Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-09
Domestic

Distribution of more than one NH
lion dollars worth of preferred stock
was begun by the Todd Ship Yards
corporation to its employees at ftS
yards in New York City and in Ia
coma, Wash, for faith and efficient
service for the last four years
A reward of one thousand dollars
has been offered by the American Rail-
way Express company for the appre-
hension or for evidence sufficient to
convict the bandits who looted the cx-
press car on the Charleston and West
ern Carolina Railway Of $5s.T25 thsf
was being transferred from Atlanta to
Paris Island to meet the semi-moDthly
payroll OF the marines station there
Albert Sherman. living near Peters
burg, Mich, has been arrested chang
ed with the killing OF Walter Gilnay
of Erie, Mich, during religious CON
troyersy at North Whiteforh, Mich-
Lynchings during the first SaK
months of 1920 showed a marSed dc
crease under the number fCr THAT DE
riod during the last two years
Charles p. Zalenlsa, IT., aged H. cuK-
victed OF murder and sentenced On
hang in connection with the recent Eala-
ing OF Mrs. Berta Neason, al New Gr-
leans. was married i'm his cell ON TIN
death tier" OK tine parish prlsrn 10
Miss Freda Oppenheimer, aged 1s.
-Four persons were killed and an
undetermined number injured bT the
collapse OF the wallis OF the Sufhhnr-
land hotel at Buffalo. N. Y
The special federal grand Jury rhar
investigated the escape of GrowRT
Cleveland Bergdoll from his nnhffrany
guards al Philadelphia May, q, fras
returned eight Indictments
Admiral William S. Benson cssElin>
man of the United States shipping
beard, has made the promise THAI uiho
board vii protect the INCREASING t0fh-
paye of the south atlantic PORTS and
will allocate additional vessels as They
are needed for the commence @ Sinh
ports
A smiling. tophasted iDdivfanaf nm
frock coat and gray TROUSERS Was EftHs-
ing through the thr0ns al San HGian-
cisco the other day, and crsabef
commo,ion. because the crowd tmtk
him for President WILSON HE Was
a dead ringer for the president.
Plans for a -'one big uniCn" move
ment among railroad employees we1B
reported to have been revived AT Gfn-
caeo at a secret conference al wklich
leaders declared los delegates from
American Federation OF Labor locals
throughout the country were Tu'as-
ent.
Seven persons were killed and two
probably fatally injured when an aiit0-
mobile in which they were riding was
struck by an Illinois Central passenger
train at a crossing ten miles west az
Franklin, In, June q. The party was
driving from Nashville. Indiana tn
Franklin. The driver lost control az
the machine as he neared the CHOSE
ing and drove directly in front of tho
approaching train
Assembling at noon, June "a. Tor
their session, delegates to the national
Democratic convention hear da key
note speech by National Chairman
Cummings and perfected prelimina-
ries clearing the way for the real work
of finding a presidential candidate
Unless railroads divert all open-top
cars to the transportation Of coal for
the next sixty days the entire country
will experience the most severe coal
famine in the history of the country.
is predicted by DIR. f. c. Honnold Of
Chicago, a recognized authority.
Darkness forced the Larsen airplane,
which left Omaha for New York. to
come to earth, fifteen miles east Of
Philadelphia, but not until all Amer
lean records for nonstop flight had
been shattered, according to one OF
the passengers.
The federal grand jury which indict-
ed fourteen concerns in connection
wit ha nationwide roundup Of al
legged fraudulent oil promoters, indict-
ed Blum, Reynolds & Co., New York
brokers, on charges of using the mails
to defraud investors in the stock OF
the Henderson Farm Oil company Of
Delaware.
With deputy United States marshals
guarding gas and electric plants, car
barns and rolling stock of the New
Orleans Railway and Light company,
plans were being put into effect to
offset the strike OF three thousand
street car men. ~
Nolan B. Robinson, 20 years old, ~
gitive from an insane asylum at Elgin.
Ill, was arrested in Chicago and held
on. charges of attempting to murder
his wife, their five-months-old baby
and his parents-in-law at Wheaton.
near Chicago. He said he was crazed
by love for his child. ~
Ten persons were killed and nine IN
jured, probably fatally, when q truck
carrying load Of picnickers was
struck by passenger train one mile,
west of Huntingburg, Ind, june n.
The, truck was carrying twenty-one
persons to an outing held by the Wood
men OF the World
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