Wrestling Match Set For Armory In High Point
Charles Kaiser of Greensboro meets Fre Bell of Florence at the armory tonight at 8 o clock in a major wrestling bout to draw fans from three states Kaiser is unbeaten in two seasons and Bell is rumored to be strong in Palmetto State bouts The bout is described as a neutral site clash with a near ringside atmosphere. Gerry Plans Christmas Feast For Poor Tots In Providence Rhode Island Senator elect Peter Gerry has arranged a Christmas dinner and entertainment for over a thousand underprivileged children with full tables and ample provisions in store for the event.
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Greensboro
Fre Bell
Florence
Kaiser
Raleigh
Bell
Palmetto State
Terri Beli
Kai
Iser
South Carolina
Gerry
Providence
R. J
Peter Goelet
United States
Rhode Island
Christas
Wyoming Dry Fight Set for Next Legislature
Cheyenne Wyoming December 22 A battle to make Wyoming dry is forecast for the legislature convening here early next month. The outcome will be watched with interest across the northern and central Rocky Mountain region as Wyoming now serves as the base for mail order liquor sales into seven surrounding dry states.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Rocky Montain
Yale musical clubs begin 4000 mile tour from New Haven
Yale musical clubs depart New Haven for a 4000 mile tour. The first concert is today in Waterbury as the group heads west toward Omaha and Kansas City, living in three private cars during the journey.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Waterbury
Omaha
Kansas City
Petition in Belgians Interest Demands U S Action
A national petition signed by prominent Americans urges President to oppose deportation of Belgians and challenge the German government. Elihu Root announced the plan, saying the document will be sent to Washington tomorrow.
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New York
United States
Washington
Elihu Root
Annual Meeting of Commercial National Bank Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Commercial National Bank of High Point North Carolina will convene in the Directors Room on Tuesday January 9 1917 at 10 o clock a m V A Idol cashier announces the notice dated December 10 1916.
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Commercial National Bank of
High Point
N. C
Foley Family Remedies Trial Offer Slip
An advertisement invites readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, with Mann Drug Company selling the product.
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Foley & Co
Shefield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Mann Drug Company
Trinity Easily Wins Basketball Contest At Armory
Trinity College quintet overwhelmed the High Point Athletic Club 63 to 19 at the armory last night. The Methodists, led by coach Chick Doak and standout Gladdy Groome, displayed superior teamwork and speed throughout the game.
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High Point Athletic Club
Methodists
Armory
Trinity College
Ing Methodists
Durhamites
Trinity
Chick Doak
The
Prevention as Policy in Health and Industry
The text argues prevention as the best policy, noting physician pay-for-wellness in China and rising U S interest. It highlights school medical inspections, occupational safety laws, periodic physical exams, and health insurance as prevention tools, with 28 states protecting workers and 92 new laws enacted by Congress.
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Congress
German War Prisoners Enjoy Christmas Festivities Abroad
London reports German officers confined in England receive Christmas packages from home. Domington Hall receives thousands with Pfefferkuchen kringeln and Lubecker marzipan to accompany a Christmas dinner. After dinner they will have a program of theatre and music.
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London
England
Germany
Domington Hall
Chicago Seeks Lewinsohn
Sol Lewinsohn a Chicago private banker once bondsman for Jack Johnson during a white slave case faced a federal hearing in New York City to determine extradition to Chicago on mail fraud charges related to his banking business. He had vanished from Chicago two years ago and was found by federal authorities in New York three weeks ago.
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New York
Sol Lewinsohn
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lewinsohn
No Higher Price for This Foley Kidney Pills
Sore muscles stiff joints rheumatic pains and bladder trouble. For sale by White food and clothing have advanced in cost it is well for the sick that the prices of such reliable family remedies as Foley Kidney Pills are not increased. Foley Kidney Pills cost little and relieve pains in sides and loins backache Mann Drug Company.
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Backache Mann Drug Company
Jews urged to raise 10 million for relief in 1917
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall launched a drive by the American Jewish Relief Committee to fund a 1917 campaign seeking ten million dollars for Jewish war sufferers in Europe. Rev. Dr. Judah L. Magnes urged broad American Jewish effort, noting relief need includes widows orphans aged men and job support.
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Carnegie Hall
Judah L. Magnes
American Jewish Relief Committee
Europe
America
Express Company to Give Men a Bonus
The company announced today a bonus plan amounting to 813 percent of pay for men, equaling about 32 700K a year, to be paid in quarterly installments starting January 1.
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Express Company
Rehabilitation loan pledge for Jewish community
A proposed interest free loan fund aims to support rehabilitation efforts for Jewish communities wherever needed. Advocates emphasize security in the borrowers character and racial stability as justification.
Free-For-All Fight on Statesville Streets
Christmas shoppers halted as three white men from Statesville Dorsett Fraley Harden Barenty and Cather Harpe battled on the streets. A trivial quarrel escalated into a mauling confrontation with sticks. Each was ordered to post 250 peace bonds and remain $150 for January 3 appearance.
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Statesville
Statesvile
Dorsett Fraley
Harden Barenty
Cather Harpe
English buyers close big timber deal in Durham
An English syndicate has bought 1,000,000 feet of white oak timber from local lumbermen in Durham. The wood is reportedly for a new railroad in Scotland, said to be 1,000 miles long, though no further details were available.
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Durham
Scotland
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I. L. Goldman
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R. L. Loftin
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