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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
6
Fritz Wolf, detained in Chicago on suspicion of being an escaped crew member of the German commerce raider Prinz Hitel Frederich and suspected spy, was released by the justice department. Also notes war plans, naval arms talks, and Wilson administration actions.
Reports state Dr Elmer Newcomer of Maryland General Hospital died in Baltimore from blood poisoning after a postmortem wound infection. Ambassador George W Quihrie of Pittsburgh to Tokyo is dead. word reached Washington from Tokyo. Count Zeppelin died of lung inflammation, born 1888 in Württemberg. Adolphus Williamson Green of National Biscuit Co died at 73 in New York. Joe Vinardi 11, acquitted for self defense after a duel related killing. National railway strike threat persists. officials assure no wartime conflict escalation. Chicago judge rules newspapers not required to reveal source in contempt case.
Dispatch from Mexico City reports Venustiano Carranza conceded victory in the presidential race after soldiers returned home and mustered out before April 1. Military headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, ordered the army appropriation bill’s delay due to Congress failing to pass it.
Arthur Ball, age twenty two, son of Frank Ball a wealthy Muncie Indiana manufacturer, has filed suit for divorce from Lavinia Margaret Ball, his eighteen year old wife, alleging misconduct in New Haven Connecticut.
British forces claimed the capture of Bagdad, while Paris reports show French gains on the Champagne front. British cavalry neared Ctesiphon, and Bagdad lies about 320 miles from the front. A Russian cruiser hit a mine in the Baltic and a Mediterranean destroyer was torpedoed. a powder magazine exploded with casualties.
Immigrants numbered near the six month total of 298,826 for 1916 in half a year as the Bureau reports, while President Wilson regains strength after a cold. Cuba’s Santiago falls to government forces under Munoz, and Menocal acknowledges the commander. The Senate passes cloture amid sharp exchanges, and the Fed notes steadier gold reserves and open foreign lending as aid to trade balance. John W. Kern slated for international commission nomination.
Havana reports Gen Jose Miguel Gomez, the rebel fomentor, and his staff captured. A US force of 100 sailors lands in Santiago to maintain order as cane fields and the Union Sugar mill at San Luis, north of Santiago, are burning.
Washington reports the United States will arm American merchant ships in German submarine zones to protect crews after Germany warned ships would be sunk without safety measures. The Storstad, aiding Belgian relief, was torpedoed off Ireland with one American among the crew dying from exposure. four engineers were later accounted for.
German embassy funds totaling about 250000 financed a three man group under arrest for fomenting a large scale rebellion in India. The trio Chandra Chakraborty Hernanda L Gupta and Dr Nathias Sekunna gave their first full report to federal authorities. Chakraberry 60000 expended 45000 Gupta 40000 to 50000 and Sekunna about 100000. Government agents in Philadelphia pursue smuggling of ship droppoweters by those under arrest.
Premier Tuan Chi-fui announced with the cabinet that China would sever diplomatic ties with Germany. The House approved by 481 to 87. the Senate was expected to back the move. The premier said a declaration of war would be submitted to parliament first.
A tornado devastated Newcastle Indiana killing 20 and injuring many, with property losses around 1 million dollars. National guards patrolled under martial law. looters to be shot. Saloons closed, relief centers opened, and funds quick to arrive from Winchester Shelbyville and other communities.
Reports describe Indonesian spiders in Java weaving webs so tough a knife cannot easily sever them. The remarkable silk strength has drawn attention from researchers and locals visiting affected areas.
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