24 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
1
Unclear OCR fragment notes a register error affecting rounds and amounts at a Gribane event, with unclear publisher markings. The readable text hints at scheduling or accounting issues but provides no concrete names or dates to detail further.
A Chicago police report describes a murdered seven person family in a crowded State Street tenement. Butler, an upholsterer, his wife and five children were found dead after eight days, all but Butler died in a common room, with Butler alive and clothed. Police consider possible murder by the father or family suicide tainted by poverty and alleged prior threats.
Dispatch from Victor reports a runaway freight car on the Worance and Cripple Creek line. Conductor Blondy and engineer Rush chased, Blondy broke the car window at Heliose, flagging the passenger train and braking near Anaconda to avert disaster.
Harrisburg dispatch reports jurors convicted William Lus ter for murder and sentenced him to twenty four years in prison. On the night of November 12 the accused allegedly arrived at Ledford railway station and admitted I W Dray as station agent. An argument led to a fatal shooting through a window.
A mother identifies the slain train robber as her son Jund Camilo Hanks after Officer Pink Try killed him. The body carried $400 to $500 in bank bills from the Montana National Bank, tied to a Great Northern express robbery at Wagner Montana on July 3 1901. A separate Chicago case reports a newborn found in a garbage box behind 126 Deloyen Street, later taken to Sir Vincent's Orphanage. police could not locate the parents. A St Louis dispatch notes Judge Toby Butler retires as special counsel. Missouri anti-trust law deemed unconstitutional by the state supreme court.
Mayonic Chinanian of Chicago died suddenly at a Milwaukee hotel on a Saturday, reportedly of pneumonia. Sam Moy traveled to Milwaukee about two weeks earlier to look into the death of a fellow countryman who was assaulted some time before. Moy was reportedly a prominent Chicago man. A Chicago dispatch notes that Wild Bill Twirihan, the pagilist, died recently in a county hospital in Wisconsin.
Disturbances erupt in Louvain with police clashes and mob attacks after socialist demonstrations. Officers brace and fire on rioters near Rue Tirlemont and Crtotic church as streets remain barred and troops enforce order. Reports vary on casualties with dozens wounded and several feared dead.
A San Antonio dispatch reports a man shot and killed by Officer Pink on Neuva Steed at 2:30 am has been identified as Camilla Hanks alias Charley Jones alias Dent Charley. He was an outlaw and train robber with a murky past including arrests in Yorktown DeWitt County Texas and Seton County Montana in 1892 and a Deer Lodge penitentiary term.
William Weisensberger of New York City was arrested by U S customs officers as he stepped from the Mexican Central Rail road train from Mexico City into El Paso Texas. He carried hidden jewels and valuables worth about 60000 dollars including seventeen watches strapped around his waist and concealed on his person. He wired a brother in New York and hired counsel for the case. He is held on charges of smuggling with bond set high. Rebels hold thirty towns.
A Hong Kong report says a Chinese banker who fled Wong Street claims insurgents control over more than thirty towns and villages. The rebels are armed with Mauser rifles and revolvers smuggled from the French protectorate of Anam by opium merchants. Posters accuse the present dynasty of selling parts of China to foreign powers and call resistance to tax payments for an international indemnity.
The Continental Limited of the Wabash Railroad achieved 180 miles in 180 minutes with five stops including engine changes and work stops. Actual running time was 2 hours 38 minutes. Routes Danville to Decatur 71.6 miles and Decatur to East St. Louis 108 minutes with station pauses at Tolono Bement Taylorville Litehfeldt and docks. In Detroit a double tragedy left two brothers dead in a saloon dispute as Hawley aged 42 was killed by James Hawley aged 60.
About 800 delegates are expected to attend a Negro congress in Galveston from May 10 to 15. Appointments to delegates come from state governors. The aim is to foster better relations among Black leaders and discuss politics and responses to alleged outrages and violence.
