30 Mar 1920
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
1
A severe tornado on Sunday caused extensive damage across the town. Officials report property losses reaching fifteen million dollars, with authorities unsure of the full extent. Local crews assess wreckage and coordinate aid.
A chaotic report recounts casualties and damage across Georgia Ohio Alabama Michigan and Illinois after a disaster. Authorities note a rising death toll with numbers near one hundred seventy five and large area destruction including substantial property loss estimated at fifteen million dollars.
Albany March 30 The assembly committee recommends expulsion of five socialist members after fitness investigations. Minority reports by two Republicans and two Democrats claim exclusion threatens representative government and denies socialists their seats.
Swollen rivers from mountain thaws menace river regions and damage property across New England. Floods force shutoffs in Lawrence and threaten several cities as waters rise to record levels.
Seventeen people died in small towns near Lima Ohio after a Sunday night tornado. The storm caused immense property damage and halted interurban traffic while wire and communication networks were paralyzed.
New York March 30 Miss Margaret Wilson eldest daughter of the President has adopted two Serbian war orphans a boy and girl whose father was killed in 1914 according to Mme Slavko Grouiteh wife of the Yugoslav minister and director of the Serbian Aid Fund The children will live with their mother at Negotin Serbia while Mme Grouiteh seeks other godmothers and aid during a tour of Texas and Oklahoma.
Haris Bay March 30 The body of Grant Smith a Negro charged with attacking a white girl two months ago was found hanging from a telegraph pole at Mays Lick Kentucky. He was taken by forty masked men from officers who had earlier arrested him.
Copenhagen reports King Christine refused the social democrats ultimatum demanding the reinstatement of the Zahle Cabinet and a more constitutional government. Crowds in public squares threatened a general strike and cries for a republic through the night.
Paris reports Germany will adhere to the Versailles limits on troops in the Ruhr. Premier Millerand warned France would occupy part of the neutral zone if Germany violates the treaty. Chicago notes 18 000 city employees strike for higher wages risking city services.
Seventy thousand dollars' worth of whiskey concealed in country cheese was seized by railroad detectives city police and prohibition agents in Buffalo at the saloon of Joseph J Mueller. The liquor packed in ten gallon containers was shipped this way. Three trucks filled with cheese arrived during the search and were taken by the agents.
Paris reports absolute confirmation that regular German troops entered the Ruhr district at the edge of the allied zone without permission. The French foreign office noted the move yesterday and said the matter will likely be raised before the supreme council in London.
The Mississippi State Senate voted to ratify the Upper Mississippi suffrage amendment today in Jackson, reversing an earlier rejection as flood conditions backdrop the session.
Reports from La Crosse Wisconsin dated March 30 say flood conditions worsen on the upper Mississippi. Rowboats transport people to relocate 212 5) dollars worth of goods and household effects. Thousands of acres of farm land are underwater and a large amount of property damage is already recorded in the Manistique valley.
Admiral Mayo told the naval investigating committee that the Atlantic fleet was never better prepared for war than in the spring of nineteen seventeen. The statement came as he described readiness of ships crews and logistics under his command.
New York March 30 Grover Cleveland Bergdoll a wealthy Philadelphian court martialed for failing to report for military service under the draft law was sentenced five years in prison.
Chicago March 30 The live stock market in Chicago the world’s largest is at a standstill with fifty thousand packing house workers facing work suspension as nine hundred feeders strike at the stock yards.
Mexico City reports that Henry Morgenthau may face reconsideration for the American ambassador post to Mexico. Disfavor from the Mexican government stems from his ties to the Association for the Protection of American Rights in Mexico, with him already declared persona non grata by the Foreign Office. Washington officials note diplomatic courtesy requires consultation with the receiving government.
Berlin reports say three socialist parties have decided to withdraw from Mulheim and would fight under Republican leadership if needed. A similar move was expected from Dortmund Elberfeld and Bremen as order gradually returns.
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers have been suspended by the American Federation of Labor over jurisdictional fights. Negotiations began soon after the dispute and efforts to settle the controversy.
Raleigh voters hear about women taking part in precinct meetings and possible seats on the county executive committee and county convention. Leaders like Dr Delia Dixon Carroll and Martha Haywood push for recognition amid debates over the nineteenth amendment and party machinery in North Carolina. Mr Hassell Bell travels to Enfield after spending time with Walter Bell.
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