21 Jan 1919
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
1
The Supreme Council prepares the first full discussion of the League of Nations subject. Officials expect a detailed examination and debate by week’s end in Geneva.
Paris January 21 The Associated Press reports the Conference focuses on the League of Nations while Russia dominates the scene. Preparations for memoranda on Russia are under way as the Supreme Council meets, with a likely first full session on the topic in the near future.
Telegram received from R J Madry reports President M H W Stacy died at eight o'clock in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The notice confirms the president's death and identifies the university as the location of the loss.
Aho Press reports in Hineton on January 21 that the twentieth seventh thirtieth and thirty third divisions with associated units have been pressed to prepare for embarkation home. The War Department requires readiness and mobilization steps for veterans returning to port.
Former Emperor Wilhelm and his empress have recovered from illness and resume their former lifestyle. They take customary walks around the grounds of Amerongen Castle as of January 21 reports indicate.
Delegates at the Peace Congress press ahead with urgent issues and study separate topics such as blockade and trade. The American view favors loosening the water tight blockade to allow entry of foodstuffs lubricants and other materials into enemy countries. This could aid restoration of flour mills and other distributing systems in preparing food supplies.
Washington on January 21 the Food Administration said it would not recommend abandoning the price fixing policy. Frank Snyder head of the meat division said the hog committee will meet January 28 to set February prices, despite a hog surplus.
Raleigh January reports a push by Butler and Morehead to block the eastern district marshal nomination of Thomas D. Warren. Democrats aim to delay Senate confirmation until a Republican majority could reject him. Grand Lodge of Masons holds 132nd annual meeting with Grand Master Treory A. Grady and a net 1,500 member gain. Key topics include tax, revenue bills, six month school law, and two dog law proposals one to curb sheep losses and hydrophobia with a Virginia style act endorsed by North Carolina Agriculture.
A monarchist movement led by Pinava Conceiro is reportedly active in northern Portugal. The government has been informed, with reports noting an effort to speed up some operations this week as the movement gains traction.
Thomas Settle dies after pneumonia illness, with notice appearing in the Republican newspaper. The brief obituary notes his death and references state library connections and a mention of a 1912 context.
Asheville dispatch reports Congressman Thomas Settle former Greensboro district solicitor and 1904 1910 representative in Congress died at age 63 from pneumonia after influenza. Born Greensbor o March 4 1867 he rose in law and politics and ran for governor in 1912. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
Chicago Jan 21. The Joint Centenary Committee of the Methodist Church begins plans for a missionary and educational drive to raise 115 million dollars over five years. Five million is allotted to restore damaged property and interests in Belgium France and Italy.
Esthenian troops northeast of Lake Peipus seize Narva on the Reval Petrograd railroad and take many prisoners, an Esthenian official report says. The victory, reported from Stockholm via wireless, marks a notable success against the Bolsheviki.
The local market shows slight gains and small price shifts as cotton prices trade around 22.45 to 22.46 cents per pound with January and March contracts noted. Market activity appears subdued with marginal turnover.
Early returns from German elections suggest a stable government setup, with the majority Socialists and German Democrats ahead of Independent Socialists. Paris notes the full count not yet complete, and the court process proceeds slowly as the ballot lists the party name for the majority group at the bottom.
Report claims Trot Sky has jailed his associate Lenine, echoing a revolutionary motto about revolutions devouring their own children. The remark links to Russia and current political turmoil.
The phrase notes pony coats and blouses as distinctly Russian items, mentions Bolshevists, and references accompanying problems. This compact assessment ties fashion, political labels, and social tensions into a brief cultural snapshot.
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