Senate Sets Final Vote on Article X Reservation
The Senate moved toward a final vote on the Article X reservation. Frelinghuysen’s substitute disavowing all obligation failed 59 to 17, while Whiby’s Democrat Arkansas proposal went down 45 to 12. Taft’s substitute also failed 46 to 30, with Hitchcock and Wirby presenting it.
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Senate
Washington
Frelinghuysen
Whiby
Arkansas
Gore
Reed
Shields
Williams
Harrison
Taft
Hitchcock
Wirby
Congress
Governor Bickett Backs Ratification of Suffrage Amendment
In a letter to Rep W N Everett Governor Bickett says he will urge North Carolina’s July special session to ratify the Susan B Anthony amendment. He argues the state faces a real condition, not a theory, and believes woman suffrage is inevitable though he doubts majority support exists.
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Jaleigh
W. N. Everett
Rockingham
Bickett
General Assembly
Susan B. Anthony
Nis
Everett
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Meeting Planned for High Point High School PTA
A Thursday night gathering in the school auditorium will finalize plans to form a parent teachers association at High Point High School. Principal F. M. Waters notes a similar program at Him Street School has yielded strong benefits, with probable officer elections and a solid plan to be set. Patrons are urged to attend.
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High Point High School
F. M. Waters
Sagiation
Him Street
High Schoo
Complete paving Centennial today on two streets
The Centen nial avenue and East Washington street resurfacing with two inch bitulithic is to be finished before sunset. Laborers apply the sealed coat after a three week start on repairs. Robert G. Lassiter and company set a new street work record as talks with the city council loom on Steele street start.
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Centennial Avenue
East Washington Street
Paving Corporation
Robert G. Lassiter and Company
Funeral of Henry B. Stevenson Held at Jamestown
Funeral services for Henry B. Stevenson 76, who died at his Jamestown home, were conducted at his residence and followed by burial at Concord Church. Born August 4, 1848, he married Alice Phillips on November 21, 1872, leaving a widow, five children, twenty grandchildren, two sisters, and a brother. He belonged to High Point camp Patriotic Sons of America.
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Henry B. Stevenson
Jamestown
Hamiliton
Concord Church
Greensboro
Mr. Stevenson
Alice Phillips
J. R. Stevenson
Stuchis
Mich
A. L. Stevenson
Carolin Woods
Mary Jones
Stevenson
High Point Camp Patriotic Sons of America
Two Men Tried for Disorderly Conduct in Municipal Court
In municipal court J. S. Stowe and Bob Barrier faced disorderly conduct charges. Barrier was found not guilty while Stowe was fined $5 plus costs. Lula Kenedy admitted drunken and disorderly conduct and paid a $5 fine plus costs.
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J. S. Stowe
Bob Barrier
Barrier
Stowe
Lula Kenedy
Sims Teles How Submarines Were Able to Attack
Rear Admiral Sims told a Senate investigating committee that German submarines attacked the first American troop convoy to France after the navy department used an unsafe code that was intercepted. He said luck kept the ships safe and urged dropping troop convoy messages in that code. He noted Allies and the enemy used new wartime codes while the U S persisted with the old system.
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Washington
France
Navy Department
Sims
Senate
Berlin
Queenstown
United States
Paris
College Girls Help During Help Shortage at Mount Holyoke
In South Hadley Massachusetts on March 15 the Mount Holyoke cooks walked out and college girls filled the kitchen as waitresses and dishwashers. With female help scarce due to factory demand the students also cleaned rooms and shingled the Episcopal home, volunteering unpaid to support the college endowment effort of three million dollars.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Woodbridge Hall
Episcopal Home
Death of Three-Month-Old Daughter at Mitchell Home
Friends of Mr and Mrs Oscar Mitchell sympathize as their infant daughter dies at home on Randolph Street. Funeral and interment are scheduled for Glenola tomorrow afternoon.
