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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
3
The Roanoke Rapids Herald outlines its global reach through an association with other American newspapers and about two hundred photographers. Over a hundred serve with the armies and navies of warring nations. Selected images will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
A wartime vignette shows a soldier lifting a comrade as a sweetheart bids a last kiss farewell. The scene reflects daily National Guard mobilization as men head toward France, with sardonic wit about the war. A man answers sorrow for Germans when asked if his wife felt for his departure.
A crop report forecasts the greatest corn harvest in history with expectations of large yields across regions. Analysts cite favorable weather and ample acreage contributing to an abundant season for farmers and grain markets.
The September crop forecast predicts record spring wheat, oats, rye, and potatoes with corn near record highs. Total wheat yield, including winter wheat, reaches 608 million bushels, vastly above last year but below the five year 1911-16 average. Cottony other yields span oats to hay and tobacco across multiple states, with Virginia to Arkansas showing varied totals.
Report from Concord North Carolina notes postmortem findings by Dr Hoffman indicating Mrs Maude A King was murdered. The coroner states the gunshot did not relate to personal safety and an ankle injury suggests foul play. Attorney General in North Carolina urged further inquiry as officials in Asheville report.
President Wilson placed an embargo on the export of coin bullion and currency effective September 10, with Treasury authorization to license exports deemed harmless by the Federal Reserve Board. The measure shifts control to Secretary McAdoo for regulated shipments abroad.
Caleb Bragg piloted a hydro airplane with two passengers to 12 900 feet near Fort Washington New York on August 25 setting the American record for the class. Passengers were Harry Guggenheim and K A Craig. The prior record of 9524 feet was set at North Island on February 11 19 A Bridegroom's Ambition Life notes a banker's daughter marriage and a financier's troubles in a pun laden skit.
A brief, fragmentary item notes a romantic episode on a mountain gorge date. Jim proposed to Miss Gladya during a humble outing, and she reacted dramatically, described as throwing him over the edge. The fragment preserves the core action and names involved.
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