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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
3
George Clinton reports on the push and pull within Congress over preparedness bills and other major legislation. party divisions blur as leaders, committees, and factions debate wielding power and shaping a path forward. A new Congressional Directory is highlighted for its biographies. A plan for a Potomac memorial bridge is discussed amid funding and regional symbolism.
Washington March 25 The Hay Army reorganization bill, a key preparedness measure, cleared the house 402 to 2 with Britten of Illinois and Mayer London opposing. The plan envisions a 140000 regular army, a 120000 federalized militia, reserves, nurse corps, and federal pay for National Guard officers under wartime plans. Gardner amendment adopted 205 to 198. Kahn amendment increasing active force to 220000 rejected 181 to 213.
A March 25 blaze in Augusta Georgia destroyed more than 700 homes and left at least 3,000 people homeless. The fire burned for over nine hours, spreading from Eighth and Broad to Broad Street and beyond, damaging the railway, telephone, and electric services. The Chronicle and Herald offices moved to temporary plants, and Tubman High School and Horton Grammar School were destroyed.
New York detectives pursue Dr. Arthur Warren Waite over the death of John E. Peck a Grand Rapids druggist. Waite allegedly took an opiate to induce sleep and was found in a stupor as officers announce he will be charged with murder. Also a Mexican newspaper suppression at La Constitution is noted and other brief items from London to Milwaukee report ship sinkings cousin of Lincoln death and gun attack on President Wilson.
Twenty three Allied aeroplanes clashed with German craft in Muelhausen Upper Alsace in the war’s greatest aerial battle. Over fifty machines fired in close quarters forcing German anti aircraft guns to halt. One French airman rammed a German plane, with all five Germans and three French killed. Bombs were dropped on military positions as thousands watched.
Reports from Vienna Saloniki and Washington outline Russian gains on the Dnies ter river French repulsed German advance at Maticovo and Thomas Taggart named U S senator to fill a vacancy. Other items note alleged plots in Sin-Kiang beheaded, Russian losses quoted, tobacco raids planned, King Ferdinand’s Sofia return, a Clinton Iowa death, and Ida Ball Warren spared from the electric chair.
Washington March 23 the Tillman bill to authorize government erection or purchase of an armor plate factory costing up to 11 million dollars passed the senate by a 58 to 23 vote. An amendment by Senator Wadsworth requires location at a navy board approved site with war time safety considerations. Also reported are prizes on Hamburg American liners and Yuan Shih kai political moves.
A vast fire in Nashville Tenn on March 24 forces 1400 Warner School pupils to march out before flames reach the building. The blaze destroys Warder home for the aged and many residences, leaving over 2000 residents homeless and prompting militia calls to guard ruins. Estimated losses run from 1 to 40 million dollars with aid from city organizations and vast relief efforts underway. Similar fires strain Paris Texas and the Cushing oil field with multi million dollar damages. Damage totals vary from 8 million to 40 million across affected locales.
Ohio Coal Mines appoints a receiver as families face hardship. Company intends to place operations on a substantial financial footing to avert further distress.
Community leaders in Portsmouth led by C B Groninger push a plan to provide free school texts for all grades across the state. A committee, under the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, drafted a law for Columbus approval before voter submission.
The law does not contemplate state printing of books but would provide for selection of books by the present publishers if their quality and prices are satisfactory.
Senator Pomerene recommended former Representative George White nominate C. Henry as postmaster at Marietta after months of delay. White bears responsibility for the nomination though Pomerene signaled his strong support. Henry previously served as assistant fire commissioner under Governors Harmon and Cox.
Toledo reports a statewide campaign to curb foremen who force employees to pay for positions. Frank Madryszowski, ex foreman at a local auto plant, was convicted in police court, fined $100 and costs. Fred Crox ton, chief mediator for the state industrial commission, announced the forthcoming crackdown as the practice grows statewide.
Washington reports a draft protocol to govern American expedition operations in Mexico in pursuit of Villa was agreed Wednesday by Acting Secretary Polk and Mexican ambassador designate Eli seo Arredondo. The pact aims to minimize misunderstandings by outlining each side rights and cooperative methods in extraordinary circumstances. Full details will be withheld until signing, but terms align with U S views and no objections were raised.
The Youngstown effort to Americanize foreigners, planned to start April 1, is postponed. Key supporters, officers of state companies implicated in a price fixing case, have withdrawn to aid defense and time for their companies, delaying public push ahead of the grand jury action.
Senator Sherman of Illinois introduced a resolution in the senate to authorize the president to call 50,000 volunteers for Mexico service. The measure was laid on the table after Democratic senators objected to immediate consideration. The report also notes British capture of 127 submarines since the war began, a Hungarian earthquake damage, sighting of British submarines near the Cattegat, the North Carolina cruiser ordered to Guantanamo, railroad earnings for January, and a day care fire in New York killing four babies.
Walter H. Cossin a 48 year old former state senator and mayor of Point Pleasant West Virginia fell from a motor boat into the Ohio River at Gallipolis and drowned. In Akron a fire caused nearly ten thousand dollars in damage to the interior of a six story Firestone Tire and Rubber Co plant building. Firefighters battled dense smoke for about three hours and workers on every floor evacuated. several upper floor occupants were nearly suffocated by acid fumes but all escaped.
In Youngstown Ohio the January 7 East Youngstown riot caused property losses estimated at 628 189 48 dollars by Deputy State Wire Marshal Naum. Insurance coverage totaled 493 768 dollars but will not be collected due to riot clauses. State legislature aid to recover damages is sought.
A nitroglycerin magazine of the American Glycerin Company near Spencerville exploded. The blast was heard up to fifty miles away and damaged a hundred miles of telegraph and telephone lines. An employee left the magazine fifteen minutes before the explosion. a stove Lemley placed in the storage room is believed to have overheated it. Windows shattered in Find-Way area.
Steubenville Ohio Richard Gilson, whose term as postmaster would end August 20, has sent his resignation effective April 22. Editor H H Mechadden will succeed him, after the post office department demanded Olson's resignation for political activity as a sheriff candidate.
Fremont Common Pleas Judge John T. Carter ruled that charter commissioners may designate presiding officers of municipal courts without violating the state constitution’s exclusive legislature power to create courts. The decision arose in a case challenging Sandusky’s commission authority after former saloon keepers were prosecuted under state liquor laws.
A resolution signed by five Steubenville High School students requests the Board of Education prohibit the annual graduation dance this year. A highway branch plan is also noted amid a mix of local items across Ohio and surrounding areas.
Constantinople was named for Constantine the Great and founded in 328 on the site of Byzantium. It was called New Rome and served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire for eleven centuries. Greece and the Greek church remain tied to the era, until the 1453 Turkish conquest ending the Byzantine era.
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