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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
4
The excerpt compiles editorial asides from multiple papers noting Hoover and Clemenceau as logical candidates. It mentions the Buffalo nickel as a counter example and mocks line by line typing errors. It also references Bryan defending Democratic opinion amid Wilson fallout.
A fellow named Fawney takes offense at a remark by a secretary to a lord, calling the statement scandalous and demands consideration under social norms and propriety.
Senator Smoot says 7,000,000 words have been uttered in the senate on the peace treaty. Major Dalrymple staged a light comedy despite not wanting a wild west show. Cain, the first murderer, was spared more than his brothers who face electrocution per the governor. State Superintendent Brooks asks how to raise teachers salaries.
The speaker notes President Hoover did not need to admonish on meatless and wheatless days but now must advise on the peace treaty, underscoring a shift to focus on urgent international matters while domestic hunger rules fade.
Germany says it will regard punishing those who violated war rules as an honor, while observers note earlier remarks about a grand stand by the victors.
Johaniels frets over Mrs. Daniels joining the committee, recalling past trips to national conventions with her as he once served as a delegate. He wonders if she will bring him along now that she is part of the committee.
The report criticizes South Carolina courtship tactics as reckless and violent. A parlor confrontation allegedly ends with the girl and two or three suitors wounded, holes gaping and the scene ruined.
David Lawrence says Wilson's message to the allies offers the choice of accepting the president as American thought or as the senate. The speaker questions whether either truly represents the nation's view at present.
Dalrymple, a federal prohibition enforcer, has entered Iron county to suppress a rebel lion. State officials tried the accused men locally and found them not guilty. The federal government seeks to override state authority, signaling a brewing high profile clash.
The Federal Reserve Board announces a scheme to control credit. If carried through, it would lower the cost of living more than any other agency. Too much money in circulation has loosened restraints. a tightening would restore a conservative business system and lead to cheaper commodities.
Senator Carter Glass urged businessmen to take stronger interest in government at Richmond. He said government is no stronger than the governed and that business leaders must influence policy to prevent labor unions from dominating. He called for practical business involvement to improve governance and curb rollbacks, urging thrift and steadier regulation.
A critique of federal waste and extravagance decrying government salary levels and publicity bureaus. The writer links postwar spending to social discontent and bolshevik sentiment, urging縮 drastic cuts as the nation enters a period of fiscal scrutiny.
The senate approved a railroad measure seen as a way to extricate government from a serious situation. With railroad operations wasting 636 million dollars, no new tracks were built and rolling stock improvements were scarce. The piece aimed to address the looming ruin facing the systems as labor unions on the railroads...
January building activity in the city reached nearly 106000 in permits, signaling continued development momentum. Officials were asked whether the pace outstrips prior estimates, with questions about whether the city is lagging behind.
With the baseball season near, optimism remains despite the threat of a long political campaign in the Fall. The Winston-Salem Journal notes American resilience and hope amid upcoming elections and sporting excitement.
The Raleigh Times notes a goat-skin clothing company plans expansion with new stores in New York. The piece hints at supply concerns and warns agents seeking raw material to be cautious in negotiations.
A Philadelphia man refused to believe he is dead and buried after being shown a grave photo in France. The case, cited by the Durham Sun, portrays a stubborn conviction that clashes with military proof.
In Greensboro words, the measure could benefit the public if it pleases neither security holders nor railroad operators. A third party in interest looms as the key factor in shaping its outcome.
The Salisbury Post notes that former Senator Bailey, once a leading US Senate mind, returns to Texas seeking a political comeback. It characterizes him as out of step with the era, opposing today’s priorities and criticizing the contemporary program while praising only his own intellect.
The Drury Lane theatre in London was destroyed by fire. Notable figures include Charles Inglis first bishop of Nova Scotia who died in Halifax, poet John Keats who died in Rome, actress Marie Seebach born in Riga, novelist Grant Allen born near Kingston and others with dates spanning 1809 to 1918-192? Entries cover ban on American cattle imports and a US House appropriation for food inquiry.
Rt Rev Charles P Anderson celebrates 26th anniversary as Chicago bishop. The national committee on auxiliaries meets in Washington. Agricultural workers travel to Winnipeg for soil products expo and related meetings. An international teachers conference opens in Cleveland under the National Education Association. Aldermanic primaries held in Chicago for April non partizan election. Packaged meat legislation hearings reopen before the U S House Agricultural Committee.
