High Point Industrial Snapshot of 1916 Industries
High Point's industrial profile totals eighty one factories producing hosiery furniture silk street railway cars organs mirrors buggies veneers coffins underwear overalls bedding wheels plate glass paints varnishes and building materials. Daily rail and freight figures include one carload hosiery and forty carloads furniture with sixty six incoming and outgoing trains. Telephone subscribers rose by 115 from 1915 to 1916 and bank deposits reached 2 415 599 27 with total capital 350 000 and ten year deposits up 10 percent. organs shipping pace and streetcar reach span seventeen states and one foreign country.
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High Point Commercial Club
High Point
Compromises, marriages and mischief in a breezy column
A column riffs on local figures from Mr Britt to Mr Weaver and Mr Wilson, noting upcoming Thanksgiving thanks and minor acts. It mentions Andy Carnegie at 81, suffragists, a rude lynching remark, Ruth Law’s flight, Bertha Robinson’s marriage, Paul Rockwell’s French actress fiancée, and tax quirks for wheelbarrows, all in a satirical, gossiping tone.
Growth of High Point draws state attention and praise
The Interprise notes High Point’s rapid growth driven by smart advertising and an active commercial club. A city beautiful commission is discussed as Greensboro indications rise, while The Times and Guardian criticize American aid policy and hint at national woman suffrage upcoming debates.
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Industrial Department
Commercial Club
High Point
The
Guardian
Times
German Fights for Existence on German Ground
The author rejects Allied claims Germany is whipped, arguing maps show German lines from Riga to Czernowitza and Nieuport to Muelhausen hold Russians and stop short of German borders. He predicts protracted war if Germans defend homeland, invoking Heine’s warned dream and hoping providence spares such a fate.
British Elec tion Views Anger Hughes Critics
The piece notes British editorials in the Times and Guardian praising the election but suggests Charles Evans Hughes, former Washington lawyer, faces limited cheer from such commentary as he contemplates a return to practice.
Wilson Epitaph Echoes Political Satire From Exchanges
A Fifth district exchange mocks Woodrow Wilson with lines about birth and death dates and political impact. The note claims he "arose from the dead" and made Republicans crawl, cited by the Danville Bee. Henry Ford is jokingly blamed for proposing distilling breweries into fuel for automobiles, with a tone of skeptical satire from the Macon Telegraph.
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Henry Ford
Macon
Workers Show Willing to Move for Jobs in High Point
A local taxpayer reports two Greensboro men, a blacksmith and a furniture worker, seeking work in High Point. They rode to town asking for a ride and stated they found local labor available, confirming that workers can find employment there if they choose.
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High Point
Greensboro
Prices Have Advanced at the Greasy Spoon
A Charlotte News brief notes prices have risen at the Greasy Spoon. A health diagnostician warns dietary habits, including chewing speed, may reflect broader deterioration and reduced food quantity.
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Charlotte News
Roumania Steps Into Spotlight Amid Teuton Wrath
In a dramatic turn Roumania unexpectedly enters the wartime glare drawing the sharp attention of German and allied powers, reshaping regional diplomacy and military calculations as observers watch the evolving crisis.
Visiting legislators accuse hotelier of lavish gifts
A Hot Springs hotel proprietor testifies that visiting legislators drank 121 bottles of his wines and whiskies and smoked 1,200 cigars, then returned to Little Rock to vote the state dry. The hotelier notes that they still allow him to sell cigars.
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Little Rock
Hot Springs
Greensboro Daily News
Tobacco sale fuels southern farmers' renewed smiles
Henderson reports a load of tobacco sold on the market for over two thousand dollars. The record, paired with rising cotton prices, brings hopeful smiles to South farmers according to the Wilmington Dispatch.
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Henderson
South
Wilmington Dispatch
Notable North Wilkesboro Birds Bring 19 Cents a Pound
The report notes a shipment of 250 splendid birds arriving in North Wilkesboro at 19 cents per pound. It cites regional trade and mentions ties to Charlotte with observer commentary on rail links and resourceful markets.
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North Wilkesboro
Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Man finds lost key in a chicken coop nest
A California man who misplaced a key a year ago reportedly recovered it from a chicken coop nest, a detail that would boost the tale’s incredibility if the nest were a wren’s.
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California
Wilson Times
Rabbits Price Rise Reported in Chatham County
The Siler City Grit notes higher rabbit prices prompting reaction in Chatham County as coverage travels to the Wilmington Star.
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Siler City
Chatham County
Wilmington
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J.P. Rawley
Beditor City Editor
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Congress
Mr. Britt
Mr. Weaver
Wilson
Andy Carnegie
Andy
Greensboro News
Ruth Law
Miss Bertha Robinson
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Paul Rockwell
Durham Sun
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Val
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Sion
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Thomases
Law
New York
Time
America
Mr. Wilson
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the Times
the Guardian Express
Eng
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Ber
Terial
United States
Times and Guardian
Hood
Germany
Riga
Czernowitza
Nieuport
Muelhausen
Deutscher
Heine
Deutseler Donner
Britain
London Times and
Manchester Guard
Ian
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Charles Evans
Danville Bee
R. E. Andrews
Detroit Mirror Works
Detroit
Med
Amily
North Main
Lindsay Street
J. T. Ryan
Premius
Standard Tailoring Co
S. Main St
First Baptist Church
Ed VY
Beeson Hardware Co
Chestnut St
Hich Point
Asheboro
N.C
U. S. Morten Refining Co
Winston-Satlem, S. C
Bow
Freeman Mill Road
Western Union
High Point Enterprise Office
Helen Brockett
Roumania
Asheville
Morris
High Point Morris Plan Company
First Flot Bank of Commerce
H. A. Millis
W. R. Morrow
Sec.Treas
Broadway
Billie Burke
Gloria
Pat
Marcia More
Bernoudy
Segegt Edit
Silk
Acre
Leonard Beavans-Stamey Company
Hiram
Europe
Jhaser
Revsia
News and Observer
Hen Anderson
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