Fight Begins on the Absentee Law Hearing Petition
Proceedings open as the petitioner seeks a ruling on the legality of the absentee law. Attorneys for both sides clash over interpretation while the court schedules further briefing.
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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
6
North Carolina News Digest from Raleigh to Wardens
A sweeping Raleigh court action seeks to block absentee ballot handling by state officials with Judge Kerr nixing an injunction but ordering hearings. Census updates list Asheboro and Laurinburg populations, and NC guards units move to Camp Glenn for 1916 deployment. Public school funding bills face limits, and a large 6 million ballot print run heads into October. Death warrants signed for three Iredell County cases, while suffrage amendment certified and NC fairs set openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. J. Jenkins
Chatham
John H. Kerr
Louisburg
RB. Lacy
Jonking
Warsaw the Paris of Poland echoes of wars and partitions
The article paints Warsaw as Poland’s Paris, recalling oppression under Russians, deportations, and the city’s wartime scars. It mentions the Polish struggle, notable figures like Sobieski, and legendary clashes with Turkish and Russian forces, highlighting Warsaw’s enduring resilience and cultural vibrancy.
Ants as Aviation Foes Endanger African Air Routes
Reports from surveyors studying the Rindesla to Dry town route in Africa show ants hindering aerodrome placement. Entomologist William Morton Wheeler notes driver ants and legionary ants form nomadic, highly carnivorous colonies that overrun dwellings while seeking cockroaches and vermin, disrupting efforts to establish airports.
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Africa
Rindesla
Sy Tate Anedek
South Afri
William Morton Wheeler
National Guographe Society
Arctic
Tropiles
American Tropics
Honey Ants And Their Desert Nests
The text describes honey ants that nest and foraging for food, noting their larvae convert into wingless workers, hang from nest roofs to receive liquid food from foraging ants, store it in crops, and regurgitate it to other individuals when outside supplies wane. It mentions desert habitats in the southwestern states, northern Australia, and South Africa.
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Nambor
Northern
Mestea
South Aftea
Australia
Tacna and Arica geography as South American tug of war
An article fragment discusses the Tacna and Arica dispute among Chile, Peru and Bolivia. It notes Tacna as a northern Chilean province and Arica near nitrate wealth on the Bay of Arica, with routes to La Paz. It outlines historical border drift and the nitrate boom driving regional contention and potential renegotiation.
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Tacna
Arica
Dolly Sisters
Mutt
Jet
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Taent
Arten
Rio Loma
Bay of Arten
la Vox
Anarder
Avion
Hollvin
Dave
Ross
The Mail Man Courier of Civilization
The mail man is portrayed as a pivotal yet unobtrusive figure, linking ancient relay systems from Roman couriers to modern postal services. From royal messengers in King John’s era to early colonial efforts and the Pony Express, his dedication and history are traced through centuries of communication.
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Ateache Sxann
Irler
Tirat
Pleson
New England
Richard Fair Dink
Boston
Pony Express
Sydney's Future Assured as City Aims for One Million
Sydney remains the eastern hemisphere's largest city south of the equator, projected to reach a population of 1,000,000. Its harbor rivals New York, Rio, and Hong Kong, with extensive parks and private residences shaping a balanced city layout. Suburban growth provides abundant space while open areas are preserved for healthful living as leaders emphasize happiness and health in urban planning.
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Sydney
Cleveland
Detroit
New York City
Rio Janeiro
Hongkong
Inaugural Courier Races Across Plains to San Francisco
Crowds in St Joseph await the first express mail carrier the twenty year old Johnnie Brey rides his black steed from Missouri toward the coast. Buckskin attire and armed riders set a rugged tone as the courier races to deliver Lincoln's inaugural speech seven days and seventeen hours after departure.
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Missouri River
Pacife
Kearney
Larimle
Bridger
Great Salt Lake City
Lincoln
San Francisco
Adrianople A Weather Vane of Empires Across Time
Adrianople, a city famed as a weather vane of world politics, has shifted power from Rome to Byzantium to the Ottomans. The article traces its role in shaping empires, from Hadrian to Murad I, and notes its enduring, if faded, grandeur amid modern Turkish city life.
