British Gold Flows Bring In 5.5 Million to Bank of England
A fresh shipment of 5.5 million in gold bars arrives for J. P. Morgan and Co from Ottawa after a lull. The Bank of England continues imports at about 15 million weekly, with more shipments expected this week. Gold originates mainly from Rand mines and Australia, with boosted assay and smelting capacity to handle large daily volumes.
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New York
Get
Bank of England
J. P. Morgan and Company
Ottawa
Canada
London
Philadelphia Mint
South Afria
Capetown
Japan
Australia
United States
Assay
Broker and Two Boys Held in Stock Theft
A New York broker and two clerks were arrested on charges of complicity in the theft of 100 Inspiration Needle stock certificates valued at 152 dollars. The certificates vanished from Carrol Felt & Lebrox at 74 Broadway on October 5. Albert Eisenberg, 18, faces theft charges. Samuel Abramson, 23, faces complicity charges. Jacob Goodney, broker, 52 Broadway, held on receiving stolen property charges after buying the stocks for 509 dollars and claiming no knowledge of the theft.
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New York
Inspiration Needle Company
Carrol Felt & Lebrox
Broadway
Albert Eisenberg
Samuel Abramson
Eisenberg
Jacob Goodney
Greensboro Extends Sewer System With New Contract
Greensboro officials near final approval of a contract with Thompson and Moseley to construct about four miles of sewer lines. The agreement, drafted by the city attorney, awaits minor wording changes before endorsement by the commissioners. Public Works Commissioner J Giles Foushee Jr said work will be carried out at once.
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Greensboro
Thompson and
Moseley
Greenshoor
Department of Public Works
Commissioner of Public Works
J. Giles Foushee, Jr
Cones
Memoirette Praise for Universal Remedy by Mrs Pickard
Mrs Myron J Pickard of Memphis New York recalls how a winter trial with severe colds led her to rely on a medicine she calls the very remedy her two children needed. She notes the medicine was obtainable everywhere.
Hughes Veto Record Paints Him as a Reactionary
The piece argues Charles E. Hughes as a reactionary figure, noting his vetoes as New York governor that blocked public welfare measures. It critiques his Supreme Court tenure, citing decisions aiding large corporations and limiting state powers, and questions Taft’s appointment of Hughes to the bench.
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Charles E. Hughes
New York
Reed Smoot
Empire State
Hughes
Coney Island
Supreme Court
Dukes
Rockefellers
Congress
Danbury Hatters
Weyerhauser Land
Taft
Supreme Bench
Gree
Republicans to Hold Rally at Colfax in Guilford County
Guilford county Republicans plan a large rally at Colfax in Deep River township on Saturday with speakers J. Ms. Morehead and J. F. Newell of Charlotte and Judge W. P. Bynum. The event aims for a crowd of 1000 plus, lasting several hours with a string-band, mirroring a prior Monticello gathering.
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Colfax
Guilford County
Deep River Township
J. Ms. Morehead
Charlotte
J. F. Newell
W. P. Bynum
Monticello
Brown Summit
Greensboro
Guilford
High Point Veterans Report Large Gift Meeting
At the regular High Point veterans gathering at headquarters last Saturday the event drew a large turnout. Commander Tom Wood and Adjutant A M Idol presided as gifts were distributed and speeches praised General Carr and Durham’s standing with the group.
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High Point
Tom Wood
A. M. Idol
S. Irvin Paylor
Julian’. Carr
Greensboro
Carr
Durham
John Little
Commander Wood
Robert E. Lee
George T. Wood
Will Gurley
Wimston Grain Company
John Lees
Brown and Williamson
Brother Act Fails to Excite Buenos Aires Boxing Fans
In Buenos Aires on October 19 the Langford McVey bout drew criticism for tame action. Promoters issued a statement rejecting fan calls for bloodletting while observers warn future meetings may face similar discontent from crowd expectations.
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Buenos Aires
Langford-McVey
Langford and
McVey
Fannie Ward at the Broadway Friday
Fannie Ward, star of the Jesse L. Lasky production Each Pearl a Tear, sits among flowers in the Broadway dressing room. She calls the film play constructive and a warning to many, detailing her role as a daughter who uncovers a wealthy man's scheme involving a jewels scam and her eventual ruin and romance.
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Fannie Ward
Jesse L. Lasky
Miss Ward
Lasky
Jack Dean
Lincoln Superior Court in Session
Lincoln Superior court sits in Lincolnton with Judge G. B. Ferguson of Waynesville presiding and Solicitor R. L. Huffman of Morganton as solicitor. The docket may be cleared within four days.
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Lincolnton
Lincoln Superior Court
G. 8. Ferguson
Waynesville
R. L. Huffman
Morganton
Alberta farmer sets world wheat yield record at 52 bushels per acre
C. B. Noble of Claresholm district receives Alberta government endorsement for a 1,000 acre wheat field average of 52 bushels per acre. He claims the record surpasses the Palouse county Washington mark by one bushel. Noble expects the grain to grade No 1 hard.
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Edmonton
Alt
Noble
Claresholm
Alberta
Palouse County
Washington
United States
Had Bilious Attacks Cure Named by Mrs Campbell
Mrs Thomas Campbell of Kirkville New York reports her nineteen year old son suffered frequent bilious attacks. After her husband brought home Chamberlain Tablets they were given and he improved quickly, began eating well and gained strength. Obtainable everywhere.
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Thomas Campbell
Kirkville
N. Y
Holds Wilson to be unfriendly to working man's cause
A long column argues railroad managers push Congress to fix wages and hours, seek compulsory labor, and urge Wilson to support stricter labor rules after the election. It notes his prior anti labor stance and predicts shifts in labor policy and railroad profitability tied to the Adamson bill and potential Congressional action.
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Wilson
Congress
Welson
Public auction of 98 acres in High Point area by bankruptcy trustee
In the Western District of North Carolina a bankruptcy sale will occur October 23, 1916 at 1 pm. Eighteen parcels totaling about 98 acres, known as the R. W. Gray farm near High Point, Guilford County, will be offered to highest bidders under maps and deed boundaries listed in specific Guilford County records. Maps are viewable by application to trustee E. H. C. Field.
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H. C. Field
Robah W. Gray
G. S. Ferguson, Jr
E. H. C. Field
High Point Township
Guilford County
N. C
R. W. Gray
High Point
RE. A. Bencini
Register of Deeds
J. N. Campbell
L. D. Miller
J. R. Ridge
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Rand
Bell-Ans
George Creel
Democratic National
Mary Powell
Tarboro
North Carolina
Miss Powell
EL Milton
Southern Republic
Pathos
Lincoln’s Superior Court
J. A. Hart Drug
Elloyd Sheld
Paramount
George G. Hill
F. H. C. Field
United States District Court of the
Western District of North Carolina
Bank
North State
Postal‘ Cable Company
Danville - Lynchburg
Spartanburg
S. C
Greenville
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Gainesville
Raleigh
Henderson
Petersburg
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Fayetteville
Camden
Columbia
Aiken
Augusta
North State Telephone Company
Jack Frost
Jack
Mr. Morse
Reznor
N.c.public Service CO
Southern Bell
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