Democrats Plan County Campaign with Big Speakers
Guilford county Democrats to launch a county wide campaign centered in High Point with Alf M Scales Carter Datson and the speakers Pickett Gardner Morrison and Heflin slated to appear. High Point will host barbecues and rallies on Saturdays with other events in Jamestown Summerfield Monticello and Tabernacle as the drive builds.
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Charlie Hines
High Point
Hines
Jamestown
Summerfield
Monticello
Tabernacle
Alf. M. Scales
Carter Datson
Pickett
Seni
Max Gardner
Guilford
Bickett
Greensboro
Cameron Morrison
Morrison
High Point Democracy
Dickett
Tom Heflin
Alabama
Simmons
Overman
House
Kitchin
North Carolina
Stock Market Surges Again On Busy Opening
The stock market opened with a burst of buying, gains of one to three points across industries, and United States Steel rising to 106 1 2 as Bethlehem Steel reached 575. Prevalent buying from out of town supported a feverish early session amid strong public interest.
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Associated Press
New York
Bethlehem Steel
United States Steel
Wilson Begins Detailed Study of Campaign Plans
President Wilson reviews state reports in Asbury Park and maps campaign strategy. Postmaster General Burleson visits Spring Lake with Tumulty. Officials expect focus on Oregon, Washington, Utah and California amid favorable Democratic prospects. Wilson plans to drive to Princeton on September 26 to vote in the Democratic primaries.
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Associated Press
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Asbury Park
Burleson
Spring Lake
Tumulty
Oregon
Washington
Utah
California
Princeton
N J
T L Ross Dies in Charleston
T L Ross of Concord, a prominent cotton and business figure, died in Charleston, South Carolina of paralysis. He is survived by his second wife Laura Leslie of Concord. his first wife was Miss Patterson of China Grove. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 11 o'clock in Concord.
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Concord
T. L. Ross
Charleston
S.C
Laura Leslie
Patterson
China Grove
Illinois Primary Echoes in Dunne vs Lowden Race
Illinois voters began a fierce cross party contest as Governor Dunne and ex congressman Lowden won party nominations by about 100000, while Chicago women cast a small 14 percent ballot reflecting limited offices. Republican and Democratic hopefuls for congress at large are named with Lorimer and Fulton in a tight Lorimer comeback bid.
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Illinois
Edward F. Dunne
Frank ©. Lowden
Chicago
William Elza Willis
Pittfield
Everett Jennings
Cotton use and stocks rise in August report
The census bureau reported August cotton consumption at 558 717 running bales exclusive of linters. For the year ending July 31 total cotton used reached 6 397 613 bales, up from 5 597 362 a year earlier. On hand in consuming establishments were 1 359 380 bales and in public storage 69 304. Active spindles totaled 32 299 406 versus 31 084 419 a year ago.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Stripling Seeks Work in Richmond After Georgia Pardons
Thomas Edwar Stripling, recently pardoned in Georgia, arrived from Hopewell to Richmond seeking employment. He met with Chief of Police Werner and offered his former alias R. E. Morris, noting he once served as a Danville police chief before escaping a Georgia convict farm and returning to serve his term.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Thomas Edwar Stripling
Georgia
Hopewell
Werner
Stripling
R. E. Morris
Danville
Trial of E. S. Thomas Set for Friday in Wake Court
Defense motion for continuance denied by Judge Bond in Wake County Superior Court. The trial of E. S. Thomas, charged with attempting to criminally assault a young woman in a Pullman car at the Union Station, will begin Friday in Raleigh.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
E. S. Thomas
Union Station
Bond
Wake County Superior Court
Tennessee National Guard Ordered to Border Duty
The Tennessee national guard, in camp at Nashville, was ordered to the Mexican border today by the war department. The move aligns with policy to give guardsmen federal service a border tour before muster-out.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tennessee National Guard
Nashville
War Department
Tennessee
Department
New York Reports Rise in Infantile Paralysis Cases
New York news reports an uptick in the infantile paralysis epidemic for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. today with 36 new cases and 11 deaths, up from 31 cases and nine deaths the previous day.
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New York
Kirkman Hounded by Suspected Appendicitis
Arthur Kirkman fell ill late yesterday with what is believed to be appendicitis. Dr. Stokes of Salisbury has consulted, and a surgical operation is probable in a day or so.
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Arthur Kirkman
Dr. Stokes
Salisbury
Mr. Kirkman
San Island to be moved gradually to town over ten years
Buffalo notes a plan to dig San Island from its riverbed and relocate it to town. The move will take ten years and uses a premium moulders sand so no grain is wasted.
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Buffalo
San Island
Soldiers Protest Negroes on Court Martial Panel
San Antonio Texas Sept 14 enlisted men plan to file a protest with the war department against the trial of white soldiers by a general court martial at Fort Sam Houston. Four negro officers are named as members of the court in the announced action.
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San Antonio
Texas
War Department
Fort Sam Houston
True Story of a Terrapin Marked J B H 1890
J Bett Holder recalls a cousin near Kernersville sending word of a Highland terrapin with J B H 1890 carved on its shell. He says he also once carved his initials and date on a terrapin when a boy.
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J. Bett Holder
Kernersville
Mr. Holder
French Pause North of Peronne Amid Stubborn German Counter Attacks
Paris reports say French forces paused their advance north of Peronne after driving about six miles into German lines since July 1. Assaults on new French positions north and south of the Somme were repelled. Balkan fighting continues with Serbian gains near Lake Ostrovo and Serbian pressure on Bulgarians, while Romanian frontlines near Dobrudja show near-constant contact. Central powers discuss a Balkan offensive with 200000 German and 100000 Austrian troops committed.
