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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
1
The report references a submarine campaign and potential declarations to abandon certain actions pending final agreement on underlying principles. Officials indicate a plan will be sent by authorities and awaits approval from the United States with no clear indication of meeting consent.
Fragmentary message from London states rebels in Dublin are surrendering with freedom, amid scattered fires on Bet ile street and other locations. Readers report varied messages and dates, as the London notice presents an unclear chronology of events.
A fragmented note references a conference related to Washington government aims. It mentions opinions and committees with unclear details about presentations and expectations for public discourse and policy review.
Since July 16 a group of Jewish young men women and children refugees from eastern Poland and western Russia have arrived in Seattle. They traveled via Siberia by rail and crossed the Pacific on steamers mostly Japanese freighters, seeking safety after German advances.
London reports a disputed Berlin dispatch says the Turkish army vice chief announces the British garrison at Kut el Amara under Gen Townshend surrendered unconditionally totaling 13,300. In another item London confirms the battleship Russell was sunk by a mine with Admiral Framantle along with 24 officers and 76 men saved.
The report claims American authorities in Columbus and Mexico City traced a telegraph from April 4 noting large insurgent forces surrounding the capital. After violent fighting rebels were repulsed leaving 500 dead. Colonel Dodd’s detachment routed a larger force at Tomachio, with six killed and nineteen wounded. Further clashes at Cocomorachic mortally wounded four Mexicans. American Consul Coen at Durango urged Americans to depart.
Letters to Louisville Nashville and other railroads seek pareer for judges legislators witnesses and newspapers. The interstate commerce commission holds an investigation in Nashville Tennessee into alleged corrupt practices. News records cover arson weather labor strikes in Alaska and Pittsburgh, and a Nashville murder case. Senatorial nomination occurs in Indiana. A jury finds Mrs Ide Sniften Rogers not guilty by reason of insanity in a New York poisoning case.
London Dail News says Dublin rebels driven from positions with heavy losses and 400 prisoners taken. Also reported: British battleship Russell sunk, a large patrol boat lost, German submarine sunk by a mine near the Mediterranean. Turkish troops killed about 800 near Quatia east of the Suez Canal. Official Constantinople report claims widespread rebel force and naval engagements. Dublin castle cordon imposed. Dublin casualties tallied 42 killed and 46 wounded. German forces bombarded Lowestoft and King Stephen steamer sunk. Paris reports French capture a wooden craft north of the Aipne. Dublin remains a smoldering volcano after Sinn Feiner uprising. total Royalist deaths given as 12.
Henry Morgenthau, the American ambassador to Turkey, has tendered his resignation to President Wilson. Abram I. Hikus, a New York lawyer, is expected to succeed him. the resignation is likely to be accepted. The British vote in response to American protests argues neutral trade is legally sound, preferring relief through hardship mitigation over abrupt changes.
Reports from Iowa indicate a municipal bureau has been created to manage vagrants. Tramps and housewives were said to be kept away by the new system, with half days of work and tickets issued. Nearby towns complained that “hobos” avoided Washington and moved in. Also notes on a proposed river highway project in several counties and a failed bond election for a new high school in Oskaloosa. Storm Lake lightning destruction and a university student shot mystery near Iowa City are mentioned.
A fragmented report notes that a local militia company, in existence for years, must recruit its full member strength or the town will lose the unit. The message stresses regular attendance and ongoing enlistment to avoid disbandment.
More than 600 dollars in fines were collected as seventy one party gang members were arraigned in police court. Many defendants were charged with driving while intoxicated or unsafe equipment. Judge Foster G Toldings warned that displaying card board tags would no longer be tolerated.
A garbled OCR line hints at a police or highway safety notice involving a state trooper. The fragment mentions assistance seeking, context unclear, and possible roadside enforcement or guidance. No clear names, dates, or places are present to specify details.
Mr Thompson and the founder of the community center are honored on an anniversary. The piece notes sixty years ago a small railroad from Iowa City to Davenport shaped the area. It mentions the early land sale and the development of the state’s section.
Rolfe resident Donald Kent, a noted lawyer once practicing in Canada, was wounded and operated on in a French hospital near Ft Dodge. Kent later enlisted in the English forces and remains under medical care following the injury.
The Rev Mr Wylie is installed as pastor at St Pauls Church in the city. This change brings new leadership to the parish and aligns with ongoing community events.
A worker was struck by a contractor vehicle at a work site and left injured. Police and emergency services responded as investigators began gathering details on the incident and potential witnesses.
Fragmented text discusses county plans for permanent road work with a figure around 630 000, mentions a county system and allies, and includes a telegraphic note about Dodge office and a nine month old baby named Edward Pal. It references a first class sergeant in artillery and a liberal wage for fighting and expenses.
A fragmented report outlines tax collections near 600 dollars per estate, escheated funds totaling around 32 thousand dollars since 1848, and interest claims on the Murray estate. It notes stamp sales, land purchases, and a broad convocation of presidential primary results, with road funding and auto registration figures shaping state finances alongside appointments and nominations for public offices.
County education officials report four schools meeting state standards while ten more are close. Superintendent Katherine Stichte notes two more points are needed for full compliance across the district.
The Tama county board approves a road program costing about 30000 dollars to move 144970 yards of dirt over fourteen miles with bridge and road improvements. A new toll of around 20000 dollars from automobile taxes will fund the work along with a bridge contract totaling 47000 dollars.
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