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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1904
Page
1
Akron publishers face scrutiny as The Register-Tribune issues relate to ownership and distribution in Iowa. Local officials review archival practices and accessibility while editors defend editorial independence and community role.
A body believed to be Peter Johnson was found buried in a stall of the Johnson farm barn, four miles south of Melvin, Osceola County. Fred Hokut, Johnson’s hired man, is jailed at Sibley, Ia, charged with murder after allegedly taking Johnson to Hartley and claiming to have sent him abroad. Skeletal remains were uncovered after a search revealed a ground disturbance and a torn jacket fragment, with uncertainty whether death came from bullet or blunt force.
In Havelock Nebraska a fierce fire swept the Burlington shops early Tuesday, destroying the blacksmith shop and causing an estimated loss of 85000 while the Sleep City plant, valued at 500000, was saved by 500 workers who fought the blaze after it was spotted in the boiler room east wing by Night Watchman Cassady amid light rain and ample water.
Omaha lad John Hrock aged 14? fired three shots at his father John M Hyeek after finding him abusing his mother. The boy claims self defense as he was beaten and endangered his life before firing. Authorities report the incident as an alleged family assault resulting in the father wounded.
Representatives of Jeffries and Munroe deposited $2500 each with Corbett as a guarantee for a bout to be staged in San Francisco in the last week of August. Each party will post an additional $2500 on August 2.
By a gas-fueled blast at a Henry Faratey farm well in Wayne Township near Golieonville Pa on Saturday two men died, a third is doomed, a fourth is seriously wounded and may die.
Adolph Tancobds under arrest in Mort William Manitoba charged with phen diarism. He confessed to the burning of buildings valued at over two million dollars, prompting an intensive police investigation.
Tuesday stock quotes include Cat tle Butcher steers at 4.00 to 5.75 dollars, storers and feeders at 25.50, pavare at 6.05, with Bronx City market listings reflecting a general cattle and livestock trading snapshot.
Cynwy Boyer son of BR. M. Sayler, promoter and former banker, pleads guilty in Kansas City court to holding and robbing a pawnbroker. He receives three years to the penitentiary but is paroled. Report notes further escapes from Brooklyn Bridge involving Philip Krantz and others. unclear details remain.
A four story brick building at Third and Delaware Streets housing Black Preserving Company collapsed after overload, killing Bert Brown of Joplin Mo and Lily Allan aged 13 and injuring seven others including Claude Chambers and Miss Murray. The structure, twenty five years old, had been damaged in 1886 tornado and poorly repaired since.
Coroner holds a $50,000 unidentified cache recovered from a woman at the Slocum disaster scene. The bundle includes eight bulk hooks with deposits near $125,000, life insurance policies, deeds in New York, bank notes, and a ledger in a name differing from Lyn Kruger. Relatives have claimed much, but one package remains unclaimed and unidentifiable.
Washington reports President Roosevelt formally invited Paul Morton to be secretary of the navy. Morton has not decided, and it is believed he will decline. If he accepts, he would be credited to Nebraska, though now a Chicago businessman. The president pressed for acceptance and Morton’s friends expect a decline. He also refused an Isthmian Canal Commission offer. In Montana, four men suspected of Northern Pacific Bearmouth robbery appeared at a Harvey Creek mining camp, robbed for food, then rode off after two hours rest.
Twenty persons were injured on Sunday morning when a Ninth Avenue elevated car struck two empty dirt cars at West One Hundred and Twentieth Street New York City. Affected passengers clung to straps and were thrown to floors while many suffered cuts from broken glass.
The richest race west of the Mississippi will be contested Saturday at the St. Louis fair grounds track. The World's Pair handicap is guaranteed at $50,000 in prize money and has drawn elite owners and top horses from across the nation alike.
Ida Howard known as Goldie Mora and the colored Badger queen of the Tenderloin was shot and killed in New York on Monday by her common law husband Charles J. Arts aged 25 a white man. The killing followed a quarrel as police investigated the case for possible motives and the suspect faced questions about the dispute.