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French War Office
Lake Ostrovo
Dobrudja
Italy
Balkans
Central Powers
Germany
Austria
Homicide Report From Graham County Involving Edwards and Crisp
A Robbinsville dispatch reports Lawrence Edwards killed Wayne Crisp in Stecoah Creek area on Sunday. Crisp, drinking, fired at Edwards but the shot passed through Edwards hat. Edwards pursued and stabbed Crisp about 15 times, the assailant now jailed in Robbinsville.
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Asiatea Press
Asheville
N. C
Robbinsville
Graham County
Lawrence Edwards
Wayne Crisp
Stecoah Creek
Edwards
Crisp
Suit Brought Against City for 2000 Damages
Charles Cecil and wife sue the city of High Point for damages due to water diversion from its course. They claim a ravine on Willowbrook Street and an undersized Grimes Street pipe cause standing water and garden damage across two thirds of the Cecil lot, totaling 2000. The city denies the key allegations, and the case will be heard in Guilford Superior Court as soon as possible.
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W. P. Ragan
John A. Barringer
Charles Cecil
High Point
Cecil Lot
Willowbrook Street
Grimes Street
Guilford Superior Court
Government to build armor plate plant at navy yard
Navy officers favor government construction of a new armor plate factory. Hearings on site selection for the $11,000,000 plant resume with no private sale offers, as Secretary Daniels reviews additional site proposals. Rhode Island cities heard first among many bids from over 100 midwestern and eastern locales.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Daniels
Naval
Rhode Island
Quarantine at Bar Harbor After Infantile Paralysis Case
Bar Harbor Maine September 14 Joseph Pulitzer Jr publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and his household were quarantined at their summer home after doctors diagnosed 10 year old Ralph Pulitzer Jr with infantile paralysis. The lad’s condition was reported not dangerous.
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Bar Harbor
Maine
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr
The
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Pulitzer
Ralph Pulitzer, Jr
Weather forecast hints at showers tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for likely showers tonight and Friday with variable winds. No other details available.
Christian Endeavor Rally Tonight At First Presbyterian
The Christian Endeavor union of High Point holds a fall rally at the First Presbyterian Church at 8 o'clock. Karl Lehman and Wyatt A. Taylor will speak on the work across the south and the push toward the state convention in June. A free will offering funds the local union treasury.
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First Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Union of
High Point
Karl Lehman
Wyatt A. Taylor
South
Lehman and
Taylor
Democratic Leaders Confer in Indianapolis for Notifica tion
In Indianapolis Indiana Vice President Thomas R Marshall will be notified of his renomination tonight. Leading Democratic figures including National Chairman Vance McCormick arrive for conferences and receptions. About 40 of 53 notification committee members and 20 National Democratic committee members were expected.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Vance McCormick
National Democratic Committee
Press groups meet in Raleigh to discuss legislation
The North Carolina Press association the North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers and the Western North Carolina Weekly Press association held a joint meeting in Raleigh to discuss legislative goals for the state. They expected to start drafting bills for next year with emphasis on changes to legal advertisements. Some members could not arrive until late afternoon.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina Press Association
North Carolina Association of
Western North Carolina Weekly Press Association
Timber still stands in Minnesota despite belief of decline
St Paul Minnesota September 14 the department of forestry reports about ten million acres of merchantable timber still standing in Minnesota despite the common belief that timber days are past. The statement underscores abundant timber resources remaining in the state.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Department of Foresty
Thirty Thousand Autos Stolen and Sent to Front
In St Paul Minnesota on September 14 a local detective C F Smith stated that about thirty thousand automobiles stolen in the United States during the past year were unknowingly bought by ally representatives and shipped to the front.
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St. Paul
Minn
United States
C. 4. Smith
Curlee Victim of Blows in Hopewell Tragedy
C L Smith returned from Hopewell Virginia with the body of Kim Curlee who died after a blunt assault the night before. Curlee died Tuesday afternoon after a brain bleed. W K Terry Fred M Mann and A N Talley were arrested as suspects and to face a hearing. Survived by mother Mrs John Campbell brother Clyde sister Mrs Flem Norman and half sister Miss Mary Campbell. Funeral held at the mother’s home on North Main Street with Rev C P Coble officiating. Pallbearers named P H Johnson Albert Hart Bert Holder A S Caldwell W M Tucker and W S Kimmons.
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A. N. Talley
Curlee
Clyde
Birmingham
Flem Norman
Mary Campbell
C. P. Coble
P. H. Johnson
Albert Hart
Bert Holder
A. S. Caldwell
W. M. Tucker
W. S. Kimmons
Strike Leaders Claim They Have Not Been Defeated
In New York on September 14 the Interborough Rapid Transit strike leaders say regular subway and elevated schedules remain in place with gradual surface-line restoration. They warn a sympathetic strike still looms and will be debated by Central Federated unions of Brooklyn and Manhattan after a parade. Also, five trolley cars collided on Westchester Avenue in the Bronx injuring ten, one seriously, with crews blaming greased rails on a slope.
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Associated Press
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Central Federated Unions
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Westchester Avenue
Bronx
High Point Firms Get Big Pull From Furniture Buyers
High Point's Industrial Department reports that in the last month seventy five carloads of furniture were purchased by merchants visiting the city. The three major show rooms are busy and more buyers are expected as opportunities grow for nearby factories making related articles.
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High Point
The
Commercial Club
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Melbourne P. Boynton
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Arthur W. Fulton
Lorimer
Fulton
Wake Court
D. A. Kirkman
Peronne
Vance
Somme
Paris
Salonika
Struma
West Bank
Ghana
CTY
Pulitzer Family
Christian Endeavor
C. L. Smith
Panying
Kim Curlee
Ernoon
John Campbell
North Main Street
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Mr. Curlee
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