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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
4
A fragment of a Raleigh State Journal column covers weather topics and public concerns. It mentions medical ads, coal worries, rail traffic cuts, and journalist Thomas Bost continuing to inform readers about Raleigh events and state affairs.
A lengthy theory argues Germany pursued war to avert national bankruptcy by seeking indemnities from France Belgium and Russia. It cites rising imperial debt costs and subsidized industry as drivers and notes Prussian paternalism failed economically. Food Administration results praised Hoover for stabilizing sugar and grain prices benefiting consumers.
In a patriotic poem by L. Byrd Mock, English colonists settle in new lands, toil in fields, and sow abundance. The verse links historical westward labor to modern wartime duty, urging readers to defend freedom by arming themselves with gun or hoe against the German horde and support allies.
A soldier from Camp Green in Charlotte thanks Dr Mann and the High Point hospital nurses and superintendent for their care after a illness on a train through the city on December 29. He praises the staff and wishes blessings on the hospital and asks the paper to print the note. The letter is from Matthew F. Miller of Company C Sixth Machine Gun Battalion.
Benjamin Franklin arrived in Paris on January 5 1777 as the first American diplomat to a foreign court. He traveled aboard the sloop Reprisal after a rough Atlantic crossing, faced pursuit by British ships, and earned a warm reception for rejecting court dress. Franklin influenced France to ally with the colonies and helped raise funds with Thomas Paine.
Zebulon Pike born January 5, 1779 in New Jersey. American soldier explorer died in 1813 during York attack. He led expeditions tracing the Mississippi source and Louisiana Territory, discovered Pike's Peak, and fought with Spaniards. named brigadier general before his death.
Observance of Twelfth Night includes the bean cake ritual in England with its king for the night. Epiphany yesterday recalls three manifestations of Christ with the dove and the Cana miracle. The piece notes wartime and postwar revival of these ancient ceremonies and the Braddeley bequest at Drury Lane.
The excerpt recalls President Van Buren warning against Canadian rebellion interference in 1838. It notes Capt. John Smith being saved by Pocahontas after Indian capture in 1608. It also mentions the 1778 Battle of the Kegs and torpedoes fashioned as kegs with gunpowder sent toward British ships near Philadelphia, causing alarm.
Officers picked a site for a new corps aviation school put under a major with prior fliers training at other schools. A recently graduated flying class will join the front toward next week for real combat practice using their airplanes alongside veteran British and French aviators. The US aims for swift firsts including the first cross of German lines and first enemy aircraft down, with wagers placed on who will photograph a German battery.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Building and Trust Company was held January 16 at the Wachovia Bank office to elect officers for the ensuing year and conduct other business as may come before the meeting. W. C. Tbol served as secretary.
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