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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
3
World News Briefs From The South Region
Washington tightens food control with state officials and attorneys general to curb living costs. Wilson on treaty talks with Republic senators advances, while railroad reform and private ownership debates unfold amid global war updates and domestic trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ican
State Departments
United States
Carranza
Republica
Wilson
White House
Brotherhoiubleum
Siberia
Rer
Fora
The
France
Germany
Cuatodiat
Kansis
Archangel
Contagion talk and political shifts spark debate in congress
Reports note Benator Thomas of Colorado urging united action until reelection assurances. Samuel W. Chambiius of Chattanooga, aged 10, is said to be the murdered victim in a self-inflicted gunshot case. Insurgent miners push the one big union amid labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benator Thomas
Colorado
Congress
Samuel W. Chambiius
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tihois
Cleveland Street Railway Company
Tamaranes
Chicago
Sere Alor Rued
Minsouth
Reve
United States
Sonephus Dans
Mex Dyniole
Hynolula
Grapplere
Cayugi Lake
N.Y
Hast Cranor
Heath Donald W. Fether
Los Ane Geles
Cornell S
Rother
Henry Pond
Chicago Tribune
Konigation
Jefferson
Jack
Herald's Review Of North Carolina Events
A compact survey of notable happenings at the Capitol and statewide. The report highlights key political developments, legislative actions, and notable public affairs affecting communities and governance across North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Herald
Impressive Demonstration Highlights Road Policy Uncertainty
Raleigh chairman Bronk Page admits neither he nor the highway committee know which road type North Carolina needs. He outlines planned experiments on eight to ten types using manufactured materials with costs tabulated for ten years to reveal the best solution. Nearby Fayetteville land seizures linked to Camp Trac funding stir debate over federal payability, as Congress blocks land purchase authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Bronk Page
State Highway Commission
Tenet Potts
New Hampshire
Donne
New Hanover
Clowe
Page
County Conmmis
Siohers
Automobilists
North Carolina
Durham Chapel
Emreineurs
Mamington
Congress
Robinson
Fayetteville
Innda
Crop conditions report shows rains hit grain cotton and tobacco
The Cooperative Crop Reporting Service notes August 1 conditions downgrading corn cotton and tobacco due to floods. North Carolina corn bears heavy losses with 41.2 per cent yield forecast. wheat acreage unchanged with eight bushels per acre. tobacco acreage up with 10 per cent August condition and 264 million pounds expected. Hay crops and pastures are reported as excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Frank Parker
North Carolina News Summary 1919 Delegates and War News
Fourteen governors appoint NC delegates to the American Hospital Association convention in Cincinnati. Reports on roving bean worm study near Elizabeth City and Governor Parker pardons two Montgomery county men due to hound testimony. Rail and port rate wins uplift southern ports. Labor federation elects Moody president and Roanoke area graft cases surface amid Red Cross planning and state printing bids. Public health push seeks $15 million to complete sanitary efforts statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Cirolina
American Hospital Association
Cinceinnati
Ohie
Gibson Hotel
Anderson
Raleigh
de Wow
Faison
Goldabora
John McCampbell
Morganton
Virginia McKay
Wilmington
Caroline McNicholas
Charlotte
M. . Spain
Catherine Hothwell
City Hospital
Winston-Salem
Fannie Andrews
Ashevill
Hegins
St Leo's Hospital
Greensboro
JF Mighsmith
Payetteville
Cr. Won
Durham
Je N. Glenn
Gastonia
A J. Crowell
Elizabeth Clingman
Winston Salem
James
T. W. Rickett
John
George Maloue
Montgomery County
Stanly
Supreme Court
North Carolina
R. B. Wilson
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Charlotte Mayor Seeks Statement on Fridge Cars Groceries
The Charlotte mayor calls for a statement on converting refrigerator cars into traveling groceries. The plan would move goods through multiple cities, challenging traditional distribution and ownership rules.
City officials vow to protect lights and gas during emergency
Citizens endure a tense warning from Gastonia mayor FR McNinch that any attempt to shut down utilities will be met with police or military protection. He pledges to commandeer electric and gas plants if needed to keep life-sustaining services running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workington
Federal Trade Commission
William B. Colyer
Senate Agriculture Commit
Kenyon
Lcense
Commission
Colyer Charlotte
F. R. McNinehta
Mik Parker
Niem
Meninch
Dangers Noted in Packing Industry Entrance by Meat Packers
Dangers highlighted in the packing industry after meat packers entered other lines. Officials note 18 points outlining risks and safety concerns across multiple operations.
