Big Bond Rally Tonight On Main Street
A mass meeting supporting the bond issue is set for 8 p m on Main Street in front of the old Manufacturers club building. Springfield band to perform with Dr J T Burrus C C Robbins and others as speakers. Five hundred to a thousand residents expected.
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Main Street
Springfield
Manufacturers’ Club
At & O
Bonds
J. T. Burrus
Cc. C. Robbins
Kimrey’s
Washington Street
T. W. Albertson
W. H. Dugdale
John W. Walker
Robertson's
East Green Street
Julius Smith
Virgil Idol
B. & Gator
J. E. Kirkman
Evans
Mangum Avenue
C. C
Robbins
Burrus and
Coe
R. B. Terry
Burrus
Brockett
Mr. Robbins
E. D. Steele
Mr. Steele
Dr. Burrus
Troops Ordered to Border Increase by War Department
Twenty five thousand more state troops were ordered to the border today by the war department. All Kentucky Ohio and Vermont units were directed to move and commanders told to ensure troops are well equipped.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Kentucky
Ohio
Vermont
North Carolina Troops Ready to Entrain at Camp Glenn
Raleigh Aug 12 no instructions had been received to order North Carolina troops to the border. Officials said troops at Camp Glenn were ready to entrain and would move at once if orders came, not a surprise to officials.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Adjutant General’s Office
North Carolina
Camp Glenn
Increase in Deaths and Cases in Infantile Paralysis
New York health department bulletin reports 42 child deaths and 167 new cases in the 24 hours ending 10 am. Since June the epidemic has infected 6,46? children and killed 1,371.
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Associated Press
New York
Bulletin
The
Health Department
Record Rainfall at Alta Pass Sets US Limit
Rainfall of 22.22 inches at Alta Pass in Mitchell county during 24 hours to 2 p m July 16 is believed to be a new US record, surpassing Alexandria Louisiana which had 21.4 inches. Mitchell county suffered severe flood damage with 11 deaths reported at Alta Pass.
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Alta Pass
Raleigh
Mitchell County
United States
Lee Benson
Weather Bureau
Record rainfall in North Carolina surpasses 1886 Alexandria event
Washington weather officials confirmed Alta Pass as recording the greatest rainfall in any 24 hours prior to the July storm. The prior record stood at 21.4 inches in Alexandria, La., June 15-16, 1886.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Alta Pass
North Crolina
Alexandria
Germans and Russians shell and surge on multiple fronts
German efforts to halt Allied advances on the Somme met limited success as heavy attacks failed to break lines north of Pozieres. In Galicia, Russian forces seized Stanislau near Lemberg and advanced along the Sereth river, taking Monasterzyska and other positions south of Brody, while crossing the Korpicz river near Buczacz.
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Somme
Allied War Office
Hemwoods
la Maissonette
Pozueres
London
Galicia
Lemberg
Stanislau
Sereth
Zlota Lipa
Brody
Monasterzyska
Petrograd
Korpicz
Buczacz
Teutons
Halich
Eens
Gliadka
Voroblevsk
New Loan Reported For Britain At 25 Million
Financial circles anticipate an official announcement within a fortnight of a new two year loan to Great Britain totaling 25 million dollars at 5 percent interest. The issue may be backed by American foreign securities firms and backed by deposits from various government bonds and corporate securities. Principal and interest would be paid in gold in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Great Britain
American Foreign Securities Company
France
Fair Weather Forecast For Coming Week Across Regions
Washington reports generally fair weather with temperatures near seasonal average for the southeastern states. Mid Atlantic expects moderate temperatures with local thunder showers toward week’s end.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Special Meeting of State Bankers Called
Henderson NC August 12 A special meeting of the North Carolina Bankers Association is called to meet in Raleigh next Wednesday to discuss the check clearing system and a proposal by Postmaster General Burleson allowing the post office to handle the business under certain conditions by Secretary W A Hunt secretary of the organization acting under President Blakely of Monroe
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Henderson
N. C
North Carolina Bankers’ Association
Raleigh
Burleson
W. A. Hunt
Blakely
Monroe
Weather Forecast: Fair Tonight and Sunday
Generally fair conditions persist with light west winds. Expect clear to partly cloudy skies tonight fading into Sunday with mild temperatures and pleasant outdoor conditions.
Whether Nation-Wide Strike Is Called Or Averted
New York August 12 The U S mediation board says mediators failed to win arbitration from railroad brotherhoods. Chiefs and delegates meet again tomorrow at 10 am to learn if railroads will accept arbitration. A B Garrettson says the proposal was general and lacks specifics.
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Brotherhood
A. B. Garrettson
Conductors’ Brotherhood
Garrettson
Non-Brotherhood Men Present Petitions For Protection
Washington reports 6000 unorganized employees of the North Carolina and St Louis railroad presented a petition to President Wilson urging Congress to pass measures protecting unorganized workers from a potential strike by Brotherhood members. R T Frazier of Nashville delivered the petition and said no further petitions would be collected. The document asks for legislative action to safeguard interstate commerce from a shutdown caused by self interested actions and favors arbitration to settle railway-employe disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
North Carolina and
Humane Society Offers Cruelty Prevention Tips
The High Point Humane Society cites Boston authorities and major cities urging owners to stop horses from being overloaded during hot weather. The society will monitor for cruelty and report violations to owners, with legal action possible if notified cruelty continues. Contact 105. L. B. Williams.
