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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
3
A deadly tornado struck Yur i Golo on Saturday causing about $150,000 in damage. Eighty eight people were injured including many Kemp City residents. A Dr Brinson family child died when the home collapsed and debris tumbled, while others survived with varying injuries as buildings were wrecked.
Paris reports Corporal Kiffen Rockwell of the Franco American flying corps promoted for bravery after bringing an Aeroplane near Hart Aller. Corporal Victor Chapman of New Britain credited with engaging a German machine in air combat. Verification of a second destruction remains unofficial. Carranza notes at El Paso conference with Scott Funston Obregon forecast.
Reports from Switzerland and Berlin indicate Clemens Delbrueck may resign as vice chancellor and minister of the terror, with Gottlieb von Jagow likely to follow, while Prince von Buelow could become foreign minister. A German U-boat reportedly sank the Sussex in the Channel, with identity traced to a captured submarine. Norway adopts daylight saving, effective May 22. In wrestling, Jon Stecher ends talks with Frank Gotch over pay terms after a May 21 Burlington meeting. Congress completes army reorganize bill, sending it to President Wilson for signature.
Berlin reports the sinking of the Cymric by German submarines and a fleet of 671 500 tons. British and French actions include Italian retreats near Trent and a small German fort north of Hill 304. UK officials reject any loosening of economic pressure and Vatican diplomacy seeks to curb submarine warfare.
Reports state Jose Bueniostrico and others convicted for crimes on the Mexican border were hanged at Brownsville Texas. Other items note Baptist groups empowering a commission to sit as a court, a submarine launch in Quincy Massachusetts, raids seizing over 300000 dollars in liquor in Alabama, and labor unrest with a large express wagon drivers strike in Chicago.
A confidential Berlin report to Washington, via Ambassador Page, requests delaying the execution of Jeremiah Lynch, a New York naturalized American, and urges German consuls to press U S neutrality adherence. The note cites naval armament talk and a 200 million dollar cruiser program, with debate on Mexican affairs and national guard governance.
Eyewitness reports say a band of Mexican raiders attacked Glen-Spring and fought American troops garrisoned there. Seventy five were captured or surrendered while about eight hundred cavalrymen from General Pershing’s column moved toward Columbus New Mexico after a dust storm.
A fragmented OCR record notes Fort Dodge Des Moines South Des Moines 1915 revenue figures. It lists gross earnings of 257 680 dollars, operating expenses about 4 326 and net profit 257 630 per mile, with total income around 64 percent of costs and references to state filing and readjustment assessments.
Kimballton resident Miss Alma Madsen, cashier for the National Hank at Kimballton, is noted for placing Iowa on the national redogs society list for outstanding proportion of seals.
Remand notes discuss healthy board formation in Iowa or Des Moines context. References include Dr Sumner, secretary of state, and a proposed board to serve without pay. Mention of John Wildman’s death and marshalling efforts by state health district officials appears amid fragmented phrases.
A new consolidated Mt Pleasant school district forms in Henry County about four and a half miles northeast. The district includes twenty sections and covers eight centers in the surrounding region. Land in the area sold for 250 dollars per acre, expanding the reach of eight consolidated districts already serving local communities.
A fragmentary report notes an official port showing a population figure of 8 2817765 in a states location with years and sums including 600 e10 000 and a 1916 optimistic forecast of a million dollar year. It mentions a freshman student at Iberal Arts College crowned in a town two miles north of here. Chapman's body recovery failed after a river accident near Waterloo, his age stated as 200 years. An offer to favor Jowans exists alongside a listed herd price of 313 000 for four head.
A partial OCR excerpt mentions Iowa and a geometric context with digits and diacritical marks. The readable text is too fragmentary to identify individuals, events, or a clear news item.
A fragmented report notes Mr Shropshire’s discussion of a housing and purchasing plan as a potential method to lower food costs amid war demand. It cites shortages of raw materials for wood and manufacturers, with references to discounts in freight and freight charges. Embezzlement case involving Fred Somers and a missing Dubuque freight house clerk are briefly noted.
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