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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
The notice lists subscription pricing for the Carlsbad Printing Company paper including year in advance five dollars and monthly four dollars. It notes second class matter status, posting date April 16, 1917, and publication details in Carlsbad New Mexico.
A distressed editor announces combining the Hemocrat with the Lavington Leader to form a larger county paper. The move funds new machinery and higher print quality, with costs shared by patrons. salaries and state finances are strained as deficits and draft issues threaten operations.
The party explores new names to challenge in upcoming races, with broad interest in renewing the slate. Herman Dee remains seen as a gubernatorial contender, while chatter centers on Clark McCare of Rernalilio as a possible strong candidate for the writerly states.
Col Abbott tours Texas headwaters and heads recruitment for new services as he aims to lead one of the best regiments. Widespread effort slows under wary farmers while statewide talk links Abbott with Senatorial plans and War Department directives.
Premier Terauchi expressed hope for strengthened US Japan cooperation in wartime, saying both nations must unite against a common foe. He stressed friendship and mutual trust as essential to world peace and cited the Pacific as a region where East meets West. Prominent figures attended, including ex Prime Minister Baron Goto and ex Minister Vincount Ka neko, with remarks on the future impact of Japan United States relations.
Observers debate whether Japan and the United States will work in hand or turn apart. The discussion cites leaders like Prince Tokuhito, Haron Bh et al, the Tokyo Bank association, and U.S. diplomats in Yokohama as they note President Wilson’s cable greetings after a formal dinner.
Taylor Poole, a Southern railway depot clerk, claims a car safety device uses radiator bulbs to signal speed. White at fifteen miles, green at twenty five, red at forty, and at sixty the box emits a tune “Nearer My God to Thee” as the driver speeds.
Report from New York describes the schooner Phineas W. Sprague being driven ashore near Carbonares Spain inside the three mile limit. The captain and chief officer reached an American port aboard a passenger tuner from Cadiz after a pursuit by a German U boat. Survivors recount a battle with looters, casualties, and additional losses from submarine actions including the Kawin Ro and Zeord.
A town power outage followed an owl perching on an insulator and contact with a live line. The bird lost its tail feather, wings scorched, and the insulator burned causing the line to burn in two and automatic cutoff at the switching station. Nearby residents Biuftioa and J W Wetrick arrived from Germany five years ago and recalls a first show seen in Vera Crus Village.
The court docket shows several dismissals with costs borne by plaintiffs and several continuances to the September term. Cases listed include Elliott Hendricks v10, Newton v Prank A Manda, Aetna Building Association v Y J Williamson, and others. Some cases were set for reconvene on June 25 1917, and others continued until September term.
The senate adopted the Falls amendment to the food bill opening all public and unreserved lands in New Mexico Colorado Utah and South Dakota under the six hundred forty acre homestead act. Three killed and thirty injured with half a million dollars property damage reported from yesterday's tornado in Coffeyville Kansas as relief work proceeds.
The Interstate Commerce Commission affirmed a plan favoring Utah and Idaho grain dealers, affecting wheat and flour rates compared with California and Nevada. The ruling impacts property interests across western states and may influence pricing in the grain trade.
The fragment appears to lift a patriotic call to action with phrases about serving the country. It mentions workers and babies and ends with a reference to New York. The readable parts suggest a speech-like appeal rather than a concrete event.
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