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High Point Humane Society
Boston
Druys
Call
L. B. Williams
Hot Weather Advice for Animal Protection
Load lightly and drive slowly. Stop in shade when possible. Water horses often and in small quantities while working. Water after hay at night. Watch for signs of heat stroke such as stopped sweating, rapid breathing, or legs braced sideways and seek aid immediately.
Fatal street car wreck shocks Johnstown area
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports a fatal street car crash at Echo ten miles away. Between ten and fifteen people died and about forty were injured in the disaster occurring today.
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Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Echo
Death of Thomas Jefferson Yontz infant in Winston
The eight day old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Yontz died at the city hospital Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from complications of weakness. Funeral services are at Vogler's funeral parlors Friday at 9:30 conducted by Rev. J. T. Byerly. Interment in Woodland cemetery follows.
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Winston Journal
Thomas Jefferson
R. H. Yontz
City Hospital
Vogler
J. T. Byerly
Woodland Cemetery
Mediation Efforts Fail. New Arbitration Considered
The United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation failed to settle the railroads and 400000 workers dispute. Mediators proposed a new arbitration form and began executive-session talks with brotherhood chiefs and delegates shortly after 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Board of Mediation
Brotherhoods
President Wilson to Confer With Both Sides in Rail Strike
President Wilson sent word to mediators that he would like to consult with representatives of both railroad management and 400000 employees before any final break. He communicated by telegraph with the federal board of mediation and urged that a strike be averted and asked to be informed if a strike seemed imminent.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Board of Mediation
Telegraph
Husband Given Three Months On The Roads For Wife Beating
Dave Evans a white man was convicted in municipal court of wife beating and sentenced to three months on the roads. Judge Dalton credited four eyewitnesses over Evans and his wife who described a severe domestic fight with multiple blows. Evans appealed to the Superior court.
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Dave Evans
Juixige Dalton
Evans
Will Llewellen
T. C. Millikin
French Vessel Off Florida Coast Quarantine Flag Raised
A four funnelled French warship crossed the bar at Pensacola and hoisted the quarantine flag requesting a Marine Hospital Service representative. The ship then reduced speed to near stationary as it entered the harbor.
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Pensacola
Fla
Marine Hospital Service
Destruction of Seized Liquor Continues in Picard
In Picard Alabama on August 12 the destruction of liquor seized in recent raids proceeded despite ongoing court complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picard, Ala
Plan Celebration Guilford's Good Roads Day
The Greensboro High Point counties plan a county wide event to celebrate the opening of the High Point Greensboro highway. The committee set Guilford's Good Roads Day for September 6 at the fair grounds and appointed entertainment publicity speakers marshals and finance chairs. The group met for two hours and will reconvene next Friday to firm up plans.
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High Point
Greensboro
Commercial Club
Guilford
Fair Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
Afernoon
W. C. Boren
J. C. Forester
C. C. Hudson
J. R. Oettinger
J. W. Harriss
W. C. Jones
R. B Terry
Forester
Hudson
Garland Daniel
M. Robins
Steve C. Clark
High Point Publicity
Godby
Greensboro Daily News
Rawley
The
High Point Enterprise
Edistor Stamey
High Point Review
Fairbrother
Greensboro Record
Underwood
Greensboro Patriot
Gibsonville News
Forester and Clark
J. Elwood Cox
A. L. Brooks
High Point End
C. W. Gold
E. P. Wharton
R. D. Douglas
J. R. Ooettinger
A. R High
Fred N. Tate
J. E. Marsh
Sam L. Davis
Geo. T. Wood
E. W. Freeze
Famous Shreveport Rate Case Decided by Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the class rates and some commodity rates between Shreveport Louisiana and eastern Texas as unreasonable and prejudicial to Shreveport and ordered them re adjusted. This marks the culmination of the celebrated Shreveport rate case.
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Shreveport
Associated Press
Washington
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dover Port Bombing Reported In Air Raid
London reports two German sea planes carried out an afternoon air raid on the British naval port of Dover. Four bombs were dropped and one officer with six sailors were slightly injured while material damage was minimal.
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London
Dover
Resignation of High Point health officer Mrs Soyars
Mrs R C Soyars resigns as health officer of High Point effective September 1 after ten months in office. She handed her notice to City Manager Lyon and the council will discuss it at the next regular meeting. The public learns of the surprise move and honors her ten months of earnest service toward a healthier city.
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R. C. Soyars
High Point
Lyon
Sovars
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Springfield Band
Steele
Hoods
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Humane Society
Mrs. Yontz
Florida Coast
Lford County
Port OF
Soyars
Cers
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