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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
2
The page compiles a concise roundup of state, national, and world happenings. It highlights key political, economic, and social developments with brief notes on implications and upcoming milestones. The items appear in quick succession for fast reader comprehension.
Senator James H Brady of Idaho died at his Washington DC home from heart trouble. He was born in Pennsylvania and educated in Leavenworth public schools. He taught school before a journalism career and faced a major fire incident affecting manufacturing in 1917. The report cites other wartime events and political notes from the era.
A call is made for immediate salary increases for state school teachers to ensure better provision and treatment. The message stresses the urgency of higher pay to improve education and attract qualified staff.
Dispatches describe a grave teacher salary crisis in North Carolina with many workers leaving for higher pay, a state-wide effort by the Teachers Assembly to boost funds and salaries, and a campaign to preserve educational operations. Also covered are fire causes at Trooke Hall Sanatorium, wartime draft costs, pardons, and optimistic farm outlooks for 1917-18 crops.
A compact record of notable state happenings compiled for Herald readers. It surveys actions at the Capitol and key developments across North Carolina, highlighting decisions, dates, and places shaping public life.
The State College Summer School in Raleigh will run June 11 to July 26 1918. It will use the entire state college plant valued at over a million dollars to train teachers for primary and grammar grades and to expand instruction in all subjects and college credit courses. The 1917 session drew 831 students and the 1918 program aims to improve educator leadership and regional service.
Terse dispatch reports the supply transports to the fronts hinge on coal as winter tightens. Little fighting reportedly occurs with bunkers at new harbor and artillery action limited to distant fronts.
The plan prioritizes homes, then public utilities, then ships, then war industries, with limited supply to nonessential sectors. Fuel Administrator Garfield leads the effort, warning of possible three day weekly shutdowns for less essential industries to conserve coal and maintain essential services.
Major Gardner of the 121st Georgia infantry bivouacked at Camp Wheeler died of pneumonia after a brief illness. His wife from Hamilton Massachusetts rushed to his bedside and suffered a breakdown when he could no longer recognize her. Gardner had left Congress to serve in the army and had recently resigned to focus on service. His body will be sent to Massachusetts for burial after arrangements.
Mexico City reports that ten army officers including Laocadio Porta and Augustin Millan were executed in Toluca after a plot to loot the Toluca region was uncovered. The men were connected to General Alfreddove and Governor Millan, with the plot discovered last Thursday.
Weather and ice conditions cripple river transport in Richmond Virginia with steamboats stranded and all river traffic suspended for two weeks. Temperature drops unexpectedly aiding ice formation while city reports harsher cold than anticipated.
A massive blaze in Indianapolis destroyed a factory and adjoining property, with four dwellings, a church, grocery, and saloon burned. No lives were lost as firefighters battled collapsing walls and risked danger to save others. Several firms under war contracts operated machinery on site.
Washington. Senator Jas H Brady of Idaho died at his home after an acute illness. He suffered a sudden attack en route to Washington from Oklahoma and remained in a critical state. His wife and several relatives were at his bedside. Brady’s sons from Chandler Oklahoma and Kansas were rushing to reach Washington before his death.
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