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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
2
Reports from Juarez describe Home Guards executing Renaldo Uribe and two others tied to Villa after a raid on Teloloac, with Tejolocachio ranchers forming guards to protect property. Villista raids prompted punitive expeditions as Fourteenth Infantry units pursued Villa sympathizers and captured detainees.
Dec 10 report from Bertin says Romanian units under Field Marshal von Mackensen retreating in force toward the Danube after heavy losses. Russian and Romanian lines collapsed in the Dobradja sector, with about 1,150 cavalry, armored vehicles, and other matériel captured or destroyed as retreat deepened toward forested Danube border zones.
The White House and State Department express cautious optimism as allied representatives prepare new peace proposals. German embassy officials signal willingness to discuss all questions raised, with Ambassador von Bernstein noting potential further exchanges before a final settlement.
Disjointed report says the United States seeks to release Americans held in Beirut with Turkish help. It mentions military units and a cruiser named Dew Mathes stationed at Alexandria, preparing for theatre actions toward Beirut, amid unclear dates and numbers.
Three miners Clarerict Hicks James Hamilton and Arthur Tretell were killed in a collapse at the Blockhouse lead mine south of Platteville Wisconsin. Bodies were recovered within an hour. nearby residents Beks and Hermitton are marble and have several small children. Trelev was married about two months ago.
Chicago Dispatch reports General Funston ordered 16 000 National Guard troops to muster out and return home from the Mexican border by January 7. Units from Illinois Pennsylvania Michigan and others to be released while 76 000 guards remain on border. John Becker and wife slain on Illinois farm with motive linked to missing rent money and hoarded cash. Bloodhounds and posses scour Mason City area as police suspect robbery.
25 Germans and Austrians released from British guarded camps in the Far East tell of a brutal voyage from Hongkong to the United States aboard a steamer. W F Schuedter of Carlwoitz & Co recounts their deliverance and asks the American people to heed their gratitude for freedom after months of hardship, including two men driven to insanity.
Boston December 19 Prof Hugo Munsterberg a Harvard psychology professor collapsed and died while addressing a class at Radcliffe College aged fifty three of heart disease officials said he had been in good health beforehand and had worked hard since the war amid intense public scrutiny and nervous strain leading to his sudden death in the classroom
Washington reports a parliamentary misplay delays an immediate vote on Benalve Sheppard's District of Columbia prohibition bill. Senate agrees to dual vote on January 9 after chair supports move to calendar.
London December 21 Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that a negotiated peace is not possible without Germany’s acceptance of the only terms that can end the war. He warned entering talks without clarity would be like putting heads in a noose with the rope’s end in Germany’s hands. He cited Lincoln and warned central powers notes offered little hope for an honorable peace while noting plans for a national service director and mandatory scheduling of industries for the war effort.
About a hundred agricultural specialists will discuss all phases of farming during the fifth annual Farmers Week at Ohio State University from January 29 to February 2. Notable participants include Herbert Quick, Isabel Bevier, W. H. Collingwood, Henry M. Dunlap, J. G. Lipman, C. B. Thorne, and Ohio State leaders. The event features multiple meetings such as the Ohio State Corn Show, Dairymen’s Association, and Horticultural Society, with sessions spanning January 20 to February 2 and a farmer students’ reunion dinner on January 31.
Ashtabula local physicians and surgeons will increase their charges. The higher rates are attributed to rising costs of all medical and surgical supplies including drugs, prompting a pace of schedule changes.
The Post Office Department may establish regular air mail between New York and Chicago using a route through Ohio and Pennsylvania. Plan envisions 720 mile flights in 6 to 14 hours, nightly departures at 6 PM, and intermediate stations at Williamsport, Niles, and Napoleon with relay aircraft.
President Wilson sent to the senate a lengthy slate of postmaster nominations in many states after the November elections. The Illinois and Wisconsin postings include Traverse Wright Sea ton Browns town Regin Capron Porona 8 Callaway Tallain Theodore J. Hchweer Beardstown J. D. Downer Downers Grove and others. Wisconsin names include Victor E Layer Adams Cedar Grieve Theresa Heluen Random Lake Mark W Murphy Bear Creek and J B Dennis Downing.
