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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1919
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise lists P Rawley as the business manager and credits the Associated Press as a source.
Walt Mason vents at a grocer overcharges while lamenting shifts in Hungarian politics. He notes Hungary’s chaos parallels Russia after its collapse and urges the allies to intervene to establish a stable, popular government.
The New York Globe argues a new liberal party may form from the league controversy. Senators Borah and Johnson loom large as potential catalysts for dissolving the Republican party while roots of a third party movement emerge in Washington. The piece warns such a party would fail if built on provincialism as the nation seeks a broader liberal force.
Lady Rhondda arrives in Toronto for the opening of the Canadian National Exhibition. She is a leading British businesswoman and director of about thirty enterprises, heir to Lord Rhondda’s vast coal fortune. Accompanied by Sir Humphrey Mackworth and the Dowager Viscountess Rhondda, she travels to inspect Ontario mining and pulp wood properties in which she has millions invested.
A concisely dated list noting events and births from 1828 to 1917. It lists Jehudi Ashman’s death at sea in 1828, Bill Nye’s 1850 birth, 1856 Kansas acting governor Woodson, 1860 Edward VII’s Montreal visit, 1891 Redfield Proctor’s Vermont senatorial appointment, 1903 British army prep report, 1914 Austria declares war on Japan, 1915 Brest Litovek fall, 1916 Verdun fighting, and 1917 Italian gains on the Isonzo front.
The text argues that Hungary cannot regain peace while current conditions persist. It warns that multiple rival governments chase each other across the nation, delaying order for years. It calls for quick Entente action as food grows scarce and radicals vie for power.
One year ago today Allied forces started a series of air raids on Constantinople as French and British forces reported important gains on the western front. A German submarine sank one American and three Canadian fishing vessels in the broader naval theater.
Uruguay marks Independence Day and London and Birmingham recall James Watt’s death centenary as engineers hold commemorations. Toronto observes a public holiday for the Prince of Wales visit and the national exhibition opening. AAS convenes in New York for its sixty seventh annual convention. Kentucky launches a weeklong education drive to improve school attendance. DOJ evidence on packing houses to go before Chicago grand jury. French chamber debates peace treaty and Anglo French American convention. Commercial Telegraphers union calls special Chicago convention to reorganize and elect a new president.
James KE. Martine former U S senator from New Jersey born in New York City 69 years ago Yvonne de Treville celebrated prima donna born Galveston Texas 38 years ago Frank D Scott representative Eleventh Michigan district born Alpena Michigan 41 years ago Dr Joseph Silverman New York rabbi born Cincinnati 59 years ago George Knockout Brown middleweight pugilist born Sparta Greece 29 years ago
An advertisement promotes Triumph Pills for irregular or delayed conditions claiming safety and dependability. It directs readers to request "Relief" and details by mail from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The note adds a statistic that over a third of American carpets are woven in Philadelphia.
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company plant at 35th Street and Ashland Avenue, Chicago, will be doubled in size. The first large unit is under construction and will total about 1.25 million square feet devoted to chewing gum production. Six hundred by three hundred feet, eight stories high with basement, reinforced concrete and white terra-cotta exterior. Features include a roof garden, recreation hall, restaurant, hospital, welfare department, library, club rooms, smoking room, gym and showers. Scott Joy, Architect. E W Sprou Co. General Contractor.
In Halifax the Prince of Wales touring with the Renown helped a young woman win a 10 cent wager. On North West Arm Beach Daphne challenged him, asking if he was the prince, and he confirmed twice. She then promised to see him tomorrow, as staff looked on.
Maple Hill Kan Aug 25 A third skeleton was unearthed by state officials probing disappearances of four men over eight years The find lies within fifty feet of the previous skeleton near a livery barn Maurice McNeill state attorney led the probe Dawson Woody identified the skeleton as his son Gutshall remains found in a shed on property once owned by Rufus King King jailed in Topeka on murder charges and a Gutshall body unearthed earlier in a shed near King's former property McNeill said Woody would sign a complaint charging King with his son's murder
New York Herald prints a Pickens county South Carolina record showing Irene Blythe and R. E. Freeman marrying May 21 1918 with Rev Frank Julian officiating. The entry suggests mistranscription of Treman initials and notes prior church ceremony of May 3 in New York.
Advertisement for Calotabs promotes calomel as a liver cleanse. Claims include a nausealess tablet taken at bedtime, no taste or griping, morning energy after one tablet, and a guaranteed delight with a 35 cent price. Sold in sealed packages at drug stores nationwide.
Racing summer meeting opens at Saratoga New York Readville Massachusetts hosts Grand Circuit trotting Great Western starts in Des Moines Golf Western women's championship begins in Detroit Ohio State Fair hosts horse show Columbus National tennis championship opens Forest Hills North Carolina State and Colorado State championships start Asheville and Denver Missouri doubles title Kansas City Boxing schedule features Willie Jackson versus Ralph Brady six rounds in Philadelphia and Frankie Mason against Johnny Buff fifteen rounds in Baltimore.
The coast of the British Isles is so well protected with lighthouses that a ship sailing round England Scotland and Ireland by night would only be unable to sight a lighthouse lantern on six occasions.
Rail systems account for nearly fifty percent of global steel production each year, highlighting rail transport’s immense material demand and its impact on metals markets and infrastructure planning.
A noted authority asserts rheumatism stems from eating rich foods that yield uric acid. He advises warm clothing, dry feet, hydration, and reducing meat intake, plus daily four ounce doses of Rad Salts to cleanse kidneys and blood. Jad Salts, a lithia grape-lemon prep, is touted as a safe remedy used by many sufferers.
A chaotic night scene unfolds as Everett True and others cause a disturbance in a motel corridor. Guests seek rest while a small group keeps moving, creating a tense, late hour dispute amid travel boredom and noise.
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