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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
3
Roosevelt faces interrogation over alleged New York graft and printing contracts as witness testimony and state residency requirements are examined. The article details debates on a governor candidacy and corruption charges linked to the Rain graf report. Military and international dispatches follow, noting Italy Austria talks and front line preparations.
Berit Amsterdam reports April 1 7 German ships attacked submarines in Helgoland bight. Several submarines were sunk or damaged as the German forces countered the mining and allied attempts. The update notes recent submarine activity and losses on the sea front.
Washington April 23 reports state the United States will not impose an arms embargo or alter neutrality laws during the war. The president’s reply, drafted by Counselor Lansing, rejects German Ambassador von Bernstorff’s proposals, upholding unilateral rights of neutrality and warning any change would violate U S neutrality.
Memorial bell rang Thursday as Mrs William Cumming Story was re elected president general of the D A R. Her entire ticket won by 224 votes. Tex Story and others were elected to key posts including vice president general Mrs Grace H Randal, treasurer general Mrs Clarence Randell, organizing secretary Mrs Grace Pierce, registrar general Mrs Natalie Samper Lincoln.
Reports from near Liverpool on April 23 describe the steamers Defender and Gascony colliding in the Mersey. Both vessels sustained heavy damage yet remained afloat after the incident. In Calgary snowfalls stretch across Alberta with drifts up to two feet affecting highways. A Paris dispatch notes espionage suspect Raymond Swoboda under examination amid fears of self harm. London confirms raw cotton is not a contraband good. Paris lists 29 French generals moved to reserve or retirement to accommodate younger officers.
The report covers Ypres fighting with British troops clinging to ground taken last Saturday, casualties on both sides, a death of Congressman John M Paulson of North Carolina, the strangling murder of Maria Cavels in Denver, flood threats near Muscatine and a public funeral in Berlin for air raid victims.
Illinois voters in 21 towns moved to dry with Du Page counties key wins. Lombard Naperville and West Chicago went dry while Elmhurst stayed wet. Feminine vote tipped results in several towns, with Naperville 476 dry 295 wet and West Chicago 277 dry 386 wet. Total wet townships dropped, narrowing the wet area to fewer than 200.
Berlin reports German headquarters say Lieutenant Roland Garros, famed French aviator, has been captured at Ingelmanster Belgium seven miles north of Courtal. Garros, known in the United States for competitions flown here, was last seen at Dun Kirk three days earlier where he shot down a German aeroplane’s observer.
Washington confirms President Wilson will not attend the Southern Commercial congress in Muskogee Oklahoma from April 26 to 29. Secretary of Labor Wilson will attend as the sole cabinet member, with Assistant Secretaries Malburn Sweet and Vrooman also set to participate alongside Treasury and Commerce officials.
Eddie Ainanith premier catcher of the Washington American League team was sentenced to 20 days in the workhouse without option of a fine in police court after conviction of a assault upon a street car motorman Joe Engel a pitcher was fined 50 for participating in the assault Crippled Children Hurt Fourteen crippled children were badly hurt and four of them are reported dying as the result of an accident here when a street car struck a van in which the children were riding Death Takes Rabbi Levy Rabbi Abraham Reuben Levy died at his home in Chicago He organized the Jewish Agriculturists Aid Society of America Overwork was believed to have hastened his death Carranza Troops Take City A wire dispatch from La Paz Mexico reported that Guadalajara has been captured by Carranza troops under General Dieguez Shoots Couple Ends Life Waller Hunter age 49 of Hartford shot and seriously wounded Mr and Mrs Beachey Crampton in a hotel and then killed himself
In New York on April 1 9 John Mertella aged nineteen pleaded guilty to attempted extortion for writing two letters to Vincent Astor demanding 500 under penalty of death. Also noted: John Culeny of Chicago is seriously ill at his home.
The Athens correspondent of the Petit Journal says former Greek premier Venizelos will stay on Samos for a fortnight and then depart for America. He called the king's denial of his statements an insult.
W W Marsh of Waterloo was elected national Democratic committeeman to succeed Martin J Wade, recently appointed district judge. Also noted were Frank Files New Petition from Atlanta for a reduced sentence for Leo M Frank, and naval Commander Fickbohn’s death in Chicago. Nearby items cover Turkish torpedo boats lost, a cattle stampede injuring six in Indiana, anarchists sentenced in New York, and zinc ore shipments from Australia.
Columbus report outlines Rep Rohm's proposed Ohio anti trust act modeled on Canadian law. Affected firms would face ten days to dissolve illegal restraints or incur fines up to 1000 dollars daily after investigation by a three member board appointed via the public utilities commission. The bill requires six petitioners to trigger action and sets court orders on recommendations.
Senator Cass of Putnam county leads Senate Bill 125 to codify road laws and fund maintenance. Backed by Only Good Roads Federation, the measure aims to protect a road asset investment of 100000 to 400000 in each county as auto registry fees of 750000 fund repairs. House leaders push Andrews liquor measure to elect county license commissioners in August primaries with proposals to share saloon fees with counties.
The Cincinnati rapid transit bill was reported out of the house committee with a passage recommendation after speeches by Senators Bauer Pink and Collins. The committee amended the bill to designate the city sub department of engineering as the official engineering authority of the system and placed certain staff in the unclassified civil service while others fall under the classified service.
Ohio issued 174000 automobile licenses reflecting improving business conditions. Registrar W H Walker notes many licenses go to farmers who seek the automobile’s value and pleasure, predicting 15000 more licenses this year.
Carlyle asks if courtesy should be tied to wealth. True breeding respects others’ rights and transposes into actions rather than status. The Jesuit colleges in France emphasize civility as the strongest magnetism, adapting to others’ flaws and needs.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a salesman touting a funded oil venture. An investor questions the claim of a profitable "gusher" while the promoter defends the project. The read is incomplete but centers on a disputed oil stock pitch.
Charles A Slatzhter a former Athens mayor serving an embezzlement sentence was pardoned by Gov Willis on the pardon board’s recommendation. Other cases granted clemency included Walter Schrovenski Glenn Selby and Frank Stonerock. William Sullivan, Chester Wallace and William Smith were treated variably with commutations or refusals. A separate note reports a Findlay elopement where Ellen Gilmore and Rolland Chane aged 19 wed in Monroe Michigan after disguising Ellen as a 30 year old.
A Pickaway county representative Snyder introduces a measure expanding property seizure rights for a husband’s debts against a wife living with him, framed as protection for household needs. The bill marks a controversial shift in marital property law and faces strong opposition from women’s rights advocates.
The editorial warns that European conflict saved textile industries in the United States but danger remains. It cites February imports under tariff and attacks on Wilson tariff, criticizes Democrats and President Wilson, and notes political maneuvering in Washington and Ohio.
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