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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
9
A city council debate focuses on budget gaps and land use as the urgent need for homes for the homeless recedes. Advocates warn for immediate shelter gains while officials weigh funding priorities and zoning options.
Albany debate centers on whether to seat the five socialists reelected to fill vacancies after disloyalty verdicts. Speaker Sweet plans private talks with members to map a course while maintaining unchanged views. The five assemblymen appeared before Secretary of State Hugo and took the oath.
Hundreds of Wildcats veterans gathered in Columbia for the annual reunion of the Wildcats Veterans Association. The first day featured remarks by Governor Cooper, Mayor Blalock, and General Charles J. Bailey with a reception and dance. Tuesday focused on Camp Dackeon era organization activities.
Thousands of Civil War veterans converge on Indianapolis for the fifty fourth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. They travel in from across the region to join comrades from 1861 and attend ceremonies in the city.
A Covington Kentucky special grand jury reported to the federal court that bituminous coal prices above a ton at the mine were unreasonable. The telegram advised the Department of Justice and said the district attorney would pursue action under the antiproftiteering act against certain operators in the Kentucky field.
In Danville Virginia growers returning tobacco to barns after bids caused disorder as opening prices dropped from last season’s $80-$99 per 100 pounds to around $30. Dissatisfaction rose as bids were made and tobacco was reclaimed by farmers.
Washington reports that consumption of wines and liquors in the United States for 1919 was lower per person than in any year since 1870, according to estimates from the Department of Commerce.
New York singer Miss Mignon Navada scored a success in Paris Opera Comique in the role of Mimi in La Vie de Boheme. Her debut drew praise for vocal charm and stage presence, signaling a rising career on the international stage.
A fire in Knights Deep gold mine near Johannesburg destroyed the engine room and a mill house that contained 400 stamping machines. Damage is estimated at 100,000 pounds.
General Leonard Wood receives the order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus decoration from Colonel Di Bernezzo Italian military attache at Washington honoring his service and rank as an officer.
Lester Faircloth of Uvalda Georgia and Charley Edmonds of Chadburn North Carolina were killed here by Section Foreman J B Rainer who says he shot in defense of his family during a shooting affray in front of his residence Dr Wirth resigns as German finance minister and President Deschanel shows improvement after tendering resignation with calmer condition and longer walks
Chattanooga convention of the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers warns the Southern Drygoods Association of looming market trouble. Questionnaires show textile firms report no new orders at good prices and widespread overproduction, with old orders mostly filled.
Russian journalist Hrallovsky was detained after an anonymous tip of a planned appearance in the financial district near Wall Street. Authorities said he would be turned over to the Justice Department after a check in the area.
Veterans attending the Confederate reunion in Houston on October 5 to 8 will not camp. Instead tents will be loaned and veterans housed in schools and public buildings as used in Tulsa 1918 and Memphis 1919. The change follows a quartermaster general denial of equipment beyond tents. Congress approved a tents loan in July.
Premier Millerand refuses to accept the Deschanel vacancy and names himself as the only viable candidate. He discussed the matter with Raoul Foret and Charles A. Jonnart and urged them to settle the dispute between themselves. The two later replied by letter that he is the sole candidate to be considered.
Three hundred C and O Terminals employees in Newport News Va quit work in protest of the railroad labor board order to pay back wages from July. The walkout involves members of the carmen's union and workers in carpentry electrical and handling roles at the yard.
Government expenditures in August were 450 million dollars lower than July. Ordinary disbursements for August totaled 447 million dollars, compared with 306 million dollars in July.
Washington officials report the Department of Justice rejected the six five packers plan for stockyard ownership disposition. The Federal Trade Commission recommended the rejection in a special report. Polish Delegation Arrives London and Riga dispatches say the Polish peace commission led by M. Dombski arrived in Riga to prepare talks with Russian delegates.
Eighteen Reds arrested in connection with a Genoa stock exchange bombing. Investigators suspect the group as the bomb used a time fuse and was scientifically constructed.
Two naval fliers were killed when a seaplane overturned in a sudden storm off the Pensacola naval station. The navy department was advised. Retail prices of food clothing and other major commodities fell about six percent in the thirty days ending August 15. During August wholesale food prices dropped twelve percent.
A Kilby committee report recommends a state commission with broad power to regulate Alabama coal industry after the United Mine Workers strike. It blames both operators and unions for current conditions, notes the public bears the burden, and urges quick enactment during the current legislative session. The same report on gold and silver cites 1919 U.S. production totals and state rankings.
A committee led by Senators Simmons Robinson and Dial to confer with President Wilson and officials seeks relief for tobacco and cotton farmers in the South. The move aims to secure funding and favorable policies via home banks and federal support to stabilize southern agriculture.
A mysterious explosion on Wall Street caused extensive casualties with many killed and numerous injured. Authorities reported a large crowd evacuated as emergency services responded to the sudden blast in an urban financial district.
A noon explosion at 1 Wall Street rocked the financial hub killing and injuring many. Investigators weigh bomb versus vehicle collision as exchanges closed within minutes. Police and responders rushed to aid victims amid a frantic scene on the city’s great street of finance. The same report notes church spending by The Methodist Episcopal Church South in Helgi and Czoatyo Slovakia reaching over five million dollars this year.
A family member of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney, imprisoned in Ireland, stated that the hunger striker’s immediate relatives would not try to persuade him to abandon his goal. He asserted nothing could be done to avert his brother’s death.
Paul Deschanel resigns from the French presidency. At his residence he gave his resignation letter and accompanying message to Premier Millerand for reading to the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
Secretary of War Baker told Waterloo that peace in Europe requires lifting armaments and ending war fear. He warned that disarmament is essential for lasting security. The speech noted the widespread belief that rearming would deter conflict.
Governor James M. Cox and Senator Harding were invited by Governor John M. Parker to address the Southern Tariff Congress in New Orleans on October 11 and 12. No reply has been received.
Reports cover Austrian politics with Vienna proposed as a separate province and a league of nations council in Paris. US efforts to ship fallen soldiers’ bodies from Cherbourg. Japan Hawaii language questions. Bolshevik plans in Poland. Mexican rebel actions in Chiapas. and gold production figures for 1919 along with anti trust and wartime policy items.
A Washington committee drafts a resolution warning federal judges to enforce prohibition or face impeachment. The article also notes international diplomacy, suffrage progress, a Bentonville dance incident, and southern city population growth with updated 1920 figures.
Reports describe a devastating explosion in New York's Wall Street causing numerous deaths and hundreds injured. Separately, J. M. Adler of Corona Coal shot in Alabama, and Governor Kilby deploys troops to Corona to restore order amid rising unrest.
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