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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
President Wilson declared he would yield everything but the vital points in international relations. He argued America has not pursued new issues but defended mankind’s rights as life is threatened amid a world at war, resting on established international law.
Two women guests of the wife of Speaker Sevigny perished as fire consumed the Parliament Building of Canada. The house leader’s family escaped death by a narrow margin, while numerous police and firemen were killed or injured as ruins collapsed.
A massive fire swept Central Canada’s parliament buildings in Ottawa Ontario destroying the Commons and Senate chambers. Two women died and several people are missing. Firefighters and soldiers saved the library housing 200000 volumes in a blaze officials say accidental though some witnesses reported an explosion at the reading room.
Washington February 4 Rear Admiral Grauford former chief of the Bureau of Veterans matters was moved from the Mare Island Navy Yard to the Philadelphia yard and another officer sent to Mare Island amid a Pacific cost dispute. Officials say Stanford opposed development at Pearl Harbor and his views influenced the transfer.
Fragmentary 1914 church notice from Minneapolis discussing Seventh Day Adventist concerns and a financial reference in American division foreign missions. Key names and details are garbled, leaving an incomplete outline of figures and actions.
Skandal reports the Japanese liner Daijin Maru sunk Wednesday night after colliding with the Liman. One hundred sixty lives lost, twenty-one saved. Liman badly damaged and returning to Hongkong. Daijin Maru was 1,576 tons, 243 feet, built Kobe in 190? owned Osaka. Liman owned by China Navigation Co of London, 200 feet, 2,211 tons, built Greenock.
Marie Lemos of Irving Park Chicago, a Hed Crane nurse and Brindisi survivor, recalls the mine strike in the Adriatic. The ship sank rapidly, many drowned, lifeboats failed, and rescued survivors faced further danger amid bombardment by Austrian forces while Montenegrin survivors sang their anthem before killings by their own men.
Five persons died and eight others were seriously injured when a fire destroyed the Overbrook hotel at Pacific and Mount Vernon avenues. Many guests escaped by jumping from windows as flames reached the elevator shaft. among the dead are the hotel owner’s parents and a Chambersburg, Pennsylvania resident.
Albany reports Beh Harehd Meyerly, the youth who shot four people two mortally, was committed to the criminal insane hospital by County Judge Addington today. A rotary oil well drill featuring a submersible electric motor adds to the well’s sides.
Secretary Lansing and German ambassador Count von Bernstorff prepared for Lusitania negotiations as President Wilson read Berlin dispatches on his train. Officials offered no comment on the talks while Berlin reportedly prepared a response and a formal position upon Wilson’s return to Washington.
New York February 5 Anthracite coal operators reject miners 20 percent wage rise and union recognition. They propose optional conciliation if talks fail. Miners earlier sought eight hour day two year contract and wage fixes. Operators cite consumer cost impact and low profit margins while defending open shop policy and outside control concerns.
General Carranza plans to travel to Ciudad de [sic] Queretaro and then return in a few weeks as Michoacan capital Morelia is used briefly. Queretaro remains central for a forthcoming presidential nominations convention, and Mexico City reports typhus campaign progress prompting the reopening of schools on Monday.
Lochner and Evans left Berlin for Switzerland following a stay in the capital. Des Moines delegate MH Bwone reported they received a cable from William Jennings Bryan accepting membership in the permanent peace commission. Henry Ford also sent a cable noting his support and imminent return.
Chicago executives from major street and interurban systems met to discuss the rising difficulty of securing new capital for electric railway extensions. They cited a 36 percent decline in five years and noted 27,000 miles of electric lines with over 400 million annual receipts represented. Speakers blamed state and city rate controls and valuation uncertainty for weak investor confidence, urging practical methods in rate making and property valuation to avert financial trouble.
London reports the collier Franz Fischer left Martlepool Monday afternoon and was sunk by a raiding Zeppelin over England. Thirteen crew members, including the captain, drowned. three survived. Deckhand Charles Hillier recalled the sinking, describing a bomb strike on the engine room and a two minute loss of afloat. Survivors used life belts and clung to wreckage as others cried out.
Grimaby reports skipper William Martin of the trawler King Stephen declined pulling aboard the Zeppelin L-19 crew after seeing 17 to 22 Germans on a submerged envelope. He feared capture and left the wreckage for a British naval ship. Dutch coast artillery and alarms at Ameland reportedly disabled the airship. newspapers praise the captain’s restraint.
Paris dispatches quote Mmmil Calli former Levant Herald editor asserting Prince Yussof Iasedin foresaw his murder and sealed an envelope for heirs to open if he died. The letter references Enver Pasha and German actions, detailing tensions with Enver and a protest over naval actions by Goeben and Breslau.
Washington February 4 Senator Kenyon plans to examine how funds allotted to stamp out hoof and mouth disease have been spent The inquiry follows Representative Mann’s charges in the House that many expenditures were unrelated to the program The Senate agriculture committee of which Kenyon is a member will review the matter.
Henry Morgenthau arrived in Berlin via London on February 4 on his way to the United States. He is accompanied by his son Henry Morgenthau Jr. The plan is to stay in Berlin for a day or two before continuing to New York aboard a steamer.
Berlin paper Kreuz Zeitung quotes tense German citizens reacting to President's appeal for quick preparedness. The article notes public suspicion toward American intentions and frames the sinking as an illegal action Germany finally admits.
Berlin reports Germany will not admit the Lusitania sinking was illegal. A note of regret is to contain eight words and omit the word illegal, signaling Germany’s farthest concession while Washington seeks explicit recognition of wrongdoing.
Dr Alfred Zimmermann foreign under secretary in an AP interview warned against pressing demands that would humiliate Germany. He said Germany reached the limit of concessions over the submarine war and Lusitania issue, insisting Berlin cannot admit illegality and that a breach with the United States would threaten German trade. He urged Americans to avoid humiliating Germany while preserving Germanys dignity and freedom of movement amid postwar trade hopes.
An explosion and fire at the Craig Oil Company plant in Toledo yesterday caused an estimated loss near 76000 and halted operations for weeks. Sixty tanks of benzine and gasoline were breached, fourteen crude tanks destroyed, the office wrecked, and one fireman seriously injured. Sixty-three workers were present, with six missing earlier and later accounted for.
Washington on February 4 speeches prepared for President Wilran on his midwest trip will be printed as a public document The House voted to publish them and Republican Leader Mann urged better apportionment to let Democratic members read the speeches The text notes Mann praised a recent House speech endorsing the preparedness program and signals the political context of the era.
St. Vaul Mina Feb 4 The name of Gov Hiram W Johnson of California was filed with the secretary of state as a candidate for the progressive nomination for president in the March 14 primary election.
Noted scholar Joseph Ja, associated with Hebrew studies, died suddenly in February. The obscure obituary fragment notes his leadership and untimely passing, leaving a gap in the record of his research and affiliations.
In Portland Oregon on March 4 the city faced three to four feet of snow stranding residents. Fuel and food shortages hit many families as merchants struggled to deliver supplies. Streets and telephone lines were blocked, isolating neighborhoods and paralyzing communication services.
Mrs Norman Bmith received a Caesarean operation at the local hospital after a two story brick building collapse on October 12. The incident killed Mr Kudock and Mrs Smith's infant. Mother and child are past the danger stage. doctors report improvements following the procedure.
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