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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
2
A gas explosion wrecked a three story tenement on Thursday, killing between 40 and 60 people. Two bodies were recovered Friday morning. Fire spread quickly, freezing rain created a glaze, and rescuers battled the blaze as children and adults were injured or displaced.
London reports that Britain and all Europe await Washington's decision on entering the European war. The neutral nations look to the United States for leadership in response to Germany's unfettered submarine warfare and its impact on cargo vessels nearing enemy coasts.
Berlin Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and ministers attended a Reichstag ways and means committee meeting where the war situation was reviewed and new central powers steps considered. The chancellor opened with a vow to fight to the end, stake all, and achieve victory.
President Wilson's veto of the immigration bill with the literacy test feature was overridden in the House by a 246 to 108 vote. Party lines blurred as Republicans and Democrats were nearly evenly split.
Reports from Rio Janeiro say a German raider has been sunk in an engagement with a British squadron. The British cruiser Amethyst is reported to have engaged a German submarine in separate action.
Germany’s relentless submarine campaign triggered a tumultuous stock market session in New York. Stocks slumped with a broad selling wave. Bethlehem Steel dropped sharply by 26 points as traders priced war risk.
A jury in San Angelo Texas found Harry J Spane of Alpine not guilty of killing his wife Crystal Holland Spane ll last July after less than two hours of deliberation.
K W Olson chair of the Washington Insurance Commission was shot and killed in his office at the state capitol by John Vandell of Bordeaux who was dissatisfied with an award received.
The administration revenue bill, designed for the prospective treasury deficit next year, was approved by the House on Thursday by a vote of 211 to 196.
The article argues the GOP pushes for high tariffs as a solution after the war, claiming the United States will face a new foreign trade landscape. It notes a postwar shift from debtor to creditor, with Europe owing goods and the U.S. needing to accept Europe’s manufactured products to pay debts.
Secretary McAdoo defines dollar exchange as the true path to world markets, contrasting it with dollar diplomacy backed by force. He asserts wealth enables greater public service and credits his finance role with steadying the nation during a pivotal world financial era.
A letter suggests some readers believe President Wilson initiated World War I, reflecting partisan debate and suspicion about leadership and policy in the wartime era.
A quotation urges allowing the Republican party to endure only if it stops contesting for public offices. It frames a conditional acceptance based on reduced partisan competition and continued existence.
The text urges the Republicans in Congress to discuss a new party leader once they appoint a successor. It presents the idea as timely for the party to consider leadership changes after obtaining a new leader.
The Progressive members in the upcoming House receive notable attention from Oyster Bay after Roosevelt urged a straight party vote. The three months of advocacy highlighted the tension between Roosevelt’s urging and the members’ independence from colonelly admonitions.
The article notes the rise of one piece dresses and sports clothes, with tailored lines and braids, new fabrics, and bold color patterns. It highlights serge frocks with straight silhouettes, braid trim, and practical pockets, plus cross barred fabrics, large buttons, and shawl collars. It emphasizes evolving style for outdoor life and permanent fashion places.
Berlin informs Washington and London that from February 1 1917 all sea traffic within barred zones around Britain France Italy and the eastern Mediterranean will be opposed. Germany seeks to starve England into submission within sixty days using a large submarine force. The move risks breaking diplomatic ties with the United States and mirrors Britain’s blockade strategy.
Four men appeared quietly at the Derby Guildhall on a Wednesday morning charged with plotting the murder of Premier Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson. They denied the charges saying they were trumped up for their conscientious objection to compulsory military service.
The senate passed the Jones bill on Wednesday to make Alaska a dry territory. The measure prohibits manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor and its transportation within Alaska.
Washington report says the railroad committee of the Chamber of Commerce urges immediate congressional passage to prevent strikes and lockouts, with a focus on timely action this week.
New York financiers Pliny Fisk and Archibald White testified before the congressional leak inquiry denying Lawson's sensational claims. Fisk rejected any cabinet banker trio involving McAdoo and a senator. White said Lawson was romancing and misrepresented statements about power over McAdoo.
The Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William replying to Brandenburg officials with a call to renewed German unity and resolve after thirty months of warfare. He says the people stand with the Kaiser to pass through the blood of the final battle and secure peace by defeating all disturbers.
The Deutschland and the Bremen have been captured and are in Rosyth harbor England. Captain Paul Koenig and his entire crew are detained in Scotland, according to a statement from the Nordsud agency.
Nine hundred twenty nine Mexicans were given baths at the U S immigration station on the third day of quarantine enforcement to prevent typhus fever. No rioting occurred and health officers believe bath riots danger has passed.
Seattle bank Northern Bank and Trust with $100,000 capital and about $1.6 million in deposits was taken over Tuesday by the state bank examiner. One major asset on the bank's books is coal mining properties at Issaquah, Washington, which could not be promptly realized after foreclosure of a first mortgage.
William Jennings Bryan addressed the Tennessee legislature at a joint session and condemned how army and naval officers were lionized in Washington, arguing civilians in departments like Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor must be elevated to the soldier's plane or the soldier leveled.
The Prussian minister of education told the Reichstag budget committee that 10,950 public school teachers died during the war and that women have filled their positions.
President Wilson suspends Major Henry Barrett of the Fourth Infantry Maryland National Guard for one year over alleged criticism of national guard service. The action removes Barrett from rank and command pending review.
Washington reports that contracts totaling over 3 million dollars for armor piercing shells let by the navy to Hadfields Limited may be filed despite a British government order to the contrary.
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