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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
4
The notice warns grocers that no substitutes should be sent for Royal Baking Powder, insisting Royal is a pure cream of tartar baking powder and healthful. It cautions that substitute powders use alum and are inferior.
Local notes report visits by Charlie Freeland and family to relatives in town, illnesses and hospital trips including Mrs J Cannon and grandson Cecil Graham, and Mr Dennis recovering from heart trouble. Fire on Dr Dumont's farm roof, a fatal rupture of appendix for Stanley Lumley, and travels by residents to Minnesota, Iowa towns, and Chicago for medical and business purposes. Residents move, seek repairs, and prepare for upcoming farming tasks as farms expand or update equipment.
In Hamilton Bermuda on Nov 17 the Spanish steamer Balmes carrying cotton and car go was towed into St George's harbor by the tugs Gladissen and Powerhu, convoyed by the Cunard liner Pannonia. Fire broke out in hold No 2 while the ship traveled from Galveston to Cadiz. Fire reached the engine room but pumps controlled the blaze. The second engineer and crew fainted from smoke but stayed at their posts. Wireless calls brought Pannonia, 150 miles away, Captain Capper answering the aid request. Pannonia stood by Balmes until morning and then evacuated passengers and crew who chose to leave. Balmes and Pannonia then proceeded to Bermuda. Pannonia sailed on to New York with rescued passengers and baggage.
The brain of Prince Katsura, Japan's famed statesman who died October 10, weighed about 1,600 grammes. He led a cancer study society and, per his wishes, his body was donated to science and dissected.
Representative Murdock of Kansas unveils three Progressive bills to create an interstate trade commission, ban interlocking directorates, forbid anti competitive practices and curb monopolies. The package aims to speed currency legislation and place banking reforms ahead of broader anti trust reform in the next session. The proposed seven member commission would have seven year terms and broad powers to probe and penalize corporate misuses.
Nov 17. Police and sheriffs cordon the countryside hunting Juliur Thompson, a Black man, after he fatally shot W E Whitworth over a poker dispute in Mitchel. Whitworth died at the town business street with bystanders nearby. Authorities report the slain man as George Wilnters, identified as a brother of a local philanthropist, but the suspect remains at large.
Great artists do not happen and there is no royal road to artistic singing. The Fanning Turpie concert is upcoming with the Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler recital on February 27. Tickets to the concerto price include no extra charge for reserving seats. Railroad fair paid for those attending both concerts by subscription with Fred Trainor or Prof. A. E. Bullock. For details address W. H. Cook, Webster City, Iowa Falls.
R H Wells set a new Iowa river to river auto record. He left Davenport at 6 37 am and reached Council Bluffs at 3 53 pm covering over 300 miles in 9 hours 16 minutes with no mishaps. His speed topped fifty mph and sometimes neared a mile per minute. He averaged strong performance across the stretch including seven miles from waukee to Adel in five minutes. Funk Offers Reward for Men at Top. A reward of 1600 is posted for arrest and conviction of men higher up in the Donahoe Funk case linked to a defamation suit and witness removal. The finance source remains unclear.
A teacher quizzes pupils on national money divisions with a witty reply from James, and a London visitor mistakes a Marquois de Bute for an English lord. The Marquis corrects him, threatening with a cudgel when mocked, and the cockney traveler flees in alarm.
A woman describes trying multiple methods to stop hair loss, then consulting a doctor and using Hall's Hair. She reports immediate cessation of hair fall and shares the success with friends, noting no coloring or staining of the hair.
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