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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
7
The piece discusses the British postwar reconstruction pledge to workers, debating how to restore prewar conditions. It favors forming industrial councils to include employers and unions, enabling frank talks on methods to renew progress with fair worker conditions.
Harry T. Morey headlined a Rose theatre appearance for Stuart J. Blackton's "Womanhood, the Clergy of the Nation" with a revised improvised oration that inspired spontaneous applause. The crowd and extra players created a vivid, unrehearsed moment praised as among the finest scenes filmed.
Aug 31 reports celebrate the Dutch queen on her birthday as wartime hardships reshape the festivities. Prince Henry is described as German by birth and sympathies, reducing his esteem among Hollanders. The queen mostly resides at Het Loo with Princess Juliana at Natwyk seaside near The Hague.
The article notes Sarah Bernhardt’s rescheduled Knickerbocker appearance in The Star in the Night and Portia in The Merchant of Venice, with previews of What Happened to Jones, The Country Cousin, De Luxe Annie, and Jack o Lantern. It mentions Shuuberts, Hippodrome Cheer Up, Riviera Girl, Queen of the Sea, and actors such as Annette Kellermann, Dustin Farnum, Fritzi Brunette, Kate Taylor, and George Bronson Howard.
Providence R I August 31 Beginning today for one week Brown University hosts the thirteenth annual summer conference of the Eastern Section of the Chinese Students Alliance. Delegates include Chinese students from Harvard Yale Princeton Columbia Pennsylvania and other leading institutions. The program features an open forum with national defence debates and a vocational conference on opportunities for educated Chinese men and women.
Honus Waener shows strong interest in Pirates fledgling players. He especially bonds with Jake Pitter, the club’s promising second baseman, as spring arrivals make the roster buzz.
San Francisco reports the State Accident Commission ordered the removal of mirrors from all elevators. Investigation found mirrors cause injuries from flying glass during falls or sudden clutch action. It notes women pausing to preen before exits distracted from watching steps.
Army navy and relief work will supply reading topics for the four day session of the Associated Young Men's and Women's Hebrew associations of New England. The war cancels social entertainment with no banquet. a farewell reception will honor enlisted members.
Kaull and Zimmerman pace the Giants with 300 hitters among regulars while neither the White Sox nor the Red Sox have a regular hitting .300. Giants' top six pitchers include Benton Salee Tesreau Perritt and Schipp. Red Sox list Ruth Mars. White Sox list Russell Cicotte.
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