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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
2
D T Blodgett was found guilty in federal court on five counts of violating the espionage act for mailing literature attacking the conscription act and seeking to disrupt military recruiting. He faces a maximum of 60 years, with three counts combined into one.
A compact roundup from diverse regions presents brief items of interest for the time pressed reader. Highlights include notable events, quick updates, and concise notes across multiple locales.
An American seaman who reached Boston from a trench port reports four German submarines captured by twelve American destroyers. The week of February 4 is set for registration of half a million naturalized Germans. War department rules limit creditors from seeking army claims. Bolshevik seized National City Bank branch in Petrograd and jailed manager.
Whit street backs President Wilson's railroad government plan as a major advance in securities. Ned Cross enrollment in South Dakota reaches 170000 about 80 percent of the population, a record high for the state. Halifax explosion toll and damage cited with figures. Ground glass found in Camp base division commissary cans.
A city ordinance in Oklahoma City classifies failure to observe wheat less and meatless days as sedition. The measure targets noncompliance amid wartime food conservation efforts, reflecting broad civic enforcement planned in early 20th century home front policy.
President Wilson marked his sixty first birthday as the government seized railroads. Nevada Senator Francis Griffith Newland died of heart disease in his Washington office. USDA reports show 1 662 543 egg cases stored in 328 houses. US overseas merchant ship clearances rose by over 1.5 million tons in ten months 1917. Guatemala City nearly destroyed by earthquakes leaving 125000 homeless. Navy says city in ruins. Fuel administration head predicts mine control and labor conscription. Shipping board official notes 586992 lost working days in shipyards due to labor troubles since U S entry into war. Army disease deaths week ending Dec 21: 119. National Guard 120.
Zurich dispatch reports more than 800 members of the German minority socialist party were arrested by German authorities on Christmas Eve. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe is replaced as first lord of the navy by Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss. Norwegian losses include 30 sailors killed as five steamers were sunk by German submarines. Three British destroyers were sunk near the Dutch coast with 13 officers and 180 men lost. British Haig reports gains near Marcoing as trenches shift on the Cambria front. An air raid on Padua and nearby towns killed 13 and wounded 60.
Des Moines reports United States District Judge Wade dismissed Daniel B. Luten’s suit seeking ten percent royalties on Iowa’s concrete bridge and culvert work from the past decade. The ruling found the patents invalid as they covered common construction methods. Luten sought about 2 million dollars in royalties and future claims. he had collected sums elsewhere.
Des Moines reports Carl H. Duede and William Couch of Stuart, Iowa, as civilian aviators aiding U S to train pilots for France. They serve as junior and senior instructors at Gerstner Field Louisiana, explaining tail spins and training hours before solo flight.
The Hawarden municipal electric light plant suffered severe damage when a large fly wheel tore loose from its machinery. It ripped holes in the roof and walls, with damage estimated at 4000 dollars. No one was injured.
Des Moines report states 9 year old Les Bksell shot and killed his 14 year old sister Laura while handling a shotgun in their home. The boy said the gun fell and exploded prematurely. a 10 year old neighbor witness described the boy pointing the gun and threatening to shoot before the blast.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney bladder and liver troubles. It claims quick relief and urges readers to mail ten cents for a sample bottle while mentioning this newspaper.
Lieut Lomi Cunningham recounts a Negro selectee from Tennessee who answers education questions with yeses and jokes about a fountain pen used for vaccination. The man mistakes the pen for a jab device, lamenting that the place is “one jab after another” after receiving his third vaccine dose.
An old advertisement claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrhal Deafness remedy. It explains the condition as inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and offers a $100 reward for any incurable case. Circulars are provided by B J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
A Philadelphia Star item recounts an arrest where a black man admits stealing a fresh pumpkin pie from the MacGregor house on Marguerite Street. The judge questions the act as “justifiable adoption” driven by Christmas spirit amid tense racial language.
A home or druggist prepared mixture uses Ba Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken gray hair. The formula claims to color gray streaks without staining the scalp, leaving hair soft and glossy and low cost to make. Directions are included with each Barbo Compound box.
A merchant asserts he delivered a good price, insisting the higher charge reflected fair value for the clothing. The buyer protests paying more than ever before, while the seller defends the deal as a smart bargain.
Reflection on changing judgment as ideas grow or fade with time and experience showing today’s wisdom may appear folly tomorrow.
To keep clean and healthy take Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate liver bowels and stomach.
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