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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1919
Page
4
A column of scattered notes reports rain delays in Chicago, political jabs at congress, a Greensboro audience riled by theater fare, and classroom hilarity. It lingers on Russia under Bolshevik rule, Petrograd and Kiev suffering, and the UMWA recall ending a coal miners strike that threatened winter fuel. The Enterprise vows daily improvement amid mail disruption and market volatility.
A reflection on Judge Boyd’s long service in the western district. The piece laments potential inactivity with an added federal judge and praises his humane philosophy and courtroom sermons. It argues his absence would deprive citizens of guidance amid contentious wage disputes and government actions.
Officials assert protecting the nation from a coal famine outweighs wage gains for 425 000 workers as production is urged. The public has suffered under minority leadership and harsh strikes, with deportation and arrests framed as tools to curb disloyalty and “undermining” unions.
The Enterprise reports rising paper prices, doubled salaries, and higher costs squeezing profits. Advertising hikes aim to cover expenses as readers face increased rates. The piece contrasts prewar expectations with a pessimistic outlook and notes social commentary on cold remedies and sidewalks crowded by strollers and jazz in churches.
A list of notable anniversaries recounts events from 1869 when an interstate conference met at Dubuque to study a waterway link between the Mississippi and Great Lakes, through 1917 when Finland declared a state of war. It also notes British parliamentary and canal milestones, Washington’s statehood, and other imperial and military events.
Edmund T. Perkins of Chicago will preside over the annual convention of the National Drainage Congress in St. Louis. A Virginia native and Union College graduate, he mined land irrigation and reclamation as a career with the U S Geological Survey and U S Reclamation Service. Perkins helped design a 300 mile wagon road system in Idaho and has led roles in the American Reclamation Federation and Florida Everglades projects.
King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, ally in the war, born fifty years ago today. Archdeacon Hudson Stuck of the Yukon, famed for Alaska travels and Mount McKiniter ascent, born in England fifty six years ago today. J Ogden Armour, head of the big five in the American meat industry, born in Milwaukee fifty six years ago today. Senator David I Walsh of Massachusetts, born in Leominster forty seven years ago today.
Racing continuation of the fall meet at Pimlico by the Maryland Jockey Club ahead of the season. Boxing features Charley Weinert versus Larry Williams in Newark for eight rounds and Bob Margin versus Roy Smith in Detroit over ten rounds.
Train timetable published for information only with several routes listed among Washington Birmingham Charlotte Richmond Danville Atlanta and Asheboro. Notable notes include conditional stops and a warning that some trains do not operate Sundays under United States Railroad Administration control.
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