Compromise Reached in New York Strike Matter
The subway and elevated workers in Manhattan the Bronx Brooklyn and Queens vote to accept a city state compromise funding a 25 percent retroactive wage rise and a 20 percent raise to be decided by arbitration officials say the raise adds about 5 million to payroll under the settlement reached at a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jagenta
A. and Z. College
CR. Hudson
Hudson
J. B. Dudley
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhatten
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Taterborough
Quicker Action by the Congress Urged
Washington action urged to cut living costs as prices rise and unrest grows. Senator Walsh accuses Congress of wasteful delay while President Wilson’s recommendations await response. Mayors of New Jersey cities urge immediate steps before the House Agriculture Committee to halt the rising price scale.
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Congress
Campaiea
Sent
Hous
Walah
Congres
Wilson
New Jersey
House Agriculture Committee
Ransom Sought for Release of American Aviators
Washington officials after a day of ambiguity awaited word of the release by Mexican bandits of Lieutenants Paul H Davis and Jarot G Patterson. The aviators, city bred in Candelaria Texas, had a ransom of 15 dollars. State Department officials were to request immediate action from the Mexican government through the American embassy in Mexico City. A Liberty motor update was announced by the War Department, detailing a 1174 horsepower cylinder engine and its aviation value.
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Chicago Railway
York State
Gengt
Tnw
Mike
House
United States
Mexico
Vos
Ak Ameriodt
Warty
Hock Island Butter Company
Told
Ohio
Naetian
Kound
Nevers
Olefs
Walter A. Davie
William W.treble
Fink
South Loran
J. A. Thomaston
Atlitna
W. G. Cullam
Thomaston
Lina
New York City
Brooklyn
Forlin
Admiral Kolchak
Kolchak
Japan
Europe
Englewood
North Sea
Thames River
Ireland
Paris
Budapest
Roumania
Hungary
Great Britain
Persia
Prince of Wales
St. John
N. B
Troitsk
Washington
Paul H Davis
Jarot G. Patterson
War Department
Governor's Conference to Coordinate Cost of Living Efforts
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer endorses Governor Gardner of Missouri in forming a committee of governors to confer with him and align federal and state actions to ease living costs. Palmer cites state agency cooperation as key to the campaign during the Salt Lake City meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Palmer
Govenor Gardner
Missouri
Conference of Governors
Gardner
Salt Lake City
Damage suit filed against Amalgamated Railway workers group
A lawsuit seeking $900,000 in damages was filed by receivers of the Pittsburgh Railway Company against the local division of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees. The claim alleges breach of contract by striking motor men and conductors who demanded a raise and suspended their strike last May pending board ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railway Company
Amalgamated Association of the Street and Electric Railway Employees
Strikig
Ziegfeld Players Sued Over Closing Shows
New York actors from Ziegfeld's Follies face a $5.09 damages suit for joining the actors strike that has closed 16 city theaters. Eddie Cantor Gur Van Joseph Schenck and Johnny Dooley named as defendants. summons served. Other defendants unnamed, complaint not filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Actors’ Strike
Eddie Cantor
Ziegfeld Fol'9
Cantor
Gur van
Joseph Schenck
Johnny Dooley
Nervous Breakdown Reversed by Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Newark woman Minee Kelly recounts three years of nervous breakdowns and daily headaches. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she felt immediate improvement and could work again. She grants permission to publish her letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kelly
Lydia E. Pinkham
Newark
N. J
Lydia B. Pinkham
Ee Kelly
Mise Kelly
Lift off Corns With Freezone Ends Painful Scrape
An advertisement touts Freezone for corns and calluses with cheap drops. It claims quick relief and painless removal, urging use at home with minimal risk and a low cost at drug stores.
Rather Neat Court Exchange Sparks Farce
Fragmentary legal dialogue shows judges and characters arguing over admissibility and judgments. The quirky exchange includes a humorous mispronunciations and evasive remarks as observers discuss warnings and promises. Names like Caele Hil Bote appear in garbled form.
Our Claim to Distinction in a Never Striking Era
A short reflective note on enduring hardship and resisting strikes for higher wages. The piece laments high costs and personal stubbornness, suggesting a legacy of perseverance rather than fame.
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