30 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
1
On January 30 the Senate debated President Wilson's poll and saw Senator Commins' motion to call up the duties measure tabled. The vote to table the motion was 38 to 30, with Senator Oly the lone Democrat siding with Republicans in the Commins resolution.
Fragmented text shows Senator Cummins and Crimmons debating President’s world peace plan. Cummins backs sovereignty limits on U S action while Crimmons refuses to follow toward a broader world order, amid talk of ongoing conflict and authority questions.
Fragmented text references a senate discussion on a foreign lands doctrine and a presidential proposal. Mentions Senator from Dakota and a tabled measure. Context unclear with garbled phrases and no definite event or outcomes.
Reports describe a series of tremors starting Monday night near a local observatory. Seismic activity peaked after 9:47 p m with shocks reaching the maximum and recorded at St Ignatian College and nearby locations about 16:26. Observers noted shocks lasting into the early hours.
Fragmentary report notes a Dutch ship dumped cargo after a U boat halted her near the English coast. The wartime exchange involved contraband goods including cheese and other provisions as the submarine examined the vessel and ordered surrender.
The article reports bids by F. Solomon and L. H. Magring for a building on Broadway near the Benamiwa Street corner next to the federal site to house a new post office. It notes local frustration as President Wilson vetoes the pork barrel bill, delaying Tucson’s federal building for years.
French forces renewed attempts to regain Hill 204 northwest of Verdun after losses, with German reports deeming attacks fruitless. Reports recount last night’s efforts as unproductive and note a German grenade stack repulsed by French fire. Paris says French airmen shot down three German aircraft in yesterday’s engagement.
A Tucson mass meeting at the Chamber of Commerce discussed financing a $460,000 hotel project. Citizens would subscribe to a $160,600 first mortgage ten year bond issue with Lands drawing interest after four years, while J Buck Extzham and M T Grier would raise the remaining $390,000. A five member general finance committee would be appointed to finalize plans and sell bonds once targets are met.
A passenger from Columbus reports that the first American expeditionary force detachment has reached Palomas Lake, eight miles from Columbus, New Mexico, early today. The report mentions Mexican troops in the area and details are incomplete.
Reports from El Paso say Villa forces moved toward Galeana 18 miles north of Valle and 26 miles southeast of Colonia Dublin as Pershing’s rear guard begins withdrawal. Refugee trains head to Juarez while Murguia admits difficulty holding western Chihuahua after Pershing’s withdrawal.
Postmaster J M Ronstadt reviews bids to lease a storeroom as Tucson seeks 4800 feet for space, 690 feet more than current. Steinfeld interests could remain landlord if renewed. He hopes for a federal building in Tucson at Scott street and Broadway despite White House pork barrel cuts.
An unprecedented twenty piece orchestra will headline a monster benefit ball at the Tucson Armory to aid Belgian war victims. The event aims to surpass prior city benefits, with plans led by the Musicians Union and committee head Mrs. Charles M Cawley. Contributions to the Belgian relief fund exceed 2500 dollars as Tucson prepares for a Valentine’s night fundraiser.
Exclusive dispatch from Phornia reports Judge Stanfords court in Hunt v Campbell ruling ballots with a diagonal line counted for Hunt when placed in the square beneath the name, despite debates on cross markings. The decision covers votes marked below the square and includes counts from Phoenix precincts and Alhambra as precincts finalize.
Bernard Baruch, New York financier and Democratic donor, testifies about profits of 476108 from December 10 to 23 amid market shifts following speeches by Bethmann Hollweg and Lloyd George. He denies using insider info about Wilson’s peace note and cites foreseeing risk, not foreknowledge. He acknowledges some errors in timing and notes limited contact with Washington officials.
In Minden Louisiana on January 30, Chester Tyson Mark Peters Larkin Stewart and Anderson Heard were found guilty of killing five members of John Nelson Reeves's family. Tyson and Peters received the death penalty Stewart and Heard were guilty but not sentenced to death.
Alfredo Gonzalez, deposed Costa Rica president, urges U S refusal to recognize Federico Tinoco's de facto government in a formal note from American Minister Kale in San Jose. Gonzalez asks U S intervention to restore him to power.
In New York on January 3, Sherman Whipple, counsel for the house leak investigation, introduced Ambassador Bernstorff into the inquiry involving Archibald S. White, a New York financier. Whipple then halted direct interrogation after White denied receiving information from any German official about recent peace movements.
Hearing room buzzed with rumors of new revelations as questions targeted Thomas W Lawson and his alleged links to Von Bernstorff. Whipple pressed White on advance knowledge of peace proposals while Campbell pressed stock market ties with Lawson and possible mutual gains.
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