Birthday Party for Charles Gurley Celebrates 53rd Year
In Willarhar Terrace cottage, Charles Gurley host to a gracious 53rd birthday gathering. Doctors and preachers attend along with business and professional men. The feast features southern specialties and multiple pies while banjo and fiddle music evoke nostalgic High Point days.
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Willarhar Terrace
Charles Gurley
Pioneer High Pointer
Charlie
New Orleans
The
Waldorf
James Clark
George Brown
Col. Milton
Gurley
South
Charlie Gurley
Burrus
Grayson
Reitzel
J. W. Sechrest
Emmitt Crouch
D. H. Milton
A. T. Wishart
C. Clark
Joe Sechrest
High Point
Longfellows
Reformers Use Lottery to Close Gambling Houses
In Shanghai on February 12 reformers drew the numbers of all gambling houses from a hat to determine closures. Every fifth number drawn resulted in a house being put out of business, as they moved to curb gambling among residents.
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Shanghai
Why King’s Fault Shaped Men’s Trousers Long
A New York tailor traces men’s shift from short to long trousers to knickerbocker days and a king who wore long pants to hide spindly legs, establishing the current fashion.
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New York
Judge to crack down on vagrancy in High Point
Judge O A Kirkman told High Point municipal court he will push to break up vagrancy ordering police to issue warrants for Clyde Gilliam and Brane Guyer. Gilliam and Guyer were convicted or found guilty on related charges and fined. other defendants faced various outcomes including guilty pleas and not guilty verdicts.
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O. A. Kirkman
Clyde Gilliam
Brane Guyer
Kirkman
Welch
Gilliam
Guyer
Tom Wood
Main Street
Grace Goss
Fannie Cates
Haase Cited In Traffic Incident At Busy Corner
New York on February 12 Raphael Haase aided an elderly lady crossing a busy corner. A patrolman charged him with obstructing traffic and a judge fined Haase three dollars.
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New York
Raphael Haase
Walter Raleigh
Hasse
Irish Freedom Leader Quotation Cited By Bishop Gallagher
Quote from Bishop Michael Gallagher, president of the Friends of Irish Freedom, asserts an Irishman shows resilience in struggle, fighting longer and harder, enduring defeats with a smile more often than others.
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Michael Gallagher
The
Friends of Irish Freedom
Statement on gender endurance by Sir John Cockburn
A quotation attributed to Sir John Cockburn asserts women possess greater endurance and courage than men, challenging a common stereotype and suggesting gender comparisons in virtue. The line emphasizes women’s strength and resilience in contrast to men.
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Sir John Cockburn
Quote on marriage law reform by Lady Muir Mackenzie
Lady Muir Mackenzie questions opponents of British marriage law reform by asking why American home life is happier than the English variant. The remark appears in a public discourse reflecting debates over domestic rights.
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Lady Muir- Mackenzie
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