Germany and U S agree on reparations limits
The State Department released memoranda between German Foreign Minister Walter Simons and U S officials. Simons said Germany must pay reparations to the limit of its ability and proposed unbiased expert review. Secretary Hughes welcomed Germany's wish to pay and affirmed U S and Allied support for reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
State Department
Loring Diesel
Berlin
Walter Simons
Germany
Hughes
Harding to push Knox peace resolution next week
President Harding is understood to have approved immediate introduction of the Knox peace resolution when Congress convenes. Final decision not reached, but Republicans indicated plans to press for adoption and aim for progress toward a world peace program within about three months. Advisors expect the pending resolution to influence other powers.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Mr. Harding
Robbery On Charlotte Trolley Targets Elder Samuel McMillen
Elder Samuel McMillen, a Primitive Baptist minister, was robbed of 105 dollars yesterday afternoon while riding a crowded Seversville trolley in Independence Square Charlotte. Two men snatched the cash from his pockets as witnesses, including the motorman and several women, looked on. Police conducted an unsuccessful search for the robbers. McMillen returned to High Point this morning.
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Samuel McMillon
East Green Street
Charlotte
High Point
Independence Square
McMillen
Seversville
Millon
Harding Confer With Labor Leaders On Railways
President Harding summoned B M Jewell head of the railway department AFL and A B Garretson head of the order of railway conductors for talks on wages and broader railway rehabilitation. Other labor leaders and managers may be invited later.
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Washington
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
A. B. Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
Harding
Mississippi
Brandon
Miss
Sandy Thompson
B. E. Dobson
Here
Lockport
One Use For Water
Martins Ferry Ohio April 4 officials blame private distillers for water loss at night as pumping station struggles to keep the reservoir full. Distillers reportedly run water through stills from ten to twelve hours overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Chamber of Commerce set to launch High Point active membership drive
At the annual board meeting the High Point chamber of commerce unanimously approved an active membership campaign for April 7 and 8 with a goal of 400 members. Dues are 25 dollars for supporting members, with contributing members welcome at a minimum of 5 dollars.
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Chamber of Commerce
High Point
State Highway Commission
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Wilson Opens a Law Office Here
E. E. Wilson, a long-time High Point resident, has opened a law office at 505 Bank of Commerce building. He has taught at Mechanicsville graded school this past year and earned his law degree from Wake Forest College.
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E. E. Wilson
High Point
Bank of Commerce
Wilson
Mechanicsville
Wake’ Forest College
Lloyd George to the Front Again in Britain Crisis
The April London firestorm over the coal strike dominates discussions as Lloyd George returns from Chequers to frame government policy in the Commons. In Washington, southern bankers and officials back a plan to export south farm products to relieve declining prices, with Governor Harding urging renewed business confidence.
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England
Isle
Lloyd George
London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Mgr
Liocyd George
House of Commons
Chequers Court
Washington
South
War Finance Corporation
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Canvassers to banquet for Methodist Protestant college drive
Canvassers and campaign leaders, aiming to raise about 100000 dollars for a Methodist Protestant college in High Point, will dine with Dr. J. T. Burrus at the Commercial Club tonight at 6 30. Plans to invite the committee to visit High Point and discuss a future meeting will be set forth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Burrus
Methodist Protestant College
High Point
J. T. Burrus
Commercial Club
Hardware Company Has No Receiver
Greensboro attorneys Cook and Smith petitioned for a receiver for the Ejecto File company on behalf of the National Machine and Electric and High Point Hardware companies at High Point. Alfred Z. Smith of Winston-Salem sparked local comment as citizens feared receivership while officials faced calls. The petition was for the hardware firm and the other corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Cook and Smith
Greensboro
National Machine and Electric Company
High Point Hardware Company
High Point
Alfred Z. Smith
Winston-Salem
Hardware Company
British Strike Pressure Lifts Cotton Market Open
In New York on April 4 the cotton market opened steady with May at 11.50, July 12.08, October 12.65, December 13.00, January 18.05. A Britain strike threat, tied to coal miners, weighed on Liverpool trade and CBOT sentiment.
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New York
Liverpool
Stillman Must Pay in 30 Days
Justice Morschauser in White Plains Supreme Court ordered James S. Stillman to pay alimony and counsel fees within thirty days in the divorce suit against Anne Stillman. Referee hearings are stayed pending payment.
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White Plains
N. Y
Morschauser
Supreme Court
James 5. Stillman
New York
Anne Iy. Stillman
Southern bankers meet with War Finance on cotton aid
A committee of southern bankers conferred with War Finance Corporation directors in Washington to formulate a program of financial support for southern exports. The talks centered on aiding southern shipping and a major plan to ship one million bales of American cotton to Germany and Belgium.
