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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
2
A distorted report from Amsterdam quotes Central Powers asserting their peace terms are unacceptable and warn the Entente must concede. The Entente replies with disdain, rejects German demands for expiation and reparations, and urges continued vigorous war effort.
A wartime dispatch quotes Kaiser Wilhelm stating victory within the year. He praises army and navy bravery, predicts triumph in multiple theaters, and expresses divine providence guiding Germany’s efforts and future as banners remain raised.
The War Department, under the National Defense Act, plans to reorganize National Guard units for wartime service. Affected guardsmen aged 18 to 45 may be drafted for training and deployment, with revisions announced after a lengthy preparation period.
A coroner ruled an electric power line failed and caused the deaths of two elderly travelers, both over 50, who were attempting to cross a barbed wire fence to attend a service at the San Xavier mission in New York. The incident occurred as they tried to reach the service.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a thwarted banking incident in Lima involving a pailing twist to create a loan at a governing bank. It mentions a third attempted entry and references T. K. Schoonover, president of Pek, taking 725 from the till and escaping.
A former member of the tutorious James gang was burned to death in a rough Sowke event miles from the city where he had been employed as a caretaker. The incident involves Chartes Muwant and was reported from Charter High area.
Philadelphia mint reports a record year enacting new peak production during May with 539,088,769 units minted. The facility processed a large domestic supply, including copper coinage valued at 39,544,008 dollars.
A garbled obituary notes writer Orad Summ, editor of Usae, born Guidova BY, survived by a widow and one cousin. A tenants strike protests a $1 monthly increase affecting 20 apartments and tenements in New York, with about 200 families involved.
The Entente notes reject Germany and allies peacemaking proposal as hollow and insincere. Premier Briand delivers the collective note to Ambassador Sharp detailing that no peace is possible without reparations and liberty restoration. The reply cites Germany’s invasion of Belgium and ongoing submarine warfare as proof of perpetual danger to world security.
Washington reports three billion dollars as the value of 1916 American mine output. The Geological Survey cited sharp gains over 1910 and noted copper alone yielded about 100 million dollars. The industry faced heavy wartime profits and sustained higher production than a decade earlier.
Cincinnati physician Dr Clifford Sater states he has isolated what he terms a cancer germ in a laboratory experiment. The claim draws attention from local medical circles pending verification by independent researchers.
The article notes John Wilkes Booth legacy within the fanwine family of actors ending with a burial in Landville on Sunday. It mentions Booth as a friend of Junius Brutus Booth the tragedian and as a nephew of Edwin Joba, marking ties to the renowned Booth acting lineage.
New York reports a claimed prediction of a revolution in Ireland by John D. Moory secretary of the Friends of Irish Free. The article notes a Sunday statement suggesting a restored 'very union' amid tensions and potential conflict.
New York special circulars sent to about 400 000 railway workers hint at a possible strike amid the Adamson act dispute. William G. Lee and other brotherhood chiefs met with railway managers to resolve differences. A cryptic statement warned railroads could nullify gains from the act, urging prompt congressional action on Wilson railway legislation to settle the dispute.
In Phoenix, a gunial conflict followed the inauguration of Thomas K. Campbell as governor. An armed deputy prevented Campbell from entering the governor’s office under Hunt's challenge to the result. Campbell urged restraint, while supporters called for doors to be broken. Boston reports an offer by Thomas W. Lawson to brief Congress on stock market manipulation.
German Gerard Amdarioh, former commander of the Legion of Honor, has enlisted as a private in an artillery regiment at Perpignan, France. French government announces it refused to ratify the compromise settlement of the Tin''Tiem Taln concession dispute.
In Arizona a hold up led to a gun wound for Arin-Pete Salleus as James Murphy deputy sheriff exchanged shots during a pursuit. The altercation occurred amid a planned confrontation with alleged participants, leaving Salleus fatally wounded. A separate note from Chicago reports a company formed to promote European goods amid war news, aiming to trade German manufacture articles at the European conflict’s heartland.
