High Point Mills Need Coal Amid Frontline War News
The report covers coal shortages in High Point and mills facing shutdowns unless steaming coal arrives in days. It notes limited domestic coal on hand, rising orders, and dealer anxiety, with no price gains yet, as manufacturers fear lost production. Also covered are French troops taking Fort Douaumont and broader Balkan front movements.
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Fort Douautmont
Paris
Haudremognt
Douaumont
Damioup Battery
Vaux
Fort Douaumont
Balkan
Berlin
Transylvania
Bucharest
Cotton highest since Civil War as wheat climbs with drought fears
In New York and Chicago on Oct 25 reports show cotton futures above 20 cents a pound with the May option at 20.01, the highest since the Civil War. Wheat futures surged more than five cents, with December deliveries rising to 1833 4 amid fears of Argentine drought damage.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Argentina
Storm warnings persist at southern ports
The October weather bulletin notes the disturbance in the South Atlantic as part of a broader West Indies depression. The main center lies south of Jamaica with a secondary center stirring strong winds along the South Atlantic. Warnings continue from Savannah to Jacksonville.
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Associated Press
Washington
South Atlantic
West Indies
Carrbbean Sea
Jamaica
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Cotton Ginnings For Year Show Big Increase
Census Bureau reports 7,291,733 bales ginned before Oct 18, up from 5,708,730 in 1915. State totals include North Carolina 263,523 bales and South Carolina 503,559.
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Associated Press
Washington
North Carolina
South Carolina
Creamery Drive Aims to Boost High Point Dairy Trade
Industrial department of the Commercial club mails hundreds of letters to farmers in Guilford Randolph and Davidson counties seeking support for a High Point area creamery. A prospective operator requires 400 cows, promising local milk purchase at market prices and a tobacco warehouse to keep profits at home.
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Commercial Club
Hgh Point
High Point
Industrial Department
Hidi Point
Industrial Department of Commercial Club
Industrial Department of the
Industrial Department of the Commercial Club
Sugar Shortage Alarm in Charlotte City
The Associated Press reports a severe sugar shortage in Charlotte as shipments face delays. Retailers limit housewives and hotels to two days’ supply. one large distributor says all his stores face the same condition.
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Tributor
Flour price soars to $10 a barrel since Civil War
Chicago reports the wholesale price of high grade flour advancing to $10 a barrel, up 30 cents in two days, marking the highest level since the Civil War.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Coffin Mahogany Furniture Maker Closes Plant
Samuel B Coffin Inc a High Point furniture maker of mahogany upholstery announces closing after about a year of operation. Julian Smith named trustee will conduct a force sale of the plant as Coffin seeks new work and hopes to remain in High Point.
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Samuel B. Coffin
Coffin
High Point
Rate cases to be heard in Winston
The Interstate Commerce Commission fixed hearings at Winston-Salem North Carolina on November 3 in the southeast tobacco cases. The cases involve Chesapeake and Ohio's suspended tariff proposing higher rates on smoking tobacco and tobacco products from Virginia and North Carolina to the southeast.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ohio
Virginia
North Carolina
Weather note forecasts partly cloudy night and rain Thursday
Partly cloudy tonight with probable local showers on Thursday. Interior northeast and east winds rise, turning warmer tonight with fresh to strong offshore winds along the coast.
High Point Ties Tobacco Market to Local Growth
High Point aims to attract a tobacco market by leveraging nearby fertile soils in Cedar Square and Archdale. Officials note Randolph County land yields about 1,200 pounds per acre of bright tobacco and foresee significant local spending if a High Point market is established. Farmers are asked to respond to survey questions about acreage and willingness to market locally.
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United States Soil Survey
High Point
Durham
Randolph County
Winston-Salem
Secre
Cedar Square
Archdale
R Rudolph
United States Department of Agriculture
Many Elevens Score Big as Hale Season Advances
New York reports midway football season totals show Vanderbil t leading with 208 points, Syracuse 190, Dartmouth and Penn State 174 each. Gerrish of Dartmouth tops players with 70 points from 9 touchdowns and 16 goals. Georgia Tech leads the south with 362 points in four games, Sewanee 230, Vanderbilt 208, while Vanderbilt and Auburn remain unscored upon and North Carolina trails with 26.
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Dartmouth
Penn State
Gerrish
Atlanta
Georgia School of Technology
Southern Colleges and Universities
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Auburn
North Carolina
Autumn Reunion of Scottish Rite Masons at New Bern
New Bern hosts the autumn reunion of the Scottish rite Masons of North Carolina from today through Friday with many members from across the state and numerous candidates to be initiated. The next major gathering is in New Bern on November 22 for a Sudan temple initiation as hundreds of Shrine members are expected to arrive by special trains.
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New Bern
Associated Press
Masonic Order of
North Carolina
Mystic Shrine
Four Year Old Boy On Russell Street Stricken With Polio
The four year old son of Paul Meisenheimer on West Russell street is diagnosed with infantile paralysis. Dr Mann and Dr McCaine confirmed the polio case eight days after exposure likely from Rowan county where severe cases are reported. Neighbors in West Russell and nearby streets reacted with heightened concern as the illness spreads locally.
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Russel Street
Paul Meisenheimer
West — Russell
High Point
Ward Street
Rowan County
Rowan
Thuyman Mann
H. W. McCaine
Mann
West Russell
Bids Range High on the New Ships
Washington reports the Navy opened bids for four battleships and 20 destroyers, the largest order to date, with bids showing high prices for structural materials. Each battleship has an $11.5 million hull and machinery allotment, and the ships will be named Nos 45 through 48 once selected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Naval
Navy Yards
Philadelphia
Boston
Charleston
Aemaican
Great Britain
Tennessee
California
Black's Business Agent Testifies in Copeland Case
Clarence F. Hall, once Willam Black's business agent, testified as the first witness when the court reconvened in Marshall Texas for the trial of John Copeland charged with killing Kilda Beck.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Clarence F. Hall
Willam Black
Marshall
Tex
John Copeland
Kilda Beck
Agreement Reached to End Threatened Railway Strike
Ottawa reports that Canadian Pacific Railway officials and their employees have reached an agreement to settle the threatened strike. A telegram indicates the deal will be signaled sometime today.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Informal Democratic Smoker Set Tonight at Armory
High Point Democrats gather at the armory for an informal smoker to discuss Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic party. No principal speaker, no obligations, doors open, eight o clock main start with cigars and potential local candidate remarks.
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High Point
Democrats
Mendenhall
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Wilson
Greensboro
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