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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1921
Page
1
A collage of political quips and headlines from a periodical page. Topics include tariffs and taxes, press power, unemployment, and food policy, with remarks on Russia, Mexico, and U S leaders. Notables reference homelessness, divorces, and social norms while mocking political cant and wartime rhetoric.
Senate debates on the League of Nations proceed with allies' opinions and reservations shaping the path to ratification. Lawmakers weigh internationalism against sovereignty, seeking a workable balance before final vote.
The article argues the Dempsey Carpentier bout proved hypnosis and manager’s jinx had little effect against two strong fists and a knockout. It lauds Dempsey for a clean, hard fought win and notes Carpentier’s respectable effort and sportsmanlike conduct. It also comments on crowd passion and broader city growth signals.
The report details Jack Dempsey knocking out Georges Carpentier in about three rounds at Jersey City. The Enterprise printed a full round-by-round account by AP wire from Raleigh with near real-time updates, timed by daylight saving and local clocks, as news spread to High Point readers.
The High Point Hotel company has closed a loan of 200000 from a large insurance firm at six percent. Local bankers view the deal as a strong vote of confidence in High Point's future as the city faces a tight money market. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co sent a representative who recommended the loan, signaling external belief in the project. The loan funds a hotel with a projected cost near one million dollars.
North Carolina town High Point, population 15,000, built a one million dollar expo house to prove its furniture quality against Grand Rapids and Jamestown. Visitors from across the nation admired the displays, with prices claimed 30 percent lower. The town plans a matching hotel funded by local factories, while Hampton Roads cities balk at similar megaprojects.
Lord Alington arrives in New York as a guest of the Vanderbilt family, seen amid high society circles. In a separate note, Mrs. A. Shanks returns from Ireland with shamrocks in her luggage, deeming them a dangerous plant fungi by customs and discarding them into the Atlantic.
Beach censors wrestle with a new fashion at resorts where skirts knee length were required. The ukulele skirt with ribbons confuses enforcers as youth defies rules. Marie Flannery, underage, blocks engagement ring return while Charles Benedict sues for the solitaire. Mrs Hooker and sister plant the first spade at Vassar Alumnae House project.
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