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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
2
A slate of diverse items follows a wave of protests and political maneuvers. Suffragists from all states present petitions urging a federal constitutional amendment, while figures like Senator Thornton attack party free list policies. Other items note tariff debates, bank treasury powers, and Prohibition era logistical moves.
Fly pests cost the United States an estimated 157.8 million dollars annually. Cincinnati seeks 4.779 million dollars for 1914 city expenses. New York Central to run nine electric engines for 1000 ton trains at 60 mph. Halsey Idaho declines a 30 thousand dollar buyout of its water supply firm. National cigar daily use 21,718,448. cigarettes 23,736,190. Mrs. M B Chester of Middletown New Jersey starts from New York with two of her ten children walking toward Minneapolis.
Reports describe a five days armistice at a peace conference involving Servia Greece Montenegro and Bulgaria. China nears big battle near Sa Ho as north prepares to retake Nanking. Nanking has returned to the north. Coro Venezuela reports rebel control as mutiny confirmed.
F. Simpson of Kansas City was elected president of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges at Winnipeg. The next convention session will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa. Edith Rigby, noted suffragette, received nine months hard labor for arson at Sir William Lever's country home in Lancashire. The South African miners strike was called off, and Gare Saint Lazare in Paris handles about 45 million passengers yearly.
Rescue by a boy saving a drowning girl at Clear Lake leads the Iowa list of incidents. The report covers a river rescue, postmaster appointments, a suspected foul play case, multiple auto and train crashes with fatalities and injuries, suicides, an electrocution fatality, and local crime notes across towns including Donahue Reinbeck Chariton Davenport Ackley Storm Lake Grinnell Nora Springs Parkersburg West Liberty and Iowa Falls.
Thomas Dickerson confined in Boone county jail after confession on stolen horses. Iowa City to host major motorcycle and auto races on Sept 5 with $750 in prizes. Italian suspect Charles Ruffino found near Loveland en route from Alameda to Italy carrying $600 in gold. Baptist leader urges church union and less immersion emphasis. Des Moines deserter hiked seventy miles home. Everett Cooley facing court martial. Coroner probes baby death in Cedar Rapids. Electric power expansion linked to Humboldt Fonda and Pomeroy. Milford man Samuel Wood fatally injured from hayload fall. Masonic temple rebuilt for $30,769 at Carroll. Evangelical alliance convention August 18 24 at Chautauqua Park Waterloo. Red Oak federal building cornerstone with speakers including judges Smith and Deemer. Cedar Rapids attorney Joseph H Preston dies at 75. Shenandoah pioneer John W Myers dies peacefully amid friends.
About 100 business men and farmers in Onawa organized the Onawa Cooperative Company to buy and run Walker and Ford’s general store. Directors include William Brenneman president P. K. Holbrook M. M. Crafford W. W. Schools D. C. Dehn. Authorized capital equals 20000 dollars. A separate cooperative garage company was formed to run the Babcock and Mathiason garage with John W. Anderson president and C E Underhill secretary treasurer. Board includes E. P. Myrland J. J. McIntyre W. J. Benson I. B. Thompson H. L. Craven. Capital stock also 20000 dollars. Mr Babcock plans to move to California.
Brick layer Roland Yates sues Clifton-Kelley Carnival for $5,000 after a bulldog bite during a clash with a clairvoyant and her husband at the Hotel Jefferson site. Attachment seeks claims against the carnival rides and tents linked to the gaiety girls and clairvoyant tent.
A writ of habeas corpus for Dr. L. J. Aldrich formerly of Clear Lake was denied by Judge Clark. Aldrich, who had entered Knoxville for treatment of a drug habit in 1910, escaped, practiced medicine in Minnesota, and was arrested while visiting relatives in Clear Lake. He will be sent back to Knoxville.
G R Fisher of Beacons field sues B F Elliston for 17000 damages in district court over the death of Eva M Fisher on June 14 after a runaway accident near Van Wert. The petition alleges careless automobile driving caused the wreck.
Perry Holden of the Iowa State Agricultural College, now director of the extension department at International Harvester, declares alfalfa the most valuable crop for Iowa’s land during a two hour stop of the alfalfa special train in Burlington.
Two men riding in a wagon were struck by a Milwaukee freight train at Bassett. Guy Adams of New Hampton, aged 686 years, suffered broken ribs while George Palmer of Bassett sustained brain injuries.
The two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Steen died four miles from town after ingesting fly poison. Authorities reported the tragic accident, urging careful storage of pesticides to prevent child access.
The Algonquin club arranged a city tennis tournament on the club grounds during fair week from August 41 to 16.
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