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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows Associated Press header, editor and business manager names, telephones, pricing lines, and a public notice about second class mailing at High Point North Carolina after the 1872 act. Readable entities include High Point NC and March 4 1872.
A newspaper argues against protecting the identity of rich victims in a blackmail ring. It claims victims were harmed by coerced compromising positions and that federal law should not shield them. The piece condemns the wealthy for seeking publicity avoidance and criticizes the idea of protecting them.
Enterprise reports a housing famine in High Point with insufficient rental dwellings. Families crowd into small homes while demand inspires a possible rush to erect about 100 new cottages for sale or rent, offering solid income above loan rates and urging investors to start a building campaign.
Southern selling orders appeared at the market open in New York on September 21 with last session’s declines spurring some liquidations. Futures opened barely steady with modest gains then slipped before buying and covering steadied the market. October 15.84 December 15.99 January 16.08 May 16.17 July 16.07.
Chicago trade notes lower cable quotas and a discouraging tone in wheat. Opening bids ranged from lower levels with December around 149 to 149 1 4 and May near 1.49 to 1.50, followed by a further setback.
Yokohama report details about twenty five American lepers scattered across Japan seeking relief. American Association in Japan aims to transport them to the Hawaiian leper home for treatment. Officials note Japan faces a national leprosy issue with 25000 estimated cases and a proposed Pacific island leprosarium costing eight million dollars.
Marquis de Vitry of France sails August 25 on Shinyo Maru from Tokio to San Francisco to promote Franco American committee branches and intellectual ties. He plans lectures on the Pacific coast and may visit New Orleans and New York. he also arranges Japanese dispatches for Le Temps.
Pendleton Oregon September 21 crowds of 80009 watch three day championship where cowboys and girls compete for 5000 in cash prizes. Eleven teams enter the cowboys relay with riders including Bertha Blanchett Ruth Parten Vera McGinnis and Mabel Long among the fastest women. The Weir boys of Monument New Mexico are listed as favorites.
Rocky Mount September 21 The Morris Plan Bank of Rocky Mount opened Friday to $10,000 stock oversubscribed and all $40,000 capital paid in. On opening day loans totaled about $11,600 amid strong community interest. Local officers are Vr. M. Brasswell president M. D. Munn vice president and W. S. Wilkinson secretary treasurer.
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