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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
4
Boston chemist Arthur P D Little argues sawdust can yield alcohol cheaper than gasoline. He cites two gallons molasses per gallon alcohol and 24 gallons from a bushel of corn, noting high gasoline prices and rising car usage. He claims yellow pine waste could produce 600000 gallons daily.
The New York World jeers at Col Theodore Roosevelt over claims about New York conditions. It accuses him of factual misstatements and notes he was in South America during the winter of 1913 14 rather than in the United States.
The article accuses Colonel Roosevelt of misplacing events from his Wilkesboro speech and confusing periods 1913 14 and 14 15. It argues unemployment in 1914 15 stemmed from war induced credit collapse rather than tariff changes. The piece asserts Roosevelt is often inaccurate and provokes sharp editorials from the New York World.
The article discusses leather shortages driving higher prices and prompts exploration of substitutes. It notes rubber production growing and prices diverging, suggesting rubber could replace leather in soles and possibly uppers, with future cheaper rubber after the war and new rubber compositions.
The will of John Hunt of Mount Vernon leaves a $25,000 estate to his wife Sarah with one third in trust for their son Harold Hunt. If Harold remains sober and industrious for five consecutive years, executrices must pay the trust principal to him. The will was filed in White Plains with Surrogate Sawyer.
Trenton N J October 15 The people of New Jersey will vote on the seven million dollar road bond issue at the November election. New Jersey ranks high in vehicular traffic with about sixty percent of all vehicles motor driven and a large share self propelled relative to mileage.
Police say conditions are quiet as Recorder Dalton campaigns, while officers use the lull to build cases they already have in the works. The article notes a slowed pace and ongoing investigations.
Local police detained Hub Evans at the carnival grounds last night and handed him to Asheboro officers who have sought him for twelve months. Evans is Black.
Specialists offer cleaning blocking and remodeling of hats with ladies hats a specialty at 114 West Broad Street High Point North Carolina. Telephone 722.
In New York on October 18 cotton prices rose with heavy buying orders pushing January to 40 cents and July to 19 cents amid profit taking and a 15 to 20 point pullback after the opening. In Chicago wheat also climbed on foreign demand with December near 1.64 to 1.65 and May around 1.65 to 1.66, then eased slightly.
Buenos Aires reports a spring decree will take effect October 26 tightening entry standards. The measure bars immigrants with organic disease, beggars, and likely public charges. Ship captains must return rejected migrants to embarkation port. first class passengers are exempt from penalties.
Alexander Ball sues Minnie Ball for absolute divorce. summons issued October 10, 1916, returnable December 4, 1916, in Guilford County Superior Court Greensboro North Carolina. Clerk M W Gant warns defendant to answer or demur during the term or relief will be granted.
Train timetable fragment shows various listed times including 5 55 pm 30 pm 2 03 pm 10 43 pm. The readable text lacks a coherent route or station details but indicates a schedule snippet from the Southern Railway timetable.
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