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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1916
Page
3
High Point factories ran at full capacity as August 1916 produced more furniture than any prior month. People report 25 to 150 percent rises year over year with orders ahead by one to three months. Freight offices saw a flood of shipments before embargo restrictions.
Tokyo reports emigration from Japan to South American ports rising under the gentlemens agreement limits. The Kiyo Maru carried 931 steerage passengers, many bound for Brazil and Argentina, including 45 young women recruited to marry Japanese farmers in South America.
President Wilson signed the eight hour railroad bill for a second time to guarantee its legality and avoid challenges that could arise if it were dated Sunday. The unusual step followed fears that opponents might claim Sunday signing would invalidate the law.
Count Michael Karolyi, conservative nobleman turned reformer, declares in correspondence from Budapest that he gained lessons from the United States on democracy. He advocates universal male suffrage, open treatment of nationalities, and Hungary's postwar independence from Germany, forming a radical new party though allied with the Independents before walking out.
The Chinese press rejects Japanese demands over the Cheng Chiatun clash in Mongolia on August 13. Journalists call for dismissal of Chinese officers, Chinese troop withdrawal, indemnities for Japanese families, and police rights for Japan in Inner Mongolia. An urging to form an international investigating commission including the United States, Great Britain, France and Russia is noted.
An advertisement highlights Fo Leys Honey and Tar as a reliable cough and bronchitis remedy for hay fever asthma and colds. It promises relief from racking coughs and wheezy breathing and notes Mann Drug company sells it. A second ad extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted, long standing cure that quickly eases colds and sets a good example for others.
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