21 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
1
A condensed weekly world update notes events across nations and regions. It reports floods in Southern California, Montenegrin surrender to Austria, Allied landings near Athens, and renewed unrest in various areas. It mentions a Baltic to Danish shipping, naval court martial, and unrest in Honolulu and Portland amid wartime strain.
President Wilson plans a national address and private talks with Senate and House leaders to build support for a strengthened military program. He aims to rally public opinion while committees delay army and navy appropriations, pushing for unity behind the War and Navy departments proposals.
William Alden Smith remains undeterred by criticism from advocates of national policy reform. He argues the program by Daniels and Garrison should prevail and asserts speaking trips will be organized quickly. If needed the President may adjust White House social plans before Christmas.
In Washington D C Loyalist Socialist London argues against preparedness, declaring Socialists would defend the country if attacked. He faces interruptions but maintains a firm stance that fighting to defend people matters more than the flag, drawing thunderous applause. Reports from the region describe heavy Bulgarian casualties and Greek frontier movements as the conflict widens. Rescuers reach a coastal scene after a perilous journey, with updates on the McCallater family amid Greece turmoil.
Pacific Coast interests and Mexican oil properties are involved as two large corporate consolidations edge toward final stage. A steel merger backbone includes Shoot & Btuel Tube and Cambriand Lacks, with Drexel and Repogle backers and National City Bank ties. Mexican and Californian oil properties link Associated Oil and Union Oil, controlled by Southern Pacific, amid broad industry tying of assets and pipelines.
The Ford peace board members led by Dr Charlen Aked and Mme Rosike Schwimmer appealed to Berlin after German authorities blocked delegates from returning through Germany. Twenty five Nordic subjects stranded elsewhere seek release via the North Sea route. Schwimmer warned Berlin the embargo causes great inconvenience to the expedition. Paul Lyndhagen of Stockholm notes officials must permit his return home soon.
A correspondence from representatives urges Congress to authorize a larger naval corps at Annapolis. The letter warns that without full vacancies filled by March, the board will be unable to proceed with timely appointments, risking delays and reduced efficiency.
Oregon state bond issue and higher tax levy are urged to fund permanent highways, maintain state roads, and redeem bonds per the annual report to the State Highway Commission. Cantino notes coastal coastal highway from Astoria to Crescent City and state wide surveys from Portland to the California line. Expenditures in 1916 totaled 223128.81 with Columbia Highway costs in Columbia and Clatsop counties detailed.
The Midwest and Southwest face a deep cold wave as temperatures plummet. In Kansas City sleet and disrupted streetcar service slow travel while telegraph lines fail. North Platte records 18 below zero with blizzards. Great Falls Montana hits 86 below zero. Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri report injuries and alerts as major cities endure heavy snow and wind.
A Denver tabulation of police arrests for the first ten days of 1916 shows 140 total for various offenses as prohibition took effect statewide, compared with 401 arrests in the same period a year earlier. The report notes 23 arrests for disorderly conduct versus 18 for the first ten days of 1915.
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