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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
8
Gloom over the Black Sea as the steamship Russ sank in a galeforce storm. One hundred seventy two people perished including officers and crew while en route to Galetz Odessa.
Albany January 17 colonel Joseph F Scott superintendent of state prisons will urge abolition of capital punishment for murder in his annual report to the legislature.
Thousands of cattle driven from the range by extreme cold and hunger have besieged several towns in Colorado. Residents fear to venture from their homes as the hungry cattle roam the streets.
C Alonzo Wilson aged 60 known as the king of perpetual motion died at his Rowayton home after weeks without a stove or food. The cause of death was cold and starvation.
Russia begins transporting Cossacks from Siberian frontier posts into Mongolia to preserve order. The action follows the official explanation that troops are needed to maintain stability in the region amid ongoing tensions and frontier adjustments.
In Manila on January 17 American forces led by Franklin Bell boarded the transport Logan with about 500 men of the Fifteenth Infantry. Departure may be delayed until the end of the week due to remaining work before sailing.
The Los Angeles land office announces a new rule enforcing close questioning of entrants to desert or homestead land to verify familiarity with the land. Register Buren and Receiver Robinson will scrutinize each proposed entry and ask if buyers have seen the land to prevent fake locators and misled purchasers who paid per acre before seeing the property.
Nine hundred United States Marines are in China, dispatched from the Philippines in small groups since October. The U S government began quiet preparations for potential developments in China as early as that date.
San Francisco January 17 1922 twenty seven thousand soldiers will be gathered for summer maneuvers near Klamath Falls Oregon the largest peacetime army concentration in U S history Brig Gen Daniel Bush reports on the Klamath field Maj Gen Arthur Murray will command the field force with red and blue army divisions maneuvers hinge on a 1 250 009 congressional appropriation for nationwide and state guard field work
A weekly digest from San Rafael to Los Angeles covers a hanging in San Quentin for Mark A. Wilkins, tramps in San Bernardino groves, a bar admission for Father Gleeson, Spanish tobacco planting plans in Dimuba, earnings from a Los Angeles chain gang paid to Mrs. Harpster, and related regional notices.
More than 200 marriage licenses issued in Los Angeles last year were never used. Reasons included the bride marrying someone else, parental objections, financial issues, sickness, or inability to support two. Some applicants attempted to reclaim the $2 fee but were unsuccessful.
William Henley of Sacramento filed the first appeal with the state supreme court challenging the two year confinement provision of the inebriate law passed by the legislature. Nellie H. Taylor of Sacramento also filed a complaint in Sacramento Superior Court alleging Henley’s status as a habitual drunkard. The warrant cites loss of control over himself at the time of arrest.
Sacramento reports a notable rise in marriages for 1911. Los Angeles county recorded 6 263 marriages, up 811 from 1910, a 14.9 percent increase. Orange county saw a 12.4 percent rise with 1 069 marriages in 1911.
Lyman Abbott editor of the Outlook and associate of Theodore Roosevelt testified before the senate committee on interstate commerce. He urged that liberty under the law is the sole remedy for trusts, deeming the rest of his remarks uneventful. Initial reports suggested a conference with President Taft about the 1912 candidacy.
Advertising expert Louis Honig urged publishing a comprehensive California book detailing each county to promote the state. He called for large magazine and newspaper advertising, stressing authentic county stories to showcase California’s present and future and to reach audiences beyond Los Angeles.
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