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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1921
Page
5
Quotable Wit and Weather Jibes from an Old Chicago Column
A collection of aphorisms and remarks on war taxes aging and social digs. The musings touch on courage conviction cowardice and public life with humorous asides about dress and manners.
Five Months Until Christmas Spending Father’s Bonus
The passage notes family spending of a father’s bonus and hints at broader aims to control American officials abroad by wireless. Lasker seeks to steer the fleet away from politics, signaling a move toward open water activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasker
Paris Luxury Spender Found To Use Hotels For Spending
A woman who reportedly spent 5,060,000 in Paris was traced to hotel charges. The report notes the large outlay occurred across multiple accommodations in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paris Water Contamination Raises Health Concerns
Reports indicate the Paris water supply is contaminated though no American tourists have been reported as harmed. Officials advise precautions while monitoring potential health risks for residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
East is East and West is West Quotation Note
The fragment hints at a larger quotation about political or geographic viewpoints. It implies disagreement over what constitutes proper boundaries or leadership. The remark contrasts eastern and western perspectives and mentions President Harding in a critical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Armistice Day Meeting Promises Double Celebration Rights
Holding the disarmament council on Armistice day is presented as granting future taxpayers a double right to celebrate. The statement ties the holiday to policy progress and public financial relief, signaling a shared civic milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disarmament Council
If We’d Lost the War We’d Pay Indemnity to Railroads
The speaker notes that while losing a war would trigger an indemnity to Germany, the current outcome is a domestic indemnity to the railroads, contrasting historical precedent with present costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Benches for Park Planned Amid Community Support
Citizens, merchants, and High Pointers back a Main and Elm park bench appeal. Frederic A. Cummings, community service director, and helpers push to supply enough benches around the bandstand. Officials expect benches soon to fill the space, while inviting more band concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Elm
Frederic A. Cummings
Union Tensions Rise Over City Officials Promises
The Asheville Advocate reports unionists in High Point anxiously awaiting action by the newly elected city administration. They question why promised removals from appointive posts have not occurred and warn of possible clashes if promises are not kept. Developments are anticipated soon amid broader commentary on disarmament and China’s role in Pacific policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Tate
Labor
Kiwanis Fund Drives Boy Scout Camp Project
The Kiwanis club plans to fund a Boy Scout camp as members contribute to a community effort. The venture is seen as a valuable investment for High Point boys, with long term benefits. The article notes a broader rise in civic groups supporting boy welfare and youth development over recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
High Point
Boy Scouts
Kiwanis
Dayton city manager plan faces referendum push
Dayton Ohio one of the first cities to adopt the city manager form may be swayed by a petition signed by 8 000 citizens seeking a referendum to abolish the commission system. Residents express discontent over gas rate hikes and a return to elected government is being debated despite Dayton’s status as a national model. Developments in Dayton will be watched nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
United States
Daayton
China Should Be Heard In Disarmament Talks
The article argues China should be included in President Harding's invitations to the disarmament conference. It notes China is least militaristic and emphasizes the Pacific and Far Eastern questions as key topics for negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Harding
Children Lead Soda Strike Protest Through New York Streets
In New York a thousand children marched from 161st Street to Bronx borough hall to protest soda prices, demanding five cents per glass. Borough President Bruckner heads a soda firm, anchoring the local action in a potential conflict of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
161St Street
Bronx Borough Hall
Children’s Crusade
Bruckner
Woman’s single commercial account, 1898 alert
Henry G. Mallan of Guaranty Trust Co recalls that in 1898 the bank had only one commercial account opened by a self supporting woman. He notes the astonishing progress in women’s business banking over less than 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Mallan
Guaranty Trust Co
Mr. Mallen
Theatrical Managers Send Wives Abroad for Play Deals
