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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
3
Through an association with several American papers The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers. Over one hundred work with armies and navies of warring nations. The best images will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
Oathorne Wool, son of Major General Leonard Wood commander of the Southeastern department, is expected to receive an appointment as captain. The notice notes Wool's lineage and his anticipated rank in the hawkish view of military appointments.
Forest ranger Albert Baker at Bingham Springs Station in Oregon reported a bald eagle attack on seven deer nearby. The eagle struck with force, felling a deer, but the animal fled up a ridge. the group likely escaped injury by retreating to brush. Professor Harry F. Kusch of the University of Washington lectured on home economics, advising that foods cook faster in shallow pans and that all fat should be reused in a double boiler for frying or pastry shortening.
Fishing for Sharks. No section of the Atlante seaboard will offer a better field for exploitation than the deep sea fishing grounds near the Delaware capes. If Atlantic fishermen adopt the federal bureau of fisheries proposal to Pacific coast fleets, they may go into shark catching wholesale to supply a new substitute leather toy.
Admiral Hamilton is identified as one of the best known figures in Britain's naval forces, underscoring his prominence and influence in naval history.
Samuel Hurham Lever English born Liverpool, long resident in the United States, honored by the Maltin Order of The Math for wartime service. He served as financial secretary to the ministry of munitions and helped save the country millions of pounds without reward. A War correspondent describes a British trench scene and German soldiers missing a chance to kill a man in golf attire, noting they played crickety that day.
A brief briefing notes a disappointing cow subscription outcome failing to meet the minimum across federal reserve districts. No districts reached required thresholds, signaling unmet targets and potential reevaluation of the program scope and allocations.
Treasury department releases subscriptions data for the twelve federal reserve districts. New York shows the strongest participation though overall subscriptions total about one billion dollars, with allocations varying by district and large sums reported for Philadelphia Cleveland and Chicago regions. The figures reflect mutual subscriptions forwarded to the reserve banks as of June according to Secretary McAdoo.
Supplemental returns from twenty six states and the District of Columbia show slight overages in military registration. The nationwide total nears 5.4736 million eligible, with race figures white 501.40, colored 6 percent, alien 277057, enemy alien 45018. Officials caution figures are approximate and driven by mail registration delays and late supplemental reports.
Officials of the railroad brotherhoods from the northeast gathered in Philadelphia for their annual memorial service where Theodore Roosevelt spoke as chief host. Members from Locomotive Engineers, Railway Conductors, Locomotive Firemen, Brakemen, Trainmen, and Telegraphers attended, renewing loyalty to the nation. In Montana, rescue crews recovered twenty eight miners from the Sperulator mine after a fatal fire, with one survivor deemed beyond resuscitation.
An enormous crowd estimated at 100000 gathered in Budapest to urge Premier Esterhazy toward an enlarged franchise. Deputy Vasonyt delivered an address to the burgomaster for transmission to the prime minister, advocating peace and broad political reform.
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