Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-24
Domestic

After forty-five minutes elaboration
the jury in the case of Carey E. Jones
charged with the murder of Mrs. ]. S.
Mosley. at Hattiesburg. Miss, returned
a verdict of guilty, and the Judge SEN
fenced him to be hanged July 1S.
Characterization of the general
manager of the Mississippi Inspection
and Advisory Rating company was the
feature at the haring of the three and
one-half billion dollar antitrust suit
of State Revenue Agent Sotkes v. Rob.
erston against the 1879 insurance com.
panies doing business in Mississippi.
In the accident which occurred at
Perth Amboy-the collision of fire
truck with a railway train-nine are
dead.
The sheriff and force of deputies
at Mobile, Ala, seized from the tnaker
San Cristobal, in port at that city,
30 cases of imported liquors.
Four persons were burned to death
at Myersdale, Pa, when fire destroy.
ed the home OF John Resi-, a coal min
er. The cause of the fire has not
been determined.
Hamilton Holt, magazine editor who
headed the delegation of pro-league Re.
publicans that called on former Pres.
ident Wilson during the last presi.
dental campaign, has made public a
letter written to President Harding in
which he asks the president to ex.
plain to the American people the terms
of the Harding association proposed
to supplant the Wilson league of ma.
lions.
Because Henri Marcot Georges Car.
pentier's sparring partner, can cook
such delicious bread pudding, hereaf.
ter he will be Carpenters chef only.
The Savannah board of trade presi.
dent has named committee of TWEEN.
ty to the Savannah city council to ask
that body to repeal an old city ordi.
nance requiring that seamen sleep
ashore during the months from April
/ to September /.
Seven firemen were killed and nine
others injured recently when a fire
truck crashed into the tender of an ex.
press train at Perth Amboy, N. ].
The New York federal reserve bank
has announced reduced rediscount
rates on commercial paper from 1i2
to go
Near the body of Otto Smitherman,
his head almost severed by the slashes
of a razor, swung the corpse of Earl
Williams hanging from the limb of a
tree. The duel tragedy was discov-
cred about three miles south of Ring
gold Ga. Jealousy aroused by the at.
tentions of young woman to Smith.
erman is the alleged cause.
Mrs. Eva Katherine Kaber and her
daughter, Marian McArdle, indicted
for the murder Of Daniel Kaber, in
Cleveland, Ohio will battle to the last
ditch for their lives.
Directors of the Louisville and NASH
vile railroad company recently voted
to recommend to the stockholders that
the stock of the company be increased
from $72,OOO,OOO to SIPS, 100000.
Four persons were killed, thirtyfour
injured, eight seriously, when Chicago
and Northwestern train No. COG from
Lander, Wyo., to Omaha, Neb, was
wrecked near Whitney, Neb.
The American Federation Of Labor,
in annual session at Denver, Colo, re-
affirmed its opposition to the announc-
ed principles Of the international fed
Grafton OF trades unions.
Charles j. zalenka and Felix J Bir-
biglia, the two youths hanged for the
murder Of Mrs. Bertha Neason. In New
Orleans, spent their last night with
relatives, whose efforts to have the
governor pardon them were fulfil.
George r.. Loyal former director
of operation OF the Southern railway
system has been elected president of
tha Norfolk Southern railway.