Roanoke Rapids Herald recalls wartime inoculation push and politics
The Roanoke Rapids Herald reports on anti typhoid inoculation drives in Halifax County with Weldon leading a record first day total of 2146 treated. It also cites national politics, Gordon Roosevelt and Taft era speculation, and discusses Mexico currency and public health efforts locally.
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Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax
Wilson
Panecombe
Sredell
Wayne
Northampton
Wake
Cumberlain
Buncombe
Cumberland
Becker Faces Death in Electric Chair for Rosenthal Killing
Becker, once New York police lieutenant, was executed at Sing Sing after being convicted for the killing of gambler Hestian Rosenthal. He faced death with a wife’s photo on his chest, three electric shocks administered, and spoke calmly with Deputy Warden Johnson the night before.
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Sing Sing
Charles Becker
Hestian Rosenthal
New York
Leutenant
Becker
Charles H. Johnson
Roanoke Rapids Hopeful for Business Men's Notation
A fragment suggests a hopeful stance in Roanoke Rapids as local business leaders seek formal notation or acknowledgment of business activity, signaling optimism for economic cooperation and community development.
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Roanoke Rapids
Garden Advice For Lilacs And Gladioli In The Home Grounds
An onslaught of gardening tasks described for lilacs gladioli and roses with tips on shading mulch paper netting and insect control. Emphasizes careful preparation watering pests like worms slugs and beetles and pruning to prevent overgrowth and ensure blooms while noting the need for diligent hoe work to keep lilacs in check.
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Eben
Rexford
Seadine
Kotler
Huppert
Difficult Demands by England Patched Passport Rule Stir London
Washington reported Consul General Skinner notified the state department of a British regulation requiring masters and sailors on neutral ships visiting British ports to have passports or identification papers. British waters may hold papers for registry no more than four hours. Many crews on American ships are neither native nor naturalized Americans and cannot receive U.S. passports.
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England
Washington
Skinner
London
State Department
United States
No Insurance Means Total Loss For Your Home Goods
The ad warns that without insurance a household’s belongings can be ruined by fire or water, forcing a fresh start. It pitches immediate financial protection by representing reliable American insurers with policies that guarantee protection against loss.
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