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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
4
A Chicago jury convicts six men of murder in a coordinated case. The defendants face lengthy sentences as prosecutors outlined the defendants’ roles in a fatal crime that shocked the city. Community leaders called for justice and safety reforms following the verdict.
In a circuit court trial a jury found four men guilty of first degree murder and sentenced them to death for the killing of a truck farmer on the city’s outskirts. Two 16 year old boys, Frank Kita and Leo Suchomski, received life terms. Ages of the defendants ranged from 16 to 34. The jury reached verdicts after about two hours and a single ballot per case. The youths’ ages saved them from hanging, jurors saying they lacked full judgment and should be afforded a chance at pardon later.
Madison Neb Henry Stehr convicted of manslaughter in the death of his 3 year old stepson Kurt Stehr was denied a new trial and given an indeterminate sentence of one to ten years in the state penitentiary The death followed amputations and gangrene from frostbitten feet Stehr to Lincoln prison next week The case also implicates Mrs Stehr as an accessory and possible January trial upcoming grand jury indictment noted.
Madrid reports that college and higher school students stage a general strike to protest government repression of a planned medical student demonstration in Barcelona. The action seeks to pressure authorities over the proposed protest and civil liberties.
William J. Bryan visiting Kingston praises the local education system during a tour of training colleges. He will lecture at Mico College, an institution for men teachers, outlining educational aims and methods.
In Lodi near Hackensack, Ignappia Plohpia, an Italian storekeeper, murders his wife, mother, sister, and two children before shooting himself in the storeback rooms. Police report the double tragedy shockingly ends in a suicide.
The German Red Cross society proposes to aid both Italian and Turkish forces active in Tripoli, conditional on assurances that such assistance will be accepted. The note outlines intent to provide relief under agreed terms amid ongoing operations.
J. H. Garnett a Chickasaw County farmer died after consuming a pint of bootleg whisky bought locally. Authorities cautioned residents about illicit liquor and ongoing investigations sought to deter similar poisonings.
Cattle prices range from seven to eight fifty for corn fed steers to six to seven for medium quality, with grass and fat cows and heifers selling around five to six dollars and lower for canners. Hogs sell mainly at six fifteen to six twenty five, with a top near six thirty, and lambs and yearlings priced from three to five dollars per head.
The house of parliament has adopted a resolution expressing confidence in the government as calm continues to prevail in the city of Lisbon.
In New York Mrs Francis OShaughnessy was acquitted of murder after a two hour jury deliberation. The defense contended insanity and the unwritten law as reasons for shooting her husband to cure his soul.
Taft sent his annual message to Congress. The Indian agency at Black River Falls Wis is abolished due to rapid decline of the Winnebago. The navy reports US second in world sea power by tonnage, with Germany rising in prospective tonnage. Supreme Court stay request by beef packers denied. Rockefeller replies to Merritt committee charges, asserting past denial. Ralph Mulford wins Vanderbilt Cup at Savannah averaging over 74 mph. Lafargue and Laura Marx reportedly commit suicide in Paris. Bathtub trust dissolving order announced in Baltimore. Mars canals spotted by Lowell Observatory. Rock Island shopmen vote against strike. Cummins sentenced for Carnegie Trust theft. Mrs Patterson testifies in Denver in Patterson case. Former Senator John F Dryden dies in Newark.
A group of seven western state governors toured the East on a mission to boost the West, were entertained in Chicago, and visited the land show there. Eyewitness Francis J. Easton of Minneapolis testified at the Patterson trial in Denver supporting Mrs Patterson’s claim she shot her husband after he attacked her.
Foreign archbishops Farley OConnell and Falconio of America and 14 other ec clesiastics were made cardinals by the pope in a public consistory in the Vatican. The Italian army at Tripoli won a complete victory to drive Arabs from the oasis and push Turkish lines back. Fighting ended with Turks retiring from all positions.
Dr Frederick W Hamiton president of Tufts College and Mrs Emmz Tuttle James, descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, are announced for marriage in Boston. J P Morgan rents entire 31st floor of Bankers Trust Building in New York for private use. Miss Alice Fairbanks, 40, niece of former Vice President Fairbanks, dies by self poisoning at her mother’s Marysville home. Immanuel Baptist Church Cambridge accepts pastor Rev Clarence V T Richeson’s resignation. he is jailed on murder charges.
