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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
4
A 1916 Wilmington issue features satirical, opinionated jingles and column nuggets about Wilson, Hughes, and party dynamics. It includes playful quips on bread prices, aviators, and Balkan conflicts while musing on romance and society.
A Peoria man claimed to have word of a great armored car used by the British calling it an American tanker. He hinted Hughes might be arriving soon to hear tales, aiming to beat him with sensational stories.
Rev Dr John Jeter Hurt of First Baptist leads new monthly Wilmington meetings to uplift civic welfare. The inaugural speaker is Hon Franklin D Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, invited to inaugurate the series.
A Norfolk to Wilmington trunk seizure of a young teacher bound for a New Hanover rural school drew criticism of search and seizure practices. The Charlotte Observer urges system reform to prevent humiliation and proposes strengthening laws or ending prohibition, noting prior police diligence against real criminals.
A report claiming issues with Mr Bickett's voice is corrected as he spoke for nearly three hours at Taylorsville, indicating the session proceeded without the purported problem.
A correspondent likens Cameron Morrison in action to Billy Sunday and notes talk of a possible future governor bid, suggesting he may have to grin and bear it.
The Brunswick Light Vessel off the Georgia coast will switch from a fixed white light to a group of flashing white lights with 700 candlepower. The group will flash every 20 seconds and become effective around December 1. The bulletin, issued by the Commissioner of Lighthouses, serves mariners.
The piece argues that plutocrats steer policy for profit, not principle, with Republicans backing current gains. It contrasts historical arbitration debates under Roosevelt and Wilson, citing editorials from The Sun, World, and other papers. It notes divisions over mine arbitration and railway issues, and ends noting NY voters choosing Calder over Bacon to avoid embarrassment for Hughes.
The piece argues Robert Bacon likely won the New York Republican senatorial nomination, with Calder expected to land the plum. It notes Bacon’s Roosevelt-aligned lead, Calder’s neutrality stance on German issue, and the impact on Hughes and Whitman allies, questioning where progressives fit.
North Carolina will observe National Tuberculosis Week December 3 to 10 through the Tuberculosis Bureau led by Dr. L B McBrayer. The program seeks church, school and public health group involvement with three feature days including National Medical Examination Day, Children’s Health Crusade Day, and Tuberculosis Sunday with church services and sermons.
The Board of Elections fixes precincts and polling locations for the November 1 1916 general election. Registrars and judges are appointed for each ward including First Ward Engine House Fourth and Campbell and Second Ward Court House down stairs alongside numerous sites such as Giblem Lodge Mills Stables and Shepard's Store. Chairman J. W. Woodward announces appointments for all polling sites and officials.
The Bladen Journal praises four fall community fairs and a Wilmington Fair exhibit as a sign of regional progress. It urges residents of Bladen Brunswick Columbus Duplin Onslow and nearby counties to learn their home resources and promote local growth for attracting buyers and new residents. The piece lauds the Wilmington corn show as a lasting, profitable memory and a strong community spur.
The American Institute of Mining Engineers in Globe Arizona examined flotation as a budding method to aid U S mining interests. Delegates from major metal firms urged further research into flotation agents and funds, noting promising oils tested for use in the process. R C Palmer Glenn L Allen and O C Ralston presented oil value findings amid field visits to Old Dominion Copper Co and its reduction works.
The Forest Service estimates more than 70 billion board feet of timber on Alaska’s two great National Forests. It expects annual growth to yield pulpwood sufficient to produce about three thousand tons of wood pulp daily.
Serbian gunners in new uniforms and shell-proof helmets hold a rocky pass near a mountain crest firing at Bulgars from 600 yards away. A prone positioner feeds a machine gun as Serbians press their drive toward Monastir and gain ground in Macedonia.
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