18 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
1
A damaged report describes German submarine activity near the Atlantic and Baltic regions, including a submarine engagement with British steamers, attempted ram, and the loss of an Andalusian. The account notes patrol boats pursuing the submarine and wireless transmission to American shores.
Ey Birdman dies after a fatal crash during a flight at the Exposition. Thousands watched as the machine failed in a dramatic plunge. Funeral services were held with Rockefeller estate attendance noted.
Paris and London dispatches report casualties aboard ships near Antwerp and the Dardanelles while Turkey resists. Kitchener’s army of about 1.6 million moves toward France. Allied gains at Arras and Belgium. Canadian trade ships reach British ports as American political primaries nominate local contenders.
Fragmentary dispatches report Carranza authorities in Campeche seizing a British vessel and imprisoning its captain. A diplomatic note cites U.S. and British orders to move ships from Guantanamo to Veracruz with Mexican authorities escalating actions amid tensions.
A garbled foreign dispatch appears to recall a German entity to Berlin while references to Spain and entombed figures create a murky scene. The text hints at fear of a deadly outcome linked to the Working, with uncertain names and locations.
President Wilson backed George Rubles of New Hampshire for a federal trade post, but the Senate failed to confirm him. Rubles’ nomination was part of reshaping the commission’s Washington organization, while Secretary Bryan urged strong, responsible representations to Carranza. Haymond W. Pullman named DC police chief successor to Major Richard Sylvester as steps to secure the Panama Canal region.
Obituary notes report United States judge William H. Seaman of Sheboygan and former mayor, aged seventy two, dying at Coronedo Head. Other items include Countess Ssechenyl, once Mina Sladys, contracting smallpox while nursing in hospital. detective Pierre Fortunze-Jaume dying in Paris at sixty nine. and ill health of Marshall Field III as word reaches Chicago friends from Paha Beach, with references to shipboard typhoid and a noted Baltimore image.
Iowa senators consider rail passenger rate increases and a package of temperance measures. The session debates sterilization repeal, county supervision, and school superintendent elections while reviewing district reapportionment and custodial office abolition at the state capitol.
Fragmentary report references exhibit strength, cattle fairs, and local events. Mentions Redford George, Conscience Fund Wing, and a monetary note of $280. Describes a planned northern courthouse, anti liquor policy, and a fatal pill incident in West Ride-Amands. Includes scattered names and places like Primghar, Doe Moines Club, and Storm Lake with brief project notes.
A damaged text fragment references military activity and land seizures, mentioning Annapolis and Wilton in a context of wartime planning. It alludes to authorities informing property holders about takings and future farm allotments near a city, with scattered phrases about ages, distances, and parcels.
Woran, a woman named Sha war, attempted suicide using bichloride tablets. She was saved by a stomach pump after swallowing the poison, and it is believed she survived the attempt. Her husband and child were buried to death three years ago.
Damaged OCR fragment describes riverfront construction at Keokuk with mentions of plans approved and a cooperative association organized. It references figures like 67 companies and totals around 44 million, plus a patent and a sentencing note, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent details.
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