Senate reshaped as wealth and ideals clash in new Congress
Washington report notes major shifts in the Sixty fourth Congress with nine retiring senators including Root Burton and Stephenson. It cites the rise of men like Underwood and Broussard, the End of the Millionaire Club, and the impact of direct elections on Senate character.
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United States Senate
Root
New York
Iurton
Ohio
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senate
Aldrich
Rhode Island
United States
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Penroxe
Oliver
Senator du Pont
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
le Baron ‘Olt
Elihu Root
Theodore E. Burton
James W. Wadsworth Jr
John Hay
Warren G. Harding
Burton
Stephenson Claims He Financed LaFollette Bid
A memoir by Mr. Stephenson asserts he contributed thousands of dollars to Senator LaFollette’s campaign. LaFollette responded by seeking Stephenson’s unseating on charges of illegal campaign expenditures.
Saving and Progress in High Point Thrift Movement
The High Point Home Bank promotes the New Year Savings Club urging penny by penny savings for all ages. Economical young men build capital, gain independence, and earn community regard as they learn thrift through small regular contributions. The bank offers information and a welcoming atmosphere for participants.
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Thrift
High Point
New Year Savings Club
Home Banking Co
Ady
Assaults On Tucker Couple In Municipal Court
Yesterday in municipal court Ed Trogdon was jailed for six months on a charge of assaulting Mr Tucker with a bottle and Mrs Tucker with a rock. He allegedly mistook Tucker’s brother for the intended target and struck the wrong people. A $5 fine for breach of the peace was levied on him and his companion McLeod who faced the same charge.
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Trogdon
Tucker
Tuckers
Ward Street
McLeod
Lindon Bates Resigns From Belgium Relief Effort
American aid group announces no urgent need for Belgian feeding charity for now and that Lindon W. Bates has resigned after directing relief work for over a year. A. J. Hemphill credits Bates and volunteers for turning chaos into efficient action and dissolves the women’s section while thanking supporters for ongoing cooperation.
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Associated Press
New York
Belgium
Lindon W. Bates
A. J. Hemphill
Lindon
W. Bates
Anne Morgan
August Belmont
Edward Howitt
Mary Parsons
William K Vanderbilt
Maude Wetmore
Mortgage Sale of Horses and Mules in High Point
Mortgage sale of property to T. J. Gold with a note due from D. E. Hammer. Public auction at Ragan and Tomlinson livery in High Point for cash of a black horse Jack and two dark mules about 12 years old each, 900 pounds, with purchase from Rowan Shields and E. Smith. Sale dated November 23, 1915.
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D. E. Hammer
T. J. Gold
Ragan and Tomlinson
High Point
Jack
D. E. Mammer
Rowan Shields
E. Smith
Public Auction Sale Of North Carolina Mortgage Property
Under power of sale in a 1914 mortgage by F D Burchfield and wife, W S Brittian and wife hold the land in High Point Township Guilford County. On January 6 1916 at the Bank of Commerce building High Point the property listed as one half acre more or less between Esther Lamb and others will be sold for cash. The land includes a dwelling and is registered in Greensboro in Book 264 page 390. Mortgagee J L Lee Charles.
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F. D. Burchfield
Brittian
Bank of Commerce
City of
High Point
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Esther Lamb
Oakdale
Office of the Register of Deeds At
Greensboro
New Store Offers Free Drink With 28 Purchase
A storefront at 134 South Main Street promotes a grand opening offer offering a free drink with every 28 purchase along with a variety of fruits candies and drinks. Phone contact listed as 813.
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South Main Street
Big Fire Sale Prolonged 15 Days at Harris Store
The big fire sale extends for 15 more days starting Wednesday December 8 at the rear of H. Harris & Bros. on E. Washington St. Special bargains include ladies furnishings shoes hats clothing and furs with low prices and gifts for Christmas. The sale emphasizes must go goods and year ahead buying at the best possible values.
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Anoth
H. Harris & Bros
E. Washington St
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Millionaires’ Club
Pittsburgh
Washington
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Louis W. Strayer
Charles Curtis
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
Curtis
House
Howeve
Underwood
Oscar W. Underwood
Senator Kern
Indiana
Claude Kitchin
Ways and Means
Robert F. Broussard
Louisiana
J. C. W. Beckham
Kentucky
Johnson N. Camden
Coe I. Crawford
Edward S.S. Johnson
South Dakota
George ©. Perkins
James
Saving
Merchant of Venice
New York Committee For Relief of
H. A. Moffitt
the Quality Drug Store
Matton Drug Co
Matton’s
Mortgagee
J. Lee Charles
Motgagee
Rabinowitz
Solomon
Thacker
I. A. Morris & Bro
I. A. Morris
H. M
J. A .Morris
H. M. Morris
Rush
Vulcan
South Main
North Carolina Public Service
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