Suez Canal Route In Danger And British Stakes In Arabia
British hold on the Suez route is reported imperiled by Arab and Turkish attacks in southwestern Arabia with 20,000 British troops described as largely boxed in at Aden. Austrian advances seal Montenegro, Albania difficulties slow, while a Bristol congress votes overwhelmingly against conscription as a threat to liberty.
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Suez Canal
Associated Press
Arabia
Berlin
Aden
West Sea
Suez
Londo
Montenegro
Vienna
Albania
Great Trade Union Congress
Sristol
England
Military feature planned for University of North Carolina
Raleigh January 27 Plans for a military feature at the University of North Carolina will be discussed at the June meeting of the board of trustees, according to a report presented at a session this afternoon.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Board of Trustees
Woman's Missionary Society Session Opens in Greensboro
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Western North Carolina conference begins at West Market Street Methodist church Greensboro and runs until Tuesday. President is Mrs A J Owens with Mrs J W Harriss as Wesley Memorial delegate. Delegates from the young women's society include Mesdames Vassie Wilson John Sheloff H W McCain Glenn Lazaby. Bishop Collins Denny preaches Sunday morning and Mrs Hulme Steele of Georgia appears in the evening program.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Western
Collins Denny
Hulme Steele
Georgia
Million Sign Petition for Munitions Embargo
One thousand bundles of petitions urging an American embargo on munitions of war were presented on the Senate floor with signatures from one million men and women across all states. They were referred to the foreign relations committee without a vote.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Emperor Francis Joseph in Vatican reports worsening illness
Rome reports in Vatican circles that Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary, who has been ill for several days, is rapidly growing worse. The update comes via London and reflects concern among officials.
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Rome
London
Vatican
Francis Joseph
French War Losses Tallied At 2.5 Million In AP Report
Bristol report cites a French deputy at a labor conference stating 800000 killed 1400000 wounded and 300000 taken prisoner in World War I. Other details remain unverified.
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Associated Press
Bristol
England
Bell System Eyes Concord Connections and Local Exchanges
Northern state and Bell long distance links expand as Concord Telephone lines join Bell system. High Point may lose local competition as negotiations advance to connect Bell long distance to Concord and nearby exchanges in China Grove Kannapolis and Mt Pleasant.
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Kell Telephone Company
Concord
Charlotte Observer
Bell Company
High Point
Bell Telephone Company
North Carolina
Spier
Charlotte
North State Telephone Company
North State Company
Bell Long
Concord Telephone Company
Bell System
China Grove
Kannapolis
Mt. Pleasant
Cabarrus County
Rowan County
Southern Bell Company
High Point Officials Back Road Plan Amid Near Fatal Saw Accident
President Wil son rejects federal suffrage move urging state by state action. County Commissioner W Jones reiterates two Grand roads ideas from Guilford to Alamance and Randolph to Forsyth. Edgar Hohn, 28, suffers severe facial injuries after a saw mill accident near Fairfield. he is hospitalized but not fatally hurt.
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Bogh County
Euilford
Davidson Line
Alamance Coventy
Nagdéolph
Forsyth Line
Jones
Greensboro
Greensboro Road
High Point
Mr. Jones
Guilford-Davidson Line
Thomasville Road
Alamance Line
Creensboro
Archdale
Randolph Boundary
Throunh High Point
Winston
Ideoas
Fairfield
Edgar Hohn
Hohn
High Point Hospital
H. W. McCain
Burrus
Stantom
McCain
Didin
Anx
Mr. Hohn
David Hohn
Fairview
Welcome for Prof J G Baird From Knights of Pythias
Maj J G Baird principal of Bairds school for boys in Charlotte and grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of North Carolina will visit High Point No 39 Sunday to address the public at the First Baptist church. A reception committee from the lodge will escort him.