Montreal reports fifty six women burned to death when flames swept the Saint Ferdinand de Halifax asylum in Megantic county Quebec. The fire started as inmates slept, many leaped from windows or perished nearby. Hydrants were frozen by 20 below zero amid the blaze. Thirty convent students nearby had narrow escapes.
In Boise the Idaho governor and state officers were sworn in during a January ceremony led by Adjutant General C. B Moody. Chief Justice Alfred Budge administered oaths to Governor Alexander, Lieutenant Governor Ernest L Parker, Justice John C Rice, and others including Secretary of State Dougherty, Attorney General T A Walter, State Auditor Clarence Vanduyen, State Treasurer John W Eagleson, and State Superintendent Ethel Settle.
Grace Elvina Duggan, once Mrs Alfred Duggan of Buenos Aires, widow of Lord Curzon, born in Alabama, is noted in a brief obituary or social notice reflecting her marriage to the British peer and the earlier union that produced wealth and a Buenos Aires connection.
Spat between Alexander family factions and Aaron Ture in Hamilton area led to a memorial plan by the Ham lites Institute after a fatal Weehawken style incident. A watchman was killed and extensive property damage occurred when a large fuel oil tank owned by Metropolitan Construction Company exploded.
Washington officials reported the Mexican American Joint Commission finished deliberations on Carranza's refusal to sign the protocol for withdrawing American troops. An official admission confirmed Carranza would not sign. Henry P Fletcher was poised to depart for Mexico as ambassador, while talk of withdrawing Pershing's expedition gained weight. Eliseo Arredondo was summoned to discuss relations, signaling possible changes in diplomatic representation.
The entente reply rejecting the central powers peace proposal was cabled for presentation to Germany and other belligerents with English and French texts dispatched from Washington. Montana Governor Stewart delivered his biennial message urging finance relief and minimal new offices as Legislature met. Miss Jessie L. Simpson became the first woman to have floor privileges in the Senate as secretary to the Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Shafroth introduced a bill to create a thirteenth farm loan bank district spanning Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico with a Denver location.
Washington notified the state department that Japan will defensively arm its merchant ships and asked if any special rules exist for passage through the Panama canal. Governors actions include pardoning 100 prisoners in Missouri. Nonagenarian C R Post marries in Los Angeles.
Government forces crushed a rebel command in a three day battle near Guerrero Mexico. The victory credited to Villa saved many lives and resulted in substantial loot and captures.
Washington reports the department of agriculture estimates the nation’s crops last year at 8.934687 million dollars, an increase of 2.163252 million over 1915.
The article argues that children love stories and that storytelling should form the basis of history teaching. It stresses teachers must approach storytelling with genuine enthusiasm and joy to engage listeners and reap rewards, warning that lack of heart can derail results.
The passage discusses the physical effort of writing a letter, noting a rapid penman writes 20 words per minute and travels 16% feet per space. It estimates pen activity over time, describing curves per word and yearly totals, and contrasts a 1,000,000 mark month with others who reach 4,000,000 while writing.
A reflective note argues that liberty and opportunity are often sought beyond home, urging readers to value the virtues, loves, and friendships found in the familiar surroundings. It cautions that success or the profound life lies in the simple, common virtues and the deep familial love of one’s own town.
A desert water hole in western Australia fills at night after air hiss and rushing sounds. Researchers describe a long narrow trench with a thin plate of gneiss forming a cavity beneath the rock. Day heat expands the plate, driving water away. night cooling contracts it, pushing air and then water into the trench.
A business arm reports progress with a new efficiency expert, saying relations remain cordial while several family members of the hand have been discharged.
A fragmentary item presents an inventor’s boast of a new furnace design claiming it will not overstrain itself in mild weather, with a curious quoted line about wealth and fortune. The text remains fragmentary and unclear on specifics.
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