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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
5
Poem explores a woman's inner revolt against domestic limits and yearning for personal freedom within marriage. It notes her duties to family, the tension with a partner’s life of action, and and the longing for selfhood amid daily cares. Names listed include Idol Margaret Hauser Katherine Raymond Diana Chandler Helen Swain Julia Gold Clark Carroll Barnhart Dorothy Snow and others.
A large group of young friends gathered on Hamilton Street for J Carson Hill Jr s sixth birthday with lawn games, a decorated dining room, and a white cake with pink candles. Guests included Alberta Wineshir Clara Case Ingram Elizabeth Jones Elizabeth Welborn Elizabeth Reitzel Dorothy Rankin and many others.
Fifty five years after their last complete meeting eight survivors of Company B First Minnesota gathered in Stillwater for their annual reunion. The Last Man's club now includes eleven members with three too feeble to attend. A memorial honored fallen comrades as a wine bottle once owned by the club sat with its roster at the table. Attending were Adam Marty 78 John S Goff 72 Myron Shepherd 83 Samuel Blomer 79 Peter Hall 77 Emil Graff 76 Jacob Gruseman 83 and William Kelly 72.
Two young men sleeping in a skiff were swept toward a 90 foot Passaic Falls at Mountain View New Jersey. A passerby yelled wake up and others threw pebbles as the boat neared the dam. They steered into a side current near the electro power plant and clung to the building until rescue.
The bookkeeper explains an earlier train could not be taken due to a wreck on the line. The boss accepts the delay but warns that any future wreck will require an earlier train. The dialogue notes punctuality concerns and responsibility for transport disruption.
In a brisk exchange a button maker declares campaigns disturb business while another vendor, in turn, defends campaign supply work. The dialogue highlights small trades tied to political activity and the everyday impact on shop floors.
Field Headquarters of the American Punitive Expedition in Mexico reports a review of 5,000 troops who crossed the frontier on March 15. The bronzed soldiers displayed discipline and efficiency, earning praise from veteran officers and stirring the general, after five months of arduous service under a burning sun.
A man posing as A A Hargiss of Jackson Ky was arrested in Roanoke Va after presenting for deposit 5000 and 500 cashiers checks from Hargiss Commercial Bank Jackson Ky which proved fraudulent. He admitted name L M Gardner and later suffered a paralysis stroke. Police found a collection of checks drawn on banks in Maryland North Carolina Tennessee West Virginia Ohio and Virginia.
J Gold Democratic elector candidate plans October campaigns through the Imperial Fifth district. He will canvas the area up to the November 8 election and has received a letter from State Chairman Warren requesting preferred places and times. He expects speeches in Graham Burlington Durham Roxboro and western counties including Stokes and Yadkin.
Chattanooga Tennessee August 23 All street cars of the Chattanooga Railway and Light company ceased operation at 10 o clock last night on order of the general superintendent as a precaution against violence by strike sympathizers to passengers and operators minor disturbances preceded the action and if no change is shown cars will only be operated in daytime on suburban lines according to company officials
Athens reports Germany and Bulgaria have written assurances that their troops will not enter Kavala Drama and Seres. The towns, key in eastern Macedonia ceded to Greece after the Balkan wars, lie near the Aegean coast and areas of ongoing Allied-Central Powers fighting.
New York health department reports fewer infantile paralysis deaths this year than usual. Officials credit street flushing to remove dust and say weather did not affect spread. Health Commissioner Emerson notes the improvement comes amid the epidemic.
At the state road crossing half a mile from Berlin last night the Pennsylvania 9 o'clock train struck the car of John Quillen, killing five people and injuring four. The dead include Quillen, his wife and two children, Denmead eight, Norman three, and Henry Predeau the colored chauffeur.
Chicago reports hogs bringing 11.30 a hundred pounds at the Union stock yards the highest price since the Civil War. Dealers forecast a rise to 12 a hundred pounds in September.
L. C. Gidney, clerk of the municipal court, returned from Shelby where he and his family stayed at his mother's home. His mother was much improved when he left.
Dover Delaware August 23 Col Henry A du Pont earned renomination for the United States senate at the Republican state convention late Tuesday afternoon.
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