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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1917
Page
2
An American surgeon in France recounts convincing a wounded German officer that the U.S. will join the war. The officer, who knew Chicago, doubted American involvement until the doctor revealed U S insignia under his apron and affirmed large numbers of American troops already present.
Waukesha Wisconsin reports the indictment of Grace Lusk a high school teacher for first degree murder in the shooting death of Mrs. David Roberts. Police say letters reveal an eternal triangle motive and that Lusk attempted suicide after the crime while magazine letters hint at planned funeral arrangements.
The Wella motor boat Seetdis captained by a Belgian pilot Jel Van Dingen sailed from Germany under an admiral’s flag to smuggle a group of prominent Belgians to safety in Holland. Despite close German patrols near Antwerp and Doel the vessel pressed toward the frontier, received no help from a chasing boat, and finally reached Dutch waters where it was aided by a Dutch patrol and refueled at a port.
Broadway manager Hull promotes The Seven Pearls a five reel serial by Astra Film Corp. Miss Mollie King leads with Creighton Hale as the hero and Leon Bary in the villainous role. Chas. W. Goddard wrote the story with ties to The Perils of Pauline and The Exploits of Edaine. producer Louis J. Gasnier oversees.
Paris workers on the automobile omnibus and tramway lines begin a 24 hour bicycle strike after their request for higher wages was refused. The action starts in Paris on October 8 with tolls and service disrupted as crews halt duties.
The page lists multiple Southern Railway routes with endpoints such as Birmingham New York Charlotte Washington New Orleans and Danville Westminster and Augusta. It notes southbound and northbound times and a few through services, including fast trains No 141 107 143 142 136 134 with departure and arrival times from High Point and noting Sunday exceptions.
Inspection of Illinois coal reserves Missouri zinc operations and Oklahoma oil fields will be discussed at the American Institute of Mining Engineers annual meeting in St Louis. Eminent members attend as the group explores methods to conserve supply and raise wartime mineral output.
A finance ministry ordinance in Tokio restricts export of silver specie and bullion due to rising European prices and shrinking global output. The measure aims to curb melting coins into bullion for export profits and aligns currency value with market gains.
Paris reports a tour of a French submarine stationed in Calais harbor. The young lieutenant guides the correspondent through the iron vessel revealing its defensive patrol role, torpedo load, ballast tanks, and an automatic water extinguishing kitchen system.
Officials say funding and maintenance questions delay decision on the Atlanta Birmingham and Memphis division. The pathfinding group will meet at Clemson College on October 13 to finalize the route and report to Col. T. S. Plowman for press release and executive review.
In Paris a small theater challenges critics by reading aloud harsh excerpts before shows. The enraged manager presents a bundle of newspapers each night and cites condemnations, then lets the audience decide. The play and performers often win favorable audience verdicts.
The treasury department in Mexico City on October 8 starts destroying the paper issue known as infalsificables. Circulation had practically ended last November and the bills are being redeemed by the treasury as they are retired.
A promotional slip invites readers to mail their name and address to Foley & Co in Chicago for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup, plus Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets via Mann Drug Co.
Oriental Motion and Emotion thrilling the Municipal with its fifth annual tour on October 18 featuring a large cast of Arabian horsemen dancers of Ouled Nailes Algerians Kabyles and Turks in a crimson pageant filled drama and spectacle.
A cold wave advances through eastern France as Paris reports the season's first snow on the Vosges frontier heights.
Constipation poisons the system and harms the liver causing biliousness headaches and sour stomach. Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse thoroughly with no nausea or after effects. Keep bowels regular and liver active. Mann Drug Co.
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