Granddaughter dances to Home Sweet Home tune again
Seth Tanner notes a granddaughter who performs the same tune one stepping to Home Sweet Home while reflecting on changing social attitudes toward old songs and performers.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
4
Bandstand Echoes Fill City With Sweet Time Strains
Edison questions linger as the new bandstand in town draws crowds. Residents note the doubleheaders piling up while melodies drift through the air.
Balloon Race Versus Chess Match Spark Local Excitement
Readers weigh the thrill of a balloon race against a tense chess match, highlighting the city’s appetite for competitive events and communal spectatorship.
American golfers warmly received in England headline
American golfers were warmly received in England as the competition heated up. The crowds greeted the players with enthusiasm while the match action intensified on the courses and around the clubhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Stenographer Receives $300000 From Late Employer
An eastern stenographer, expert in the touch system, has been willed 300000 dollars by her late employer. The bequest highlights skills in rapid typing and stenography.
The Menace Of Modern Pirates
Losses from theft of insured goods moving to consumers totaled about twenty million dollars last year. Insurance payouts rise higher than premiums, prompting threats to drop theft and pilferage coverage. A conference will study the issue under the U S shipping board or the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries. A New York trade protection group seeks to curb thefts and may go national. Ocean carrier responsibility and broader insurer concerns were raised at the Atlantic City chamber of commerce convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Shipping Board
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
House
Trade Protective Association, Inc
New York
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Atlantic City
S. S. Huebner
Shipping Board
England Considers Tax Plan Revisions for Net Income
England debates a new income tax revision aimed at taxing net income. A commission study parallels U S experience and could implement notable changes this year affecting how tax is assessed and paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
British Tax Plans and Ancient Wales Factory Discussed
The piece reports on Britain considering tax averaging for losses and compares it to historical and modern motivations for war. It also notes a 6000 year old Welsh stone ax factory discovery showing early collective labor and hints at enduring warlike impulses across eras.
The Beauty Secret of To Make One Beautiful Rachel
The article recounts how the famous actress Rachel transformed from an undersized, plain girl to a celebrated star in 1850 after a life changing encounter with Louvre statues. She credits study of sculpture with shaping her beauty and soul and suggests others can access similar inspiration even without museum visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel
America
Jenny Lind
Theophil Gautier
Conservatory
Louvre
Westward hauls 128 motor car emigrants from New York
An emigrant train of 128 native American families will depart New York in two months for the great west. The motor caravan aims to leave the crowded city for space and air to raise children, inspired by vacation tours and letters to western officials. The Idaho governor was among the first to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West
Idaho
Handsome Ben Declares He Is Married in Cartoon Talk
The narrator confirms marriage with humor about wife, parrot, and dogs at the Turpin household. He jokes about garden hobbies and life on set, noting early mornings to please a loud parrot and a simple canine household as part of his routine. Broadway Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Pete
Turpin Menage
Broadway
California and East Coast power meet at Harvard Stadium
California and East Coast colleges prepare for the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America track and field championships at Harvard Stadium. California aims to boost the intersectional aspect with more than ten entrants, while Pennsylvania defends its title with veterans led by notable sprinters and hurdlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
East
Intercollegiate Association of Amaeur Athletes of America
University of Southern California
Itercollegiate
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Earl Thomson
Thomson
California
Robert Hutchinson
Charles Paddock
Hutchinson
O. O. Hendrixson
Franklin Field
A. Sprott
H. P. Muller
O. C. Majors
Iven
Ohio State
Passadena
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
Penn
Crimson
Cambridge
New Haven
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States
Soldiers Field
Prehistoric Pot Holes Studied At Greenville Shoals
