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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
1
High Point prepares for Monday August 18 as surplus food distribution begins at military depots. Postmaster J. J. Farriss will handle sales to individuals on the barred list with items including bacon, corned beef, beans, cereals, flour, milk, sugar, sausage, soups, and more at record prices.
Chicago on August 14 reports a telegram to railway shopmen officials ordering immediate action against striking members. The message warns that noncompliance could trigger expulsion from the international union and loss of negotiated benefits during resumed talks led by B. M. Jewell.
Mount Clemens Mich Aug 14 The three month Ford Chicago Tribune libel trial moves to verdict deliberations as Judge Tucker defines fair comment and anarchist terms. Jury locked up at 9 55 after hearing testimony and arguments on whether Ford was actually an anarchist or if the Tribune comments were fair.
Construction starts on the Southern Furniture Exposition building as Contractor J T Plott’s steam shovel digs the foundation for a ten story steel and concrete structure. Ten months are estimated to complete the building for the opening show.
Hugh Ferguson a Black man from Hancock was executed at the Moundsville penitentiary. The death march to the gallows featured tunes “Nearer My God to Thee” and “On the Mountain Tops With Jesus” as a phonograph played “Lord I Am Coming Home Today.” Ferguson confessed assaulting a white woman.
Several thousand railway shopmen from across the nation gathered in Chicago to vote on returning to work per President Wilson's orders. Local and international leaders split on whether to end the strike, which began August 1. Meanwhile 28,000 workers in the Chicago district asked to vote on resuming duties.
In Hartford on August 14, 12 year old Edo ward Isaacson climbed a pole bearing high tension electricity and was killed instantly. Teammate 13 year old Walter Linblad fell to the ground while trying to help and was hospitalized, with possible death from injuries. Current had to be shut off to remove the body.
A High Point water inquiry reports improved Jamestown pumping station conditions yet urges citizens to continue boiling water. Inspectors note Deep River supply remains muddy due to recent wet spells, while a new trough system reduces mud entry. Alum treatment, sourced from Greensboro, handles muddy water until a larger supply arrives.
Tokyo reports Baron Mitsui the nation's wealthiest businessman is under consideration for the U S ambassadorial appointment if named. His selection would create the world's richest ambassador.
Andrew Carnegie's funeral was held at Shadowbrook in Lenox Massachusetts with no eulogy or pallbearers reflecting his simple tastes. Clergyman Dr William Merrill led a 20 minute service before the body was moved to Hillsdale and then Sleepy Hollow for interment in a lot chosen years ago.
Washington August 14 Members of the house intervened to stop a physical clash between Texas representatives Blantern and Hardy. Blenton accused Hardy of being a Coere rubber stamp and Ebardy moved to restrain the altercation while both sides clashed briefly. In Mexico City Ramon P. Denegri, former Mexican consul general in San Francisco, was named consul-general in New York succeeding Adolfo de la Huerta, elected constitutional governor of Sonora.
Grand Rapids leads in furniture output with strong business volume despite challenges in production.
Paris August 14 The peace conference waits for Britain's decision on withdrawing troops from the Caucasus. The Allied high commissioner in Armenia telegraphed that Armenia would starve and the people be exterminated if British soldiers depart before replacements arrive. Miss Annie Beck and Miss Elsie Apple traveled to Reidsville to visit friends.
Backers push a state exhibit of North Carolina products in Madison Square Garden as a national Far East promotional plan. They claim New York exposure will boost state prestige and economies, with $700 per county funding to cover New York rent and start the event.
London reports the Kolchak army retreat continues in the Ural region with Bolsheviks driving Cossacks 14 miles at the southern end. The situation is not seen as worsening general Kolchak position, and expected Allied aid to Siberia is anticipated to arrive in time to aid recovery.
Major William S. Dodd of the American Red Cross mission to Palestine reports from Paris that about 99 percent of Armenia’s interior population has been exterminated due to famine exile and massacres under Turkish domination.
Commissioner Lewis Nixon told the federal electric railways commission that municipal ownership of New York City's transportation systems is expected to come in the fullness of time as he reviewed the financial conditions of the New York traction lines in Washington today.
Census Bureau reports July cotton consumption at 500703 bales of lint and 21177 bales of linters, indicating supply use patterns for the month. The figures reflect national output and processing levels within the broader agricultural market.
The agriculture department asked Congress for appropriations totaling nearly 600 000 dollars to help implement the president's plan to cut living costs.
The House Agriculture Committee continued hearings on proposed legislation affecting cold storage concerns. S. V. Turner of Products Review of New York opposed further restraints, arguing the measures would reduce efficiency of the cold storage system.
Senate committees review a war department proposal outlining universal training for boys under 18 as part of a permanent military policy with funding around 12,000 dollars. The plan seeks to resume talks and set reformas through committee action.
New York Aug 14 The drive to cut living costs in New York state began as a commission appointed by Governor Smith opened its inquiry into high prices. A special legislative session to address shortages and hoarding depends on information disclosed by the investigation.
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