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J. G. Baird
Baird’s School For Boys
Charlotte
Knights of Pythias of
North Carolina
High Point Ledge
First Baptist Church
George T. Wood
W. L. Stamey
John W. Walker
Judge Cline Sets Rules for Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro Jan. 27 Judge EE B Cline of Hickory issues a set of court rules for next weeks criminal term of Superior Court in Guilford County. Court opens at 9 50 each morning with business dispatched rapidly and without delays for trains. Attorneys must be in court when called or the case will be tried. No special arrangements on call days.
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Greensboro
EE. B. Cline
Hickory
Guilford County
Copenhaver Named Pastor at Bethel Reformed Church
Rev H A Copenhaver and family arrived by train and assume the Bethel Reformed church pastorate in High Point He comes from St Pats and has prior work in Catawba county North Carolina He will preach his first sermon Sunday night and fill Rev L A Peelers pulpit at the First Reformed Sunday morning
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H. A. Copenhaver
Mgr. Copenhaver
Bethel Reformed Church
High Point
St. Pats
Catawba County
North Carolina
Copenhaver
Bethel Reformed
L. A. Peeler
First Reformed Church
Poison inquiry probe into Mrs Hopewell’s death in North Carolina
Viscera from Mrs. Rachel Hopewell of Bridgeport near New Bern has been removed and sent to Prof. W A Withers of NC A and M for chemical analysis. Authorities detain her husband at New Bern amid a poison theory, with a report not expected until next week.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Rachel Hopewell
W. R. Hopewell
Bridgeport
New Bern
W. A. Withers
North Carolina A
M. College
Hopewell
Withers
The Weather Forecast
Cloudy tonight and Friday with likely local rain. Moderate east winds accompany the unsettled conditions.
Assay Commission Members Named by Associated Press
Washington Jan 27 Prof James L Howe of Lexington Virginia and James A Bryan of New Bern North Carolina named to the assay commission in an AP announced appointment.
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Associated Press
New York
Wilson
Congressional Union For
Railway Business Association
Washington
Jas. L. Howe
Lexington, Va
Jas. A. Bryan
New Bern
N. C
Preparedness for Commerce Debated at Foreign Trade Convention
New Orleans on January 27 opened the Third National Foreign Trade convention. Leaders from major corporations and federal agencies discussed emergency measures for America’s commercial preparedness to meet postwar world business readjustments. The Pan American Union and foreign trade experts attended to advise delegates on foreign investment and export subjects.
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New Orleans
America
National Forton Prado Council
Pan-American Union
Foreigm Seime
Double Execution Set for Tomorrow at State's Prison
Raleigh January 27 Unless Governor Craig interferes the first double electric execution in North Carolina will occur tomorrow morning Jeff Dorsett and Ed Walker negroes will die for the January 1915 murder of John Swaim in Guilford county Swarm was shot during an attempted robbery and died days later Attorneys for the prisoners failed to obtain a new trial on appeal to the Supreme court
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Raleigh
Craig
North Carolina
Jeff Dorsett
Ed. Walker
John Swaim
Guilford County
Supreme Court
Swarm
British in South Arabia in dangerous position
Cairo dispatch reports British forces in south Arabia under fierce Arab and Turkish attack. casualties through December 31 total 15 400 killed and 20 000 wounded authorities indicate danger but provide no further details.
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South Arabia
Associated Press
Leviin
Dan
Sayville
Colesne
Cairo
Japan Sends New Note to China Amid Seven Demands
Tokyo January 27. The London report claims Japan delivered a note to the Chinese minister in Tokyo outlining seven demands in Japan’s program of protest. The foreign office called the report untrue.
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Japan
Dentes
China
Tokio
London
Chip
Prine
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Brooklyn
Omiv Lincoln
Peace of
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Knights of Pythias
High Point Lodge No. 39
High Point High School
Thornwell Haynes
Edwin M. Poteat
Furman Vniversity
South Carolina
Poteat
Wiliam Louis
Wake Forest
Ifort
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Haynes
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Clemson College
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Chautauqua
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