Four Plants Face Picket Lines in Labor Showdown Today
A quartet of industrial plants Marsh furniture Globe Parlor Furnitur Ideal Table and High Point Metallic Bed faced union pickets this morning. Marsh remains closed with few workers in yards while Globe and Ideal deterred workers from entering. High Point reported no prior lockout and showed calm picketing reducing operation levels as only open plants operated.
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Marsh Furniture
Globe Parlor Furnitur Company
Ideal Table Company
High Point Metallic Bed Company
Marsh Company
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Local Visitors Return From Lakeview Fishing Camp
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Hardy and family along with Judge and Mrs. C. Arthur Kirkman and O. A. Kirkman Jr returned from a week at the Moore county Lakeview fishing camp. They found Lakeview enjoyable for near ideal bathing and a steady crowd.
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P. H. Hardy
Paul Hardy, Jr
C. Arthur Kirkman
O .A. Kirkman, Jr
Moore County
Lakeview
Southern Pines
Young City Couple United in Ceremony on Chestnut Street
Miss Myrtle Hill and E. L. Rhyne, prominent locals, wed Saturday evening at the bride’s Chestnut Street residence. Rev. T. H. Williams officiated before a small circle of close friends. The pair plan to reside in the city.
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Myrtle Hill
E. L. Rhyne
Chestnut Street
T. H. Williams
Mrs H C Kearns Jr Returns From Burlington Visit
Mrs. H. C. Kearns Jr. has returned to this city after visiting her sister Mrs. J. L. Henderson in Burlington.
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H. C. Kearns, Jr
J. L. Henderson
Burlington
Hedin to Lead Asian Expedition Funded by Sweden
Sven Hedin will command another Central Asia expedition funded by the Swedish government. The journey targets the Transhimalaya and Tibet and the remote mountain regions beyond, building on his prior notable discoveries in the area.
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Hedin
Central Asia
Transhimalaya
Tibet
ORD CAR TURNS TURTLE TWO DIE
A car crash near Greensboro killed two people after veering off the road. The accident occurred as a Sumney township party traveled toward High Point to visit relatives. Anthony and his father were in the front seat. Anthony attempted to turn off the gas just before the wreck. Police noted the car left the Greensboro city limits and may have been speeding. Bail was denied. Squire Collins will hear the case soon.
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Squire Collins
Greensboro
Sumney Township
High Point
Anthony
Patterson
Anthonys
Notice of Summons and Warrant of Attachment
The North Carolina Guilford County case Globe Parlor Furn Co versus the defendant issued a summons July 25 1915 for 1000 dollars for breach of contract over furniture delivery. A warrant of attachment issued July 25 1919 against the defendant’s property returns August 1 1919 at Greensboro Superior Court with a court appearance required.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
M. W. Gant
Said
Ane
Greensboro
Picketers Fined Over Non Unionist Assault Case
Mrs. Alice Haney Mrs. Daisy Murphy and Mrs. Alice Greenwood were fined 10 dollars and costs each at municipal court for an alleged assault on Miss Myrtle Teague during union picketing at High Point and Piedmont hosiery mills. Teague testified she was visiting her sister and not an employee. Witnesses said picketers roughhandled her, tearing clothing and leaving a scar. An appeal was filed for Haney with a 50 dollar bond.
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Alice Haney
Daisy Murphy
Alice Greenwood
Myrtle Teague
High Point
Piedmont
Miss Teague
Oscar Mitchell
Grady Avcock
Man Parades with Sterling Coffin in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn resident, George White, drags a double extra quartered oak coffin through the streets from midnight to dawn seeking buyers. He bought the coffin for 130 dollars, hoping to resell for a profit, but witnesses fear a murder plot. Police confirm he is merely transporting his own coffin, not committing a crime.
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George White
Brooklyn
White
Mr. White
Death of Grace Kephart Shocks Community at Funeral
Grace Kephart dies in a sudden blaze tied to a coffin disposal ordered by police. She leaves son Charles M Kephart and her mother Mrs Folk, with services at Wesley Memorial Church conducted by Rev. W. A Lambeth and burial at Oakwood cemetery.
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Charles M Kephart
Folk
Wesley Memorial Church
W. A Lambeth
Oakwood Cemetery
Unclear local scene on Thursday morning conversation
An unclear fragment describes someone named Atlas Peek talking privately with a deaf man in a densely settled district known as Dog Hill Paragrafs Gorge Ring Atlas Peek roof. The text is fragmentary and lacks definite events or outcomes.
Romance Sparks as Sid Hocks Delivers Gum to Miss Peachie Sims
Miss Peachie Sims has been seen with Sid Hocks in recent days, and observers suggest a budding romance after he delivered a package of chewing gum.