Warden Zimmer said six convicts survived a wood alcohol incident while four died. The poison, likely grain alcohol, was used in attempts to escape prison misery. Victims included Alexander Archer Troquois County Afth term for robbery, Martin Harris Cook County two years for a serious offense, Edward William Cook County fifth term for robbery, and Frank Dawson Grandy County one to fourteen years for robbery.
In Wayne Michigan on December 20 a mother Mrs Dedrosh and her six year old daughter Mary perished after a blaze destroyed their home. Firefighters say Mrs Dedrosh reentered the burning house in a futile effort to save the girl. Twenty persons aboard a trolley were injured as a snapped wire fell onto a loaded street car in Minneapolis on December 20.
Dr N J McQuestion leader from Richland county denounces family doctors at a farmers mass meeting in Mansfield as driving drug addiction and calls for a sanitarium. The event targets repeal of the rural school code tied to the medical trust, with local action planned for a referendum. A poisoning case at a Brokaw home leaves a 13 year old girl dead and her mother and stepfather unconscious.
In Marion and Erie rail lines officials met after the Galion wreck where Conductor Walter Gills Engineer John Diday and Flagman Chas Kyler were killed. They blamed Guy Rank of Marion the engineer of the crashing train. Columbus George Davis 27 lies in a hospital after drinking a quart of whisky in a bet. A committee was named by the Ohio Private Bankers Association to cooperate with the Ohio Bankers Association to campaign for a city manager in Akron. The state superintendent position and shipping regulation were discussed. Cleveland milk shipments embargo grows with demand for hospitals and babies.
A labor coalition filed a petition with the Ohio Assembly seeking amendments to the state compensation law. The move aims to adjust worker benefit standards and streamline enforcement, reflecting ongoing labor reform discussions in Columbus.
A labor delegation will present a large petition to the Secretary of State opposing the workmen's compensation law. The initiative seeks to amend Section 54 to bar certain insurance around employers and reduce fraternal insurance rate concerns. Other items note Civil Service meetings, training for state service, and plans for crippled children care.
In Toledo 957 dealers bankers and newspaper men held the Overland Dealers convention. They closed contracts for 14,000 cars for 1917, lifting weekly totals to 70,000 cars to date. Over two weeks the meeting has transacted about 125 million dollars in business with one week remaining.
Cincinnati officials seek answers as C L McKibben, gas expert for the public utilities commission, arrives and holds a closed door conference with Mayor Puchta before visiting the gas company office to confer with Ras company president W W Freeman.
Cincinnati reports Michael Trevanto of Toledo as Michael Travis under arrest for alleged fur theft valued at about 1000 after several trips to a Fourth Street store. Newark notes Colonel J W Hilliard dies of apoplexy, a longtime educator and 25 year practicing lawyer. Columbus lists Kresge Detroit store owner as Anti Saloon League speaker in January to discuss profit in dry states. Hamilton indicates Miami Iron and Steel Co negotiations near completion with E M Peters confirming deal talks.
At a conference of shippers, traffic men, manufacturers, merchants and Greater Dayton Association members, Big Four Railroad officials announced $108.00 available for building a modern freight house on Monument Avenue. The city would grant a sidewall easement to connect the facility with the railway line.
Federal Judge John B E Sater cut the publicity damages from 8350 to 5000 in a libel case brought by Thomas L Sloan of Nebraska against American Issue Publishing. Sloan claimed articles connected to his candidacy libeled him. The jury had originally awarded 48350.
The article urges poultry raisers to keep stock vermin free to ensure proper growth. It emphasizes using lice killers on fowls and chicks and notes pests like coons and lendoners threaten profitability and animal health.
The advice urges feeding pure meat scraps not rotten meat and stresses using only good quality feed for fowl. It notes a market for first class stock and that a good laying hen can lay eggs worth her weight in six weeks, highlighting productivity and proper nutrition.
The State Utilities Commission will push enforcement of a rule to guarantee gas for domestic use during cold weather while Cincinnati and Cleveland officials press for investigation into a regional gas shortage. Industrial plants across Ohio have shut down due to the frigid shortage, impacting the balance between domestic and industrial gas supply.
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