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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
9
The Senate approved President Wilsons peace note request with a 48 to 17 vote after three days of debate. Democratic leaders and 10 Republicans joined to back a resolution endorsing the note requesting belligerents state terms for peace. Senator Lewin urged firmness, warning continued conflict risks US citizens and property.
Washington hearings on a supposed leak before Wilsons peace note feature Representative Wood of Indiana alleging a leak involving Joseph Tumulty Bernard Baruch B W Bolling and brokerage houses. He offers hearsay while urging an inquiry. Accused individuals deny the charges.
Chihuahua City report says General Francisco Murguia routed Villa forces at Jimenez on Friday with about 1,600 rebels killed wounded or captured. Rebels led by Martin Lopez and another Villa general were among those down. Villa and Salazar reportedly fled toward B Valle in an automobile as government troops closed in.
London reports the Greek government plans to discuss terms with the allies. It will not declare war on the foe and intends to submit passively while relying on powers to enforce the blockade and penalties.
Fragmented OCR notes indicate Manhattan borough activity with 64 new buildings and projected costs around 114 million dollars in a December timeframe. Mentions public works, building department, and national defense context influencing contractor roles and postmaster assignments.
Washington ends annual fight over the appropriation for distribution of tree plantings. The adopted appropriation carries $244.00.
A proposed amendment was submitted to the senate by Senator Whelen concerning a pending general leasing plan for naval oil reserves in California. The measure aims to streamline the process by removing claimants from the lands involved.
A tornado swept a six mile path through Vireton rural school and nearby farms thirteen miles northwest of McAlester Oklahoma killing eleven children, injuring eight seriously and four fatally. Teacher Vera Carter survived with facial injuries as wreckage scattered across the hillside.
Bernard Wesley Lewis, heir from a Pittsburgh family, allegedly killed Maisie Colbert in a Philadelphia artist model's murder case. Police entering his States Avenue room found him with a rifle. the shot likely instant death. He anticipated arrest and had prepared to kill himself with a new rifle. In Washington, the Adamson resolution to extend the Newlands railway committee failed 167 to 145.
Berlin editor Maximilian Harden of Die Zukunft urged peace by agreement in a Saturday speech, according to Reuters Amsterdam correspondent. The call emphasizes negotiated settlement to end hostilities.
Earl Curzon reports a new image of Bart Curzon who is lord president of the council and a member of the war cabinet with Lloyd. Mrs Cornwallis Stage Public Work. public censure by the Court of Inquiry prompts her retirement from all public duties.
The Unis Pacific railroad plans to invest more than fourteen million dollars in improvements this year. President B H B Calvin returned from New York on Thursday and Wade abpounce spent to that.
A Vienna newspaper cited by Reuters from Amsterdam says the Entente reply to German peace proposals is arrogant. Central Powers insist they have nothing to expiate and nothing to guarantee, warning that further bloodshed will fall on the Entente if terms are rejected. Berlin papers echo that peace now is impossible and the war must continue with vigor.
Kaiser Wilhelm II declares a new year of war ahead and praises army and navy for successes in 1916. He cites victories at sea and on land, including the Roumanian campaign and the Battle of Jutland, promising continued triumphs under divine providence and German unity.
Three Filipino sailors on the naval collier Ajax at Cavite died after being confined in irons for hours in a room above the boilers as punishment for mutiny. The Ajax was moored at Cavite when the incident occurred.
Driving Villa South in Mesican General Frontviece Murgulaie pushes the Villa main force southward and establishes headquarters at James. An official statement from the willary headquarters confirms the advance and the setting of a base. Former Bandit Burned to Death, Charley High a former Jessy Janes gang member, was turned to dean on a lane boat seven miles from Idaho Cherles Howard.
Dr Hamllwright Mable associate editor of the Outlooks died Sunday in Summit New Jersey at age 70. He was born in New York and is survived by a widow.
Tenants in New York organized a strike protesting a rent rise affecting about 200 apartment and townhouse units. Around 60 families joined gathering on Saturday to voice frustration and demand relief from higher costs.
A blaze at St Ferdinand de Halifax asylum in Megantic county Quebec late Saturday night kills fifty six female inmates. The fire started as inmates slept and spread quickly with many leaping from windows or dying near the flames. One sister died while aiding trapped residents as hydrants failed in 20 below zero weather.
Boise report covers the January first inauguration of Idaho state officers. Adjutant General Moody led ceremonies with Chief Justice Alfred Budge administering oaths to Governor Alexander, Lieutenant Governor Ernest L. Parker, Justice John C. Rice, and state officers including W. T. Dougherty, T. A. Walter, Clarence Vandusen, John W. Eagleson, Ethel B. Reynolds, and state mine inspector M. Nelson in sequence.
