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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
A government plan for an extensive food survey has been approved with aims to assess national food resources. Officials expect staffing by 17,000 empirews and 10 saluntary reporters to support the survey and related enforcement measures.
Petrograd reports a severe economic crisis as M. Shingaref outlines state controls to keep production moving. Officials say worker demands and socialist pressures threaten the country’s ability to sustain its wartime economy.
Benny Leonard knocks out Freddie Wostely to defend lightweight crown in New York. The crowd roars as Leonard drives Welshdown to the mat in the second round. Police report a related street clash in Illinois with injuries and threats of mob action. A separate trial date is set for James J. Memory on perjury charges.
A damaged wire service style summary notes entertainment aid for soldiers and a court acquittal in Los Angeles. Reports mention a prosecutorial or judicial decision against Mary Chandler with general manager ties to the Los Angeles Times. Tornado events and storm damage are described in broader regional notes across Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.
A sweeping storm left multiple states hit hard by a tornado path. Casualties exceed two dozen with hundreds injured and property losses running into millions across Illinois Indiana Kentucky Arkansas and Tennessee. City after city reports wrecked homes, demolished streets, and emergency responses as rescue teams search for survivors.
Treasury officials report May entries totaling about 400 million to Great Britain and 75 million to Italy, with additional loan movements and a 100,000 breaching credit noted. Hydrophobia notices in Aube prompt relief measures as authorities prepare public actions.
Captain Jules Petit commands the Amiral Aube, the first French warship to reach an American port since the outbreak of the war, docking in New York Harbor a few days ago.
Brazilian chamber on May 28 debated revoking neutrality in the war with Germany and the United States. The bill passed 6 to 8 with support from pro Entente factions. President Brasil authorization to take steps to implement the measure. Chilean papers report support for Brazil against Germany.
Geneva reports details of a German case linked to Miss Belith Cavell, noting two women Madame Pfeixter and her 22 year old daughter were arrested on the Swiss Italian frontier for smuggling letters. They confessed to transporting letters and were executed at Muclhausen, the mother witnessing her daughter's fate.
Two men attacked a wireless station near Norfolk and Virginia Beach while a patrol guard was unharmed and the station remained secure. Nearby, three hostile aircraft returning from a raid on England were shot down by British forces near the Belgian coast as announced by the authorities.
British war use Mino deft American self and trashed into Canada after six weeks of conferences which have reached Loto every phase of American tite and are expected vitally to affvet the future of this country if not of the world.
London report notes theft of porty weight amid a sluking incident involving a stemroer. Authorities describe the event as a disorderly act with unclear motives and potential property damage. Police are reviewing nearby surveillance and seek witnesses.
Women workers push for higher wages as strike extends from clothing trades to broader jobs. Labor Exchange May 25 planned actions, bank clerks among participants. Whaling companies and distributors meet May 25 to discuss market impacts and whale meat sales.
London reports Italy’s Corso force leapt toward Trieste with a front of five miles. General Cadorna’s right wing stood within ten miles of Trieste, repelling Austrian counterattacks as nine thousand Austrians became Italian prisoners including three hundred officers. One town, one village and three heights fell. positions near Castagnavizen to the sea opened. A separate note from Chicago mentions a riot at a Grant Park peace meeting, with arrests of speakers opposing President Wilson.
Gen. J Franklin Bell, new commander of the Department of the East, poses at his headquarters on Governor's Island in this early photograph.
Joseph Medenbauich, a confessed slayer of Mrs. Allee Me, and Quillen Dean of St. Paul, along with Patrolman George Connery of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty when arraigned in district court here on Thursday.
A brief dispatch from an unnamed minister notes the arrival of American travelers from Turkey in Switzerland. General Horton confirms multiple arrivals as visa and transport arrangements are clarified. The report emphasizes peaceful passage and orderly reception by Swiss authorities.
Luke May, a Salt Lake detective, reports a confession by Dan Ruth in the slaying of rancher Thomas Cavanaugh near Weiser Idaho. Ruth says he shot Cavanaugh in the back of the head, hid the body in the attic, and later wrote to a brother in law about ranch stock.
The narrator recalls a boy dismissing a full lead pencil with a rubber eraser as common, while the author remembers how treasured lead pencils were in youth. He contrasts modern indifference with a past where a single pencil could decide value, trade, and pride, and notes how erasable rubber boots once served as a makeshift eraser.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Claude Callan recalls better-to-do relatives urging a quick point while sharing a tale. He notes laughter lifts mood, dispels blues, and signals a pure conscience, praising humor as the sunshine of the soul and the wealth of the humble.
Westminster Gazette carries a correspondent report claiming a simple American invention curbs submarine menace. The method allegedly wears subs down after brief use and is described as straightforward, with praise for ingenuity alongside wartime naval context.
A cyclone and severe wind and hail storms swept western Tennessee Kentucky and eastern Arkansas on Sunday leaving at least twenty one dead and more than forty injured. The incident affected Memphis and nearby areas with extensive damage across multiple counties. Emergency crews mobilized to assist victims and assess wreckage.
Federal reserve banks nationwide weigh distributing $10 participation certificates to aid prospective purchasers of stall honda. The United States Railroad Commission, led by Jane F. Stevens of New York, arrived in Tokio en route to Petrograd and was hosted by British and Russian ambassadors.
A cryptic dialogue notes mothers praised for hard work. The heir asks why mothers are spoken of gently and a horseman quips it originates from being well broken to labor, reflecting a humorous old saying.
The text describes a couple's strained marriage after the wedding and notes a wife quitting her job. It then gives advice about getting children to help, including using a horse shoe magnet to pick up items from the floor. It mentions Apes From Ceylon and biblical references as context.
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