High Point Municipal Water and Finance Snapshot
Facts show a water system with miles of mains and large reservoir capacity. Tax figures indicate 40 percent valuation basis and a $1.45 per $100 rate. Local finance includes two building and loan associations with significant assets and a history of home investment. The town supports two newspapers The Enterprise and Weekly Review, plus the Southern Furniture Journal.
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Southern Furniture Journal
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Christmas The annual shell-out and suffrage debate
A column critiques wartime costs and social issues noting rising paper costs, road speed, and consumer habits. It references King Constantine, Miss Rankin on the floor, and the suffrage movement amid banners and lobbying, urging lady-like conduct in pursuing the Susan B Anthony amendment. It questions government spending and war casualties while commenting on public decorum and political strategy.
Asquith resigns and England faces a war government crisis
The article laments Premier Asquith's resignation signaling a decayed wartime administration. It warns England risks collapse without stronger leadership, notes Lloyd George as pivotal, and suggests Germany may dictate terms of peace while allies struggle to stem Teutonic advances.
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Asquth
England
Europe
London
Premier Asquith
Asquith
Lloyd George
Russia
Germany
Congress Session Opens with High Stakes Debates
The Washington session begins with expected fierce battles as Congress tackles major issues. The Enterprise, via Associated Press, pledges close coverage. Readers are urged to subscribe or renew to receive timely, detailed reporting on the action.
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Enterprise
Associated Press Service
Congress
High Point Needs a Y M C A Says Visitor
A visitor to High Point expresses surprise that the city lacks a Y M C A while noting most towns of similar size in the state have one. The interview portrays the Y M C A as a manhood factory fostering minds and bodies of young men. High Point should have a Y M C A.
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Boston Crowd Reassured by Billy Sunday Beans Advice
The Boston audience appeared abashed as Billy Sunday urged the crowd to "use their beans" in a spirited sermon style. His call emphasized practical action and personal effort amid the crowd's reaction.
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Billy Sunday
High School Basketball Opens Schedule in Armory
The first game of the schedule is set for Thursday night in the armory. High Point faces Liberty Piedmont Institute of Wallbury as the school team, prime in years, prepares with strong practice and coaching.
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Armory
High Point
Liberty Piedmont Institute of Wallbury
One Hundred Crewmen Drowned From Spanish Steamer
Madrid reports the Spanish steamer Pio IX bound from New Orleans to Barcelona sunk in a storm 200 miles off the Canary Islands. One hundred crew members were drowned.
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Madrid
Spain
Paris
Pio IX
New Orleans
Barcelona
Canary Islands
Taft to Address State Historical Association Luncheon
Former President William Howard Taft will address the State Historical Association members in Raleigh and attend a luncheon. He will travel to Chapel Hill tomorrow afternoon for an address at the newspaper institute tomorrow night.
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Raleigh
William Howard Taft
State Historical Association Ber
Chapel Hill
Front Reports Calm Night on Franco-Belgian Front
Official dispatch from the Franco-Belgian front states no significant events beyond intermittent enemy shelling in the Ancre region during the night. No further engagements or movements are reported.
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London
Ancre
Statewide probe ordered into Ohio election fraud claims
Columbus December 6 the secretary of state orders a state wide investigation of charges of fraud and error in the recent Ohio election filed by the Republican state committee.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Ohio
Republican State Committee
For Rent Suite of Nice Rooms for Light Housekeeping
For rent a suite of pleasant rooms with water lights and gas included. Rooms are calefacted and suitable for light housekeeping. Contact G. W. Denny by phone 4.
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G. W. Denny
Greensboro Alarm System Rumor Creates Ice Age Oddity
A speculative report about Greensboro officials buying a police alarm system sparks confusion. The piece notes a mock claim that the system would aid patrols during freezing conditions and recalls a Lynchburg inspection. An informant suggests the price tag of eight thousand dollars is prohibitive given staff numbers.
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Hillsboro
Kensboro
Lynchburg
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