School Board Honors J Elwood Cox After 19 Years
The High Point school board retires J Elwood Cox after 19 years as chairman and head of the graded school system. The board notes his fidelity and executive ability, cites a $100000 property value and 35 teachers serving about 2000 students, and commends improved facilities and bus service.
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Weil
High Point
J. Elwood Cox
Ising Board
Eves
J. J. Farriss
Dr. McAn- A. B. Horney
A. E. Tate
J. H. Ceene
W. E “Ee New- Cox
Scheol
Ap Tely
Cox
W. I. Ad. J. Farriss
Dr. McAnally
Germans Mount Counterattack Near Ypres
British and German forces clash after Hill No. 60 as German troops gain ground near Ypres and press a gas aided assault. Allied reports note Russian setbacks in the west while remaining front lines hold. London marks King George’s fifth anniversary with artillery salutes.
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Associated Press
London
Mey
Ypres
Confiden
Comiry
Flanders
Wibipinare
Westalicia
George
Roosevelt Libel Trial Update Cautions Jury on Papers
Justice Andrews admonished the jury in the libel suit of William versus Theodore Roosevelt, ruling requested evidence not material. Roosevelt resumed testimony but was excused as counsel failed to compel his answers about local Albany politics. Bowers and Ivins led the examination and Barnes team announced completion.
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Associated Press
Justice Andrews
William
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Albany
Roosevelt
Ivins
Barnes
Berlin Post Office Checks Record High Turnover
Berlin reports a peak in post office check system turnover for the week ending April 3. The total reach one billion marks for the first time since the scheme began six years ago, marking a significant rise in business activity.
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Berlin
High Point Hardwood Lumber Secures Record Deal
The High Point Hardwood Lumber Company closes the largest lumber purchase in state history totaling twenty five million feet of hardwood lumber to be supplied to a single buyer.
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High Point Hardwood Lumber Company
Former Senator Young Arrested in Austria on Espionage Charge
Vienna May 6 Former United States Senator LaFayette Young of Des Moines Iowa was arrested in Austria with a former American deputy consul at Berne and held while authorities confirmed identities. Officials had been warned to expect a person with the same name as Mr Youngs companion.
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Young
Austria
Associated Press
Vienna
London
United States
LaFayette Young
Des Moines
Iowa
Berne
Casecrand
Dantabrant
Mr. Young
Funeral of Mrs Witcher Conducted Yesterday
Mrs Mary L Witcher died Tuesday morning at her home in town at age 36 from tuberculosis. Her husband Policeman J W Witcher was killed about two years ago. She left eight orphaned children aged from 2½ to 16. Rev H C Byrum led the funeral and interment was at Hickory Chapel at 3 PM yesterday.
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Mary L. Witcher
Hamilton Hester
J. W. Witcher
H. C. Byrum
Hickory Chapel
Herndon Named Representative to Red Men Grand Council
W F Herndon returns from Edenton where he attended the state council of Red Men and was chosen as a representative to the grand council meeting in Chicago in September. He has served as Great Sachem for North Carolina and is succeeded by B K Henderson of New Bern as Great Prophet. next council meets in Asheville.
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W. EF. Herndon
Edenton
State Council of
Red Men
Grand Council
Chicago
Herndon
North Carolina
B. K E. Henderson
New Bern
Asheville
Snow Covers Panhandle Texas After Night Rain
Dalhard Texas May 6 snow blanketed the Panhandle after an all night rain. Fruit trees hung with unripe fruit were coated as the heavy precipitation swept the region.
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The
Associated Press
Dalhard, Tex
Berwy
Panhandle
Saloon Vote Lets Alaska Court Prolong Saloon Licenses
In Name Alaska on May 6 saloon keepers hailed a special election result that authorizes the U S court to license saloons for another year. The tally stood 551 to 434 in favor.
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Associated Press
Name
Alaska
United States Court
Removal of House on High Street Opens Site for New Structure
An old house formerly occupied by Max Lamet and owned by FE. A. Bencini is removed from High Street. The building is moved to the southeast part of town below the silk mill, clearing central town property for a modern development.
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High Street
Max Lamet
FE. A. Bencini
Jap barracks prepared for siege in Haxhow via Peking
May 6 report from Haxhow says Japanese barracks prepared for siege and many Japanese have left city following advice of consuls. Chinese residents appear indifferent to crisis while several local businessmen were entertained. natives are troubled but city stays quiet.
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Associated Press
Haxhow
Peking
Tupandse Lusiness
Mga
Coleman says she was offered money to change testimony
Celia Coleman the key witness in the Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman murder trial testified on redirect that a negro detective named George Hicks tried to induce her to alter her account against Carman and that he offered to pay $300 if she changed her story.
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Celia Coleman
Mineola
N. Y
Florence Conklin Carman
Louise D. Bailey
George Hicks
Freight Derailment Delays Two Trains This Morning
A freight derailment near Lake Itiel Point delayed trains No. 37 and No. 1 for hours. About eighteen cars derailed, twelve burned, with one car carrying matches igniting after impact. By 11 to 12 o'clock the line reopened and no freight trains had run since.
