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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
1
New York officials from burglary insurance firms report 1919 saw about ten thousand thefts totaling roughly 25 million dollars. Robberies rose over 30 percent from the previous year with major losses in silk and jewelry trades, survivors, trucking firms, and liberty bonds topping one million dollars.
London dispatch notes a Warwickshire land girl column on bulls becoming gentle through care. Margaret Starkey recalls riding her bull and feeding him cake, while Peggy Fisher of East Sussex tames a bull to save a man and marries him.
Denver police raid nets W. A. Blevins with a stash of new liquor and mash. Officers find glass cases holding lizards, toads, and snakes as investigators probe whether reptiles were sold as drinks accessories. Detective Schneider reports the unusual detail to avoid reprimand.
In Manassas on December 29 a jury was rapidly empanelled for the second trial of William C. Hall the state prohibition inspector accused of killing Lawrence U D Hudson and Raymond Shackleford near Fishes Hill last March amid high public interest and strong feeling about the case.
Washington officials said representatives from banks nationwide have been invited by the Federal Reserve Board to convene January 6 to discuss relations between the Federal Reserve Bank and discount rates and interest rates on deposits.
Bradford, Pa. December 29 Margaret Cicello seventeen can marry any man from a crowd of suitors. She once lied to protect her father who was accused of murder and freed after her false confession. she admits the deception was to aid his escape to Italy. Earl Nabors returns to Richmond after holidays.
Three men Adolph Panarelli a Manhattan liquor dealer John Romanelli a Brooklyn undertaker and John Saleeby a druggist face federal charges after selling wood alcohol as whiskey. Panarelli confessed pleading not to be sent to Connecticut for fear of lynching. Authorities say 20 barrels shipped to Hartford priced 1000 to 1500 dollars per barrel. Porter says 10 more arrests follow amid a deadly illicit liquor wave spanning multiple states. Death toll across cities totals at least 57 with numerous illnesses reported.
Dr. Christopher C. Scott, 42, Louisville physician, is jailed in Lowville awaiting bail arguments on murder charges. Laurene Gardner, 13, a witness for his innocence claim, is held on vagrancy charges. The case follows Elizabeth Ford Griffith, 17, found dead with a bullet wound in Scott's office, with Scott asserting she died by her own hand, while the coroner cites lack of powder marks on her clothing as contrary.
Washington December 29 Republican and Democratic senators pursue a compromise plan to ratify the treaty with three modifications to reservations approved earlier. The effort centers on a preamble and article X changes aimed at acceptance by two thirds. Key figures include Lodee and Hitchcock but no final stance has been reached amid many absences delaying action.
William J. Bryan will speak in Omaha on January 12 on the Attitude of the Democratic Party in 1920. Friends say he plans a several week tour addressing the league of nations, the peace treaty and other campaign issues.
Paris reports at the Academy of Medicine that Professor Roux announces a new microbe capable of killing the dysentery bacillus. Japanese naval physician Dr Kabechima found the microbe in patients. A serum injection derived from dysentery bacilli verified by this microbe gave immunity in five days in rabbit experiments.
Governor Bickett announced a reward of 466 for each man apprehended and convicted for participation in the lynching of Powell Green near Franklinton Saturday night. A masked mob killed R M Brown, a moving picture theater owner, while Brown was being brought for safe keeping. A coroner's inquest began yesterday and adjourned to Tuesday without naming suspects.
New York cotton prices opened firm with Jan at 38.00, March 36.19, May 34.50, July 32.85, Oct 29.55. Liverpool support helped early gains but pullback emerged as selling and covering surged, leaving March and July down after the first hour.
Herbert Waters a coal miner at Morrisville near Washington tested blasting powder by throwing a handful into a fire. Waters and his wife Mary are dying in Waynesburg hospital their daughter Belma eight is dead and son Thomas fourteen is severely injured. A keg of powder in the home caused an explosion that blew out a side of the two story brick house.
Worcester mass authorities announce daily noon prayer meetings at the Grand Theatre beginning January 4. The Church Federation led by Milton B Pratt will conduct sessions to revive Worcester. Meetings run just before the daily matinee at the burlesque venue.
The commission named by President Wilson to investigate wages and prices met with Secretary Tumulty at the White House. It plans to outline its program for work today while operators’ executives are in the city and expected to offer their assistance despite earlier objections.
John Baer, long presumed dead after a 23 year trek to Alaska, returns to Warrenville with gold dust and riches. He says he was too busy to write and kept his fortune a secret during years of isolation in the frigid north.
Kan Dee, a fourteen year old from Pittsburg, Kansas, has composed the music for Why Don't You Make Me Happy with lyrics by Cecil Taylor. The piece has just been published and placed on sale, making her a strong claim for Kansas youngest composer.
In London a U S soldier writes that he cannot marry an American girl and asks Sir Nevil Macready to find him a good British bride in her twenties. He cannot bank on American girls or on Scotland Yard chief to secure a match, and refuses the assignment.
Oscar Woodall traveled from Danville over several days and arrived in High Point where he started a new phase. The report notes his relocation and current status.
Washington officials report that four railroad brotherhoods and ten allied groups plan a 5 pm meeting to craft a platform backing the labor stance in the senate bill. Leaders warn of a possible strike if drastic provisions pass.
Miss Mary Garner testified that Jake Grub advised her to take medicine to induce an abortion. Grub, bound over to Couilford superior court, is accused of being the unborn child's father and denying marriage due to disgrace. The article also covers arrests for affray and a larceny bond forfeiture.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report based on Fall River Massachusetts over five years cites tuberculosis as the leading single cause of death among cotton mill operatives. Workers aged 15 to 44 show higher mortality from all causes, with spinning and weaving rooms identified as the most hazardous, and 45 percent of deaths attributed to tuberculosis.
Paris reports that France and England agreed to demand the extradition of former Emperor William from Holland once the peace treaty takes effect. The move follows a joint decision by the two nations.
Paris.Dispatch reports a government curfew banning dancing venues after 11:30 to save coal, drawing mixed reactions. Reformers claimed it would curb fashionable fox trots, pajama dances and masked balls, while managers cut lights further, prompting accusations that moonlight dancing at a top venue has become an elite kissing and hugging orgy.
In Middlesex County New Jersey after a crime crackdown order by Prosecutor Stricker the county detective office in New Brunswick reports loss of a fountain pen and about a gallon of evidence used in illegal liquor prosecutions. Overcoats and umbrellas vanished as guards were assigned to protect remaining items. The section claims crime seems oddly halted except for these odd disappearances.
Kansas-Cref Mrs View. Despite 400 invitations sent, fuel administrator denies grant to allow Christian church wedding of Mrs J A Pray's daughter. Cupid's plea ends in disappointment as restrictions hold.
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