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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
6
A roundup of major events from multiple nations highlights political shifts economic developments and security concerns across continents. Officials report notable advances in diplomacy while markets react to policy changes and international agreements shaping global affairs.
Reports say a thousand pounds of dynamite detonated at the G. R. McAbee Powder plant near Saltsbury three miles from Tunnelton. A watchman and a fireman were blown from the building but uninjured. Shattered windows and tremors felt for miles tie the blast to a deadly accident at the facility.
Governor Blewett delivers annual message in Raleigh as 117 representatives take oath amid busy session. Dan Bramitt leads Democrats, Warren nominates for president, and debate over federal prohibition amendment continues alongside plans for Camp Greene demobilization and salute to Roosevelt. Wounded soldiers pass through Raleigh en route to Fort McPherson.
The Herald presents a review detailing important events at the Capitol and across North Carolina, surveying notable political acts, legislative moves, and regional developments for readers statewide. It emphasizes ongoing state governance, public affairs, and key actions shaping local communities.
Judge Stacy, WM, with Indler Hons cannot be out within two socks. Governor Bickett calls Judge Tore to hold Cumberland county court and Judge Webb for Hoke county. If Judge Long cannot hold Hokes court, courts in both districts fail. Need for at least two emergency judges. North Carolina agriculture commissioner plans to boost food production this year and pleads with Senator Simone for support. Gr ham notes the program helps educate children through practical backyard farming under teacher guidance.
A military aircraft with two occupants vanished into the Cape Fear River during a patrol mission. Rescue teams recovered the wreckage and confirmed the fatalities of both crew members. Investigation to determine cause is ongoing.
A jumble of items reports two airmen missing after a crash near Fayetteville, North Carolina, while North Carolina soldiers of the Thirtieth Division head toward demobilization and a Raleigh request for parade rights. Post office receipts for 1918 rise sharply, peace reunion plans emerge, and local gains include a cotton yield prize, a newspaper change of ownership, and railroad expansion speculation in Lenoir and surrounding counties.
In Washington the senate debated the League of Nations timing while Ster ling and Myers urged restraint and defined peace terms. They proposed keeping powers separate for now, with a restricted future league, and demanded Germany bear the entire war cost, confiscate the Kaiser’s fortune, and victors hold Germany’s fleets.
John Henry Cooney, manager of International Harvester in Germany, estimates more than 299 million dollars worth of American property was seized by Germany during World War I. He notes confiscation began after a German warning and formal orders on January 4, 1918, with workers in Hamburg told to vacate and avoid the offices. The moves appear linked to reprisals as the U S government began targeting enemy assets.
Supreme Court justice dissents in West Virginia case note that Congress Rood bone dry amendment was not interstate commerce regulation but a direct intrusion into state affairs. Washington readers see conflict between state prohibitions and federal oversight as McReynolds and Clarke critique.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts will deliver the eulogy at joint congressional memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt on February 9. As Republican Senate leader and longtime friend of Roosevelt, he was chosen unanimously by senate and house committees and will be the sole speaker.
Washington report says W. T. Tyler was appointed by Director General Hines as director of the division of operations for the railroad administration, succeeding Carl R. Gray. Tyler, Gray's former assistant, began his railroad career in 1876 with St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern then served as assistant to the first vice president of the Northern Pacific in 1917.
Coblenz two German river steamers to be used for excursions by third army officers and men as part of the recreation program. Trips will cover areas beyond Cologne and Mayence up and down the Rhine. Excursionists will not be landed during the trips.
Charles F. Banning, a wealthy Pittsburgh manufacturer, was released in Atlanta on a $10,000 bond after being interned last November at Worthelethorpe as an enemy alien. Federal District Judge Iades Newman ordered the release, upholding that Banning is an American citizen and that his internment was legal.
Johnson City Tenn M R B Scott recalls a severe illness years ago when she could not eat. After using Cardui five bottles her appetite returned, nerves steadied, and she gained flesh. The ad claims Cardui, a twenty year plus herbal tonic, strengthens vitality and the womanly constitution.
A quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln stresses progress through correcting mistakes and adopting new truths promptly as they emerge. The message underlines ongoing openness to revise beliefs when presented with true insights.
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