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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
2
Widespread chatter on Thursday claimed government fees and European buyers affecting grain prices. Reports spoke of big losses for holders of wheat contracts as cancellations rose in Chicago and abroad.
In a northern Indiana crime linked to the Hazel Macklin case, three suspects, including a farmer preacher and his son, were taken into custody. The 1714 disappearance and murder of Hazel Macklin, a 15-year-old South Bend girl, resurfaced as investigators reexamine the long unsolved crime in Island Park after charges tied to the Macklin murder emerge.
A freight collision near Orient injures many while a special Knights of Pythias outing train from Cedar Point tops the damage list. Among the deceased are Margaret Solara and Thad Mitchell. several others remain hospitalized with uncertain recoveries in Columbus. In other items a Pennsylvania line derailment near Pittsburgh leaves seven injured, a Florida spy arrest unfolds, and a U.S. air crew accident near Port Ozark claims lives or injuries.
Aug 12 dispatch reports Commander McNamee alleging mobs in Vera Cruz incite killings of foreigners and requesting two battleships. USS Louisiana and USS New Hampshire sail from Newport for Vera Cruz, with gunboat Marietta and others redirected. President Wilson cuts short New Hampshire trip to return to Washington.
In De Soto Missouri on August 13 Mayor Joseph Glackman shot and killed 40 year old Mrs C J Jordan at her home then died by suicide. Officials say they quarreled after she left to cook for threshers and that the mayor had been drinking. The shooting occurred in the Jordan home kitchen with Mrs Jordan’s mother present.
Leo L Perrin, a Cedar Rapids National Bank paying teller, confessed on Wednesday that his account of an armed bandit forcing vault access was fabricated and that he alone committed the $20,000 theft on August 4. Ten thousand dollars has been returned to the bank.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against proposed rate increases for grain, grain products, livestock and packing-house products. Some increases for carload rates on brewers rice and domestic rice, fruits, vegetables, hay and straw were approved. Dissenting were Commissioners Harlan and Daniels.
Dispatches report British submarines torpedoed the Turkish cruiser Goeben, later renamed Sultan Selim, near the Bosporus and groundered it for repairs. German airships bombarded Thames ships and Humber construction with reportedly good results. Parallel reports claim Baltic actions against Russian ships, Zeppelin raids on east coast towns, and several Allied and German losses at sea including the Meotor and Ramsey incidents.
Rome reports Italian losses of 200000 in the Austria war labeled a ridiculous canard by the war ministry. In Indianapolis two Pennsylvanian trainmen were killed when the St Louis to New York passenger train derailed at an open switch near the city. Washington says prosecutors seek to drop further election fraud proceedings in the Danville district. The U S rejects Austro Hungarian views on selling war materiel to allies as neutral. Copenhagen reports the Danish schooner Jason burned at sea with crew saved by Absalon. The Norwegian ship Iris bound Newcastle to Bergen halted by a German sub and Russian mail thrown overboard. Sacramento reports Nick Gloria died July 12 at Martinez from bubonic plague. Sioux City notes 115 year old Stanbory Wright of Shirley Ark dies in hospital. Geneva Swiss intelligence notes Russian crop is large despite the war. Moscow harvest 20 percent larger than last year.
Roumanis continues wartime preparations at Mitsa Italy with reserves called to the colore, exceeding sums mobilized for prior Balkan actions. In Constantinople, 60 British troops including a major and two lieutenants were reported captured by Turkish forces at Sedd ul Babr during recent fighting.
The State Liquor Licensing Commission at Columbus announced minority appointments to local license boards across thirty three counties as terms expire. In Franklin county the new minority member is Clark C. Doughty. Several incumbents are retained in other counties, with shifts favoring Republicans in nine cases. The article also notes changes to staff, litigation on tax matters, and various state fair preparations.
An Ohio ventral station engineer uses a steam flow meter to detect cleaning needs as blade crusting raises steam consumption from 18 to 19 pounds per kilowatt hour. In Kansas a kerosene spray aids in cleaning without dismantling machines, with a small handpump injecting oil particles into the flow to scrub blades. The practice notes magnesia and graphite in steam and occasional oil to prevent trouble.
Washington reports Major General Scott will remain at El Paso ready for any border assignment from the state department. He reports to Secretary Lansing and coordinates with General Funston while pursuing Mexican faction talks. The state department plans a Pan American appeal to Mexican leaders urging a peace conference and an end to civil strife. Carranza’s consent could guide a conference with civil governors, military chiefs, and regional leaders in twenty states plus two territories and the federal district. Villa proposes a three month truce, not yet acted on, but could aid the peace effort. Villa’s Washington liaison says civil and military elements would withdraw if needed for peace efforts.
Silas N Eversale a former Dunhams preacher was formally charged with the murder of Hazel Macklin a 15 year old high school girl found strangled at Island Park near this city on October 24 1914 He will be arraigned before Judge George Ford today The son is not charged but held as a witness A burned canvas telescope bag tied to the case and found on the farm is the only link cited by police to the elder Eversole Authorities pursue a confession with little prospect of success
A fierce hurricane swept Jamaica's northern coast on Thursday night causing estimated damages of 10 million dollars. Great banana plantations were destroyed along with sugar plantations while life was not lost though communications to many areas were cut and some settlements' fate remained uncertain.
A playful exchange recalls Misa Seresum's birthday party with remarks about a cheerful guest and a theater manager in Hungary who seats patrons by height. The manager says shorter patrons sit upfront and taller ones behind, reflecting a curious local custom.
Police Prosecutor Francis W. Poulson addressed a Trinity Baptist gathering on crime causes, dividing acts into crimes of the head and heart. He blamed ignorance, poor training, and environment for much wrongdoing, urging help for the afflicted rather than mere punishment, and noting links to drunkenness and family breakdown.
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