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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
8
Paris dispatch notes how World War I front lines now use motor busses and trucks as mobile depots and troop transports. Infantry links to trenches via streetcar style movements, with artillery and ammunition moved by rapid motor vehicles. Above Verdun, the French rely on motorized supply lines to sustain operations.
Washington rumors say President Wilson may name North Carolina Congressman Edwin Yates Webb as a Supreme Court candidate. Webb, 45, leads the judiciary committee and is praised for anti liquor legislation, with rivals John W. Davis and Judge Allen also mentioned. Webb’s chances hinge on political calculations and North Carolina’s leverage.
London chamber of commerce endorses reciprocal trading with allied nations after the war and measures to block enemy goods. A tentative tariff proposal ranges from 30 percent to 5 percent ad valorem, with raw materials exempt, and extra duties on alcoholic drinks tobacco and German Austrian beverages.
Emperor Francis Joseph awarded Frau Marie Mittler of Waldsberg Stelermark a Madonna medal of silver with his signature and 500 kronen for bearing seven sons three step sons and two grandsons who served in the army.
Vienna reports that after two years of conflict a war mindset has become normal with people focused on victory and sacrifice. While peace remains desired, a grim resolve to resist the central powers persists as life in the empire continues amid bread shortages and social distractions.
A break in at Wiley Scott’s cold drink stand three miles from the city occurred late last night. A small quantity of stock was taken after two locks were forced and entry made shortly after midnight. Scott believes he knows the suspect and says a lookout may be nearby.
A colored audience is invited to a Gospel Tent on East Broad Street to hear a dramatic Bible message titled The Response of God to the Voice of High Point. The opener urges urgency with the line Behold the Judge Standeth Before the Door and warns the world’s night is near.
Mrs. Redkamp of Covington Kentucky reports recommending Foley's Honey and Tar to a neighbor with a child suffering croup. A couple of doses brought quick relief and left the neighbor speechless. The ad notes the remedy helps coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Mann Drug.
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