Dr Hargrove of Peabody Institute visiting Greenville reports pot holes near Blyth Shoals formed by glacier mills. Holes, some several feet wide and deep, result from melting glaciers. Switzer land and Japan cited as other sites. Hargrove says thousands of visitors could come to Greenville if known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Pblyth Shoals
H. Sh. Hargrove
Peabody Institute
Switzerland
Japan
Hargrove
Gosnell to be tried in Pickens for Rector murder case
Greenville South Carolina May 26 Solicitor R W Smoak said Jake Gosnell charged with killing former Sheriff Hendrix Rector in Greenville will likely be tried at the June 6 term of the criminal court in Pickens County He also expects Wade Ballew and Robert Wilson charged with killing Policeman WC Holcombe of Easley to be tried at the same term The Gosnell case had a mistrial in Greenville and was moved to Pickens at the defendant's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
S. C
Jake Gosnell
Hendrix Rector
Pickings County
R. W. Smoak
Wade Ballew
Robert Wilson
WC. Holcombe
Easley
Frial
Gosnell
Pickens
Backward Spring Injuries Crops Reported in South Carolina
Greenville farmer W. P. Conyers says crop conditions statewide are poor due to excessive rain lack of fertilizer and continued cold He estimates cotton acreage losses between 20 and 25 percent as of May 26 in Greenville South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
S C
W. P. Conyers
Occupy New Lutheran Church on North Main Street
The first Sunday in July marks the formal occupation and inaugural divine service for the new Lutheran church on North Main Street. People anticipate a special celebration as carpenters finish interior work and lawn terraces are completed. Rev. P. D. Brown will not leave High Point for Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia until after the congregation worships in the new building for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
P. D. Brown
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Columbia
D. C
High Point
World letters to travel by new air routes test flight
Major Charles J. Glidden announces four letters to circumnavigate the globe by air. Two travel north of the equator and two south of it with remailed exchanges in England Ceylon and Japan and England New Zealand respectively. The north route measures 22 207 miles. The board of aeronautical commissioners totals 93 members across 75 countries and colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles J. Glidden
Board of Aeronautical Commissioners, Inc
Equator
World
Board of Aeronautical Commissioners
England
Ceylon
Japan
New Zealand
Invents Life-Saver With Sail Invention At Sea Rescue
Paris report says Frenchman M Mercorelli has created a lifebelt with an attached propeller and sail. A rider sits on a saddle on the lifebelt and powers the propeller like a sewing machine handle, then hoists the sail to glide toward shore. The device passed severe tests and aims to help shipwrecked mariners reach land with minimal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Mercorelli
Gunmen Flee After West Side Shootout Wounding Pal
Chicago May 26 A general alarm went out for a wounded gunman who with two companions fought police in a West Side gun duel. They exchanged over thirty shots with three patrolmen, fled dragging their wounded ally, after a fight over a girl. a man not named was later arrested as part of the trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pal
Chicago
West Side
Tah of Aberdeen Wins Title Over RF Johnson
In a local match, Tah of Aberdeen defeats RF Johnson to claim a disputed ir BE frill title. The contest featured notable performance from Tah, boosting Aberdeen's standing in regional events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RF. J. Johnson
Tah
Aberdeen
Forsyth County plans for highway link faces weather setback
Rain delayed a Forsyth Greensboro High Point joint plan to build a hard surfaced triangle linking Winston Salem Greensboro and High Point. W C Boren pledged to beat the county line with a modern highway. Forsyth eyes a 2 million bond issue to finance 11 miles. Illinois University to build 2 million stadium in memory of war dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Forsyth Country Club
Winston-Salem
C Greens
Furniture City
Bivens
W. C. Boren
Guilford Highway Commission
Forsyth County
E. B. Jeffress
A. B. High
Greensboro
Gate City
Alex Hanes
J. K. Norfleet
Boren
Forsyth Highway Commission
Forsyth Commission
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Seth Tanner
Edison
Einstein
Europe
Wales
S. Hazzledine Warren
Royal Anthropological Society
London
Metropolitan Opera House
Enrico Caruso
Opera House
Caruso
Italy
American National Council
David Jayne Hill
Charles D. Orth
National Security League
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Albert E. Shields
Inter-Racial Council
New York City
New
Ben
Ben Turpin
George Cleo
Sani Im Do Cals
Stanle
NEW Lutheran Church
Main Street
Elimmanyvel Tatheran Church
University OF Illinois
Urbana
Ill
Illinois University
Ihow
Palmer Memorial Field
Princeton
Ohio State Field
New York Yankees
Companies
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