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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
1
The page lists multiple items from war work, social reviews, and community notices. It mentions the Red Cross campaign, a Milwaukee letter, and various local updates including theater, sports, and school events.
Washington June 16 Senate moves to assert executive power over food control routing as debate on Lever bill continues. Chamberlain backed by Gore and others seeks swift floor action while opponents warn of constitutional limits and high cost of administration.
Copenhagen reports say German press officials at Bertinfini press conference claim American forces will be slow to arrive due to shipment shortages. They forecast limited Allied impact and emphasize German submarine success while noting French and British losses in recent offensives.
Four Winona residents Frances Milynczak aged 23 Agnes Miynezak her cousin Mike Stolpa 23 and Ludwig Stott man 19 drowned when their launch struck a submerged piling near Winona Minnesota around 11 pm last night one body recovered with others still missing investigation ongoing by authorities and Associated Press report.
Frank OConnor fifty a farmer allegedly stabbed his sister Mary to death driven by apocalyptic fears He severed the hand used in the attack and carried it to another sister Ann O Connor He was taken to a hospital for examination for insanity.
United Press dispatch from New York reports several women detained after a riot at City Hall. The disturbance began in the afternoon when a crowd clashed with police attempting to quell a small mob, with objects thrown and injuries reported. Additional arrests anticipated.
Francis Tracy Morcan, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J Pierpont Morcan, wed at St John’s Chapel Steaset Valley. The groom Paul Geiden Feonorer of Berkeley, California.
A Canadian Army veteran, H. W. McBride, known for valor on the Western Front, was found wearing two English medals and one French medal after a saloon raid. A missing medal prompted a search and an arrest for carrying concealed weapons when a pistol was drawn.
Roland Held of the University of Wisconsin, arrested in Chicago as a slacker, was on a patriotism mission when seized without his registration card. He had left the university Thursday to enlist in Northwestern University Ambulance Corps No.9 bound for France. He also left without his registration card.
In Ramsey county district court two more jurors were accepted this morning, joining six already chosen to jury Frank J. Dunn on a wife murder charge. One potential juror excused was Louis W. HM, president of the Great Northern railway.
J. Remeny MacDonall, M. P., chairman of the British Labour Party, was taken into custody as he prepared to depart London for Petrograd amid allegations tied to pacific sea defense and union activity. The incident involves the National Stamin'a and Firemen's Union and centers on political tensions during the period.
Adjutant General Orlando Holway reports that tents and rifles for the Wisconsin National Guard will be shipped from federal depots to Camp Douglas Wisconsin. The alert says 10 000 guns plus existing stock will equip 17 000 guardsmen and tents for 17 000, with ten men per tent. The Wisconsin guards expect about two months of preparatory drills before federal service. Holway also offers to sell army property to the War Department if directed to do so when guardsmen are called up.
A telegram from the German Emperor William to Constantine of Greece expresses wrath over German enemies and promises vengeance, while inviting Greece to ally with Germany. The message is transmitted via British Admiralty wireless and mentions courtly decorum and temporary deprivation.
Federal authorities prepare to hear testimony next week on a potato price rotation scheme alleged to involve farmers and Chicago commission men. A farmer testified that the highest price received was $125 and that commissions charged multiple times the price.
In New York on June 18 the market ended with the sale of a block totaling 410,096 at par. The report notes the day’s activity in war bonds with par value pricing.
Reports from Boston and Paris dated June 16 describe the sinking of the Japanese steamer Tansan Maru after leaving Boston for Manchester, with Captain Sichikawa and 27 crew members believed lost. Other notes include the torpedoing of the Sakaki near the Mediterranean, the transport Annam sunk off the Tonian coast, and the tanker Moveni attacked by a German submarine, with crew survival and rescue details.
Prohibition leaders here formulate plans for a major campaign to end liquor within Chicago. The push, modeled on successful drives for the Red Cross and Liberty loans, aims to place a petition on the ballot and circulate the campaign to mobilize support ahead of the fall vote.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Admiral von Tirpitz and Field Marshal von Hindenburg replying positively to Pan German peace greetings from Essen. Tirpitz cites submarines reaching their goal if German nerve remains steady, while Hindenburg and Bethmann-Hollweg stress a complete victory and a peace worthy of sacrifices within reach.
Four people from an automobile party drowned when a motor boat struck a bridge piling and sank in the Des Moines River. Police have searched since daylight seeking bodies, including George G Campbell a Des Moines National Bank teller and his wife, H Phelps an employee of the Western Newspaper Union and his wife. A National Guardsman on the bridge heard the crash and screams as the boat hit the piling, with currents pulling the bodies under.
Fred Norton, eighteen, son of F Lee Norton a prominent resident, was accidentally shot while removing a pistol magazine on a drive south of the jets. The weapon discharged, the bullet entering the abdomen and passing near the spine, doctors report he may die from his injuries.
Lord Northcliffe of Britain met with President Wilson at the White House in Washington on June 1 to discuss food legislation and the potential new war loan for Great Britain. Cecil Spring-Rice was expected but did not attend.
The New Dalla Lumber Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, appeals a Dane County circuit court after the Industrial Commission awarded compensation to the widows of two employees. The company contends the commission exceeded its powers in ruling the deaths, alleged due to typhoid from company supplied water, were work-related.
Washington June 16. Japan and Great Britain refuse to join in American efforts to urge rival factions in China to settle their differences. No reason given for the notes, but it is assumed neither country believes the American action will succeed.
A fire at the Jones Pen and Reach works in Janesville causes extensive damage estimated at 75000 dollars. Fire officials say the blaze started in a burning machine and rapid combustion spread through the facility today. Local authorities investigate the incident as a major industrial fire with company officials outlining potential losses and recovery steps.
Samuel Larker was shot and killed early today as he returned home under threats from his wife. Forecasts for Wisconsin and nearby regions predict warmer temperatures with chances of thunderstorms and unsettled weather through the week.
Fatal explosion at a munitions factory in Ashton-Under-Lyne leaves 41 dead including nine children and 150 injured. Official reports name Unree Hemen among the deceased.
Stockholm June 16 Germanys majority Socialists proposed peace terms including no indemnity for Belgium but possible restitution under autonomous bounds, return of Alsace Lorraine only if not a conquest, and independence for nations. They urged international arbitration disarmament and freedom of seas with no secret diplomacy, while avoiding responsibility for the war unless delegates insisted.
The Federal court has decided that no peace initiative by belligerents is likely to succeed after mediation efforts. The action notes no current chance for settlement despite continued petitions and appeals.
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