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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
4
The Roanoke Rapids Herald works with several American newspapers to supply around two hundred photographers worldwide. More than one hundred serve with armies and navies amid the wars. The page will weekly reproduce some of their best and most interesting pictures for Herald readers.
A garbled newspaper fragment blends quotes about the inner guide or “invisible partner” and social quirks with jokes about the Bavarian throne and a burglar tale. The piece includes odd dialogues on wisdom within, dress norms, reformers, and a joking exchange about a burglar returning in his underwear after failing to burgle the crown prince’s palace.
Miss Lorena Reed of Richmond Maine has been appointed a second lieutenant in the radio corps of the army signal department. She is praised as a capable Maine woman electrician who has excelled in radio operating and qualified in a Boston school The Remedy. Dr Horace Whitney Williams at a University of Chicago lecture says isolation warmth and good care are the only real influenza treatments.
The Uniaries of Paris show strong library use since war began with a boost of 200000 borrowings in the 1914 summer. Public taste shifted to history and general works, with high demand for scientific topics and Italian and Russian literature.
Miss Gladys McGowan Ballard, Louisville native and niece of Ambassador David K. Francs, is named sergeant in the Lafayette battalion police reserve New York. General Sir Douglas Haig visits American headquarters, mistaken by staff for others before greeting the commander and staff. Death in Ghosts Embraces tells of a tragic Ireland legend with a doomed promise.
Railroad representatives claim 92 percent of mileage across the country protests against a recommendation they deem mischievous. Leaders argue the measure would hamper efficiency and harm consumers, urging lawmakers to reconsider.
In Philadelphia 125 roads representing 92 percent of U S mileage issued a formal statement urging the government not to extend control past January 1924. They argue delay and demoralization would harm both corporate and operating sides, seeking a plan within the current act to satisfy shippers, security holders and employees.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger told the House Naval Affairs Committee the general board aims for the American navy to equal any nation by 1925 and urges sufficient appropriations. He said world conditions justify steady increases and navies must back a league of nations as the United States leads international police efforts.
The American Public Health Association failed to reach a single influenza combat plan after four days of discussion. Divergent expert opinions led to distributing all medical data with the note that different epidemics require distinct treatments. Dr. Charles J. Hastings, retiring president, said communities will use the best available science for their unique needs.
Stockholm reports cavalry regiments under General Lequint stationed at Potsdam caused Berlin anxiety until troops entered Berlin and swore to support the government until the national assembly convened. General Lequist also swore allegiance, improving the situation and easing apprehension.
London reports the British army plans to disperse about 750000 horses. In 1915 horse tonnage rose 144 percent, 1916 up 14 percent, and 1918 up 7 percent due to heavy fighting and night bombing. Many horses will be sold in England. 10000 mules are unwanted by the public.
British troops moved to seize bridges along the Rhine at Cologne as German sentries withdrew during the night in a rapid, unanticipated retreat. Allied forces gained control of key spans, pressing toward the eastern ends of the crossings amid the withdrawal.
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