Delegates to the Good Roads Convention in Richmond, Virginia note rapid roads development in the south. Reports show 1911 southern Atlantic states had over $30 million for road work, about 32 percent of U.S. total. Nationwide expenditure may exceed $140 million this year. A push seeks rural post roads funding, while Senator Cullom backs seven national highways from Washington to Miami with broad support.
West Union area resident William P. Duggan of near Randalia died after the carriage he rode with Carl Owen was struck by a southbound Milwaukee freight train. The buggy and both occupants were dragged a half mile on the engine’s pilot. Duggan died soon after reaching a doctor. Owen sustained serious injuries.
West Union reports Jacob Yearous sells 242 acres of his 330 acre farm to M D Thompson for 125 dollars per acre, totaling 30250 dollars, the largest cash consideration on a Fayette county farm deal to date.
Des Moines Packing Company, a corporation formed by local capitalists, has secured the property of the Agar Packing Company and will commence operation of the plant about December 1. The company is incorporated for $250,000.
The thirteenth annual conference of the society of the Charities and Corrections closed in Iowa City after Cedar Rapids won the bid to host the next meeting. Dr. A G Kepford of Des Moines delivered an address on consumption and its cure.
Several hundred horse dealers from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri attended the blooded horse sale conducted by J. Hill Barnes and J. C. Redman. Thirty two registered Percherons sold for almost $10,500 with a top bid of $900.
The Northern Baptists church convention will be held in Des Moines from May 15 to 24, 1912. An estimated 2,800 church members from home and foreign lands are expected to attend, with eight days of activities.
In Eldora on December 4 and 1 the twenty ninth session of the Marshalltown district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held. A number of prominent ministers of the state will attend.
Sioux City robbers looted Martin McCormick's wholesale millinery house taking $4000 in plumes. A night watchman fired six shots but the thieves escaped, leaving investigators searching for suspects and motive.
Mount Pleasant reports W. D. Saulter and Amos Meadows jailed on assault charges after an attack on Orlando Belloggia an Italian. Belloggia is hospitalized in a dangerous condition.
The funeral of Miss Katherine Howe, reputed Johnson county's oldest resident and possibly Iowa's oldest woman, was held in Iowa City this week after she died at age 105.
Rev. Henry H. Folken, priest for thirteen years in the Dubuque Catholic diocese, plans to move to Minneapolis to serve as director general of the International Catholic Colonization Association.
Fort Dodge engineer W. J. Haviland died when his special passenger train collided with a freight here. The coroner's jury investigated the death but declined to fix responsibility.
Cedar Rapids reports the Southeastern Iowa Horticultural society backs a new law forcing fruit growers farmers and all tree and shrub owners to keep plants free from destructive insects and scale. They claim tree losses from pests exceed all other causes and urge immediate action to protect Iowa orchards and shade trees.
Mrs Julia Bayless and her daughter Ruth Bayless faced federal charges before Judge McPherson for sending obscene and lascivious post cards through the mail. The government states the cards were mailed after a neighborhood quarrel in which about six women were involved, with the cards sent to a neighbor.
Four thousand dollars in gold and currency were stolen from the Derby State bank after yeggmen blew the vault and set the building on fire. Silver totaling about $500 was left behind. The safe was destroyed and the interior gutted while bank records burned except for the notes case.
William Zollbaum, 75, a wealthy retired farmer, left home saying he would visit the home farm. A nightlong search found him hanging from a barn rafter. Zollbaum owned several farms in Pottawattamie county.
A dairy special similar to last year’s run was operated by the Burlington railroad last week on the Creston division from Osceola to Council Bluffs. Instructors from the State college accompanied the train and provided instruction and demonstrations to farmers along the route.
Clinton grand jury indicts Fred W. Mitchell editor of the De Witt Observer for criminal libel of Fay of the Clinton Daily Advertiser. The charge relates to Fay’s inquiry into contracts let by Clinton supervisors for bridge work in Clinton county.