William A. Brady empowers daughter Alice to advise on new productions in London and Paris. Earl Carroll sends his wife to Biarritz to discuss with Edmond Rost family an adaptation of The Last Night of Don. Carroll just produced The Lady of the Lamp and Daddy Dumplins and is building a theater at Fiftieth Street and Seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Brady
Alice
London
Paris
Earl Carrol
Biarritz
Edmond Rost
Mr. Carrol
Fiftieth Street
Seventh
Why Riders Leave Belongings on Trains and Miss Them
A Long Island Railroad year reveals 7 500 items left on trains and stations with only 2 393 claimed. Overcoats, suit cases, furs, cameras, sweaters, canes, fishing gear, pocketbooks, bathing suits, and even animals like owls parrots dogs canaries chickens rabbits and guinea pigs were among the lost items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Lean Broadway season with only seventeen houses open
The leanest theatrical season in years sees 17 of 57 Broadway theaters in operation, seven of them musicals. The gap between seasons shortens yearly, reducing the impact of a vacuum in the district, with about seven weeks as the current limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Pyramid Pictures Announces Sixteen Films a Year
Pyramid pictures unveils a policy promising sixteen annual films each guaranteed for literary and pictorial value. The company pledges close cooperation with authors to ensure quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Pictures
Jurors Struggle With Nominal Pay In New York City
The article notes jurors face a thankless task and wonder about patriotism as they evade duty. NYC jurors receive only 3 per day in theory, while the U S marshal doles out 6 10 for 1 700 owed to twelve jurors. Attorney general Daugherty has been asked to assist the waiting jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Daugherty
Catholic Officials Back English Language Push in Schools
An official of the National Catholic Welfare Council says Catholics and Catholic school authorities in the United States support making English the basic language in private and public schools. The council is expected to endorse the American Legion's language campaign at its upcoming conference in Indianapolis. Several states have adopted language laws and others are considering them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Monahan
Washington, D. C
Department
Department of Education
National Catholic Welfare Council
Henry J. Ryan
National Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
Legion
Maine
Monahan
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Legion and Labor Unite In Denver Convention Message
Indianapolis reports indicate mutual understanding between the American Legion and the American Federation of Labor formed at the Denver convention. Alvin M. Owsley described labor and legion sharing a goal to make America a better place to live. He defended loyalty to constitutional duties and warned against disloyalist fires against government.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Colo
Labor
Legion
The
America
Alvin M. Owsley
Americanism Commission
Owsley
Texas
Samuel Gompers
United States
Legionnaire
American Federation of Laborrs
Labor Federation
Americanigm Commission
Pershing Kin Marry in Seattle
General Pershing's cousin Miss Helen Gene Pershing of Seattle wed Edwin A Kraft a member of the American Legion in that city Kraft served in the navy as a senior radio operator in the world war and was seriously injured when the Westover torpedoed and sank off France after recovery he served aboard U S S George Washington the presidential ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
Helen Gene Pershing
Seattle
Wash
Edwin A. Kraft
American Legion
Mr. Kraft
France
U.S. S. George Washington
Unidentified Motorcyclist Found in St Paul With Locket
The unidentified young man killed by a motorcycle in St Paul Minnesota was nearly buried as a soldier when a small gold locket with his likeness in U S Army uniform was found among his possessions. The American Legion took charge of the body and burial with full military honors as efforts to identify the victim continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
United States
American Legion
Legion
Oklahoma group to turn over grounds and Wings to American Legion
The Blue and Gray association of Oklahoma says it will transfer its grounds and Wings, formerly used by Civil War veterans, to the American Legion post at Bridgeport Oklahoma on September 1, 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Blue and Gray Association of
Oklahoma
American Legion
Bridgeport
Okla
Rockefeller heir wins quirky carnival prize in Greenwich
William G Rockefeller of Greenwich won a carnival prize worth 15 dollars at a Greenwich post American Legion event. Rumor says John D Rockefeller will provide the gasoline for the ride in the flivver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
William G. Rockefeller
Greenwich, Conn
Greenwich
John D. Rockefeller
Stinnes Seeks Controlling Interests in Norwegian Firms
Christiania July 16 Hugo Stinnes the German industrial magnate seeks to acquire a controlling stake in several Norwegian undertakings the Tidens Tegn reports. The paper warns the public against permitting German interests to gain control over Norwegian business concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stinnes
Christiania
Norway
Hugo Stinnes
Tidens Tegn
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