High Point Industrial Profile 1916 Fact Sheet
Population 15 000 in 1916, area four square miles and elevation 940 feet. Mean temperature 58.5 F. Low death rate 11.6 per 1000 in 1915. Water plant provides pure water. electricity cheap at 0.66 KWH. Five banks with £350 000 capital and surplus. deposits 2 415 599.27. Ten year growth 100 percent. Freight bill $1 500 000 annually. Manufactured products worth $8 000 000 last year. Per capita output $700 for every inhabitant. Diversified industries.
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High Point
City of Diversified Industries
One Hundred Years Ago Today In Kentucky Governor Bramlette
Reading from a local history column, notes that Thomas Bramlette a Civil War soldier and Kentucky governor was born in Cumberland county Kentucky and died in Louisville on January 12 1875. The column marks other anniversaries including 1942 the College of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans and 1767 imperial decrees ending Polish nationality. It also recalls 1792 Captain Hardie dispersing Mexican outlaws.
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Thomas
Bramlette
Kentucky
Cumberland County
Louisville
College of the Immaculate Conception
New Orleans
Hardie
Third Cavalry
Fragmented Remarks and Local Notes Echo a Quiet Start to Year
A collection of terse observations and social quips touches on bond sales, county plans, and local figures. Mentions include the Asheville Times, Valley Forge, Carranza outlaws, and Santford Martin holding dual roles. A Greensboro Record item notes tax exemptions and road advertisements amid a busy county board meeting.
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County Board of Commissioners
Greensboro
North Carolina Bonds in Spotlight Repudiation Debate
Senator Overman moved that Cuba must obtain the state's permission before suing for repayment of repudiated North Carolina bonds. Authorities probe how Cuba came to possess the bonds, as the case heads toward the U S Supreme Court with Republican opposition echoing in Congress.
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North Carolina
Overman
Cuba
The Leaks and The State Department
The article questions a supposed leak in the state department. It cites Senator Stone calling any profit from leaked information a scoundrel and urges a full investigation to identify the source and responsible official.
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Stone
United States Punitive Expedition in Mexico Questioned
The piece questions the $70 million cost and purpose of the U.S. punitive expedition into Mexico to prevent Villa, noting Villa’s captured Habinas Hidalgo and the idle troops. It railingly asks what the army is doing, while troops and national guardsmen remain deployed and the nation eyes foreign strife.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Mexico
Army of the United
North Carolina cities face acute housing shortage needs
The report notes in Winston-Salem a house shortage affecting rentals from 20 to 35 dollars monthly with modern conveniences. In High Point the need is for 4 to 15 dollar per month houses to support growth, with a call for about a hundred more such houses.
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North Carolina
Winston- Salem
High Point
Winston-Salem
Efforts Urged to Ease High Point Housing Shortage
The article argues families moving to High Point face housing scarcity and estimates four to five hundred more houses would boost population and city vitality. It notes no action has been taken and suggests forming a housing corporation, a model used in larger cities, to address newcomers’ needs.
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High Point
United States urged patience in Mexican policy after Carranza row
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues that Carranza's refusal to sign a joint commission protocol justifies no ultimatum and calls for a generous, patient U S stance. It notes missteps such as not sending an ambassador and not giving Carranza's envoy proper status, urging half way moves to build confidence and a possible agreement.
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General Carranza
Joint Commission
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Washington
Pershing
Villa
Vera Cruz
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hog Pens and Bond Threat in High Point Letter
A citizen letter from High Point criticizes the town board and mayor over hog law enforcement. The writer jokes about issuing $50,000 more bonds and handing town control to the Ladies' Aid society, suggesting a lighthearted take on local governance.
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Enterprise
Ladies’ Aid Society
North Carolina Legislature Opens Regular Biennial Session
North Carolina lawmakers convened to organize for a 60 day regular session. With few new measures set, they face a heavy load of routine business likely to keep them busy for two months.
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North Carolina
Signs of Good Health Aid From Foley Cathartic Tablets
Advertisement claims bright eyes clear skin alert brains and energy indicate health. It contrasts with digestion problems caused by fermenting decaying food in the intestines and promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets from Mann Drug Company as a painless remedy.
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Mann Drug Company
Hopewell Jail Overcrowded as Deputy Reports Escape Runs
Deputy Sheriff James H. Bailey of Prince George County Virginia visited to escort Holt Keeling back for trial on house breaking and larceny. He described Hopewell jail as second hand and overfilled with about 300 law officers on duty, with escapes frequent and inmates even leaving without forwarding addresses. He joked about leaving a sign, This way out, on the wall.
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James H. Bailey
Prince George County
Virginia
Hopewell
Powder City
Bailey
Holt Keeling
White
Petersburg
Harrison Announces Acquisition of New Orleans and North Eastern
Fairfax Harrison, president of Southern Railway, confirms the purchase of the New Orleans and North Eastern Railroad. The move consolidates control by acquiring direct ownership of the New Orleans and North Eastern and disposing of foreign holdings, giving Southern direct access to New Orleans and its terminals.
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Washington, D. C
New Orleans and North-Eastern Railroad
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway Company
New Orleans and North-Eastern Railroad Company
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Company
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway Company
Junctions Company
American Exchange
New Orleans
North- Eastern
Alabama
Vicksburg
Shreveport
Pacific
Bank of Commerce Savings Club Draws Big Attendance
The Bank of Commerce Christmas Savings Club attracts a large city participation with over 640000 expected to be paid to members at Christmas 1917. Cashier H A Millis says at least 40000 may be paid to club members next Christmas, possibly more, as enrollment surged and extra pass books were ordered to accommodate new joiners.
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Bank of Commerce
H. A. Millis
Ve Club
Savings Club
Maine May Strength "Dry" Laws
Augusta Maine January 3 The Maine legislature opens a biennial session with two key liquor law enforcement issues a constitutional amendment to empower the governor to remove sheriffs who fail to enforce the prohibition and a bill requiring judges to impose straight jail sentences in liquor cases
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Augusta
Maine
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by High Point Resident
High Point citizen W. V. Bullock testifies to kidney backache relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports his back pain easing and soreness removed after a few doses. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N Y.
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Dean
High Point
W. V. Bullock
N. Main St
Doan
Mr. Bullock
Foster-Milburn Co
Props
Buffalo
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Basin
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Congress
Miss Alyss
Baker
Valley Forge
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
Mission of the State
Senator Stone
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Habinas Hidalgo
Interior
Chihuahua
Bill
Nick
Ferdinand
George
Atlantic
Society
Harrison
Southern Railway
the Bank OF Commerce
J. H. Adams
Care Enterprise
Washington _ street
H. Harris
Bro
Ingram
J. J. Welch
Virginia Avenue
Nellie W. Scoggings
Enterprise Office
Lindsay Street
Dana
J. T. Ryan
I. L. Goldman
Comerce Street
Mattison Machine
J. G. Wilson Corporation
Folk
Broadway
Universal
International Weekly
Hearst
Morris Plan Company
High Point Morris Plan
Bell-Ans
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
J. Gurney Briggs
Mgr
Good Pictures
William Fox
Theda Bara
the Rose Theater
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