A steamer near Ogden’s Landing caught fire shortly after 4 near midnight. About 160 passengers were aboard with up to half unaccounted for. most passengers were sleeping when alarm sounded as flames swept the vessel to the water’s edge. Rescue efforts failed to save many as boats battled the blaze and swift currents.
A series of blazes near 3 o clock Sunday in Dallas caused extensive damage, including the Dorsey printing establishment on Elm Street. Firefighting efforts delayed Chief Magee, who collapsed and was carried to safety by officers, with the total property loss around 370000. Frank R Stockton, famed novelist, died in Washington at age 68 from a brain hemorrhage leading to paralysis.
Special bulletin from The Hague indicates Queen Wilhelmina contracted typhoid fever after a brief illness. The queen’s condition is described as serious but following the usual course of the fever. The illness has caused deep concern across all classes of society.
G E Hammond Company of Chicago awarded a contract worth about two million dollars for a new plant at the Union Stock Yards. Work will start soon with a target of ten months to completion and an expected workforce of at least 8,000 men.
A Des Moines dispatch explores a theory linking a missing teen to a suspect named Peterson. Investigators note tracks near the Peterson home and consider family connections, while obscuring direct conclusions. The article mentions a potential $500 payment for expanded inquiry and sheriff authorization.
The body of Mrs. B. J. Moyer, wife of a well known Lotts Creek farmer, was found in an old 22 inch bore well near her Algona home during the search for her disappearance. She sat astride a brace used for a pump, suggesting she may have lived there for some time before dying.
A Daubaque ceremony at Holy Ghost Church united three couples in one day. Leonard Lochner and wife celebrated fifty years since their German wedding, Philip Lochner and wife marked twenty five years since their St Mary's ceremony, and Amy Lechner and Paul L Ranstad wed in a single, notable family event.
Frank T Piper, editor of the Sheldon Mail, died in Los Angeles California Sunday morning at age 46. He moved to Sheldon in 1873 as a 17 year old apprentice then became owner of the paper and remained in that role until his death leaving a wife and a large circle of friends in northwestern Iowa.
Charles Peterson, a former Whitecap, was Saturday convicted of burglary as part of a gang that tried to drive C. H. Downing from town last winter. Seven others were indicted. trials postponed. Alibi defense failed as one witness supported the state case.
A wind change saved Murray from a major blaze that destroyed Hurlbut and Co. grain elevator, extensive corn cribs, and several freight cars. Losses are estimated at around $40,000.
George Smith and Lyvon Kemp of Des Moines laborers at a livery stable quarreled Monday and Smith stabbed Kemp five times in the back. The wound is described as serious though not life threatening. Kemp was treated at a local hospital. Smith was placed under arrest.
A confusing report notes a youth, aged 12, admitted to involvement in a crime without a warrant and pending detention. The piece mentions a high-stakes political contest at the site attracting wide state attention amid the parole debate.
The district court ended guardianship over Royce, restoring him to full control of about $172,000 in assets. Royce, a longtime resident, built an opera house and accumulated wealth from local lands. He and his wife and daughter were named in the petition seeking the guardianship, which had been in place to prevent dissipation of his estate after years of eccentric behavior and a liquor problem.
Fort Dodge residents Mr and Mrs H Parte marked fifty years of marriage with a family gathering including three generations. The couple, longtime Fort Dodge residents since 1868, celebrated their golden wedding with a Sunday feast and warm tributes to a life together.
Everett Rose was arrested early Thursday by Deputy Marshal Barrick on charges of attempted assault after a man named John Conrad was stabbed several times near Iowa Falls. The two men reportedly left town together and fought after a short distance south of town. Conrad was unconscious until the next morning, and a justice hearing is planned with Eldora jail awaiting the extent of injuries.
A distillation of council and state notices outlines fiscal details for supplies to the governor's office, bids for capital improvements, and the appointment farewell of Captain George W Beall. It notes proposed uniform reporting laws, stock and burglar insurance discussions, and veterinary and agricultural advisories, plus financials for local companies and a state pharmacy commission exam pass rate.
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