John Garland Pollard, chosen by President Wilson to replace J Franklin Fort as a federal trade commissioner, is a Virginia lawyer with a long record including four years as attorney general of Virginia. Born in Virginia, he studied at Richmond College and Columbian University before starting practice in Richmond in 1893. He was a Democratic elector in 1904 and ran for Virginia governor in the most recent election.
One year ago today in the WAP President Wilson landed in Boston and delivered an afternoon address on the league of nations before departing for Washington.
Real estate activity surged at the county courthouse in Greensboro with numerous deeds filed yesterday. Transfers include J. E. Latham company to R. H. Wiggett on the High Point Greensboro road for 10 dollars and other considerations, and several other High Point properties changing hands with modest sums and valuable considerations.
A California inventor creates a modular settee to mount over engine pits for easier access to engines. The article notes broad industry data from 1917, including telephone employment, salaries, and plant values, and reports Sir James McKechni's remarks at Barrow in Furness on oil as the fuel of the future and its reliable supply and price.
European experimenters report ramie fibre and silk create stronger incandescent gaslight mantles than the usual cotton. The finding suggests improved durability and brightness for domestic lighting in advancing field tests.
A horizontal window shade device is described with an index attachment for desk telephones. The system allows adjustment of shade position from the telephonic control, illustrating an early multifunction interface.
A Paris physician suggests subcutaneous wax injections to form permanent membranous cysts for future identification of criminals. This proposed method would create identifiable markers on suspects, raising questions about ethics and practicality.
A novel hair brush replaces bristles with whalebone strips designed to stimulate the scalp and endure for years. The device aims to offer long lasting grooming with a different texture than conventional brushes.
The government operates regular air mail services connecting London with Bristol Birmingham Newcastle Manchester and Glasgow each day, aiming to speed post across the nation.
A French inventor's watch changes numeral positions with a press to display either 12 hour or 24 hour time. The mechanism centers on a button that repositions numerals for the chosen format.
Scientific breeding has produced silk worms giving silk in eighteen fast colors instead of the three usual. India plans to extend its telephone lines to reach a 600 mile line and a 300 mile line now in service.
A Florida man has secured a patent for a roadway built from three strips of concrete. The inventor cites economy of material and labor as the guiding objectives of the design.
Today marks anniversaries for several figures: Rear Admiral Joseph E. Craig born in Medina N F. pianist Rudolph Ganz born in Zurich. Sir C Arthur Pearson born in England. sculptor George T Brewster born in Kingston Massachusetts. baseball star John H Wagner born in Carnegie Pennsylvania.
A brief, dialogic reminiscence in a column titled Squirrel Cage recalls a past marriage proposal. Mrs Bacon asks Henry to remember their night and Henry concedes with a fitting, hushed reply.
A wry exchange about heaven and bills appears in the Boston Transcript. A wife jokes she may reach heaven not by clinging to her husband but by presenting St Peter with the bills.
The Vatican Library houses a Hebrew Bible considered among the costliest books. An offer weighed in gold was once valued at 102000 dollars but was refused.
After luncheon Bess rejects Crittenden's plea to shop while he seeks reconciliation. She notes his remorse and decides to end the pattern of apologies. Betty and Jack Langley display vivid crushes as Bess contemplates a future involving Betty and Langley, hinting at a romance triangle and upcoming talk with Betty tomorrow.
Several associations begin their meetings today including the Atlanta chapter of the Southern Agricultural Workers and the New Orleans Southern Pine association. Winnipeg hosts the Canada Seed Grain and Manitoba Horticultural societies with events also in Hamilton Ontario Retail Lumber Dealers and Jacksonville Florida Retail Clothiers and Furnishings. Milwaukee Wisconsin Retail Clothiers and Cincinnati Ohio Hardware are listed alongside Grand Rapids Michigan Retail Grocers and General Merchants as opening proceedings.
William Blanford, designer of a world clock displaying global times and atmospheric data, died in Aurora, Illinois at age eighty two. His clock, powered by fifty-pound weights, lights up automatically at night and has been examined by scientists worldwide.
Teachers and students at the Wheeling high school found crape on the door and a card saying Dedicated to those who are gone but not forgotten. The four women had resigned for better jobs elsewhere. Classroom rooms bore to let signs on doors.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner in Toledo Ohio that one hundred dollars will be paid for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad details internal use, blood mucous surface action, notary A. W. Gleason and price 75 cents with testimonials free.
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