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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1920
Page
4
Topics of the Day cite a New York doctor claiming city children have five times the odds of maturity compared with country children. The remark accompanies a broader note on upbringing and social contrasts.
A statement suggests Senator Simmons could confront Mr. Wilson with a forceful recounting of events. The phrasing implies a charged political exchange and potential impact on public discourse.
A terse reminiscence on the League of Nations failing due to malnutrition and a critique of bill collectors treated as friends by President Wilson. It argues that one cannot earn a living without work, signaling a broader social readjustment.
A reader notes how friends push a hopeful into election, then appeal for favors after victory. The fragment suggests social pressure and post election requests shape grievances and alliances.
A fragmented public message urges approval for a road linking High Point and Winston-Salem with a bidirectional note on credit markets. It reflects local sentiment on infrastructure and banking attitudes, citing broad support and quiet opposition.
In a clipped wartime item the piece notes speculation about a British Italian scheme to sideline the United States and France, recalling a prior German influence claim. The text reflects cautious editorial framing and puzzle-like intrigue surrounding alliances.
The article notes Cameron Morrison has stated his position on the revaluation act as clear, indicating there is nothing to stop and that the process should move forward without delay.
Citizens question how the mayor can clear New York streets while wintering in Palm Beach. The inquiry highlights governance during seasonal absences and the feasibility of command when NY operations depend on city leadership.
The Raleigh merchants accused of profiteering asked the judge to dismiss their cases, asserting concerns about the purpose of courts and juries.
A historical inquiry questions the legal basis for state bans on individuals, seeking law, canon, or precedent that legitimizes removing a person from the state. It examines constitutional, judicial, and executive powers cited in such actions. The piece notes authority ranges from colonial charters to early state constitutions.
William H. Anderson of the Anti-Saloon League in New York will gain nothing by his attack upon the Catholic church but those men must have something to attack.
A fragmented line suggests the state corporation commission may be urged to stop discharging passengers on the wrong side of tracks, with a pejorative remark about a future appointment to the interstate commerce commission.
Read as a fragment, the item describes NYU coeds kidnapping a member for violating campus rule. The note blames social bans in corridors and classrooms and hints at safer vine-covered arbors. mentions President Harrison and Southern authorities in a confusing, partially legible passage.
The piece condemns North Carolina juvenile justice limits noting only one overcrowded training school and calls for churches to fund a regional institution for youth reform. It argues early intervention saves society and urges rescue homes over reformers. It links public funds to youth reclamation and critiques Congress and the president ahead of November elections.
The article argues President Wilson will not alter the peace treaty and will not meet with Democratic leaders to discuss changes. It states the Senate must ratify with proposed reservations or leave the issue to the next election. A referendum during Wilson’s return from Paris is deemed preferable despite high costs.
The article urges High Point and other cities to plan landing fields as aerial clubs multiply nationwide. With aerial mail service expected to reach the South soon and transcontinental routes possible in two days, communities benefiting from early field development should act now.
A correspondent urges High Point to install street name plates, noting the lack of markings confuses newcomers and travelers on the national highway. The writer asks the city council to devise a plan to obtain name plates, comparing the idea to the existing ornamental garbage cans.
The note lists notable dates: 1815 Russia declared war on England over Copenhagen. 1888 death of French violinist Jean Alard. 1820 Ferdinand VII swore to the Cortes constitution. 764 Pelatiah Peru obituary. 1785 birth Norwich. 183? First Salvation Army corps meeting in Philadelphia. 1889 John Ericsson death. 1805 Harry Hayward murder conviction. 1917 U.S. Senate abandons unlimited debate rule.
The article notes Oliver Wendell Holmes the aging justice marks his eightieth birthday. Municipal elections occur today in Bangor Maine and other principalities. The Prince of Wales leaves Ports mouth for a trip to Australia and New Zealand. A Rome secret consistory nominates bishops and discusses canonization preliminaries. Rhode Island’s federal prohibition suit moves to Supreme Court argument today.
Oliver Wendell Holmes oldest Supreme Court justice born in Boston 79 years ago. Bramwell Booth world Salvation Army head born in Halifax 64 years ago. Nelson Morris US minister to Sweden born in Chicago 45 years ago. J Hampton Moore former congressman and Philadelphia mayor born in Woodbury New Jersey 56 years ago.
In Augusta Kansas on March 8 six year old William Franz saved his father Carl Franz by spotting his attempt at self harm with a gas hose. The boy alerted a neighbor and a physician revived the semi conscious father.
Rev. W A Lambeth preached at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church on the theme Going to One s Place from Acts 1 25 urging each person to choose between right and wrong. He praised honesty as essential and spoke of mothers who sacrificed in wartime noting the world honors honest men while contrasting honest and dishonest lives.
Funeral services for M A Hayneday who died Saturday at the Giant Furniture plant were conducted at 3 pm from his home 322 Hobson Street with Rev J M Hillard officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. He was 71 and survived by two sons Westley of High Point William of Mt Airy and adopted son Clifford Stout of West Point and six daughters Mrs Vannie Maynard Mrs Emma Craven Mrs Ruby Brown Miss Nannie Hayneday Miss Lelia Hayneday and Mrs Rena Chodfeélter of High Point
United States signed five year extensions of arbitration treaties with Spain and Holland. Kerr Bios, president of the state council, was elected president of the state of Württemberg.
In a social summer scene, Betty charms Crittenden and Jack Langley as she sings with Crittenden accompanying on piano. He analyzes her with a wary optimism while she steadily wins friends and opens doors for him and others. The trio enjoy road trips and quiet misgivings fade as fall arrives and happiness grows.
General Bramwell Booth, world head of the Salvation Army since succeeding his father General William Booth in 1912, marks his sixty fifth year. Born in Halifax England he married Miss Soper of Plymouth at age 26, who has led the women's rescue and relief work since.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky Maren Mrs Nancy Smith eighty years old lay prostrate for three days and nights in the woods after a fall while enroute to J H Pyles family. A farm dog led J H Pyle to the woman during a day of rain and she was rescued. She faces pneumonia but is expected to recover.
C. and Y. Railway Company publishes a timetable effective July 10 1917. It lists train No 21 and daily Ex Sunday departures with arrival and departure times at listed stations, but notes that stated times are not guaranteed.
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