Tomdon Monday reports Popular Actor John Pf. Sullivan, former husband of Rose Ehlan, died Monday of rheumatism of the heart. Tagen’s extradition to Kankakee Illinois for the murder charge against Mrs Olive B. Carr was granted.
Correspondent Hector Freed reports a fragmentary scene in which deaths and destruction are described in unclear terms. The text mentions a fire and casualties but contains many garbled phrases and missing details, making specifics uncertain.
Zach Mulhall, livestock agent for the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad, shot three men near the wild west show at the world’s fair grounds in St Louis Saturday night. Bystander Tirnest Morgan, 18, fatally wounded in the abdomen, amid crowd noise and police action. Frank Reed, 50, and Johnnie Murrah, 33, wounded. Reed shot in the arm and torso, Murrah in the abdomen. Mulhall was jailed. motive tied to authority disputes with Reed. deputies hold witnesses Tang Phillips Stohr Schram and Christie.
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed after running through an open switch at Vincennes Indiana. Sixteen people were injured and three may die as the train collided with a thirty car freight. Engineer Walters says the speed was about fifty miles per hour and he jumped from the engine as the wreck occurred. The dining car was heavily damaged with bloodstains and debris. Local doctors aided the injured before they were sent to St Louis for hospital care. The cars were newly built and designed to prevent telescoping.
Justice Gaynor sitting as a Brooklyn magistrate holds that professional baseball games open to the public with admission charged are illegal on Sunday. The ruling denies discharge for Edward Poole and John Dillon of the Brooklyn Baseball Club, arrested for playing Pittsburg at Washington Park two weeks ago.
Weather bureau forecaster Edward H. Bowie reassures the public that rumors of a great flood threatening St Louis this summer have no foundation. He states any prediction of a large flood at an unspecified time is unworthy of belief.
Sunday’s harvest of dead from the steamer General Slocum at New York numbered 49, bringing the total recovered to 632. Of these, 59 have been identified, while 40 victims remain unclaimed at the morgue awaiting relatives or friends to claim them.
Dr W P Bishop of Minneapolis is reported missing in St Louis during the world's fair trip. His wife, separated from him days ago, returned to Minneapolis hopeful to locate him but was disappointed.
The Workingmen's Saenger Bund of the Northwest ended in St. Conia Monday. Davenport was chosen as the twxl in veting plive.
Obituary notes Benjamin D Wood and Wool Dent, onshier of the Merchants' National Bank of Quaha, described as prominent in the western financial community. Details mention his role as vice president and his standing among local business figures.
Several boys were struck and killed by lightning during a storm Sunday while near the river. The tragedy involved local youths whose names and exact ages were not fully confirmed in the report. Community officials urged caution and noted ongoing investigations.
In Iowa City a special board of regents meeting adopted resolutions defending Provost MacLean and calling for the resignations of Professors Sims and Andrews. The document states there was no sufficient cause for a change in the presidency while condemning public criticism of the administration and urging faculty to address grievances to the board, not in public or on streets.
Robert Buchanan of Sioux City fights time to save a house and remaining improvements from the Missouri River in Lakeport Township Woodbury County. The river has eaten away the Buchanans’ 400 acre farm over five years, leaving only fragments amid the current.
The body of Barney Hughes was found beside the Northwestern tracks at Arion on Monday morning with head injuries and broken limbs. He apparently intended to ride a train from Denison to Sioux City and may have fallen or been struck to death. His sister in Chicago was notified. A Wisconsin Association picnic drew about 700 attendees at Riverside Park in Sioux City under sunny skies.
Charles Wiegurt of the Standard Oil Company's wholesale business in Denison was kicked by a horse, suffering a broken arm in two places. He delayed seeing a doctor until the following morning.
The Elks of Waterloo voted to construct a three story building costing about $50,000 this summer on Fourth Street mid Cedariver to replace their rooms destroyed by fire. The plan aims to occupy the central Cedariver block, reflecting the lodge’s recovery and growth after the recent blaze.
