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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
6
Up to May end Germany counted 2,924,586 soldiers including 734,412 killed. British official tabulation excludes naval and colonial fighting. May losses: 22,471 dead 72,075 wounded 7,961 prisoners or missing, total 102,507. German totals end May: dead 734,412 wounded 1,851,652 prisoners and missing 338,522. Total 2,924,586.
The U S Supreme Court ruled against Seneca Indians on hunting and fishing rights on a 4 000 000 acre western New York estate ceded in 1797. Three Senecas convicted of spearing fish in violation of New York law appealed. Justice Hughes wrote the opinion as the court of six justices resigned.
Crowds of civilians report for duty at the new military training camp at Fort Sam Houston. The total enrollment reaches 436 with many prominent Texas and other state citizens among the recruits. May or Clinton G. Brown of San Antonio is listed among the enlistees. Training lasts one month.
Mrs. Joanna K. Downs, president of an Illinois Democratic women's group, announced the formation of a National Democratic Women's League. It will represent about 75,000 women across the United States.
George Hollamby Druce of Oakland asserts he is the rightful Duke of Portland and plans to sue in British courts. He cites a tunnel connection between Cavendish Square and a Baker Street shop run as Thomas Charles Druce. Witness Morris Edwards says he saw the alleged disguised duke in Baker Street years ago.
Railroad unions rejected the managers conference proposal calling for an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime. The meeting adjourned to allow unions to confer on the next steps.
Judge Dyer seated Henry A. Howard to one year and six months at Leavenworth Ban for conspiracy to counterfeit 2 cent stamps. Willard F. Smith and Roy A. Jones pleaded guilty. Smith to next term, Jones six months in St. Charles County Jail. George Watson released on bond after pleading not guilty. J E Burton in Kansas City Kansas pleaded guilty and drew five years. Burton’s wife Alice R Burton released on prosecuting counsel’s recommendation.
The will of John R. McLean leaves the bulk income of his estate to son Edward Beale McLean. Each of Edward’s two children is to receive 100000 when they reach 25. The Washington Post and Cincinnati Inquirer are not to be sold unless advised by Francis T. Homer of Baltimore.
W Murray Crane of Massachusetts to chair a special Republican National Committee panel to confer with Mr Hughes on appointing an Executive Committee. He has gone to New York and a meeting with the Republican presidential nominee is expected within a week.
A new record for bills destroyed at one time was set in the St. Louis subtreasury. W D Vandiver reports four hundred thirty thousand dollars in $1 to $10 notes were perforated and cut into quarters and sent to Washington on two trains to allow verification by the Washington Treasury if one shipment was destroyed.
Bearle Satterfield 26 of Rhodes Iowa dies and three others hospitalized after an automobile left the Third avenue viaduct and struck a Chicago Great Western passenger train in Marshalltown Iowa. George Goodman driver of the car suffers a left shoulder injury and bruises. Mabel Christanson has a broken right collar bone. Carrie Jacobson is cut over the right temple and bruised. Goodman said the auto brakes failed to work.
Three Mexican raiders were reported killed and five captured by soldiers and vigilantes after an attempt to burn the International and Great Northern Railroad trestle at Webb Texas north of Laredo.
The new superdreadnought Pennsylvania arrived from Newport News and was commissioned with Capt. H. B. Wilson in command. It will move to Philadelphia to receive a silver service. Armed with twelve 14 inch rifles four 21 inch torpedo tubes and twenty two 5 inch guns it is regarded as the most powerful warship afloat. It displaces 32000 tons is 608 feet long and reached just over twenty one knots on speed trials.
Switzerland announces a new loan of 10,000,000 francs in 43 per cent bonds at the rate of 97 to cover mobilization costs and frontier watch. The total Swiss loans including the U S contracted amount to about 462,200,000 francs in normal times roughly $92,440,000.
The government orders an inventory of all foodstuffs in the United Kingdom. Farmers must report to the Board of Agriculture on stocks and crops, and livestock. Hay and straw sales are restricted to army rates, lower than private dealers offer.
A Malmo dispatch reports the Swedish steamer Emmy struck a mine off Falsternabo and sank. One crew member died in the blast and four others drowned.
British cruiser Hampshire struck a mine and foundered with Earl Kitchener and staff aboard. Official word says all hands are lost except twelve men washed ashore on a raft.
Hipolito Irigoyen selected as president of the Argentine Republic by the Electoral College, the first Radical to win the office. Pelagia Luna named vice president after a bitter political struggle. Radicals had long been divided with conservatives holding sway in federal affairs.
Howard L. Francis, engineer tied to the Mexico City Tramway, says Zapata and a substantial, well equipped force camp within thirty miles of Mexico City and poised to attack the capital at any moment. Francis arrived on the Morro Castle from Havana.
The Supreme Court denied the petition for an immediate order to compel the court marshal to sell West Virginia’s property to satisfy the 12 million judgment in the Virginia West Virginia state debt case. The decision cited that the West Virginia Legislature had not met in regular session since the judgment was entered.
Russians torpedo boat destroyers have sunk thirteen large Turkish ships laden with merchandise off the Anatolian coast amid ongoing naval clashes.
