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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
1
A lone bandit forced Leo Perrin to open the vault at Cedar Rapids National Bank and escaped with 21800. Perrin was locked in after the robbery as three clerks and two janitors worked nearby. Authorities suspect the suspect entered earlier during bank repairs and may still be at large.
The city of Waukon sues the Chicago drilling firm contracted to drill the new city well. After reaching under 1000 feet the contractors abandoned the project and the city seeks $2,400 refund.
Information from Toledo confirms the arrest of parole violator Abner H. Saunders. Authorities at the state penitentiary received word of the apprehension in a report detailing the incident.
Alfred Samson, a laborer, after learning his wife had given birth at a local hospital, locked himself in the basement, sealed the openings and released gas, ending his life. The incident occurred in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. John M. Wright of 838 was burned to death when a gasoline stove exploded and set her clothing ablaze. Her son suffered likely fatal injuries while trying to rescue her in Oskaloosa.
The Shenandoah city council approved a drastic pay raise for a city official, increasing a salary by 10000 percent. The city solicitor’s pay rose from 1 dollar to 100 dollars.
A cloudburst deluged Louisa Muscatine Columbus Junction Cotter and Kalona washing out railroad tracks as streams rose beyond banks. Stores reportedly abandoned the well in the flooding.
H M Miller who was elected Mount Ayr mayor in April 1914 resigns from office without giving reasons. The action ends his tenure after about eight years in the position and leaves the town seeking a new leader.
LeMars report says Fred Hendricks a farm hand near Kingsley was found dead in his wagon with a broken neck after a hog shipment trip. Authorities consider a fall from the high wagon seat the likely cause.
Charles W. Liddell an Illinois Central conductor living in Galena was found along the railroad track near Scalesmound with a gunshot wound to the head and a shotgun in his grasp. Police investigate possible suicide or foul play as the scene is examined.
Muscatine residents fear Marie Barke may have been a passenger on the steamship Eastland in Chicago. Her parents seek news of her fate and safety as the investigation continues.
The corner stone of the new 30000 dollar school house at Bonaparte was laid with the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Order of Iowa in charge. Grand Master F. M. Moses of Canton presided over the service.
Coroner's jury sworn to secrecy probes the bride Mrs F W Meyers death at Van Meter with fifteen witnesses, all neighbors. Officials refuse comment and jurors say they are instructed not to talk. Indications point to a sealed verdict naming two parties, with potential grand jury action in September.
In Muscatine officers confiscated nearly $1,000 in non alcoholic looking beverages from wholesale houses and a state university sample is sent to Iowa City for analysis. The case aims to decide if near beer is subject to liquor laws while owners plan a legal challenge to recover confiscated goods.
Police at Clarinda uncovered a scheme where one man checked the liquor and another presented the baggage ticket. A trunk contained thirty eight quarts of whisky and a man was arrested when he claimed his baggage.
Iowa City resident Vend Vondra sek returns from Chicago after a kin death as his two daughters and two brothers from Lone Tree accompany him, saved from Eastland fate by chance.
A nine car load silk train from the Orient via the Pacific to San Francisco and Santa Fe to Chicago passed through Fort Madison. The special carried a passenger schedule and stopped at Shepton for three minutes for an engine change.
Floods have washed out thirty bridges in Page county this year and damaged twice as many. Repair costs are estimated around $10,000 by county engineer I H Taggert.
Mathew Maclean aged 84 died after an apoplectic seizure while mowing the lawn. Born at Springdale near Pittsburgh he came to Columbus City in 1868 and the Maclean family moved from Atlantic twelve years ago.
Samuel Matthews, aged 92, longtime county resident since 1865, dies. In youth he was an abolitionist and served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War era.
The Steamer Ottum wa Belle docked at the Atlee pier with what may be the last raft of the Mississippi river this far down. The raft contained 2,000,000 feet of lumber bound for Atlee lumber mills.
