Secretary Daniels and Naval Awards Under Fire
The New York Globe likens naval awards to a stairway test by a stern professor and doubts Daniels grasp of sailors’ realities. Critics say he lacks tact and imagination, though admirers praise his effort to curb snobbery, while defense officials question his judgment. Emma Goldman and an AP stringer are noted, along with Mexicans capturing a bandit linked to Consul Jenkins. Alex and Emma promise a return. many resolve to come back, yet the voyage remains hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Sims
Daniels
Mr. Daniels
Navy
Noah
Jason
Lief Ericson
Hangmen's Strike Threats England and Rope Market
The dispatches report hangmen in England plan a strike over wages or selling used hemp rope. A strike could flood the market, affect executions, and even draw grave diggers into action, prompting businesses to calm ruffled feelings and stabilize supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Air mail service may extend to Atlanta via High Point
The post office considers extending air mail south to Atlanta with High Point as a potential stop. Officials urge local cooperation to build landing fields, noting several suitable sites and possible long term leases. The move could accelerate mail delivery and civilian aviation growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlanta
Post Office Department
South
High Point
Wade Nominated Again for Morehead City Postmaster
The article notes Mr Wade is slated for nomination as postmaster in Morehead City once more, drawing parallels to the frequent notes sent to Mexico as part of ongoing political maneuvering.
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Wade
Morehead City
Mexico
Lets Throw Back Bolsheviks With Enormous Losses
A Winston-Salem Journal reprints a biting cartoonish headline about Bolshevik critics. The piece mocks long running political figures like William J Bryan and imagines him in failing car trouble while insisting he keeps running. The satire hints at persistent political campaigns despite setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem Journal
Garbage Can Debate Sparks City Pride in South Carolina
The letter from Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tate defends decorating garbage cans in Columbia, SC, contrasting with High Point and urging persistence to remove unsightly cans. It credits community effort and expresses hope for the desired improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
High Point
Fifteen Million Jews The Global Impact Of Jewish Entrepreneurship
A historical commentary argues that the world hosts about fifteen million Jews and cites their prominent commercial success. It credits Jewish adaptation and drive, noting many emigrants from New York establishing large stores across U S cities after saving capital and pursuing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Press Comment on Portraits and Modern Movie Girls
The Wilmington Dispatch quotes an old fashioned woman who laments never taking a good picture while contrasting with modern movie girls. The remark sparks a dialogue on evolving attitudes toward photography and fame in contemporary culture.
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Wilmington Dispatch
Girls in North Carolina college prepare as civic voters
The Winston-Salem Journal notes that the women now in college in North Carolina have shown the judgment in voting on the peace treaty and will become splendid citizens at the polls.
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North Carolina
Winston-Salem Journal
Americans Battle Bolshevism in Siberia and America
The Durham Sun reports on American efforts against Bolshevik forces with trains moving from Semenoff, who is described as an anti-Bolshevik leader. It notes ongoing U S actions in Siberia to capture arms of Bolshevik opponents and conveys confusion from recent dispatches.
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Zevber
Associated Pppess
Associated Press
Semenoff
America
Siberia
Durham Sun
Berger's Seat Refused Again Sparks Senate Talk
The Concord Tribune notes Berger has again been refused a seat in the House of Representatives and suggests his wiser move would be a Senate bid to face anti Wilsonites like Lodge.
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Berger
House of Representatives
Senate
Lodge
Concord Tribune
Diversion by Paniels and Un-American Influences Questioned
The Greensboro Record quotes debate over a secretary of the navy diversion claim and whether Senate votes on a treaty are swayed by un-American forces. It notes tardy charges and suggests Irish activists oppose the league of nations.
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Senate
Josephus
League of Nations
Greensboro
Girl Deaf Mute Led Paris Thief Ring
A slender deaf mute girl named Loisy reportedly led a band of deaf mutes in a spree of apartment burglaries in Paris. Police arrested four men Barney Pierret Maurel and Ritter who confessed that Loisy directed the gang which operated silently to avoid exposing burglars.
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Paris
Loisy
Barney
Pierret
Maurel
Ritter
Loisy Girl
Aged Woman Found Burned to Death in New Jersey
Miss Elizabeth O Hoyt seventy lived alone at 72 Steuben Street Rumors say neighbors hadn’t seen her for days Mrs Edward Hun kie broke in and found Hoyt seated in the dining room chair burned beyond recognition It is believed a gas stove fire started by her bed endangering the home.
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WN. J
Elizabeth O. Hoyt
Steuben Street
Edward Hunkie
Hoyt House
Hoyt
High Point Urged to Build Central High School
Montrose Ballard of Central High School argues for a new centralized high school in High Point, detailing a projected cost of three to four hundred thousand dollars. The piece envisions a modern campus with domestic science vocational training science library gym courts and a spacious playground, serving multiple townships and alleviating crowded grades.
