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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text mentions Germany might reveal peace terms if Allies are prepared. Obscure names like Carranza and Garrigon appear with garbled phrases about troops and a stationed unit.
Hugh Naim announces farm plans while families in Sterling Illinois and Webster City areas share visits. News covers church events at Mt. Zion and Christmas tree programs, quilting gatherings, and a candle of community acts. Local travelers, school happenings, and a piano shop gift note cap the week.
The article notes professors and students hosting festive events at the Vienna Cafe and home gatherings on Elm Street. Ruth Stevenson and Miss Zethan are highlighted with piano duets and games. A wedding party for Miss Zethan includes a lake outing, ring and coin in cake, and gifts for a new home.
Dee Smith, 22, of Frank Smith and Alice Gerlach case, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder tied to a long standing family feud. Judge Cornell said the verdict should have been first degree murder with death likely. appeal bonds set at $20, Smith’s insanity defense noted, and he was ordered to Fort Madison to begin the sentence.
Union Pacific directors announce a wage bonus for all employees earning no more than 1800 dollars a year, granting one month’s salary as an incentive. The plan also includes an insurance feature and an extra dividend of two per cent on common stock.
Wells Fargo & Co announced a bonus of 1,000,000 to 8,000 employees with annual salaries of 2,000 dollars or less. The bonus will be paid quarterly in installments starting June 1. Eligible employees must have completed months of service.
A Minnesota party traveling to Humboldt for the holidays suffered a deadly fire. One member died in the blaze and three others were badly burned from exposure to extreme cold reported as forty degrees below zero. The group was visiting relatives when the incident occurred.
Dubuque reports a record year of building with $820000 in new religious structures and $600000 invested in residences. The Fent plan enabled 700 homes, helping many to own houses who could not before. New religious buildings include Wartberg Seminary, Sacred Heart School, YMCA, Holy Ghost Church, and Baptist Church.
British reports from France say a German non commissioned officer heard of the emperor's peace proposal while most prisoners on the line knew nothing. No demonstrations from German trenches accompanied the claim, leaving officers to wonder if peace overtures reached the front.
The document cites Feld Marshal von Hindenburg calling for clear air supremacy. It reports the German chief of staff ordered German planes to penetrate Allied defenses where Allied aviators cross German mines, aiming for equal distance over the Allies. It notes few hours of good flying weather last week but many combats have occurred in a taint sector.
Fragmentary OCR hints at proposed changes to second class mail and periodical rates. It notes increased costs for magazines and newspapers, with some shipments within a 300 mile zone potentially unaffected.
A long list details Dr. and Mrs. Kellogg of Sioux City and others visiting here for holidays, with names such as Verne Buxton Hazel Sparks and Miss Hazel Bemis among those returning to spend time with families across towns and counties.
Families welcome relatives and college students returning for holidays. Grinnell College student Miss Lillian Sheridan from Cherokee joins friends and travels from Iowa City to spend the vacation with Cedar Valley relatives, then heads home tonight.
A surgeon reportedly left the operating table and walked to his room after being operated on, then returned to bed to recover as doctors documented the event. The episode paused multiple times for photographs and discussion of the risks of self observation during surgery. Local physicians describe the case as unusual and note the patient helped supervise parts of the procedure.
The Bureau urges citizens to support a renewed term through shared national unity. It emphasizes education, cultural outreach, and public service as keys to progress and a stronger American society.
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