High Point City Profile 1916 Economic Snapshot
ACTS ABOUT HIGH POINT presents a 1916 city dossier noting population 15 000 area four square miles and elevation 940 feet. It lists mean temperature 58 degrees F and a yearly freight bill 1 506 000 dollars. It highlights five banks deposits 2 415 599 27 and claims the city as second largest furniture manufacturing hub with total output 8 000 060 dollars. It notes silk mill electric car factory and organ factory in the south, thirty five churches and three railways. Electric power usage is 0.66 for households and 0.95 for commercial.
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High Point
World News Bits and Jests From An Early 20th Century Page
A collage of remarks on New Year resolutions, peace plans, and social gossip. Observations range from a dove of peace image to jokes about Britons and a Canadian wanting to rename the United States. It notes a wireless greeting between Wilson and the Japanese emperor as a step toward closer US Japan relations.
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Hughes Appears Tardy in Congratulating Wilson
The Enterprise notes that Charles Evans Hughes, formerly of Washington and now based in New York, has not yet sent a telegram of congratulations to Woodrow Wilson after his re-election. It suggests delays may reflect defeat in the presidency race while praising Hughes’s clean campaign.
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Bryan’s New Four Year Quest to Push Dry Democratic Platform
The article outlines William Jennings Bryan’s pledge to devote four years to pushing a temperance program within the Democratic Party. It notes his belief the party must not support breweries and saloons and predicts a dry plank by 1920 along with equal suffrage and prohibition as major reforms. The writer remains nonpartisan while awaiting GOP reaction.
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New York Judge Bans Female Lawyers’ Flirting in Court
A New York judge issues a statement forbidding women lawyers from using sex appeal to sway juries and from flirting with the judge. The piece notes the judge sees himself as the standard and predicts no female lawyers will flirt with him, while questioning the impact of flirtation on juries.
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Exchanges and weather notes shape today's mood
Champ Clark calls the house situation “interesting” and says no one will accuse the speaker of exaggeration. The Asheville weather quirk leaves a man deciding to keep his overcoat stored all summer as changes arrive.
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Greensboro Daily News
Asheville
Weather Note: Rainfall Decreases in Henderson Dispatch Area
The Henderson Dispatch reports rainfall has slowed recently with only light showers noted. Officials urge residents to conserve water and monitor forecasts for changes in precipitation.
Forward-looking men ignore rearward huffing in print
The Wilmington Star urges readers to ignore detractors and focus on a bright, safe nation. The piece contrasts forward-looking progress with those stuck in the past, claiming the country remains strong and the south a garden spot regardless of dissent or challenges.
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Presidential Dreams Amid Rail Strike and Submarine Tensions
A quoted line from Hickory Kefora raises questions about leadership during a rail labor dispute a tense Mexican situation and submarine policy challenges. The remark frames a hypothetical bid for the presidency facing multiple national crises.
Inauguration Day Sunday raises legal point
Washington reports no lapse in President Wilsons service due to inauguration day on a Sunday. The state department says the oath will be taken Sunday with Monday’s formal ceremony possibly, as Secretary Lansing advises. If Hughes concedes by Friday, plans may be discussed with local Democratic leaders when McCormick visits.
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Vance C. McCormick
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Holt Granite Mills to Resume Operations Soon
J K R Pashall Warner Moore of Richmond Virginia and F L and L Banks Williamson of Burlington have completed reorganization and financing plans for Holt Granite Mills Haw River and plan to reopen soon. Old residents and workers are returning home as the mill area expects renewed industrial life and prosperity. Foley Kidney Pills advertised with health benefits.
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Ice returns to High Point as early risers spot real frost
A fragment from a High Point Enterprise page describes a quiet morning with real ice visible for the first time in months. The foreman pressures for copy while the editorial and local departments fail to produce news, leaving a half to three-quarters column about the advertising solicitor.
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Mccormick Credits Trenches in Victory Message
Danville Virginia November 16 Democratic national chairman Vance McCormick thanks R A James in a letter for congratulations on the campaign. He credits the workers in the trenches for withstanding Republican onslaughts and says they deserve the real credit. He joins in rejoicing over the outcome and extends appreciation for loyal support.
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Cotton futures open with brisk activity in New York
The cotton market shows renewed activity at the open with new high records. First prices rise 17 points. January sells at 20.35 and May at 20.48 as futures steady and then May climbs to 26.39 before the hour ends, with December at 20.22, January 20.25, March 20.48, May 20.46, July 20.49.
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Wheat futures swing on Argentine crop damage rattled Chicago
In Chicago on November 16 the wheat market fluctuated after reports of hot winds damaging Argentina’s southern crop. Dec futures opened with gains then fell below prior close, while May rose and later firmed with a mixed session ending near yesterday’s levels.
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Wilson Market Leads North Carolina Tobacco Sales
Raleigh reports that North Carolina tobacco markets sold 51,981,887 pounds last month, down from 64,152,000 in October 1915. Wilson market topped with 5,707,687 pounds, Winston-Salem 5,597,305, Greenville and Kinston above 4,000,000, Rocky Mount over 3,500,000, and Henderson and Oxford each above 2,500,000 pounds.
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Raleigh
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State Department of Agriculture
Wilsom
Winston-Salem
Greenvilles
Kinston
Rocky Mount
Henderson
Oxford
Klingman Loses Case Before Supreme Court
O C Klingman of Greensboro failed in the Supreme Court as the court found no error in Guilford court’s embezzlement conviction and five year prison term. Chief Justice Walter Clark wrote the opinion with a dissent by Allen and Hoke.
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Supreme Court
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Walter Clark
Allen
Asociate
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