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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
3
The Register-Tribune prints an Akron Iowa notice from Round and Smith Bros. regarding a Puprte matter. Details are limited in the fragment, including the parties involved and the action requested. Readers are advised to consult the publication for full context and official instructions.
A sensational but unconfirmed London report claimed a plot to assassinate King Edward VII was uncovered by Scotland Yard. The king’s illness at Aldershot prompted speculation the illness was a ruse to distract from the alleged plot. Royal physicians and officials gave no confirmation while investigators maintained secrecy.
A Minneapolis special reports a police bribery wave with detective Norbeck under test, attorney Erwin’s confession of ignorance, and a death threat against Norbeck. The trial spurs a death warrant for another officer, while Mayor Ames faces grand jury indictment for offering a tribe and recalls a Civil War service as a surgeon.
A blaze at Locust street and Channing Avenue gutted the St Louis Riding Academy and boarding stable. Smoke and heat forced hundreds, including Friedman Bros Shoe Co workers nearby, to flee via a fire escape. Several people were slightly injured as the elevator fell and chaos ensued. Five horses perished, causing about $50,000 in losses.
Reports from Casper say unknown assailants attacked a sheep camp fifty miles west of here. Two workers Dan Perris and Kassuan were wounded, while Murphy and others reportedly fled. A separate drowning tragedy near Zunesville, Ohio, left Willie Saunders age 10 and two youths dead after attempting to wade a river.
London special notes cold rainy conditions across central Europe with heavy storms in Marine region Germany Austria and Belgium causing widespread crop damage. A $160,000 Ohio fire at Garver Bros department store in Strasburg Ohio destroyed the building and likely spread through a roller area.
Baltimore police arrested Dominick De Marco Frank Marenoony De Marco and Martin De Marco father and sons with Cato Roccesse Louis VIt and two women Martil as a ring of counterfeiters. Homes raided yielded counterfeiting tools and identity of members. The group, active in several states, claimed trades as barbers and laborers. They face hearings before Commissioner Rogers.
In Goatsville, Mrs Raehel Suther, widow, was shot through the heart by Harry Ricer of Newcastle after a quarrel over a revolver. Ricer was killed by a bullet from his own weapon during a struggle with another woman who tried to seize the gun. The incident followed a visit to Mrs Suther’s home and a disputed interview.
A Michigan tornado struck the northern region Friday night causing six deaths and several injuries. Victims include Mrs Tapping near Eisley Charles Gardner near Munith Girvest Gardner of Stockbridge Edward Merritt Bay County a G H Gardner fore east of Stecksvidce and a 6 year old son were killed or injured. Sitka reports a frame store destroyed killing James Leads a village Blacksmith.
John Inynes, a Black man from Wabash, shot Clarence Gillespie, a white Meru Steel Casing Works employee in Peru Indiana, mortally wounding him. A mob of steel workers pursued Inynes as officers arrived to protect him, taking him by streetcar to jail amid threats of lynching. Gillespie died from a brain wound as recovery seemed unlikely.
Parts of a man's body were found along the Dixie trail to Hander Mowataan. A small piece of clothing remained near the scene. The trunk was missing and identification is impossible. Police believe robbery involved in a likely murder. Thrashers Form a Trust in Northern Indiana. Farmers face higher grain threshing prices due to a growing thrasher trust and may band together to buy their own equipment.
Dispatch reports a blaze destroyed the Union stamping works and the ware house of the Second-hand Supply Company at Thirteenth and Wewatta Streets in Denver. Loss estimated around $50,000.
A San Francisco dispatch notes a steam pipe rupture on the United Staten transport Meade causing five men to be badly burned and one fatally. Separately, Charles Oller, son of David Ollur, drowned Monday while swimming in a pond in Bal timers and Oliv.
In Wilkes Barre area the sixth week of the anthracite strike opened with calm. Rain kept over 150000 idle miners indoors while isolated assaults on workers were noted but few injuries. Talks suggested more bosses may quit but leaders said few miners left. A shooting incident near Duryea caused no injuries amid conflicting details.
A June 9 dispatch reports Venezuelan government troops repulsing a 400-strong revolutionary assault on La Guaira and nearby Caracas ports. Fire from forts and a warship halted traffic for hours, with damage to a bridge and telegraph lines and civilians reported killed.
Barre Vermont report describes a cloudburst washing out a Central Vermont Railroad ditch near Middlesex. A train of locomotive and twelve cars plunged into the washout at speed, killing the conductor engineer fireman and two brakemen. Bridges washed away as the Winooski River rose sharply.
