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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
4
The piece rails at legal and social upheaval in the United States, warning that unrest, strikes, and pro German sentiment threaten industry and national unity. It laments persistent price pressures, praises street improvements, and endorses a cadet corps while urging a united national course.
A fragmentary speech discussion weighs Mars communication with the public and the role of women on commissions and committees. The speaker laments political strife, urges laws, and predicts continued internal tensions and public debate on strikes socialism and bolshevism.
A haberdasher narrates how the Gary affair and Bolshevism are blamed for national troubles. The salesman argues the unrest stems from communist influence, noting that once people see the cause they will curb impromptu Soviet organizers. A customer rejects a $15 shirt as too costly.
Ex mayor Chauncey I. Filley of St. Louis marks his 90th birthday as events begin globally. Canadian YMCA leaders meet in Winnipeg for a biennial convention while Illinois Legion Chapter organizes a Peoria convention. Williams College hosts a Victory celebration with reunions for World War II veterans.
A commentary on women voters reaching 29 million and the potential impact on politics. It notes the expected rise of women candidates, shifts in fashion demand, and the resistance to high priced garments as women gain suffrage. The piece blends social observation with market clues and gender stereotypes.
A professor plans to signal Mars while Earth readers joke over topics like the League of Nations and the high cost of living. The piece notes plans for meetings in Ottawa and New York involving town planning institutes Baptist associations women voters suffrage groups and Major General Leonard Wood as a keynote in New York.
Lord Lee of Fareham has taken office as president of the British Board of Agriculture. He previously taught strategy at Royal Military College Kingston and served as British military attache in Cuba and Washington. He worked with Lloyd George in 1917 as director general of food production and presented his country estate for the prime minister’s residence in 1917.
A chronology of anniversaries from 1720 to 1917 noting figures such as Margaret Woffington born in Dublin and died in London 1760, Richard M. Johnson born in Bryant's Station Kentucky and died 1850, plus events like Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga 1777 and a 1917 sinking of the American transport Antilles with 67 lives lost.
Robert Lansing born in Watertown New York 55 years ago today Chauncey J Fillay born in Lansingburg Virginia 90 years ago Earl of Selborne English statesman born 60 years ago James R Garfield born in Hiram Ohio 54 years ago Dr James R Day chancellor of Syracuse University born in Whitneyville Maine 74 years ago today.
Today features trotting and harness racing at Yonkers Latonia and Laurel with Grand Circuit meets in Atlanta. In boxing action, Richie Mitchell faces John Tillman in Duluth over 10 rounds, while Bryan Downey boxes KK O Loughlin in Akron and Pat Moore meets Bernie Hahn in Memphis in eight rounds.
One year ago today German defense crumbled from Laon to the sea as Allied troops seized Ostend Bruges and Lille. King Albert of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth entered Ostend marking a major Allied advance and symbolic victory across Belgium.
At a mass meeting in Pretoria on October 17 the gathering adopted a resolution alarmed by the economic and social impact of Asiatics in the Transvaal and urging immediate measures to address the issue.
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