16 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1915
Page
1
Boston wins key world series game to seal hold as champions. The series includes games in Boston and on the Pacific coast en route to the pennant race. Notable moments feature President Wilson in attendance, and Homerun feats by Hooper and Lewis.
Washington reports the Pan American conference unanimously decided on recognizing General Carranza and his representative, with details to be arranged. General Carranza approves the decision and plans a possible trip to northern Mexican states, signaling changes in foreign policy and support dynamics.
War dispatches from London and Berlin report Rudyard Kipling informed his son is alive but prisoner of German forces, while Marshal French notes two aerial defeats in eleven engagements. Berlin orders halt to importing songbirds. four Allied planes attack western front. Ghent hangars destroyed by German raiders. Athens column hints at neutrality shifting. Tokyo expects Japan to send troops to the Balkans.
Aboard the steamship Montagu at Oover British Columbia a fire started on the ship while loading a cargo of Russian war wires. The blaze was believed to have been aided by a bomb. The conflagration was brought under control without further damage.
Washington report notes private yachts on both sides of the conflict are under investigation for aiding belligerents. authorities believe some yachts are being used by Germans to attack oil ships and ferry fuel from Mysian ports to the British. Greece is reportedly involved as well.
Washington October 11 President Wikken spoke at the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Daughter of the American Revolution commending loyalty among foreign-born citizens and warning that European convulsions show the need to reaffirm ancient accepted principles of international law in American policy.
The report from Honolulu discusses the sinking of F type submarines and claims naval personnel believed the losses were deliberate. It argues the F type is unsafe and inefficient, noting widespread concern among sailors and officers about the craft’s reliability and the wrecks as evidence.
Reports say the launch Tramp carrying about twenty five passengers left St Michael for Seattle on October 6. Communication halted, weather turned cold, and authorities fear the party is trapped or stranded on the Yukon ice. A relief effort is organized with agencies in Fairbanks and St Michael coordinating searches from Kotlik and Nome.
London reports hint at possible withdrawal from Gallipoli as Teutons press in the Balkans. Belgrade reportedly fell after a two day bayonet battle. forces push toward Monastir as Serbian and Russian troops reinforce. Paris notes French and Russian cooperation to aid Serbia and maintain Balkan front without weakening other fronts. Rome cites Allied drive aimed at breaking into the Balkans with Serbian reinforcements arriving from the Allies.
Valdez dispatch reports Cordova radio station destroyed by fire delaying telegraphic business. Unless directed otherwise, all traffic shifts to Juneau transit. Canadian lines also in trouble with Dominion telegraph line south of Atlin but remaining in service through Whitehorse and Siway.
Riga front reports continued operations from Dvinsk to Pripet with German air activity. Two Russian torpedo boats are said to have sunk nineteen sailing vessels along the Avat coast as part of ongoing naval actions.
Paris Oct. 13 Premier Brittain of Roumania indicated Italy will act with the Entente but will choose its own time to enter the war against the Teutons. The statement suggests Roumania will align with the Allies when circumstances permit.
President Wilson denies plans for a wedding trip to the San Diego exposition and says he has given his fiancee Mrs. Galt a diamond solitaire ring. Secretary Lansing will not vote for woman suffrage and is not registered.
Five jurors have been secured in the Vial of Schmidt case, one of the persons alleged to be implicated in the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times years ago. The witnesses were excused that day next. Mu.
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