A Carlisle Pennsylvania cat owned by Charles Schultz has repeatedly captured snakes near the Indian School grounds. After killing a copperhead, the cat reportedly eats the venomous snake and has since brought in multiple additional snakes, including two more in recent days.
Navy Department experiments indicate steam driven seaplanes may solve the motor problem of air navigation. Officers believe the key remaining issue is reducing the steam plane weight to the lowest possible figure before a steamer of the air becomes feasible.
Experimental work on an improvised aircraft began months ago with a boiler like that used in steam autos and a compact turbine. Those in charge will say little beyond being hopeful of a successful outcome.
Mrs. Louise Foerber aged 54 of Kewanee Illinois was killed instantly when her son’s new car struck her as she exited to open the gate after a family drive. The incident occurred on their first outing together in the automobile.
The torpedo boat destroyer Terry with eighty five men aboard grounded at the entrance to Puerto Plata harbor in San Domingo and was beached in the inner harbor. There were no injuries aboard. The ship is commanded by Lieut. W. S. Nicholas.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States will seek an Interstate Commerce Commission investigation into railroad labor wages and hours. A referendum of its members authorized the move, and a resolution to request the inquiry will be introduced in Congress. Members from forty three states voted 981 to 30 in favor.
Kentucky Court of Appeals holds a man injured by a mule cannot sue the mule owner. The court states a mule would be untrue to its breed and an employee cannot invite a kick and then recover damages.
In the East St. Louis City Court judicial primaries twelve votes were cast at a cost of 1800 dollars, 150 per vote. The June 30 election features independent candidates chosen by petition under a state law. Six Republican ballots went to E C Rhoads, three Democratic ballots to R H Flanigan, present judge, and three Democratic ballots to Mortimer Millard.
Springfield Motorcycle Club heard a plan to form a motorcycle corps to operate with the Illinois National Guard. Representatives invited all able bodied motorcyclists to join, noting the club has more than fifty members.
Copenhagen dispatch reports the Swedish steamer Vanda passing a vast warship wreck in the North Sea on Saturday. Hundreds of bodies floated around the wreckage as the Vanda circled the dead sailors for three hours. Nearby, the remains of a large sailing vessel were seen, likely another casualty of the Jutland battle.
Private W. A. Straus of Ambulance Company No. 5 was wounded in an ambush by Mexicans south of San Benito Tuesday night. Col. Robert L. Bullard of the Twenty sixth Infantry reported from Harlingen. Capt. RB. T. Scherr led four mounted detachments to pursue the assailants but did not locate them.
President Wilson sent a congratulatory letter to Chairman Padgett praising the handling of the naval appropriation measure that funded preparedness on the eve of the Democratic convention and shortly after its passage in the House.
Cov. Ortiz of Union province Manila P I faces robbery charges after an attempted raid on the provisional treasury ended with the murder of a treasury guard and the robbers being captured before any loot. Authorities say Ortiz and accomplices instigated the plan.
Premier Count Okuma presided as Japan's cabinet met to review China’s crisis after Yuan Shi Kai’s death. The Foreign Office stated Japan would take no new political steps for now and would await further developments.
Capt Bowen Colthurst was found insane after testimony from Drs Skeffington Dickson and McIntyre at a closed court martial. He faced murder charges for the execution during the rebellion. decision reserved.
The Du Pont Powder Company announces a regular quarterly dividend of 13 percent on common stock and a special dividend of 2 3 percent, totaling 25 percent for the quarter. This marks the third quarterly distribution in the current cycle.
Dividend declared over the past year totals more than 14 million dollars, with an aggregate payout reaching 79 percent. The notice highlights sustained earnings distribution by the ag sector, indicating continued profitability and shareholder returns.
The United States Marine Corps launches three combination freight and passenger cars fitted as mobile recruiting offices to reach interior regions. The trial starts in San Francisco Atlanta and Boston with potential expansion if successful.
In Berlin, a Hirschdunker Labor Unions convention reports women in German mining and smelting work twelve hours daily and perform machines work equal to men yet earn 20 to 40 percent less. Resolutions demand equal wages for women performing work equal to that of men.
President Wilson opposed a proposed Democratic platform plank to ban federal judges from leaving the bench for elective office. Administration officials indicated he did not want any petty politics and sent word to St. Louis that such tactics would not be countenanced.
Announcement from London states William Marconi will soon introduce a simple, easily installed device operable from a ship’s bridge. It aims to end dangers of collisions in darkness or fog by alerting other vessels and improving navigation safety.
New York Health Board inspects hotel and restaurant kitchens, issuing public rating cards. Of 5200 sites, 209 declared bad, five fair, one good, with a Wall Street bank cafeteria singled out for filthy both kitchen and foods.
Mrs. Martha A. Buck aged 89 died in Decatur Illinois and left her entire estate valued at 200000 dollars to Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. She was the widow of Rev. Hiram Buck a pioneer Methodist minister.
Lieut. Col. F. Smith, commandant of cadets at the United States Military Academy, died after a brief illness. Born in Colorado on July 30, 1872, he entered the academy as a cadet on June 17, 1891 and graduated with the class of 1895. He had served as commandant since April 3, 1914.
