29 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1920
Page
1
Paris reported absolute confirmation that regular German army troops entered the Ruhr district near the allied occupation zone without permission. The matter will be taken up by the Supreme Council in London this afternoon, with France saying no excuse exists for the move.
Copenhagen March 29 reports many majority socialists who joined the Ruhr workers have left the fighting line and independents are now taking similar action. The Krupp Essen manager denies munitions production. Essen workers council withdraws order seizing food in private homes.
Berlin reports delayed measures to restore order and protect the German people from illegal acts will be taken against communist forces in the Ruhr region. The government demands leaders deliver guarantees to General von Watter by March 30.
Huegh Fanning Bryan Salley and Julian Cooper are dead and John Salley is hospitalized in Columbia after an incident near Charlies Corbett's farm. Corbett surrendered after being charged with the shooting. The victims traveled to Cooper's home and a backfire allegedly set pumice on Corbett's property, leading to a fatal confrontation with Corbett firing on the car.
Cecil Vestal a white resident of Winston-Salem was arrested Saturday night in Salisbury on charges of passing worthless checks. He allegedly admitted guilt and said he deserted the navy during the war. He allegedly cashed several worthless checks in High Point and affected drugstore losses at Ring Drug Mann Drug and J B Holder. He is accused of giving a worthless check to a Concord man and using a Concord automobile driver to travel for free before repeating the trick with a Salisbury driver. Vestal was arrested at a carnival grounds and reportedly preferred the chain gang to returning to the navy.
Tentative plans call for a banquet to honor the merchants of High Point. G. W. Clark, president of the local merchants' association, says the date will be announced soon and the event aims to engage every merchant. The Merchants' Association and the Chamber of Commerce push joint membership campaigns.
Charles Vinzenti president of Triaca company is free on 20000 bail after arriving in Baltimore with bloodied clothes and a scalp wound. Attorneys allege he was shanghaied from Rimini by internal revenue agents and say he was forced aboard a vessel in Shanghai scheme context.
Miners delegates in London decide on a ballot of the men to decide if a 20 percent rise on gross earnings should be accepted or if a strike should start. The conference took place on March 29.
In view of hundreds on their way to work, Carrie Hirschler 22 was shot and killed by A. W. Faviora 32, a traveling salesman, who then shot himself. Relatives say the man was partly crazed as she refused his marriage proposal.
The report says Mrs J B Smith, seriously hurt in an automobile wreck on the Greensboro road, was markedly improved and expected to recover. Mr Smith and their five children were returning to High Point from a Gate City visit when the car skidded and overturned, pinning occupants. A P Frazier aided in freeing them and rushing them for care.
Washington March 29 The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the La Follette Sea Man's Act provisions requiring wage payments to seamen upon demand in a case brought by British ship owners.
Mr and Mrs E C Shields were visitors to Greensboro Sunday with no further details provided.
Final plans are made for a city canvassing effort led by four teams from the chamber of commerce. Each ward team will canvass businesses and individuals, aiming to enroll every firm, corporation, and citizen, hoping to double the 300 current members in a matter of days.
Local business members announce plans to build a modern gasoline station in High Point. The site is not fixed yet but promoters have several options and expect to finalize a deal soon. C. S. Smith of Greensboro visited the city on business.
Washington March 29 News recounts cross examination of Ludwig A kK Martens Russian soviet envoy in the United States by the investigation committee. Papers seized from Louis Muller a Moscow courier were presented as imperial propaganda tied to a regulation in the United States. Martens denied Moran Muller knew him and claimed the propaganda originated with the Georgianist party, not the Russian government, though he admitted some officials belonged to that party.
March 28 Miss Sarah Baldwin of Whiteville Columbia county special nurse at a local hospital was fatally injured last night when she fell two stories through an elevator shaft fracturing her skull She died within an hour It is believed Miss Baldwin whose room was next to the elevator mistook the door for the one leading to her room
La Grange Ga March 29 casualty toll from yesterday’s storm stands at about 50 dead and 100 to 120 injured. Roughly 100 homes were leveled and property damage is pegged at about 590000 dollars.
