This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
3
The Roanoke Rapids Herald, via an association with several American papers, is represented globally by about two hundred photographers, over a hundred with the armies and navies of warring nations. This page will reproduce some of the best and most interesting images weekly for Herald readers.
The article notes Charles Malden Oman as a founding officer of the hospital ship Comfort amid a possible Atlantic voyage. It mentions Germany sinking a Canadian hospital ship and contemplates fate of the sun and planets, with stars racing toward Vega, meteoric clouds affecting the Milky Way, and a great celestial catastrophe observed by an English astronomer.
The text explains butterfly resting with wings folded over the back while moths spread wings flat. it notes butterflies hide upper wing surfaces, aiding identification. It also describes fireflies feeding on snails by tiny bites that liquefy the mollusk, leaving an empty shell.
Reported ambush or naval action sinks an Amoured cruiser near Guest with unclear casualties. Officials state a ton of lives may have been lost but no precise tally has been confirmed. Navy authorities investigate possible cause and route of the disaster.
Reports say the armored cruiser San Diego was torpedoed ten miles southeast of Fire Island near New York harbor. Survivors, about 1,186 officers and men aboard two steamers, reached Long Island shores as wreckage and loss details circulated.
American and French troops push deeper into the Salient between Soissons Rheims and Chateau-Thierry, resisting a heavy German counter attack. Friday advances extend to the center of the 2 1/2 mile line and along the southern flank near Chateau Thierry.
German forces reinforce near the Aisne and Marne as the Franco American counteroffensive grows louder. Hoover arrives safely in Britain after crossing Atlantic to assume food control duties.
In the Ballieu t sector Scottish forces seized the village of Meteren and more than 400 prisoners along with several machine guns. Austrian troops reportedly advanced to a point south of Meteren but took no prisoners and claimed 10 machine guns and other munitions.
Washington reports no immediate call for Class Two men to serve in 1919 as draft registrants rise for training camps. Although speculation runs high, officials state there will be no summons for fighting men from Class 2 in the near term.
Richmond Va with the two day express employee strike ending as workers return to duty and accept a wage advance based on Secretary McAdoo's proposal for railroad men. The agreement includes that all workers who were affected receive the wages advance as outlined and adopted by the union and management.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.