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Onnine
Itiel Point
Lake
Lexhe
Ineton
High Point
Ban Johnson denies peace efforts in baseball war
New York May 6 Ban Johnson president of the American league declares that no peace proposals have been made to the Federal league by either the American or National leagues Organized baseball remains determined to carry on the fight on its merits He spoke as the season's tension persisted in the ongoing conflict between the leagues.
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Associated Press
New York
Ban Johnson
Not All Heroes Die In Trenches Inquest Finds Fatigue Fatal
London May 6 Associated Press reports an inquest at Enfield into the death of a Royal Small Arms Factory artificer named Cook. Fatigue overwork, 81 hours a week since August 1st, with a weak heart, contributed to his death after 25 years of service. Coroner says the man died for his country.
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Associated Press
London
Enfield
Cook
Royal Small Arms Factory
Canter Confesses to Double Crime and Death Sentence
Luther Canter confessed to the murder of Mrs. James Rufus Wilson near Bristol Virginia and was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Richmond. His brother, also charged, remains on trial as armed guards watch the courtroom to maintain order.
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Katte
James Rufus Wilson
Bristol
Luther Canter
Richmond
Canter
C. T. Oglesby
Hillsville Munsel
Export of Cotton by Egypt Prohibited by Britain
London May 6 Great Britain has asked Egypt to ban cotton exports to all ports except French Russian Spanish and Portuguese. Foreign Secretary Grey said in the house of commons that he expected this to become operative soon. The Dardanelles operations are advancing under highly favorable conditions according to Premier Asquith in the same session.
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London
Great Britain
Egypt
Grey
House of Commons
Dardanelles
Asquith
Oklahoma Windstorm Causes Injuries and Damage
Ardmore Oklahoma May 6 three persons injured and extensive property damage from a severe windstorm. A nearby Wilson Oklahoma was struck by a small tornado with about 40 houses blown down though no serious injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Ardmore
Okla
Wilson
Triple murder in Graham County reported to Governor Craig
A telegram to Governor Craig from Raleigh on May 6 states a triple killing occurred in Graham County on May 1. Victims are Mrs. P. L. Phillips and her two children. Ed Williams, described as the slaver, is named as a suspect. Father P. L. Phillips has offered a reward. Governor Craig adds $200 for Williams’s arrest.
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Graham County
Craig
Associated Press
Raleigh
Ed. Williams
P. L. Phillips
Williams
Funeral Directors Select Goldsboro For Next Year
Henderson North Carolina May 6 The twenty sixth annual convention of the Funeral Directors and Embalmers association adjourned with Goldsboro chosen as next year’s meeting site and May as the designated month Officers elected include President Je Poole Greensboro First Vice President T Eb Vogler Winston Salem Second Vice President J L Stevens Lumberton Third Vice President Turner Alten Warrenton and Secretary Treasurer J R K Wood Oxford
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Associated Press
Henderson
N. C
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
Goldsboro
Je. Poole
Creensboro
T. Eb. Vogler
Winston-Salem
J. L. Stevens
Lumberton
Turner Alten
Warrenton
J. RK. Wood
Oxford
Mrs Percy Grissom Jones Dies At 28
Mrs Percy Grissom Jones wife of Penny farm superintendent P Ee Jones died at home Monday. She was buried Tuesday at Spring Hill church with funeral services by Rev A G Dixon. She was formerly Miss Percy Crivsom and leaves her husband two children and several brothers.
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Percy Grissom Jones
P. Ee. Jones
Penny Farm
Spring Hill Church
A. G. Dixon
Petrograd Reports Allied Naval Activity and Eastern Front Battles
The report notes Allied ships sighted off Libau and Russian operations across Resseng region with advances toward the upper Vistula. In Galicia heavy fighting persists between the Vistula and Carpathians as German forces bring strong fresh units, suffering heavy losses. The night of May 7 5 sees trench recapture at Mount Makuyuka followed by a counterattack and over 1200 prisoners taken including 50 officers. In Ancelon Lomnitza the May 3 offensive showed some gains for the enemy.
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Libau
Resseng
Kovnovice
Vistula
Galicia
Carpathians
Mmiy
Stry
Makuyuka
Ancelon
Lomnitza
Battle in Galicia Rages as German Army Presses Front
Desperate fighting continues in western Galicia with German forces gaining ground in the southern front. The Russians are reportedly losing positions while resisting strong German offensives as of May 5.
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Vienna
London
Galicia
British Regain Ground South of Ypres After German Gas Attack
Paris reports the British recaptured part of the ground south of Ypres lost yesterday to German forces using asphyxiating gas. German troops recovered a section of Mamelen position recently seized by the French.
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Associated Press
Paris
Ypres
Mamelen
Ctencn
Fifty Thousand Russians Captured Reported
Associated Press dispatch from Vienna via London notes a victorious Austrian advance along the western Colcia front. Russian forces reportedly suffer about fifty thousand casualties and captures amid ongoing war activity.
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Vienne
Lomdon
Colcia Front
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