Celebration delays and rain dampen week’s issue
The article notes Saturday celebration cuts arrived late due to mail delays and reports heavy equinox rains. It covers Victor Idol entering the University at Chapel Hill and Wm. Dyer going to Oak Ridge for school. Henry G. Easley is re elected president of the North Carolina Association for the Blind in Greensboro. George T. Penny hospitalized for appendicitis.
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Victor Idol
Chapel Hill
Wm. Dyer
Oak Ridge
Henry G. Easley
N.C. Association For the Blind
Greensboro
Geo. T. Penny
High Point Gala Day Showed Prospects for Flight
Miss High Point hosted a busy day with an air ship demonstration that drew large crowds despite initial weather and mechanical hiccups. Kaminski piloted the craft through multiple attempts, finally landing safely after a 64 minute display, while speeches, music, and parades filled the town's events.
Storm Yesterday Hit North Carolina Parts Hard
A heavy storm yesterday damaged telephone and electric light wires in Raleigh and Burling, cutting about 1000 telephones out of order and injuring five people in an NC incident. Crops suffered minor losses locally as power plant crews respond to outages.
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Raleigh
Burling- Wi
N.C
Winston Wins Carolina League Pennant Again
Winston clinched the pennant in the Carolina League on Labor Day as Durham trailed by one game with a chance to tie. Red Men from the city traveled to Spencer for the holiday celebration where a staged stunt drew large crowds and a $20 prize, led by John W. Walker.
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Winston
Durham
Spencer
John W. Walker
Dunlap Pony Co promises rare spotted pony contest prize
The Dunlap Pony Co states it will send a handsome spotted pony with vehicle and harness by express as part of a promised contest prize. The company emphasizes care in sending such a rare pony and notes the item will be delivered on the tenth and announced on the page.
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Adetter
Dunlap Pony Co
Express
Thih
Notice Firms In Pony Contest And Local Parade
Eleven firms in Pony Contest urged to read the eighth page article on rules for the last four weeks. A large crowd attended the parade with many towns along Coler Road and cities like Thomasville Asheboro Winston joining the event. West of Greensboro impressed at the fair with a well known trick. High Point hosts a big turnout, with Ford cars prominent and a local car dealer praised. Major Stedman hints at a primary if opposition grows. Notable notes include Julius Horney becoming a licensed attorney, students at Bellbuckle College, and others heading to Parkville College in Kansas City. Tilley’s Emporium runs a new ad inviting patronage.
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Miss High Point
Kaminski
Hamilton
Thomasville
Randleman
Asheboro
Winston
Jim West
Greensboro
West
Hudson
Greensboro News
Cleveland County
High Point
Ford
High Point Motor Company
Major Stedman
Mattewan
Julius Horney
Lawrence Matton
William Ragan
Bellbuckle College
Benjamin Moore
Clifford Heindell
Marsha White
Kansas City
Parkville College
Wm. Tate
Missoula
Montana
Tilley's Emporium
Circus Arrives in High Point with Barnum and Bailey
Barnum and Bailey's world renowned circus comes to town with a High Point show on Saturday October 11 following a Greensboro performance the day before. Advertising cars arrive September 20, 27 and October 4. The show spans about 10 acres and employs over 1000 people. It uses nearly 700 horses 29 elephants and 84 railroad cars for transport.
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Barnum and Bailey
High Point
Greensboro
Thaw Case Moves Across Borders In High Stakes Flight
The Thaw affair shifts between Canada and the United States as New York officials seek to route Harry Thaw to Vermont or New York. Immigration authorities transfer him to Coaticook Quebec where a special board will decide his fate with a likely push toward Matteawan. The episode promises heavy legal maneuvering and costs.
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Harry Thaw
Candian
New York
Vermont
New York State
Dominion
Immigration Bureau
Coaticook
Quebec
Matteawan
Young Couple Weds at First Presbyterian Church
J. J. Griffith and Miss Lillie Mrs were united in marriage Sunday morning at 6 45 at the First Presbyterian church with Rev. C P Coble officiating. The couple are well known and left after the ceremony for a short bridal trip.
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J. J. Griffith
Miss Lillie
First Presbyterian Church
Rev. C. P. Coble
Local chatter and woes mix with headlines and strolls
The piece blends gossip and notices from Saturday papers including J D Clements preparing four pool tables and a cigar stand, taxes and road fines warning, ad talk by Rice’s Goose Grease and Capt Cyrus O Bates, a Washington Street M E Church picnic, trips of Mrs. W P Ragan and Dixie Griffith, plus railway and auto accidents abroad and in Charlotte.
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Kaminski
J.D. Clements
Atlantic City
Mt Airy
Dixie
Connecticut
England
Charlotte
Mrs. Smith
Dale Kirkman
J. L. Kirkman
Marion
J. Ed. Kirkman
East Washington Street
Notable misidentification at Moccasin Bend flight noted
A staged flying scene over Moccasin Bend near Chattanooga credited to Kaminski was actually Johnny Greene in a Cardus machine. Greene dropped peel bills Kaminski failed to collect, while C A B Horney of High Point Milling plans a domestic and international trip with Misses Mary and Claudia Lamb.
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Kaminski
Moccasin Bend
Chattanooga
Johnny Greene
Cardus
A. B. Horney
High Point Milling Co
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Mary
Claudia Lamb
High Point
United States
Hiatt
Spartanburg
Guilford County
City Council Warning on Dye Waste Disposal
By direction of the City Council notice is given that the city disclaims responsibility for disposal of dye waste from hosiery and cotton mills. Complaint from property owners outside the city limits over waste flowing through their land prompted the notice.
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Citu
Ordinance Prohibits Reconnecting Unpaid Electric Service
City council enacts ordinance banning any person firm or company from reconnecting electric wiring to buildings where service has been discontinued for non payment or where new line is not yet connected. Violation is a misdemeanor with a five dollar penalty per offense. Ratified September 1 1913 by Mayor Fred N Tate.
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Fred N. Tate
City wide street openings limited to mayor and streets chief
The City Council warns that no new streets may be opened without the Mayor and the Commissioner of Streets and that existing nonconforming streets may be widened or relocated. Developers are advised to consult with city officials and submit plans for approval.
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