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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
4
A historical letter extols production as the key to national wealth, urging salesmen and advertising to drive work and consumer demand. It cites coal industry funding and argues segregationist views, noting southern stability and warning against northern agitation.
The article notes cities facing municipal water shortages and references Norfolk’s past water famine before prohibition. It also states Herbert Hoover prefers serving the public over a presidential run, indicating his nonpolitical current stance.
General Bliss testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee Poland stands as the sole barrier between central Europe and Bolshevik expansion It warns that Bolshevik forces could dwarf Polish armies and urges American support including aid to Poland with surplus Allied military supplies to curb the threat and prevent a wider European upheaval.
A line notes the day allies plan to press for Kaiser extradition as the first move toward forcing payment or surrender. The tone suggests a pivotal legal move in post war accountability.
Through a conviction which declares him guilty of second degree murder Harry New again illustrates what money and publicity can do for a criminal.
A fragment mentions peas allegedly burned in the American Davy and a remark about torpedoed material. The garbled text suggests wartime logistics or supply issues referenced indirectly with incendiary or destructive language. No clear date or source entities are identifiable.
Tom Marshal campaigns for the presidency arguing the nation needs a strong leader and humorously cites the benefit of a good five cent cigar as emblematic of practical progress.
A brief, garbled passage notes how extra respites might have let a man named Godley evade a self-destructive end, suggesting a humorous or moralizing reflection on endurance and fate.
The article notes the difficulty in electing a party leader, paralleling a Senate struggle for peace and referencing ongoing Adriatic diplomacy with allies and Palye.
A brief report notes that higher clothing costs dampen consumer buying while gas prices rise, but hot air remains free. The piece hints at softer spending and cautious wallets as prices shift.
A literary shift favors fast flowing prose over polished sentences in a promising contest. Writers are urged to deliver action and readability with honeyed commas while avoiding excessive semicolons and pause. The piece argues readers are busy and want immediate meaning.
The report notes old Clemenceau’s strong will toward war and mentions preparations for his forthcoming marriage. The items reflect a blend of political resolve and personal life events.
Bill Bryans prospects appear dim as he faces a tough path forward yet retains stubborn resolve. Supporters note ongoing plans and efforts to advance his cause despite uncertain outcomes and recent setbacks.
Press readers debate honors after a desk officer receives a distinguished service medal while a mother who supplied three sons to service is denied one. The Durham Sun excerpt highlights perceived inequity in wartime recognition and civic feeling.
A physician recalls a moment of moral crisis when fear of unpaid work kept him from answering a call to aid a poor sick wife, and a congressman explains he left his seat to defend a condemned man. The message urges daily aid to the needy as a duty from Boy's World.
Major dates note James Calhoun as Baltimore’s first mayor in 1797, Caleb Cushing’s 1845 China treaty approval, Edward Everett’s 1865 death, and Fanny Kemble’s 1893 passing. Other entries mark 1916 Bergen fire, 1919 ratification of Prohibition, and 1966 British Tugela crossing events.
The planned Raleigh hotel could rise twelve stories or seven as originally planned and will be among the Souths best. The project aims to be a credit to Raleigh and reflects strong municipal ambition.
W. H. Hudson lauds pigs in The Book of a Naturalist for their intelligence and friendly, democratic view of humans. He contrasts them with other animals and notes their usefulness in breakfast bacon, sausage with maple syrup, and buckwheat cakes, as echoed by the Wilmington Dispatch.
Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee marks his 75th birthday while the 25th anniversary of the Butte Montana explosion and fire is observed, with 150 killed or injured and $1 million in property loss. Nationwide prohibition events and an Anti Saloon League campaign are noted, plus a Plumb Plan railroad debate between Harvard and Dartmouth in Cambridge led by Glenn E. Plumb.
A playful column from the Los Angeles paper recounts a whimsical list of proposed changes. Entries include renaming Brandywine to Coldwater, establishing Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes as national anthem, expunging terms like port and still from usage, removing bars from harbors, and odd ideas on rye bread, salt, mint, and mint plants.
Boxing bills feature Willie Jackson versus Frankie Burns in Buffalo over 10 rounds and Johnny Murray against Al Kale in Buffalo for 16 rounds. Other bouts include Eddie Barry versus Kid Alberts in Duluth Benny Walger vs Matt Brock in Baltimore and Angue Ratner versus Mike O Dowd in St Paul. Horse racing meets span Havana New Orleans and Minneapolis while indoor and winter league events occur in New York City Pir Venetum and Springfield along with Davis Cup tennis in Sydney.
The Census Bureau reports the 1917 telephonic enumeration shows an average of 211 messages per person per year. There were 53,234 separate systems with 28,827,188 miles of wire, enough to circle the globe 1,153 times. About 22.8 million messages were sent. 262,628 people were employed, with women making up over 65 percent. The Bell system controlled more than four-fifths of wire mileage.
Public rail timetable notes trains may arrive or depart at listed stations with no guaranteed exact times No 21 leaves daily except Sunday train service details and timing shown are not guaranteed by the railroad officials.
Rt. Hon. Ivor Churchill Guest second Baron Winborne born 46 years ago. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson a leading English stage actor born in London 67 years ago. Robert W. Service the Yukon poet born in Preston England 44 years ago. Henry Fielding Dickens sixth son born 10 years ago. J Erskine Mayer Chicago White Sox pitcher born in Columbus Ohio 30 years ago.
U. S. N. retiree who commanded the Maine at Havana Harbor turns 75. Born Albany on February 16, 1845, he entered the Naval Academy in 1859 and graduated to serve in Civil War fronts. He later led in deep sea exploration and, by 1907, retired after 45 years of service.
Regional conventions open today including the Seattle Pacific coast shippers association and the San Francisco California white and sugar pine manufacturers association. Meetings also in Denver for the Western stockgrowers, Detroit for the Great Lakes protection, and New York for the National conference of business paper editors. Albany hosts the New York state bar association while Sioux Falls hosts the South Dakota dental association.
Mrs. Gayly says her husband has cured their chauffeur of overspeeding by paying him five dollars extra with the understanding that all fines come from his wages. Mrs. Golitely notes the arrangement.
In Clarion Pennsylvania a 35 year old murder case is solved. A farmer Keaster long dead was accused of killing his stepsons after they vanished in 1884. A visitor inquired about Keaster and disclosed he was the older missing son. The brothers reportedly ran away toward the northwest. the younger died in an accident five years later.
The history notes silkworm farming and silk manufacture in southern China spanning more than three millennia, highlighting the long cultural and economic significance of this craft in the region.
Delegates arrived in Paris for the peace conference as Ebert, head of the German government, said the German republic was shaping its policy on President Wilsons fourteen points of peace and the war aims.
A description of ten workers focused on their tasks amid a noisy crowd, capturing contrast between orderly labor and public uproar in a single scene.
A Missouri editor who died owed six years of unpaid subscriptions to the paper. At the funeral he placed a palm leaf fan and a block of ice on the casket, and the editor did not send flowers. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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