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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1919
Page
4
A potpourri of jibes and observations on local affairs and national politics. The writer riffs on substitutes for liquor, highway speed in Greensboro and High Point, and the fate of air travel, theater of war memory, and the U S Senate over the peace treaty.
The column contrasts Armistice Day joy across nations with Germany and Austria’s lack of celebration and warns the U S must accept the treaty and the league of nations. It urges the Senate to ratify to prevent Europe from forming stronger coalitions and increasing armaments, amid broader social unrest.
A Greensboro Record column condemns Bolshevik influence and calls for deportation of radicals to improve conditions. It links xenophobic policy to wartime upheaval and praises wartime unity while noting local media debates and a sensational hotel fire headline elsewhere.
The day’s news notes the formal installation of Sir Edward Ernest Cooper as Lord Mayor of London. The role blends ceremonial duties with limited police authority, and the office carries a $50,000 annual salary, with expectant lavish entertaining to maintain dignity.
A roundup notes conventions opening today across cities including Philadelphia New Orleans St. Louis and Des Moines plus anniversaries of Winston Churchill Henry Van Dyke Edmund Sanford Chester Aldrich Donald McMillan born on various dates. It also recalls Verdun as possibly the war’s greatest battle with vast numbers engaged.
The Supreme Court resumes after a two week recess as Sir Edward Ernest Cooper is installed as Lord Mayor of London with ceremonial pageantry. Sir Edward’s ceremony inaugurates a historic office, while parallel gatherings open: the American Legion forms permanently at a Minneapolis convention. the International Transport Workers Federation holds its first congress in Oslo. the Northwest Live Stock Show begins in Lewiston Idaho. the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs marks its 25th anniversary in Elmira. North American hotel men gather in New York for their fourth annual convention.
A Benedictine monk named Pari guon at the abbey of Bantvilliers around 1670 devised the peculiar cork steppers for champagne bottles, a notable invention in medieval winemaking.
The High Point railroad timetable lists incoming and outgoing passenger trains with notes that figures are for information and not guaranteed. The schedule reflects current published times and stations along the line for travelers and officials.
A listing of arrival and departure times for multiple routes including Washington Birmingham New York Charlotte Richmond and Danville with noted transfers and conditional stops. Also lists depot office contact and a note that service does not run Sundays.
Racing continues at Pimlico as part of the fall meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club. The New England Fox Hunters open their annual meet in Belchertown Massachusetts. Boxing bouts feature Lenny Leonard against Sol Dier Bartfield in Jersey City over eight rounds with Johnny Dundee and others on the Jersey City card. Other fights include Mevinsky vs How ard in Montreal and Doig facing Britton in La Salle Illinois. Additional matches in St Paul Toledo and Detroit list Pat Moore Ertlke O'Dowd O'Hagan and Drummie across six to ten rounds.
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