Empire Film to Begin High Point Picture Filming Tomorrow
Director Gullette and Cameraman Harris of Empire Film arrive tomorrow to start filming in High Point. Harris had been busy with The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, with scenes planned in Greenville and city plants. The project blends street and interior shots into a local theater premiere during Kirmess week before nationwide release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gullette
Harris
Empire Film Company
Tiwag
Mr. Harris
Greenville S. C
Foley's Sing of Malaria Chill Tonic Promises Relief
A patent remedy named Foley's Sing of Malaria Chill Tonic is advertised as relieving malaria symptoms. It claims to combine quinine with purifying tron properties to restore appetite strength and energy. The ad urges readers to try it from Mann Drag Co.
Court Docket Shows Two Cases in Municipal Court
This morning in municipal court two cases were heard. Will Sawyers was charged with larceny for taking dog covers shoes from an elderly Negro. he pleaded not guilty and was found not guilty. Mattie Phillips, a young white girl, faced vagrancy charges. she pleaded not guilty, was found guilty, but sentence was suspended upon payment of costs. The judge urged her to seek work or stay home to care for her invalid father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Sawyers
Ing
Will
Austin
Mattie Phillips
Two Boys Propose Ugly Face Contest on Street
Two young boys weary of their game spark a heated argument and decide to see who can make the ugliest face. One boy exclaims Gowan catching his friend by surprise as they try to outdo each other with facial expressions.
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Gowan
Gustavus Ohlinger
Toledo
Ohio
American Artillery Reaches Training Camp in France
A large contingent of American artillery has joined the army in France and is well along in training under French supervision. Details of arrival were guarded until now. The units use the renowned French 75 and six inch howitzers under instruction from French tutors.
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France
Associated Press
Penny Toward a Dollar Unexpected Storm Night
A wet crowded car episode ends with an elderly man asking for a dollar as a rain drop penny story unfolds. Four passengers search for change and offer coins, while the old man laments only a penny found toward the dollar.
Baseball Gossip and World Series Hopes Across Leagues
A breezy roundup notes payrolls near ninety thousand for the Brooklyn Dodgers and rising World Series chatter. It cites Rabbit Maranville, Dan Tipple, Dily Lewis, and others, with mentions of Reds, Giants, Cubs, Cardinals, Browns, Phillies, and Milwaukee Athletics. A.M. Humsucker of Bogue Chitto, Miss touts kidney pills for relief amid rheumatism and urinary troubles.
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Tis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Braves
Rabbit Maranville
Dan Tipple
Yankees
Baltimore
Dily Lewis
Red Sox
Boston
Cubs
Chicago
White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Piraes
Reds
Cardinals
Browns
Leigners
St. Louis
Phillies
Paddy Livingstone
Milwaukee
Athletics
Brewers
Larry Lajoie
Toronto
Leafs
A.M. Humsucker
Vann Drue Co
Vanishing Wife Cited 10 Court Habeas Corpus Case
In New York a wife who vanishes with her children when her husband locates them is the subject of a supreme court writ of habeas corpus directed to Lucia Kimber. Justice Erlanger ordered her to appear with daughters Constance Vivian Rosamond and the missing boy’s status discussed. details recount years of separation and alleged coercive actions involving St Vincent's Academy and a Newark academy.
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New York
Supreme Court
Kimber
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
Port Jervis
Mears
King
Shimber
Ava
St. Vincent’s Academy
Newark
N. J
Academy
Agnes Bower
Irs
Sunset Park
North Carolina Moves to Cut Typhoid Death Toll
The state health board reports typhoid deaths from January to August fell to 199 this year from 306 last year, but warns the rate remains high. Officials say the new epidemiology law will require reporting of cases and deaths and designate typhoid as quarantinable to locate outbreaks and intensify control efforts.
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Board of Health
North Carolina
Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
le Board
United States
Suffragists Released From Occoquan After Hunger of Prison
Six militant suffragists freed from Occoquan Workhouse report mental strain from confinement and lack of activity. Named are Natilie Gray of Colorado Edna Dixon of Washington Lacy Ewing of Chicago Catherine Flanagan of Hartford Lavina Dock of Philadelphia and Mrs. William Watson of Chicago. Newsage notes Ty Cobb reference and Foley’s Honey and Tar advertisement follow.
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Washington
Natilie Gray
Colorado
White House
Edna Dixon
Lacy Ewing
Chicago
Catherine Flanagan
Hartford
Lavina Dock
Philadelphia
Wiliam Watson
Pacifism and Americanism in wartime debate
A War Notes column discusses pacifists and minorities as often misunderstood. It cites Gustavus Ohlinger urging German Americans to embrace American ideals, reject culture at peril, and pledge loyalty, viewing America as a welcoming home for all seeking its shores.
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Washington
Lincoln
America
Connie Mack Rescues Bodie in Pacific Coast League Case
Connie Mack faced no error in rescuing Bodie from the Pacific Coast League. Ping stands to finish the season with the best record among Mack men.
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Connie Mack
Interurban Line Schedules Between High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro
Schedule notices for the High Point Winston Salem and High Point Greensboro routes list daily operations with multiple departure times from High Point Elwood and Winston. The timetable notes connections to trains to Kikin Wilkesboro Mt Airy and west, ticketing at hotels, and passenger seating rules. It also mentions express service sober drivers and a car for hire with special trips and contact by C A Kirkman secretary treasurer.
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Eavimne Winston
Kikin
Wilkesboro
Mt. Airy
al Pointe West
C. A. Kirkman
Sec
Treas
Sale of Round Knob Park stock by Home Banking Company
Notice of sale under power of sale from a 1916 note to Carolina Loan and Realty Company and assigned to Home Banking Company. Foreclosure sale set for September 3, 1917 at 12 M in High Point City, N Y. 125 shares of Round Knob Park stock to satisfy debt with cash terms.
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Round Knob Park Company
Carolina Loan and Realty Company
Home Banking Company
High Point
N. Y
M. C. Crowson
Mortgagee to Sell Mechanicsville Lot to Satisfy Deed Note
On September 1 1917 at 2 PM in front of J W Stontgomery’s store Mechanicsville, JW Hedgecock mortgagee will sell at cash auction a 1 3 acre lot with a two room house. The sale is to satisfy the note secured by Elisha Ising and Pana Wing and recorded in Book 279 page 398. The property lies eighty five yards from Mechanicsville graded school and is described by a 75 by 200 foot rectangle starting at Elisha Ning's northwest corner.
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Ford County
N. C
Elisha Ising
Pana Wing
J. W. Stontgomery
Mechanicsville
Elisha Wine’s
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J. Allen Austin
The
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Piper Keatoe
Flas
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol
Ty Cobb
Foley
Chas. Reitz
Allena Mills
Mann Drug Co
Woman's Peace Party
High Point, N. C
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Winston Salem Line
Elwood
Winston
Nintendo
Ly. Winston
OL Deu
High Point Greensoro Line
High Point Ly
Elwood Hotel
Guilford Hotel
the Petrie Co
Tire South
Office of the Register ‘of Deeds
Cuil
Stevinning
Elisha Ning
JW Hedgecock
Public Service Co
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