Municipal court proceedings before Judge O A Kirkman include tenants and drivers facing various charges. Defendants Allison Watson Miss Davis T C Crawford Willoughby Hendrick Chancie Lanier Al Williams Jessie Harthcock Sam Gilmore Howard Burnell Tom McCleod Herman Barley Mamie McCleod see fines costs or acquittal. City council approves 1000 for storm relief efforts as Columbus Power station and water plant repair progress.
Rear Admiral A W Grant testified before a Senate committee that the submarine force was too small varied in type and poorly armed and designed. He said propaganda delayed realizing the need to build combat ready subs to face German U boats.
Raleigh March 29 three white inmates Will Heath J W Meares and George Hartley serving 10 to 29 years escaped from the state prison near Raleigh last Friday night and have not been captured authorities said today
In Muskegon Michigan on March 29 Edward Feeney wins a divorce from wife Flora after she confesses love for her twin sister and says the union was a mistake. Flora Feeney offered no contest. The sisters, who run a Rock Island studio, caused the break.
March 29 report notes a pupil with tonsillitis sent home by a school nurse Miss Hattie Hurst to have tonsils removed. The girl returned and said her mother threatened to pull out her tonsils with a buttonhook, as she had done to her brother last week.
Cotton futures opened firm in New York on March 29 as reports of eastern belt storms spurred buying. May rose to 38.69, July 35.85, October 32.48, December 31.58, January 20.838, with months advancing 2 to 46 points at the start. Liverpool bought near months and May hit a season high 39.02 while October rose to 2.63.
London report quotes Dr Octavia Lewin claiming cinema neck is ancient, possibly dating to the Garden of Eden. She explains that gazing upward at an apple causes head tilt, neck muscles strain, and throat congestion leading to mouth breathing.
A High Point business and professional women's club gathering is set for tomorrow at 7 50 p m at Friends church unless announced otherwise. Miss Janie Skinner of Richmond organizer for the YW C A will address the group and invite all interested in the High Point YW C A movement.
Columbus reports twenty six dead after storms yesterday and last night as casuals tie up roads and property damage runs into millions with several hundred injured and extensive wreckage expected.
Washington report states the government filed motions to intervene in the Texas versus Oklahoma case over ownership of the Red River district. The government seeks to enjoin Texas from granting titles in the contested region and to preserve potential federal interests in the area.
Reported casualties include Sea Grange 50 dead 100 injured and Alexander City 11 dead with many missing. West Point Milner Macon areas suffer heavy losses as a pontoon bridge fails and communication remains cut off. Red Cross notes 160+ homes destroyed and widespread injuries.
Chicago reports 29 deaths the highest toll with Melrose Park area hit hardest. Ohio records 24 known dead and restoration of wires progresses. Indiana lists 17 fatalities, Michigan five, Wisconsin and Missouri one each amid widespread destruction and homelessness.
Elgin Illinois woke to cleanup after yesterday's tornado that killed eight and injured more than a hundred. Damage is pegged at four million dollars as blocks are taped off and razing begins. The electric plant is destroyed and factories without power are shut, leaving no newspapers printed today.
Five whites and six Negroes were killed in the cyclone that swept the territory between Camp Hill and Waverly in La Tathapoosa county yesterday afternoon. Homes and livestock losses are estimated between 20,000 and 60,000 dollars. Wire communication is destroyed.
In Toledo yesterday a severe storm caused twenty deaths and left hundreds injured. Communications to surrounding points were badly impeded, hindering full casualty reports as of today.
Reports indicate 27 people were killed and at least 25 injured as a tornado ripped through northern Indiana on March 28 29 disturbing communities including Endiana and Indianapolis officials reported the casualty tally and damage figures today.
A scrambled OCR item reports a disaster in Cedar Springs Cathdwan county with fatalities and property damage. It mentions a child’s death and a wrecking incident but the text is garbled and names are unclear.
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