Random Local Notes and Community Updates
Local items highlight construction on the L. J. Ingram store on North Main Street and a range of social notes. Prominent figures and visits appear with mentions of Caupolican gifts, Miss Kate Smith’s travels, musical performances, and church events. Reports on crime, fires, and public health are mixed with banking, births, deaths, and business ads from High Point and nearby towns.
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L. J. Ingram
North Main Street
Caupolican
Washington
Kate Smith
Arizona
California
Frances Mann
Centenary Church
Winston
Winston Journal
Mary
Lizzie Cabiness
Shelby
T. J
Gold
W. J. Armfield
First Baptist Church
Charlotte
A. J. Dodamead
Fourth of July at Battle Ground Draws Large Crowd
At the Battle Ground a large crowd attended the Fourth of July celebration in High Point with 12,000 estimated attendees. The Nathaniel Green monument was unveiled in a notable ceremony. Distinguished speakers spoke as the parade proceeded despite light clouds and a few showers.
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High Point
Battle Ground
Nathaniel Green
Nathaniel Greene
Improvements at First Baptist Church Add Five Rooms
The First Baptist Church unveiled a new addition used on Sunday, featuring five rooms on various floors plus a ladies parlor and kitchenette. The building includes updated toilets and labs, an enlarged heating plant, and a vestibule on each floor to accommodate nearly 400 Sunday school scholars under Superintendent A. E. Tate.
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First Baptist Church
A. E Tate
North Carolina Optometrists Meet in High Point Next Year
The Optometrist Association of North Carolina plans a High Point gathering next year. A. P. Staley earns first vice president post and Fred N. Tesh joins the executive committee.
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The
Optometrist Association of
North Carolina
High Point
A. P. Staley
Fred N. Tesh
The Seven Joyous Days at Chautauqua Pleases High Point
The Chautauqua week in High Point earned praise as seven joyous days. Dr Cadman preached Sunday night and lectured Monday night delivering simple convincing truths. He understands human nature and everyday life without sensationalism, drawing listeners through to the end.
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Cadman
No Bombs Found on Philadelphia and Saxonia
Wireless reports from New York state that searches on the American liner Philadelphia and the Cunard liner Saxonia found no bombs aboard. Passengers and crew were relieved as detectives and naval officers completed checks cited in telegrams.
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New York
Philadelphia
Cunard
Saxonia
Frank Holt
Bad Fix-Big Hearted Policeman Wood
A man suffering from wood alcohol poisoning was found near City Hall Sunday noon. Thurman Mann and Dr. H. B. Hiatt treated him for over an hour before sending him to the hospital. Policeman J. O. Wood aided the man and other strangers offered help in a display of humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dottor Thurman Mann
H. B. Hiatt
J. O. Wood
Would-Be Assassin of Mr. Morgan Kills Himself in His Cell
In Mineola jail Frank Holt Cornell professor who shot J P Morgan at his Glen Cove home last Saturday died from a fractured skull in his cell. Jail officials and a physician cited conflicting reports on the cause with a loud report heard by keeper Jeremiah O R yan, who found Holt in a pool of blood.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
Frank Holt
Cornell University
J. P. Morgan
Mineola
Holt
Clenghorn
Jeremiah O'Ryan
Guilford County Education Board Names School Committeemen
Guilford County Board of Education announces appointed committeemen for High Point Oak Shade Deep River Delano Mechanicsville Welch Oak Hill Springfield Jamestown Township and other schools with named members across each district in this week’s meeting. Friends and Subscribers Cash-in-Advance notice requests arrears paid promptly to continue delivery of The Review, which emphasizes its $1 price versus $1.50 elsewhere and urges timely payments under legal obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsville
Joshua Hedgecock
J. W. Johnson
E. A. Hammer
Welch
E. J. Welch
T. P. Kimrey
W. W. Guyer
Oak Hill
B. G. Symes
W. P. Hedgecock
J. H. Wright
Springfield
L. R. Spencer
J. S. Reddick
D. H. Baker
Jamestown Township
W. L. Kivett
High Point Sells $60 000 Bond Issue At Premium
Monday night bids opened for High Point city bonds to cover floating debt. Seven bids including a High Point bank favored Baltimore firm Baker & Watts Co. at 520 dollars above par with accrued interest for a 30 year issue at 5 percent. The premium reflects city stability amid business depression.
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High Point
W. L. Kivett
Greensboro
Home Banking Co
Fred Eshelman
M. C. Crowson
Elizabeth City
Baker & Watts Co
High Point Bank
Baltimore
H. T. Holtz
Cincinnati
J.C. Mayers & Co
Chicago
C. H. Coffin
Providence Saving & Trust Co
J. S. Styles & Co
Asheville
Commercial National Bank
Oldest Pythian in North Carolina Tied to Alabama Roots
Benjamin E. Moore of this city is the oldest Pythian in North Carolina and among the few living who joined the Order shortly after its founding by Justice H. Rathbone. A charter member of Quantico Lodge No. 34 in Maryland, Moore moved from Tur, Alabama, to High Point in 1900 and remains a strong believer in Pythias principles. High Point Lodge No. 39 plans to record his name on the roster once a card is received from the Alabama lodge.
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Benjamin E. Moore
North Carolina
Order
Justice H. Rathbone
Moore
Quantico
Wicomoco County
Maryland
Order of the Knights of Pythias
Mr. Moore
Tur
Ala
High Point
The
Der
High Point Lodge No. 39
Alabama
Planned to Destroy Ships and Presidential Wartime Notes
Fank Holt who attempted to assassinate J. P. Morgan and planted a bomb in the capitol planned to destroy trans Atlantic liners Saxonia and Philadelphia by dynamite. Holt told his wife in Dallas and a former Texas governor alerted Major Pullman who passed the report to navy and police. President Wilson studied Ambassador Gerard’s Berlin note on submarine warfare and expected a German reply next week.
