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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
2
A compact summary of major events from nations around the globe across a seven day span. Key developments include political shifts economic movements and international incidents shaping global affairs and diplomatic responses. Details emphasize breadth of coverage and notable outcomes without sensational detail.
New Year celebrations in New York show restraint among private interests as broad crowds gathered on Broadway. Reports cover aviation prize awards, Rockefeller fund allocation, political campaigns, a bank robbery in Omaha, a Chicago jail psychology experiment, and nitrate plant debates. Also noted are naval ships purchases, nationwide radical roundup, New Year messages from foreign governments, legal restrictions on wood alcohol, and census plans.
The Herald reviews key events in Raleigh and across North Carolina, detailing political developments, legislative actions, and notable happenings at state capitol sites and major cities for readers.
Telegrams were sent to Senator Overman and Simmons, to Edward Poll, and to Attorney General Palmer asking why the United States marshal office was moved from Raleigh to Wilmington. Officials cite space and congestion as reasons, with Raleigh revenue staff also affected. Poll notes a six month permit and hints at broader moves.
Pastor W. Marshall Craig of the First Baptist church here declined a prestigious call from a large Richmond-area congregation, choosing to remain with his 1,100-member church and 1,000-piece Sunday school. His remarks drew applause as he stated his unfinished work among his own people. The community viewed the decision as favorable and heartfelt.
In the lead up to autumn party conventions, Congress prepares for a busy schedule with key sessions and decisive votes anticipated as lawmakers brace for pivotal legislation and budget decisions.
Industrial relations show few disputes as labor and capital move toward cooperation. The article notes improved dialogue between unions and management, suggesting a calmer economic climate and fewer stand-offs affecting production and policy.
Washington reconvenes after a two week break with numerous domestic and industrial problems ahead and presidential election politics looming. The Senate aims to clear the German peace treaty but progress is uncertain while investigations continue in both chambers. Tariff and tax revisions are not planned this session.
In Mexico City and surrounding regions scores of people are killed as a violent quake devastates many parts of the country. The epicenter is believed near the Orizaba volcanic area, with widespread destruction reported.
Rome dispatch reports Premier Nitti leaving for Paris to meet Premier Lloyd George and Premier Clemenceau, with a possible American rep. The aim is to settle the Fiume question as part of Allied talks.
Federal agents and police detectives continue a sweeping manhunt for radicals suspected of conspiring to overthrow the government. With more than 300 warrants issued, authorities press a dragnet that has already netted 700 prisoners in the Greater New York area.
A copy of a secret Turkish circular dated November 28 and bearing the seal of the minister of the interior arrived in Washington. It orders forcible conversion to Islam of a few Armenians who were not reported and those who escaped massacres and death by private means and sickness.
New York report states Eugene Meyer Jr, managing director of the War Finance Corporation, urged an international securities market to provide Europe with long term credits via a swift, normal means during his address to the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents.
A fire in Danville Virginia began near a department store owned by Z B Johnson and swept eight to ten adjacent buildings from Market to Union streets. The blaze, started about 9 30 pm, caused about 750000 dollars in damage and drew five fire companies to fight the flames.
New York report notes attorney Charles Recht, hired by many radicals, says alien radicals will flee the country to avoid a government dragnet. The statement, made in Bills Tuland, is described as possibly winked at by officials this May.
Washington reports William Jennings Bryan aiding Gen Leonard Wood in the political limelight this past week. The Democratic leader's reappearance is seen as signaling a potential fourth presidential bid amid congressmen from briefed sources.
Philadelphia. Sales of sugar and other food staples only with other merchandise in combination sales were declared illegal by United States District Attorney Kanoy. The ruling targets the practice of tying essential goods to purchases of unrelated items to circumvent pricing rules.
John Herbert Snelling, 70, president of Marine Manufacturing and Supply Company of New York City, died at his East Orange residence. He was credited with designing devices used effectively during the war against German submarines.
Washington reports the fourteenth decennial census has started with 85,000 enumerators counting men women and children and gathering data on national resources.
Draguignan France Premier Clemenceau said he could not continue to represent the department of war in the chamber of deputies. He added that after the effort of the last year he would be loath to start again on a tank with fear his strength would fail before completion.
Washington reports near completion of plans to form a large corporation uniting and standardizing cotton compressing and warehousing facilities across cotton growing states and warehouses in the cotton belt.
Dorpat Bolshevik Russia signals willingness to concede to major powers for peace but refuses to make peace with General Denikine. M Kilshke, secretary of the Soviet delegation, says a year ago peace might have been possible, but now the stance is a fight to the finish.
The cloak and suit industry in New York with about 45 000 workers faces strikes for higher wages that could raise prices for the public. Forty two shops already struck, a breach of a three year contract with the International Ladies Garment Makers Union, says the Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Association.
Washington reports British fears over cotton shortages threaten global textile stability. U S manufacturers demand more cotton as American consumption rises from about 51 percent of the 1890 crop to 68 percent, intensifying pressure on supply.
New York dispatch reports Marine conditions in Vienna require strict guarding of children relief kitchens. Authorities enforce rigorous rules against diverting food from kitchens where mothers bring their children to be fed, with daily meals reaching about 106,000 in Vienna and 400 kitchens established by the American Relief Administration.
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