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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
4
A collage of remarks on politics and public life mixes Christmas wit with comments on taxes railroads and peace. The piece jokes about the Kaiser new year plans and the government return of railroads while invoking figures like Wilson Berkman Goldman and Josephus in a brisk editorial tone.
Nebraska forms Pershing for President committee in Lincoln and floods press with Pershing literature. The piece notes Pershing as a world familiar figure but argues the nation seeks a businesslike leader to manage debt and run the government on a practical finance line.
The High Point Enterprise condemns the 1920 garbage can purchase as an affront to citizens. It urges the city council to procure better cans without bonds or water works pledges and pledges a campaign if funds are needed.
Birth and death notes for Thomas Gray and Jacob Barker. Key events include Washington’s Trentons victory in 1776, Admiral Montt’s Chilean presidency in 1881, and major battles and leadership changes through 1917. Also mentions Ford peace party tensions and Brăila siege context.
James W. Gerard, first to publicly announce candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, rose to prominence as United States ambassador to Germany before the war. A Central New York native, he studied at Columbia, practiced law, and held Democratic leadership roles in New York City. He served as a state supreme court justice from 1908 to 1912 and contributed to the 1912 campaign as an adviser and fund provider.
Cambridge December 26 Professor Edward Everett Dale of the University of Oklahoma history department is on sabbatical at Harvard studying for a PhD. Once a cowboy and sheriff’s posse member now a professor and poet, Dale writes rugged cowboy verse and curates a museum of Indian relics while his wife Mildred recalls his frontier past and his honeymoon in South Boston.
Racing at the Winter meeting of the American Jockey Club in Havana and the Jeffery Parish Fair Association in New Orleans is noted along with a junior and boys national tennis championship in New York. Pacific Coast Hockey Association opens its season. Boxing cards include Ted Lewis vs Matt Wells 6 rounds in London Pat Moore vs Charlie Ledoux 20 rounds in London Eddie Wallace vs Lew Edwards 20 rounds in Melbourne and Pete Hartley vs Rocky Kansas 12 rounds in Baltimore.
Morgan G. Bulkeley former Connecticut governor U S senator and first president of the National Baseball League born Hast Haddam Conn years ago today Carl E Mapes congressman from Michigan born Eaton County Mich 45 years ago today Stanley W Merrell newly appointed Ohio Supreme Court judge born Cincinnati 48 years ago today William J D Stephens California governor born Ka eh O 60 years ago today
Greensboro secures an automobile slant for a Christmas present and congratulates itself on diversification. The city, once dependent on cotton, sees new plants emerge with an automobile plant budding and a truck plant in operation, signaling a potential epoch in 1920.
Today in New York City high society gathers at the Waldorf Astoria in the Blue Bird hall for a major charity ball honoring Mrs J E Southworth founder of the Manila box envelope. The gala supports children worldwide and marks Boxing Day in English celebrations. Shares details on prominent attendees and the festive ambiance.
General Bliss argues current food supplies to Europe risk waste without proper distribution. He urges appointing Mr. Hoover as food administrator for Europe to ensure equitable, efficient distribution and prevent shortages at the gates of Vienna.
President Wilson was enthusiastically received in London. The American Battle Fleet was reviewed in New York on its return from Europe.
Ten million dollars in silver are being melted into bars at the U S mint in Philadelphia. The bars will be recast into dimes quarters and half dollars as the government finds melting cheaper than purchasing silver on the market amid record high prices.
London report notes Miss A Helen Ward argues success depends on intelligent cooperation of women. She proposes a women’s bureau for the League of Nations and asserts women should be chosen for overall fitness, not only as specialists in women’s interests.
A committee chaired by Sir Henry Norman MP is appointed to draft a complete imperial wireless communications plan. It will define required high power wireless stations, costs per station, projected traffic and revenue, and prioritize station placements by urgency.
Francis Arnold recounts Lopez exile life after years on Saint Helena. A Portuguese invitation leads to a welcome in Portugal yet Alfonso Lopez longs for his island, ending in a monastery, a papal audience, and a wish to return to St. Helena.
Chinese students of both sexes are expected to reach France at five to six thousand yearly for two years as war and Shantung tensions push them away from Germany and Japan. France offers cheap transport and potential to mold future Chinese industry and intellect. About 1,000 students are already in France studying modern methods, with American sympathizers aiding the arrival center. Two 18 year old girls lead early pioneers among female students.
A bomb exploded yesterday damaging the residence of the conservative party leader in Las Palmas Canary Islands, per Madrid dispatch. A state of siege is expected to be declared soon in Catalonia Spain.
London reports that British visitors may travel to Switzerland without providing personal and financial references and medical certificates, a relaxation of prior entry requirements revived on December 26.
Lieutenant General G.Tille leads Italian air crews arriving in Tokyo to prep a Rome to Tokyo flight. Stops listed include Brindisi Salonika Adalia Aleppo Bagdad Basra Karachi Calcutta Rangoon Bangkok Amoy Canton Foochow Shanghai Tsingtao Peking Wiju Seoul Busan Osaka. Flight duration about 14 days with officers and two soldiers stationed at each halt for refueling and repairs.
In Hamilton Bermuda the house of assembly rejected a plan to lift the motor car ban by a 17 to 15 vote. The decision means Bermuda will continue to rely on walking bicycles or horse-drawn transport for at least another year.
An advertisement promises a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure any case of catarrh. It asserts internal use strengthens health and targets the disease through the blood on mucous surfaces. The offer includes testimonials and is attributed to FB Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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