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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
1
A twelve hour rain in Northern Illinois overflowed rivers inundating cities and villages and causing damages over a million dollars. Boats used in western Chicago suburbs. Joliet areas submerged up to six feet, hundreds homeless. Traffic paralyzed. factories closed.
General Scott rejected reports of a thousand armed Japanese encamped in Lower California near the border. He stated American forces at Sierra Del Palma in the adjacent mountains would have detected any troops in that area.
Claude Phillips used the name of B V Black of Death to forge a $10 Henderson Banking Co check payable to C J Rose. Cashier Henderson detected the forgery and Phillips was arrested. The District Attorney filed an information with a guilty plea expected. Officials’ swift handling saves the county $1500 to $2500 per case.
Five men held in the killing of Lee County Sheriff Morland were taken from Worth County jail by a mob at night and hanged from a tree near Starkville. The bodies bore bullet wounds, indicating the hangings occurred shortly after extraction. The scene underscores mob justice's reach in Albany, Georgia, era.
Berlin January 21 Overseas News Agency states British documents linking Franz von Papen to bomb plots are forgeries. No legitimate evidence supports involvement by the former German chancellor.
Vienna reports the foreign office denies peace talks with Montenegro are broken off noting troops must first return from the mountains before any terms. Paris says Austrian forces renew the Monte Negro offensive moving toward Cetlinje Podgoritzi and Antivari while Scutari faces concentration. Rome logs Montenegro legation announcing the government’s removal to Lyons France.
Official report from HY John E Worden county health officer lists November and December deaths in multiple towns with ages, and births in November and December. Totals show 1914 and 1915 yearly death counts, and 914 165 birth totals.
Governor Whitman dismissed John B. Riley as Superintendent of Prisons at Sing Sing on a charge of attempting to disrupt enforcement of discipline. The move comes amid internal prison upheaval and calls for reform within the state system.
The Carson Appeal analyzes a three way Republican senatorial contest with Sam Platt, Judge Frank Norcross, and Roosevelt ally Oddie possible contenders. It details delegate splits, Washoe County blocs, and views from Norcross and Pittman backers, noting McCarran as a Democratic threat and predicting a tight, faction driven convention battle.
In Queretaro on January 21, 1917, reports say Carranza plans to decree moving the capital from Mexico City to Dolores Hidalgo in Guanajuato. He cites hostility in Mexico City and southern location as reasons. If approved, Dolor es Hidalgo will be rebuilt using proceeds from selling government buildings in Mexico City valued at about 60 million dollars.
The Elko Fur Shop, famed for printer's ink and fair dealing, draws an order from Elephant Butte New Mexico. The note credits advertising as drawing customers and keeping them with fair dealings, hoping the business grows as the proprietors desire.
The state forecast issued today predicts cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with potential rain. The outlook emphasizes continued unsettled weather through the period, affecting plans and water considerations across California.
Official estimates from Vienna say Germany has captured 3,000,000 prisoners, 10,000 guns and 40,000 Maxims since the war began. German forces are occupying 470,000 square miles of enemy territory.
An analysis of global war costs cites figures from economists and officials. It estimates direct expenditures at 50 billion dollars, indirect wastage at 10 billion, totaling 60 billion, with casualties pushing total cost to about 80 billion. Europe’s wartime economy and per capita effects are discussed, underscoring human cost.
New York Jan 21 General Felix Diaz denies he has plotted a revolution in Mexico He admits he would lie to be president but says the office must be tendered almost unanimously by the Mexican people He declares he is not ambitious to overthrow Madero because the latter is weak and ineffectual.
A fire department report to the San Francisco Board of Education cites unsafe public schools with inadequate fire escapes and dangerous exits. It recommends the city spend about 40 000 dollars on changes to improve safety.
The British steamer Sutherland of 3542 tons was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Mediterranean this morning. All crew were saved and landed at Malta.
The Reno Gazette reports how snowblocked travel hindered the lawyers Van Fleet of Elko and Mel Badt in a dispute between H. Agee and Elko district court. They agreed to submit the matter on briefs in a writ of certiorari to force dismissal of an appeal from the justice court. Van Fleet reached Reno after leaving Carson City. he planned to travel to Winnemucca and then home to Elko.
California faces a year with more jobs than men as demand for labor rises. Labor Commissioner John P. McLaughlin says there is no unemployed problem currently and expects conditions for workers to improve, with March bringing stronger demand for both skilled and unskilled labor. He does not forecast a labor shortage or future trends.
Turkish troops retreating before Russian and British advance in Mesopotamia and Persia. Russians occupy Sultanabad, sixty miles southeast of Hamadan, as Turkish forces head toward Burkird in headlong flight.
The first regular passenger train left Reno at nine o clock for Carson City with mail baggage and express cars and a crowded passenger coach. Snow plows and engines cleared the line, and service between Carson City and Reno resumed as crews work from Moundhouse to Virginia City. The noon target for full completion remains hopeful, with the local Reno to Carson City train canceled today but regular service expected to resume tomorrow if the Virginian City route clears.
The report notes strong job prospects and a shrinking pool of available workers. It predicts upward pressure on wages as demand rises and supply remains limited, signaling a robust but competitive hiring season.
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