25 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
1
Reports describe panic and aerial activity as German planes loomed over a capital area. Citizens sought shelter while anti aircraft fire and searchlight defenses engaged the air threat, with many witnesses noting only curiosity amid the danger.
Reported plan from Mexican sources says aircraft will drop needlepoint air darts that penetrate several inches of material. Darts will be carried by aeroplanes instead of bombs, with delivery to reach Tom Col in a few days, though reliability and exact use remain unconfirmed.
The Sioux City speedway plans the second annual 800 mile classic on July 4 with a $15,000 purse and 14 prizes. A $6,000 first prize highlights the program along with $2,500 for second and $1,600 for third, among other awards. The Speedway Association, led by A B Beall, promises top entrants from the racing world.
Police recall case of Loving Mitchell a Black man held on a warrant for the murder of William Edelson and Maughter in Monmouth. Investigators seek to reopen inquiries into roughly thirty killings since 1912, all described as night-time assaults with blows while victims slept.
On Sunday morning a safe at the Sioux City Service Company's West Third Street car barn was emptied of at least $1,000 mainly in small coins. The coincidental disappearance of RB Howes, a trusted cashier, added to the mystery as investigators comb through possible links to a recent motor competition uptick.
Government announces a proclamation opening the Standing Rock Indian reservation settlement spanning portions of North and South Dakota. The notice mentions a payment totaling 90,000 for Sunday events and references evangelist Billy Sunday receiving an estimated 690,000 for a Philadelphia event.
Prince Ernest dArenberg, a lieutenant in the Thirty-second rear giant of French infantry, was killed on the field of battle. He was the tenth aristocrat to fall for France under its colors.
The Daily Telegraph Boulogne correspondent reports Bavaria’s Crown Prince Rupprecht seriously wounded by shell fire. The incident underscores ongoing danger in the Bavarian front and implications for German royal leadership during the war.
Turbulent dispatches from Copenhagen and London detail German submarine actions and Allied responses. Reports claim several British steamers were torpedoed off Ireland and near Juan Fernandez, with as many as six lives lost on one vessel. The Dresden and Amethyst engagements are described, alongside claims of a German naval blockade and reactions from Britain and the United States.
Fractured dispatches report a revolt in Mexico causing ambivalent leadership and an urgent US appeal. General Coranze abandons Progreso port after pressure from Washington as the United States contemplates raising the blockade and deploying forces if needed.
The report alleges mayor Rollin H. Bunch pressured for bribes to permit slot machines in Reekimpt village. General Williams and deputy Aviator Frank Stites are named in a hospital incident related to the case, with references to a Universal Coal export from New York and a week ending financial figure.
Official information from Peking states a British and Russian ambassadors told Tokyo that if Japan presses on China would resist. Overseas News Agency Berlin reports American bark Pads of Balmaba wrecked fatally near Bylt die of the North Friaientelands. An Italian earthquake report lists 29 deaths plus further, communes damaged 572. Rome orders telegraphic money orders with Hungary and suppresses traveling post office to the Austrian frontier.
Sporting report highlights Oldfield in the Maxwell at Los Angeles claiming a 4 hours 24 minutes 9 seconds run at 67 mph. Eddie McGoorty defeats Buck Crouse in Pittburgh after six rounds. Johnny Kilbane defeats Hid Williams in Philadelphia in a six round featherweight clash. Fragile Welsh defeats Hal Stewart in Wayne after ten rounds with outboxing and out fighting.
The War Department ordered Washington's Auxiliary recruiting offices to operate across the United States. Reports show a quota of about 102,009 men, with President Wilson's policy on the blockade against Germany and anticipated postwar damages outlined. Commissioner McChord elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, succeeding James S. Harlan. Former Rep. A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania named chief justice of the United States Court of Claims. Immigration Commissioner Cannett announced unemployment nationwide lower than two months prior. Manuel L. Rogers of North Carolina took the oath of office in Washington as Director of the League.
Mrs Samuel McKowan, 70, was struck by a train at a crossing near Nodaway as she attempted to cross. The event occurred as the engine approached, causing her death while bystanders waited for the train to pass.
A report from Page County outlines a murder suicide near the Iowa Missouri line involving Barney Beeks and his wife Beaks with Beaks described as the killer. Mrs Beeks is identified as Manda H Vance, formerly connected to the Bourlock family. The incident centers on a tragedy amid known Page County farmers.
The Commercial Club announced Fort Dodge population data showing 19,204 residents, up from 15,768 five years ago. The census indicated a gain of 2 per cent per household, reflecting city growth and local economic activity.
The report details a record heavy liquor fine in Mason City tied to a violation of local ordinance. Names such as J Clark and Berryman appear in the faded OCR, with mentions of a 3000 level cost or penalty and references to a drug case or related charges.
Planning progresses for a combined 5000 capacity venue with an auditorium, a ballroom and an armory in Cedar Rapids area. Also reports include a body found in Cedar Rapids, a bigamy case in Bedford, evangelist crowds in Cedar Falls, a life sentence in Des Moines for a wife and daughter murder, a Dubuque death by starvation, a Webster City explosion injuring two, an Albion educator resigning to move to Minnesota, and scattered local notices.
A chaotic bulletin details charges, conspiracies, and alleged dynamite plots in Georgia involving several named defendants and a Knoxville man. It also reports a physician shooting his young wife in Le Mars and a nurse convention in Iowa City with aims to join the National Society for the Prevention of Infant Mortality.
A special election in Marcus approved a $26,000 bond to finance an adequate waterworks system by a vote of 308 to 24. One hundred ten women cast ballots, all affirmative.
The Muscatine Ministerial Association approved a resolution asking that the pricing of burial services on the Sabbath be continued. The statement, titled Taboo Sunday Funerale Muscatines Bunday es, references banker involvement and seeks to protect pricing practices for Sunday funerals.
John McGarvey and wife sold 240 acres in sections 14 and 23 in Eagle township to Peter Back for 66000 dollars. The deed notes about 275 dollars per acre. Parole board announcement states sixty have been paroled since. Employment secured for more than half of them.
Women's clubs support a proposed state board of control appointment to visit insane hospitals. The item notes Senator Larralee backing the measure and describes broader state policy discussions in Des Moines. It highlights regional civic actions and political advocacy within Iowa.
On March 1 and 6, 722 acres in Primghar, O'Brian County, were sold for 1,107,251 dollars or 104.72 dollars per acre. The prior year average was approximately 9.146 dollars per acre, with 186 sales or 19 percent.
A comprehensive plan backed by the Thirty- Fourth General Assembly envisions centralizing power under a governor. It creates a three-division state structure with a governor’s advisory board and a superintendent of public safety as key figures. The measures aim to abolish the executive council, transfer duties to a budget official, and consolidate boards, with constitutional amendments under discussion.
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