12 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
1
A fragmented news brief discusses an proposed sixty day embargo on all food shipments to calm wartime supply fears, plus a Paris and Petrograd update with the Lemberg threat and Polish prisoners. It notes New York port activity as war conditions persist and hints at broader foreign trade effects.
A garbled century old dispatch details deaths from automobile crashes and shootings in St. Louis and Newton, along with a streetcar strike and a railroad incident. It also notes officials, a Dexter Moines hospital, and a Chinese imperial news item about Tang restoration and throne succession. The fragmentary text mixes local accidents with distant political updates.
Fragmented report details Allied and German actions across Europe and Africa. Mentions Verdun era, French resistance, German court martial, submarine losses, and advances near the Caucasus and Mediterannean theaters. Names and precise places are garbled but indicate broad wartime movements and captured troops.
Readable fragments show cabinet members joining the Food administration pledging to guarantee meat and other foods while war bonds to Britain and Italy add to U S totals. A Woman's Party protest near the White House on the Potomac accompanies coverage of President Wilson and allied efforts.
Fragmentary notes describe legal actions involving County Attorney Ray Maxwell and Sheriff Simpson. Mentions include bondPosted figures, conspiracy charges, and pending sentences. Details reference tractor related incidents, road damage, and a passenger train collision affecting local farm families.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Port Ouias and Onahie with references to a hallope, trip fraid, and attorney minutes. The readable parts are too damaged to establish a coherent event or outcome. No clear people, organizations, or places beyond speculative names.
Fragmentary text notes two men operating launches between Wisconsin and Turkey years, each owed 50 dollars for carrying booze to Iowa. A later mention fines 200 dollars for isolations of the nayor lywe in, Uriel perera judge and Fiennes van ber jask night.
A news note reports Browne, 18, drowned in the Coon river near a pumping station while bathing with companions. Another lad at the same time faced a near drowning, but the tale ends with uncertain details and unclear names.
A truncated telegram from Boston recounts a flight incident with vague terms. Phrases hint at a crash and a possible death while noting police or investigators collecting fragments and a distant timeline. The readable content mentions a person’s name and a terse description of events.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Owen and Charlease, Webster City, and railway context. Names and details are garbled, leaving uncertain references to people and events.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a collision near an industrial area with names like Lamont Je and Robert Lawisi and people injured. Details are unreadable, leaving the exact location, cause, and date uncertain.
The report outlines wartime funding questions under state law, approving shifts in allowances and family support for soldiers, while Adjutant General Logan and Governor Harding oversee measures. It notes troop mobilization forecasts, national guard calls, and policies on liquor, insurance, food prices, and road surveys, with distances, counties, and named officials cited.
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