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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
3
Akron report from The Register Gribuni area highlights local events and notices. Round and Smith publish ongoing community items, with names and places tied to Akron Iowa. Local institutions and businesses appear in brief notices, along with upcoming dates and plans for residents.
Antonio Bozuffi, 14, son of John Bozuffi a prominent Italian banker, was abducted Sunday in New York. Two letters, written in Italian, threat en the boy’s death if the $20,000 is not paid. The letters state he is held in Brooklyn and urge swift payment while begging the parents not to notify police.
Bertha Claiche pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree at the resumption of her trial for the murder of Emil Gerdron in the New York Supreme Court. A secret conference with the district attorney's representative preceded the plea. She fainted and became hysterical as she admitted guilt and was removed to Tombs prison for medical attention.
Captain Elias Barr and nine crewmen of the schooner Mary Manning were picked up by the British steamer Casilda off South America after four days of violent storm. Waterlogged and nearly starving, they clung to the wreck’s after-house for 110 hours before rescue at sea, then reached Boston Maggs. The vessel was struck by lightning and dismantled, leaving the crew facing imminent death before Casilda found them.
A Tuesday morning fire of accidental origin leveled the Spring Hill Hotel seven miles west of Mobile Alabama. The winter resort hotel, crowded with guests from northern cities, witnessed many narrow escapes and the loss of nearly all personal effects. The damage totals 36000 dollars.
Partial destruction on Sunday left Tavernolia perched on cliffs above Lake Iseo Brescia province Italy. By Tuesday the remaining structures were swallowed as the cliffs fell into the lake, finishing the village's ruin.
A blaze in Shenandoah Iowa damaged the Practical Milling Company mill's second story, causing about $6,000 in damage before firefighters contained it three hours later. Local authorities investigated the cause and assessed the scene for further risk.
Tuesday's quotations show butcher steers at 3.75 to 5.36 and top hogs at 6.25, reflecting market activity in Sioux City. The report emphasizes price ranges and livestock categories traded on the local market.
A Berlin dispatch reports the Reichstag appropriation committee on Tuesday approved a government plan to build six additional armored cruisers, expanding Germanys naval strength amid rising tensions in Europe.
Chicago Mayor Dunne signed an ordinance passed by the city council last night fixing the annual saloon license fee at 1000 dollars. The measure becomes law.
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress with plans from a joint army navy board for enhanced coastal fortifications. He urges defending Chesapeake Bay entrances and strategic sites including Manila Bay Pearl Harbor Guantanamo Guam San Juan Honolulu and entrances to the Panama Canal, noting past gaps in gun power production and the Endicott era reforms.
A blaze at the Grand opera house in Des Moines Iowa started about 445 am Monday and by 6 am the building lay a complete ruin valued at about 70000 dollars. The Observatory block above suffered three story damage while all floors were flooded. No lives were lost though residents escaped with only the clothes at hand. The Homeseeker Dramatic Company lost trunks and all belongings.
The Meridian Mississippi tornado casualties remain 26 dead and 46 injured with the same list of victims. Thousands of carpenters began rebuilding Monday and the relief committee will accept contributions from all sources as heavy outside aid is expected. President Gompers of the AFL announced a March 19 executive committee meeting in Washington to discuss the coal crisis.
Rocks crushed Tavernola village perched above Lake Izeo Brescia tearing through the base of cliffs Sunday morning destroying the settlement. In Portsmouth Virginia the Seaboard Air Line Railway office burned damaging valuable records and official papers.
The Chicago criminal court heard the case of Richard Ivens charged with murdering Mrs. Bessie Hollister on January 12. Ivens’s attorney moved to quash the indictment arguing it lacked specificity.
A distinct earthquake shock was felt in Portland Maine on Sunday with rumbling heard in several parts of the city lasting several seconds. The tremor caused no immediate damage reports but startled residents and prompted inquiries to local authorities. No injuries were reported and authorities cautioned residents to remain vigilant for aftershocks.
