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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
3
A vast blaze engulfed a crowded block destroying adjoining tenements and forcing hundreds to flee scantily clad into the street. Police faced pressure and resistance as officers fired warning shots to prevent looting. at least three fatalities and a $250,600 loss were feared with one woman critically burned.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger wreck near Terra Cotta suburb of Washington Maryland injures about 50 and kills many as a Frederick train collides with an approaching empty train in dense fog and rain. Investigators cite signal misreadings and visibility as causes. Relatives rushed to the scene as trains carried the dead and injured to the city hospital and gash.
The new measures begin Tuesday, affecting Pure Food provisions and anti pass rules. The law targets interstate commerce injurious to health and restricts common carriers, with exemptions for religious and charitable workers and other specified groups.
A large coalition of mill grain and cotton dealers in Oklahoma sends a petition to President Roosevelt asking for the Rock Island railroad to be appointed a receiver. They argue the line can handle only a small portion of freight and passenger traffic and seek relief from ongoing car shortages impacting their businesses.
A five story Chicago building occupied by Chicago Linoleum Company was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. Estimated loss is $75,000. Spontaneous combustion is believed to be the origin of the blaze.
Toronto born Sir Pearce Howland former postmaster general and finance minister of the Union era, and later lieutenant governor of Ontario, died Tuesday at age 38 in Sioux City. Sioux City live stock market quotes list butchers and hogs among Tuesday's quotations with prices shown.
Two workmen were killed and two others fatally injured Tuesday when a steam pipe burst at the Pressed Staal Car plant in Sehvenville. The pipe burst during repairs as the men labored on the line.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, Zion City leader, faced vociferous attack from followers of John Alexander Dowie at a Zion tabernacle gathering in Chicago that drew about 2,500. Accusers shouted Judas Iscariot and Devil while urging against Dowie and vowing to rebuild Zion City within a year on a substantial basis.
Joseph D. O'Brien was re-elected president of the American Baseball Association at Chicago meetings. The constitution now makes franchise memberships permanent unless revoked for rule infractions while the president’s term extends to three years and the vice presidency is restored. M E Cantillon of Minneapolis named vice president and T J Brya of Columbus re-elected to the board for five years. George Tebea of Louisville and Kansas City chosen board chairman. The session was described as the most harmonious yet by O'Brien.
Assistant Attorney General MecReynolds of Washington presented resignation to Attorney General Bonaparte, effective January 1.
Reports indicate major contracts in New York City for railroad rolling stock. The Pennsylvania Railroad ordered 2,000 box cars at about $2,000,000 while the Baltimore and Ohio lines near completion on 7,000 cars costing nearly $7,900,000. In Tennessee, 17-year-old Lee Holder, son of Rev. J. K. Holder of Union City, is charged with murdering his father after a Thursday night incident.
Rainey, a noted forger with international links operating as a representative of the Associated Press in Germany France and the United States, was arrested in Spokane Washington alongside Tonac Raines. The case ties to a broader fraud network and follows prior investigations across multiple countries.
Bert Holma of St. Helena Oregon 43 years old son of Mia Barah Ayres confessed to shooting and killing his mother whose body was found on a farm near the city authorities reported no other details.
The text notes payment terms of five dollars, four fifty and two fifty for various items and cites Representative Burke and McLaughlin. It mentions a predicted agreement and that the Department of the Interior will not waver from its original position on the Burke bill, with Rosebud reservation officials to be informed.
George W. Perkins former vice president of New York Life Insurance and Charles S. Fairchild ex secretary and trustee of the company were indicted by the New York grand jury on forgery in the third degree. The charges stem from the Prussian bond transaction with alleged false statements to satisfy Prussia's government. Indictments list six felonies against each man. Perkins posted $10,000 bail, Fairchild is abroad in Europe.
Dr. Alexander Trautman and wife were away in court when a thief forced entry into their home stealing jewelry and silverware worth hundreds of dollars. Mrs Trautman had been at court to answer charges from Pater Hogan who said the woman robbed him in a doorway. The couple returned to find their residence robbed.
