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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
1
The South Atlantic liner Sequana with 550 aboard was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the Atlantic. About 190 lives were lost, including a detachment of Semalese rites among the passengers.
James Goddard bass baritone of the Chicago Grand Opera company headlines the Elko Chautauqua finale. Formerly with Covent Garden and the Royal Grand Opera, he will perform a varied grand opera program in a concert marked by his acclaimed physical presence. Supporting artists include Robert Yale Smith and Ruth Ray.
The Leyland liner Anglian, which departed Boston on May 30 for Liverpool, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. The incident occurred near Liverpool with the vessel lost at sea.
Washington June 13. Likenesses of presidents from Washington to McKinley will grace the new Liberty Bonds. The bonds will be 13 by 6 inches, with color hinges and vignettes, including Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty and the Goddess of Freedom. Denominations range from 50 to 100000 dollars with distinct back colors.
A letter from Governor Boyle announces his arrival Saturday on the Ely to Carson return trip and a public address on national matters from the governors’ Washington meeting. The venue will be either the court house or the Bradley Opera House.
New York June 13 Federal Judge Cattlefield sentences Herman Levine a repeat teacher to eleven months and twenty nine days for failing to register under the selective draft law.
Washington states that the United States was not consulted about the allied coup that dethroned King Constantine of Greece and has not yet participated in the European diplomacy, according to the state department.
London reports say fifteen hostile airships bombed the east end. British planes chased them over Essex toward the city. Thirty one killed and sixty seven injured in London. ninth Earl of Derby cites nine dead and more than two hundred injured in the Lords.
The Virginia and Truckee railway allocates Liberty bonds to its workers on an easy monthly plan. Employees may pay monthly from their wages: 4 dollars monthly on a 50 dollar bond, 8 dollars on a 160 dollar bond, or 20 dollars on a 500 dollar bond. If an employee leaves before completion the company refunds the bond value earned to that date.
The Russian mission led by Boris A Sakhmetieff arrived at a Pacific coast port and will proceed to Seattle before heading to Washington DC. The party includes forty members and will engage in diplomatic discussions with American officials.
Robert Skages wins quiet title case Caton vs Skages over the Copper King and the Dewey mining claims at Bullion. A San Francisco capitalists group leases and bonds the mines for a substantial payment next week. The Goodluck group near the South Fork eyeed for leasing at about $100,000. The properties include copper, lead and silver with ore valued in the hundreds of thousands. Skages also holds holdings at Hatdh Mountain and in Lander county.
General Pershing landed at Rolvene today and is expected to arrive in Paris tonight. The arrival signals a notable Allied presence as World War I operations continue.
June 13 report from the American Steamship Kroonland arriving in port says the ship rammed and sank a U-boat after a brief engagement with two undersea boats. The Kroonland lost a blade from one propeller during the encounter.
The Commencement Exercises of Elko High School will be held Thursday night June 14 in the Bradley Opera House. The program includes chorus, invocation by Rev J M Sunders, orchestra, address by Rev L B Thomas, edo, diplomas to Anna Margaret Black Hannah Florence Brown William Dewey Conrad Harold Bright Harris Arthur Malcolm James Delpha May Jewell William Triplett Mayer Wendell Malone Porter Edith Mae Smith Abner Willard Sewell.
San Francisco June 13 Mrs Rena Mooney a music teacher faces trial in superior court on bomb murder charges tied to the July preparedness parade explosion that killed ten. Her husband Thomas J Mooney already sentenced to hang May 17 as a co defendant.
Paris June 13 The French ministry of munitions announced an accident at a major automobile factory producing munitions. A large number were wounded and taken to hospitals. Ruins are being searched for the dead. exact counts unavailable.
An affidavit by Estelle Smith alleges Oxman offered a five figure bribe to sway her to falsify testimony against Weinberg. Mooneys, noted archists, disrupted street traffic to pressure a strike. Police and DA actions targeted Mooney and raids hit The Blast editor Berkmann's office. Doyle couple left for Salt Lake City.
In Copenhagen on June 18 Her von Helderbrand the conservative Reisehtag leader cites a German admiral saying England’s condition will be such that Great Britain is finished in at most two months. The prognostication reflects German belief in a rapid collapse of England during World War I.
Washington June 13 the senate enacted the 3.281 billion war budget after accepting the house compromise on acquiring the Jamestown exposition site as a naval base. Mr and Mrs E E Caine and Paul have gone to San Francisco for a short visit.
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