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Oscar Mitchell
Mitchell
Randolph Street
Glenola
State Department Head Vacancy Delays Nomination Action
Washington March 15 The State Department lacks a confirmed head as Frank L Polk resumes undersecretary duties after Robert Lansing’s resignation. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee delays Bainbridge Colley nomination due to witnesses’ absence while wartime authority allows Wilson to assign duties to another official.
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Washington
State Department
Frank L. Polk
Robert Lansing
Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bainbridge Colley
Wilson
Secretary of State
Jap Troops Revolt in Siberia Strips Shoulder Straps
Moscow wireless dispatch reports a revolt among several Japanese units in Siberia with soldiers removing shoulder straps and replacing them with red stripes. The same dispatch notes growing revolutionary activity in Korea and numerous arrests, while Tokyo tightens measures against communists at home.
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London
Siberia
Moscow
Korea
Hughes Delayed Arrival For St Mary's Mission
A death in Rev. I W Hughes's Henderson parish delays his arrival in High Point. The mission at St Mary's Episcopal Church was to start tonight with Rev Trott opening, and Hughes is expected to lead the 3 30 PM service tomorrow.
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High Point
I. W. Hughes
Henderson
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Hughes
Thomas Kl. Trott
St. Mary’s
Man Signs Marriage License By Mark In Hutchinson
Raymond Rhue lacked use of his right arm due to a fracture and signed his marriage license with his left hand using a mark. The report notes he may be the first white man to use a mark signature in many years.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Raymond Rhue
Rhue
Tragic Death Of 14 Month Old Hattie Meredith
Hattie May Meredith daughter of Mr and Mrs L Meredith died at a local hospital at 10 o clock last night. Funeral conducted by Rev W A Lambeth from the J W Sechrest and Son undertaking establishment East Washington Street at 2 o clock this afternoon.
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Hattie May Meredith
L. Meredeth
W A. Lambeth
J. W Sechrest and Son
East Washington Street
Carter Birth Announces Son Charles Edward Carter
Mr and Mrs Ernest E. Carter announce the birth of their son Charles Edward born Saturday March 13 weighing 11 pounds in a New York hospital.
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Ernest E. Carter
Charles Edward
Two Americans Burned to Death in Vladivostok Fire
Two members of the American expeditionary forces at Vladivostok were burned to death when the barracks burned on March 5. Two other service members were missing and partial remains of two men were found burned beyond recognition. The War Department cited General Graves in confirming the losses and ongoing search.
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Washington
Vladivostok
War Department
Graves
Lynn GE workers form Collective Buying association
Four thousand Lynn General Electric plant employees organize the General Electric Collective Buying Association to lower living costs. With 15,000 plant workers, it aims for 10,000 members soon, each paying 5 dollars. The group also plans to aid members in home building, loans in hardship, and education.
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Lynn
Mass
General Electric Company
General Electric
Lione
Ranch employes settle quarrel by rifle duel
Wellington Kan March 15 J A Hays and Ed Hill ranch hands used rifle duel to settle a dispute. Each man fired his magazine on sighting the other and Hays was mortally wounded. Hill surrendered to the sheriff.
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Wellington
Kan
J. A. Hays
Ed Hill
Here
Hays
Hill
Williams Succeeds Roper as Internal Revenue Chief
Washington March 15 William Martin Williams of Alabama will succeed Daniel C Roper as commissioner of internal revenue. Williams was announced as the president's selection and is currently solicitor for the department of agriculture. He was recommended for the post by Secretary of the Treasury Tousten.
Last Gall for Ingame Tax 8 Made Here Today
Hundreds of taxpayers rush to the postoffice to pay federal income tax to Donald C. McRae of Thomasville the Territory deputy collector. Corporations get two months more to file complete returns while individuals must settle liabilities by midnight.
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Postoffice
Donald C. McRae
Thomasville
Internal Revenue
McRae
High Point
Federal Building
Uncle Sam
Mr. McRae
Wendell Spinning Plant Destroyed by Fire in North Carolina
Wendell North Carolina March 15 a large fire destroyed the Wendell Spinning cotton plant 100 bales of cotton and one dwelling house with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The fire started from shavings in the boiler room and spread rapidly.
