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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
10
Lincoln Park will reopen under a new policy. Extensive improvements include a moving picture machine in the skating rink, nightly shows, moonlight skating with an artificial moon, a color wheel spotlight, races and prize exhibitions, a new Wurlitzer instrument, and planned bathing beach, sod lawn, and picnic area.
Seven New Jersey and Pennsylvania businessmen face a $500000 lumber swindle charge in Philadelphia. Defendants include George Hall Dalymple James N Hallo way James D Ialloway John R Weaver John B Miller and Thomas G Westcott. Indictments allege falsified orders unpaid notes and repeated sales through multiple lumber firms and port auctions over three years.
J. G. Reese once a robber and jailbird is now an elevator man for Henry Ford in Detroit. Ford hired him after a Canton robbery and bail jump, then after Reese explained his past prosecutors sought leniency. he returned to court and was granted his release and reform.
London authorities refused a man who described himself as a professional rabbit catcher claiming exemption from military duty. He said he had killed 10,000 rabbits since August but officials judged his skills essential for trench rat control and denied the exemption.
Tarnopol Galicia June 1 An Austrian aeroplane, a daily visitor over Tarnopol, was brought down within Russian lines recently. Air raids trigger a fusillade from field guns as residents seek shelter and children rush for cover amidst the ongoing bombardment.
Aerial action described with twenty five bombs falling recently and a raider spotted high in the clouds. Shell bursts surrounded him but he appeared unharmed and later a report claimed his capture though details are missing.
Yang Tu organizer of the Society for the Preservation of Peace appeals to military and civil governors and Shanghai newspapers to back Yuan Shi kai as president under a constitutional limit. He asserts continued belief in monarchy, takes responsibility for the movement, warns against abdication, and cites danger of republic chaos while offering self sacrifice for China’s sake.
China Medical Board and Dr Wu Lien-teh lead efforts to build a modern central hospital in Peking. Subscriptions exceed 200000 Mexican dollars. Six acres of land near the imperial ancestors temple are granted for the project. American architects design the plans.
London reports about 35 million dollars has been paid in war death claims to relatives of British soldiers by life insurance firms since the war began. The total claims have roughly doubled the normal rate of increase.
London May 31 The growing presence of women in city banks drew attention to Kings College and University of London Gilbert lectures on banking. Among 22 top scorers over 80 percent, four were women with one earning first place and examiner praise. Seven more women received award certificates or prizes.
A notice states no classified ad can be handled for today’s paper after 1:30 p.m. The rule sets the cutoff time for submitting ads to ensure publication.
Tomorrow at 8 pm the high school will hold commencement exercises at the West Side L D S church. Sixteen students will receive diplomas with Judge T A Walters of Caldwell delivering the commencement address. Superintendent Siders and Principal Kean will also speak. The class includes twelve girls and four boys: Madge Poll Jean Ristline Elizabeth Boweman Florence Clark Marian Fargo Aileen Franklin Marguerite Green Doris Jennings Lucy Murphy Mabel Rowland Mildred Slingerland Percy Stafford Clarence Tolman Irene Werden Sarah West. Class colors purple and gold motto Beyond the Alps Lies Italy flower Chrysanthemum.
Special correspondence from Boise notes the death of Charles Sweeney, Idaho mine owner and former Yellowjacket foreman, who saved miners during the 1871 Comstock fire. The piece recounts the blaze on the 1200 foot level, 35 lives lost, and Sweeney’s celebrated courage amid intense mining boom activity and Bank of California holdings on the Comstock.
Washington May 27 The National Geographic society reports that Mexican food varies little in the northern states and is centered on tortillas made from Indian corn. The bulletin traces staples like frijoles chile con carne tamales and pulque, noting regional specialties such as pipian and the water wheat mixed with eggs, reflecting contrasts between northern and southern Mexican cuisine during military expeditions.
The text describes edible insects and eggs harvested from water reeds, papaya and other southern Mexican fruits, and insects used in dishes. It notes Tarahumare fishing practices using maguey plant poison, tadpoles and water beetles as delicacies, and historic cacao and vanilla beans as valued Mexican products.
The first woman recruiter in America Miss Edna Payne has set up headquarters at 39th Street and Sixth Avenue New York and is accepting applications for the regular army Navy and Marine Corps She has already helped enlist one man in the army one in the navy and two in the Marines though her recruiting is on her own account with no official sanction.
Vienna June 1 Austrian Women's Union plans demonstrations against legal bans on marriage. The manifesto argues the state blocks marriages, especially for women, despite a general desire to boost population.
Exhibition features the German raider Moewe with three of four original cases containing imitation gold bars, taken from the British steamship Appam, as part of the Hamburg war display.
Export statistics from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce indicate munition shipments to Europe will exceed $500 million within five years of the war. By the end of April gun and ammunition exports totaled $38 million.
The University of Chicago opens its quarter centennial celebration with the law school alumni dinner and a week of events through Tuesday. Upcoming days include Conference Day Alumni and Students Day and other gala gatherings across Sunday Monday and Tuesday.
A Baptist Y P B society from town left at 9 for Kinport peak. They reached the summit before 1 after crossing deep snow. Mr Elliott spoke and planted the American flag. They returned via City Creek and Brady’s Camp with a campfire and supper, arriving home tired but happy.
Minneapolis reports Hulda Muhlhauser whose roles span the American Association of Employment Bureaus and the Consumers' League. New York hosts a grand Metropolitan Art Museum reception as Biennial events unfold with Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath challenging for federation presidency. Milwaukee quotes Dr. Sarah Hobson on medical training and public health. St Louis highlights Catherine Tooth-Clibborn, Salvation Army leader, facing prejudice yet continuing campaigns with family aiding Red Cross work.
Local office offers surplus newspapers at five cents per bunla with bundles available for bulk buyers. The sale includes assorted historic issues and era-specific pages for collectors and researchers.
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