12 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
1
Senator Chamberlain, head of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, urged a stronger preparedness program and warned that the Britain Japan alliance could intimidate the United States. He argued the nation must be ready to meet potential aggressors around it and emphasized the need for vigilance.
Bar on Brean spring, said owner of the Blue Bell mine, was jailed on a charge of being a spy elsewhere in the east. Letters from friends seek affidavits to prove he was in Alaska before the war to win his release.
Robbers broke into the collector of internal revenue for the district in St Paul last night and blew open the vault, stealing a million dollars in cash and revenue stamps. They avoided negotiable stamps and escaped past two watchmen, with several thousand dollars in cash reported but no suspects yet.
A P A Special Service report indicates engineers expect early railroad construction activity pending emergency funds. Matanuska branch material is moved for spring use while Eagle Bridge is completed. The commission seeks idle workers and plans for more lighterage facilities with ships and tugboats to support next season. Snowy conditions challenge keeping the line open as crews maintain service with plows.
In Fairbanks Alaska Mrs Bright of Haines is killed crossing railroad tracks after a streetcar incident. Citizens vow to stop paying 25 cent per kilowatt electric rates, citing robbery and urging gas lighting. The town council axes a gasoline ordinance after a major fire tied to a defective lamp. Pioneering Native Pete Indian dies in Hoquiam at age 100.
Rome reports evidence from a recovered lifeboat of the steamer Ancona showing Austrian fire upon lifeboats filled with passengers. Holes in the boat hull, bloodstained clothing, and wreckage indicate victims were wounded and attempts to staunch blood loss occurred. The findings are described as conclusive.
Amsterdam reports the Ford party peace sessions are underway with the expedition assembling at The Hague. Berlin notes Vienna cites a Russian push stalled in Galicia with heavy losses. Geneva dispatches say Russia launches a second Galicia drive after Czernowitz halt as fighting grows near Lemberg.
Paris reports a heavy German attempt through the western lines in Champagne has been checked and the enemy forced to defend. The German wedge effort began Sunday afternoon and continued with little break until yesterday morning, yielding only trifling impressions on the French lines. Intelligence from the northern front notes intense activity and possible large maneuvers as weather improves.
The article reports Russia seeking about one hundred million dollars in the United States to fund war needs. Two Russian bankers acting as agents of the imperial government are en route to open negotiations. The loan is seen as likely to be floated by correspondence and taken up by a small group of financiers.
Varna, the principal Bulgarian Black Sea port, is reported a mass of ruins after bombardments by the Russian war fleet. The populace is said to be departed, leaving only Bulgarian soldiers manning defense artillery. Robbed of life, the city stands deserted except for military presence.
J P Alken president of the Cowlitz county bank at Kalama Wash was arrested as charged with looting the country treasury of forty thousand dollars. He is accused of manipulating county warrants to pursue his object.
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