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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
4
A 1915 editorial calls on the United States to act against Britain and its allies who limit U S trade with neutral nations. It warns that British orders threaten vessels carrying meat grain cotton copper and other American cargoes and urges unofficial negotiations toward relief and a decisive declaration.
Petrograd May 28 The measures authorize the council of ministers to close stock companies or place them under a special liquidation board if actual control rests with subjects or institutions of enemy nations. Creditors and stockholders rights are preserved as far as possible. An alternative allows a special management board without closure. Partnerships with full partners from enemy countries may also be regulated if harmful to the state.
A reward of 10000 shillings is offered for information leading to the recovery of jewels valued at 250000 dollars stolen from the Maharani of Cooch Behar. The piece recalls the 1015 royal wedding in London and notes global interest and mixed religious ceremonies surrounding the marriage.
Mrs Charles A Julian and daughter Helen left for Ohio to visit relatives. Mrs John H Mack returned from New Bern. Visitors plan to Rouge mont for the lintom Jones wedding. Miss Flintom and Miss Bobbie Cook are among guests and staff changes noted. Dolan Jones bought B N Royals home on Randolph street. Rev B R Platt from Greensboro will preach his first sermon next Sunday. Thomas Fowler died at his home west of town at age 75, Civil War veteran. Misses Ware and Lois Johnson are home from Meredith College, Raleigh, with Mrs Charles F Lambeth and Miss Ella Lambeth attending Meredith commencement.
War fuels social unity as English women form clubs once labeled hen parties. The Lady Workers' club aids lonely earners with hours 4 to 9 pm on weekdays and 2 to 9 pm weekends, focusing on friendship and social nurture rather than games or propaganda.
New York May 28 cotton opened quiet then rose after favorable crop reports from the east. July futures at 9.40, October near 0.71, December 0.3, January around 0. Soaring yet pared gains followed. In stocks there were more gains than losses, led by minor issues with Rock Island up briefly. Canadian Pacific fell sharply among internationals.
On a Flint River island near Huntsville five men split into two factions from the McKelvey and Bennett families and fought with knives. The McKelveys defeated Rube Bennett and his two sons, wounding all five. two McKelvey brothers fled as authorities were alerted, while the Bennetts remain trapped on the island and are believed near death.
Judge Monroe ruled in the Krause divorce case that Mrs Mary F Krause must support her husband during the trial or pay him alimony of 40 dollars a month. Krause testified the wife runs a rooming house and performs household tasks while he does male tasks.
A Boston Transcript snippet shows a doctor telling a patient that nervous dyspepsia comes from worry like Brown's over a butcher's bill. The stranger remarks that Brown is cured, and a punch line reveals the speaker is the butcher.
Puck notes Venner says his new novel is selling rapidly with a July peak. The Tigers question the most popular dance at Princeton as He-That Latin trot stirs curiosity.
In a Kansas City Journal column, the writer asserts all efforts were made to preserve Plymouth Rock and attributes credit to New England for sustaining the historic site.
An old advertisement extols Citrolax as the best remedy for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It claims rapid relief from a sick headache and promises thorough cleansing leaving the system sweet and wholesome.
In Guilford County Superior Court Alma Melniere Goldstein files for divorce from Charles Goldstein. The defendant must appear at the January term in Greensboro to answer or demur to the complaint or the plaintiff will seek relief. Filed April 30, 1915 by clerk M. W. Gant.
California Expositions in San Francisco and San Diego advertise very low round trip fares from principal points. Sale dates March 1 to November 30, 1915 with final return within three months, not later than December 31, 2945. Routes offered include diverse itineraries with stopovers and through connections via Memphis Chicago New Orleans and Sunset route. For details contact Southern Railway agents or Division Passenger Agent R H De Butts Charlotte NC.
A fragmented timetable lists stations and towns with unclear values including Phos 24 stations L v Gai, Lak Point, Thomasville, Gordontown, Denton, High Rock, and No. 28 daily service. Specific times are illegible, but indicate a regional rail or bus route with multiple stop points and times around early morning to late day.
The Winston High Point Motor Co advertises daily motor bus service between Winston and High Point with one dollar fare each way for a 20 mile trip and five cents per mile for intermediate points. Schedules run from Winston at 8 am 10 am 2 pm and 6 pm, and from High Point at 8 am 11 am 2 pm and 6 pm with more cars if demand Just call North State Phone 58 for information.
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