Steamer Sinkings and Releases Amid War Demands
London reports show release of arrested Venezelists while Lloyds notes the sinking of the Auchen Crag, Kinpurney, and Omsk, with the Garfield among ships sunk. Four crew members reach port from the rescuing steamer after German submarine orders. In Petrograd, Teutonic assaults along northern Romania are repulsed, official says.
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London
Lloyd’s
Kinpurney
Omsk
Garfield
Aachen Crag
Petrograd
Rumania
Evacuation of German Positions Near Serre
Berlin reports German forces have withdrawn from positions near Serre on the Somme front. The war office announces the tactical withdrawal as part of ongoing operations.
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Berlin
Serre
Somme
War Office
German raider threat prompts steamship owners worry
News from New York on January eighteenth reports wireless warnings of a German raider operating along major shipping routes. Claims that prizes were armed and sent on commerce raiding heightened anxiety among ship owners and underwriters. Losses amount to about fifteen to twenty million as British cruisers pursue the suspect, possibly the Vineta or Moewe. Details on the St Theodore and Yarrowdale remain unavailable.
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New York
St. Theodore
Vineta
Moewe
Water Shortage Persists in Pocatello as Reservoirs Run Dry
Water scarcity worsens in Pocatello with two reservoirs empty and upper reservoir limited for fire use. Gibson Jack Creek flows at 1.5 cfs instead of 2.5, pressure drops citywide, 28 calls report frozen mains on South Garfield. Workers battle frozen ground. ground thaw via straw and manure is used to reach pipes.
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Pocatello
Gibson Jack Creek
Smith
Garfield Avenue
Home town to honor old scout Buffalo Bill statue planned
Cody Wyoming officials launched plans to erect a life size equestrian statue of Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill who died in Denver a week ago. The $25 000 monument would be placed on a principal corner of the town where Cody lived for many years.
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Cody, Wyo
Col
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Denver
Cody
Nagano reveals death sentence for former soldier in missionary killings
Hitomi Kawakami, who confessed to murdering Canadian missionaries the Reverend and Mrs W A F Campbell at Karulsans last summer, is sentenced to death by hanging in Nagano. Friends may seek a new trial at the court of appeals.
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Nagano
Japan
Hitomi Kawakami
W. A. F. Campbell
Karulsans
Court of Appeals
Yellowstone Trail convention opens in Oshkosh Wisconsin
The Wisconsin section annual convention of the Yellowstone Trail association began in Oshkosh today and will continue through tomorrow with sessions in the city.
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Oshkosh, Wis
Wisconsin
Yellowstone Trail Association
Thaw in Satisfactory Condition After Attempted Death
Philadelphia reports Harry Thaw is in satisfactory condition after a self destructive act at his residence. A duty detective during the incident went into a hysterical fit and fired shots around the room Thaw occupied as police say he claimed someone struck him.
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Philadelphia
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Railroads Press Alternate Eight Hour Standard In Adamson Case
In the Adamson law test in Washington on January 18, railroad counsel filed a supplemental brief to counter the Justice Department. They argue replacing the current hundred miles in ten hours freight scale with an eight hour standard would spark widespread wage changes and court-imposed enforcement. The brief claims it could boost many freight workers' wages by about sixty two and a half percent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Builders of Battle Cruisers Fight Over Cost and Time
Five major shipyards, arguing with the House Naval Committee, say the 16.5 million dollar limit on battle cruiser cost could not hold whether built privately or at navy yards. They seek higher funding, warn equipment of navy yards would strain labor, and note bids show hull and machinery closer to 19 million per ship with profits around 1.5 million. Newport News chief says the navy could have had cruisers if treated as a business partner.
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Washington
Jan
Navy Department
House Naval Committee
Congress
Daniels
Navy
Fore River
Union Iron Company
Federal Trade Commission
Navy Yards
R. L. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Department
Ferguson
Secretary of the Navy
Senator Shafr... Enacts Treaty Submission to International Tribunal
Senator Shafroth urged the senate judiciary committee to approve a constitutional amendment allowing treaties to submit disputes that threaten war to an international tribunal and to contribute to military support as needed to enforce its decrees.
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Washington
Shafroth
Senate
Judiciary Committee
United States
International Tribunal
Bank of England Lowers Discount Rate to Five and a Half
London on January 1 reports the Bank of England cut the bank rate from six to five and a half percent. Analysts see the move as signaling improved gold and foreign exchange conditions and aligning the official rate with the terms of the new loan.
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London
Bank of England
Cautioned to Hold Onto Seed
Washington warns wheat farmers to keep good seed and not sell seed wheat despite high prices. Experts predict disaster if poor seed is used due to disease and shrinkage.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Legislature Jas an Advanced Idea for Good Roads System
Boise Jan 18 Both houses adjourned and a joint house sen ate road committee met with the state highway commission to consider a $1 500 000 bond issue for main highways. The plan covers six roads with projected lengths from 280 to 496 miles and requires substantial state county and federal funding over two years. Opposition centers on merit of routes and the bill's compatibility with Governor Alexander.
