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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
8
President Woodrow Wilson declares in inaugural address that the nation must stand for peace and free seas. He calls for unity, global responsibility, and restraint from power politics while preparing to engage with world events.
The piece lists presidents who won or served second terms and notes vice presidents re elected twice since party conventions began. It recounts inaugural dates and oaths touching on Monroes era, Adams, Calhoun, and Hayes precedents, with references to Chief Justice Marshall and the oath timing.
President Wilson renames his cabinet retaining all but three members. The lineup includes Secretary of State Robert Lansing New York. Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo New York. Secretary of War Newton D Baker Ohio. Attorney General Thomas W Gregory Texas. Postmaster Gene Burleson Texas. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels North Carolina. Secretary of the Interior Knight Lane California. Secretary of Agriculture David Franklin Houston Missouri. Secretary of Commerce William Cox Redfield New York. Secretary of Labor William Beauchamp Wilson Pennsylvania. Albert Slaney Franklin listed among the names.
Berlin newspapers react to the Zimmermann telegram with mixed responses. The Tages Zeitung joins others in sharply denouncing the German Foreign Secretary’s policy amid varying public reception at home.
Vice President Marshall delivers second inaugural address before the Senate outlining a creed of government. He asserts loyalty to the nation over partisanship and pledges to defend the ark of the national covenant against internal treachery or external assault.
Berlin reports two German submarines that recently returned to base sank fifteen steamers and seven sailing ships, totaling 64 500 tons gross. The admiralty announced the figures yesterday.
The market report lists prices for steers and cows of pulp and hay fed categories, with ranges from 4.50 to 11.50 for cows and 6.25 to 14.70 for feeders. Heifers and yearlings show values around 6.50 to 13.15, while lambs and sheep are noted with bids near 11.00 to 13.60.
The market lists lot prices for hay and grain delivered F O B Denver and regional upland feeds. Colorado and Nebraska upland hay range 13.00 to 17.00 per ton, Timothy 18.00 to 19.00, Alfalfa 12.00 to 15.00, Straw 4.00 to 6.00, with regional chaff and valley specifics. Grain includes Wheat 2.92 per 100 lbs, Rye 1.85, Oats 1.95, Corn and Bran around 2.10 and 2.15 per 100 lbs, plus various poultry and egg prices and produce figures for December-like listings.
Market notes show St Louis Spelter at 9.98 and copper casting at 32.12 percent. Boulder tungsten concentrates quoted at 60 percent 17.00 per unit with crude ores 60 percent 15.00 and 25 percent 9.40. Prices reference units and percentages for various metals and concentrates.
Chicago Hog quotes show bulk hogs at 14.50 to 14.95 with light to heavy ranges. Cattle terms list native beef at 8.50 to 12.50, stockers and feeders 6.60 to 9.60, cows and heifers 5.60, calves 9.50 to 13.00. Sheep prices for wethers 10.90 to 12.35, ewes 8.75 to 12.15, lambs 12.25 to 15.00.
Butter cremeries quoted at 33 40 cents per pound, eggs ordinary firsts 27% 27e, 264 20%¢, potato prices Idaho Colorado Washington Oregon whites 2.40 to 2.50, Wisconsin Michigan whites 2.25 to 2.35. Poultry alive higher, fowls 2le to springs 2le. Linseed prices in Duluth May bid 2.92 14, July 2.94 asked.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.96 No 3 hard 1.95. Corn No 2 yellow 1.094 1.09 No 3 yellow 1.07 1.09 No 4 yellow 1.0514 1.08. Oats No 3 white 0.64 0.64 standard 0.6014 0.62. Rye No 3 1.55. Barley 1.00 1.31. Timothy 3.75 5.75. Clover 12.00 18.00. Pork 33.15. Lard 18.97. Ribs 16.87 17.50.
President Wilson declares the Sixty-fourth Congress ended in an unparalleled crisis as the Senate blocked action. He says a few senators halted needed bills on commerce, conservation, and military funding, paralyzing government while the nation faces danger and war threats. He urges rule reforms to empower the Senate to act.
An Irish immigrant longs for homeland Avonmore banks and shamrocks. The speaker recalls childhood scenes by the chapel hill abbey river and furze and heather as Ireland’s soil stays with him in a new land. He blesses the shamrocks and cherishes memories of kin and place.
