Piedmont Building and Loan growth in High Point
The Piedmont Building and Loan association reports an average of over two houses built weekly in High Point with each unit valued around 800 dollars. At the annual meeting officers were elected for 1917, and the series opened Monday has sold about 600 shares with plans for more. The charter was amended to raise shares from 5,000 to 25,000 as the organization expects strong growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Piedmont Building and Loan Association
Association
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Piedmont Building and Loan
G. A. Matton
R. B. Terry
Wescott Roberson
E. A. Snow
A. B. Horney
A. J. Owen
J. H. Adams
W. C. Jones
W. C. Idol
Ice Cream Freezer Delivers Cream In Half Minute
An English invention uses an ice and salt filled cylinder that revolves inside the cream to deliver a continuous stream of ice cream about thirty seconds after turning the crank.
Birthdays Today in Historical Figures and Leaders
David Lloyd George prime minister of England born in Manchester 34 years ago today. Sir David Beatty admiral born 46 years ago today. Francis Sayre grandson of Woodrow Wilson born in the White House two years ago today. Joseph A. Pease born 57 years ago today. Thaddeus A. Thompson born in Burleson County Texas 64 years ago today. Dr. Palmer C. Ricketts born Elkton Maryland 61 years ago today. Jack O'Brien born Philadelphia 39 years ago today.
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David Lloyd-George
England
Manchester
David Beatty
Francis Sayre
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Joseph A. Pease
Great Britain
Thaddeus A. Thompson
United States
Colombia
Burleson County
Texas
Palmer C. Ricketts
Rensselater V Polytechnic Institute
Elkton
Jack O'Brien
Joseph F. Hagan
Philadelphia
Attorneys Admit Conspiracy Charge in Liquor Case
Fort Smith Ark Jan 17 Conspiracy against the United States was admitted today by attorneys for James H Lurber of Atlanta Ga charged with defrauding the federal government through illegal operations of liquor revenues but they denied their client connection with the conspiracy The sessions before Judge Frank Youmans were largely taken up with identification of records checks etc The government has not yet introduced evidence connecting Lurber with the conspiracy Judge Youmans sustained a defense motion to exclude a letter said to be from Thomas M McCoy to Thomas L Casper Casper testified he with McCoy and Lurber met in Chattanooga in 1912 and discussed buying or erecting a distillery and running it crooked The court held this tended only to show the defendant listened to a proposition not in his duty and did not show any connection with the alleged conspiracy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
United States
James H. Lurber
Atlanta
United States District Court
Frank Youmans
Furber
Youmans
Creation of Tribunal to Settle Rail Disputes Urged
Washington reports at the Economic club dinner Senator Newlands urged a proper tribunal to settle disputes between railroad employers and employees. Other speakers included Harvard’s William Z. Ripley Frank Trumbell Frederick C. Howe Milo Maltbie Oscar Crosby and Patent Commissioner Thomas Ewing. Crosby warned federal ownership would not suffice without a clearer atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Economic Club
Senator Newlands
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
William Z. Ripley
Harvard University
Frank Trumbell
Railway Executives’ Advisory Board
Frederick C. Howe
United States Immigration
New York
Milo R. Maltbie
Public Service
State of
Oscar T. Crosby
Patents
Thomas Ewing
Crosby
Prisoner May Be "Brains" of Harrison Gang
Post Office Inspector Mayler left Birmingham for Kansas City after the arrest of a medical student tied to a West Virginia train robbery. He said the prisoner may be Henry Grady Webb, accused by federal authorities as the brains behind the Harrison gang, linked to a five year string of south railroad robberies totaling about $600,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Post Office
Mayler
Kansas City
West Virginia
Henry Grady Webb
Harrison
May Enlarge Grand Circuit
Important changes in the grand circuit membership are likely when stewards meet in Atlanta for the forty fourth annual conference. The Atlanta meeting’s success has the south favored for future meetings and proposals include shortening the eastern end or enlarging the circuit. Formal applications have been received from Jacksonville Florida and Peoria Illinois.
