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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
1
A terse report notes Japan pledging support amid rising tensions as frost mission bands gather at a coastal port. The brief highlights include Nippon’s commitment to a pact and strategic alignment with coast guard or allied forces.
Viscount Ishii and a Japanese mission land in the United States and frame their visit as one of friendship and common cause urging mutual advantage from America’s war preparations. Ishii praises American patriotism and notes Japan’s interest in the land and sea mobilizations while avoiding political specifics about their own side.
A cloud burst flooded the Spray shaft at Copper Queen and nearly submerged a Holbrook mine level. Officials expect little mechanical loss but estimate damages across the AISBEE area at 374000. A nine year old boy was badly injured but is expected to recover. The Christiane was sunk by a submarine near the Azores. crew rescued.
A general rain in Littlefield Texas ends a drought and promises ample water for crops. Elsewhere in Mexico City a political duel leaves Captain Haz dead and Deputy Vigil wounded in an exchange of gunfire.
Eighteen people were killed and over twenty injured as two Shore Line Electric trolley cars collided head on near High Speed, North Branford. Most victims were women from Guilford, Madison, Saybrook and nearby towns. the injured were taken to New Haven hospitals.
In Ferguson, Speaker Fuller testifies as the trial proceeds. Witnesses give statements about the events and roles in the incident.
Austin August session reveals Speaker I. O Fuller denying he voted for Abilene A&M and detailing a governor Ferguson offer to aid Fuller’s congressional bid and to place campuses in the state. Fuller described accepting a $500 note and $400 check from Ferguson amid impeachment charges.
Federal intervention appeared the only path to a settlement after six days of street car strikes paralyzing transit. Labor mediator Ferck from Indianapolis was invited as Louis Post urged action. Strikers demanded recognition of the Amalgamated Association while company overtures for open shop failed. County authorities moved to remove strikebreakers jailed at a rail line near Sosa Missouri, amid reports of looting and unrest as tensions rose.
Five hundred Illinois National Guard troops were ordered out tonight to guard the street car barns in Springeipld Illinois after a mob of several hundred strike sympathizers formed to attack the barns and fire on cars. Deputies were repulsed as the mob, aiming to deport the workers, gathered to threaten the operation of the street cars.
Reports to the press indicate possible German wireless stations or supply bases along the Mexican gulf coast, with Lobos Island and Campeche cited. Officials note cautious checks of southern waters but many details remain unsettled amid concerns German raiders may have long operated unseen.
Reports say Adolfo De La Huerta, formerly provisional governor of Sonora, has been named provisional governor of Yucatan the wealthiest state in the republic. Camilo Ketahan and Casper fas. Robede, long in control of the mountain region of Puebla, have been ousted and bandit trouble expected to ease.
Police traced a dynamite bomb to Ogden Utah aimed at destroying a main supply line and the reservoir wall to flood the city. Investigators noted hoof marks at the site suggesting a terror motive as officials reviewed the alleged plan.
A fire of unknown origin in Sumpter Oregon destroyed the business district and damaged the residential section this afternoon. David C Beeches president of the Sumpter Valley Railway reports the blaze as severe. Sumpter is among Oregon's oldest mining towns.
An unruly crowd gathered outside the White House gates in Washington as President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson moved toward Fort Myer. A juvenile rioter seized a gate souvenir before being stopped by a naval guard, while civil service workers later took two more items. The president and first lady exited quietly amid the disturbance.
Nine Labor members are named to the English cabinet as a crisis threatens the government. The action appears to resolve the immediate political tension and solidify leadership.
The first increment of draft forces totaling 687000 men is called to duty by October first.
General Crowder rules that men with dependents abroad should not be discharged. About 12,000 recruits per cantonment will be processed starting September with 30 percent moving at early dates. The plan splits the first 18 camps into three groups to steady supply and training as the nation mobilizes.
London politics stage a crisis wind down as George Nicoll James is named to replace Arthur Henderson in the war cabinet with Labour approval. Government also opts not to grant passports to delegates for the Stockholm international socialist convention. Henderson side argues over the Brockholm/Stockholm dispute amid House debate.
A 14 year old boy, Philip, shot his mother in the doorway believing her to be a burglar. Officers reported the tragedy as the gunfire ended in the house. the mother died instantly. Police were on duty nearby when the incident occurred.
Fragmentary weather note indicates partly cloudy to showers with variable precipitation. Notable details about temperature or wind are unreadable. forecast references a high and low range and possible precipitation chances.
Washington Aug 14 Sam I Murphey of Plainview and Constant C Simpson of Weatherford were commissioned as second lieutenants at Fort Logan H Root Ark officers training camp per an adjutant general announcement Other Texans named include James D Isaacks Cleveland captain John T Craddock Wissboro second lieutenant Constant C Simpson Weatherford second lieutenant Warren T White Harrold second lieutenant Conrad J Landram Houston second lieutenant Hamp F Hanks Powell captain Dittle Harrison Houston captain Lee L Elsens Texas National Guard second lieutenant Walter M Ash Palestine second lieutenant Hurdy Reeves Beaumont second lieutenant Mayr Behrman San Antonio second lieutenant Samuel F Murphy Plainview second lieutenant Jack J Dean Palestine second lieutenant August Kayser Tyler second lieutenant
A Mexican with American ties reports General Francisco Murguia’s Juarez visit with German officials will trigger a全面 change in Chihuahua military and civil officials. President Carranza urged strict neutrality, fearing friction with the United States as German ties press concerns in Juarez and Chihuahua City.
English coast bombardment reported with Hung forces involved. Troops are apparently preparing for renewed activity in Flanders, signaling possible escalation along the front.
Pantzus taken by Hug entente air forces bomb Frankfurt on the Main in retaliation for bombardment of the region north of Paris. In Russia the day’s report says more than 500 prisoners and four machine guns captured, with Austrians and Germans driven from strategic heights near Fokshant and Constantinople-like fronts. London reports 32 killed and 43 injured in a southeastern coast raid, with several raiders shot down and a plane forced to land on Dutch soil. The AP summary notes ongoing western fighting, with Allied forces resting and preparing for renewed activity and German efforts to straighten their front east of Ypres.
The article recounts Salazar a Mexican bandit and former revolutionary tied to Huerta and Villa conflicts. It covers his battles near Juarez and Ojinaga, capture and trial in New Mexico, subsequent return to Chihuahua, and death after long involvement with banditry. It notes stated desire to return home and live peacefully on a ranch, but outlines his eventual demise and shifting allegiances.
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