12 May 1910
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
1
A miscellany notes political reform in London, weather and currency talk, and curious local snippets. It mentions a Spokane woman policeman, an airship fleet near Greenland, and a New England detective marrying a millionaire. Editorials discuss ranching yields, the tonsil theory of rheumatism, and cautions against nagging in marriage amid crime anecdotes and moral puzzles.
The passage argues that burglary offers little criminal incentive and notes New York’s rising insanity figures due to extensive care facilities. It contends state hospitals, asylums, and the criminal insane prompt apparent increases, while true per capita trends require careful statistical scrutiny and guard against misinterpretation.
Dyer Crum of Shelby county once shot near Harlan remembered Maggie Gardner who tended his wounds. He later bought a life policy for $1000 payable to her. She married Joseph Olsen. Crum died last November near Ainsworth Nebraska after a fall from a horse. Maggie Gardner collected the $1000.
National Magazine quotes John McGovern describing Chicago as a populous, industrious city with 300000 telephones sixty hospitals and 46 cemeteries. He praises its labor, invention, charity, and welcoming spirit, noting Taft’s 1909 visit and the city’s diverse, persistent growth.
In Decorah, the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Gould were found by Mrs. Gould's father on Sunday morning. Authorities believe Gould killed his wife with a shotgun and then took his own life, the shooting likely occurring Saturday evening between 4 and 6. The couple had no children. Gould was a plasterer employed locally.
A Saturday morning fire in New Sharon damaged property totaling 12000. The heaviest losses hit the New Sharon bank the Concert opera house Rogers Hardware company and the New Sharon Drug company. Buildings will be replaced with brick and cement structures.
Recommendations and plans for Webster county s largest drainage district were submitted Saturday. The project will cost 86000 and cover over 22000 acres reclaiming 6000 acres of slough now a Mecca for hunters and fishers. It will also aid the good roads effort.
The family of Bert Richards, a local farmer near Mackery, narrowly escaped a major house fire. They fled through collapsing stairs and flames, reaching the front door as floors gave way, preserving four lives.
A north country miner’s clever dog defends its master by snapping at a seedy tramp in the street. The dog’s instinct prompts action while the miner’s friend notes the tramp’s fear as reason. The anecdote, cited from London Tit-Bits, contrasts impulse and logic in a comic clash.
John C. Petty George E. Hamilton and H. T. Blackburn of Des Moines joined Fort Dodge Shriners Saturday to plan a march of forty weary ones across burning sands toward arinedom as 300 Shriners gather for the event on May 27 in Fort Dodge.
Frank Taylor lost his right hand Saturday morning at the brick and tile factory in Webster City after his hand became caught in a machine and was torn off before it could be freed.
Ground was broken Saturday afternoon for the new First Baptist church in Marshalltown. The project will cost 40 000 dollars. The ceremony included appropriate exercises and Mrs James McGee, wife of the pastor, turned the first shovelful of dirt.
In a New York Weekly excerpt a warden commands a dinner from Delmonico's for a prisoner who killed a man. An assistant asks who the meal is for and the warden specifies it is for the man who stole a ham, to be served with bread and water.
The caller congratulates on a new cook who is a stayer but the hostess notes she is a stayer only, not a cook. The line captures a humorous misfit between hired help and expected skill within a domestic scene.
The saying suggests choosing humor to mock a person privately rather than publicly. It questions propriety and hints at social consequences of exposing someone to ridicule directly.
Cherry trees and late apples around Clarion are in full bloom and may yield a fair crop if frost stays away. Early apples and plums are ruined. Farmers near Goldfield were seen plowing up their oats.
Charlie Blake pursued and arrested Cyrus Ferdy in Yankton after a lengthy chase in Heddinger North Carolina. Ferdy is accused of stealing $60 from Blake.
The Yankton May music festival returns May 23 and 24 with performances expected to eclipse all prior years. Local organizers urge attendance to enjoy a weekend of concerts and community celebration in Yankton.
A major fire Thursday afternoon in Council Bluffs burned for about two hours, menacing the entire business district and causing about $30,000 in losses. It started in a barn behind the Water Company office on Pearl Street near the Grand hotel, then spread to the backs of Broadway buildings. Falling wires delayed efforts, with Capt. Chas Mathewson of Hose Co. No. 2 injured while escaping the flames. Volunteers aided firemen to confine the blaze to one block.
Miss Ella Summers, serving at the Stone residence near Henderson, confronted an intruder who attempted murder. The assailant wrested a rifle, shot Summers in the arm, and forced carbolic acid down her throat, causing severe burns and lasting disfigurement. the man fled and was not immediately found. The incident followed the Stones leaving home to town.
Omaha census enumerators counted Towa people as Omaha residents in Sixth ward. A Cutoff land district on the west river bank houses about 200 people with its own stores and police by the Bluffs.
A horse hitched to a surrey driven by John Pierce bolted Sunday at Waterloo, striking a telephone pole and throwing Pierce, Mrs. Haney aged around 70, and Dennis Saunder aged 80 from the vehicle. All suffered painful bruises but no serious injuries were reported.
A. J. Shaull of Laurens sues DeWitt & Brown, a Manson real estate firm, in Pocahontas county district court for 10000 dollars alleging damages from misrepresentation of the value of a stock of general merchandise traded to the plaintiff several months ago.
Alpha Shew aged 16 and son of Mr and Mrs Edward Shew living near Minden died Saturday from injuries suffered six weeks earlier when his head was crushed while repairing a manure spreader. The horses suddenly started and pulled the machinery into motion.
Expert accountants employed by the Cedar Rapids board of supervisors finished a four months audit of county offices. They found minor discrepancies and recommended changes in methods.
The Watson house at Mt Mount Vernon housing twenty coeds and a student club of thirty is quarantined due to scarlet fever. Miss Beatrice Cooper was stricken with the disease Thursday.
Cedar Rapids voters approved a franchise for the interurban company on Friday. The ballot count was light as opponents argued the proposal was full of jokers.
At a LeMars meeting of the Western Union college executive committee acting president D E Thomas was retained as president after the vote.
Chicago Record Herald reports Mark Twain's death with a nautical funeral tone. The piece recalls his life as a captainly figure guiding readers, whose laughter faded as his end approached.
A lyrical poem about a shepherd love story in a dreamlike landscape. The narrator recalls dawn light, rose briars, and white and red roses, while True Love passes as a shepherd boy unseen by others. The setting blends nature and desire with timeless imagery.
A widow recounts Cyril Otterson repeatedly courting her from Henley to theater boxes and a drawing room proposal. After months of pressure and distant silence, she agrees to a last minute marriage with a special license, planning a quick trip to The Berkley for lunch before catching an afternoon express. The piece ends with the author’s abrupt departure aboard the Continental train.
The article discusses climacteric years believed to mark turning points in a man's life, focusing on the mystic number seven and its multiples such as 21 85 49 and 63 with 63 seen as fatal for many. It notes a boy gains all you promise and more, while expecting friends to fight battles may lead to being whipped.
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