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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
6
A brakes failure sent two street cars careening thirty feet from a bridge near Cleveland. The impact tore down the bridge and caused injuries. a missing paying teller case in Salt Lake City is linked to a $15,000 theft. Roosevelt and Taft to greet at the Lincoln Day event.
A damaged report claims the prime minister resigns amid turmoil in Japan as the elder emperor faces a tendered resignation from the government. The text references officials and a court proceeding with unclear names and roles, noting distant ties to a judicial matter and potential removals.
Report on the unofficial German war loan drive notes subscriptions across regions, urging continued support as total subscriptions near 9.000-0000 marks surpassing previous pending amounts and signaling strong public backing for the war effort.
A quarantine restricting movement of children due to infantile paralysis concerns was lifted in Wettertiins trims Messos City. The order revokes border controls and signals resumption of normal travel, easing restrictions at all points of entry.
Fire at Morris & Co plant injures a firefighter as crews battle smoldering ruins and a broken south wall. One worker reported seriously hurt with others attending to the scene in Omaha.
Stockholm dispatch notes Sweden urged to remain impartial as entente diplomacy seeks to ease friction. Report discusses British and American pressure, Sweden's role, and a planned sugar company reorganizing assets in Brigham and a new factory near Harley Idaho. Also covers wage cuts and hours at major Chicago firms, a Philadelphia shipboard fire near New York, and Porto Rico’s sugar output reaching a record 494,090 tons.
Daniel V. Chisholm of Washington, superintendent at the government printing office, is chosen Commander in Chief of the United Spanish War Veterans succeeding L. C. Dyer of Missouri. Also a Chicago report notes a seven-man pistol duel over a woman for 200 dollars ends with one death and another gravely wounded.
Atlanta care service in the city and suburbs was halted again Monday amid numerous demonstrations and repeated interference with traffic by striking motorists and conductors.
In Nogales a Idahoan captain was wounded after a shooting near the Southern Pacific station as he prepared to return home. Mexican accounts claim the firing was accidental with a prisoner and guard fleeing across the border. local police report a Mexican prisoner with a bullet hole in his clothing. The incident raises questions of intent and responsibility amid cross border tensions.
A Sun day report details Yonkers strike rioting as a Yonkers Railroad car fight leaves a motorman and conductor severely wounded and windows shattered. It also notes Nicaragua election violence near Chamorro and Zelaya, plus a Bremen submarine sighting en route to the United States. Gotham faces a milk famine due to supply disputes. Michigan guardsmen are ordered to the border with units from infantry cavalry engineers and artillery mobilized by the War Department.
Italian airman Anto nacet reportedly broke the world height record near Turin, lifting all passengers to 19 000 feet. The former mark stood at 9 000 feet.
Missouri supreme court on September 3 ordered the proposed constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition to be placed on the November 7 ballot in Jefferson City. The ruling sets the stage for a statewide vote on prohibition policy with debates expected across parties and regions.
A switch engine and two freight cars collided with a crowded Detroit streetcar at Forest Avenue and Dequinder Street injuring over twenty five. Panic passengers leapt from doors and windows as the car was pushed aside. most fatalities occurred from being run over by the moving freight cars. The crash occurred as the streetcar carried more than ninety riders returning from theatres.
United States Senate President Pro Tempore Benster James P. Clarke died at his Little Rock home Sunday after suffering a stroke of apoplexy on Friday. Born in Yazoo City Mississippi on August 18, 1864, he studied at the University of Virginia and began practicing law in Helena, Arkansas in 1879.
United States Senator J P Clarke of Arkansas president pro tempore of the senate died at Little Rock after a brief illness.
Former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks, a Republican vice presidential candidate, spoke to three large Salt Lake City audiences on Saturday, outlining campaign themes and urging support.
The body of the late Chinese president was laid to rest near Changtentu on September 20, a year after the movement to crown Yuan Shikai emperor was formally launched.
General Joffre announces Verdun relieved, twenty five villages reconquered, over 35 000 prisoners and 10 cannons seized. Second German naval division released from Belgium aids Somme front surprising captives as Roumanians invade Bulgaria and Russians push toward Lemberg amid uncertain front details.
Four hours after retiring for deliberation a jury found local and out of town plumbers guilty of conspiring to restrain trade under the Sherman antitrust law with a mercy recommendation. Maximum penalties include one year in prison and a $14,000 fine or both. Paria reports a North Shields girl offering to donate an eye to a French service member after reading about eye grafting. In Washington, Consul Huret reports two Italian vessels sank off Spain, with no Americans aboard.
The Boston American League club and the Brooklyn National League club will clash in the 1916 World Series. The opening game is scheduled for Braves Field in Boston on Saturday, October 7. Washington reports show rising food prices with increases in the cost of living as of October 1, per the department of agriculture.
Salt Lake City crowd thronged the coliseum Monday night as Utah's thirty eighth annual state fair was officially opened and dedicated by Governor Spry. More Blackmailers Arrested. Chicago. Federal agents raided an apartment house and took into custody alleged blackmailers of a wealthy eastern manufacturer.
Two Black men arrested in connection with Bud Burns' murder at Gardeneburg were taken from Hohenwald jail by a mob early Thursday and shot dead. The incident adds to a string of vigilante killings in Tennessee.
Chicago reports Republican headquarters say Roosevelt will deliver at least five speeches in western states next month for candidates Hughes and Fairbanks.
A writer describes Baalbek’s sun temple with towering columns and a red glow as dusk falls behind Lebanon. He wonders if the rock’s tint is iron or blood, suggesting ancient laborers died building a monument to an unknown god and linking it to today’s peril in dangerous jobs.
A nursing trainee in hospital dress asks the price of roses in a small Southern city shop. The florist, recalling a prior patient named Alice, offers flowers freely and pins a white rose on the nurse’s bosom, amid a humane, quiet exchange.
The Nevada earthquake of late 1915 boosted the runoff in northern Nevada, three to four times previous levels. Observers rated it more violent than the 1906 San Francisco quake, though damage was minor in sparsely populated areas. Over 500 shocks occurred from October 2 to January. A notable effect is the east side of Pleasant alley where alluvial detritus at the base of the Sonoma range has shifted up to 12 feet high and 5 feet wide over about 25 miles.
A man grieving his third wife collapses at the grave. Friends fear for his life. A German observer, with broken English, jokes Fill right be ve wive while checking his pulse, reflecting a string of humorous sayings from papers like The Christian Herald and Indianapolis Star.
Mr. and Mrs. Gadson debate their guest's awkwardness as the cook reports a broken pint. They urge humor to hide their agitation while a roast arrives, and the visitor approaches.
A fragmented print item depicts a man joking with an officer as he recalls retirement and comments on weight. The exchange features the humor of the retiree and the responding officer, reflecting a light moment in a police context.
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