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New York
Fank Holt
J. P. Morgan
Capitol
Washington
Saxonia
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Holt
Dallas
Tex
Wood
Texas
Major Pullman
Washington Police
Navy Department
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Gerard
Berlin
Lansing
Real estate transfers in High Point township records
James W. Kearns sells to C. F. Nissen a lot in High Point township for 1008 dollars. Bascom Hoskins sells to James W. Kearns a tract in High Point township for 1000 dollars.
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James W. Kearns
C. F. Nissen
High Point Township
Bascom Hoskins
J. W. Kearns
Greene Monument Receives 1911 Congressional Funding
Congress appropriated 30000 for the Greene Monument with New York sculptor F H Packer and architect Albert Randolph Ross. The National Fine Arts Commission lauds its artistic merit and realism of the General Greene equestrian statue. The inscription lists battles and quotes Washington and Cornwallis.
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Congress
F. H. Packer
New York
Albert Randolph Ross
New York City
National Fine Arts Commission
General Greene
Monmouth
Guilford Court House
Hobkirk’s Mill
Eutaw Springs
Washington
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Identity of Holt Reverts to Erich Muenter, Harvard Instructor
Glen Cove July 7 Frank Holt who tried to kill J P Morgan and who killed himself last night is identified as Erich Muenter the Harvard instructor who disappeared after being indicted for his wife Leona's murder in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1906 The identification was made by state detective Theodore Hiller and A T Brown of a Boston newspaper
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Glen Cove
Frank Holt
J. P. Morgan
Erich Muenter
Harvard
Leona
Cambridge
Mass
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Theodore Hiller
A.T. Brown
Boston
Fire Prevention Chief Guides North Carolina Firemen
Chief Sherwood Brockwell of the Fire Prevention Bureau of North Carolina coaches the local firemen on effective fire prevention and firefighting methods. His experience is expected to greatly aid the department.
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Sherwood Brockwell
Fire Prevention Bureau of
North Carolina
Forced to Quit Business at High Point Kitchen and Cabinet Co
The High Point Kitchen and Cabinet Co. filed a petition of bankruptcy with creditors in Alabama and Indiana forcing the action. Liabilities are $4,000 and assets $2,000. R. T. Chappell is the temporary trustee. GET ON THE HONOR ROLL. Subscriptions paid since last notice include Nerius Hodson E M Brower C L Cecil John Bates Hiram Johnson Z O Weavil Jim Fogleman.
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High Point Kitchen and Cabinet Co
Alabama
Indiana
R.T. Chappell
Nerius Hodson
E. M. Brower
C. L. Cecil
John Bates
Hiram Johnson
Z.O. Weavil
Jim Fogleman
Board Faces Action on Greensboro High Point Road
Rumblings spread as Guilford County commissioners reopen their monthly meeting over the Greensboro High Point highway. Citizens of High Point demand speedier improvements promised for this summer, amid worsening holes and delays. The presence of talk of boycotts with nearby Winston-Salem and Greensboro hangs over the session.
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Board of County Commissioners
Greensboro-High Point
High Point
New York
Atlanta
Guilford County
Greensboro
Spring Garden Street
Winston-Salem
Plots to Destroy Factories Reported to Justice Dept
Secretary Lansing said reports from embassies spoke of alleged plots to destroy munitions plants or plant bombs on ships leaving U S ports. He noted no evidence yet found to prove the plots exist and referred the matter to the Justice Department. Also a classified trade ad seeks a 13 acre summer resort farm near Payette Idaho for 6500 with water, river view and stock.
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Washington
Lansing
Department of Justice
Mountain View
Forney Stamey
Payette
Idaho
W. L. Stamey
Review Office
Notice of sale and division of lands in Guilford County
In Guilford County Superior Court Elsa Amanda Adams Lindsay Adams Elmina Scales Burwell Scales Flora Jones Azer Jones Elizabeth Shoecraft vs Julia Shoecraft Taylor George Shoecraft Alice Shoecraft. Plaintiffs seek sale and division of Samuel Shoecraft lands about ten acres. Defendants must appear August 7 1915 at Greensboro Clerk’s office or demur. This July 7 1915 M. W. Gant Clerk. D H Parsons Atty.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Elsa Amanda Adams
Lindsay Adams
Elmina Scales
Burwell Scales
Flora Jones
Azer Jones
Elizabeth Shoecraft
Julia Shoecraft Taylor
George Shoecraft
Alice Shoecraft
Samuel Shoecraft
Guilford
Superior Court
N. C
Greensboro
M. W. Gant
D. H. Parsons
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Marguerite Rankin
Hannah, Rowe
Blake
J. Carl Hill
Johnson and
Denny
D. B. Hawkins
Rock Hill
Daugter
O. E. Mendenhall
Polly Heilman
R. B. Terry
A. M. Rankin
Brown Summit
Ned
Rankin
S. C. Kellum
Orangeburg
S. C
W. Pink Smith
Mary Alice Tate
Annie M. West
Bennettsville
M. E. Church
Asheboro
W. G. Matton
Gold Medal Orchard
Wilkesboro
Rey
L. W. Lee
High Rock
High Point Ice & Fuel Co
Policeman Wood
Mr. Morgan
U. S
the Greene Monument
Holt Also
Muenter
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