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Fragmentary AP byline and editorial masthead with names and dates. Indicates a newspaper fragment from High Point North Carolina and a March date, but specifics are incomplete.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary AP byline and editorial masthead with names and dates. Indicates a newspaper fragment from High Point North Carolina and a March date, but specifics are incomplete.
The piece notes Republican choice of Charles Evans Hughes as candidate for president in 1916. It highlights his seriousness, steady grind, and lack of crowd enthusiasm, while stressing risks from his anti-corruption stance and potential for spectacular shifts. Roosevelt’s popularity among Progressives is mentioned.
Justice Charles Evans Hughes resigns from the Supreme Court and accepts the Republican nomination for President at the national convention. President Wilson promptly accepts the resignation, noting the brief exchange of letters and telegrams as the two leaders confirm the move.
Witty remark hints that if a policy change becomes permanent a notable Nebraskan will react with a quiet smile. The piece notes Minery enjoys company and Greensboro fans form a canning club as part of ongoing civic chatter. Chicago fields first position in a political kaleidoscope.
The cotton market opened barely steady with declines around 1 to 2 points amid liquidations and initial irregularities. Active months moved lower then recovered some, with July around 12.73, October 12.88, December 12.05. general business quiet. Cotton futures opened boom steady with July 12.50, October 72.97, December 13.13 and January 13.17. no quotations for some contracts.
The speculative community viewed the latest political situation with enthusiasm as prices rose at the session start. United States Steel led advances, rail stocks and munition leaders climbed one to two points, while Airbrake surged five points from last week.
Wheat moved lower as easing cables and favorable weather tempered demand. Opening quotes showed declines from percent to percent with July near 1.03 to 1.04 and September around 1.05 to percent, followed by further rapid losses.
New York on June 12 The first organized political move for Charles E Hughes campaign announced after his arrival from Washington The Hughes alliance a cross party group from 1908 plans to operate in New York under the nonpartisan league name and work with the Republican party line.
Theodore Roosevelt again states he has no political plans and will not answer questions. He hints no immediate future role beyond literary work. His secretary travels from Chicago as telegrams flood in on his stance toward Hughes and a possible third party ticket.
S H Murphy of Wellsburg New York reports thirty four years of drug store service and endorses Chamberlain's Tablets as the most satisfactory remedy for stomach troubles and constipation. Ob tainable everywhere.
Urgent invitation to High Point Baracas and Welch Memorial and South Main street church groups to assemble Tuesday evening at 7 730 at the First Reformed Church to march in a body to the auditorium. Cooperation requested. Beata reserved.
By power in a 1915 deed W A Kenedy and wife Lulu Kenedy mortgaged to Collins Horney and assigned to J F Hoffman. On July 1 1916 at noon in High Point NC the lands in Guilford County including lot 19 block 2 West End lights plat and fixtures will be sold at public auction to highest cash bidder. Mortgagee Collins Horney assignee J F Hoffman D H Parsons attorney.
The article notes the five pointed red star on Cham berlain's Tablets as a historic health symbol. It claims the tablets relieve indigestion biliousness and constipation with quick relief and urges readers to obtain them from druggists.
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