High Point Fact Sheet From Historical Report
High Point reports a population of 15 14 and an area of four square miles. The city operates under a commission government and sits at 940 feet elevation. Mean annual temperature is 58 degrees. Annual freight bill reaches 1 500 000 with five banks holding deposits totaling 2 415 599.27. The city ranks as the world’s second largest furniture manufacturer, with total manufactured output of 8 000 000. It houses the South’s largest silk mill electric car factory and organ factory. Thirty five churches serve many denominations. Rail service comes from three railway systems. Electric power use is .06 for households and .05 for commercial.
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High Point
Timeworn quips and election humuhums flood the page
A buoyant preview of editorials and jests mixes with election banter and social commentary. References to Maxton, Carranza, Morgan and a feeder railroad surface amid playful asides on advertising, currency phrasing, and public mood.
Is Thor Awakening as German War Brute Rises
A war era commentary questions German brutality claims and cites Heine’s 1835 warnings of a brutal German force akin to Thor’s hammer. The piece contrasts supposed German menace with Allied patience while detailing the Adamson eight hour law strike and its potential political impact.
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Thor
Publishers Scatter Gold Prices and Costs in Sale Column
The column lists paper at 7 cents per pound and ink at 6 andy cents. It notes other bills to meet, steady advertising rates, readers sharing a neighbor's copy, unpaid subscriptions, high telegraph and telephone tolls, and editor salaries. It hints at rising costs and a long list of items to recite.
Lochinvar and Miss Louise Atop a Two-Dollar Show
A cheeky note from the Macon Telegraph mentions Lochinvar taking Miss Louise to see Mary Pickford and Marguerite Clark with a busy work life at the office. The Charlotte Observer adds that Europe’s war resumes in its familiar pattern.
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Louise
Lochinvar
Mary Pickford
Marguerite Clark
Macon
Europe
Charlotte Observer
Not Safe to Bet Until the Last Inning
The Richmond News Leader notes that betting on the game remains unsafe until after the final inning, highlighting uncertainty in results and gambling risk.
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Richmond News Leader
It Takes All Sorts to Make Our World
A lighthearted note from the Macon Telegraph on readers who demand election results and react with irritation when the paper cannot provide them immediately. It reflects the paper’s informal community voice and tolerance for diverse expectations.
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Pusson
Macon Teelgraph
Negro Charged With Murder Headline Commentary
A Greensboro Daily News note discusses printing errors in a murder headline about a Black man and his White wife, offering guidance on correct typographic style for news captions and headlines.
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Creensboro Daily News
Emerson the bromoseller king as Navy secretary
The Wilmington Dispatch notes Maryland figures proposed Emerson as Secretary of the Navy, but the idea is expected to fizzle out.
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Maryland Follk
Emerson
King
The Deutschland's secess and local musings in papers
A garbled collage of quotes and snippets from Charlotte News Asheville Citizen Hickory Record Wilmington Star and others. The excerpt cites a poultry judge clergy remarks a war argument and a Foley Kidney ad urging health through kidney care.
Germany Seeks Peace Through Proposals to France
An Englishman in New York reports from Paris that Germany has been sending armistice communications to France every two weeks for two months. He says German artillery and morale have weakened, and notes Germany urged Ambassador Gerard to approach Washington to urge peace talks with President Wilson.
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New York
London
Paris
St. Paul
Liverpool
Germany
France
Gerard
Washington
Wilson
Lloyd George
United States
Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale Sparks National Competition
With the opening of the Red Cross seal sale tomorrow, states and communities compete to sell the most per capita for tuberculosis relief. Over 300 million seals are divided into classes by population, with pennants awarded to top sell ers and regions. Last year Hershey Pennsylvania led with 29.04 seals per capita. Rhode Island averaged 2.29 per person. A five seals per inhabitant honor certificate may be awarded, aiming to raise about 1 million dollars for the national fight.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Hershey
United States
Rhode Island
Cotton Wheat Market Surges After Early Decline In New York
Heavy selling in New York cotton futures gave way to rallies as Liverpol and New Orleans houses pushed prices back from earlier declines. January rose to 20.62 and May to 20.25 after the first hour, with December 19.90, January 19.98, March 20.10, May 20.21, July 20.20. Wheat also rose on Liverpool demand and light arrivals, with December around 1.87 and May near 1.93. A stray quoted line from a child’s cry appears in the text.
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New York
Liverpol
New Orleans
Liverpool
Wanted a Chance to Pray and Ride
Lilly cries and resents prayers as she pleads to join her parents for a family outing. A nurse urges faith in God to care for family members while a newcomer questions a local minister’s early Sunday practice. The citizen sighs that the minister lives nearby and starts preaching at seven, suggesting a conflict between routine and the child’s wish for companionship.
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Lilly
Papa
Mamma
Trusteess sale of Guilford County land and assets
The trustee will sell November 23 1916 at 2 30 pm at Guilford county courthouse Greensboro NC to satisfy a deed of trust by Samuel B Coffin Inc recorded Book 269 Page 216. The property includes a one acre Guilford High Point Township tract with a house and an excluded 6000 square foot portion, plus associated machinery, furniture, stock in process and manufacturing materials located at Hamilton and related premises.
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Samuel B. Coffin, Inc
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Court House
Greensboro
North Carolina
C. B. Hayworth
Asheboro and Souther Railway
Penny's Corner
Pennny
Hamilton Street
C. T. Hlayworth
Hayworth
Hamilton
Iclits C. Smith
Sale of Accounts in Bankruptcy Action
In the Western District of North Carolina the trustee will sell at public auction on November 20, 1916 at noon in High Point the accounts and other indebtedness of R. W. Gray, bankrupt, subject to court confirmation. The sale is conducted under order of referee G. S. Ferguson Jr.
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United Setates District Court
Western District of
North Carolina
KR. W. Gray
G. S. Ferguson, Jr
Bank of Commerce
City of
High Point
N. C
R. W. Gray
KO. C. Pteld
Damaged hearts hope for more than two hundred pounds
A brief court tale describes four young ladies suing for breach of promise of marriage. One offer of 200 pounds to settle is rejected with protest that rammed hopes and a bright life are worth more, and a counter of two hundred fifty pounds is deemed a bargain.
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W. G. Merven
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Capital City Chair Co
Atlanta
Arthur Lyon
Moffitt
H. A. Moffitt
High Point Enterprise Office
Helen Brockett
Plenty Wood
Wallace Cox
Kivett Road
Call O. BE. Mendenhall
Elm St
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