President Roosevelt, along with Surgeon General Rixey and companions, hunted near Hardwood River about a dozen miles from Pine Knot but gathered no turkeys. The return trip yielded only a few birds, with no trophies for the party.
Bishop A Coke Smith of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died in Asheville North Carolina Thursday night from pleurisy. The preacher served as a leading church figure and head of his denomination’s southern branch. His death ends a long career in regional religious leadership.
The French chamber of deputies on Friday ruled the latent election of Count Bont de Castellane to the chamber valid. The decision confirms Castellane’s seating and clarifies the electoral status inFrance’s legislative body.
Washington ministers announce plans to organize a movement against the adoption of uniform divorce laws. The action follows the National Congress of Uniform Divorce Laws convention held in Philadelphia.
The body of Les B. Soner of Litera ty Missouri was found Thursday in a shed at his home. Authorities believe he died by his own action while在 struggling with ill health.
Alexander J. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad died suddenly in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Friday with the announcement issued from his office shortly before 2 oclock. Three children of Stanley Singleton aged 18 11 and 6 years cremated in a fire at Heater Station West Virginia Thursday night. houses destroyed.
Henry Booher of Grenfield Tennessee arrived at Ackley and identified the woman found dead as his daughter Daisy Booher. The body lay by a beam on a bed with rich clothing and a parcel of extra garments and other items including a purse with 48 cents and a small diamond ring. The coroner was summoned and the case ruled a mysterious death by self harm.
A partially legible OCR snippet mentions names and dates in a dated text fragment. The readable elements include Penny and Robert with uncertain context, suggesting a historical record or notice with missing details.
The council approved a plan to form a new fire department, appointing four paid regu lars led by William Go chee as chief at $800.80 a year. The move follows a walkout by kia department members and a card vote during a lengthy session.
Milo Cravens, 18, was found dead by a roadway north of Lineville after being shot through the heart. He was last seen alive Wednesday evening in Cilo and reportedly involved with a moving wagon occupied by a man and a woman under the influence of liquor. The two suspects were arrested and taken to Corydon. Cravens was the youngest son of farmer B. B. Cravens and brother of Ben Craven, the famous bandit who escaped a Kansas penitentiary.
A major fire tore through the Clement block in Perry center Wednesday, gutting the building and causing estimated losses around 35,000 to 35,000 with partial insurance. The blaze, origin unknown, affected Buckley Bros dry goods Daw druggist Golden Rule store and several professionals. repairs expected costly.
For more than three years a stubborn fire burns along the Clinton river bank near the former lumber mill site and city dumping grounds. Despite heavy rain and snow, and repeated water pours by the fire department, the blaze persists along the Milwaukee and Northwestern railroad right of way.
A young Indian named Nelson led a wild chase four miles north of Boone as a horse and buggy struck crowds Saturday night causing hairbreadth escapes. A herd bolted through China Dearing's hardware door nearly killing two boys and leaping to the street through a front window. In Adel, a glove overheated at A Thompson meat market set fires. owner B Thurston faces about 200 dollars in losses. A Cresta James Heftin incident left a wealthy farmer dead after a partially intoxicated drive home. Nora Clancy of Clinton seeks parole after robbery conviction, while a youth’s escape tale echoes through Clinton and nearby towns.
The article traces Cassatt’s rise from a tail engineer on early abroad projects to president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He served as assistant engineer on the Philadelphia and Trenton line, led power and machinery for the Philadelphia & Erie, then became general superintendent and later president. He married Lois Buchanan, niece of President Buchanan, and his son Robert Cassatt married Minnie Drexel Fell of Philadelphia.
A garbled article outlines stock issues and planned offerings for Northern railway ventures. It mentions 95,000,000 in stock, installment plans, and proceeds expected to finance property and expansion. References to Pacific stock, New York, Chicago, St. Paul, and Now Orleans hint at cross‑regional exchanges and corporate maneuvers amid restructuring.
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