Inauguration of North Carolina Governor Bickett
Thomas Walter Bickett was inaugurated governor of North Carolina in Raleigh with a simple ceremony. He urged reform of the state prison converting it to a state hospital for the insane and opposed the county chain gang as cruel punishment. He pushed laws restricting sale of certain proprietary medicines and required health board scrutiny, plus tax and highway funding reforms and rotating offices with a short ballot.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Thomas Walter Bickett
Louisburg
North Carolina
Locke Craig
Asheville
Bickett
Walter Clark
State Supreme Court
State Board of Health
New England
State Hospital For the Insane
Agricultural Department
A. and M. College
Vast US Standing Timber Estimates Revised
Revised estimates place standing merchantable timber in the United States at about 2 767 billion board feet. Of this total 1 464 billion board feet or 53 percent lie in California Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana.
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United States
California
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Thaw Cuts Throat in Walnut Street House
Harry K. Thaw cut his wrist and throat in a private Walnut street house west of 52nd street today and was taken to St. Mary's hospital. Captain Tate said Thaw would die from the self inflicted injuries.
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Harry K. Thaw
Walnut Street
52Nd Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Tate
Deeds Filed Transferring High Point Lot in Two Steps
Two deeds recorded yesterday in Greensboro transferred the same High Point lot at North Main and Glenn streets. First Thomas Carrick and wife sold the 90 by 192 foot corner property to Charles Hoertel and W. D. Brooks for 2285 dollars. Brooks then conveyed to P Ward Eshelman for 10 dollars and other valuable considerations.
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Registrar of Deeds
Greensboro
High Point
North Main and
Glenn Streets
Lillie Rochelle
Thomas Carrick
Charles Hoertel
W. D. Brooks
P. Ward Eshelman
Maccabees Hold Semiannual Officers Installation
The local Maccabees lodge will hold a semiannual officers installation tonight in the Sherrod building hall with Greensboro and state officers attending. The program includes installation, speeches, and refreshments, with the exercises starting promptly at 7:30.
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Order of Maccabees
Order
Sherrod
Greensboro
Agriculturist Johnson to Speak at Welch Schoolhouse Meeting
J. M. Johnson of the state department will attend the Industrial department gathering at Welch schoolhouse on January 19 to discuss milk routes milk depot and the tobacco market and will deliver an address.
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J. M. Johnson
State Department
Industrial Department
Commrcial Club
Welch
Dusty Streets Blur Travelers At 2 PM Basis
Windy afternoon causes thick dust clouds reducing visibility for pedestrians, especially those traveling north from the post office. No sprinkling efforts were made at that time to clear Main Street.
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Main Street
Official NH A car passes through High Point en route south
A motor car resembling gypsy vans but used by the National Highway Association traveled through High Point yesterday afternoon heading south. The vehicle is mapping and inspecting the highway.
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National Highway Association
High Point
Regular Industrial Committee Meeting Tonight at Commercial Club
The Industrial committee of the Commercial club will hold a regular monthly meeting this evening at 7 30 o clock at the club building on South Main street. All members urged to attend as many matters of importance will be discussed.
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Industrial Committee of the Commercial Club
South Main Street
Train No 37 Delayed Southbound Passes Through City
Southbound passenger train No 37 arrived about four hours late, on the Washington division beyond Danville Virginia. No cause for the delay was given.
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Washington Division
Danville
Brief Snow Flurry Hits High Point Morning
A light snow flurry appeared in High Point around 10:30 this morning, briefly resembling a snow storm before strong winds dispersed the flakes. No damage reported and conditions returned to normal shortly after.
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High Point
Terms by which Entente Allies Will Consider Peace
London Jan 11 The Associated Press reports the Entente reply to President Wilson's peace note specifies terms for peace. They demand restoration of Belgium and full restoration for Serbia and Montenegro, plus evacuation of invaded Russian, Romanian and French territory with just reparations.
