22 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
1
A Washington briefing clarifies that Secretary of State Lansing and President Wilson maintained U S neutrality while noting belligerents’ aims. The notes were misinterpreted as a veiled threat and were corrected to emphasize direct American interests and the path to restraint.
Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill, famed frontier scout and showman, rose to prominence in the late 19th century for his frontier exploits and the popular Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, shaping public memory of the West.
The senate judiciary committee ordered favorable reporting on the national prohibition constitutional amendment by 128 to 3. Senators Culberson Reed and Brandegee opposed. The proposed text bans beverage liquor sales and importation nationwide with federal enforcement power and preserves state prohibitory laws.
London reports a new entente demand presented to Greece via Reuters. The terms include control of telegraphs, posts, and railways. release of Venizelist prisoners. prohibition of reservist meetings. and a mixed commission inquiry into the December disturbances.
Clifford Thorne, chairman of the Iowa railroad commission, confirms his resignation to become special counsel for the National Live Stock Shippers Protective League. He will work on an investigation before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 22.
An odd case from Des Moines reports potatoes rising in price and being argued as legal tender. The manager of a motion picture house faces scrutiny over using vegetables as payment, highlighting a curious dispute over acceptable tender and value.
The American consul at Malta reports the British steamer St Ursula with six Americans aboard was torpedoed without warning. six Americans survived. London officials insist unarmed and armed merchant ships share defensive rights, while Germany escalates rhetoric on arming and treating armed vessels as warships, threatening a broader undersea war.
Mason City Illinois December 22 double funeral held for John P Becker and his wife murdered Saturday. Investigators Sloan and Ryan say the murderer was at the house and grave and a arrest will be made in a few days. The Beeko family physician says investigators have the right clue. Jack and Charles Thomas are not guilty.
New York reports a dramatic market collapse as President Wilson’s peace notes spook investors. Every stock fell with total sales at 3.17 million shares and United States Steel led declines, dropping from 108 to 101. The day marks the second largest lay in exchange history, with heavy trading in both the first and last hours.
Three Ohio prison escapees robbed the Big Four freight station at Winchester and were captured nearby. Suspects Charles Gray Arthur Johnson and Arthur Devaun admitted fleeing from prison and were sent back to Columbus. In Indianapolis Governor Ralston named Adolph Seidensticker to the state board of pardons and John F. Reilly to the Indiana School for the Deaf board of trustees.
William Jennings Bryan, former secretary of state, in Miami on December 22 praised President Wilson for the note to belligerents. He said the President has rendered a distinct service by throwing the great influence of the United States into the balance on the side of peace.
Copenhagen December 22 Both houses of the Danish parliament approve the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The landsthing voted 40 to 19 in favor. Ratification of the treaty was approved by the folkething on Wednesday.
Chicago health figure Dr J D Robertson popularized a dieting fad, advocating new eating plans and lifestyle changes. The article profiles his influence, methods, and the public response to his dietary program.
Dr. J. O. Cobb of the surgeon general s office examined David Byers at his Fort Branch home. He took blood samples for analysis but did not certify the ailment and urged strict quarantine. A laboratory expert was expected to arrive soon for further tests in Princeton Indiana.
Daniel Miller (65) and his son William Miller (23) of Etna Green were victims of an acetylene tank explosion at their home in Warsaw Indiana. Daniel was instantly killed with his head blown off while William suffered severe burns and is in critical condition. doctors fear he will lose his sight if he survives.
In Colp west of Herrin George Bobish a miner fatally strikes Justice of the Peace Frank Miller and Constable Frank Johnson while resisting arrest on a charge of defeating his wife Mrs Bobish had sworn a warrant but warned the officials they would face his resistance in the Colp mining settlement.
Governor Dunne commuted the sentences of 119 definite sentence prisoners at Joliet and Chester penitentiaries for work on state roads and in honor camps. Reductions cut the actual days earned for each inmate, with the largest cut at Joliet about eleven months three days and at Chester about 144 days.
Illinois corn crop valued at 204 million and change for the year. State Board of Agriculture lists 241,023,799 bushels produced in 1916 with an 85 cent current price, the highest record since 1860.
At a Jerseyville meeting of St Francis Naviers Church Altar Society Miss Mary Shepard was named honorary president for life. She has served as society president for more than fifty years.
London reports President Wilson's peace terms note as a thunderbolt stirring Parliament and public opinion. Germany prefers submitting terms via a conference of powers while Canada condemns the note as gratuitous and opportune.
Chicago faces a desperate coal shortage with calls for fuel averaging over one per minute. Fred W. Upham, president of the Consumers' company, says the city could relieve much of the strain if half the coal already shipped and parked in switch yards could be delivered. The heat crisis endangers apartments and offices as temperatures drop.
The official count shows President Wilson leading in Texas with a 220 960 plurality. Wilson received 296 909 votes, Hughes 64 99, with Prohibition at 1 992 and Socialist 2009.
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