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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1916
Page
2
Editor Britton of the Raleigh News and Observer praised High Point for its street lighting comparing favorably with Raleigh. He noted fewer guy wires, more posts per distance, and more lights, while joking about returning later to see improvements in streets.
In New York on August 26 an open range 7 to 9 points higher gave way to a market pullback on heavy realizing. December opened 15.84 and January 15.58 to 15.86, later 15.56 and 15.69, with October to May futures quoted initially: 15.65, 15.82, 15.85, 16.01, 16.17. Futures closed steady: 15.70, 15.88, 15.91, 16.05, 16.22.
Wheat futures opened with fractional gains but soon sagged as profit takers moved in. September futures traded from 1.54% to 1.52% and December fell from 1.55% to 1.04% from session highs.
Washington reports Congress aims to adjourn next Friday if possible after the general deficiency appropriation bill clears the House. Democratic leaders expect passage of a joint adjournment resolution to curb a threatened Senate fight over the Owen corrupt practices bill. Majority Leader Kitchin urged absentees to return for the final legislative drive of the session.
The New York World reports about 50 000 private citizens in the metropolis carrying concealed pistols and weapons, not counting police. The piece argues many are potential trouble breeders and that some men in danger deserve legal permission to carry arms.
Rotterdam dispatch reports Paris correspondent quoting dire warnings on France's population decline amid war losses. Experts Benazet and Letulle warn extinction looms unless birth rates rise. debates wage on birth bonuses and long-term viability of the nation.
The circus owner asks what's wrong with the Twister Brothers act and the manager explains two are German one is French and one is Italian, and they quarrel occasionally over the war.
The infantile paralysis outbreak has led several states to order quarantine for children from New York as authorities report fatal cases in Prookyin and New York.
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