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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
1
Officials in Washington report the Soviet ark Buford carrying 248 radical aliens is near Kiel canal. A likely destination is Riga Livonia where radicals may be discharged for transport across the country. Baltic transit talks remain incomplete.
Parlor Soviet activists raising funds to help comrades held on deportation charges must invest in liberty bonds to post bail. Cash bonds are refused by trust companies, which decline to aid enemies of the state. authorities will accept bonds to secure release until hearings conclude. The Soviet ark is expected to linger for weeks as Redring progress shows limited advancement.
Melton Moon, held in jail near Adele, confessed to coroner officials that he killed his mother after she refused to give him ten dollars. Moon described striking her with a stick, then cutting her throat and stabbing her through the heart. The body was found in a brushy area near their home. robbery was cited as the motive.
Senate and house conferees reached a deal on railroa d funding for private operation recovery. A revolving fund of 309 million dollars would let carriers borrow to time their return. The Cummins bill set 506 million and the Esch measure 250 million.
Washington Jan 8 American ships provided by the Shipping Board will repatriate Czech Slovak Polish Yugoslav and Romanian troops in Siberia. The first vessels the President Grant and the America will depart New York for Vladivostok to begin the operation.
New York trading opens with cotton futures steady as Jan at 38.40, March 38.75, May 35.25, July 33.46, October 37.75. Early buying lifts 17 to 47 points amid active selling by commission houses and rumors of shipments to Germany boosting March to 36.80 and July to 33.65.
Paris January 8 The exchange or ratification of the peace treaty will occur Saturday January 10. The supreme council fixed the date and decided the ceremony take place in the French foreign office.
In Washington today Senator Underwood declared he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He said friends have urged him to run, but he prefers to continue representing Alabama and hopes to serve six more years in the Senate.
In Los Angeles on January date the federal census lists Anna Prater a negress as 115 years old. Born in South Carolina she says she was sold 15 times as a slave and served as mammy to 42 white children. She ran away from three masters but was recaptured each time. She spoke of sewing while recounting her life story.
New York January 8 The bodies of Earl Bowles and F J Roney American oil men killed by Mexicans near Port Lobos are aboard a tank steamer bound for Port Arthur Texas The International Petroleum company was advised today One man was shot and the other stabbed both in the back No motive for the murders has been disclosed
Ephriam Wilford a one eyed white tinner fell forty feet while repairing the two story Morris building corner Tarboro and Barnes streets Wilson yesterday afternoon. He was instantly killed.
The report notes a Democratic gathering in San Francisco with delegates selecting a city for the next convention and identifying a preferred venue. The meeting centers on party planning and future events, with San Francisco favored as a host location.
Washington dispatch reports a meeting of national committee members from San Francisco Chicago and Kansas City as they discuss a new plan for industrial reform. The plan calls for equalizing interests among the public capital and labor and contemplates broad constitutional reform and non monopoly investment.
A legal notice discusses a challenge to the eighteenth amendment and the national prohibition act. The KE argues the amendment is void and beyond federal power to enforce, prompting a complaint filed today seeking restraint on enforcing manufacture and sale of non intoxicating malt beverages.
British reports warn that Denkine's army is split with a growing gap on the front. Bolshevik claims of capturing Karasnovsk stretch along the Caspian Sea, threatening northern Persia and possible Bolshevik control of Geharan.
The High Point census is postponed due to difficulty securing enough enumerators. Only five of the required ten have been accepted, delaying the count beyond the January 2 start date. Citizens say every hour's delay harms the township's report and accuracy.
Alfred Scholz elected mayor of Neu koelln becomes the first socialist to hold a mayoral post in any municipality of Greater Berlin. He previously edited the socialist newspaper Vorwaerts.
Paris reports Georges Carpentier is willing to concede weight to meet Jack Dempsey, according to a statement made tonight.
Bristol Virginia police report United States prohibition agents arrested Leslie Tech Fletcher and R. Quales for manufacturing stills and coils for illicit use. They appeared before US Commissioner Sheen, released on $500 cash bond.
Stockholm dispatch states the Nobel committee did not name a literature winner because secretary M. Karnfeldt, the poet, declined the distinction offered, according to Dagens Nyheter.
Jan 8 Vera Cruz state reports estimate at 2000 plus dead. Dispatches describe missing village, destroyed towns, and towns inundated while damage totals remain unconfirmed.
In Wilson a merchant tailor says bankers and indoor workers can no longer afford luxury goods. He reports catering to masons carpenters and skilled tradesmen to chase dollar profits. Ella Shivers a black woman faced preliminary hearing for murder of Henry Smith in Wilson. remanded without bail. Near Phoenix City Alabama a still of 16 000 gallons capacity and a large corn liquor plant was destroyed.
Democratic National Committee passes resolutions praising the Versailles treaty and denouncing Republican leadership for delaying ratification. The document condemns Senate tactics and calls for unity to support the treaty despite reservations. It cites economic reforms under Democratic administrations and credit relief programs as progress.
Fox ranching on Prince Edward Island expands this season with an estimated 5900 foxes to be shipped. Prices range from 1000 dollars for silver fox skins to 10 dollars for the cheapest reds. Ranchers abandon cheaper grades as they cost as much to feed. domesticated reds become rare. Meanwhile in London the strike at army and navy stores gains attention as a maiden victory for middle class workers.
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