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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
10
A young woman spent a chaotic day browbeating salespeople and service staff, halting a streetcar to block a fare dispute, firing and hiring a maid, and rebuffing a male suitor who offered to protect her. The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes she still did not smile that night.
Petrograd officials say Lutsk in Volhynia fell after a major offensive. They report capturing 58 officers and about 11,000 men along with guns and machine guns. The push crossed the Tkwa and Styr rivers and extended into Galicia near Trziboukho visky Jazlovets as part of a broader offensive.
President Wilson has nearly drafted the party platform for the coming Democratic national convention. It emphasizes pride in safeguarding U S honor and interests while keeping the nation at peace, with foreign affairs likely praising recent actions and the slogan America first. Domestic planks highlight the Underwood tariff act the federal reserve act and preparedness measures.
London reports the German admiralty confirms that the battle cruiser Lutzow and the cruiser Rostock sank from shell damage in the battle with the British fleet off Jutland. Both were said to have gone down while en route to harbor for repairs, though the loss has not been publicly announced.
London reports that one warrant officer and 11 men, survivors of the cruiser Hampshire which sank near the Orkney Islands with Earl Kitchener aboard, have been washed ashore on a raft per a Thursday admiralty announcement. Also noted is the death of U S Navy aviator Lieutenant R Saffey in Pensacola and a vindication of a U S collector in Washington.
Tornadoes swept Arkansas Missouri Illinois and Mississippi causing many deaths and injuries. The dead tally includes Arkansas fifty seven Mississippi eleven Missouri fourteen and Illinois one with reports from Dexter Stoddard McClure and other towns.
Yuan Shi Kai, president of the Chinese republic, died at one o clock in the morning in the palace after a illness of stomach trouble and a nervous breakdown. Premier Tuan Chi-Jui informed Li Yuan Hung, vice president, of his succession. Officials deny self-inflicted death or poisoning rumors. Yuan was fifty seven.
Washington June 9 The federal trade commission voted to make Commissioner Edward N Hurley of Chicago chairman to succeed Joseph E Davies He will assume the office July 1 The commission also adopted the rotation system in the chairman ship employed by the interstate commerce commission.
Across Nagasaki the Japanese steamer Oyo Maru foundered with many lost. Only 21 seamen were saved. In Amsterdam reports Dutch steamers say a flotilla of German destroyers was seen steaming westward past Ter Schelling island at 30 miles an hour. A Reuter dispatch notes Dutch army headquarters declaring readiness for any possible war. In Washington April exports reached 399 million dollars with 217 million imports, vs 294 million and 160.9 million in April 1915.
A Fokker aircraft was disabled in combat with French planes near Gievgeli and forced to land inside Bulgarian lines, according to a military dispatch. Also reports of anti American rioting spreading in northern Mexico with incidents in Chihuahua Derango and Coahuila raise alarm fromEl Paso.
Police report a Chicago family of six dead in a single residence. A father and mother and their four children aged up to eight were found. all but the woman died by asphyxiation. The mother, beaten and gas-smothered, clutched a baby. Frank Susanick, a carpenter, suspected killer.
Rioting in Durango and Coahuila escalates as the state department warns Americans against entering Mexico. Reports say Francisco Villa leads his bandits, with Santa Barbara looted and Parral terrorized as conditions deteriorate.
James J. Hill died last week without a will and his widow filed for a probate administrator. The Ramsey County court record lists the estate at 10 million dollars and includes signatures from eight children. In other news, the Seydlitz sank off Denmark while towed by destroyers. and five of seven Villa-era Mexican bandits faced reprieve, delaying executions in Albuquerque.
A fragment cites observers noting a woman’s balance, then remarks about women voting forming a party and platform, with a reply hinting at further questions. It also mentions advocacy of capital punishment related to someone else, set against a backdrop referencing Washington.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for skin relief with a mail order offer. The piece also includes a courtroom quip about calling someone a liar and a prodigal son exchange illustrating domestic humor.
A conversation questions postwar travel to Europe. One speaker says they have not announced any plans to friends, while another remarks that such plans are common and non costly, noting many intend to go to Europe after the war ends.
An admirer recalls Charles Dickens in Boston awaiting his first American reading. Dickens, described as stout with a red face, wore a boutonniere in each buttonhole and two aggressively worn watch chains. The scene sparked remark on gaudy fashion clashing with his genius.
An odd remark about a French war account notes Pomeranians attacking briefly, provoking disbelief. A woman dismisses the event as wasteful gossip about a person no one cares about.
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