Tacloban, capital of Leyte in the Philippines, has been destroyed by fire. Estimated financial loss reaches 600000 dollars. Tacloban sat in an important hemp district as the fifth city on the island.
Twenty five fishermen are counted among the missing as several boats reappear at various points. The latest tally lowers total losses to eight boats and twenty five men feared lost in the Trondhjem advices.
A Mississippi tornado near Meridian killed nineteen people and injured twenty four as it swept blocks of Front Street and the cotton mill area. The storm caused $1,000,000 in damage, with state convicts aiding relief and officials mobilizing funds and aid promptly.
A spectacular blaze destroyed the Forty second Street car barns of the Metropolitan Railway Company from 651 West Forty-second Street to the Hudson River. One man employed by the company died and several firemen were seriously injured as flames leaped hundreds of feet. Damage exceeds 260000 dollars. Gas tanks across the street were threatened with possible explosion, prompting thousands to flee.
Detectives arrest J A Sapp 31 and his brother Jesse 18 in East St. Louis Illinois on counterfeiting charges. James reportedly held molten metal and prepared to pour into a plaster mold. James allegedly confessed that he and two brothers produced counterfeit dollars. Floyd, a third brother and suspected lookout, was also detained. the family formerly lived in Xenia Ohio.
A New York Oil and Gas Company well in the Cherokee Nation, four and a half miles southeast of Caney Kansas, burning since February 28 after a lightning strike, roars loudly and is visible for miles.
An announcement from St. Petersburg states that ex Lieut Schmidt who led the Russian cruiser Ozhakoff during the Sebastopol mutiny has been pardoned by Emperor Nicholas. He had been sentenced to death by a court martial prior to the pardon.
Montevideo authorities raided opposition clubs after learning of a planned revolutionary movement. Plotters were arrested and censorship on telegraphic dispatches was imposed.
The interior islands transport Jn galls ig ran aground on Raporapo reef off Luzon in the Philippines. Expect a total wreck.
Dr Henry L Whitbeck a Buffalo physician and dentist killed his wife with a hammer on Sunday and then killed himself with a rifle Whitbeck had recently been a sanitarium patient Authorities reported the tragedy occurred at their home and ended in death for both spouses
Col. C. A. Smith of Minneapolis offers to give 100000 dollars to Bethany College Lindsborg Kan on condition that the college raises an equal sum.
The body of former Speaker David B Henderson was interred at Linwood cemetery in Dubuque after solemn services led by Knights Templar and the G A R. A church ceremony featured Geo D Perkins delivering the address, a Roosevelt condolence letter read aloud, and a citywide pause of business and transport as a mark of respect.
A Monday morning fire destroyed the Grand opera house and damaged the Capital theater area. The Grand Opera House loss is about 50,000 with 15,000 insured. the Observatory building faces up to 20,000 in loss, all covered by insurance. No lives were reported lost.
The body found by Des Moines River bridge builders near Harvey is J. C. Baker of Indianola. Identified by relatives, the murder theory is dismissed. Baker had been insane for three to four years and likely died by his own hand on February 11 after a prior suicide attempt.
In Schleswig, located in Ida County, several malignant scarlet fever cases prompted a week long school closure. One fatality, Arnold Kruger, occurred but the outbreak is now controlled and schools have reopened.
Dr. W. T. Campbell, who with his father and three brothers founded Des Moines after establishing a trading post on Raccoonridge, died in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday at the age of 80.
Cedar Rapids writer Mrs H E Jones known as Alice Ilgenfritz Jones died Sunday night from apoplexy aboard a vessel returning from Cuba. She authored several books and many magazine stories and was a familiar literary figure.
A large fire burned seven brick blocks on the east side of Stanhope’s business street south of Webster City Saturday morning. Loss is estimated at 20000 dollars, largely covered by insurance.
The body of Edward Tehan II a Fulton County farmer missing since October was found in the Mississippi River opposite Clinton by two boys Sunday. The mystery of his disappearance is now solved with the discovery.
John Absher of Wagner LS is considering building an electric light plant at Wagner. He expects to secure enough guaranteed subscribers to ensure a paying investment and work on the new system is expected to start soon.