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London
Associated Press
Entente
Wilson
Belgium
Serbia
Montenegro
Valuable Purse Lost by Danville Woman
Danville Virginia January 11 police seek help in locating a purse lost Tuesday night by Mrs A Greenberg wife of a local merchant. The handbag contained two watches a diamond brooch two diamond lavalieres a gold medal and $10 in currency valued at 500 dollars. No trace of the purse has been found.
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Danville
A. Greenberg
Cotton futures jittery with mixed early trading in New York
The cotton market opened nervous and irregular with little change at the start. Prices saw a dip to around 18.36 on the May call, then rebounded to 18.55 as covering emerged, while offerings rose above 18 cents. Early quotes showed January at 17.95, March 18.12, May 18.40, July 18.38, and October 17.05.
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New York
Wheat market strength rises after early weakness in Chicago
Chicago traders saw notable wheat demand with May futures moving from about 1.82 1.83 and July around 1.4634 to 1.4714. After a heavier start prices gained across the board before a later reaction.
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Chicago
Employees Seek Higher Pay At Navy Yards
Washington January 11 spokesmen for employees of various navy yards urged the navy department to grant increases for machinists pattern makers and other tradesmen.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Weather outlook: fair nights, colder with cold wave
Fair tonight and Friday with strong northwest winds. Temperatures drop sharply as a cold wave moves in, bringing colder overnight conditions and brisk winds.
Open threats against Murray judge and official safety
Governor Stanley arrived in Murray to oversee security after threats against Circuit Judge Charles Bush and Commonwealth's Attorney Benny Smith by a mob. The train remained ready to evacuate officials if demonstrations continued, as the mob opposed the Martin case and the judge’s continuance amid the suspected killing of Guthrie Duigiud.
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Kentucky
Murray
District Atorney
Charles Bush
Commonwealth
Benny Smith
Stanley
British Carry Advance to Borders of Old Palestine
British forces push toward the borders of old Palestine as French troops report mine damage near Argonne and German attacks on the Meuse are repulsed with heavy losses. Russian attacks repelled on the Russo-Galician front, with 1,600 prisoners and four guns taken. Greece delivers six batteries of mountain guns to Entente naval authorities. Mackensen’s Romanian campaign continues with Russians pushed back to the Sereth.
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Old Palestine
Associated Press
Argonne
Paris
Meuse
Berlin
War Office
Greece
Athens
Mackensen
Rumania
Romania
Danube
Fokshani
Sereth
Putna
Maresti
Moldavia
British advance reaches border of Palestine near Rafa
British forces pushing from the Suez area have moved to the Palestine frontier and seized the Rafa defensive entrenchments about 70 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Italian troops supported the operation, marking a significant push in the theater.
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Suez Canal
Palestine
Rafa
Jerusalem
Bryan Invited to Speak Before General Assembly
Raleigh January 11 The General Assembly extended an invitation to William J Bryan to address the body after a joint resolution faced senate opposition. Senators argued inviting a private citizen would set an unwelcome precedent and threaten legislative dignity. A parallel Daniels invitation was postponed to a separate resolution.
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Special Legislative Service
Raleigh
William J. Bryan
General Assembly
Senate
Brenner
Mecklenburg
Justice
Dle
Anson
Henderson
Assembly
Daniels
House
Grit and Self-Reliance Called Key to South’s Supplies
Professor E Branson told a North Carolina Club gathering that grit is needed to raise staple home supplies in the South. He warned that individual excess buys threaten communal sanity and argued the cotton and tobacco crop valued at 1,600,000 dollars could shrink if kept. He blamed easy living under southern skies for this enduring curse.
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Chapel Hill
South
E. ©. Branson
North Carolina
France
Charter Granted for Lloyd Cotton Mills in Gastonia
Raleigh Jan 11 The Lloyd cotton mills of Gastonia capitalized at 150000 dollars with 21000 paid in were chartered by the secretary of state. The mill plans to manufacture yarns and cloths.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Lloyd Cotton Mills
Gastonia
Storm Warnings Issued from Cape Virgina to Eastport
Weather bureau ordered storm warnings from Virginia capes to Eastport Maine. Cold wave warnings extended across Atlantic coast states except Florida and into Tennessee.
