08 Apr 1919
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1919
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports officials reject claims of a rupture inquiry into the speed of shipping at Port and Washington. The denial sparks widespread discussion as negotiations and logistics plans come under scrutiny in Washington and abroad.
Associated Press reports President Wilson will sail from New York on Friday instead of Monday due to a cable from Paris. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt confirms the change as precautionary while Paris inquiries about the ship’s sailing continue. Washington notes no official French information affects the plan.
Local Chapter of a defunct organization met in Weldon to discuss dissolution and the possibility of reinstating as individual chapters. Attendees included officials from Raleigh and Atlanta, with emphasis on real estate and Home Service Department matters.
Fragmentary report notes fluctuating cotton prices and market chatter. Mentions Matias and possible nomination context, with unclear details and no full figures or dates available.
Clarence Parks writes to Joe Pittman dated March 10 reporting he and fellow 306 Engineers are well though eager to return home. He notes sailing lists through July and says the List division is not slated to come back yet, disappointing many awaiting orders.
The Department of Agriculture projects the largest winter wheat crop on record for this year based on conditions as of April first. The forecast total is 837000000 bushels, marking a monumental increase and signaling strong supply prospects.
Frank Woolworth died suddenly today. He built a fortune from the five cent store chain and shaped American retail history.
Nationalist and bourgeois groups are banned as leaders face arrest in a widening revolt in Bavaria. The movement tightens control while authorities target suspected ringleaders and sympathizers amid mounting tensions.
Frank W. Woolworth, founder of the five and ten cent store chain, died suddenly at his Long Island home. He began in Utica with fifty dollars and rose to millionaire owner of stores across the United States, Canada, and England. He also built the famed sixty story Woolworth Building in New York, once said to be the tallest in the world.
Budapest reports indicate Petlara forces led by Uranian peasant leader are approaching Kiru, within a few miles, threatening the city.
Associated Press says special editions announced a Soviet Republic proclamation at Munich on April first. People reportedly received the news calmly as the reports spread.
Paris April 8 The Drafting Committee of the League of Nations has completed its revised covenant now containing twenty seven articles A full meeting of the League of Nations Committee will be held shortly to consider the redraft of the covenant
Captain Thomas Craven of United States naval aviation in France reports that U S planes damaged twelve German submarines, with a conservative count of two sunk and eight damaged upon arrival in Boston in April.
April 4 report shows farm laborers average weekly pay rose to about 6.75 dollars in this country as war gain sparks union awakening. Board of Agriculture study finds prewar wages too low for housing costs and notes rapid union growth with little evidence of employer-worker hostility.
Washington reports a plain gold striped dinner set used by Presidents on historic occasions. It first appeared at the League of Nations dinner on February 26 during President Wilson's return from France and discussions with the foreign relations committee members.
Berlin reports a political movement of great importance near Hamburg. Doctors Herz and Mauffenbourg, Spartacan leaders, nearly control the situation and aim to turn Hamburg and the area between Hamburg and Bremen into a Soviet republic.
William S. Culbertson of the U S Tariff Commission urged Enactment of laws to protect essential chemical industries including dye manufacture. He favored tariffs to equalize conditions with foreign competition and criticized Britain’s state aid and licenses scheme.
Reported official notice says Canadian troops will be withdrawn from Vladivostok with embarkation to begin mid April. Troops express great rejoicing at the withdrawal amid transit delays.
Raleight highlights a House of Representatives probe into Otis Shell the engrossing clerk over alleged misappropriation of state funds forgery and embezzlement with amounts around one to two hundred dollars. Evidence suggests Shell collected warrants and kept portions from several clerks while promising to repay. Shell reportedly out of state and the legislature may reconvene in an extraordinary session.
An inquiry from Bremen reveals that the Spartacus Bolshevik faction in the city numbered about 4 to 500 men who wielded terror over a population of several hundred thousand for weeks until Berlin troops liberated the inhabitants.
Dispatches report minister of justice on the National German Government arrested at Magdeburg with troops. General Van Kleist and staff seized. former deputies banished. arrests of social democrats planned. In Munich, demonstrations against Bavaria's new revolutionary government were suppressed by troops.
In Lenoir County last fall influenza deaths rose as doctors could not reach patients due to impassable roads. Local physicians endorse a $2,000,000 bond issue for hard surfaced roads plus expected State and Federal aid, arguing better roads would save many lives and health costs.
Two services at Good Meeting Baptist Church drew large crowds indicating strong revival prospects for the year. Rev J Clyde Turner impressed the congregation as a forceful speaker and led music effectively. Services continue nightly through this and next week at 8 o clock with sermons and praise.
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