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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
6
London reports that Britain decided not to let U S cotton fall below 8 cents a pound, budgeting 25 million to avert a cotton panic. Agents were sent to buy unlimited quantities, with 250 million dollars available, and the king signed the contraband order on August 15 1915.
A nearly eight foot tall, 350 pound man named Bob Worthy from Ticknor arrives in Moultrie after traveling with a circus as "The Wild Giant from Borneo." He strolls to the Georgia Northern station as crowds trail him and he answers questions with playful humor about his size and diet.
Asheville, Aug. 23 The Southern University Race commission will convene Aug 30 at Blue Ridge for a one day session and then two days of meetings in Asheville. It was founded four years ago by Dr James H Dillard to promote negro education during the Southern Sociological congress in Chattanooga.
Senator Overman told Parker R Anderson that he believes Congress will adjourn inside two weeks. He noted fatigue in Washington and that a quorum is hard to obtain, with leaders aiming to finish work quickly. Representative H L Godwin has returned to Washington to campaign locally for the Democratic administration's record.
Washington August 23 Thad N Page of Biscoe and Washington has accepted a distributing agency for an automobile company covering Mecklenburg and Union counties. Page will base in Charlotte and plans to take over by September 1. He is son of Representative Robert N Page and Mrs Page.
The Romanian king received the German and Austrian ministers to Bucharest in private audience on Monday. The ministers were received separately and then together, marking the longest audience granted by the Romanian monarch to Teutonic representatives.
Carolina games show Greensboro 6 Raleigh 4 and Durham 7 Winston-Salem 4 as well as Charlotte 5-10 4 1ville 0-1 in rain. Other standings include Chicago 4 Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 2-9 Philadelphia 6-7 Cincinnati 0 Boston 1 and St Louis 6 New York 0. Boston 3 Cleveland 0 Philadelphia 1 Detroit 0 New York 7 Chicago 6. Washington 2 St Louis 2 1 innings dark.
The Nashville team defeated New Orleans 3 to 1 while Chattanooga routed Mobile 7 to 1. Birmingham beat Birmingham opponent 3 to 0 in the listed games. Rocky Mount earned a 15 to 3 win over Norfolk and Petersburg triumphed 3 to 1 against Portsmouth with no other games scheduled.
Scores include Columbia 7 Augusta 5 Macon 4 Charleston 7 Columbus 6 Jacksonville 2 Montreal 6 Newark 7 in 10 innings Toronto 0 Providence 6 Rochester 2 Richmond 4 Buffalo 4 Baltimore 5 in 10 innings.
The report lists game results with teams and scores including St. Paul 4-2 Toledo 6-7 Milwaukee 6-2 Indianapolis 14-6 Minneapolis 8 Columbus 6 Kansas City 6 Louisville 9.
A poet declares a hunt for literary material while his roommate, a joke writer, requests a bottle of ink. The playful dialogue captures a moment of creative banter between two writers.
Read risk to travel without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as this preparation cannot be obtained on trains or ships. Bowel complaints often strike travelers, making the remedy essential wherever available.
Monterey reports say Carranza feared invasion and fled to a Pullman as the National Guard moved to the border. Brigandage spreads across Mexico with Zapata and Villa supporters flocking to arms, while Diaz links to Oaxaca unrest. Ranches and sugar estates suffer raids.
Montevideo August 23. Lack of war orders for frozen meats forced the closing of Frigorifico Uruguayo in Cerro district, leaving 2,000 workers unemployed. Unemployment has doubled as allied industries shut, with daily job losses and widespread suffering. Interior stock farmers also face price slumps as European belligerents reject shipments and ships are unavailable for export.
A milkman asks for a catchy farm name and a customer suggests True Blue Diary, sparking playful wordplay about branding in a light exchange.
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