05 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
1
War updates report Greece in a grave situation after a treacherous strike on allied troops. Britain considers immediate steps with allies to secure a radical solution amid rising tension.
Washington reports a one read session ended at noon. Speaker Clark reassembled the chamber and Senate majority leader Kitchen assured President Wilson that railroad legislation would be rushed. Congress will seek a 1.32 billion dollar appropriation for national expenditures.
Representative Fitzgerald introduced four bills in Congress to impose a foodstuffs embargo. The measures seek to regulate transportation of cold storage foods and control admission of farm products and manufactured foods in parcel post.
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders the same year round excursion fair and summer tourist rates from Chicago to San Francisco by any route including Seattle Portland New Orleans and El Paso. Northern Pacific fares are higher than those on the Southern Pacific line.
Juarez, Dec. 5. Villa evacuated Chihuahua City and is moving west by train with loot. Carranzas entered the city unopposed. City council reports a cash balance of 2431.26, and orders railings repaired to prevent children from slipping. Police report four arrests in November. Tax levy listed as 953000. Printing neatly done at the Times.
In Cordova the council, acting on Fire Chief Dooley’s advice, orders a Fourth avenue hose house, a sled for hill hoses, and staged fire escape mandates for property owners. Dooley urges a life net for hotels, a rope or ladder in rooms, and an organized hill auxiliary company to improve coastwide fire protection.
Norfolk Va December is set for the eighth annual Southern Commercial Congress with theme International Reconstruction. Notable speakers include Lansing Skelton Wilson Daniels Redfield Vanderlip Koo Bryan Mendez Naon Membreño de Cespedes and Governors Dunne and Willis among others. The program features 77 speeches, open discussions, a military parade, fleet mobilization in Hampton Roads and a postwar Southern push to educate Americans on the region’s resources.
A miscellany of Cordova items notes plans for a Bon Ton dance and Loyola Social Club card party, a chemical placed in the Northern hotel building, moves by Art Holt, and arrivals from the Yukon. The Mariposa and Northwestern steamers are due, residents travel to California for winter, a December 20 masquerade is planned under the Cordova fire department, and a church group meeting is set at Mrs Baird's Windsor. Bankers Hurley and Rutherford of Independent Lumber arrive for Fairbanks fans heading to Seward.
John D. Archibald president of Standard Oil Co New Jersey died in Tarrytown after an appendicitis operation. He was 68 and a leading financier. The page includes miscellaneous quotes on courtesy and telephone manners.
In border practice marches for 18 000 men a day the army mule proves its worth over trucks on rough southwestern terrain. Desert dust and sand threaten road hazards as lines of infantry cavalry and artillery churn along fifteen mile routes near El Paso. Trucks stall, wagons bog, and mules endure while some units forego supper and fodder for horses.
Washington February 5 The potato quarantine against Canada has been relaxed owing to the great scarcity of seed potatoes in the United States. The notice appears in the Daily Times office imprint.
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