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Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Peoria
Ill
Tool unrolls wallpaper for amateur wall hanging
A device to unroll wallpaper and spread paste as it passes over a wall enables amateurs to hang wallpaper themselves. The invention simplifies the process by combining rolling and pasting in one pass.
Unspecified Mail-In Trial Package Offer From Foley Co.
A vintage advertisement invites readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Cathartic Tablets. Mann Co. is listed as the sale channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Mil
Foley
Mann Co
Elks Jubilee Minstrels Delight Greensboro Audiences
The Elks Jubilee minstrels drew a capacity crowd at the city school auditorium last night and delivered a polished show. Bob Morrow and W P Ragan led as end man and interlocutor, with strong turns by Cecil Prince, Ben Ginsberg, and a Creensore quartet. Dancers Margaret Crater and Mary Mase performed the sailors hornpipe, while the stage was festively dressed and the company praised for their training and teamwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Bob Morrow
Robert
Bob
W. P. Ragan
Riggins
T. J. Gold
Fred Ingram
Cecil Prince
W. Rutherford
A. E. Tripp
Ben Ginsberg
Ireland
Greensboro
Ben
Harry Foote
Creensore
L. R. Pierson
Fred Phipps
G. R. Dawson
M. A. White
Margaret Crater
Mary Mase
Miske Outfits Dillon In Brooklyn 10 Round Bout Review
Billy Miske of St. Paul outfought Jack Dillon of Indianapolis in a ten round fight held in Brooklyn. Miske dominated each round except the seventh which was even. Miske weighed 175 1/2 pounds to Dillon's 172.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miske
Dillon
New York
Billy Miske
St. Paul
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
Brooklyn
Glove with Lamp Signals Night Traffic
Inventors describe a glove worn by motorists that carries an incandescent lamp and dry battery in the back to signal following vehicles at night. The device aims to improve rearward visibility and reduce collisions by providing a wearable flashing light source for cyclists and drivers.
Auction Sale of 64 Acres Near High Point
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John Spargo to Lecture at Guilford College Monday
Guilford College announces economist and author John Spargo will lecture Monday January 22 at 9 o clock before the student body and interested attendees. Spargo is noted for national and international reputation in writings and humanitarian work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Spargo
Guilford
Guilford College
Spargo
Heard National Bank in Jacksonville Suspended Operations
Jacksonville bank amid large local institution shows door notice stating affairs are under a federal examiner. Deposits reported at over 3.02 million dollars. president J. J. Heard promises depositors paid in full. Date lines include global war notes about Turkish retreat, Montenegro peace, Austrian evacuations, and British artillery actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville Bank
Jacksonville
Fla
Heard National Bank
Federal
J. J. Heard
Steam car, steam tricycle, and gasoline car in London museum
In an London automobile museum display, a steam car from 1869 sits alongside a steam tricycle from 1881 and a gasoline car invented in 1895. The trio highlights early propulsion shifts and the evolution of motor transport.
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London
Valuable Real Estate for Sale by Trustee in Guilford Co NC
Notice of sale by trustee Greensboro Loan and Trust Company to satisfy a note of 10500 dollars held by W M Knight. Four lots on Louise Avenue in High Point Guilford County to be offered first as a whole then separately at the Greensboro courthouse on January 15 1917 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
Elizabeth DeBell Young
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Greensboro Loan and Trust Company
W. M. Knight
Young and Wife
Greensboro
Johnson Place
Office of the Register of Deeds
Louise Avenue
Burnes Street
Barnes Street
Louise Avennue
Barnes Streets
High Point
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Bell-Ans
Abbott Creek Church
B. J. Snyder
John Hayworth
Sanford Spurgen
Willie Hedgecock
M. A. Snyder
Bagdad
Montenegro
Oslavia
Givenchy
Ypres
Max Bones
Main St
High Point, N.C
J. Elwood Cox
C. M. Hauser
V.-Pres
J.a.hart Drug Company
Postoffice
North Carolina Public Service Company
Bulletin NO. VII
North Carolina Public
Chas. B. Hole
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