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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
6
A concise roundup of current items of interest from abroad and at home, arranged for quick reading. Brief notes cover notable developments, market moves, and public affairs likely to attract swift attention from a busy audience.
Reports from the Atlantic and Europe describe German submarine activity south of Ireland sinking the Falaba and attacking the Vosges, with French claims at Hartmanns-Weilerkopf. Russian forces push through the Carpathians toward northern Hungary, while Austrians suffer in Bukowina and in the Carpathians with 500 prisoners reported. British ship Delmira sunk, crew saved. Kaiser William vows to see the war through. In the Americas, a Springfield Mass trolley crash injures, Tennessee trims capital punishment, and a Reading spy theory arises amid railroad line concerns. Mexican unrest under Villa yields casualties, loot, and a US reparation demand. Blanco executes for treason. Panama fortifications advance with mine fields near Pearl Islands.
Washington dispatches say Count Witte ex premier of Russia negotiated peace with Germany in Berlin before his sudden death. The czar’s envoy will be chosen to resume talks, with Col. E M House reportedly departing for Switzerland. President Wilson told the Baltimore Methodist conference that peace plans are not our privilege and wars end only with brotherhood.
The world title bout between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard in Havana is postponed to April 5 after President Menocal of Cuba objects to Easter Sunday staging. Referee selection names Jack Welch of San Francisco, as the Havana fight proceeds amid results from Battling Nelson’s 25 round comeback over Jimmy Fryer in Havana.
John McTammany, noted inventor associated with the player piano, died in a Connecticut hospital at the age of years old.
Brig. Gen. Charles Paler U S A retired dies at home in Indianapolis from a stroke of apoplexy suffered during a walk. Aged seventy two he was an army officer of distinction appointed to West Point by his father Judge Charles Paler after service with the Twelfth Pennsylvania infantry in 1861.
In Lafayette on March 29 Judge Caldwell ruled Tippecanoe county tax sales over the past fifteen years illegal. The decision affects more than fifty thousand dollars in property sold at tax sales. The court cited high court rulings and noted sales must occur at the courthouse door. Evidence in the Homer W. Hennegar versus Samuel Terry case showed the sale took place in the county treasurer's private office.
Marion county prosecutor Alvah J. Rucker condemned sensationalism around Harry Thaw and urged citizens to uphold law. He cited rising homicide counts from 16 in 1905 to 35 last year and called for strict capital punishment.
In Muncie on March 29 the search of the infirmary ruins was renewed with belief that at least three more bodies would be found. Two more bodies were recovered, raising the death toll to eight. Of 18 inmates listed as missing after the blaze, only two were found alive.
In Evansville on March 29 two orphaned Jones children filed a $20,000 suit againstEdward N. Viel a merchandise broker who was driving the car in an auto accident that killed Rev Horace Weeks Jones of St Pauls Episcopal church and his wife last April.
In Indianapolis on March 29 Judge Clifford served as pallbearer for a friend while his stenographer Miss Lula Grayson fulfilled judge duties. She read the jury instructions and sent them to the deliberation room. This marked the first woman judge pro tem in Marion county.
Indianapolis on March 29 reports a Black suspect confessed to belonging to a gang that specialized in stealing automobile tires. The confession reveals thousands of dollars in stolen tires shipped to multiple cities for disposal across the nation.
Gary reports Francis Taylor forty fell from his stalled car at a Pennsylvania crossing and saved his wife and Mr and Mrs O Gonnell before being struck by a fast freight train. The incident occurred March 29.
Terre Haute report states defense lawyers expect Vernie A. Lewis to plead insanity. The article notes significant illness and poor prognosis for Clifford and Irene Balding, ages twelve and three, with little chance of recovery.
Theodore Hardenbecker, an eighty five year old German resident near Dodge and Thirty-fifth streets in MAHA Nebraska, has lived alone for decades. He grows picture frames for a living, cooks his own meals, and enjoys morning walks, pipe, and German papers, planning to live to one hundred. His wife died. he has a daughter in Germany with many grandchildren.
In the lower East Side a Junior Police group of over three hundred youths operates under city support. They patrol after school on boats, enforce rules, inspect fire escapes and sidewalks, and coordinate with regular officers. Since its start street bonfires dropped 98 percent and disorderly gatherings halved. The initiative leaves precincts cleaner and reduces the burden on regular police.
In Detroit Michigan a new labor saving device under court benches causes nervous fatigue and swaying. Juries and witnesses feel the motion as castors lift benches, unsettling Judge Mandell and court staff. Short legged jurors crowd doors while tall jurors enjoy the lift.
In Overhill Massachusetts police with a warrant confronted William Patrawicz at his Crown Place home as he prayed. An interpreter reported Patrawicz was seeking forgiveness for stabbing Mary Zakarska at a birthday gathering the prior night. He said he could not leave to face arrest, insisting he needed to finish his prayers and prepare for a trip to the station.
State Department reports Count Witte in Berlin for peace talks after the premier’s sudden death interrupts Russian negotiations. German plans aim to detach Russia from France and Britain, with a possible Polish solution and Turkish cession to aid Russia in the Mediterranean amid a widening war.
A 700 strong posse confronted a gang of eight bandits led by Henry Starr as they rode into Stroud Oklahoma. Two banks were robbed of 4100 dollars before a pistol duel on Main Street. Starr was wounded and jailed, Curry a 15 year old shooter earned a $1000 reward. Bill Estes was wounded and captured. The remaining six bandits escaped amid the gunfight.
In an engagement at Matamoros General Villa’s forces were checked by Carranza troops, leaving about four hundred Villa casualties. Four Villa officers were moved to the U S side five miles east of Brownsville with wounds, with one colonel reported near death. Stray cross border fire wounded two Americans but caused no serious injuries.
New Orleans dispatch reports the United Fruit liner Heredia rammed the stranded Parisian near the mouth of the Mississippi. The Weems, a small coasting steamship, sank after swerving to avoid the crash. 20 crewmen were rescued. Parisian and Heredia damaged. Parisian carried mules bound for Calcutta and Heredia headed for Colon. Weems bound for Tampa.
John McTammany, inventor of the player piano and voting machine, died in Stamford, Connecticut. He was believed to be in his early 80s. The obituary notes his notable contributions to automatic devices and his long career in invention.
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