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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1917
Page
1
A harsh winter storm blankets the Northwest as Colorado sees gradual warmth later while eastern areas face ongoing cold. Subzero readings hit Sheridan Wyoming and surrounding regions with harsh winds and snow drifts. Rail lines suffer closures as freight trains face delays across the Plains.
Passenger trains could not move over the pass today and were redirected to an alternative line in Southwestern Colorado. Officials noted weather or track issues affecting the main route and urged travelers to use the detour for the day.
The Rocky Mountain region endures the coldest weather of the winter with Denver reporting subzero temperatures. Operators offered no forecast on how long the cold spell will last as the harsh conditions continue to grip the area.
The Bone Creek line of the Chicago and North Western Railroad is paralyzed. One train is stalled at Bonesteel and others are four hours behind schedule as a winter blizzard grips Orfolk Nebraska with temperatures around 1 degree below zero.
Minneapolis recovered from a 24 hour snow storm that dropped 17 inches, surpassing the 1899 March record. A cold snap followed, sub-zero temperatures persist, transit remains disrupted, trains behind schedule, and many public schools closed by order of the board of education.
Jan 22 St Paul reports one of the heaviest snowstorms in 20 years. Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas saw 2 to 17 inches of snow with winds up to 42 mph. Drifts disrupted rail traffic as schedules slowed and trains stalled, adding to travel and shipment delays.
Jan 22 high prices on the Chicago market draw large shipments from England to compete with American Kroen product. Sol Westerfeld, former president of the National Grocers Association, questions how war torn England can ship potatoes to Chicago.
Washington reports a night clash between American marines and native bandits near Porvenir sugar plantation outside Macoris in the Dominican Republic. Private J H Oleaon was killed and Corporal George Wilson wounded as Marines seek to stabilize the area and aid the new government under American authority.
San Francisco art colony to handle the funeral of Miss Betty de Jong the artist who ended her life in her studio Saturday night in San Francisco. William Porter Oakland surgeon who was with De Jong for three hours tried to dissuade her from the planned suicide. A cablegram was sent to evs De peer a $6 Par.
Police investigate a Chicago rumor linking Jean Crones, a cook charged with poisoning soup at a past Archbishop Mundelin dinner that sickened over 160 guests, to a masquerade ball hosted by the Workers Institute.
The Denver Athletic Club opens its 25th annual tournament with about 125 entries in boxing and around 12 or so in wrestling. The amateur-only event starts tonight and runs through the week.
Atlanta Ga Jan 22 Arrangements of the Grand circuit season schedule and election of officers are before the stewards in Cleveland. Secretary H J Kline says the season opens July 16 at Cleveland and several cities from last year seek dates.
Edward Herriot told Lyons city council that a regulation will require restaurants to serve only two dishes per customer at each meal, excluding hors d oeuvres and desserts. The rule aims to curb excess dining.
Washington reports inquiry to Germany whether any Americans were among 193 neutral sailors taken as prisoners of war aboard the German prize Yarrowdale for boarding armed merchant ships. The inquiry cites press reports as basis. Buenos Aires notes a dispatch that the British cruiser Glasgow sunk a German raider 170 miles off Para with no details given. London reports the sinking of Japanese steamer Kiegata Mare II and British steamer Aaron Semptill as believed sunk.
London rejoices as German operations in the south Atlantic are hailed by dispatches. Captain Persius claims German destroyers attacked in the Finglieh channel and at the mouth of the Tiamel in late autumn. The Times notes caution from British officials while praising the Moewe during the Atlantic voyage and the prize crew's handling of prisoners.
A telegraph from Yuma reports the Yuma mesa bill has passed both congress chambers and awaits the president's signature. The measure would open about 22 000 acres of citrus lands for settlement and sale to highest bidders, with proceeds directed to the tract under irrigation. This development is hailed as a major step for Yuma's growth.
Duluth Minnesota endures one of its worst snowstorms in years with high winds stripping railways and severing telephone and telegraph lines. Power and utility services struggle to restore operations as the city works to return to normal after the storm.
French forces repelled two German assaults on the Verdun front along the Meuse right bank last night. Official report says each attack was driven back by French artillery and rifle fire.
President Wilson travels to the Capitol to push his executive program forward with Congress. He plans meetings with Representative Rainey Senator Ransdell Senator Underwood and other lawmakers to secure completion before March 25.
Idaho lawmakers will introduce a bill today to investigate the conditions at the Batse barracks where the Second Infantry Idaho National Guard has been housed since December 23 awaiting muster out. Reports say soldiers from Nogales have pneumonia and others suffer from the illness.
Federal authorities request transfer of prisoners from Nogales to this county jail. The move concerns detainees charged with various offenses under federal jurisdiction as part of a broader operation by national security officials and local marshals.
Lieutenant Colonel Harry G. Nikhep, second of the missing air crew to be found, lies in a hospital in Yuma recovering from exposure and injuries after a desert trek from January 10. Bishop and Lieutenant Robertson attempted a cross country flight from North Island to Calef West, but went off course near the Gulf of California.
The campaign executive committee and officers decide to raise 6000 annually for three years to cover interest and maintenance instead of pursuing 40000 to pay the Y association debt. They cite competing city projects and aim to support Boys and Physical departments while securing broader community support.
President Wilson in a personal Senate address urged reconsideration of isolation and a world league to preserve peace after the war. He argued the era requires the Senate’s treaty-making powers to be informed and debated as the U.S. weighs joining a global effort to prevent future wars.
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