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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1921
Page
4
War politician clings to power. memoirs follow vote
A veteran political figure remains in office amid ongoing conflict rhetoric and public debate. After the election outcome, the politician begins publishing a memoir detailing his experiences and perspectives on the war.
Scarcity of enforcement agents amid limited transport
Scarcity of prohibition enforcement agents coincides with a reduced transport supply.
Japanese Promise to Leave Shantung Proves China Resolve
The remark notes that Japan pledging to withdraw from Shantung demonstrates a failure to break China, illustrating China's resilience and the broader geopolitical stance. The quote suggests admiration for Chinese perseverance amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung
China
Public Affairs Lunatics Spread Across Nation
Ed Howe coins the term Public Affairs Lunatics to describe a new pest-like phenomenon spreading through the country. Report notes their rapid multiplication and disruptive impact on public discourse and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Howe
Federal Reserve Board Aid Across Markets Claimed
The article contends the Federal Reserve Board assisted Wall Street while also helping outside financial markets, highlighting its broad support across the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Wall Steet
Behind the Scenes Memoirs Spur War Confession Trend
A provocative musing suggests publishers lean on women who worked behind the scenes in war efforts to author memoirs. The idea implies a shift toward personal disclosures and public reflection on hidden contributions.
Bankers praise long term credits to foreigners
The text notes bankers uphold extending long term credits to foreign borrowers while criticizing the lack of equivalent support for American consumers. It highlights a perceived inconsistency in financial policy discussions.
What the Poles Must Learn
Polish newspapers rage against Lloyd George and Britain as Poland debated remobilization. The piece argues Poland must forget past grievances and accept treaty obligations to reestablish peace in central Europe through accommodation and compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Great Britain
Germany
Lloyd George
Europe
Wen
Central
Municipal Ownership Plan for Springfield Utilities Debate
Springfield willboat examine municipal ownership as a solution to public utilities. A $500000 city bond and a matching citizens' holding company would fund paying the private utilities for heating and electric properties, with the city operating the system and retiring debt from earnings within twenty years. The plan includes a thirty year franchise if targets are missed, then transfer of assets to the citizens’ firm to settle indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chamber of Commerce
Arbi
Citizens’ Company
Legion Pushes Vocational Education For War Widows Orphans
The American Legion aims to secure vocational education for widows and orphans of U S soldiers killed in France in the sixty seventh Congress. The Kenyon bill already passed the Senate. the House version failed but showed support with the education provision stripped. The Legion backs reintroducing the widow and orphan clause. About 14 000 widows and 18 000 orphans exist with an estimated $122 million annual cost at current rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
American Legion
France
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
National Legislative Committee
Kenyon
United States
Senate
Congress
Representative Fess
Ohio
House
House Committee On Education
America
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Fashion and celebrity chatter fill New York scene
Mary Garden visits to save the Manhattan Opera house from conversion to a clothing factory. Harold F. McCormick weighs Chicago Grand Opera ties while Mrs. Hammerstein resists. Ziegfeld cites Wall Street as beauty hotspot. laugh spotters join film studios. autograph collection in West End Avenue stores holds letters from Washington and de Medici.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Garden
America
Manhattan Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein
Miss Garden
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Ries Mary Garden
Chicago Opera Company
Yardly
Mrs. Hammerstein
West End Avenue
William W. Cohen
George Washington
Catherine de Medici
Christopher Columbus
The Perfect Credit Man Gets Fired
A New York retailer praised a credit man for a perfect year with no bad accounts yet he was fired for being overly conservative. He denied many usable customers, missing hidden risks. An investigation revealed honest buyers who were refused had spent about 250000 elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Complete the Triangle Now Plan for Tri City Highway Link
Mutual interest centers on a meeting of Greensboro Winston-Salem and High Point at Winston-Salem Country Club to craft a plan for finishing the triangular highway. J Elwood Cox says work on High Point to Winston road will start within 15 days, completing two thirds of the triangle and boosting hopes for a hard surfaced link to Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
Winston- Salem Country Club
J. Elwood Cox
State Highway Commission
Winston Road
Winston- Salem
Winston-Greensboro
Ragman Praised as Conservator in Thrift Lesson
F W Reid enbach former president of the National Association of Waste Material Dealers argues that housewives are the starting point of thrift, portraying the Ragman as a conservator rather than aIgnore labeled figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Reidenbach
The
National Association of Waste Material Dealers
Ideal American small town life as Bok sees it
Edward Bok, longtime editor of The Ladies Home Journal, argues in American Legion Weekly that smaller communities like Galesburg, Springfield, Utica, and Portland offer a better path for young men. He says life there is busy yet allows rest, reading, neighborly contact, and genuine human relation development apart from business demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward W. Bok
The
Ladies Home Journal
American Legion Weekly
Galesburg
Illinois
Springfield
Massachusetts
Utica
Portland
Maine
Mr. Bok
WWI Veterans To Receive Dividends On Converted Insurance
About 210000 World War veterans will receive dividend checks for converted government life insurance in 1921. Payments vary by policy type and holder age, with some receiving one year and others two years, and sample figures illustrate dividends on a $10000 policy. Checks go out from Washington starting June 1 and no mail inquiries will be answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roses Vanish From Hotel Lobby as Woman's Nerve Noted
New York report describes hotels as public utilities and tells of a young woman who repeatedly takes a bouquet from the lobby vase each afternoon. A hotel clerk notes a diligent thief with audacious nerve slipping in during the day to claim the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ito
Belbey
Remarkable Remarks Echo Through Naval Affairs Panel
A quoted quip notes how a man in gold lace entering the naval affairs committee room provokes immediate laughter. The satirical line attributed to U S Senator Atlee Pomerne captures a dramatic, humorous moment about naval discussions and congressional reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Affairs Committee
U S
Atlee Pomerne
Reverend Thompson Comments On Lawbreaking Epidemic
The Rev. E L Thompson of Kansas City cites a rising epidemic of lawbreaking and urges attention to moral restoration. His remarks frame crime as a pressing social issue discussed in religious circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil
E.L. Thompson
Kansas City
Senator King Calls Individual Morality Superior to Group Ethics
U S Senator King of Utah argues that personal moral standards trump collective or corporate ethics, urging individuals to uphold higher integrity despite organizational pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
King
Utah
Voight Quotes on Pig, Day, Night Ambiguity
Wisconsin congressman Voight muses on the uncertain boundary between a pig and a hog and the moment when day becomes night. He offers a philosophical take on classification and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Voight
Wisconsin
Greensboro Boy Sings at School Concert for Piano Fund
Fred Schorn of Greensboro will perform Thursday night at the South Main street auditorium with the city junior high chorus under Miss Genevieve Moore. The 12 year old’s recital features popular songs, with ticket proceeds supporting a fund for a new piano for the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schorn
Greensboro
Wil
South Main Street
Genevieve Moore
Master Schorn
Man Carries Silver To Bessemer In Bold Bet
In Hurley Wisconsin on May 25 a saloonkeeper dared William Jalo to move 1000 silver dollars to Bessemer Michigan seven miles away. Jalo carried the coins in a sack in his outstretched hands and won the wager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Wis
Bessemer
Mich
William Jalo
Jalo
Dover Fire Destroys Four Stores and Two Dwellings
A Dover blaze nine miles from Kinston yesterday destroyed four stores and two houses, with damage about 25000 dollars. Eli Nechamson of Kinston, who runs a branch at Dover, and Aaron Adler of Kinston, owner of several buildings, were the heaviest losses. Origin of the fire was not determined.
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Kinston
Dover
Eli Nechamson
Aaron Adler
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