28 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
1
Athens reports that King Constantine decided this morning to declare war on Bulgaria after a cabinet meeting. The move follows ongoing tensions as Greece weighs mobilization and notes potential actions toward Bulgaria.
Paris notes ongoing infantry clashes with no new evidence of Somme attacks. French push near Peronne signal rapid enemy movement. Verdun sees renewed German assault east of the Meuse repulsed. Russians renew southern offensives in Volhynia Galicia, repelled by Austro German forces. Bulgar detachments resist Entente near Vardar. Bulgarian strike on Florina reported by French. Reichstag opens in Berlin with peace talk expectations. British gains claimed north of Somme near Eaucourt Labcave and Ranecourt while German trenches near Thiepval and Ancre areas are disputed.
Manila September 28. In line with the insular government's plan to boost Philippine tobacco production a tobacco testing station will be established in the Cagayan valley, the center of the islands' tobacco industry. This is one of several steps following A B Powell, chief clerk of the internal revenue bureau, being sent to the United States to launch an advertising campaign to lift Philippine cigar sales at home.
Greensboro Pa Sept 28 Joseph Heintzelman a Beggaley miner widens his jaw for the first time in six years after typhoid fever left him unable to eat solid food. The jaw lock had confined him to liquids. now he can bite and chew again, bringing relief and relief to his family.
Berlin reports German aviators dropped bombs on Bucharest and fires continue to rage in several parts of the Romanian capital from prior attacks.
Kansas City wires report Frank Vanderbit of New York warned at the American Bankers Association convention that the nation must not overreact to wealth. He urged preserving financial safeguards and fostering national prosperity with universal military training and broader political participation discussed by several speakers.
President Wilson outlined a two speech plan in New York State with stops in New York City and Buffalo, and a weekly Saturday address from Long Branch. Vance McCormick and Secretary Tumulty joined the conference, insisting Hughes is slipping and Wilson's stock will rise.
Charles E. B. Hughes spoke at the New Jersey State Fair in Trenton addressing an audience with former rivals for Republican offices from last Tuesday's primary. He attacked the Adamson law and the administration over tariffs, extravagance, and broken pledges.
Three women paused for a picnic along the St Joseph river four miles northwest of South Bend. The blind horse pulled their buggy into the river and swam half a mile downstream with the buggy in tow until a boy swam out, unhitched the horse, and guided it to shore. The buggy sank to the river bottom.
Kinston business leaders press for extending the Duplin county railway to Wilmington to give Duplin farms a direct North Carolina port route. After recent township bonds, the line already serves rural districts with minimal construction, boosting local commerce as the chamber of commerce campaigns to reach deep water at Wilmington.
A cable ferry has been installed across the Pee Dee river between Morven and Rockingham. It shortens the detour to Wilmington, Hamlet, and Rockingham from western North Carolina. The Morven road to the river is graded and considered one of the state’s best, expected to draw motorists to this route in large numbers.
Renewed efforts aimed to extend a general strike by all unions to back street railway workers demands. Estimates show 12,000 tunnel workers preparing to quit with police doubting evidence of a citywide stoppage. Unions representing 164,000 workers to vote on the strike amid conflicting reports of quit numbers.
Hon Hallett S Ward, a prominent Democratic speaker, will address the public at the Court House in Burgaw Friday night per a message from T D Warren of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Large crowd expected. Ward's reputation precedes him. Also noted, a seven foot alligator was captured nearby, bellowing to reveal its location before being shot. The reptile is preserved in alcohol and will be shipped to Boston.
A large honey bee swarm settled on a touring car owned by Jasper N. Weekers near Union City while the owner was away. Spectators watched as Louis A. Terrill, a bee expert, moved the bees into a hive after several people were stung. Terrill said he has captured thirteen swarms in the last two weeks.
More than 800 delegates gathered in Saratoga Springs New York for the Republican State convention to be permanently organized and hear a speech by temporary chairman former Judge Nathan Miller. Committees were appointed to draft the platform with aims to conclude business in the evening to allow Charles E Hughes to speak.
Wake County Republicans faced a crowd shortage for Frank Linney's rally after the big auditorium was unavailable on rally day. They sought alternative spaces like the courthouse and Academy of Music but faced capacity limits and competing events.
The United States coast guard cutter Seminole was hauled out on the Wilmington Iron Works marine railway on Hayles Island to have its hull scraped and painted ahead of its annual winter cruise of the North Carolina coast. While the Seminole is on the ways it is relieved by the cutter Tampa at Charleston station. The Seminole will remain on the ways for several days.
Prince George of Greece, brother to King Constantine, who had been in London representing the gospel court’s views, received a telegram ordering his return to Athens. The recall comes as tensions rise in Greece and relations with London are in focus.
New York notes the four leading NL clubs chasing the pennant. Brooklyn and Philadelphia meet in Philadelphia in a three game series, Boston faces the Giants in a five game set, while Brooklyn trails by 1½ games and Boston by 3½. In the American League Boston leads Chicago by three and Detroit by 4½.
A Columbia conference of Master Bakers discussing rising bread costs drew sixteen participants with Wilmington absent. A published handout outlines deliveries at 4 1 2 and 7 1 2 cents to cities, and retail prices of 6 and 10 cents per loaf, claiming the 10 cent loaf offers savings in manufacture and wrapping with improved quality.
Paris Sept 28 British surgeons have treated 16 000 cases and performed 463 operations on civilian patients in the zones of their armies in France since the war began. They fought epidemics and vaccinated inhabitants against typhoid while establishing hospitals for children and tending civilians wounded by shell fire.
La Crosse Wis Sept 23 Mrs Walter Davies near McGregor found a large black snake curled in a poultry nest. The snake was killed and a white china nest egg was found in its stomach proving the egg was laid in the nest by China Egg Fooled Snakes.
AP reports after a two day battle in France five villages and 50 000 prisoners were taken. A British armored motor car tank advanced alone toward Berlin but its gasoline failed and Germans swarmed it. British infantry rushed to rescue the stranded machine amid heavy gun fire and cheers.
Berlin reports no official confirmation of the merchant submarine Bremen's arrival at New London Conn but owners and public expect telegram news of a convoy tug's departure to be followed by word of the Bremen's successful voyage. London reports a third German commercial submarine ready to sail within a month.
An exchange reveals strain as a parent calls a family member a gimp, signaling sharpened temper and troubled relations within the home. The dialogue centers on disrespectful language and the impact on family dynamics.
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