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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1917
Page
1
As Congress nears adjournment Democrats increase activity. The Senate plans to hold both morning and night sessions to rush legislative work through before the session ends.
The Senate Democratic steering committee plans to extend daily sessions and push essential appropriations and the revenue bill. Railroad bills likely after the Indian appropriation measure, with possible test for other big measures if opposition slows passage before March 4.
A Denver weather brief reports mainly clear skies with a high near 64 and a low around 4 above. Winds from the southwest, temperature at 6 pm about 45, for the twenty four hours ending yesterday.
Harney Walsh of Willow Creek in the Idhte ton district builds miles of snow fences to form a cold storage reservoir on a high ridge. The device captures meltwater each summer, providing water for sixty days in June and July and supporting his mining operation on the Rurmmit claim.
London reports via Lloyds that the Norwegian steamer Myrdale of 2621 tons has been sunk by a submarine and her crew were landed. The Dicax is also reported sunk.
Mrs Ethel Byrne, jailed for spreading birth control propaganda, is described as progressing well under gentle feeding by prison doctors. Commissioner Burdett Lewis calls the hunger strike a hoax and notes she shows general passivity and good physical and mental condition despite the sentence. Relatives claim she may be in danger and future trials for associates are noted.
Senator Kasermaan introduces a bill to regulate stock sales and commissions under the state blue sky law. The proposal seeks clear rules for brokers and more protective oversight for investors.
British carry out operations north of Somme and take Emery positions. The report notes renewed trench gains by French forces at Verdun following Crown Prince activity, with Allied activity extending to the Somme front and Katcham region.
Prohibition advocates complain of slow committee action on a dry measure as passage this session appears unlikely. Delegates and activists fear losing momentum amid partisan divide and shifting public sentiment.
Motor trucks escorted by the Twenty-fourth infantry arrive in Columbus Colonia Dublan area bringing twenty-one Villa followers cited for the raid on Columbus March 8 9. Prisoners expected to be sent to Deming for trial with reservations about their fate.
Arizona legislators prepare for sessions with bills on underground mining labor and English language requirements. The Senate committee of the whole reviews a bill restricting hazardous employment for non English speakers, while the Meehan minimum wage bill for women faces public hearing with Harvey House representatives invited to argue. Labor leaders from across the state are in town to testify. A formal organizational ritual will precede business as both houses appoint committees and plan to inform Governor Campbell of readiness.
A detailed portrait of aerial warfare outlines how reconnaissance and air combat shape modern battles. It describes observer roles, dramatic dogfights, and the risks faced by pilots, including heroic actions that end in crashes and casualties.
A riot erupted as Native families attempted to cross into El Paso. U S guards contained the unrest while Mexican authorities negotiated quarantine certificates and border traffic halted for hours.
Petrograd reports Russian forces opened an offensive against Austro German fortifications along the Kimpelung Ja cobent road near the Meidaves frontier. After heavy fighting they breached Teutonic lines over about two miles and took prisoners and booty to be confirmed. Southwest of Riga three German assaults were repulsed by Russians.
Berlin reports an official statement that Austrians and German forces withdrew to the east bank of the Danube after Russian attacks on both river approaches. The Russian assaults near the Higa sector inflicted heavy losses on Imperial forces amid the campaign in Romania.
Army physicians report one smallpox case among soldiers in the Columns Columbus stockade. The enclosure is quarantined. Two measles cases are noted at the New Mexico infantry camp. the patients were isolated.
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