George Anderson United States district attorney for Boston conducts the government investigation into the high cost of living. He heads the inquiry examining pricing, supply chains and regulatory impact, with officials saying action may follow.
The Weehawken height where Alexander Hamilton fell in a duel with Aaron Burr will be marked by a memorial erected by the Alexander Hamiltonites Institute, as announced.
A watchman named August Cresnisk or Cresniski was killed when a large tank containing oil exploded at a Metropolitan Construction Company site in Joseph, Missouri. Extensive property damage followed the blast, with the blow up destroying nearby structures.
The Teutonic Allies report gains in Dobrudja with Matchin and Jijna on the eastern Danube bank opposite Braila. Russians and Roumanians resist in northern Wallachia while Teuton advances press north and east from Transylvania. Western front sees ongoing artillery duels in Belgium and Verdun. Austro Italian front reports bombardments with no Macedonia news.
In Phoenix an armed deputy sheriff acting for G W P Hunt's private secretary Leroy Ladd blocked Republican Thomas E Campbell from entering the governor's office after his formal inauguration. Campbell supporters urged breaking the doors as the crowd cheered, but Campbell urged orderly action and the crowd dispersed.
Helena Montana Governor Samuel V Stewart delivered his biannual message to a joint session of the Montana legislature. He warned that state finances are strained and urged attention to state institutions while noting voters expect no new offices.
Senator Shafroth attacked the federal farm loan board for not locating a farm bank in Colorado or nearby lands and introduced a bill to create a 13th district including Colorado Wyoming Utah and New Mexico and establish the bank in Denver.
Sam Wong and Shingse merchant of Cananea Sonora refused to pay a $1000 fine for running a gambling house. He was marched to a cemetery and faced a firing squad. Relatives retrieved the body from Wong's home after the incident, per an account published there.
Fred M. Coleman former deputy state treasurer will serve the minimum sentence of two and a half years for embezzling $22,000 of state funds. The state board of pardons reversed earlier action and will not grant release in February. The board meets next Wednesday to review the case.
Charles Ro Pont aged in his nineties, father of the late W. Post of Battle Creek Michigan, a manufacturer, married there on Thursday. His bride was Mrs. Nellie J. Moors aged 65.
President Wilson urged quick congressional handling of railroad legislation to bolster the Adamacn law, with the measure to be sent to the House without Senate delay. The announcement came on Wednesday.
A brief foreign note reports Jobs D. Moors predicting an Ireland revolution if peace is not restored soon. The item cites unclear source details and mentions related plant and fee phrases, reflecting a concise, unsettled forecast from the era.
Washington reports that Carranza has refused to sign the protocol for withdrawal of American troops from Mexico, ending any immediate chance for a new accord via the Mexican-American Joint Commission. Ambassador Fletcher, confirmed a year ago, is expected to depart for Mexico. reports say Villaerd plans may proceed regardless of Carranza. Eliseo Arredondo, Mexico’s envoy designate, says he is recalled to confer with Carranza but will return soon to resume duties.
Washington reports a cabled entente reply rejecting the central powers peace proposal. The State Department arranged presentation to the belligerents and dispatched the English translation from Washington while Ambassador Sharp sent the French text from Paris. Wilson backs a Waterways Commission to study coordination of river improvements drainage irrigation and food control during the current session.
The American note to belligerent powers on peace terms was debated again Thursday in the senate. Two hours of attack and defense did not bring to a vote on the Hitchcock resolution during President Wilson's action in sending it.
President Wilson designates Rear Admiral Knight, head of the naval war college, to command the Asiatic fleet with the rank of admiral. He succeeds Admiral Winterhaier, who completes his tour and is assigned to the general board.
The federal reserve board estimates a large rise in national debt for Britain France Russia Germany and Austria Hungary from the war’s start to late 191... The figure cited exceeds 40 billion dollars, reflecting mounting wartime expenditures and borrowing across major powers.
Japan to arm merchant ships defensively and asked the U S State Department on Tuesday if special rules exist for passage of armed ships through the Panama Canal. The embassy in Washington notified officials of the move and sought guidance on applicable regulations.
Governor George W. Hayes, who will leave office January 9, pardoned forty four state convicts on Thursday, bringing his total pardons to 112 since December 1. The decision was announced from Little Rock Arkansas.
In Chihuahua City Mexico a three day battle ends with a decisive victory for government forces over a rebel command near Guerrero. Many enemy and allied casualties and loot taken.
A department of agriculture estimate places the nation’s crop value for the year at 400 in the local currency with a 12,1467 over the 1910 crop value. This reflects changes in agricultural valuation and reflects the broader economic context of the period.
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