High Point to Decide Rail Grade Crossing Solution
City residents weigh options on replacing the main rail line or building underpasses to eliminate grade crossings. Planner Morris Knowles cites costs of about 3.1 million for rerouting and over 2 million for underpasses, with the city potentially paying around 1.5 million if the railroad covers half. The debate covers property values, taxes, and legal rights under NC law.
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High Point
Morris Knowles
Country Club
Knowles
North Carolina Railroad Company
Anti-Smith Campaign Plan Shuns Alfred E Smith in Guilford
The Guilford county anti-Smith group led by ex Pennsylvanian president John Kellenberger proposes to ignore Smith in campaigning and keep his name out of speeches. W C T U ladies in Greensboro applauded the tactic as a strong move to defeat Smith for president while one member warned about publishing signers names. The group vows to protect signers from public scrutiny and Catholic hostility.
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Guilford County
anti-Smith Organization
Smith
Kellenberger
Alfred E. Smith
Greensboro
anti-Smith Club
Debated nationalization of water power versus coal and oil
The Lexington Dispatch rebukes a hasty stance on nationalizing water power sites likening it to coal and oil rights. It argues states may regulate natural resources, but private land ownership remains, while favoring strong protection for nonreplaceable resources like coal or oil and predicting Georgia’s vote in a presidential race.
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Lexington Dispatch
Dispatch
Pollution of High Point club lake blamed on city storm sewers
The High Point country club dam lake is polluted by storm sewer discharges from the city. The issue affects nearby homeowners and investments, with calls for purification and enforcement of the city plumbers code to protect property and health.
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High Point Country Club
Upshaw Defeat in Georgia Primary Signals Narrow Local Battle
Democrats hail W. D. Upshaw’s fifth district loss as a barometer of local political mood. The result shows Upshaw defeated by anti Smith sentiment among dry voters, with no clear national presidential implications. The piece argues the vote reflects Georgia voters’ alignment with Upshaw rather than a broader political trend.
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Georgia
Smith
Upshaw
W. D. Upshaw
Congress
No Great Men Says Modern Thought On Destiny And Fate
Bruce Catton surveys views that great men are shaped by circumstance and contrasts them with two new books. William McFee’s Sir Martin Frobisher and John Herries McCulloch’s The Splendid Renegade show bold leaders overcoming limits to save England and strike down bureaucrats.
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Bruce Catton
William McFee
Martin Frobisher
John Paul Jones
John Herries McCulloch
Frobisher
Jones
McFee
Drake
Hawkins
Howard
Queen Elizabeth
London
North Sea
England
McCulloch
Obituary: Jacob Mock 64 Lifelong David son County Farmer
Jacob Mock prominent farmer and lifelong David son County resident died at his country home seven miles northwest of the city yesterday at 3 pm after two years of declining health. Born October 9, 1863 he was 64. Survived by nine children and six sons, plus one sister. Funeral today at Mt Pleasant M P Church with home service was held prior to the church rites.
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Jacob Mock
Davidson County
Mr. Mock
Madison
Louzina Chadwick Mock
Thomasville
Piedmont
Maggie Dorsett
R. A. Wagoner
Winston Salem
C. F. Lindsay
Benthany
A. R. Peace
Carl
Santa Anna
Cali
George
el Toro
John
Long Beach
Harrison
Taft
Fred
Lofton Mack
Julius Tomlinson
Mt. Pleasant M. P
Troxler
Litter Bit Helps Theory Applies to Picnickers
A playful notion suggests that any small act by picnickers to clean up counts toward a larger environmental effort. The remark frames litter reduction as a collective, incremental improvement.
General Trevano Practices With Pistol in Campaign Image
A photograph shows General Trevano, Mexico’s provisional president candidate, handling a pistol during what appears to be an official ethics training session.
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General Trevano
Mexico
Amnesia Victim Recalls Name Gheranghelli in NYC
A woman in New York City suddenly recovered her memory and remembered her name as Gheranghelli. Observers remark she must have been seriously ill to lose such a distinctive name.
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New York City
Gheranghelli
Route decision on High Point state highway route
A reader from High Point North Carolina argues that the state highway should pass through the city along Church Street to benefit merchants and avoid being removed from maps. He cites a 5000 mile auto trip showing towns lacking growth and urges widening Church Street to pass the new high school.
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High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Mechanicsville
Church Street
F. E. Creelman
Guilford County Sunday School Workers Form Association
A Sunday school association for Guilford county will be organized at a meeting at the First Baptist church in Greensboro Sunday at 3 PM Invitations to membership were received by Baptist Sunday school leaders from C F E Lee clerk of the Piedmont association under whose auspices the association is to be formed A large High Point delegation is expected to attend the Greensboro meeting
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Guilford County
First Baptist Church
Greensboro
C. F E. Lee
Piedmont Association
High Point
Materials of design lead to bold solo positions in fashion
The article notes fabric becoming central to design with diaphranous materials highlighting chic art motifs and bold color modulation. It emphasizes that design interest has shifted to fabric as a main expressive element.
High Point to Extend Grimes Street Despite Objections
The City of High Point orders an extension of Grimes Street from South Main to Willow Brook. Construction begins immediately after council rejected protests from residents, some represented by attorneys, who opposed the plan.
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High Point
Grimes Street
High Point Man Jack Lineberger Wins College Voice Contest
Jack Lineberger of High Point, employed at Pittsburgh Paint and Glass, won the voice contest at High Point College directed by Prof KE Stimson. Sixteen participants performed, and audiences praised the variety and quality of the selections.
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Jack Lineberger
High Point
Pittsburgh Paint and Glass Company
High Point College
KE. B. Stimson
Lineberger
Young Wallace Leaves for Mobile Title Fight
Young Wallace who has claimed the welterweight championship of the south leaves tomorrow for Mobile after a month in the city to defend his title in a forthcoming bout.
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Young Wallace
Mobile
South
Americans to Deduct Taxes in Sweden Like Locals
Citizens of the United States with taxable income in Sweden may now deduct from their income tax returns, aligning American tax treatment with Swedish subjects. The note mentions a scheduled 12 round fight on September 21 in Ala. against Al Knowles.
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Stockholm
United States
Sweden
Timeline of notable dates in American history
The notes list key events with years and brief people or places. Entries include Franklin’s 1778 mission to France, his 1785 return to Philadelphia, Connecticut’s 1786 land deed to the federal government, Burr’s death in 1886, Cooper’s death in 1851, and McKinley’s 1901 death with Theodore Roosevelt assuming the presidency.
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New York
Benjamin Franklin
France
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Aaron Burr
James Fenimore Cooper
President McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
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