Edna Loftus once a London music hall favorite and widow of Harry Rheimstrom, son of a millionaire distiller, died in a San Francisco hospital from tuberculosis. She died solitary and friendless. if her former husband’s family does not claim the body, it will be buried in the potter’s field.
August A. Busch president of Anheuser Busch will give his daughter Miss Clara a $75,000 home at 5175 Lindell Boulevard overlooking Forest Park as part of her marriage plans to Percy Orthwein. The house, former residence of Neal A. McMillian, was purchased by Busch for about $75,000 and features a 150 foot Lindell Boulevard frontage.
American aviator Arthur Smith fell 500 feet during an exhibition at Sapporo Hokkaido Japan. He suffered a broken right leg after his aircraft crashed shortly after completing a looping the loop. The accident is believed caused by a defective motor.
Mayor Mitchel announced a ban on tag days and said the Board of Aldermen shared the view. The measure targets street tagging practices deemed objectionable in the city.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, in Chicago to inspect the Great Lakes Training Academy, said the navy needs more dreadnaughts. He cited the North Sea battle as proof that dreadnaughts are essential and effective in combat.
Mrs. Cora D. Hammett and Oklahoma City WCTU members plan to obtain pledges from societies and organizations prohibiting smoking at public banquets. They may later seek a city ordinance to enforce the ban.
Eastern fashionables seek thoroughbred carriage horses for spring pleasure, preferring hoof drawn vehicles as gas prices rise. New York dealers report rising horse prices and deny gas cost influence. Thomas Kinsey, long Atlantic pursuer, completes 1100th voyage and retires after 63 years at sea totaling 4,000,000 nautical miles.
A heavy earthquake shock was reported in Forli and Rimini both towns of about 50 000 inhabitants. No casualties were reported. The tremor struck twenty eight miles apart in central Italy with no injuries recorded.
Lieut. Robert Fay, eight year sentence for plotting attacks on supply ships to the Entente allies, writes to President Wilson from Tombs New York asking deportation to Germany to rehabilitate himself by offering his life to his country.
Heavy rains washed out a bridge on the Tuscarora Valley Railroad causing its collapse as a train passed. Fireman Harry Kauffman of Waterloo killed. engineer A O Chilecohe of Blairs Mills badly hurt, likely fatally. Three cars wrecked but passengers escaped serious injury.
Harvard Alumni residents in Paris hosted a dinner led by James H. Hyde with the principal address by Prof. Paul Painleve minister of public instruction. Painleve praised close French American educational links and the rising role of American universities.
Judge Jesse Edgington of the Criminal Court of Memphis was found guilty on eight of twenty five impeachment counts and removed from office by the Tennessee Legislature. He faces no avenue for appeal. Bribery from liquor dealers and malfeasance in office were cited in the charges.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has declared a semiannual dividend of 3 1/2 percent, restoring a rate that existed two years ago.
The Washington Pennsylvania Board of Education orders all spanking paddles inspected after using oak paddles and out of bounds chastisement. Miss Elsie Beck spanked 12 year old Wilbur Moninger, with an oak paddle, breaching pine paddle rule.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports the 187 principal railroads earned $396 net per mile in April, up from $289 in April 1915. Total revenues reached $280,987,306 with operating expenses of $189,923,465, leaving a net income of $91,063,841.
United States Senator Edwin G. Burleigh died at his Augusta residence from acute indigestion. He served as Maine governor from 1889 to 1893, filled a 1897 congressional vacancy, served until 1910, and was elected to the Senate in 1913 for a six year term.
Paolo Boselli will lead as premier with no additional portfolio at age 79. Vittorio E Orlando named foreign minister. The list includes Leonida Bissolati Bergamaschi and Luigi Luzzatti with likely William Marconi. General Paolo Marrone and Vice Admiral Camillo Corsi expected to keep war and marine posts.
Thirty American residents of Laredo Texas led Leo D Walker editor of El Progreso a Mexican newspaper into Mexico at gunpoint and ordered him not to return to the United States. The editorials attacking the U S government prompted the action. The committee also ordered other personnel connected with the paper to cease publication immediately.
A court martial in Dublin tried Private Henry P. Watt of the Irish Lancers for the murder of Robert Glaster and the attempted murder of William F. Grey, hotel proprietor, amid the ongoing Irish rebellion.
Copenhagen dispatch reports that British authorities removed all first class mail from the Danish liner United States sailing Copenhagen June 1 for New York and all first class mail and parcels from the Danish liner Frederik VIII sailing New York May 31 for Copenhagen.
The Supreme Court at Topeka Kan. held that excluding first and second class cities from voting for county superintendent of schools is unconstitutional. The 1915 Legislature enacted the restriction, but the court ruled it abridges residents' rights to vote for constitutional offices.
Miss Aubyn Chinn of Frankfort Kentucky district agent of the United States Home Demonstration Work with Gov Stanley has organized a canning club at the State Reform School near Lexington. The club will aid girl inmates and provide practical value and skill for the future.
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