A new plan to raise funds tied to the Corning State Savings Bank failure emerges as creditors consider suit against directors for about 100000 dollars. The reviver shows deposits will receive around 27 cents on the dollar, with larger claims left unpaid.
A crowd of women gathered at Woodbine as thirty five cases of liquor confiscated by court order were publicly destroyed. The liquids were poured into the gutter while the crowd sang a hymn. Woodbine, a prohibition town, had recently intercepted a large consignment sent via railroad agent and ordered destruction.
Frank W. Roblin of Spirit Lake died at Presbyterian hospital in Chicago from cattle lumpy jaw after nine operations for abscesses in six months. Doctors say the disease is rare in humans and likely from animal contact. Roblin had lived in the county over twenty years and was highly respected.
Miss Bien Beach Yow, an opera singer visiting from California, reported a theft after arriving for a Thursday concert. Her trunk was opened and jewelry valued around four thousand dollars disappeared, with possible transit delays at Cathay, North Dakota cited as a contributing factor.
About a dozen children in Morningside, Sioux City, are bitten by a frenzied dog that also attacked other dogs and a horse. Parents worry as bite victims are watched. many dogs bitten are being rounded up and killed. In Sioux Center, Justice YeeLams court heard two cases: Tow Marshal Kuhl sued editor Joseph Spinden for peddling hate against minors. venue moved and Spinden fined $100 plus costs. Another case charged David and Ramuel Langhowt with assault and battery. Zoetoeman’s head, suggestive of umpiring, led to $50 fines plus costs.
Maquoketa Exchange Bank also known as Durhams bank, tied to a insolvent estimate of 150000 to hundred thousand dollars, assigned to Charles M. Chon as. The Town State Bankers Association adjourned after electing officers including President Ackley Wlobsa nt Spencer and treasurer J Levys Rock Valley, with the secretary salary raised from 2000 to 1200 a year.
Western Iowa county fair dates are listed for Audubon August 30 to September 2, Martin September 7 to 9, Avoca September 18 to 19, and Missouri Valley October 4 to 6. Hartigan County Association organizers push to make the fall fair the county's biggest ever. Rock Rapids council halts rebuilding the electric plant this season due to funding, costing nearly $5,000 for a repair using the current system and delaying a modern upgrade. Becomes known: Harry Allen, 13, a farmer's son from Kingston, was found murdered in a field after being shot, with homicide investigators pursuing the case.
The railway bridge over the Towa River near Che Towa is nearing completion this evening. A steam-powered approach will be in use, with work continuing through the night.
Arrangements complete for forty eight county fair dates across Iowa. Towns include Poweshiek Grinnell Avoca Ringgold Mt Ayr Racine Shelby Story Nevada Orange City Sioux City Ames Morodo Taylor Bedford Wapello Eldon Warren Indianola Winnebago Buffalo Center Wright Adair Granfield Audubon Benton Boone Independence Buena Vista Butler Blackhawk Manson Clayton Tipton Chickasaw Nashua Clinton DeWitt Des Moines Dubuque West Union Fayette West Union Arington Wood Charles City Franklin Grundy Center Guthrie Center Hancock Britt Eldora Harrison Missouri Valley Mt Pleasant Humboldt and others with August late July and September days listed. The fairs run from August into September across multiple counties and towns.
A North Western line train glimpse of Iowa shows busy farms, thriving corn fields, and prosperous livestock. Secretary Wilson says Iowa will yield 221 million bushels of corn, tops in the nation for hay and important crops, with total farm area near 17 million acres and livestock value around 270 million dollars. Governor and officials say soil productivity and farm wealth underscore widespread prosperity and contentment across the state.
A garbled local column reports odd items from a past era including club formations in Dubuque to slim down bodies, a fire at Wal Thute Brewing Co storage in Conngil Batts, Fort Des Moines post office designation, Myr tic Workera leadership in Anamosa, and various other fragmentary notes about towns like Rockford Des Moines and Muscatine.
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