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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
2
European war reports describe French hold north of Verdun with 250 officers and 9,000 prisoners taken, British front actions hinted by Berlin, and German advances in Roumania and Dobrudja. Other items include political moves, rescues at sea, bank robberies, and a major Oklahoma city fire.
German consul Arnold Vogel reported kidnapped by Mexican bandits near Colima has returned, with a ransom claim of 15 000 dollars. Mapimi in Durango, a key site for American mining interests, has fallen to Vilitas forces.
President Wilsen recommends Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing for major general. Count Talinewsky granted safe conduct to America as Austrian ambassador. Germany’s reply to Belgians deportation protests reaches Washington. Prohibition amendment favorably reported by judiciary committee. Universal suffrage amendment reported without recommendation. Immigration bill with literary test passes Senate 64 to 7. moves to conference after House action.
A country wide walkout in Spain disrupts food distribution and raises concerns over shortages. Government and unions clash over wages and security of supply. Public markets report slower deliveries and higher prices amid the stoppage.
George Brokaw was found insane by a jury after confessing to killing his son Roy. A pneumograph crime testing device, developed by Dr A A Dollear of Jacksonville, was used to reveal Brekaw’s emotions through breathing during weeks of observation. The machine's findings were shown to the jury via stereoscopic records at a private sanitarium.
In Chicago a saloonkeeper Edward Klunder fought a bandit at 2001 West Lake Street bar. Klunder was found dead with a head wound after patrons crawled from under tables. Police say Klunder fired five bullets in a prior duel with Harry Finkelstein at 251 North Paulina Street.
Chicago nurse Jessie Wall aged twenty two is recovering after a rare operation that saved her life following a suicide attempt by swallowing 57 percent grains of bichloride of mercury on November 25. Dr. James J. Roach performed opening the kidneys to relieve paralysis and aid detoxification. Medical experts marveled as such operations were previously fatal.
Myrtle Wilson is held by police as one of three strong-arm bandits, two women and a man, who targeted victims by chatting then muffling them with a coat while searches were made. Fred Martin, cited as an alleged accomplice, also in custody.
Springfield supreme court denied the petition of Attorney General Iucey and State Superintendent Blair for rehearing Kane versus Weis. The court previously ruled the high school act of 1911 unconstitutional but allowed de facto districts organized under it to operate under the old act.
Bloomington reports the Grand Army of Illinois committee led by Department Commander W F Calhoun of Decatur visited the Illinois Soldiers Orphans Home for annual inspection and arranged a Christmas tree and presents for 600 inmates.
Four year old Troy Mary Wein, daughter of Lloyd Klein a wealthy area farmer, died after she fell against a bed hot stove while hanging Christmas stockings. She died within thirty minutes from the injuries.
Near zero temperatures grip Chicago marking first harsh spell of the year after a warmer autumn. Charity calls rise but total aid requests are lower than in many prior winters, leaving many in need.
More than a score of persons were severely injured by ice and sleet in Danville. John Cusick slipped on a stairway and died of a broken skull within hours.
Springfield reports the death of Judge James A. Creighton of the circuit court after several days of illness at his home. Creighton had been prominently considered for higher judicial posts including the U S circuit court and the Illinois supreme court, with notable cases such as the Fergus suit on state appropriations. Police seek John Mack alias Norton and Edward Greeley alias Moseley on charges of swindling William C Prasuhn a 640 acre farm owner near New Minden out of 5000 through a fake race track bet.
A group of thirty five Illinois mayors urged the public utilities commission to fix coal prices as a remedy to the state fuel shortage. They blamed operators for price gouging and adjourned without action after reports failed to reveal a concrete cause for the rise in coal costs.
Four Chicago women and one man depart New York to become missionaries in the Congo under the African Inland mission. Edith Ortlieb Viola Howell Rose Horton Adelia Stephenson and her husband Trey Sephenson sail, Alden Longwell delays joining. They study at Moody Bible Institute and join a nine member unit led by Charles Hurlburt.
Sixty nine men enlisted and passed exams to join Company A Sixth Regiment Minnesota National Guard. Aledo began organizing two weeks ago and becomes one of the state’s smallest towns with such a large Guardsmen company.
Western Canada swept top honors at the International Dry Farming Congress in El Paso, winning first prize and sweepstakes for wheat oats barley and rye. Alfalfa potatoes parsnips beets carrots and rutabagas also earned top awards, signaling strong mixed farming prospects and promising markets via Hudson Bay Railway and Panama Canal routes. The Dominion Government offers 160 acre free farms and 10 to 20 mile rail-adjacent parcels, encouraging homesteaders to settlePeace River district opens new opportunities and invites inquiries to government agents.
The Illinois Public Utilities Commission granted a certificate of convenience and necessity to the Kewanee and Eastern Railway company to construct a steam line from Kewanee to Henry Junction, linking with the Chicago and Alton. The 43 mile route will extend across the region.
Trench diggers at Savanna uncovered considerable quantities of lead ore at a depth of four feet below the surface. An investigation will determine if mining operations are warranted.
Mrs Hannah Bridge died at eighty seven leaving five children twenty one grandchildren and twenty seven great grandchildren in Galesburg.
A striking political contest drew wide attention for its unusual outcomes and surprising shifts. Voters delivered results that challenged preconceptions and unsettled long-standing claims of inevitability.
An ad proclaims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE cures a Cold in One Day with the full name LAXATIVE BROMO QUININS and signs as H. W. GROVE. A pear tree on the farm of J. E. Engle of Shoemakersville Pa bears fruit at age 163 years.
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