03 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1917
Page
1
A battalion of American troops arrived in Paris to parade on July Fourth. Crowds lined the streets as the units marched to Neuilly barracks, with French girls pinning bouquets and flags on soldiers and French soldiers greeting them warmly.
Tomorrow brings a big day for youth in Pocatello with a parade and full schedule of contests and games on Main and Center streets. Grand Marshal John H. Dickinson leads the morning pageant followed by a 24 piece band and a marathon for boys 14 to 19 starting at 10 am. The day also features a Greek float, a Brady Park baseball game, a street dance from 8 pm to midnight, and prizes totaling over 200 dollars. Various clubs and the Elk and Union Pacific teams appear in military parade order. Street closures and safety restrictions will be enforced by the city officials.
Delayed dispatch from Pekin reports Hsuan Tung's edict restoring the young emperor under General Chang Hsuan. Li Yuan Hung submits to the monarchy, says troops forced him to head the republic and asks punishment for his mistakes while praising his merits as he is named a duke of the first class.
Clifford Thorn of the Iowa Senate of Municipalities told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that if last week’s tentative coal prices between operators and the Council of National Decrease became permanent, consumers would pay $700,000,000 more than last year’s soft coal bill.
Heavy traffic over the Short Line in recent days due to redirected western traffic from the Rio Grande system. Damaged Price River dam may disrupt service for a week or longer with forty miles of track out. Monday night westbound trains were crowded, making sleeper accommodations scarce from Pocatello. one train carried fourteen cars.
F W Creaser a Short Line brakeman died after his skull was crushed near Yale Idaho Monday evening as trains passed the area. The crew had cleared the tracks when Passenger No 17 approached, leaving the question which train caused the fatal impact.
The Tribune will not publish on Wednesday July Fourth to join in national observance and relieve staff pressure.
A brakeman who worked about two months before death and formerly a Short Line carpenter at the local shops is identified. Survived by a wife two children and a mother in Farmington Ohio. Funeral plans to be announced later with Undertakers Beasley and Hitler handling arrangements.
In El Paso Sheriff Orn dorff reopened an old trial ritual by frisking spectators at the Lyons murder case preliminary hearing. Deputies searched waists and legs of attendees amid strong local feelings following the May 17 murder of a prominent New Mexico millionaire.
Fort Bliss Texas July 3 reports a new nickname for recently promoted lieutenants. The term slawbone lieutenant has spread among officers and enlisted men as a jab at NCOs who earned commissions on credit awaiting their performance as officers. The slang circulates along the border.
Washington reports a total lunar eclipse scheduled for tomorrow night but no observers in the United States will have a view due to invisibility from the country.
Tokio July 3 Minister Kato of the navy told the diet that if necessary Japan may send a fleet to the Atlantic. He declared the government was justified in cooperating with the Allies to bring about Germanys defeat.
The Barnes wild animal circus arrives in Pocatello with a mile long parade and a vivid oriental spectacle The Conquest of the Nyanza A large cast of trained animals performs dramatic set pieces including elephants lions sea lions zebras camels and numerous domestic animals The show promises a repeat performance at 8 PM with doors opening at 7 PM.
An incident in last night's riot details a Black woman subjected to a violent assault by white men and women. She was stripped, beaten with improvised weapons, restrained by a woman, and chased down a street while bystanders urged more cruelty.
Petrogard reports Russian troops have seized the Galician villages of Presovee Zeboroff and Korshidovy while Austro German units pull back west of the Little Stripa river. The southwestern front offensive advances in favorable conditions.
Billings Montana July 3 one of the most pitiful sights ever brought to attention of eastern Montanans has been the passing through this section of a carload of about 60 Belgian children en route to a Belgian colony in Washington. Girls predominated and many were maimed lacking ears or hands in some cases both. Boys faced graver mutilation. Children were reportedly ill treated by German soldiers and the plan is to bring them to the United States as safe havens and aid from the Red Cross society continues.
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