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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
7
A seven day synopsis highlights major global events across nations with emphasis on political developments, economic shifts, conflicts, and diplomacy. Key leaders, regions, and turning points are identified to provide a concise, reader friendly overview of recent happenings worldwide.
The London Daily Mail reports a man arrested at Black Rock near Dublin resembled de Valera but was released. Japanese Bolshevik clashes near Nikolaievsk yield casualties. Bolsheviki reportedly occupy Okkhotek. King Peter of Serbia’s condition improves per London, while King George opens Northern Ireland Parliament in Belfast. The pope honors Capt. P. H. Rice of Augusta, Ga., with St Gregory the Great. Vera Cruz shipyard workers reach a 3 month restart agreement. coal miners seek national action with British unions. Congress weighs beer for the sick and ski es, while a cotton grower protection committee forms with Rep. Carl Vinson on Georgia’s panel. Flight crew drowning near Tangier Island after a bombing raid incident is noted. Charles Dawes named budget comptroller by President Harding. Townsend bill debates on federal road commission. Vocational education board plans limited land purchases for disabled soldiers’ rehabilitation.
Gen Charles G Dawes begins work on a new budget system calling current law pitiful and offers to enlist experienced businessmen without pay Admiral Sims reports to Denby in navy uniform Senator Watson condemns packers for wartime harm to soldiers George C Taylor named federal attorney for eastern Tennessee Amundsen arrives Nome to Seattle voyage Maude towed for repairs Senate backs inquiry into Capt Edmund G Chamberlains claims Ex service men allege bribery in hospitals Farm land values rise despite fewer acres in Georgia 1920 Edward M Morgan confirmed postmaster of New York City
The steamer Pleiades of the Mobile liners arrived in Mobile from New York to inaugurate the Mobile to Pacific coast service via the Panama Canal. It will carry a large consignment of Alabama made steel and iron products to Pacific coast cities. Seven killed and many injured in the Grand theater collapse at Barnesboro Pennsylvania. Nine rescued and hospitalized. President Harding plans early action to study race questions with aim to improve treatment of negroes per his congressional message. Clarence Hodge charged in Clarksville killing. Alvin Boyd shot Hodge in retaliation, Boyd moved to Nashville to prevent violence. Poppies from French battlefields to be grown at American Legion HQ in Indianapolis in memory of late F. W. Galbraith Jr. New hurricane watching station planned for Mobile. W A Elliott elected president of Southern Newspaper Publishers Association at Asheville. Texas gulf coast winds and tides cause damage along the coast. Mrs James A Stillman to be arraigned in Rahway for speeding on way to Princeton commencement. Navy Lieuts Dillon and Miller injured in seaplane crash at Pensacola. Canadi ans object to election date shift at Kiwanis convention in Cleveland. Gulfport Mississippi citizens protest Senator Harrison over Admiral Sims London speech. Five houses destroyed by a tornado in Jacksonville. one injured. Georgia notables mention 1922 Atlanta convention votes.
Farmer Chessman jokes about a second hand truck repair being done by an expert, while Farmer Brookfield reports the work was thorough and cheap. A professor plans an interview with a porter under a promise of anonymity, and a misspelling sparks anger in the Kansas Brown Bull.
A collage of quotes and snippets shows politeness and miscommunication. Characters debate tact versus bluntness while addressing lateness excuses and social expectations. The piece contrastsEfficiency Bobbie asking about marriages with light banter on work and belief in shared labor.
Mr Dubwaite explains he was held up on the way home and, after a heated moment, admits he lost his temper and is now under bond. Mrs Dubwaite asks if a highwayman caused the incident, but the reply reveals it was a police officer.
A judge hears a witty exchange about a woman secretly engaged to Bill Henderson. The dialogue reveals she has been treated to three taxi rides and four concerts this month, raising questions about her sister’s perception and arrangements.
The couple exchanges playful vows and teasing remarks about marriage duties. The wife asks what the husband will give her and he quips he will give himself. She recalls being called a blockhead, and the scene wobbles between whimsical lines about candles and electric bills.
A colorful quip questions why the average man cannot crank faster while noting a royal chance remark. It compares daily muscular effort to electrical energy that could power a sewing machine for 100 hours. The speaker prompts quicker action amid skeptical sighs about royal chances.
A humorous exchange notes Gribble's new mail based teaching on motion picture scenarios while recalling his former correspondence school of astronomy. The dialogue mocks versatility and knowledge as the speaker comments on time waiting and surprising developments.
This Sunday school lesson outlines Saul's early life, birth, and training. It notes his Hebrew heritage, residence in Tarsus and Jerusalem, and Timothy's home teaching influences. It highlights central truths about God and commandments, and how home instruction shaped early apostolic work.
A reflective meditation on trusting God through confusion and loneliness. The author urges reliance on divine care to learn humility, affection, gratitude, and respect for others, even when paths and duties seem unclear.
In Ophrah the Abiezrite Joashs oak, Gideon threshes wheat by the wine press to hide it from the Midianites. An angel of the Lord appears, declaring the Lord is with him, a mighty man of valor.
Velma Tilden of San Francisco sought 35 dollars for a buck and two does of Himalayan fur bearing rabbits. Within a year she raised enough rabbits to craft a mockermine fur coat and hat, claiming Himalayan fur resembles ermine though experts can tell the deception by the lack of black tips.
Nathatie Cole aged ten rescued a drowning girl off the Brittany coast, while Lone Coriou aged eleven saved a playmate last September. Both hailed as brave by the coast guard and photographed after their feats as they received honors and gold medals.
A Japanese chemist B. Kotayashi asserts that crude petroleum and by products can form from the decomposition of fish oils. He notes that distillation of herring with weld clay yields fatty blends and suggests natural conditions may produce petroleum and natural gas from putrefaction of fish, aided by vast fish schools.
Capt Merion Casper, a former Polish army officer held by Russians and recently escaped in Moscow, claims Bolshevik education dominates schools in Riga. He says the system cultivates a revolutionary conscience in children and propaganda extends even to prisons with attempts to convert prisoners.
A photograph shows a woman extinguishing a campfire to prevent wildfires. The caption stresses careful fire control and proper extinguishing of embers, warning campers that neglect leads to danger and loss.
A brief report notes that hand spinning wheels are still produced in London for export to the Far East. A dinner scene mentions the king of England's personal attendant. The text also contrasts perceived insanity rates between dark and fair people. In the United States in 1920 the death toll includes 0 children. Luxembourg law imposes penalties on those who do not reward certain efforts.
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