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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
2
A chatty collection of local notes and opinions references memorial services at the cemetery, taxation wording, a Roanoke Road request to the Road Board, and light commentary on national events. It mentions Roanoke Valley sports, labor strikes, and road access concerns for township residents.
Township residents press for a central road from Roanoke Avenue to Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. The County Road Board rejects the Sixth Street plan and offers Fifth Street instead, keepable from township funds. Officials should resist this and insist on a township-wide funded route.
The Greensboro Daily News urges avoiding a railroad strike, warning it could kill the sick, aged, and children in cities. It argues both sides share blame and calls for government action to resolve the dispute, favoring restraint over a mass walkout while condemning any drive to a national shutdown.
Fire Commissioner analysis shows 64 percent of 1914 fires occurred in private dwellings and buildings where people live. Total alarms 16 245 with 1 820 false. 14 426 fires, 9 243 in homes. Tenement houses alone 6 781 fires. other notable causes include bedrooms kitchens parlors and chimneys.
Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young notes a rise in fire deaths across the state as reported by the daily press. He calls for constant vigilance and strict fire prevention, maintenance of safety and fire-escape appliances, and explains that reducing fire insurance rates depends largely on lowering fire losses and administration costs.
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