Apache Ghost Dance Delights Pershing Faction at Field Headquarters
Apache scouts from El Valle traveled to field headquarters to perform a ghost dance for General Pershing. The five dancers wore carved headdresses and mirrors, danced around a fire while musicians chanted, and the show concluded by order after an hour. Capt. James A. Shannon supervised preparations as soldiers watched in khaki. The purpose and chants remain unknown, described only as a ceremonial display the scouts found pleasing.
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el Valle
James A. Shannon
General Pershing
Chinatown
Jetsuny
Letstay
Therath
Pajorrta
Shannon
Capt
City Manager Gathers Paving Data From Cities
City Manager Lyon has sent 200 letters to city officials nationwide asking for the original cost maintenance and opinions on paving types. He aims to review all options to become fully acquainted with paving methods and select the best solution for the city.
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Lyon
Negro Run Over by Moving Van After Jubilee Crowd
Alford Adams, a black man, was run over by a large moving van driven by Will Mickey while two vans brought a crowd from a jubilee near Greensboro. Adams jumped in front of the van, receiving both front and rear wheel impact on his back. Dr Garringer reports he is improving.
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Alford Adams
Will Mickey
Greensboro
Adams
Garringer
Destruction of Valuable Trees in Belgium
Report from Paris states many fine old trees in Belgium are being felled for German trenches. The Bois de la Cambre near Brussels is said to have lost 10,000 trees, with other parks and woods yielding their proportion of destruction.
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Paris
Belgium
Bois de la Cambre
Brussels
Peaceful husband pleads guilty to lamp assault
Arthur Holmes, a Black man, pleads guilty in municipal court to assaulting his wife with a lamp during a drunken episode. Judge Dalton fines him ten dollars plus costs and imposes a six month road sentence to run only while he remains at peace with his wife.
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Arthur Holmes
Dalton
Arthur
Norway Allows Soldiers to Choose Between War Service and Wood Cutting
A Norwegian bill lets men of military age select whether to serve in the colors or work in government forests cutting timber and peat. Forty days of drill remain mandatory while labor shortages push foresters’ tasks and railroad construction plans rely on recruited soldiers to fill the labor gap.
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Christiana
Norway
Red Men Initiate Record 53 At Revelution Meeting
Col D H Milton helped initiate 53 members into Enoe Tribe No 61 at Revelution last Saturday night. Henan Hughes, great sachem of North Carolina, spoke. there were improv speeches and refreshments after degree work. The event set a tribe record and signals growth of Daughters of Pocahontas prompting a state council and possible state camp.
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D. H. Milton
Red Men
Henan Hughes
North Carolina
Order of Red Men
Enoe Tribe
Daughters of Pocahontas
The
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in High Point NC 1916
Commissioner advertises sale of Lot No. 4 in the S E Willis lands in High Point Guilford County North Carolina. Sale to be held at noon October 12 1916 in front of Bank of Commerce Building. Property details include 50 by 150 feet facing Prospect Street and reference to plat Book 2 page 68.
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S. E. Willis
D. L. Patton
Guilford County
North Carolina
Superior Court
Bank of Commerce
City of
High Point
N. C
S. FE. Willis
Prospect Street
Office of the Register of Deeds
H. A. Millis
Sunday School Party Finishes Guilford County Tour Tomorrow
The Sunday school workers touring Guilford county will end their itinerary tomorrow with meetings at Guilford College Sandy River and Jamestown. Today they meet at Alamance church and Holt's Chapel, as Dr. Brown leads sessions in Greensboro outlining the entrogram and youth leadership program.
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Guilford County
Guilford Collee
Sandy River
Jamestown
Alamance Church
Holt’s Chapel
Dr. Brown
West Market Street
Greensboro
Guilford County Board Seeks Bids for Bonds for High School
This morning the Guilford county commissioners met in the courthouse annex for a special session to receive bids on ten thousand dollars in special bonds. The bonds fund the construction of Bessemer Avenue High School.
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Guilford County
Bessemer Avenue High School
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Pershings Apache
Mexico
General J. J
Pershing
John Cody
Chow Big
Nonotelth
Saas
Eskibende
Forbush Shoes
Forbush
C. B. Mattocks & Co
Fred Turner
J. H. Ridge
White
Capras
High Point’s Leading Ladies’ Store
North America
BIG Guns
W. E. Andrews
United States Treasury
A. E. Holton
Winston
William Grissom
W. P. Ragan
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