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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1919
Page
4
The piece surveys letters, editorials, and satirical notes on topics from tobacco prices and the treaty to labor disputes and Americanism. It discusses figures like Gabe D Annunzio and Ernest Lundeen, rail issues, and calls for a new democratic party focusing on American interests and governance for the people.
Letter decries practice of discharging passengers on the off side of the Southern station as unnecessary and foolish. Argues for an order rescinding the policy amid political critique of current parties and calls for a strong united America under a firm government and national solidarity. Notes Greensboro News quote about prohibitionists andJohn Bull.
The W C T U urges restraint showing common sense and avoiding a war on tobacco. The organization should protect its public respect and avoid shocking displays such as a man spattering tobacco juice on his shirt-front.
The text argues Senator Overman has ample duties in Washington and should not be entangled by any suggestion of withdrawal or entrance of a state politician. It frames his workload as central to national matters and cautions against local political moves.
1818 Stephen V. Harkness cofounder of Standard Oil born in Fayetteville New York died on his yacht in 1888. 1830 Belgian independence declared by a national congress in Brussels. 1844 Charlotte Cushman the American actress arrives in Liverpool for English stage debut. 1886 Chester A. Arthur dies in New York City born in Fairfield Vermont in 1830. 1905 Korean government transfers control to Japan. 1910 One thousand suffragettes in London assault Parliament 108 arrested. 1914 S S Tennessee fired on by Turks in Smyrna harbor. 1915 Russian attacks on Mitau road repulsed. 1916 Bulgars evacuate Honastir before Franco Serbian army. 1917 Gen Maude dies of cholera in Mesopotamia.
Henry Lee Higginson, financier and philanthropist born in New York, is celebrated in Boston for his long service to good causes and his support of Harvard University. A Civil War veteran and major, he built a fortune and became famed as patron and controller of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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