A Muskogee dispatch reports Anna Dyer and her 12 year old daughter found hanging in their Creek Nation dwelling. Authorities suspect Mrs. Dyer was killed by a man known intimately, and the daughter killed to cover the crime. Additional reports describe Italian feud violence in New Orleans and tense actions involving German officials at La Guayra, Venezuela.
A Jackson Mississippi dispatch reports Mrs Louise Westrop a white resident near Martin is accused of killing five of her children by shooting them to death in an outhouse. Afterward Unity Hestingte is said to have witnessed the tragedy.
A strong tidal wave and storm surge swept over Burracher, the practical seaport town in the province, causing damage and triggering emergency measures as authorities assess losses and hazards along the coast.
The Iowa River near Marshalltown surged to record heights, six miles wide at the rampage point, with the levee breached. Water overwhelmed lowlands and bridges, inundating pastures, washing out bonds and causing substantial property loss. Rail lines tied up, storms from Waterloo region contributing to the flood, while Webster City and Boone River areas reported extensive flooding as the Hood waters persisted.
Cedar Rapids dispatch reports heavy rain caused a large steel and stone bridge between Wells and Cleves on the Iowa Falls division to fail from abutments. Twenty five miles of track were damaged as trains were diverted. The Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern and Illinois Central lines are affected. Great Western also suffers washouts between Waterloo and Reinbeck.
Des Moines dispatch reports the Heston cow won against Stover Wall Paper Co treatment in Judge Prout’s court. W. J. Huston was awarded $39.30 for the cow’s death after it ate paint left in the Huston barn. The case notes the animal died after consuming the paint and labels, with the owners of the paint held liable in district court.
A Des Moines Des Moines saga reports Mitchellville Iowa reform school for girls doing a grand work in reformation of neglected youths. State board of control officials visited and praised the calm orderly scene after years of riot.
Colfax special reports the fate of Matt Steef who was once blamed for poisoning his sixth wife. Prof Sherman St Macy of Des Moines, state chemist, will analyze the contents of Mrs Reef s stomach. If no poison is found, the accusation against Mr Reef is likely dropped and no grand jury action will follow.
Shenandoah resident alleges a malignant smallpox case involving Mya Nowling, daughter of D. R. Lew, seven miles north of Shenandoah. Mrs Nowling moved from Wodelsington Street weeks ago and began feeling unwell. A physician was not called until Saturday before confirmation.
A tentative escape plan at Olumwa’s jail was halted when Sheriff Cremer discovered a loosened wall section. Eight inmates faced imminent escape, but the effort failed with one more day needed to secure revenge.
Ike Bradford was Saturday sentenced at Des Moines for seventeen years in prison for taking part in a holdup with his son aged eighteen who recently received a twenty year sentence. They obtained four dollars by their crime. Severe Crops Damaged In Missouri Valley County. A Missouri Valley special reports one of the heaviest ruins in Star vision County on Thursday afternoon. Reports from various points in the county indicate crops have been seriously damaged by heavy washout.
A Des Moines special reports Albert Metthey mortally stabbed by Robert Morris during a mid evening dispute in Greenwood Park. Wellington, brother in law of Metthey, and Charles Hughes are detained as investigators pursue the stabbing aftermath and Morris’s arrest after the midnight altercation at Eler’sley’s residence.
A severe Onawa storm Saturday night caused structural damage and toppled trees. A box car blew off a track and crushed railroad laborer William Bratuard, killing him instantly in a steel gang accident. Severe damage reported to nearby buildings and railroad facilities.
A circus tent collapse at Harris Nickel Plated Circus injured twenty five and killed two. Two thousand spectators faced chaos as wind toppled the big top and buried patrons beneath canvas and mud. Rescue teams freed victims amid screams and fear of wild animals escaping.
Judge Wilkinson of Des Moines district court Saturday sentenced two boys convicted of entering a drug store for theft to sixty days in jail but ordered daily park work and supervision in a park instead. The aim is to keep them from mixing with adults in jail and test park labor as an alternative punishment, with potential wider use if successful.
Des Moines special reports restoration of telegraph and telephone service with Washington after a capsized storm. Four wagonloads of students returning from Cape were caught in the weather. One wagon containing nine high school graduates sought shelter in a school house blown apart, burying all beneath debris. Eight students were injured.
A Nebraska City man attempted suicide late Tuesday evening by shooting himself in the left breast after visiting his separated wife who refused him entry and access to their child Chin. His condition is uncertain.
Secretary tabs show 29 Iowa railroads with 1,430 miles main track, 502 second track, 2,187 sidetrack, total 37 B92 miles. Average value per mile 5,042. gross earnings 456,089,968.12. operating expenses 30,618,067.30. net earnings 10,400,075.82. Taxes paid 1,563,402.87. Also notes on state school for the deaf, fair plans, encampment dates, and a Burlington absorbtion need.
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