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Washington
Virginia Capes
Eastport
Maine
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Tennessee
Mysterious German Raider Hovering Off West Indies
Washington reports British authorities order extinction of lighthouses and lights at Carlisle bay Needham's Point Barbados Castries St Lucia St Georges Grenada all Jamaica harbors Nassau Guadeloupe St Johns Antigua to deter a suspected raider. Vessels are warned not to enter Carlisle bay at night.
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Washington
West Indies
Carlisle Bay
Needham’s Point
South Point
Barbadoes
Castries
St. Lucia
St. Georges
Grenada
Jamaica Harbor
Nassau
Guadelupe
St. Johns
Antigua
Panama
A and M Basketball Team Ready for Opening Game
West Raleigh January 11 The A and M basketball squad backs coach Hartsell with over 25 candidates reporting for practice. The season opens Saturday against the Durham Y M C A with the Techs hoping to avenge last season’s mix up losses.
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A. and
West Raleigh
Hartsell
Durham Y. M. C. A
Techs
Increases Suspended on Tobacco Tariffs
Washington January 11 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed increases in tobacco tariffs from Virginia and North Carolina southeast regions until July 13 next pending investigation.
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Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Entente reply to Wilson note arrives at state department
Washington January 11 The entente reply to President Wilsons peace note began arriving this morning at the state department. As fast as it was decoded it was laid before the President and Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Entente
Wilson
State Department
Lansing
Contempt Charges Against Lawson: House Rules Issue
The House Rules Committee reported adversely on Representative Wood's privileged resolution for a congressional inquiry into Thomas W. Lawson with alleged leaks to Wall Street regarding President Wilson's peace note. Democrats and Republicans clash over whether the investigation is over, as Chairman Henry notes a special sub-committee may still act.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Rules Committee
Representative Wood
Thomas W. Lawson
Wall Street
Wilson
Lawson
Henry
Representative Henry
Wood
Former Citizen Frank Halker Dies in St Louis
Frank Halker, formerly with the Southern Car company and a High Point resident, died Monday in a St Louis hospital after a brief illness. Survived by widow, a daughter Mrs Jares of St Louis, and five sons Theodore and Raymond in Illinois, Will Harry and Edward in High Point. all were at his bedside. Funeral details not provided, burial likely in St Louis.
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Frank Halker
The
Southern Car Company
St. Louis
Frank Helker
High Point
Harker
Reret
J. ©. Jares
Theodore Halker
Raymond Halker
Imois
Will Halker
Harry Halker
Edward Halker
Fatal collision in Concord as Ivey flees after strike
In Concord on January 11 John Fowler was fatally struck by Arthur Ivey while both men, employed by Hudson Paving, were present. Ivey fled the scene and authorities issued alerts to surrounding towns to apprehend him.
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Concord
John Fowler
Arthur Ivey
Hudson Paving Company
Ivey
Hin
Prohibition Law Re enacted by South Carolina Governor
Columbia Jan 11 Governor Manning signed the bill passed by the 1916 legislature re enacting the South Carolina prohibition law removing doubt as to its validity The law was approved by popular vote in September 1915 but faced constitutional challenges since laws must be enacted by the legislature.
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Columbia
Manning
South Carolina
Gulf Coast Poultry Show Opens in Mobile
The Gulf Coast Poultry show in Mobile Alabama opened with exhibits from half a dozen states. The display includes several thousand specimens of chickens turkeys ducks pigeons and varied pet stock showcasing a major southern exhibition this year.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast
South
Two Ships Are Sunk by Submarine Warfare
London reports the British cruiser Cornwall was sunk by a submarine and the seaplane carrier Ben-my-chree was also sunk. Both ships are listed as lost with no immediate details on casualties or location.
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Associated Press
London
Cornwall
Benmychree
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