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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
4
The article lists W. N. Keener as managing editor and J. Rawley as business manager with contact options via North States Phone Call No. 12 and a Bell Telephone connection.
August 5 1916 report warns a national railway strike by 400000 workers may erupt Monday or Tuesday after a June conference failed to settle an eight hour day and overtime dispute. Vote counts show strong support for a strike if demands are denied and mediators consider arbitration to avert paralysis of commerce.
A brief note reflects on planned time away and the idea of rest. The author considers switching off work routines and seeking renewal through travel and leisure activities.
London observers report Gen Sir Douglas Haig telegrams expressing confidence in triumph and peace at a Queen's Hall gathering marking two years of war. Earl Derby presided and read Admiral Jellicoe’s parallel message. He stressed empire resolve to crush German militarism despite losses and hardship.
Norfolk Virginia league players announce a strike demanding back salaries. They claim one month of wages is overdue, manager Pressly has resigned, and they urge National Association of Minor League Baseball officials to withhold funds. Cochran, Newton and Welscher lead the claims.
The People's House Furnishing Company of High Point announces a major North Carolina furniture sale with reductions from 20 to 59 percent. A broad, high quality line is offered, urging early purchases before closing Saturday night of next week.
Danville Virginia August 5. A constable A J Tyrus of Prince George county asks Governor Stuart not to pardon Sidna Allen. Tyrus calls Arlen Allen's crime among the most heinous in the south. No official pardon movement notice received and no reply expected at this time.
In New York on Aug 5 cotton opened firm with advances of 8 to 12 points, declined to steady mid-session, with December at 14.07 and March at 14.32. August cotton closed at 13.88 and December at 14.24. Chicago wheat hit a 1916 high at open but fell back, Sept at 1.3544 to 1.36 and December around 1.39, retreating from early gains.
Roy Gray, a yellow man, and Gurley McCoy, a Black man, faced assault charges in municipal court after a knife incident deteriorated into an affray. Roy and Gurley were found guilty with Roy paying half the costs and Gurley $5 more. The dispute arose over disputes with women, described by locals as a quarrel sparked by jealousy.
An orator declares the laboring classes are the country’s backbone and a gallery attendee agrees. The exchange centers on support for broad blame and shared responsibility in the political scene.
Eugene S. Knight of Wilmington North Carolina praises Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion noting mild gentle action and pleasant laxative effect. The advertisement urges trial and states the product is obtainable everywhere.
In a domestic exchange a wife accuses John of not finding the hammer, while he insists he had it this morning. He finally produces the tool from the tool chest, resolving the quarrel.
In a terse domestic exchange Mr. Gnaggs-Oh protests his faults while Mrs. Gnaggs-Oh urges optimism despite perceived gloom. The dialogue reveals a light, characterful argument focusing on attitudes.
City of High Point North Carolina declares an August 15 1916 election to issue fifty thousand dollars in street improvement bonds. New registration books will be issued and registrars and judges appointed for four wards with polling places at Bank Back of Home Banking Co City Hall Jarrell Hotel building and the City fire station. Registration opens July 5 and closes August 5 with election results to be reported August 16 1916 at City Hall.
The picture Camp Glenn depicts life at the North Carolina training camp in Morehead City with local interest due to a piano from High Point. Scenes include troops at religious service, the testament league, fishing and swimming, officers and staff, and a soldiers’ crap game.
A boy cites a Sunday school text in a curious exchange with his mother about dessert. The dialogue suggests a humorous mishearing of a biblical phrase as the mother scolds him for defying limits and cites the lesson as context.
A vintage advert urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for summer use. It claims the preparation is worth many times its cost and almost certainly needed before summer ends, asserting no superior product exists for its intended purpose.
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