Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-07-25
IMPORTANT news
The WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or rh,s
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS OF the SOUTH
what 10 Taking Place In The SOUTH
land Viii Sc Fsuns In
srief Parasranss


Brutal Treatment; Il American mill
tAry PTS aeTs Il Paris was orough
Up with sudden check when Mrs
Woodrow Wilson first heard OF il, say
John W. Kehoe. hospital superinten
cent Of the Knights Of Columbus VIII,
has just returned from France, ant
Is in New York
First Lieutenant Dayton B. Martin
United States army reserve corps, VIII
was found MORALLY wounded in III
he'd al "a South Pryor street. Atlanta
Ca was killed on the day he ha'
planned TO wed pretty black-eyed Nil
dred Peacock Of 81 East Cain street
according to the story told between
sobs by the griei-strickeu girl. Thi
statement, which is borne out by
note written by Martin TO the girl jus
before he retired on the night OF JuN
II, coupled with the added discoveries
that the fatal shot was probably free
through slipper TO muflle the sol ne
Of the explosion and the disappearance
Of 1910 which Martin is supposed tC
have had or his persoL, have added
mysteries to the cas-, which have LED
the police largely 70 abandon then
first theory OF ssicide and 10 search
Tor a possible slayer
A will Of Sly words scrubbed hastily
On the margin o! daily market re-
port four minutes before the testatoT
lied. was filed in New York il the sur
-ogates court. The writer was Alex
Ander William Waters general agent
Of the American Fru.; Exchange. With
the words All have belongs 10 Zul?
ma" be left Ills 5000 l0Q estate 10 Zul.
ma Powell his housekeeper
Racing over mountain ridges OF west.
ern Montana and northern Idaho, for
est fires which have been burning for
more than a week. continue to spread
destruction and threaten to several
small towns which have been severed
by the flames from communication
with the United States forest service
headquarters at Missoula, Mont.
Demanding an increase in pay sew
eral hundred umbrella makers EN-
ployed by the frankfort Manufacture.
ing company Of Philadelphia are out
Oh strike. \ As hour week is demand
ed and a wage increase
In a pistol duel in Augusta, Ca,
resulting from an alleged quarrel over
an illicit distillery Charles Cheeks
shot and instantly killed George Tay-
or. byst.nder and was himself shot
dead by William Peeler The pistol
duel was between Cheeks and PeeIer,
both white, and about 80 years OF age
Peeler is in Jail
Missoula, Mont.-St. Regis, Mont,
which was partially destroyed in the
forest dres OF 1910 has been surround
ed by the Niger hill fire, which has
leaped the divide. The town is com.
pletely cut off from help and is de
clared to be in danger Of destruction.
Forest fires. famed by heavy winds,
are threatening timber and live stock
in western Montana and northern Ida.
ho, according to reports received by
federal forces officials here. Several
small towns are also reported in dang
er of destruction. The flames have
caused the ffefghting crews to re-
treat.
In report issued, officials of the II.
linois department of agriculture de- I
clare that enormous quantities Of
meats, butter and eggs are now in
storage in Chicago warehouses chiefly
under control of the five big packers.
The report states that since the last
regular compilation Of figures June !,
the stocks Of these commodities have
grown in abnormal proportions and
that their release would go far TO.
ward relieving the present shortage
and tend to reduce prices.