Quake devastates San Jacinto and Hemet in Riverside County
A series of earthquakes wrecked large parts of San Jacinto and Hemet in Riverside County, with $100 000 to $150 000 in damage and one confirmed death. Minor damage spread to Los Angeles and other cities as two aftershocks hit the area this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Jacinto
Riverside County
California
Helen Hunt Jackson
Ramona
Frank E. Darnell
Santa Monica
Hemet
Guatemala Declares Neutral Stance in European War
Guatemala City reports the national assembly declares the Republic will occupy the same position toward European belligerents as the United States. This statement aligns Guatemalan policy with American neutrality amid ongoing global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala City
National Assembly
Republic of Guatemala
United States
German Aviator Captain Karen von Richthofen Killed
London April 22 Captain Karen von Richthofen the renowned German aviator has been killed according to Reuters correspondent at British headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Karen von Richthofen
Reuter
Liberty Day Observance Marks Old Drive Ceremony
Oklahoma City celebrated the laying of the cornerstone for the new waterworks at Liberty Day. The event featured a prominent act of placing an honor roll of all Oklahoma City soldiers in the cornerstone, highlighting local pride in the community’s servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Corn and Oats Market Report
Chicago April 22 corn price at 1.27 a bushel and oats at 83 4.5 cents per bushel indicating activity in grain markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Redfield Delivers Loyalist Address at Pocatello Depot
Secretary William C. Redfield of the Commerce Department spoke at the Short Line depot in Pocatello to a patriotic audience. He praised the city as a rail hub, urged strong Liberty bond support, and cited diverse subscriptions from across the U S and territories. He warned of German strength, praised Allied troops, and urged victory as families in attendance likely had loved ones in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Redfield
Department of Commerce
Short Line
Pocatello
Redfield
Liberty Loan Committee
Miles F. Reed
The
Tech
Gate City
Germany
America
Philippines
Alaska
Hawaii
Luzon
Manilla
Kaiser
Belgium
France
Liberty day planned across Bannock county for Third Liberty loan
President Wilson designates Friday April 26 as Liberty day with patriotic exercises and speeches to support the Third Liberty loan. District captains will invite residents to attend and canvass to meet Bannock county's 3 billion dollar quota with an oversubscription goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty Loan
Half of Third Liberty loan quota still to subscribe
Washington reports in April that half of the 3 billion minimum for the Third Liberty loan remains unsubscribed. Total subscriptions reached about 1.5 billion by today as the campaign enters its final working days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Germans Press Western Front as Allied Lines Hold
The war department notes German sacrifices yield little result while British and French lines shift locally. Allied forces repulse raids near Avre and Albert, with American and French troops stabilizing positions northwest of Toul as German offensives loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lys
Ypres
Nieppe Wood
Hasebrouck
Somme
Haig
Anne
Arras
Amiens
Batt Amiens
Avre
Toul
Sechoray
Berlin
Picardy
Flanders
Clermans
English Budget Aims To Bolster Debt Relief
London April 22 Bonar Law in the Commons outlined the budget saying reliance on the United States is needed as allies support. He set coming year expenditures at 2 927 197 000 with 2 130 147 000 to be borrowed and proposed income tax rise to six shillings in the pound. The gross national debt last year stood at 5 850 000 000 and new taxes would exceed sixty percent of revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Russia
Seventy One Casualty List Reported
Washington reports the casualty list with seventy one names. Ten killed in action five died of wounds one died in an accident four died of disease two died of other causes seven severely wounded forty two slightly wounded are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Opposes Chamberlain Bill on Court Martial
President Wilson spoke against the Chamberlain bill aimed at trying sedition law violations by court martial. He said it would make the United States equal to its enemies and called the measure unconstitutional in a letter to Senator Averman. He ordered immediate readjustment of the aircraft program and directed Secretary Baker to implement reorganization plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Averman
United States
Baker
Germans Reaching Out For Kaiser Crown Support
Berlin reports the National Liberal party will ask the Kaiser to accept the crowning of the former Russian government of Estonia and Livonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
National Liberal Party
Esthenia
Livonia
Harris Renamed Receiver of Land Office at Blackfoot
The president nominated Charles E. Harris, receiver of public moneys at Blackfoot, and Henry Heitfeld as register of the land office at Lewiston in a Washington announcement dated April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Blackfoot
Washington
Charles E. Harris
Henry Heitfeld Register
Lewiston
Bureau to aid officers' postwar employment in London
An officers' employment bureau has been established in London to provide jobs for army and navy commissioned officers after the war. It is formed by bankers financiers and other large merchants with Lord St. Davids as committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officers’ School
London
Lord St. Davids
TWO YANKEE GUNNERS BAG GERMAN FLIERS IN FRANCE
Two low flying German planes were shot down by American machine gunners during a German attack near Seichepey northwest of Toul. The gunners stayed at their post and fought, while artillery hit telephone and telegraph lines. Signal corps workers quickly repaired wires as ambulances operated in No Man's Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Seichepey
Toul
Signal Corps
No Man’s Land
Miss Bullock to Lecture Tuesday at Public Library
The Council of National Defense Women’s Committee invites all women to an informal lecture at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the public library by Miss Lela Bullock emergency house demonstration agent for the U S government. She will discuss war cooking breadmaking wheat varieties and thrift with demonstrations and home lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Committee
The
Council of National Defense
Lela Bullock
Emergency House
U.S
Miss Bullock
Poratello
Trenois University
U. S. Departsment of Agriculture
University of Idaho
Bannock County
Idaho
Stag
Also Mentioned on This Page
MEMET
Arizona
Utah
Sakerfie
Oklahoma
McCammon
T. M. Edwards
Lava Hot Springs
P. J. Schwarz
Bancroft
Marry Cannon
Downey
Gee
T. Hyde
Oxford
Swan Lake
Walter Hatch
Captain
Liberty Joan
Rotary Club
Akers
Sodnings
Gem Valley
War Department
War Office
Villers-Bretonneux
Albert
Robecq
Faris
Avre River
Rheims
Associated Press
Commons
Bill
Liberty Loan Committee of
THIRD
Bannock Co. Ce Oe OF Public Safety of
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!