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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
2
The South reports on a postwar shipping board push to convert the merchant fleet to peacetime work, a House inquiry into Postmaster General Harlen, Wilson backing promotions for Sims and Henson, and various international developments including Soviet and Cuban affairs. The piece notes coal price protests in Britain, Russian and Siberian railroad issues, and ongoing European postwar tensions with multiple named figures.
Washington Senator Harris introduces a resolution for investigation of the Packers passed without debate. Ten American expeditionary forces leaders return aboard the Aquitania which died. Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett and Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman lead. House of Commons ends night session on German peace treaty and Anglo French convention. Invitation to Republican senators from Wilson to discuss treaty and League of Nations. Dr Wu arrives to discuss Bhantunga settlement with U.S. officials. Fifty Americans murdered in Mexico with no Mexican prosecutions. Cheyenne sailors held up on the Temosi river near the city. robbery occurred as American flag flew.
A record of important events at the capitol and across the state is compiled for Herald readers. The review highlights political developments, public notices, and notable happenings affecting citizens and local governance.
Floods disrupt routes to Capital Barro halting regular train runs and forcing heavy traffic reroutes. Officials urge caution as waterways rise and road blocks appear across major corridors.
The article details widespread flooding blocking Southern and Morfolk lines with Watson Mills and Norton serving as eastbound detours. Rail disruption hampers travel while culverts and bridges fail causing track washouts and miles of detours. Soldiers receive honors as North Carolina National Guard units are allocated for coastal defense and support.
Representatives from all city drug stores conferred with commission leaders to back a plan for Sunday closing. A vote approved Sunday hours of 8 p m to 4 a m reopen and 7 p m closing, with strict observance across the city.
An urgent demand exists across many areas for ladders to aid routine firefighting and accident prevention. Available ladders are scarce when fires erupt or emergencies arise, affecting preparedness in smaller towns with limited resources.
Santford Martin returned from a two week vacation predicting Wantage in Wintunen County will become a prominent mountain city in North Carolina. He noted the region's immense growth, with military buildup projections for 1917 and political friction over prohibition discussed by lawmakers in Washington. Bible Class Workers Gather opens with Lake Junaluska hosting the western North Carolina conference from August 7 to 9 featuring Josephine Daniels and southern Methodist speakers.
Reports say Albermarie will host a new Ard Manufacturing cotton mill with machinery ordered and plans in place. The mill will be Albermarie’s fourteenth, joining nearby Wachusett and Lin Han mills. In Rutherfordton, a $500 000 authorized cotton mill project named Rutherford Cotton Mill Company is moving forward with machinery installed and a planned opening.
House committee hears that Mexico is ruled by outlaws absolutely. The statement frames the Mexican regime as lawless under Carranza amid political tension and external scrutiny.
William Gates of Baltimore told the House rules committee that Carranza rules Mexico as an armed band controlling main ports and railways from Vera Cruz to Oaxaca. He argued the US should probe Mexican affairs and that President Wilson was not fully informed of southern conditions. Gates cited a year of field study starting July 1917 and described a military power ready to use force at a moment’s notice.
Washington reports a special defensive treaty with France is expected to be submitted for Senate ratification within days. President Wilso n, amid denials of withholding it, spokes with Democratic leaders at the capitol about sending a written message urging approval before his nationwide speaking tour.
Warsaw reports the present government faces a potential vote of no confidence as critics from both socialist and national democratic camps attack it. A decisive division is delayed until Paderewski returns, with praise for the government’s endurance amid weak leadership.
A Paris report states twenty eight orphanages have been established in the Armenian republic. In Erivan region in Trans Caucasia there are 16 000 orphans and in Georgia about 3 00 more, all supported by the American Relief Association.
The War Department confirms one deceased American Expeditionary Force member, Lieutenant Warren C Hirries later noted as Brigadier General George H Harries, was returned from France to the United States. The disclosure came in a report to a House war investigating committee by Major General George W Burr.
Rio Janeiro Dr. Epitacio Pessoa was inaugurated as Brazil's tenth president in the senate chamber. The ceremony was simple and the chamber crowded with senators deputies and diplomats including special ambassadors from the United States and several South American nations.
New Yorker reports that less than half a percent of American soldiers killed in the battles of France were buried unidentified. Colonel Joseph Herron of Cincinnati, returning, notes his men retrieved the dead from under fire at night and placed them in large concentration cemeteries.
Washington faces a pause in the peace treaty debate as the Senate shifts focus to the Colombian treaty. The $25,000,000 payment to Colombia stems from partitioned Panama, with the “regret” clause removed by agreement. President Wilson's upcoming remarks on ratification and Shantung will shape the duel in and out of the cloakrooms.
The JR Colt Company of New York sues Moen Georgia L Peacock and CN Multis sheriff of Dodie County and others as tax collectors in a bid for a permanent injunction to block a state occupation tax. The case seeks to halt the act passed by the last legislature. The company argues immunity under Article I of the U.S. Constitution. A hearing date of September 5 was set for the application.
Baltimore Governor Warrington plans immediate action against food profiteers by consulting Attorney General Ritchie. He aims to locate responsible parties through investigation, determine high costs, and pursue possible criminal prosecutions under Maryland law.
An announcement from the White House indicates President Wilson's forthcoming trip to the Pacific coast may begin August 5 from Washington. The itinerary under consideration includes departure from Washington on August 5.
Prague reports Premier Vlastu Tusur sent a formal protest to Neld Kan Hutearian foreign minister regarding Hungarian aerial bombardment of Czechoslovak towns. He demanded compensation for factory sacking ordered by the Hungarian minister of Justice.
Col Samuel Ansell, who started the big row over military fustier, fires his first broadside in renewed fight after retirement. He makes public a letter to George T. Page of the American Bar Association charging that at least two members of the special committee entered their duties with minds forecloned.
Lieut. Gen Burgess and Mrs Schaefer wed by wireless telephone while airborne 200,000 spectators watched from Sheepshead Bay. The ceremony was led by Rev Dr Wouters in one plane with Lieut Hartedale as best man as the aircraft circled above.
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