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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
3
Fragmentary weather note reports sunrise and sunset times and a water level observation for Cape Fear River near a North Carolina location at 8 a.m. The text is garbled with unreadable fragments and unclear details.
The Women’s Trade Union League backs creating a Labor Department division to be led by women. A 1918 bill faced House and Senate delays and internal opposition but gained endorsement from Secretary Wilson who says women could better study work and industry.
In France on Sept 7 Canadian troops in khaki played baseball in a Belgian pasture after enduring the worst shelling on the British front near Verdun and Ypres. Officers recall dawn to 1:30 pm June 2 as German and British guns roared, trenches filled with water and sandbags, and a Canadian retreat ended as German infantry charges pressed the line.
A rattlesnake with eight rattles and a button was killed Thursday morning in Meares and Tenth streets by A. W. Covington, a colored insurance agent passing by. News notes a recent increase in local snake casualties and puzzled experts on the species abundance.
The note hints that Hughes avoids asserting a pledge to replace Democrats with Republicans if elected. The quoted line suggests political ambiguity and suspicion about party shifts, reflecting a charged editorial stance in Buffalo coverage.
Joseph R. Cornell, 40, owner of Ye Old Inn in Pennington New Jersey, shot himself late Tuesday night. His resort relied on Trenton automobile parties and Billy Sunday campaign traffic, but holiday business was poor and he was despondent.
The Atlantic Coast Line announces excursion fares to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Boston via Norfolk with routes through Asheville Waynesville Lake Toxaway Brevard Hendersonville Saluda Tryon and Savannah. Tickets available daily until Sept 20 with return by Oct 31 varying by city and event. Includes grouped rates for Memphis Cleveland Washington Chattanooga and other points with several national events and reduced party fares.
A concise discussion of infantile paralysis poliomyelitis outlines its history, transmission, and nervous system damage. It stresses isolation, hygiene, vaccination of household items, and reliance on a family physician to avoid sensational cures and quack advice. The article also warns about disease carriers and abortive cases, and reassures readers about epidemic risks with proper precautions.
Two young women died in New York after leaping from high windows Tuesday. Irene Landis, 24, of Far Rockaway, jumped from the 13th floor of the Ansonia on Broadway and Seventy fourth street, narrowly missing workmen. Anna Kruetty, 22, a Riviera Apartments nursemaid, leaped from an 11th floor bathroom window at Riverside Drive, struck an iron railing, and died instantly. Landis leaves a five year old daughter Irene. her husband Abraham Landis is a Central Belting salesman. Anna’s death follows reports she was grieving her mother’s recent death in Hungary and alleged theft suspicions at Riviera.
Mr. Fred W. Gerken, secretary and treasurer, announced Tag Day winners for the Robert Strange playground fund. Frederick Hintz won $2 prize with $20.83 raised, Marlin Creasy won $1 with $17.40, Grace LaSalle earned $16.72 for third. A club meeting at 803 Ann Street featured Mrs B A Thees praising the workers.
Scotland adopts mechanical potato planters to improve harvest efficiency. The shift aims to boost yields amid wartime labor pressures and transport constraints.
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