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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
1
Washington reporters describe the sixty fifth congress as highly unsettled with Republicans holding a slim lead and independents possible. Contention centers on speaker prospects James R Mann or Clark while districts remain undecided and soldier votes in Pennsylvania and North Carolina could tilt outcomes.
The article recounts Allied and German moves with Fusiliers and fleets, noting Falkenhayn and Russian forces in Galicia and Dobrudja, Romanian attempts repelled by Austro-German troops, and Verdun’s Fort Vaux evacuation. It cites Berlin and Rome war office statements, including Italian prisoner tallies and naval actions near Ireland and the Thames.
Domestic Anna Konkel nine year old daughter of Mayor J Konkel of Superior Wis christened the Cleve land the first ocean vessel built at the head of the lakes. A vehicle accident in Minneapolis killed three and left a fourth injured possibly fatally. At Everett Wash six men died and 40 were wounded in a clash between Industrial Workers of the World and a civilian posse. The U57 submarine may convoy the Heutsched returning to Germany after sinking ships off the New Hampshire coast.
Maritime agencies in New Orleans report instructions from New York headquarters of drought companies to place no war risk in view of rumors a German submarine may be operating nearby. The notice orders vigilance and restraint unless approved by the home office.
Omaha reports the Nebraska State Teachers association backed a simplified spelling approach, aligning with the National Educational Association. Twelve letter combinations to be simplified include ough and gue, with about twenty state groups said to have joined this action.
President Wilson accepts the resignations of Capt. Herman B. Shipley of the First Iowa infantry and Capt. Albert C Johnson of the Second Iowa infantry, signaling a leadership change within the state’s military contingent.
Rochester decision upholds city power to require bioassay tests for milk dealers to determine typhoid carriage as a legitimate health safeguard for citizens. The ruling affirms municipal authority to protect public health through screening dairy suppliers and ensuring safe milk supply.
Shippers pressed for changes with the state railroad commission while railroads agreed to most proposed changes. Several petitions were withdrawn, avoiding a broader clash. The board will refine tariff requirements before docketing items for the next classification hearing and considers a general revision of declared value rules. Northwestern filed a petition to raise minimum carload weight of flour and grain from 24 000 to 40 000 pounds but it was withdrawn for future discussion. Des Moines and other cities attended, with E Gville of the Great Des Moines committee filing nearly eighty changes to classification, sparking no major opposition.
Reports from Des Moines indicate that in multiple Iowa counties the contest for representative and senator hinges on the soldier vote from troops on the Mexican border. Candidates threaten legal challenges claiming the law authorizing soldier ballots was repealed, risking the validity of the soldiers’ ballots.
Towa City Faye Albee, six, has returned to Ames after a year away. Paralyzed from the hips, he dragged himself at home. The past year at the Iowa City state hospital for crippled children brought improvement, and with proper care he may grow as strong as other boys.
City Ray Potter, a Verdun veteran and former university student, served as a sergeant major in the English army before fighting near Verdun. He initially enlisted in the Canadian army as a private and earned several promotions. A postal card bearing his signature recently reached friends at the university. Report From Inebriate Hospital Des Moines shows counties paid $9 429 for inebriate support in Q2 and $8 104 in Q3, a drop due to fewer admissions.
J J Hotz prominent Iowa City contractor and longtime public servant died at his home after two years of failing health. He was well known for his work in Toys and his civic involvement.
Figures show Polk county produces 5,636,717 pounds of butter annually with over half exported. Product comes from 46,883 cows owned by 9,150 people using 9,000 cream separators daily. statewide total notes 710,714 dairy cows used for butter making.
Plans for a hospital school at the city hospital for Perkins ward children face funding delays. Miss Jane Harwarth of the Cine Gerrardes Normal School of Missouri will oversee upper classes, with Miss Miriam Chase teaching kindergarten through second grade. A classroom has been prepared within the hospital.
A boy returned from country school to his southwest Jefferson home and discovered his father, Reu ben M Henderson, dead in bed. The father had said he would join them later after sending his wife to town for their daughter. The death occurred within the same day as another sudden fatality in the area.
American Silo company of Wilma Minnesota files in federal court alleging Kale and Hanshaw of Winterset used a patented cement block making machine for silos, seeking 350000 dollars in damages. The suit claims the defendants produced cement blocks with the patented apparatus.
New York dispatch reports Woodrow Wilson elected president by a clear electoral edge on the face of returns though Republicans demand recounts in close states California New Hampshire New Mexico and North Dakota. Officials fear border area ballots and National Guard voting may shift margins. Democrats press for swift counting to avert post election disputes. New Mexico and Minnesota emerge as pivotal as parties brace for possible recounts in tight races.
A farm sale near town closed recently showing William Culton of Davenport selling a quarter section three miles north to Hert Kline. Culton bought the plot in 1877 for 9 dollars an acre and sold at 185 dollars per acre. The purchaser plans to till the land to raise its value to about 200 dollars per acre.
Police report confesses Elmer Sanders jailed on bootlegging charges and claims the Fort Dodge arrest of J G Brine from Des Moines Georgia Kyuse of Diincombe and Iver Mager of Fort Dodge tied to a string of robberies in small towns. The force says the gang fought police during arrests in recent weeks.
In Grinnell county a suit filed by guardian Moyer against Joseph Mochai and wife in district court at Montezuma draws attention. Moyer seeks to nullify a deed and mortgage on F X Moyer’s farm, said to have been sold to the Morhuls for 175 an acre though reportedly worth more. Cedar Rapids contends high cost of living with J D Kennedy authorized to ship and sell potatoes to consumers for cash, capping at ten bushels per buyer. Grinnell College breaks ground on three new men’s dormitories for a proposed quadrangle, housing 130 men and restorable to double that. Des Moines reports 18 killed and 648 injured in September auto accidents per the state highway commission.
Red Oak J N Wilkerson Burns detective files an answer to a slander suit by Senator F Jones of Villisea. He admits charging Jones with complicity in the Moore family murder. Jones seeks heavy damages for circulating the story. He filed similar suits against prominent locals in Vit Heca that were withdrawn. Wilkerson denies conspiracy to defame Jones.
The election shows widespread prohibition gains across states including Montana Idaho and Colorado with about 24 states voting dry and majorities in many regions. Wilson’s win appears tied to farm and western support while labor shows mixed impact and independence grows in the West.
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