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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1922
Page
1
Ruby Ara of Ames Iowa told police she used a false name and intended to steal clothing in Chicago. An infant’s hood and shoes were found in her bag as she recounted betrayal by a Iowa State University student who abandoned their five week old baby on a doorstep before a passerby alerted authorities.
President Harding told delegates at the national good roads congress in Chicago that no single project has benefited the country more than highway development. The message, delivered by Col H L Bowlewo, notes universal agreement on the highway system as a vast task requiring practical steps and community relations. Letters from Brig Gen Charles E Sawyer and Senator Lawrence C Phipps were read.
Twenty two states have accepted federal maternity aid, with five by legislature and seventeen by governors. The program provides $10,000 for the year ending June 30 and $5,000 in following years, plus additional funds proportional to population if matched by state appropriations.
Three fires in Chicago stock yard district during renewed strike rioting destroyed the cooperage shop of Wm. Davis Co. and the Magnus Metal stables killing 35 horses. Firemen called the blazes incendiary as unions seek early conference.
An earthquake described as very severe was recorded by the Berres university seismograph. It began at 2 30 p m yesterday and continued past 1 o clock today with an eight minute period of great intensity. The quake was detected 2500 miles south of Washington.
In Calgary Alta on January 17 AP reports more than resolutions were submitted to the United Farmers association. Proposals include amending the British North American act to abolish the senate and remove the governor general’s appointive power, and another to establish a wheat pool.
In Chicago on January 17 two men delivering for the Citizens Trust Bank were attacked by four armed bandits who crowded their automobile to the curb and opened fire, wounding both victims as they attempted to flee.
Moderate priced houses from 1000 to 4200 dollars are showcased in miniature displays and the association’s official catalogue as the Northwestern Lumberman's association opens its 32nd annual meeting in Minneapolis. Delegates from Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa Nebraska and Montana will attend the three day convention.
W O Winston announces at a three day conference that public works totaling twenty billion dollars are planned for 1922. A reserve fund to stimulate public work in downturns will be launched, said the president at Cleveland.
Chicago January 17 AP Bread prices were reduced by one cent as Russell J Poole secretary of the savings council committee on sales reported the move. Details of the action and officials involved were not fully clear in the fragment.
Washington reports that the senate finance committee will present a permanent tariff bill. The plan bases duties on the selling price of imported articles in the United States and requires an algebraic formula to determine the value for duty when goods were not freely sold domestically.
Former graves registration service men testified before a senate inquiry that no evidence supported charges that soldiers hanged in France were buried with rope and cap. Witnesses described corpses, witness doubts, and a headless body identification issue raised by Mrs. Griffiths as the hearing adjourned.
Armed guards stood watch in Detroit federal court on January 17 as four men faced trial for alleged complicity in the October 7 mail truck robbery. Defendants Alexander McLean James Logan Gasper Mangiaroi and Richard Lambrecht were charged in the Windsor Ontario Canadian mail theft, with about 25000 in reported new packages taken.
In Montreal on January 17, 194? representatives of 140,000 train service men and railroad officials reached a permanent acceptance of the 12 percent wage cut first imposed last July. The workers had accepted the reduction under protest last summer.
Manchester New Hampshire January 17 AP Catherine Marston mother of five confessed to thirteen burglaries and was bound over to superior court today on four burglary charges with bonds set at 1200.
Saranac Lake N Y January reports from local dealers indicate this season will see the largest fur catch ever recorded. The Drenent and other traders predict about an estimated yield of pelts that will set a new seasonal high.
Geneva reports scattered members of the Hapsburg family living in relative poverty. Ex-emperor Charles and Empress Zita provide for themselves by selling family jewels while others reside in Lucerne Budapest Salzburg and Le Chateau Walnut. Some have tried paid work but with limited success. memoirs have been offered to editors without wide interest.
A band of robbers seized a party near Sinton on January 7 demanding 10 000 dollars in ransom. Mexican authorities pursued and, after a brief clash near Dolores, killed one bandit and rescued Bíles and the rest of the hostages.
Frederick R. Wedge, a University of Arizona graduate famed in boxing circles, sought a post graduate degree at Harvard in his fortieth year. He allegedly rode freight cars half a continent to reach his goal. Harvard authorities reportedly considered his qualifications insufficient for admission at this time.
