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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
4
The paper lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions and carrier delivery options. A brief war note discusses Charles XII of Sweden and Belgium’s civilian governor, praised for humane treatment, and comments on his dismissal as obvious.
The annual dinner for survivors of Company C, 20th North Carolina Regiment, C. S. A. from Duplin County was held recently. Six of the original thirteen members attended, underscoring that only a few years remain before none of the old men in grey are left.
A drafted man seeking exemption for wartime service cites wife and child to support. His father-in-law interrupts, saying he supported the wife years before and can again while the son-in-law is away if it benefits the country. The exemption claim is withdrawn.
Mill News reports Pelzer SC hosts about six thousand residents with twenty one hundred mill workers. The town cites compulsory free schooling, qualified teachers including eight college graduates, and active mill owner investment in education and family welfare.
Editorial urges swift conference committee agreement on a wartime tax bill. It argues Congress should pass a bill raising funds now even if imperfect, praising Democratic leaders for diligent, sincere efforts to lighten the burden on the public while placing heavier costs where most bearable.
A Chicago sentencing note recalls the 1886 anarchists ruling that individuals are responsible for the natural and probable consequences of their acts and that advising crime is itself a crime. It cites Supreme Court approval and warns against bands urging violent resistance to law. Recent Senate language is noted as resonant.
A 30 year old New Bern paper records a bustling waterways era with vessels like the Vesper the Kinston the Margie and the New Bern carrying cotton corn passengers and merchandise. The Rocky Mount Telegram laments the current lack of a port for Newfoundland cargo distribution and questions a proposed Eastern Carolina line amid railroad competition.
Captain J S Williams of New York lobbies to allow the ship to discharge its cargo at Wilmington. He held interviews with the manager of the American Newspaper Publishers Association but the vessel remains to be secured for Wilmington.
State news reports a man arrested in Fayetteville on charges of deserting a young bride and an old wife amid military service. The case notes possible punishment could be severe, including turning him over to wife number one.
Mr. T. M. Trogdon, government cotton grader for Robeson and surrounding counties, has his office here and has received supplies for ginners. He will send them out today and tomorrow, letting ginners begin mailing in cotton samples at once.
The New Bernian notes over $450000 on deposit in the Bank of Pamlico, a bank with only $10000 in capital. It states the bank's stock values at $300 per $100 share and highlights the county's potential wealth in the eastern part of the state.
Monday in Charlotte featured Pennsylvania troops marching through town while Wyoming and Idaho units disembarked at a noted stopping point in the United States. The Southern depot area resembled a country at war with another nation, reflecting tense scenes.
At nine in the morning on the Stamper farm two miles from Port Mill a family tragedy occurred when eight year old Frank Stamper discharged a shotgun while attempting to unload it, killing his sister Flora Stamper about twelve. Coroner McManus from Rock Hill impaneled a jury which found the facts as stated.
A Black suspect has allegedly conducted a prolific forgery scheme in Greensboro over nearly three weeks, cashing or obtaining goods on about a dozen checks. The forger allegedly signed as wealthy locals, and police hold several forged papers. A handwriting expert agrees a single writer produced the forgeries.
Berlin report based on census shows about 1,200 Americans in Germany as of March 1. Since Germany severed relations, 470 have departed to home or neutral countries. Current numbers likely around 700, with Berlin housing about half. Americans face same police rules and neutral travel limits. frontier crossing permits issued by order, with a three to four week wait.
The Associated Press reports Senator Saulsbury has introduced a joint resolution to amend the constitution to stop attaching riders to bills. The measure limits each bill or joint resolution to a single subject, except appropriations for public purchases, with the subject stated in the title.
A prominent hair specialist warns that dandruff causes baldness by clogging scalp pores and starving hair roots. The remedy urged is Parisian sage to kill dandruff germs and restore healthy growth.
A long promotional piece touts organic iron product Nuxated Iron as a remedy to anemia and fatigue. Endorsed by doctors including Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques and Dr. James Louis Beyea, it claims dramatic gains in strength and endurance within weeks and offers money-back guarantees. Jarman & Futrelle distribute the product locally.
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