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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
2
President Wilson offers Robert Lansing the post as permanent secretary of state at a conference at the White House. The article outlines diplomatic moves and mentions related foreign notes and appointments, including questions on Germany and the Mexican issue.
Major names in city politics including Thomas Taggart and Mayor Pell face a Marion county grand jury indictment for conspiracy to commit felonies under election laws. The sweep targets 125 individuals, with officials and party leaders among the accused in a case tied to bribery, blackmail, and election law violations.
June 24 report says Keserad August von Mackensen of the German army in Galicia is promoted to field marshal for his services in the campaign.
El Paso dispatch reports strained cross border talk with Mexico after threats tied to Yamul Indians and possible incursions. Officials indicate U S authorities may respond if attacks occur. General Willh troops claim capture of San Luis Peresepe amid northern Mexico instability.
Secretary Hedfield reported the June trade balance favored the WLS with a predicted surplus for the fiscal year. The June bulletin cited a tentative figure in a Witton dollars, though the wording is unclear.
In Oktibbe county near Welty Sheriff McWilenn and two deputies engage two unidentified whisky peddlers in a gun battle. both peddlers are killed. Earlier, the liner Cameronia reports being attacked by a submarine during its voyage from New York to Liverpool and claims to have rammed and sunk the attacker.
William B. Cowherd former Missouri congressman died in Pasadena California Monday afternoon after three months of treatment at a sanitarium.
Leo M. Frank, condemned for the Mary Phagan murder, is granted life imprisonment by Gov. John M. Slaton. Frank is moved from Atlanta Jail to Milledgeville prison as a mob forms and troops disperse rioters with bayonets. Three soldiers are wounded in the clash. Mary Phagan formerly lived in Marietta.
Edward E. Kearney was elected president of the new Wabash railroad company at a June meeting in St Louis. He previously served as co receiver of the former organization.
Phisburgh Pennsylvania June 23 The Carnegie Steel company has ordered departments at the Homestead Duquesne and Edgar Thomson plants to resume operations in full and has also started work at Sharon Pennsylvania expanding the shutdown reversal across sites.
In Jackson on June 23 five men were condemned to death by the Mississippi supreme court for murder. The decision drew attention amid nationwide discussions of clemency, including focus on Leo M. Frank’s case.
A correspondent from Innsbruck reports cholera spreading in Vienna with authorities adopting tighter measures to stop the contagion. The notice highlights rising concerns over public health and preventive actions.
Fire swept the Hotel Arlington in Petoskey on June 22, destroying the building and its contents. Authorities estimate losses at $250,000, but occupants were believed saved.
Mrs. Edmund M. Allen the warden s wife was killed in the Joliet state penitentiary administration building. The crime involved an attack followed by arson in bed and involves a male inmate suspected of the act. Warden Allen was away in West Baden Indiana at the time and Mrs Allen expected to join him.
A Sunday tragedy on the Atlantic City beach left eight bathers dead after being overwhelmed by a strong undertow and merciless waves. Rescue attempts by lifeguards and bathers saved some, but three others, including a young woman, remain missing. The known victims include Marian Rhoads Creamer, 20, Beechwood College student. Charles Mattlack of Philadelphia. John Lisle, 30, a Philadelphia lawyer. Charles Green, a fisherman. William Francis Crow, Philadelphia. Frank Brigham, 16, student. Philip Arnold Jr., 24, Philadelphia. and Mr. McCabe of Philadelphia.
The department of agriculture announced weather forecasts for Tinois will be distributed by wireless from Cliopolis UL. Amateura may receive the messages flashed from 12 44 to 1 p m.
In Philadelphia on June 24 a chemical explosion at the Thomas Potter & Sons oil cloth works buried two firefighters under a wall. The victims are William Jones battalion chief and John Hillman horseman.
Grace Stewart Potter, a pianist sought nationwide after nine days missing, returned to Mrs. Scott Durand’s home at Lake Blu in Chicago.
Gen Christian de Wet, the Boer commander and uprising leader, was found guilty on eight counts of treason in Bloemfontein. The verdict follows a lengthy indictment and trial related to the South African rebellion.
A strong 8 pm tremor battered El Centro and surrounding towns causing heavy property losses in El Centro Mexicali Heber and nearby communities. Buildings destroyed fires erupted casualties reported including two deaths and injuries across several towns.
The Indiana office of Charles A. Greathouse released figures showing 768,692 children ages six to twenty one in the state this year, up 2,239 from 1914. A county tally by Ernest L. Welborn is included, with shifts in white and colored student totals and notes on a new nursery stock licensing law.
A rapid roundup of Indiana items reports Gary copying Atlantic City boardwalk fashion for bathing suits, a shooting incident at Posey Beckham’s home, boy drowning near Boonville, a wife shot by a farmer near Laporte, several drownings and a suicide in Lafayette, a murder indictment in Greensburg, cattle poisoning near Kokomo, a fatal industrial injury near Laporte, and a large Evansville Bosse Field dedication with city officials and visiting teams.
San Francisco reports Edward Unger reached 28 900 feet in the bal con Jewel City a potential American altitude record. El Paso hears a rumor from Chihuahua that a hospital was burned with many wounded soldiers killed though not yet confirmed.
London reports a allied attack north of the La Bassee canal destroyed with few escaping. French forces in Alsace renew the offense along the Fecht River, crossing it and seizing Metzeral outskirts while bombarding the Munstein supply line. Sir John’s statement claims further advances east of Festubert.
Officially announced from Vienna that Lemberg the Galicia capital was recaptured by the Austro-Hungarian second army after a violent assault. British reports say the Carisbrook steamer was sunk by German gunfire on June 1 north of Kinnaird's head with eleven crew saved and thirteen missing.
Berlin dispatch claims a declaration of war against Germany by Italy is imminent. Italy would likely send an army into France if war is declared.
Bandits stole a large automobile owned by Carlo Ames from in front of his home. They staged two street car robberies and eluded several automobile parties of police who were searching for them.
Eighteen miles of the Burlington railroad track between Axtell and Holdredan were washed out and service in both the Burlington and Union Pacific lines in western Nebraska was suspended.
Records show Hoagland Prothers Canning of Underwood to preserve produce with William T. Hoagland and others. Several clubs and firms formed or renamed including Traylor Woolfe Welding in Indianapolis and Industrial Sick and Accident to Capitol Casualty in Terre Haute. Names include E Yarko vich, J Cabich, M H Traylor, G L Wooelte, W Jaegodzinski, A Ozdych, E A Marx, F L Hand, H G Sweet.
Five young men ordained to the Catholic priesthood by Bishop J. Alerding in Fort Wayne include Rev. Justin Gelegrar of St. Peter's, Rev George Tiasser of St. Anthony's Benton, Rev Joseph M. Troth of St. Stephen's South Bend, Rev Aley Jarka of St Stanislaus, and Rev Joseph S. Misrtises a Lithuanian by birth. Lafayette's Battery G of the Indiana National Guard returned from Sparta Wisconsin. Purdue militia display praised as best in the United States, with shell firing by the Datiers f unit drawing admiration from army men.
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