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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
4
Regional coal committee in Atlanta aims to set a new precedent with a plan that imitates Main Street crossing actions, while observers claim others do not understand the objective. The article highlights uncertainty about the committee’s exact goals and its perceived momentum.
Citizens recall the former O. F. president who once released congressional addresses days early and wonder what has become of him as recent communications have halted. The inquiry reflects local interest in the timing and reliability of political messages.
Ward H. Wood of Charlotte visited Greensboro and the Record notes he was impressed and surprised by the amount of business activity. The report reflects a visiting observer from Charlotte and highlights local commerce.
The War department weighs a tense crisis as Mexican fire wounds an American. A cable reports James B. Fullerholes’s lynching, then the secretary orders an ultimatum. In local notes a councilman warns Centennial Avenue repairs now will save money vs later cost.
The Greensboro News notes Mr. Lawrence’s view of Congress and the president’s message as partisan theater, while blaming the Senate for stalling the peace treaty. It cites German reluctance to sign the protocol and links Senate inaction to delaying postwar peace, then shifts to a North Carolina campaign against tuberculosis via Red Cross Christmas seals.
A North Carolina health article warns tuberculosis remains a deadly, preventable disease. It notes 3391 deaths in the state last year and over 27 000 people currently affected while highlighting the disease’s impact on workers and the economy.
The Wake County Raleigh jail requires entering inmates to bathe and wear clean clothes provided by the jail. The jailer says the rule improves sanitation and appearance. He notes many jails are filthy dens with vermin and disease, urging broader attention to jail hygiene as civilization advances.
A letter to the editor of the China Press in Shanghai presents a humorous or satirical job request. The applicant cites failed matric examinations, climate illness, the death of a brother, and extreme family hardship as reasons for needing employment. He claims to be the sole supporter of seven dependents, including two wives and their children.
Two Texas cowboys arrive in Pensacola after a long train delay and discuss avoiding airships. They blame Tom Green county ranchers for losing cattle and express a desire to return to Georgia where air planes are used by revenue officers. The men joke about corn crops and liquor as a reason to leave.
At Plattsburg New York customs deputy sheriffs and local police maintain a strict border crossing watch on liquor smugglers. Smuggling rings have moved contraband valued from two hundred to five thousand dollars per consignment, often in automobile trucks. In the latest days seven alleged smugglers have been arrested three held in Clinton County jail while four remain at large.
A California woman Mildred Thurston faces trial for the killing of the other woman in a love triangle. The husband, who courted the slain girl posing as an unmarried man, was freed by police and thus not legally charged. Letters found in the dead girl’s room were addressed “Dear Monsie” and called Thurston “that old monkey.”
A raft of events unfolds today including the American Woolen and Worsted Manufacturers annual meeting in New York, Texas Editorial Association convention in Galveston, and the Morrows county victory shaft dedication in Mt. Gilead Ohio with Senator Harding expected. Also on today’s schedule are conferences from the Presbyterian Sunday school workers in Minneapolis to the National Association of Practical Refrigerating Engineers in Kansas City and more.
The page lists notable anniversaries and events from 1777 to 1917. Entries include Madame Reecamer born in Lyons, Thomas Carlyle born, Ireland famine relief funding, Taft meeting the Russian emperor in 1907, Rockefeller leaving Standard Oil, 1814 naval news, Mesopotamia retreat claim in 1915, Van Dyke’s 1916 resignation, and a 1917 French naval committee creation.
President Wilson and his party sailed from New York to attend the peace conference. The advance of the allied armies into German territory continued without incident.
Racing at Cuba American Jockey Club Havana and Jefferson Park New Orleans. Fourth day of six day Madison Square Garden meet in New York. National pocket billiard championship in Philadelphia. Jay Gould to Walter Kinsella for American Open Championship in Philadelphia. New York state amateur boxing in New York City. Joe Beckett vs Georges Carpentier 20 rounds in London. Young Kirby vs Paul Doyle 12 rounds in Boston. Jilly Duffy vs Eddie May 12 rounds in Lowell Massachusetts. Harry Wills vs Ole Anderson 4 rounds in San Francisco.
The Duke of Aosta is described as the strongest candid ate to succeed King Victor Emmanuel if abdication occurs. He is the eldest cousin of the current monarch and son of Amadeus, brother of the late King Humbert. Aosta is a royal but half blooded heir with a fortune from his mother, a Cisterna of Merode. He is a skilled sportsman and a veteran army officer who commanded the Italian Third Army in the recent war. In 1896 he married Princess Helen of Orleans, daughter of the Count of Paris.
Percy R Todd born in Toronto 60 years ago today as regional director of New England railways under the United States railway administration. Lillian Russell born in Clinton Iowa 58 years ago today, famed light opera star. Frank J Gould born in New York 42 years ago today, youngest son of Jay Gould. John F Collins born in Charlestown Massachusetts 34 years ago today, outfielder for the Chicago American League team. Most spiders have poisonous fangs but few threaten humans.
$100 reward offered if Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. It claims to treat catarrh by internal use, affecting the blood and mucous surfaces, improving health and aiding nature. Free testimonials and details from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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