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Jerusilen
Allenby
Clin
Hadrian
Rome
Valens
Europe
Murad Ly
Constantinople
Constantinop
Black Sea
Caucasus
Greece
Hebrus
Orpheus
Murad
Amurath
Christin
Kossove
Subian Baiexit
Ainwelf
Shahzadeh
Suleiman
Stamport
Selimieh
Lanople
Steel performance under fire limits structure strength
United States Bureau of Standards reports how structural steel behaves at high fire temperatures. Unprotected steel columns fail within 10 to 15 minutes at ordinary fire temperatures, while protective coverings like brick or concrete can extend integrity for hours. Tests show 10,000 psi steel fails near 1,075 F and 20,000 psi at about 1,025 F, with practical utility ending roughly 130 F below those values.
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United States Bureau of Standards
New York Evening Post
Unusual Southern Road Drag Patented for Dirt Highways
A Southern inventor unveils a patented road drag claimed to improve dirt roads. The device has a three-beam front with spikes and a metal-faced third beam, plus a rear assembly of side timbers and four planks. When pulled, spikes loosen soil and the remaining mechanism tamp and pack the surface in one pass. Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Popular Mechanics Magnalie
NUMBER ALL ENGLISH ROADS
The national road scheme will be trendy by the antimn. The scheme will label all main and secondary roads in Great Britain with a uniform system of sign posting. Distinctive numbers will allow travelers to move between towns without a map.
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Great Britain
Antimn
Norwich
Birmingham
Ministry of Transport
Tuni
Dally Mall
London
Larger Capacity of Roads
A writer argues for upgrading roads to carry 100 percent more traffic without doubling road width. Strengthened roads cost only 10 to 20 percent more per mile than current highways and boost hauling capacity by 50 percent, cutting transportation costs by about 15 percent.
Earth roads require periodic grading and ditch cleaning
The article notes most earth roads have been graded and call for cleaning out ditches and restoring road crown using a light grader two or three times a season. Four horses are needed for this work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deason
Haul With Less Cost and Boosts to Producers
The piece argues that improved highways allow hauling more goods with less horsepower, reducing wear on vehicles. It advocates a national transportation and distribution system seen as essential to support farm communities and merchandise producers, urging provision of every facility to raise production.
Best Eggs for Market and Care Practices
Instructions emphasize producing mainly nonfertile eggs if feasible for market, noting fertile eggs deteriorate quickly and cause losses. Guidance covers egg care, maintaining clean nesting material and ample newts, and weed destruction. Late rains have accelerated weed growth and must be addressed.
Life in Small Towns and the Progressive Man
A Pittsburgh Dispatch correspondent argues hereditary traits shape progress more than environment and praises small towns. City life is portrayed as exhausting and noisy while the steady, true blue countryman embodies foundational American strength and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsurgh Dispatch
Hix
Duke
Reasons for owning home in Boston Herald excerpt
The author argues ownership acts as insurance against eviction and disturbances. Without owning, one risks landlord disputes, market churn, and unsettled estates. Owning provides security for a family, especially where business dealings or siblings affect housing stability. The piece promotes home ownership as sensible and timely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobert Tine
Coin O'Brien
Boston Herald
City managers rise as a growing profession across the U S
About 190 city managers exist with steady growth and formalization of the role. One executive rose from Michigan small city directing to Tobuque Tobuque, at $8,000 yearly, exemplifying three promotions. The highest pay reaches $12,000 in Norfolk Virginia Dayton and Akron Ohio. Grand Rapids Michigan and Wheeling West Virginia are among larger cities using city manager charters.
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United States
Michigan
Tobuque
Norfolk
Dayton
Akron
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wheeling
W. Vay
Earthworms in Lawns and Poison Use
Earthworms in lawns and gardens can be killed with bichloride or mercury poison. Prepare a stock solution by dissolving one ounce in two gallons of water, then dilute two quarts of stock in 50 gallons of water to spray about a thousand square feet. Apply in the evening when the ground is moist. worms emerge at night and die. Corrosive sublimate is highly dangerous and must be handled carefully.
Reserve Grass Seed Plan and City Manager Vote
A recommendation urges keeping a reserve grass seed supply to cover bare spots and suggests white clover as a drought resistant addition. Colorado Springs adopts the city manager form of government to take effect next April. A stray narrative fragment mentions a domestic riot case and a quoted witness exchange.
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Colorado Springs
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