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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
5
A notorious Dope Fiend, dubbed insane Blackie, is held in Kansas City for the Villisca axe murders of sixteen people. Detective traces Oman who overheard the plotting of the brutal killings.
News account reports William Mansfield alias Insane Blackie, a 26 year old ex soldier and engraver, arrested at Villisca after Burns detective agency linked him to the Villisca Moore family killings, the Blue Island murders, Paola and Aurora incidents, with Sheriff Jackson and authorities pursuing further developments.
Plans for a new Atlantic Hospital building call for a brick and stone three story structure with basement on Fifth and Oak streets. Reynolds & McGinn of Omaha hold the contract to erect a 82 by 37 foot fireproof facility with space for forty patients, ten nurses, a superintendent, two operating rooms, an electric elevator, and a large waiting room. The project totals about 25,197 dollars including heating and wiring, with work beginning after bond arrangements.
The War Department admitted that national guards will be called on if more troops are needed along the border. The guard units of New Mexico Arizona and Texas were already called out for border duty.
London and Petrograd dispatches report Czernowitz evacuated by Austrian forces for the eighth time as Russian columns advance toward Kovel and Lemberg. The Austrian move aims to guard the city from a possible Russian flank while Romanian papers foresee inevitable intervention. Two Austrian divisions reportedly captured with generals, artillery, and ammunition. Russians pursue and Cossacks overrun rear areas.
The president led a flag bearing march in a preparedness demonstration in Washington. Across the street suffragists unfurled a banner urging that suffrage states vote against him unless the St Louis platform grants women votes.
Officials report Russian forces push east of Bolki with sixty mile gains in a week while Austro Hungarians only curb them at the Styr. Prisoner total rises to 113,000 with 1,700 officers among them. Berlin notes Russian attempts northeast of Buczacz repulsed and over 1,300 captured.
June 14 report says old guard leaders seek control of Hughes campaign officials but Hughes supporters expect him to name the officials and direct the campaign himself.
Atlantic observes Flag Day with flags displayed on stores offices and public buildings. At 7 30 this evening the Elks parade will form at the lodge hall and proceed with exercises. Des Moines attorney J B Weaver Jr will speak publicly. Elks members march with flags led by the A R and a Boy Scout brigade accompanies them. Afterward the Ladies of the Bika serve ice cream and cake to club members.
A nationwide Flag Day display covers Iowa from Clinton to San Francisco with waving American flags along the Lincoln highway. Officials urge flag displays on streets, schools, houses, and businesses, and ceremonies include salutes and national hymns as decorations brighten communities.
Notied notices an Elka Flag Day program at the Elks home tonight with exercises and a dance run by the Bike Ladies. Ace cream and other refreshments will be served during the evening.
Dispatch from St Louis reports the Democratic National Committee elects temporary officers, che ers McCombs retirement, and signals a push by younger Democrats to win progressive support. Morgenthau advocates Baker for vice president as Schiff cables prefer a stronger nominee than Marshall. President Wilson directs the convention and platform talks, with Ohio and other delegates shaping the ticket.
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