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Washington
Southern
War Finance Corporation
Finance Corporation
Germany
Belgium
Y W C A Board Meeting Highlights Community Roles
A YWCA board session at the Y hut featured Jane Skinner reviewing the YWCA’s community role. Reports show active committees planning home nursing and millinery classes, an inter denominational Bible class, new girls clubs, and growing leadership in recreation, music, and club work.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Y Hut
Jane Skinner
Religious Education Committee
W. Co. A
Owen
Friends’ Church
Association
High Point
Agreement Made To Slay Woman
Basle Switzerland April 4 two men who agreed with a woman to kill her were summoned to criminal court by the woman for taking her money and not finishing the job. Robbery was charged by the plaintiff and the men received prison terms. The woman faces trial for attempted self murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Switzerland
Rockefeller Counsel Starr Murphy Dies in Florida
Starr J. Murphy, counsel for the Rockefeller Foundation and legal advisor to John D. Rockefeller Sr., died in a Daytona hospital after a brief illness. The body will be shipped to Montclair, New Jersey, for interment.
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Rockefeller
Daytona
Fla
Starr J. Murphy
Rockefeller Foundation
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Montclair
New Jersey
High Point Voters Approve City Charter Change
High Point voters approve a charter amendment to place city schools under a elected board and give residents a voice in nominating mayor and ward council candidates. City Attorney Dr. Dred Peacock notes the May 6, 1919 vote carried 423 to 126 and explains legal steps and relevant statutes.
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High Point
Dred Peacock
Peacock
Secretary of State
Guilford County
City of
Pierre's Furniture Makers Arrive for High Point Exhibition
Local baseball fans anticipate a Friday showdown as Pierre's Furniture Makers arrive with new players to prepare at Welch field. Scouts from the Philadelphia club, including Tom Turner, assess prospects while Cy Williams and F J Courtney join the team. Pierre plans practice and a possible game to sharpen the squad ahead of the Buffaloes encounter.
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Bill Pierre
Husky
High Point
Welch Field
The
Buffaloes
F. J. Courtney
Philadelphia
Cy Williams
Stoney Point
Harper
Elkin
Pierre
Buffalo Club
Watts Appointment Sparks Democratic Split Rumor
Raleigh April 4 Appointing Col A D Watts of Statesville as revenue and taxation head over Maxwell is seen as a widening inter party rift for the North Carolina Democrats ahead of the next general election. The governor says he can win any Senate race if he runs.
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Raleigh
A. D. Watts
Statesville
Allen J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Friends of
Maxwell
Watts
Morrison
United States Senate
Senate
State Insurance Department
Wade
Insurance Department
State Department of Insurance
Thirty Three Die In Mexican National Railway Collision
At Villa Garcia between Parrdon and Monterey a freight and a passenger train collided. Thirty three people were killed in the crash with Victor Villareal named as the only identified victim, a Piedra Negras mayoral candidate.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Mexican National Railway
Villa Garcia
Parrdon
Monterey
Victor Villareal
Piedra Negras
Negroes Seek Federal Probe Urged Before Harding
James W Johnson, secretary of the NAACP, urged President Harding to back a Justice Department probe into alleged negro peonage in Jasper County Georgia and other southern areas. He also asked the president to push for legislation at the upcoming special session to stop lynching.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Jasper County
Georgia
South
Harding
James W Tohnson
New York
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People
Johnson
Congress
New Minister Is Heard by Crowds
Rev. C. V. Brooks recently of Red Springs preached two sermons to large congregations at West End Baptist church in High Point. He now resides at 210 Best Street, former home of J. H. Shields, who moved to Charlotte to become superintendent of a knitting mill. Brooks’s telephone is 7346.
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C. V. Brooks
Red Springs
High Point
West End Baptist Church
Mr. Brooks
Best Street
J. H. Shields
Charlotte
Ankle Target Practice Sparks High School Complaints
Huntington West Virginia April 4 high school girls complain to officials after boys used rubber bands to shoot pins at their ankles through silk stockings after discarding woolen hose.
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Huntington
W. Va
County Commission to Meet Tomorrow in Guilford
Greensboro County officials plan sessions tomorrow to hear taxpayers and review road matters. High Point citizens are expected to appear, with a probable appointment to the highway commission to replace J. Milwood Cox who resigned to join the state highway.
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Brown
Greensboro
Ftomorrow
Guilford
High Point Cdtisens
High Point
Highway Commission
Suuseeed J. Miwood Cox
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