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High Point
Central High School
Today’s notable birthdays across arts and politics
Eugene Brieux born in Paris 62 years ago. Dr David Starr Jordan born Gainesville New York 69 years ago. Bishop John Louis Nuelsen born Zurich Switzerland 53 years ago. Joseph M Carey born Milton Delaware 75 years ago. Arnold Gandil born St Paul Minnesota 31 years ago.
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Eugene Brieux
Paris
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr University
Gainesville
N. Y
John Louis Nuelsen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Zurich
Switzerland
Joseph M. Carey
United States
Wyoming
Milton
Del
Arnold (Chick) Gandil
Chicago
St. Paul
One Year Ago Today in War News and Mines In China
A retrospective notes regulation announcements for peace talks and riots in German elections. It mentions the Chindwen source of the Irrawaddy river region where famed amber and jade mines have long supplied China.
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Chindwen
Irrawaddy River
China
Birthday tributes and meetings mark Robert E. Lee day observances
The South observes Robert E. Lee's birthday. Notables include Joseph M. Carey turning 75, the Pan American financial conference assembling in Washington, and American Legion Americanization talks in Indianapolis. Missouri hosts Farmers Week at Missouri State College of Agriculture. E. T. Meredith speaks at the Indiana chamber meeting in Terre Haute. Retail associations discuss price reductions with the DOJ in New York. A Washington banquet honors senators who backed the League covenant in 1919. Washington and Lee alumni plan a Lee birthday observance in D C.
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E. T. Meredith
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Terre Haute
Department of Justice
New York City
American Business Men’s Committee
United States
Washington and Lee University Alumni Association
Washington, D. C
Robert E. Lee
Today’s Historic Births And Notable Events
Anniversaries list key figures and events: 1807 Robert E. Lee born in Virginia. 1914 Langdon Cleves elected U S House speaker. 1871 French army defeated near Paris. 1885 Lady Georgiana Fullerton dies. 1891 General Miles says Northwest Indian War ends. 1895 Queen Liliuokalani involved in riot arrest. 1916 Leonard Wood backs mandatory service in Senate hearings.
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Robert E. Lee
Westmoreland County
Lexington
Langdon Cleves
South Carolina
U. S
House of Representatives
Paris
Princce
Wales
Edward VII
Leopold de Rothschild
Maria Perugin
Georgiana Fullerton
Bournemouth
England
Miles
Northwest
Lilionukalani
Hawaii
Leonard Wood
Senate Committee On m
Governor Arthur Yager Ill in San Juan
Arthur Yager, governor of Porto Rico since 1913, is reported critically ill in San Juan. A Kentuckian, he educated at Georgetown College and Johns Hopkins, taught economic history, and became Georgetown College president before his insular post. The appointment reflects Washington’s policy to keep insular officials away from partisan politics.
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Arthur Yager
San Juan
Porto Rico
Yager
Georgestown College
John Hopkins University
Georgetown College
Washington
United States
Regional Trade Associations Mentioned in OCR Fragment
Washington DC marine engineers unit Tucson Arizona road group Dayton Ohio lumber dealers group Quincy Illinois plumbers association listed in a fragmented OCR snippet. The text cites multiple professional bodies across several states without additional context or events.
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Washington, D. C
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Tucson, Ariz
Arizona Good Roads Association
Dayton, O
Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
Quincey, Til
Illinois Master Plumbers Association
French Postage Etiquette Before Stamps and Prepaid Letters
In France the practice forbidden under etiquette required double postage for unpaid letters and forbade prepaying a letter to a friend. The rule was tied to social norms before stamps and prepaid mail became standard.
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France
C. and Y. Railway Schedule in Effect July 10 1917
The schedule lists train times for expected arrivals and departures at stations shown, with a disclaimer that actual times are not guaranteed. Train No. 21 leaves daily except Sunday from High Point.
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
Lea Riggs
J. C. Furgurson
The
North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers
Nation
New York Globe
Daniel
Globe
Hickory Record
Emma Goldman
Hango
Finland
Consul Jenkins
Alex
Emma
Briggs
Air Mail Service
William J Bryan
W. Es
Mrs. J. H. Tate
Cohen
Paniels
Band OF
Montrose Ballard
Central High
Welch
Oak Hill
Mechanicsville
Springfield
National Assembly
Mister Copi
Patie
Robert FE. Lee
Americanization Commission of the American Legion
Indianapolis
Progressive Farmers of Missouri
Missouri State College of Agriculture
Farmers’ Week
C. & Y. R. Railway CO
High Rock
Denton
Cid
Gordontown
Thomasville
HH. G. Harding
Richardson Building
Everett True
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