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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
1
Reuters reports from Petrograd that former emperor Nicholas II and his family have escaped from their prison near Tobolsk, a claim circulated by sources in the Russian capital.
Berlin official statement says central powers reject Russian proposals on occupied regions as too divergent from their views. The powers remain open to seeking a basis for compromise, though the present form is unacceptable.
A pitched battle erupted in the streets of Odessa between Ukrainian and Bolshevik troops. A Bolshevik chief was mortally wounded, according to a Reuters dispatch.
Two new dictaphones, the latest design, will be used in advanced shorthand classes at the Tech. Professor Fogt recommended their adoption after tests showing their value. Six records, prepared by Fogt, test students on practical dictation, with one machine recording. The total cost is about 240 dollars, a significant investment for improved instruction.
The interstate commerce commission orders a reduction before March first of coal shipping rates from Wyoming and Montana mines to South Dakota points. This action targets coal deliveries to the Dakotas with lower transportation costs.
Chicago reports Joe Stecher of Dodge City Nebraska will wrestle Steve Savage and Paul Martinson next Friday night. Each bout allows fifty minutes for two falls as part of a series preparing for a potential title match with Earl Caddock.
Washington January 17 funeral services for Idaho Senator James H. Brady were simple yet impressive at his Washington home. A large senate delegation and many House members attended. cremation followed with tributes from the Idaho delegation, the Masons, Elks, and other groups. Brady's ashes will be interred in Idaho in spring.
A January 7 mutiny among submarine crews at the German Kiel naval base is reported. Exchange Telegraph from Geneva says thirty-eight officers were killed in the incident.
Washington January 17 Congress aims to speed all appropriations and measures by cutting hearings and delays. Speaker Clark and committee chairmen agreed to finish House business by May 15 and be ready to adjourn by June 1.
Washington report states six sailors were killed and three injured when a cage mast toppled during a heavy gale on the U S S Michigan. Officials call it the first accident of its kind in the navy.
Denver, Jan. 17. Clarence Eugene Book, reported killed on the Michigan in the official navy announcement, was the son of Mrs. Ella Book of Denver. He left here last September after enlisting in the navy and has three brothers in the army and navy. He is 21 years old.
Miss Phyllis Evelyn Goschen, daughter of the second Viscount Goschen, has begun her first rest after serving as a war nurse in a London hospital since the war began.
A State Council of Defense bulletin in San Francisco reports Germany is shipping poisonous pollen to the United States to destroy California and other states' wheat crops. German agents are said to distribute it to kill the entire wheat output.
In New York on January 17, William H. Baker once vice president of the Postal Telegraph Co and former secretary of Western Union was found dead in a hotel room. Police report he shot himself after relatives urged a search.
In the Hane Netherlands dispatch dated January 17, authorities report smugglers using skimpy outfits to cross the border. Customs counters with stamping of under clothes for frequent crossers to tag unstamped garments as smuggled goods.
National wholesale dry goods association meets in New York as wartime adjustments loom. Washington lawmakers debate suspending the coal order amid fuel shortages, urging five days for hearings while warning of chaos in government coordination.
A wire from Congressman Addison T. Smith reports Senator Brady's family has not fixed a date to transport his ashes to the state, likely delaying beyond a month due to bad weather and train disruptions. A public observance at the Commercial Club is planned Sunday with participation from the public, fraternal and other groups.
Salt Lake City January 17 U S woolgrowers' association opened with Frank J Hagenbarth urging support for government price policy while promoting development of land in Wisconsin Michigan and the southeast he warned against preproduction contracting and urged conservation and canning to extend meat supplies stating two dollar wheat as a basis for farm prices and stressing national democracy themes. He cited losses in livestock and urged relocation opportunities for youth and mature men to large ranges as old homesteads are absorbed.
The governor may call a special legislative session to fund the Defense Council and expand wartime powers. Recommendations include labor conscription, food price controls, loan protections for soldiers families, and measures against hoarding. The council passed items and urged action before month’s end.
Drafted men attend Friday night military instruction class at the Y M C A under Sam Anderson to familiarize themselves with military work before training camp. Petition drives for a new national guard unit gain signers. blanks to Boise with plans for the unit in Pocatello. Residence changes prompt potential honorable discharges.
Tendon, Jan. 17. An American sailing vessel, nine monitor, has been sunk by a submarine near Furete Ventura, one of the Canary islands, according to a dispatch from Las Palmas. The crew was saved.
Labor organizations urge Governor Alexander to oust two members of the industrial accident board amid calls from unions in Wallace Boise Pocatello and Idaho Falls. They allege the majority on the board betrays the workmen compensation law to benefit insurance companies.
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