The article praises Saint Patrick for renovating Ireland without upheaval. He kept existing laws and traditions where harmless, built a native clergy, and sought to unite communities with places of worship. At his death, 865 churches lined his missionary routes.
Peking March 5 The cabinet decides China should join the United States in severing relations with Germany. The President refuses to approve, Premier Tuan Chi Jui resigns and departs with several ministers. Parliament largely backs the cabinet as the crisis deepens.
Washington March 5 Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as the twenty-ninth President at 12 04 PM in the Capitol President’s Room. Chief Justice White administered the oath marking the start of his second four year term in a simple ceremony held in the Capitol.
President Wilson sent more than 1400 nominations to the Senate during the session but most failed of confirmation before adjournment. Many will be returned in the extra session with cabinet and department nominations at the new term, including army and navy promotions and postmaster appointments.
The passage extols Saint Patrick as a pivotal reformer who systematized church rule, linked sanctity with education, and built monasteries and schools. It traces his influence from early Church models through barbarian invasions to a Europe educated by Ireland, praising his lasting cultural and national impact.
The Declaration of Independence contains twelve Irish names and Irish born signers. Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft was prepared by Charles Thompson, an Irish descendant, and Captain Dunlop printed it and published it to the world as founder of Philadelphia’s first daily paper.
A reminiscence praising the Irish love of native land. It recalls how Irish children are fed on tales of fairies and the "little people" who favor good children and punish misdeeds, celebrating cultural lore and rooted loyalty.
The Book of Kells was written in the sixth century at Kells. The church is renowned for its historic associations and the town of Kells grew from a monastery founded by Saint Columba.
Ireland’s numerous towers have sparked debate among antiquarians who suggest they served defensive purposes in historical times.
The Reek Croagh Patrick rises about 5 000 feet and hosts a yearly July pilgrimage to its summit. Pilgrims climb for three hours most go evening to keep vigil at the tiny chapel atop the mountain where Guelle sermons and daybreak masses unfold.
A discussion on the shamrock origins with claims that the four leaf clover is lucky while the rare five leaf version grows from a decaying body. It notes the five leaf plant as invincible talisman and the four leaf as the cherished find found without searching.
The article traces the shamrock from famine era foraging in 1596 and 1508 to its later use as Ireland's emblem. It cites Spenser, Morrison, Withers, and Colgan, noting Patrick’s feast day, the 1687 diary reference, and Threlkeld’s 18th century account of wearing shamrocks to honor St. Patrick and explain the Trinity.
Among the Irish educators in America may be mentioned Horace Greeley William Rainey Harper and William H Maxwell. The Olympic games of a few years ago were planned by Sullivan Halpin and Mike Murphy. Martin Sheridan the great all around athlete is Irish and the national game of baseball is claimed as of Irish origin.
The Celts were slow to embrace Christianity and political change but once they pledge allegiance they hold to it firmly. The Irish Celt resists new ideas yet proves staunch in devotion once committed.
The Shannon is Ireland and the United Kingdoms longest river. It runs to Limerick where it widens into a 58 mile estuary two to ten miles wide. Many Irish ballads have been written about this river.
A poetic homage to Ireland's ancient monuments, Druid stones, Danish fort, and mouldering abbeys. Vivid images describe ivy cloaked castles and towering ruins, conveying a sense of historic grandeur and antiquity.
Presidents of Irish parentage include Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson James Polk James Buchanan Chester A Arthur and William McKinley. Calhoun also Irish said War may make us great but peace alone can make us both great and free.
A description recalls the flag showing three golden crowns on a blue field adopted after the Norman invasion in 1170 as Ireland’s ensign. The emblem symbolized the kingdoms of Desmond Ormond and Thomond and remained in use until 1547 when Henry VII replaced it with the harp.
A devotional line urges steadfast love, firm and inseparable, rising like a tide and flowing toward divine excellence. It compares love to a river that never fails, continually moving through duty toward eternal vastness.
The fragment notes Saint Panneton in extreme old age writing his confession before death. It records he died at Saul on the 17th of Mdreh in A D 405, with a cryptic reference to “And this is my confession before I die” and a brief, unclear remark about a trick. The battered text preserves a dying note and location.
Fragmentary text references Montgomery Lord Mountjoy and General Sa native of Donegal. Mentions an Irish lineage, speech before a body, and a declaration about America and Ireland. Context suggests a historical discussion of Irish involvement in a colonial or revolutionary period.
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