A Sunday raid in Albia targeted local careers and resorts. Police reported seventeen arrests for violation of prohibition laws during the operation.
Ida County grand jury returned an indictment against Oskar Berger, once a BFEL McCutchen & Co bank employee, for fraudulent banking by accepting a deposit while knowing the bank was insolvent. Fred Co McCutchen was acquitted. County Attorney says Berger's case to be pursued at the April term.
Des Moines jury found Ww Carter acquitted on the murder charge of Edward J. Gresser from the farm in south Polk County. The young broker with a clean record faced two weeks of trial and testified along with his mother who stayed sleepless awaiting the verdict. The victim, Edward Gresser, was a bachelor living alone on a neighboring farm.
Dudley James, 55, janitor of a Baptist church at Limerson Emerson, was killed Sunday night when the gas lighting plant exploded after the congregation left. The blast tore the cave apart, throwing him across the street. two nearby boys were knocked unconscious but uninjured. James leaves a widow.
Charles Scurr of four miles north of Glidden died Wednesday after slipping on a timber on Swan Brothers farm and being mangled by a circular saw. The 45 year old farmer, widely known in eastern Carroll County, suffered severed arm and severe head injuries before passing away Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Samuel Williams, emulating Carrie Nation, smashed all pool room windows in Neola after seeing her husband playing cards. She used an 8 board to demolish the panes. a warrant was issued but hearing postponed due to nervous prostration per physician statement.
A head end collision occurred Friday night in Treton between Alvin White and Mr. Johnson after leaving a town party. Johnson's buggy struck White's horse causing fatal injuries to the animal within minutes.
Frank Spiker of Algona was thrown to the ground while boarding a moving train in the Milwaukee yards at Mason City on Wednesday night. He suffered a broken hip bone and partial paralysis in the lower body. He was in Mason City seeking work and is a middle aged man with a family.
Representative Carstensen of Canton reports in an interview at his home that the anti Sunday baseball bill will be killed in the house committee on police regulators where he serves. He says the committee majority opposes Sabbath observance.
Andrew Carnegie offers to erect a $10,000 library in Sheldon with the city paying $1,000 yearly for maintenance, signaling a major philanthropic investment to expand local educational resources.
Plymouth County couple Mr Henry Koenig and his wife marked their forty four year marriage milestone at their LeMars home. To honor the occasion Mr Koenig gave each of his nine children a $300 check.
In Washington, D C the senate in executive session Tuesday confirmed postmasters James Hayey Johnson Logan Joe Morton Sheldon Charles J Wonser Fama.
A compact list spanning 1266 to 1905 notes major events and figures: Benvento battles, executions under Mary I, calendar reform, Columbus era milestones, Washington born, U S bank charter, Napoleon's Elba escape, Treaty of Vienna, Missouri bill, tariff debates, the Jane and Margaret shipwreck, the Graves-Cilley duel, earthquakes in Greece and California, Nashville surrender, Johnson impeached, Alabama claims meeting, Greenback party formation, De Lesseps, Transvaal recognition, Washington monument, Panama Canal activity, and Chadwick indictment.
Memphis Jotting Association moves in the New York Supreme Court alleging EH J Smathers conspired with trainer George Speer and Edward Sanders to defeat Lou Dillon in the 1904 $5 000 gold cup race. They seek damages or the cup return. A deputy sheriff seized the cup but Smathers later reclaimed it by posting bond. Smathers accuses C K G Billings of instigating the salt and denies the charges.
The United States navy adopts the Bliss Leavitt high speed turbine torpedo. It travels 36 knots with a 4000 yard range, eight knots faster than the Whitehead torpedo and nearly double the distance. A 20 foot pneumatic tube fires it, requiring 2250 pounds of compressed air.
A census bulletin shows petroleum industry growth since 1900 with 98 refineries versus 67 in 1900, capital invested rising from 95 million to 186 million, and average wage earners climbing from 12,100 to 16,771. The Seamen's Church Institute of New York plans a 850,000 club and home for sailors led by Bishop Potter as director.
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