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Boise
House
Senate
State Highway Commission
State Highway Engineer
F. C. McGowan
William Hussman
Brodhead
Fish Haven
Bear Lake
Utah Line
Bannock
Power
Cassia
Twin Falls
Gooding
Elmore
Ada
Canyon
Washington
Porter's Ferry
Weiser
Oregon
Pocatello
Caldwell
Yellowstone
Lemhi
Idaho-Montana Line
Gibbonsville
Salmon River Canyon
Shoshone Falls
Blaine
Hailey
Custer
Adams
Idaho
Lewis
Nez Perce
Idaho County
Idaho-Washington Line
Moscow
Shoshone
Kootenai
Washington Line
Post Falls
Bonner
Boundary Counties
International Boundary
Leastport
Highway Commission
Joint Committee
Alexander
American National Livestock Association Opens 20th Year Convention
Cheyenne Wyoming January 18 the American National Livestock association begins its twentieth year convention with over 1000 delegates. Sessions run three days as data for a federal trade commission inquiry on livestock purchasing and distribution is released. Discussions cover stockman protection in Mexico grazing fees meat inspection and trade policy.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
American National Livestock Association
Federal Trade Commission
Mexico
Villa operations confuse officials delay expected
Washington on January 18 reports say contradictory notices about Villa in Mexico have bewildered officials and are believed to have caused delays.
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Washington
Villa
Mexico
Auto Succeeds Old Dobbin on the Border
In El Paso and along the U.S.-Mexico border the horse's role declines as automobiles replace mules and riders. The U S customs service bought six light cars for chasing smugglers, and even army officers abandon horses for private cars, though horses remain in rough terrain.
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AUTO
Old Dobbin
Paso
Tex
Southwest
United States
Mexico
United States Customs Department
John J. Pershing
Texas
Army
Great Britain Encourages Hope Over Wilson Peace Note
Washington reports a supplementary British note to the entente reply has encouraged American officials. It promises efforts toward a league of nations to preserve peace, while President Wilson’s next step remains undecided.
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Washington
Great Britain
Preside
Wilson
League of Hallohs
Lansing General Denial Over Note Leak and Funeral Plans
Washington reports state the Senate will oversee Dewey funeral services at the Capitol after private rites at his residence. Postmaster General Burleson and Solicitor General Davis arrive at a House Rules Committee session amid leaks inquiry tensions. Secretary Lansing denies breakfast with Bernard Baruch and clarifies he has had no contact with Baruch.
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Washington
Senate
Dewey
Capitol
John Frazier
Manilla Bay
Burleson
Davis
House Rules Committee
Wall Street
Wilson
Lindley M. Garrison
House
Lawson
Lansing
Baruch
Biltmore Hotel
New York
Bernard Baruch
January Sees Record Cold in 1917 Weather Blitz
The Idaho city reports a string of subzero days with a morning low of 13 below. Thermometers in town show harsher readings than official instruments, while snow piles deepen and utilities struggle as residents endure severe cold and coal shortages.
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Government Weather Office
Federal
Teeple
Mercury
Idaho
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
American Falls
Bancroft
Downey
Soda Springs
Crops Low but Prices Are High
American farm products reached a gross value of nearly thirteen and a half billion in 1916, up two point six billion from 1915. Corn cotton hay and wheat each topped a billion in value as prices stayed high despite lower production.
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Washington
Resolution to Ratify Agreement Between Government and States
The senate adopted a resolution ratifying agreements between the government and South Dakota Idaho and Montana for selecting public lands withdrawn for forest reserves with approval by the secretary of the interior.
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Washington
South Dakota
Idaho
Montana
Secretary of the Interior
Senate
Deputy Killed in Okemah Chase with Bank Robbers
In Okemah Oklahoma a deputy sheriff and one bank robber died during a chase. A second robber was wounded and captured by an Okfuskee county posse of ten men. The surviving suspect is believed to be one of two who held up the state bank at Harrah the prior Friday.
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Okemah
Oklahoma
Okfuskee County
Harrah
Obscene Letters Lead to McMahon Removal to Pocatello
An order of removal was filed at Salt Lake City to transfer Jack McMahon the sheepherder arrested in Utah for writing obscene letters to a Hagerman Idaho woman. He was jailed at Price then Salt Lake and is expected to be brought to Pocatello today or tomorrow by a United States marshal. Authorities say they have pursued McMahon since 1912 and the letters are described as highly obscene.
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Salt Lake City
Jack McMahon
Utah
Hagerman
Idaho
United States
Pocatello
McMahon
Price
Salt Lake
Lassen Peak Spouts Again In Mighty Eruption
Montgomery Creek California reports Lassen Peak erupted with volcanic ash and smoky plume arching westward 125 miles. Hat Creek valley residents noted no mud flow this time, though May 1915 floods had devastated the area. The eruption began at 9 40 a m and was described as the most tremendous since 1915.
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Montgomery Creek
Cal
Lassen Peak
Whitmore
Hat Creek Valley
Japanese ordinance blocks mail to enemy nations
Tokio reports the Japanese government issued an ordinance to stop communication with the enemy nations Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria. Telegrams and mail to and from these countries will not be forwarded. Violations carry punishment. Prisoners of war are exempted.
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Tokio
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Balfour Note Justifies Entente Terms Yet Sees Sanction Behind Treaties
Washington reports that Foreign Minister Balfour’s note to the state department supports the hard terms of the Entente reply to President Wilson. It also notes formal acceptance in principle of a national sanction as a force behind international law, seen as highly significant.
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Washington
Balfour
State Department
Entente
Wilson
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