Irregular reports from Galveston on January 17 indicate a Ku Klux Klan parade ban and a response from local officials. The town awaits official word as authorities assess the threat and community safety.
New York observed the 216th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin with civil and military officials, electrical industry representatives, and patriotic societies at the Park Row statue. Festoons decorated the monument as a large kite with a lightning rod was flown from City Hall Park to begin the ceremonies.
The Illinois Manufacturers' Association sent a protest to Illinois centers and representatives opposing the Borah bill that would exempt coastwise shipping from Panama Canal tolls. The association warned the measure would discriminate against the Mississippi Valley and favor seaboard interests.
Three men robbed the Des Moines City Railway car at 24th and Ingersoll at 5 AM. They took about 2000 dollars. A bandit fired twice at Collector Henry Schweiker while alarms were raised. Motorman questioned by Chief Pettit after conflicting stories.
New York Jan 17 J P Morgan and company opened and immediately closed subscription books for a 30 000 000 Southern Railway six and one half percent bond issue It was announced the issue was heavily oversubscribed.
William Gummer a Fargo hotel clerk faced Barnes county district court in Valley City on a murder charge linked to the death of Marie Wick of Grygla Inn who was beaten to death in a Fargo hotel on June 7 1921.
Salt Lake City January 17 AP reports William W. Riter vice president of Deseret National Bank and longtime official of the mortgage savings bank died today at a local hospital after a month of illness.
New York January 17 AP Part of a chicken embryo heart that was removed and isolated by Dr Alexis Carrel ten years ago at the Rockefeller Institute is still beating. The tissue fragment continues to grow and shows pulsations under the microscope. It subdivides roughly every forty eight hours.
American troops under Major General Henry T. Allen arrived from Coblenz to attend the grave of the Italian unknown soldier ceremony. Ambassador Richard Washburn Child and General Diaz greeted them as Rome prepared for the event with royal and military honors and public acclaim.
George Baldwin Selden, founder of the Selden Motor Co and credited with inventing the first gasoline powered vehicle, died at his Buffalo home at age 77. His early work shifted from steam to liquid fuel engines, with the first gasoline engine built in 1878 in Buffalo.
London reports in the American Chamber of Commerce bulletin that Britain is regaining foreign coal markets and improving overall trade. It cites a reversal in coal exports with US shipments falling to about 1.50 million tons while Britain rose to about 3.41 million tons in September compared with 4.34 million US and 1.48 million British a year earlier.
Newport News reports the wooden steamer Corvallis sailed from Hampton Roads with coal for Cuba after signing officers and some crew to a profit sharing scheme. The vessel is among five wooden ships bought by Pendleton Brothers from the shipping board. Officers and crew receive a small flat wage plus a share in voyage profits.
New York January 17 AP officials say irregular piece rate payments and uneven work flow are the main troubles in the shoe industry according to the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Association.
London reports detail the transfer of authority in southern Ireland to a provisional government in Dublin. Eamonn Duggan and Kevin O�Higgins confer with the British cabinet as Britain plans to begin withdrawing forces. The Morning Post urges leveling Dublin Castle and criticizes its administrators.
Sinn Fein liaison officer Owen O Duffy in Ulster said he has taken up with British authorities the arrest Sunday by the Royal Irish Constabulary of ten men in cars from Monaghan to Londonderry. The men, who claimed to be Gaelic football players, wore Irish Republican Army uniforms. O Duffy named Divisional Commandant Hagan of the northern IRA and warned action if the prisoners are not released.
In Los Angeles the date for Arthur C. Burch’s second murder trial was set for March 27 after the first trial ended in a hung jury following seventy one hours of deliberation. Co defendant Madalvone Obenchain’s trial is scheduled for February 6 with no delay indicated.
Over one hundred thousand visitors have applied for Passion Play tickets for next summer with May to September performances in Oberammergau Germany. Prices rose quickly and fears of profiteering grow as locals brace for influx of rich foreigners. The Passion Play committee plans price lists and strict controls to curb hoarding.
Washington January 17 AP Brig Gen Sawyer led a five day conference of officers in charge of all government hospitals for World War I veterans. About 700 officers were ordered to report to discuss the most efficient means of caring for service patients.
A fragment from Chicago reports the municipal shop failing amid high costs and widespread discontent. The text notes substantial cost increases and notes inexact figures about expenses and service outcomes.
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