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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
4
The column riffs on candidates and votes as “straws,” notes the Hertz-like mood of political week, and mocks suffragist claims while discussing Illinois voting patterns and the looming Roosevelt influence amid a chaotic post election scene. It mentions Hughes, Wilson, and Teddy with sharp editorial humor.
In a historical reflection the paper notes the close race between Hughes and Wilson and the public discomfort during multi day delays in declaring a winner. It recalls 1892 and the idea of having a king to spare the agony, while urging unity behind the eventual president.
The weather man in Henderson Dispatch hints at a change after the weekly Washington forecast. He predicts a different weather pattern for the next day, suggesting revisions to the forecast already issued.
Cotton market opened lower then steadied as election returns remained uncertain. January futures touched 19.47 and May near 19.77, up 3 to 6 points from early levels. Wheat edged higher on reports of British purchases, with December at 1.87 to 1.873 and May around 1.89 to 1.893.
A reader writes to the High Point Enterprise noting the C and Y R railway now operates in High Point and has secured several cars for loading. The writer says editors fear Southern will not keep High Point supplied and urges awareness of local transport efforts.
The clipped text lists multiple time stamps and train numbers headed to Asheboro. It mentions No. 107 at 2 10 p m No 135 at 2 45 p m and No 143 at 8 00 p m with reference to branch No 14 and a 73450 postal code, indicating a railroad timetable item.
Travel via Awhetuwo and Norfolk Southern routes in Asheboro to and from eastern North Carolina points. N. B. scheduled dures.
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