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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
10
The 3 percent note appears with names P Rawley business manager ASA Biggs editor L C Furgurson and a subscription terms line referencing 2828 appears in the High Point Enterprise clipping.
A regional political column critiques calls for a Mexican policy and urges President Wilson to craft a clear approach toward Carranza. It argues congressional overreach, warns of border tensions, and stresses using constitutional executive power to enforce a firm policy.
Farmers plan a Greensboro gathering to air troubles and may hear Dr. H Q Alexander announce retirement as state union president. Clarence Poe could be elected successor with ongoing grievances about the revaluation act and land ownership, arguing for farm value and fair treatment.
A wartime comparison warns that tuberculosis kills thousands yearly, more than past wars. The disease strikes workers, causes widowhood and orphanhood, and claims about one in ten U.S. yearly deaths. The National Tuberculosis Association campaigns with Red Cross Christmas Seals to fund cure and prevention efforts.
A compilation of events including quinine discovery, Daniel Boone's death, percussion caps, Jersey City incorporation, friction matches, Maine statehood, daguerreotype, Spanish Revolution, George IV accession, Queen Caroline trial, Missouri Compromise, James Monroe election, Edmund Kean's American debut, Indian rubber shoes, carpenters steel squares, Lake Michigan steam navigation, Detroit Protestant church, Lutheran General Synod, anthracite coal commerce, Charleston Catholic diocese, first Congressional agriculture committee, Cumberland Road to Wheeling, Fourth Census with 9 633 822, and New York to New Orleans steamship line.
The piece argues a truck based freight system offers cheaper better service for short hauls. It predicts railroads resist but cites motor vehicle reliability, low initial cost and operating costs as drivers toward regular truck routes for freight and express shipments.
Sweden marks Gustavus Adolphus birthday while Massachusetts holds municipal elections in major cities. Alberta Winter Fair opens in Calgary and runs through the week. General Pershing visits Camp Gordon in Georgia. Edwin P. Morrow inaugurated Kentucky governor amid Republican gala. Dominion seat filled in North Ontario after Colonel Sam Sharpe’s death. British labor congress discusses mine nationalization. Non-Partisan League holds annual meeting in St Paul. North Carolina Livestock Association exhibition opens in Goldsboro. St Louis hosts talks to unite National Labor Party, Non-Partisan League and other groups for political aims.
Havana hosts a Cuba American Rae Club winter meeting while Jefferson Park in New Orleans hosts racing. The Baseball Writers Association meets in New York and the Chicago White Stockings celebrate a gold jubilee. National pocket billiard championship in Philadelphia and Metropolitan Golf Association annual meeting in New York. Boxers Jack Britton and Steve Latzo meet in Greensburg and Bryan Downey faces Navy Boston in Peoria. J Salter Hansen, who bonded for Consular Agent Jenkins, claims a high minded aim to avert US Mexico war.
Savannah dispatch reports United States Shipping Board Chairman John Burton Payne urging a ship habit and American ownership of vessels. He backs a Congress mortgage bill to secure ship purchases, strengthens ship insurance and the American Bureau of Shipping. Also profiled is Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana, longtime National Rivers and Harbors Congress leader, detailing his career from district attorney to Congress and the Senate.
A Strassburg greeting for President Poincare marks the anniversary amid wartime headlines. Norway and Denmark sever relations with Russia while Berlin experiences riots quelled by loyal troops. A stray gag from St. Louis Republic notes a punctured tire as a humorous aside.
A fragmentary item notes a figure known as the Miracle Man appearing in a local venue. The report hints at travel plans and possible performances but provides few concrete details or dates. The brief urges readers to watch next editions for full schedule and location updates.
Havana December 2 William R. Gonzales American minister denies reports that the United States will supervise Cuban elections or that Judge Advocate General Crowder will visit for a party reorganization next month.
Washington Star quotes Mr Chug suggesting the most important railroad problem is beating an express train at a grade crossing. The exchange frames public safety concerns with local rail transit.
Washington hosts National Rio ers and Harbors Congress opening today while Oklahoma City sees the Oklahoma State Bankers Association convene. Winnipeg hosts the Manitoba Social Welfare Congress and Fort Scott hosts the Kansas State Range Patrons of Husbandry event. Worcester and Houston also hold Grange and Baptist meetings with New Orleans hosting the Ice Manufacturers Association.
A Boston Transcript quip mocks Copat as a chauffeur, noting the remark about crossing the Sahara desert and finding a hydrant in a humorous exchange.
An advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine promotes internal use to treat catarrh by improving general health and blood action. It offers a $100 reward for a case not cured and claims testimonials are available, with prices and contact in Toledo, Ohio.
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