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Peachie Sims
Sid Hocks
Fletcher Henstep Breaks Two Strings in Band Practice
Fletcher Henstep of the Excelsior Fiddling Band snapped two strings this morning while attempting to play a piece of Miss Gondola Henstep's poetry, disrupting rehearsal and prompting a quick tune switch.
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Fletcher Henstep
Excelsior Fiddling Band
Miss Gondola Henstep
Miss Claudia Dicks Returns to Elm Street School
Miss Claudia Dicks travels from Charlottesville Virginia to Hugh Point and resumes her kindergarten and primary classes at Elm Street School on Friday.
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Claudia Dicks
Hugh Point
Charlottesville
Elm Street School
Pisgah Couple Visit City Friends and Relatives
Mr and Mrs L H Cooper of Pisgah spent yesterday in the city as guests of friends and relatives.
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L. H. Cooper
Pisgah
Ci’s
V. N. Sewell
Faison
Charles D. Dowd
Times Healing Grief: Apathy After Loss
The piece laments how attempting to heal grief through writing or art may fail to comfort and instead leave emotions numb. It reflects on coping strategies and the challenge of finding genuine solace during mourning.
Memorial service for Dr Anna Howard Shaw by Equal Suffrage League
A special memorial meeting of the High Point Equal Suffrage league will be held at the Friends' church Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock to honor Dr Anna Howard Shaw the noted woman suffragist who died recently. The league urges all members to attend and a program of general excellence has been arranged.
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High Point Equal Suffrage League
Friends’ Church
Anna Howard Shaw
League
Julius C. Smith
Angelenos Hit By Rail Strike Walkout
Angelenos face near paralysis on four railroads as trainmen strike in solidarity with Pacific Electric platform workers. Local lodge actions spurred the walkout though not nationally sanctioned, with sympathy reportedly voiced by angered company officials.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Electric Company
Start Tomorrow and Keep It Up Every Morning
Promote daily morning inside bathing with hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. Claims include improved digestion appetite and general health, urging a quarter pound purchase from drug stores for a sen sational impact.
Sale of land in High Point by commissioner notices
North Carolina Guilford Superior Court proceedings list sale of two High Point lots Lot 15 and Lot 16 in High Point Development Co. plot. Commissioner Thos J Gold to sell September 22 1919 at 2 PM for cash with 19 percent deposit required. Also includes lodge notice of Masonic meeting August 25 with candidates and officers listed.
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Superior Court of
Guilford County
High Point
North Carolina
High Point Development Co
Sam Brown
Office of the Register of Deeds
Tate St
Register of Deeds’ Office
Thos. J. Gold
Spicers Visit Clarks on Oakwood Court
Dr and Mrs William Spicer of iordsboro are guests of Mr and Mrs Gilbert W Clark on Oakwood Court.
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William Spicer
Ofiordsboro
Gilbert W. Clark
Oakwood Court
H. C. Kearns Jr Returns from New York on Business
H. C. Kearns Jr has come back from New York after spending time there on business matters.
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H. C. Kearns, Jr
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bed Concern
Vesit
Furnishing Co
Asia
Sven Hedin
Globe Parlor Furn. Co
Green Mtg. Company
Superior Court
Sonable
J. J. Fallon
Store Cor
Main & Wash
Fendants
Mitchell
Wade Hinkle
Hinkle
Aycock
Tomlinson Chair Company
Chair Company
Mitchel
Wandering Coffin Shock
Man Mann
Grace Kephart
Coffin
Dog Hill
Atlas Peek
Borhood
Angeles
Ern
California
National Brotherhood
Nottior
North Careolina
W A. Elliott
L. J. Elliott
Raymond Elliott
Samuel F Elliott
Pearl Elliott
Thos. Conwell
Mary Conwell
Orlando Hinkle
Clara Hinkle
Wm. R. Elliott
Lucie L. Elliott
Cormmis
Sioner
Thut
Numa F Reid Lodge No
H. Dobbs
W. M
Luxu
Rious Furs
PEL IO FO
PRICE
Allen
Fox
Wolf
Cony
Marmot
Stone Martin
Cross Fox
Skunk
CLPY
Parks
Winston-Saiemn, N, C
High Point, N.C
Winston- Salem
Elwood Hotel
Winston
Winston, Zinzendorf Hotel
High Point Elwood Hotel
Guilford Hotel
Union Cross
Teaguetown
Waliburg
Prom Hig City
DR. Sewed Hire
Max Bones
Sterling
Stamey’s
Iso. Siacy & Some
N. Main St
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