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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1916
Page
5
Compact fragment presents Browning lines on breath bloom wonder wealth truth and trust linked to a personal note. It references the kiss of one girl and emphasizes inner treasure beyond gem or pearl. This short item reflects literary quotation amid a social or personal column.
Mr. and Mrs. Cummings returned from Reidsville after attending S Y Walker's funeral. Several residents visit Greensboro Winston-Salem Oak Ridge and other towns. People travel for family events, illness, funerals, and weekends with friends or relatives in North Carolina and nearby states.
Dr W C Smith, professor of English at the State Normal, will lecture on Browning at the Manufacturers club and the Women’s club general meeting next Wednesday afternoon. He hails from a renowned lecturing family and is considered a leading Southern lecturer. Mrs F A Creelman hosts the Sorosis club Friday at 3 o'clock on North Main street. Mrs James Lynch hosts the W O T club tomorrow at Lindsay street at 3 o'clock.
The Times suggests Sunday air raids served as scouting missions. It notes prior Zeppelins attacks have been preceded by aircraft raids, likely to study defenses and methods along the coast.
Balkan operations show Austro Bulgarian drive in Albania and Montenegro nearly complete. Montenegrin troops are being disarmed while a French air raid on Monastir inflicts heavy damage. Greek entente talks reportedly progress favorably amid frontier tensions. German front artillery and air actions are noted in the west.
High Point Hight school basketball team fell to Liberty Piedmont 15 to 5 on Saturday night. Farlowe led High Point with four points including two late free throws while Roper added a single score. Liberty Piedmont's Wall poured seven points and Shore five to seal the win. The locals defended hard but could not slow the more experienced visitors.
Rear Admiral Robert Peary’s proposal to establish aerial coast patrols on the Atlantic Pacific and Great Lakes coasts gains backing from the Aero Club of America. The plan envisions 100 mile sections with seaplane stations and wireless gear, funded initially by citizens, with maintenance by naval militias until federal takeover.
The Associated Press reports a rapid rise in Philippines to United States cigar exports. A collector of internal revenue shows January to November 1914 shipments at 47,972,050 and 1915 at 52,080,549, with February 1915 the strongest jump at 1204870 versus 4,087,703 in 1914.
Tung Chi-Yao named military governor and Jeu Nao-Tseng civil governor announce a Yunnan republic. They pledge to honor preexisting treaties and repudiate post movement obligations while warning legations of confiscating contraband shipments bound for President Yuan Shikai’s government.
Washington January 16 The Census Bureau reports cotton ginned to January 15 totaled 10 766 202 bales including 106 006 round bales and 00 736 sea island bales Ginnings by state show North Carolina 709 754 and South Carolina 1 149 582.
Last night at eight o'clock 18 month old Henry Holton child of Mr and Mrs J K Holton died at the family residence in Jamestown. Funeral and interment held this afternoon at Oaklock at Springfield church with a solemn service.
The Lovelace family expresses gratitude to kind neighbors and friends for their many kindnesses during the illness and death of Mrs. 8. A. Lovelace.
The article recounts the adoption of the sixteenth amendment in 1913 authorizing taxes on income without apportionment and notes Congress used the power in the tariff act effective October 3, 1915 to implement the modern income tax. It references Taft proposing excise taxes on corporate income and the constitutional change enabling taxation of all income.
In Tokyo on January 24 tribute pours in for Baron Cho kichi Kikkawa who died December 28. Harvard graduate and founder of the Harvard club of Japan he helped broaden Japan U S understanding and promoted lectures on Japanese life and philosophy. He was a Choshu feudal lord descendant and a noted peer and finance authority. Harvard club plans a funeral delegation.
Tokio January 24 Japanese woolen mills accepted a war order for 2 000 000 yards of woolen cloth for the Russian government. Delivery starts this month and runs to July. The order totals 6 400 000 yen about 3 000 000 dollars. Companies will accept Russian treasury bills as payment with a Japanese bank discounting the bills.
Queen Milena of Montenegro and her daughters Princess XNenis and Vera arrived in Lyons from Rome. Montenegrin officials accompanied them as President Poincare sent a representative to welcome the royal party staying at a local hotel.
Report from London notes the collapse of the third Turkish army near Lake Tortum and retreat to Erzerum as a larger victory than Sai Kamysh. Eleventh corps and portions of ninth and tenth Turkish divisions faced the Russian onrush. Turkish reserves remained behind.
Shanghai December report says John Rohrer a deserter from the Fifteenth U S Infantry at Tien-tsin was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge C S Lobinger. The case is treated as a major military court matter with international attention.
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