23 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
1
Berlin report says a Danton-class battleship was sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. The sub also claimed to have sunk three small steam schooners before returning to base. Navy yards rush submarine construction as losses of allied ships exceed eight hundred fifty thousand tons.
Official dispatches report the American steamer Healdton torpedoed off the coast of Holland by a German submarine. Thirty-three were lost, including thirteen Americans, with many survivors in collapse after the blast. The Healdton carried Standard Oil products and was flying the American flag.
A garbled OCR line references HOLBT as secretary and mentions attending a meeting or event related to a third degree, with unclear context and names, suggesting a note on a formal or ceremonial role. No clear date, place, or organization is readable to specify specifics.
International dispatches from Berlin report the Kaiser’s severe nervous breakdown and ordered rest at Hamburg with his physicians. he later left for Hamburg. Washington dispatches state Russia’s provisional government grants universal suffrage for women and school access to Jews. A volatile revolution in Russia unsettles the Baltic region as dissent grows and authorities concede concessions amid unrest.
Reports from London describe hand to hand fighting near the Somme and Aisne fronts as Allied and German forces clash in a bloodier battle than any since Marne. Artillery diminishes, smaller guns pace the line, and reinforcements surge as trains carry war munitions toward a pivotal front.
Road Commissioner Dan A. Jones predicts Dime Creek will yield over a quarter of a million dollars in 1900. He reports about 100 miners, active dumps, cross cuts, and promising pay with 130 feet cut. Marshall camp remains summer only, while Dime stays productive year round.
Portland Maine March 23 A sentry at Fort Williams is shot by a mysterious prowler as he challenged near the fort magazine. Private Poor died after naming the intruder before succumbing to his wounds. Authorities and military work to identify the attacker with heightened sentry outpost vigilance ordered by the War Department.
A 60 mile per hour derailment occurred when the Lake Shore Limited collided with a freight train entering a siding to permit its passage. The engineer failed to slow in time as the freight moved, and the passenger train wrecked near the curve with material damage suspected. No injuries are mentioned in the fragment.
International News Service reports Dublin as work on rebuilt blocks continues after demolitions. The article notes modern replacements rise quickly while wartime sentiment and Irish enlistment shift with Allied successes. Oliver A G leaves Nome for Marshall. long-time Dublin resident praised for aiding friends.
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