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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
6
A chaotic dispatch reports General Villa amid revolution in Mexico. He allegedly departs Chihuahua City as U S forces and Mexican factions maneuver, with U S authorities considering asylum for Villa under wartime policy.
Disjointed notes report a series of events including a 74 year old man named Som atock with Aviator Anton Meyerhom in a San Diego Bay incident ending in death. Other items mention London, New York, and Champlain workplaces, with strikes, arrests, and a former president’s visit.
President Wilson nominates Henry P. Fletcher ambassador to Mexico, with Blsue Arredondo already serving as Mexican ambassador to the United States. The note confirms strained diplomatic ties since the Mexico revolt.
A London statement says Brill troops at Savia and Anzac positions on the Gallipoli peninsula have been withdrawn and transferred to another area of operations. The front remains active elsewhere while Turkish forces may press southward, with Allied leaders praising the operation as a well carried transfer amid heavy casualties in the Suyla Bay and Anzac Cove sector.
New York reports the White Star line has offered $664,000 to settle all claims from the April 16, 1912 Titanic disaster. About $500,000 would go to American claimants and $360,000 to British claimants, with $114,000 for interest and expenses. The agreement awaits action by December 190.
Five people died and eleven were injured when a rear end collision between a passenger accommodation train from Wilmington to Chester and a train of empty express cars on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad occurred near Felton two miles south of the city. Two victims were railroad employees. The injured were residents of Philadelphia and nearby towns. among the dead were Daniel Callinger and a passenger from Philadelphia.
The administration’s flat revenue bill extending the emergency war tax for one year passed the Senate 46 to 2 and was signed by the president. Senator Smoot sought to limit the extension to June 30, 1915, but the amendment failed 25 to 50. Mr Underwood’s maiden speech marked a personal triumph as he asserted Democratic fiscal authority. Washington.
On December 18 the president submitted four nominations to the Senate for postmasters in Michigan Escanaba and Indiana towns including Pow, Wenona, Colchester, Nauvoo, Winchester, Kendallville, Oxford, Batesville and Owensville with nominees such as John O Meara Fenn C King and William H Johinston among others.
Fire in Cheyenne Wyoming's business district destroyed the opera house and threatened nearby buildings including the First National Bank Building and the Piging hotel. Two persons were injured by falling bricks and debris as flames swept the structure.
The Balt Line Railway strike, which halted freight transshipment, ended after negotiations between road officials and the strikers' committee. G. W. Henger, U.S. mediation official, announced an agreement. employees abandoned hourly service demands and accepted the railroad’s limited service timetable for morning and evening trains, proceeding to work.
A December tornado swept Lauderdale and Meridian killing at least 15 and injuring 30. The path damaged three Kemper county towns including Cullum, with five houses blown down twelve miles north. Bailey forest and Giles area buildings were destroyed. Three Meridian residents faced trials amid the devastation.
Mount Etna is considerably active with eighteen red hot lava streams melting snow, creating a dramatic nighttime display as an umbrella-shaped cloud forms above the volcano. Other dispatches note the Tama building fire in Burlington causing heavy losses and multiple rescues.
Wisconsin ranks fourth in mortality rate among the lead states with 11.1 deaths per 1000, as 27,181 total deaths are reported in the year. Kansas and Minnesota show lower rates, while Utah also posts a lower figure. Comprehensive census mortality data from the Commerce Department cover 25 states and 32 nonregistration areas, detailing shifts and proportional declines across many states.
LeCoy, believed dead since the war 51 years ago, returned to Almond Missouri, and his uncles Jerome and George Adams of west Almond were astonished during a social visit. Beay had fled at the war’s outbreak and built a life in Missouri before traveling to investigate family ties.
At the Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Co annual meeting growers reported a prosperous year with record fruit quality and higher prices. The Wisconsin Cranberry Salon Co includes most growers. In Madison the attorney general advised the state board of health that a property owner must employ a master plumber to install plumbing and an apprentice may work only under supervision. A Marshfield accident ends in death when 18 year old Joseph Slentker shot himself while hunting with a dog. Barron reports W W Dietz, brother of John Dietz, died of heart disease. he was former sheriff and city police chief. Appleton twelve Lawrence students suspended and ten others placed on probation after dormitory riot. Kenosha faces a severe influenza outbreak with hundreds of cases. New London report: Nick Swetalla and his son shot four large lynx with a rifle. the pelt measured five feet. The town values the specimen at $24.
Madison pushes birth registration as vital. unregistered individuals risk barriers to school voting work marriage public office travel inheritance and insurance. A boy at 18 seeks damages for two fingers lost in a saw accident at continuation school. Gov Philipp revokes a Milwaukee notary public commission for false oaths certifications.
Military reform expands guard strength from sixty five to eighty one men and adds a signal corps unit though placement remains unsettled. Wisconsin wardens may receive motorcycles to aid statewide conservation efforts. Washburn to invite bids for spring street paving with multiple material options. Smallpox closes Shawano Lincoln school as Judge Warner prepares to take office. Kenosha to campaign for safer railway and rural road crossings. Pioneer Thomas Hawkins of Pleasant Valley dies. New Richmond reports kerosene engine patents. Beloit contends with grip epidemic keeping visitors home for Christmas.
Fragmented notes describe a Madison board meeting with references to a November session and budget items. The text mentions a chief, a rebel police, and various officials. several personal tragedies are noted including drownings. Also cited are phone company values, bank amendments, and a preacher resigning to work in Russia.
Milwaukee labor leaders and the Industrial Commission plan quick action to improve salary conditions and protect wood polishers. A suction dust system is expected to reduce deaths from tuberculosis and dust exposure, a point raised by Paul Gaver representing nearly eighty nine deceased metal polishers in Milwaukee over the past two years. The conference led to the commission appointing special communities and experienced employees for further review.
Madison reports a preliminary statewide assessment by the Wisconsin tax commission on express, sleeping car and telegraph properties for 2016 showing a notable rise in valuations. Major listed figures include North America Telegraph at 100,000, Western Union at 2,000,000, Chicago Milwaukee Lake Superior Telegraph at 86,000, and Wells Fargo at 325,000, totaling 320,000 for express firms versus 781,000 the prior year.
The Wisconsin state board of health quarterly report for July to September shows Green county with the lowest death rate in the state. There were thirty seven deaths in the county during the quarter, or one and four fifths per 1,000 population. Local physicians attribute this healthfulness to residents consuming Limburger cheese.
Wisconsin leads in mineral water output with 34 active springs and the second largest production in the country. The report notes average price per gallon and cites significant sales in New York and Wisconsin. It discusses regional production, distribution, and the prominence of Wisconsin spring water in early 20th century markets.
The university shows a mix of student religious affiliations with Congregationalists, Catholics, Baptists, Episcopalians, and Lutherans represented by student organizations and university prayers. Congregationalists number about 1,100, Baptists over 1,000, Episcopalians, Lutherans, and Methodists also present among the student body.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a dispute over a canal project with references to Mayer and authorities. The text hints at a revolutionized wheel, hydroelectric debates, and contested authority, mentioning figures such as Adder Tehey Uae and Verprine, amid a mangled discussion of water rights and technology.
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