30 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Cordova Daily Times
Location
Cordova, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
1
Reports from New York and Paris reveal wage increases benefiting about 200000 workers. Meanwhile Austrian destroyers suffer losses near Durazzo as Russia launches a major Galician offensive. Paris notes Castelorizo taken, Durazzo landing, and French casualties and wounded totals in France. The front shifts across Courland Mitau and the Prut-Dniester region as Italians land in Durazzo and Greece contemplates Saloni ki.
In New York on December 30 the copper price advances and holds near 22 to 23 cents. Demand remains unabated with prices ranging 22 1/4 to 23 cents and no drop below the initial level. Activity in copper shares rises as metal prices climb.
A Northwest cold wave has extended to Los Angeles bringing light snow on orange trees and high temperatures. Rain is falling heavily across the citrus belt, while the upper air remains much colder than the surface.
The Vienna foreign office handed to Ambassador Penfield Austria’s reply to the second Ancona note. The document will be codified and sent to the United States, with the full text expected by Saturday. In Nebraska, Henry D. Estabrook of New York appears as a Republican candidate on the primary ballot.
All your friends will meet at Eagle Hall for the seventh annual Cordova Volunteer Fire Department Ball. Committee members include W. J. McDonald HK. A. Bollinger F Fuller Jack E Way and C P Mickelson. Souvenir program printed Hall decor and string orchestra music. Tickets on sale at local businesses.
William Hale Thompson, Chicago mayor elect, will have his name withdrawn from the Nebraska primary presidential ballot after petition placement. Thompson wrote to the Lincoln secretary of state requesting removal and stated he would not pursue the presidency under any circumstances. John Rowan, en route to Kansas City, plans a two month stay. Geo West of Hinchinbrook lighthouse departed on the Northwestern to Ket hikan.
A newly established steamship route from Tromsoe Norway to Alexandrovsk Russia will keep the czar’s empire supplied during winter. Docks are erected and waterways deepened to allow large ships to enter both ports. Also notes travel stories of residents from Cordova and Seattle bound passengers aboard the Northwestern.
The blizzard centered on Cleveland causes transportation to halt as snow piles up and street cars become bogged down. Plows struggle to cope with the immense snowfall, leaving residents to manage daily business amid blinding conditions.
President Wilson and his bride plan an afternoon round of golf at Hot Springs Virginia today. The couple has been invited to a New Year reception in the hotel ballroom as weather improves and links clear.
The state department asked France and Great Britain to permit shipments of condensed milk into Germany and Austria to relieve a milk famine harming babies in the Teutonic nations. Distribution would be overseen by the American Red Cross Society and other U S charitable groups to ensure use for relief purposes. Ed Wood of Valdez was a Northwestern passenger heading home.
Kaiser Zurich reports Emperor Wilhelm II remains confined to bed with cellulitis delaying a planned trip to the western front before Christmas. Doctors say a suppurating neck phlegm added to his troubles and have relieved pressure by lancing the affected area.
Clinton Louisiana December 30 Governor Winfield Scott Hammond of Minnesota died suddenly here. He was in town for a brief visit to inspect farm lands near town and suffered apoplexy at his hotel. He served one year as governor and had one year left in office. The body will be returned to Minnesota for burial at the state capital.
Father Corbett in town for a brief stay. Daily services at 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. New Year’s Day holiday mass at 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Special old year closing service at 7:20 p.m. Friday. Pastor John T. Corbett extends welcome to non-Catholic friends to attend.
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