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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
3
Rotterdam host describes fortified Belgian coast with barbed wire trenches, long guns, and bomb proof underground dwellings. He notes ongoing shelling, urban ruins at Middelkerke, Westende, and Zeebrugge, with inhabitants living in dugouts and a Peace Tavern wall spared.
Washington reports relief as mediation is accepted in the threatened strike of 400000 railroad workers. Secretary Wilson and the mediation board travel to New York with White House guidance to avert a walkout, the president ready to use any authority to force agreement, and hopeful that past success signals a settlement without a strike.
An official statement says heavy damage was inflicted by bombs dropped from Zeppelin airships in the raid over England on Tuesday night, as reported from Berlin via London.
Rotterdam reports a ship broker warns the Dutch export law hurts Holland shipyards. He says foreign orders have shifted to the United States, endangering 16,000 workers as Dutch firms demand export freedom unless the state needs the ships. The petition seeks amendments to allow exports unless completion would threaten state tonnage needs.
Denver August assembly of the Progressive party weighs disbanding or naming a third state ticket. The state central committee opposes endorsing Hughes and adopts a plan allowing independence nationally. Attendance lags the predicted 455 delegates, with many former Progressives rejoining the Republican fold. Clarence P. Dodge is mentioned as a possible Progressive governor candidate.
Chicago, Aug. 11. Skirt styles shift twelve times a year with one month per season. Garment manufacturers at the fall show in Bismarck gardens explain today that the rapid changes outpace expectations, with garments from browns and greens in plaid now to uncertain designs next month. The season favors longer, fuller skirts and draped tunic effects.
Colorado Springs August 11 delegates at a National Woman's party conference received a circular urging passage of the Susan B Anthony amendment. The message warned that failure would mean voting against Democratic candidates in November unless the amendment is enacted, asserting it proves the party's commitment to women's enfranchisement.
Twenty five men are needed to labor on a sewer line in the southeastern part of the city. Wage is 1.50 dollars per day. Apply in person at the works ready to go to bunk. Contacts: A Lyon City Manager and J G Ryan Superintendent Construction.
A fragment promotes a rub for back pain and neuralgia suggesting relief from rheumatic discomfort. It mentions a remedy but lacks clear product name or sponsoring organization. The text is incomplete and provides limited verifiable details.
Congress faces a likely extended session as Republicans push to pass immigration reform while Democrats seek to avoid it. Secretary Baker pledges swift use of a $540,000 flood relief fund for western North Carolina and orders top army engineers to assist Governor Craig’s Raleigh committee.
Colorado Springs conference of the national executive committee aims to force a constitutional vote on women’s suffrage. Leaders from 12 states vow 4,000,000 votes will swing to whichever party backs the amendment, with Anne Martin presiding and speakers Maud Younger Florence Bayard Hilles William Kent and Sara Bard Field making the case.
A double christening was held in London on August 10 for two baby girls named Rosa Dardanella and Lille Louvain. The ceremony drew families and local residents to mark the wartime arrival with a formal naming event.
The Carolina and Yadkin River Railroad Company announces a timetable in effect October 1, 1915. The schedule lists expected train arrivals and departures at listed stations but notes that these times are not guaranteed and subject to change.
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