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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1919
Page
4
The Greensboro editorial page urges stern presidential action to resolve the coal miners dispute amid Wilson's illness and hints at backing Josephus Daniels. It critiques Poindexter's GOP prospects and notes a fuel contract expiring in 1919 with a potential strike if wage demands aren’t met.
Mrs Walter Whith writes that the W C T A discussed gambling and law compliance in their meeting. She urges a clean recreation center and praises a Y M C A as a possible solution with women ready to cooperate to ensure success.
Senator Poindexter announces a run for the presidency on the Republican ticket. He pledges a platform addressing capital and labor and calls for squelching a terror government. The article notes endorsements from party insiders and hints at a backroom approval process in Washington.
The list recalls events and births from 1358 to 1917, including Theodore Roosevelt birth in New York City, Brownell consecration as Connecticut bishop, and German Austrian Italian treaty signings. It notes Char lottesville fire damage, Teck duchess death, Rheims shelling cost, Varna bombardment, Dutch neutrality protest, and Petain’s 1917 Flanders drive.
Ninety years old today is General Christopher Columbus Andrews, a surviving Union officer from the Civil War. Born in New Hampshire and educated at Harvard, he moved to Kansas then Minnesota, began as a Minnesota regiment captain, later became US minister to Sweden and Norway, Minnesota census supervisor, Rio de Janeiro consul general, Brazil for four years, and long served as Minnesota forestry commissioner, living in Saint Paul.
The item lists numerous anniversaries and openings: Henry W. Plant and Robert Klotz centenaries. New York subway 15th anniversary. Constantine and Sophia of Greece 20th wedding anniversary. Gen. An drews 90th birthday. Theodore Roosevelt 61st birthday with memorial fund events. South Carolina state fair opens in Columbia. Mississippi Valley exposition opens in St. Louis. Canadian by elections. Belgian royal party to Washington. South Dakota education drive. Louisiana governor invites southern governors to malaria eradication meeting in New Orleans. Persian pipe of immense value set with rubies and diamonds valued at 500000 dollars.
The Loyal Order of Moose invites all members to a social session tomorrow night at the Moose Home on Oct 28. Refreshments cigars and cigarettes will be served. W E Herndon secretary. China and Japan are noted as seaweed eating nations widely consuming seaweed as food.
One year ago today Italian and British forces crossed the Piave. French troops advanced five miles between the Oise and the Serre. American units took Bois Belleau on the Verdun front.
The page notes several birthday anniversaries marking 90 years since Hillsboro New Hampshire birth of a Union Army officer, 77 years since Piedmont birth of Italian statesman Giovanni Giolitti, 52 years since Middlesex Ontario birth of Walter Scott Saskatchewan premier, 52 years since Detroit birth of Edwin F. Gay Harvard dean, and 50 years since Huntsville Alabama birth of actress Viola Allen.
The item lists opening conventions in multiple cities including New York Indianapolis Boston New Orleans and Dallas. Groups mentioned include the National Ice Men's Association the National Association of City Managers the New England Bakers' Association the American Public Health Association and the Texas Conference of Social Welfare.
Racing continuation meets in Louisville and Laurel. Western Beagle club field trials at Bass Lake, Indiana. Boxing card features Richie Mitchell versus Joe Welling in a 10 round bout at Racine and Harold Thorpe against Lew Tendler in Detroit, 10 rounds.
In several European countries sawdust is widely used to manufacture inexpensive blotting paper. The practice highlights economical paper production methods and industrial use of wood byproducts.
A special meeting of the stockholders of the Commercial National Bank of High Point North Carolina will be held in the bank office on Tuesday November 25 1919 at 2 o clock p m to consider increasing capital stock and surplus and other business matters President J Elwood Cox High Point NC October 24 1919.
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