlets.

WS. T. Shep Aril Market Streets Wamingtes Tanlac Hettie

Murdered Rhode Island Judge Still A Mystery

A year after Judge Willis S. Knowles was shot in broad daylight near his Johns town summer home, Rhode Island investigators have found no clue to the assassin or motive. The bachelor judge was linked to three women who believed they owned his heart, but details fail to clear the case or reveal a single suspect.

Providence Willis S. Knowles Rhode Island Johnstown Knowles

Municipal League Convention Opens in Newark

The League of American Municipalities begins its annual convention in Newark with several hundred delegates from major cities attending. Topics include public health education city planning electoral reform and municipal finances. The sessions run through Saturday when officers are elected and the next convention city chosen.

Municipal League Newark N. J The League of American Municipalities

Detroit Will Funds Parenthood School For Girls

Mrs. Kizzie Merrill Palmer leaves a fortune exceeding one million dollars to establish and maintain the Merrill Palmer Motherhood and Home Training School in Detroit or Greenfield Township. The will states the aim to train girls and women for wifehood and motherhood, with rules set by the estate administrators.

Detroit Mich Michigan Kizzie Merrill Palmer Palmer United States Thomas W. Palmer Greenfield Township Merrill-Palmer Motherhood and Home Training School

A Fair Question About Our Navy

An 1870s Louisville Courier Journal item notes a public dispute over whether the nation has a navy. The Admiral asserts existence while a politician denies it, provoking readers to determine what a navy looks like.

Louisville Couyier. Journal

Ivy Service Commission Meeting Notice

There will be a meeting of the Ivy Service Commission in City Utah on Wednesday September 1 at o'clock p.m. Applicants for positions in the Police or Fire Departments must be present for examination by order of the Chairman Thomas D Maartes Clerk.

Ivy Service Commission Utah Police Thos. D. Maartes

Dreaming of a humming bird and a country life in a city store

Jacqueline juggles dream imagery with a rush to work at Barclay's department store. She encounters Nip Schindler and a tall, earnest young man on a crowded car ride and later hopes to reunite with Aunt Barbie while navigating job pressure and a lace request from Medora Dodson. The day threads between bustling shop life and pursuit of a country escape with Aunt Barbie, amid conversations about apartment plans and a lost mother.

Jacqueline Barbie Barclay's Department Store Nip Schindler Mashmeyer’s Nip Frank Nip Stindler Megiect Maschmeyer Joe Mill Darley Mill Darleys Nip Shindler Esquire Aunt Barbie Toby Wallace Medora Dodson Jac Medora Bree

Jacqueline Helps Stranger Borrow a Nickel

Jacqueline helps a wary young man by lending him a nickel to reach Madam Dupuy's, and he promises to repay it that evening. The scene shifts to Jacqueline returning home with a warm welcome from Aunt Barbie and Aunt Dorcas, revealing family ties and an upcoming country life.

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Independent W. T. Shepard Taniac Wilmington Bellamy Drug Acme Burgaw C. L. Halstead Southport Watson's Pharmacy Rocky Point A. N. Rhodes & Co Supply G. W. Kirby New Bern Bradham Drug Co Magnolia W. L. Southall Faison Faison Drug C O Pembroke Valier Walter Corbett Co Wilmington Eee Civil Service Commission Eckman Harriet Whitney Durbin Grand Jacquéline Mother Acqueline Dorcas Mallard Cliff Bridge St. Louis Dorcas Therise Dupuy Daddy Barclay’s Salelay’s Clyde Jcqueline Aunt Dorcas Madam Dupuy Darlin Vor Cas
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