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Wendell
N. C
Howard Hicks Wins Second Best Speaker in State Contest
Friends of Howard Hicks a senior at High Point high school learn he placed second in the state oratorical contest held Friday night at Wake Forest College. North Carolina secondary and preparatory schools sent many contestants and Hicks was commended by the judges.
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Howard Hicks
High Point High School
Wake Forest College
North Carolina
Young Hicks
Actor David Warfield Struck by Truck in Los Angeles
Los Angeles on March 13 actor David Warfield was struck by an automobile truck. He sustained a broken left leg and facial gashes.
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David Warfield
Los Angeles
France to Double Rhine Troop Strength Amid German Turmoil
Reports said France planned to send three more army corps to the Rhine frontier, doubling Allied troop presence. In Germany, Ebert’s government seeks to rally forces to counter monarchist rivals as plans for a national assembly in Stuttgart unfold. Berlin and Hamburg show divided support for the Ebert regime and a possible soviet proclamation. The U.S. still holds Rhine troops under armistice terms and Foch while awaiting direct orders from President Wilson.
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Washington
Associated Press
Marshel Foch
Rhine
Germany
Von
Wilson
War Department
United States
Marshal Foch
The
Henry T. Allan
Berlin
Gustave Noske
Ebert
France
National Assembly
Stuttgart
Noske
Slow progress in High Point charity drive to raise 5000
The Associated Charities reports only 3000 raised in one month under Mrs. Frank Gurley, with many local residents yet to contribute. Some firms and individuals donated including Walter White 2.50 McClellan's store 25 Tate Furniture company 50 Mr and Mrs H B Hiatt 35 Mrs J R Reitzel Fr Pittsburgh Plate Glass company 50 W T Powell 2.50 and W A Barber 10.75.
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Associated Charities
Frank Gurley
Gurley
High Point
Walter White
McClellan’s
Tate Furniture Company
H. B. Hiatt
J. R. Reitzel
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
W. T Powell
W. A. Barber
Fire destroys downtown blocks. 1000 homeless in Grand View
A major blaze in Grand View Texas left about 1,000 people homeless. Seven business blocks were ruined with estimated losses between 1.4 and 2 million dollars. The fire burned from yesterday afternoon until early today.
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Grand View
Texas
France to send more corps to frontier amid Rhine expansion
Paris reports France plans to dispatch three additional army corps to Wiesbaden Neustadt and Bonn doubling forces along the Rhine. Marshal Foch will convene the supreme war council on return from Mayenne. German occupied districts see order and dormant news due to Berlin censorship. Bavarian monarchy proclaimed in Munich.
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Paris
Havas
France
Wisbaden
Neustadt
Bonn
Rhine
Petit Parisien
Foch
Supreme War Council
Mayenne
Germany
Inter-Allied
Rheinish
Berlin
Munich
Ebert Government Gathers Forces Amid German Crisis
Berlin reports state leaders of the ousted Ebert government are consolidating forces to oppose the new regime. Labor unions have called a general strike across Germany in protest, with Prussia as the central base and Gustave Noske linked to old forces. Hamburg asserts control of key points, while Kapp vows to suppress insurrection as workers threaten a nationwide shutdown.
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Berlin
Ebert
Forces of Labor
Germany
Gustave Noske
Hamburg
Wolfgang Kapp
Kapp
Independent socialists and communists plan Soviet government in Germany
Independent socialists and communists met yesterday in Mannheim and decided to seize the moment in Germany. Advices from Basel say the news reached the city by telephone. Majority and independent socialists across Germany appear to be fomenting against the military move.
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Paris
Manheim
Germany
Iren Basle
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Tast
Kirby
Bigrett
Tion
Bridgeton
N. J
Polk
Colby
Raine
New
Prussia
Ment
Basle
Frontier
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