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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1916
Page
1
A demand rises to cancel the 1890s mutual rights pact between Italy and Germany. Italy accuses Germany of blocking Italian movement and pay, hindering repatriation for military service against Austria. Italy and Germany are framed as in a state of war with no current convention binding their peoples.
New York honors William Winter on his eightieth birthday with messages from leading figures in drama literature and journalism. The veteran New Englander built a half century of service to New York publications and is regarded as America's oldest and ablest dramatic critic at retirement.
Washington July 14 Wilson nominates United States District Judge J H Clark of Cleveland to be associate justice of the supreme court to fill the Hughes vacancy.
Chicago July 15 close wheat bids at 1.1154 a bushel. Corn traded around 0.787 dollars per bushel and oats at 0.42 dollars.
Readable lines show a National League box score noting Philadelphia and a first game with runs hits and errors. Names Alexander Killifer Jacobs and Wilson appear as pitchers or battery, indicating a game summary for the day.
London reports a distinct revival of cycling as war limits motor use. More bicycles appear than in two decades, with skirts and boots suited for riding. Veteran cyclists rally on a historic road near London, reviving past golden days as townsfolk watch from their gates.
In New York on July 15 cooler weather did not slow the outbreak. Twenty seven deaths and one hundred forty four new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Since June 26 the epidemic has 1853 cases and 369 deaths. The Rockefeller Foundation donated fifty thousand dollars to battle the disease.
Vienna July 15 reports Dr Max Herz has invented a device combining talk ing machine and telegraph to help the blind read. The system translates Morse signs into audible sounds via wax records and electric sounders, enabling a daily newspaper for the blind to be issued at low prices.
The British foreign office notes a Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claim that Germany reserved most harvest for French inhabitants. It questions whether 100 grams of flour per person daily was the limit and whether 90,000 tons of grain were set aside, vs a normal 700,000 tons, and expects future harvests to be reserved for the French population.
Vienna reports the Krupp works census showing 77 of every 100 women claimed sick fund relief, and a tenfold rise in female workers. August 1914 payroll had 36,880 men and 1,214 women, rising by April to 55,949 men and 13,032 women. Bartha Krupp, dubbed the Cannan Queen, earned over 100 million marks last year.
Reports say the collier Hector was a total wreck off Charlest on harbor after being abandoned at midnight. All hands were saved. fifty marines and crew were landed at Charleston after a two day hurricane ordeal with several injuries including a broken leg and a serious head injury.
The state department rules the German submarine Deutschland a merchant vessel not a warship delaying public notice. Acting Secretary Polk says no precedent. inspectors found no evidence it was designed for war. The U S will try to prevent news of the departure reaching enemy ships outside territorial waters.
Baltimore July 15 Mrs Thomas R Marshall wife of the vice president visited the Deutschland today she is the first woman to inspect the big German submarine rubber and nickel cargo loading continues
New York July 15 Paul Smith vice president of Chalmers Motor company Detroit committed suicide by jumping from the tenth story of the Hotel Biltmore. He had suffered nervous trouble.
Madrid reports the government has imposed military censorship on all press dispatches as a railway strike spreads. Martial law extends through the country as labor organizations announce a general strike to start Sunday.
Mrs. Oscar McDaniel wife of the prosecuting attorney died from wounds after a midnight attack following a false telephone call. Her skull was crushed. Bloodhounds track suspects as five people are held pending investigation.
New York July 15 The feder reserve banks will inaugurate a country wide system to collect bank checks to streamline transfers between regions The move ranks second in importance to the opening of the twelve Federal Reserve banks in November 1914 R H Treman deputy governor says the new procedure will reduce costs improve distribution of charges and keep money from being tied up in the mails Local banks will retain more funds as transfers shift away from large cities
London reports that from July 1 spirits must be bottled before June 6 to be sold, and only 2 degrees under proof allowed. At $1.25 a bottle the whiskey drinker gets 94 cents worth of whiskey and 31 cents for water, worsening consumption despite prior limits. The drift shows a rise of three million gallons in a year.
Washington reports hinge on a joint international commission as favored by Carranza. The state department prefers diplomatic adjustment. Carranza soldiers encamp near the border and rumors say bandits number from one hundred to a thousand moving toward the Big Bend region, with claims soldiers may join them.
July reports that forty two women doctors from various medical schools will soon receive certificates to practice in Peking. These are the first women granted official recognition to practice medicine in the city.
Has Taken Command El Paso July 15 General Luis Perriers taken command of troops at Parral. Herera, reported as in the United States, has been killed by Villistas south of Chihuahua City.
Realignment of troops for protection of the border against bandit raids has begun with guardsmen strung along the Big Bend country. Additional troops are coming from Marfa as patrols cover fifty eight miles daily in the Glen Springs country. Reportedly Mexicans are starving amid anticipated further raids.
In Waukegan on July 15 the Will L Orpet murder case against Marian Lambert's death was given to the jury. Defense argues Judge Donnelly urged acquittal while Prosecutor Joselyn says evidence shows poison. judge instructs weighing evidence and proof beyond reasonable doubt and to favor innocence if two theories exist.
Washington July 15 through efforts of Senator Borah a provision in the naval appropriation bill authorizes the president to take over private shipbuilding and engineering ordnance plants in time of war or when war is imminent but limited. The house passed the Rucker corrupt practices bill which now goes to the senate.
London reports penny newspapers have been advanced a half penny and half penny papers to one penny in many towns outside London due to higher print paper costs. Several provincial dailies have suspended publication for the same reason.
Washington July 15 Wilson has nominated Representative Hay of Virginia chair of the house military affairs committee for judge of the United States court of claims to succeed Judge Attainson who retired for age.
Omaha July 15 Dario Resta won the hundred and fifty mile automobile race finishing in 1 hour 31 minutes Milton placed second and Mulford third.
Paris July 15 Professor Elie Metchniffkoff renowned bacteriologist is dead in Paris authorities report his death at the hospital He held leading research positions and was involved in eminent microbiology work across Europe
Chicago reports an interstate conference set for Tremont to protect northern Indiana sand dune wilderness as a national park. Governors and mayors including Ralston, Thompson, Bell, and Knotts join the effort amid rapid industrial encroachment reducing the dunes to about sixty square miles.
British guns and infantry widen the dent in German lines north of the Somme as French forces press around Verdun repulsing German thrusts. Russians and Turks clash in Turkish Armenia with Russians forcing the Turks westward in a hard Galicia battle continues.
A violent artillery duel persists in the Fleury sector as German assaults northeast of Avocourt are repulsed and the attack in the Apremont forest is checked.
Reuters dispatch from Cairo reports Arab revolt against Turkish rule making progress with Mecca fallen on June 13 and garrison resistance ending. Arabians captured many Turks while British forces push lines and take over two thousand prisoners. Berlin notes Austrians report repulse of Italian forces in Trentino.
War dispatches report British forces penetrated German lines and captured Trones wood as fighting continues. Russians were forced from positions north of the Volhynian sector after July 3. Germans took 1300 prisoners. A German sub sank a British cruiser and three patrol boats on July 11 in the North Sea.
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