E. E. Sayers of Algona was chosen president of the Iowa State Veterinary Association during the Cedar Rapids session. C. H. Stange of Ames was re-elected secretary-treasurer. The next meeting is planned for Ames.
Oscar Van Houten set a new world record by husking 235 bushels of corn in ten hours near Hamburg. The feat occurred on a wager and he was aided by drivers and teams.
Deputy United States Marshal Healy, based in Cedar Rapids, visited Iowa City last week to investigate the Solon blackhand case. The inquiry follows the burning of the Adams barn and the arrest of two men.
Miss Lavona Jontz aged 18, daughter of I J Jontz near Colfax, was instantly killed when her horse and buggy ran away while she was driving to a party with her younger brother and a hired man.
Ole Olson died from injuries after a premature dynamite blast at the Frazier mines, located fourteen miles from Chariton. The accident occurred during mining operations and authorities are reporting the fatality.
Iowa brick and tile manufacturers will visit Fort Dodge for a three day state convention in January spanning the 8th to the 25th inclusive.
In Clinton at an enthusiastic Clinton Commercial club meeting more than $20,000 was subscribed toward a fund for a new city coliseum and armory.
Delhi S S Crabb suffered severe injuries when his arms were caught in a corn shelling machine. Doctors fear possible amputation. The incident occurred during routine harvest work, and while the victim received prompt medical care, the prognosis remains cautious.
Gowrie mourns Dr. O B Evans pioneer physician who arrived in 1872 and served as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
The Mississippi river power company plans mandamus proceedings to compel Keokuk city supervisors to establish a large drainage district to manage water backed up by the new dam across the river.
Bell Telephone absorbs independent system in Nagle Grove, uniting operations under one office. The move consolidates local phone service and centralizes management as both entities operate from the same site. The change affects customers and employees with a shift to unified procedures and billing under Bell.
Des Moines reports from the attorney general outline that road drags must be paid from township funds and not from the one mill drag fund. The ruling fixes compensation, limits per diem for the dragging superintendent, and states city councils must drag main traveled roads within corporate limits.
In Iowa the supreme court ruled that any clause limiting railroad liability for damages to livestock or freight is invalid. The decision arose from Jessica Cramer v Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad, where some of her hogs died in transit after signing a $10 per head liability clause. The district court awarded $828, exceeding the per head cap.
The American Fidelity Company has filed an appeal to the supreme court of the automobile liability insurance case. The supreme court will hear the case during the January term. Judge Lawrence De Graff of Polk county district court recently upheld the state auditor's decision denying the company permission to write business in Iowa. The company seeks to issue a policy for automobile owners that covers accidents arising from vehicle operation.
The six day delay in the live stock minimum weight case before the state railroad commission ends as the hearing resumes. A reversal of the commission ruling could cost Iowa shippers from 40 000 to 100 000 dollars annually. In New Orleans chief bank examiner Is Stoberts represents the state at the National Banker association frual convention with over twenty Iowa bankers attending. Local corporate filings include Brainard Farmers Cooperative Brainard with 10000 capital Butler Land Northwood 26000 Central Realty Des Arboines 75000 and amended Cotter Savings Bank capital to 20000.
Iowa's September monthly death report shows fewer deaths than August with declines in typhoid fever from 37 to 26 and cholera infantum from 153 to 111. Tuberculosis rises to 119 from 104, infant paralysis up, organic heart trouble up to 130 from 127, and deaths at the Soldiers' Home jump from 8 to 18. State institutions remain near level.
Quote from Hon. R. P. Roedell on press freedom and libel as a public figure after retirement. Debate whether newspapers may reveal past disreputable acts without stifling history. Also notes W. J. Riddle’s view on child labor causes poverty greed and ambition, with hardship driving work by children to support families.
Town religious educators form a new association. Prof W B Athearn of Drake University is named president and Penn College president B R Edwards is recording secretary. Grinnell College president J A T Main and Professor Starbuck of the State University join the executive board. Des Moines hosts a conference and banquet for Drake ministers students.
M. E. Cohen, chairman of the state tax commission, announced the next commission meeting will be held at the state house on Wednesday December 6.
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