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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
2
Reports from Berlin Rome and London recount Vadeni on the Danube, Laburtea captured and actions on the Somme. Thaw battles legal fights, several killings including Coffey county surveyor shooting, and a large Du Pont powder explosion with casualties. Buffalo Bill laid in state. other trials and plots noted.
Personal Wayne MacVeagh former attorney general and brother of Franklin MacVeagh died in Washington. Col William Frederick Cody Buffalo Bill, famed hunter and showman, died in Denver after a speech. Colonel Cody, born February 26, 1846 in Scott County Iowa, was widely known through the Wild West show. William S. Wolfe, U.S. district attorney for the western district of Wisconsin, died in Madison.
A Japanese battle cruiser Tsukuba blew up in Whokosuka harbor after a magazine detonation caused by a tire. One hundred eighty three sailors were killed and one hundred fifty seven injured. The note from Germany and its allies criticizes Entente diplomacy and insists on continued war until a peace achieved by force.
Washington reports that the United States Chamber of Commerce finds business interests support combinations to conserve natural resources. In the House, a point of order against the post office bill was defeated, preserving $880,000 for 5,000 postal clerks. Democrats repackaged the Wood resolution for further action without a vote.
The allied governments, in a Jan 10 1917 dispatch from Paris, commend the American peace note and urge no early peace. They insist on defending Belgium Serbia Montenegro and future European borders, and pledge to reveal war objects only at negotiations, while condemning German Austria Hungary aggression.
Washington reports a supplementary Belgian note praising President Wilson’s peace appeal. It calls the German treatment of Belgium barbarous and accuses the former Belgian government of failed observance of international law after occupation. It condemns heavy taxation and deportation of Belgian workers.
Berlin states it offered peace and was rejected by the Entente. The note, on behalf of Germany and its allies Austro-Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey, argues responsibility for the war lies with others and pledges to win with sword if diplomacy fails.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a quick fix for sick headaches and biliousness. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes undigested food, and flushes poisons from the bowels while you sleep, promising morning relief. Also notes a new electric toaster model.
A New Haven firm extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a proven kidney liver and bladder remedy based on eight years of selling it They claim customers seldom complain and say the product converts trial into repeat purchases They offer a sample for ten cents plus a booklet and note bottles are sold in drug stores
Skinner Mfg Co of Omaha Nebraska touts Skinner’s Macaroni and Spaghetti as tasty economical nutrition for children. Claims build bone and muscle, calm nerves, and avoid meat irritability. Free cook check offered to customers. Also notes women haters act as floor walkers in department stores.
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