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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1916
Page
4
A 1916 column argues High Point has unusually little crime due to civic virtue and a small police force. It notes ten patrols for a 12,000 population, with three by day and two at night, and warns of a coming wave of crime unless more officers are hired. The piece also touches on freight rates, international tensions, and local editorials.
Liverpool opened the cotton market with nine points to the upside but sentiment in New York remained unsettled due to submarine developments. Prices eased with January to 12.05, March 12.80, and May 12.44, about 15 to 18 points under Friday’s close.
In New York the first session of the year opens heavy as Persia sinking fears weigh on prices. Active issues slip about four points with oils, war shares, copper and rails like Union Pacific and Read ing among decliners. United States Steel trades in blocks. some stocks rebound and Anglo-French bonds stay firm.
In Chicago on January 3 prospects of higher United States visible supply pressured wheat futures, while foreign buying spurred a late rally. May contracts opened around 1.24 and July near 1.17, with prices sliding before turning up later in the session.
Engineer John J. Clarke was instantly killed when Southern railway passenger train No. 17 derailed near Barker's Creek on the Murphy branch, about 52 miles from Asheville after a rock slide. Fireman Wrox Christopher and baggage man J. C. Bean were slightly injured, along with Mrs. A. J. Woods, G. W. Reeves, and L. M. Wilson. A relief train recovered the wounded and Clarke's body was returned on a special.
Pekine Jan 3 Yuan Shi Kai president of China accepted an emperor's crown on request from many national elements. He entered the palace and sat on the imperial throne at the New Year reception, being announced as his imperial majesty though coronation has not yet occurred.
Monroe Jan 3 Robert N. McNeely American consul at Aden reported lost on the steamer Persia sunk off Crete Thursday was not accompanied by his brother C. D. McNeely of Waxhaw N C. Earlier reports said Dr McNeely was with the consul as secretary, but a statement from the McNeely home denies this.
Called communication Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 this evening at 7.50 o'clock. Work in Master Mason degree. H F Hunsucker, Secretary. Chas Hoertel, Master.
J L Parrish announces tax books for High Point Township will be at his office 109 East Washington Street for the year 1915. Citizens and taxpayers are urged to call and pay their taxes.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Commercial National Bank will be held in the directors' room on Tuesday January 11 1916 at oclock a m for the transaction of such business as may come before the meeting V A J Idol Cashier
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