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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
6
A fragment from a 19th century weekly notes the Congress and Wasox frigates ordered for advice against Algiers. It mentions hemp taxation rates, land tax exemptions, and inquiries in Washington about emigration trends and timber supply. An advertisement invites sellers of timber in Washington to contact John Gardiner for long delivery terms.
A garbled 19th century clipping recalls England reopening links with the West Indies, the Morris Ascot races, Treasury Secretary McClelland probing Indian supply purchases, Port strike unrest in Hastings, and James Buchanan accorded ovations before his London voyage, with references to New York and rising fatalities.
Fragmentary report notes Confederate officials threatening retaliation after Union actions involving sick and wounded rebel prisoners. Mentions Philadelphia or Harrisburg and the 123rd Mor n's captured raiders. No clear dates or complete names available.
Thirty years ago Valencia fell to government forces after a Carlist surrender note. The report mentions Gen. Ben Butler defending the note and political maneuvering in Washington. Cuba and Porto Rico figures surface amid discussion of congressional salary adjustments claimed as equalization.
Twenty years ago the Nila overflow destroyed a large portion of the Egyptian harvest. Preetor Knott was elected Governor of Kentucky by an estimated 43,000 votes. Tour of Cork drummers sentenced to life in Liverpool. Wall Street buzzed over a rumor a New York bank refused Jay Gould’s check for eight million dollars. An aged English physician in Alexandria faced mob reaction linked to an epidemic blamed on cholera and “Ohpiatiang,” a garbled term from the era.
Ten years past a special session debated financing measures as the Irish home rule bill advanced in the British Commons. Budget and Sherman silver purchase discussions dominated. President Cleveland urged repeal while labor groups pressed Illinois Gov Altgeld for a special session to create jobs.
A Northwesters Miller poem fragment recounts a villain who destroys crops with a scorching wind and a pest named Chinta Bug. The narrator notes fearsome effects on fields and prices as the culprit is finally halted, leaving famine and loss in the land.
A tornado ten miles southwest of Norfolk Nebraska demolishes farm buildings and injures residents including a seriously hurt Mrs. Laviger. Barns and outbuildings are blown away while livestock losses mount. Kansas City trade halts as Kansas River floods and temporary bridges fail, with high water closing streets and stranding pedestrians.
Miss Gertie Sullivan rode across the prairie when about twenty wild dogs approached. She fled to an old corral and fired at the animals, which retreated. She spent the night in the corral to escape the pack, later assisted by her father. Other notes mention a water accident in Ohio, telegraph system sale in Texas, and printing costs for Kansas journals.
A garbled report discusses William Khaa execution in Omaha and a mispunctuated Nebraska statute. It notes changes as laws evolved in 18th century attempts to copy Ohio capital punishment statutes and mentions a commissioner's appearance in both the Ohio and Nebraska texts.
The court held that punctuation does not require showing murder intent before robbery and murder. In the Rhea case the Supreme Court refused a new trial after upholding the engrossed copy. Rhea killed Beory Zahn in Snyder Nebraska during a hold up with five accomplices.
Curtis Jett and Thomas White were convicted by a Jackson jury of murdering Jamce B. Marcum in Breathitt County Kentucky. Each received a punishment of imprisonment. The trial spanned almost three weeks with limited courtroom attendance and ongoing motions for a new trial. Jett faces additional indictment for first degree murder in Town Marshal Cockerill’s killing.
Amendments adopted by the Colombian congressional committee threaten the Panama route, with nine changes seen as fatal to the treaty. Officials in Washington report Colombia seeks a larger bonus and aims to bar U S control over the canal zone, influencing Roosevelt’s possible Nicaragua option.
Postmaster General Payne reports rural free delivery expansion across the nation. In July, nearly 5,000 new routes were established, with a yearly appropriation of about 12 million dollars, enough to sustain the current service and justify around 6,000 new routes. Petitions for roughly 14,000 additional routes are on file.
Notes of Current Events report a binder twine factory to be erected at the Alitsouri penitentiary once work permits. It also records a drowning of 14 year old Martin Deosinger in the Kaw river near Topeka and the death of Conductor Bert Clay during a train switch at Oklahoma City. An effort is begun to pass a law for examination and licensing of music teachers in Iowa.
Bulgarian sources allege Turkish atrocities in Macedonia including torture arson and mass killings by Ottoman troops amid a revolt. The note cites thousands burned towns and targeted priests as Western diplomats warn of wider consequences. Turkey responds by mobilizing 52 battalions and British envoy pressures the Porte over potential consular killings.
Jeffries retained the world heavyweight title by knocking out James J. Corbett in the tenth round at Mechanics’ Pavilion San Francisco. A right to the stomach followed by a solar plexus hook felled Corbett after a clinch as Jeffries showed peak strength speed and cleverness. Attendance reached 10 689 with a gate around 362 340 according to Yosemite Club figures.
The lengthy historic note discusses the Phe Kungas Central Gulf Railroad with $20,000,000 capital stock granted a charter at Guthrie Oklahoma. It highlights the broader push for electric braking, fruit transport by Santa Fe, and rising freight totals across the United States. It also mentions interstate commerce commission extensions, Milwaukee trade routes, and rail improvements planned by Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac, plus strategic moves by California Northwestern Railway and Lake Erie Detroit River lines. It notes Michigan Central's lease renewal and bond issuance for the Lake Erie and Detroit River Railroad under the Marquette system.
Ringold, famed for laziness, devises an inventive crossing of the flooded river using a spider thread, balloons, and a cable system. A ruddy faced Wall Street man offers a thousand dollars to cross, a figure Ringold accepts, and the plan culminates with trust and admiration from a young woman as Ringold proves his ingenuity. The tale ends with Ringold hinting at future ambitions beyond his laid back shackles.
A brief exchange shows a man and a woman discussing going home to her mother. The man teases with a question about her reaction while she insists she is headed home. The mother’s expected reply is noted as a firm no.
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