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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
4
Telephones North States reports six month trial with Bell Telephone Connection. The feature outlines the TRAP kwves and weekly updates.
A railroad president worked days on a speech asking if railroads are getting a square deal. Two lawyers checked it for inaccuracies, copies went to directors, and a confidant found the piece failed to answer the central question. The column also notes various political and regional comments from the era.
New York May 24 The cotton market opened steady with advances of 2 to 3 points and early trading saw prices around 12.90 for spot notes while October touched 12.88 as active months moved up 5 points. Futures quotes opened July 12.88 October 12.82 December 12.97 January 13.03 March 13.16.
New York trading opened with a decline in some leading issues before slowing. Other active issues drifted lower except Crucible Steel General Electric Baldwin Locomotive and Continental Can rising modestly. Motors led with 2 to 5 point gains as profit taking and short selling weighed on prices into midday.
In Chicago on May 94 reports show growing crop damage complaints in Oklahoma and southern Kansas pushing wheat prices higher. Opening quotes ranged widely with July around 1.09 to 1.14, September near 1.10, followed by a brief dip and sharp renewed gains.
Brownsville May 24 Col Louis Morin is charged with planning a Mexican uprising in southern Texas and Victoriane Ponce is charged with taking part in wrecking a train near here last October. Both were shot and killed when they tried to escape from Texas Rangers Monday night.
Mrs. Anna Kadin of Spencerport New York says Chamberlains Tablets cured her long stomach trouble after trying many remedies. She reports swift relief and high regard for the medicine, which she finds helpful and valuable.
High Point North Carolina resident Mrs. R. B. Atkins of 500 Willowbrook St. says three years after an initial endorsement she again confirms Dean's Kidney Pills as restoring kidney function and easing back and head pains. Foster-Mellor Co. Buffalo, N.Y. supplies. Price 50 cents.
Rev. El Vipperman of Mississippi son of Rev J H Vipperman will preach at Greene Street Baptist Church tonight. He formerly pastored in Spencer and other North Carolina churches before moving south and is well known in High Point.
Mortgagees J W Johnson and V C Swaim announce sale of personal bakery equipment in High Point on the 20th of May 1916. Items include a lever steam bakery boiler, dough mixer, dough sheeter, show cases, bread box, delivery wagon, horse, harness, and pans. Public auction for cash to highest bidder at the Rodney building on Commerce Street.
Berlin May 24 reports the Krupp firm plans a cannon factory on a recently bought tract near Much. The plant will produce cons for Germany and its allies. The purchase covers nearly two hundred acres.
By virtue of a 1915 mortgage deed W F Byrney and Malissie Burley defaulted on principal and interest. The executor will sell on May 18 1916 at 2 30 PM on premises in Guilford County adjoining J R Williams to satisfy the debt. The parcel lies on the High Point Jamestown road and covers about one acre.
By virtue of a 1907 mortgage deed by Robert Ingram and Corriny Ingram, default in payments leads to a public sale at the premises in High Point township Guilford County. The property fronts T Y Hamilton and Lee Meredith lines, containing about 71689 square feet, more or less, with coordinates and boundary stones described. May 18, 1916. D O Cecil, Mortgagee. D Lualta Cecil, Assignee.
Under mortgage granted by Thos Steed and Martha Steed on December 2 1907 and recorded in Guilford County, the lender will sell at the premises to the highest bidder the land in High Point adjoining TY Hamilton and others. The tract contains 1 680 square feet more or less and is bounded by stones at Hamilton Ingram lines. Db O Cecile Mortgagee D Lealta Cecily Assignme 5-8-paw-4t.
The notice requires individuals to file their taxes by June 1st or face penalties provided by law. It warns that failure to comply will result in the enforcement of applicable penalties.
Voters must register to vote in the coming party primaries on November 7. Books open April 27 and close May 20. Registrars will be at Northeast High Point Mayor's Office, Southeast High Point at Ragan and Tomlinson's stables, Northwest High Point at Old Jarrell Hotel, and Northwest High Point at the rear of Home Banking Company.
A fragment mentions a house and streets Lindsay and Thurston as a street area reference with no clear event or action described.
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