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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1917
Page
1
Governor designate De Daca is slated to take oath of office at 11 AM. Secretary of State Antonio Lucero will administer the oath in Santa Fe as preparations proceed quietly.
A debate over early releases or access restrictions arises as lawmakers consider appointments. Officials anticipate resistance from the legislature and forecast possible postponement or nonmaterialization of contested nominees.
The Santa Fe report shows Governor de Beco confined. Archbishop Pitaval and Governor McDonald allowed visits. The Corpus Commission notes railroad finances in New Mexico, with fees covering expenses and incipient growth expectations despite stalled construction.
The article discusses Thomas W. Lawson sending a letter to Congressman Robert L. Henry urging an immediate inquiry into stock market manipulation. It claims Lawson alleges huge losses to American savers and details a scheme to mislead the public, aiming to shield a network tied to financier interests.
Fragmentary weather bulletin notes shifting winds and changing temperatures. Vague references to likely rain, with mentions of local towns and unsettled conditions across the region.
Unclear notes describe school games between Kish chen, Banta Yeo high, and others in January with matches against Santa Fe girls and local teams. The fragment references 1,418 participants and a list of corporate incorporations including banks, trust companies, livestock and ranch firms, with foreign companies totaling fifty firms and capitalization around $29 million.
The 1917 dawn finds armies largely deadlocked in most theaters. In France the Somme push sees German withdrawals while Verdun sees German gains reversed by French counteroffensive. Italians advance toward Trient and Serbians regain homeland from Saloniki actions. In the east Germany expands from Pinsk to the Carpathians as Rum-ania halves fall to the Allies, while Russians retreat from the Firaila bridgehead and Turks cede ground in the Caucasus as Mackensen presses toward the Danube.
Washington February 21 The Entente reply to peace proposals is awaited as officials assess Spain’s note and German potential response. President Wilson’s peace terms proposal prompts cautious public reception and questions over neutrals reactions and possible openings for negotiation.
The article reports faint hope that belligerents may reach a conference and notes confidential terms may reach President Wilson. It mentions neutral powers like Spain urging joint neutral defense actions and describes New Year greetings Wilson received from monarchs including King George V and Emperor Wilhelm II as countries seek peace signals. Sweden extends direct peace wishes, while its government note offered sympathy without cooperation.
Dr Hamilton Mabie associate editor of the Outlook died at his home in Moraming Journal Eerial Lease d Wine Summit N J on December 31. He was 70 born Cold Springs New Jersey survived by widow and one daughter. Mabie graduated from Williams College in 1867 and Columbia Law School in 19 4. He practiced law in this city then joined the Muntoook in 1879. He authored several literary studies and wrote frequent magazine pieces. He toured Japan three years ago and was received by the emperor in Tokio.
Jon Wilkes Booth, last of the family of actors, died aged 60 and was buried today in Leadville after a long acting career. He was the grandson of Junius Brutus Booth and nephew of Edwin and John Wilkes Booth, who believed fate haunted the name. He had lived in Leadville for thirty years and avoided discussing his family history.
The Philadelphia mint produced 224,460,769 domestic coins from one cent to half dollar for Jan to Dec, valued at 9,344,266 dollars. Unprecedented demand for nickels and pennies kept the plant running day and night since early summer, aided by gold silver and nickel coins totaling six hundred twenty six pieces shipped to Central and South American governments.
King Constantine summons American Minister Garrett Droppers to the palace and communicates Greece's made public reply to the president's peace note. The action signals formal diplomatic exchange amid wartime negotiations and asserts Greece stance on pacific efforts.
King Constantine of Greece transmitted to President Wilson a text praising his peace initiative. He said the humane effort could hasten the reestablishment of normal life and help stabilize international relations. The Greek government would issue a formal reply, pledging Greece to associate with Wilson’s proposals.
A Mexican cab driver was shot in Juarez following a fare dispute at the Carranza garrison. The incident occurred near an international bridge with the colonel apprehending the assailant on the American side.
Congress will reconvene on Tuesday with fifteen items on the calendar. The measures have long awaited action and are among the most significant tasks facing lawmakers as they resume business.
Washington dispatch notes Congress may convene for a brief session to tackle urgent items including railroad strike prevention and arbitration, revenue measures, tariff changes, and multiple appropriations as leaders anticipate a contentious, possibly extended, legislative sprint before March adjournment.
Reported incident describes ranch hand James Splove detaining and imprisoning police officers after forcing a surrender at a local railroad. The suspect allegedly coerced police into custody, later releasing them following a period of confinement.
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