High Point Facts and Industry Profile
High Point sits near the state center on the highway and three rail lines in the piedmont. It boasts a high elevation with favorable climate supporting a major tobacco and furniture hub. The city reports annual output of about 8 million dollars, with furniture and hosiery as leading industries and significant wage and capital figures.
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High Point
Geogtaghien
Southern
Danville
Charlotte
N. C
Piedmont Plateau
United States
Local notes mix politics and charity in scattered items
A collage of opinion snippets and social notices discusses political alignments and advertising, hints at election tensions between parties, and urges North Carolina readers to support the Thomasville orphanage with a day’s income. The Sunbeam Enterprise emphasizes civic duty and local player names without heavy detail.
The Emperor Francis Joseph Dies A Glittering Reign Ends
Francis Joseph, long ruler of Austria and commander of forces, dies ending a dramatic era marked by wars, intrigues, and royal tragedy. The 68 year reign included battles at Solferino, front line visits, and a life of controversy and romance. His death also recalls his brother Maximilian’s fate in Mexico and the mad queen of Europe awaiting at a Belgian chateau.
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Francis Joseph
Hapsburg
Roy
Austria
Hungary
Solfermo
Europe
Belgium
Maximilian
Orphanage Training Proposed to Improve City Work
A comment emphasizes boyhood training at Thomasville and other state orphanages to improve municipal work. It urges the city to address sewer relays after new streets are laid, linking training to urban infrastructure needs.
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Thomasville
Francis Joseph obituary notes emperor’s fondness for women
The obituary mentions the emperor’s reputed taste for pretty women, as a historical aside, and contrasts it with a modern anecdote about Adam being pursued for a similar motive.
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Francis Joseph
Adam
Shoe men warn of future emergencies in Boston
At the annual Boston convention shoe and leather men predicted thirty dollar shoes. The Dispatch urges readers to gather old footwear and lay them away for future emergencies.
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Boston
Henderson Dispatch
Voters, Monroes Wilson Victory Mentioned in Office Talks
Two men outside The Enterprise discuss the November 7 election and Monroe Wilson’s recent victory by nine electoral votes as the city Wilson discovers the outcome. The men speak in regional dialect about politics and the election.
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Erastus
Cyrus
Enterprise Office
Wilson
Ras
Monroe Wilson
Notable visitors converge on Asheville in recent years
The Asheville Citizen notes that prominent figures like Henry Ford and Senator Weeks have visited Asheville, with more notable arrivals expected in the near future.
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Asheville
Henry Ford
Senator Weeks
Tenth Tanning Brings Major Boost to Brevard
Brevard rejoices as a mammoth tannery locates in town boosting jobs and commerce. The hard work of local hustlers is praised by the community and the Asheville Times commends the enterprise for regional economic growth.
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Brevard
Asheville
Patriotism and Havana Cigars Invite Polite Refusal
A lighthearted notice declares that patriotism does not prevent accepting a good Habana cigar, even from Cuban sources. The authors humorously acknowledge the gesture while noting they remain uninsulted by the offer.
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Habana
Greensboro Daily News
Keeping Company With Greensboro's
A note questions the fate of Salisbury's planned project from years past as Hickory earns a rival nickname a so called white way and Greensboro is referenced in the discussion.
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Greensboro
S. Hickory
Salisbury
Salisbury Evening Post
Atlanta kiss warned as public health concern
A doctor warned Atlanta women that kissing could expose them to 50 disease germs. The Charleston Post notes the warning amid the city’s chatter, while the Wilmington Star mentions the idea as a controversial theory.
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Charleston Post
Atlanta
Wilmington Star
Man seeks machine to count California votes
A man proposing a rapid vote counter for California faced pity until he claimed he could persuade Mr. Hughes of defeat He was quickly deemed insane and committed to an asylum by authorities per the Wilmington Dispatch.
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California
Hughes
Wilmington Dispatch
Carmen
Don Jose
Notice to G. O. N. Paragrapher
The Richmond News Leader condemns the price hike on inch cigars during a season with abundant oak leaves and frost curing. The notice calls the action inexcusable outrageous and extortionate.
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Reihmond News Leader
Speak to Her and Hens Should Lay More Eggs
A collection of quotes notes economic reform and farming concerns. The News and Observer argues against blaming egg prices and calls for increased laying. The Hickory Record comments on beef cattle demand, rough feed shortages, and expectations that meat prices stay normal this winter while farmers dispose of surplus stock.
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News and Observer
Editor of this paper and the man who writes long pieces
A visitor asks who edits the paper and writes lengthy pieces with little substance. The advertiser manager says he is unavailable until tomorrow. The visitor seeks the author of columnistic scandal tales he deems absurd and unverified, prompting the reporter to investigate.
Returned Mission Worker From China Speaks This Evening
Rev. George P. Stevens, eight years in China, on furlough, will speak at First Presbyterian Church at 7 15 this evening. He is a native of this state and a graduate of the state university and Kentucky Theological Seminary. Mrs Stevens accompanies him and speaks this afternoon to the P H Dalton Missionary Society. The couple visit Mrs W W Idol and Rev C P Coble and draw a large congregation.
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Stevens
State University
Kentucky Theological Seminary
C. P. Coble
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High Point Enterprise Office
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