Iowa City doctors are puzzled by Regina Miller daughter of Fred Miller after a bug bite in Moline or return home with widespread poison symptoms. The case draws concern as medical staff seek diagnosis and treatment.
Nearly three and a half inches of rain in three days battered upland grain in the county and ruined lowland grain in shock. Boone loses one rural mail route effective after Sept. 1 with added mileage for three routes and likely turnover to Gilbert Station post office.
James Farrier’s barn seven miles north of Mason City was struck by lightning and burned. Loss estimated at 1600 dollars, with 1200 dollars insured. A large quantity of hay and grain also burned.
Atlantic-Emil Kuhr, a Walnut farmer, was struck by a fast Rock Island train at a grade crossing. He lost his automobile but escaped with his life, according to local reports.
The second annual Institute of the Iowa State Epworth League opened a seven day session at Clear Lake. Sessions are in the pavilion with cottages leased for the week and many tents occupied.
Miss Charlotte Eagan is dead and Harry Rein is injured in a Keokuk area automobile crash. Three other occupants of the car suffer minor bruises.
The four year old son of George Duncan died after stepping on a fallen telephone wire that lay across a heavy power line. He collapsed at the scene and died shortly after. Authorities described the incident as an accidental electric contact during play.
Mr and Mrs John Sutton of Monticello observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their pleasant Monticello home. The couple are long respected residents.
W aterloo report tells of Griffin a prisoner who after a three day hunger strike revealed a plan by nine inmates to break out. Eight others joined the confession after bread and water diets. They had dug a three foot square hole in the northwest wall and would have escaped within ten minutes if the sheriff had not intervened. The men were fed a big supper after confessing.
Weather data from 25 years kept by Prof. A. G. Smith and now by Prof. J. F. Reilly show August cold snaps. The writing notes 53 degrees and 41 degrees as recorded extremes, with 1911 marking the coldest August night in the period.
Five Ft. Dodge men were seriously injured when the automobile they rode in overturned and struck a barbed wire fence. The driver, P. F. Flynn of Duncombe, sustained the most serious injuries.
James Cuthbertson Glidden dies in a wagon shop accident when a board caught in a rip saw throws him endwise, striking the abdomen. The incident occurred while he worked at his bench.
A violent cloudburst near Erie Pennsylvania leaves about fifty dead and hundreds homeless. Mill Creek swelled five feet flooding the business district. many buildings swept away and the eastern city cut off. Mayor Stern and the council lead rescuers through the devastation.
Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield halts the inquiry after hearing one witness George Uhler supervis ing inspector general of the steamboat inspection service. Rumor of recall denied by the president’s authority. Judge Landis’ stop order blocks grand jury testimony, making completion unlikely.
Telegrams via Courtrai and Amsterdam describe heavy fighting between Britons and Germans near Hooge east of Ypres. Many wounded are being evacuated to Belgium from front lines as Paris notes the Allied battle line holds. Berlin claims the British failed to recapture ground recently taken at Hooge.
Great Britain and France deploy undersea craft against Germany and the Ottoman Empire. Submarines force the Dardanelles, reach Constantinople, shell the Galata bridge, attack Top-Kaneh arsenal, sink transports in Karabogha bay, and claim the destruction of a German torpedo boat destroyer near the German coast.
Allentown report says 1200 workers receive a war bonus as part of wartime orders totaling 5 million dollars. The note describes rising pay amid high defense demand and a large backlog of war work.
Burglars entered the Me Crewe barber shop through a rear window in Lamotte and stole 4 dollars 40 cents along with about twenty five trade chips and five pennies from the cash register.
Centerville resident Glenn McConnell died when his speeding car crashed into a sand pile. He was ejected over the windshield and struck his head, dying at the scene.
W. R. Smith and W. C. Loomis, the two men who robbed the North Liberty bank last month and secured over $10,000, will spend the next twenty years in prison.
Council Bluffs reports Postmaster Johann Detlehfs of Ricketts Crawford county was bound over to the federal grand jury by U S Commissioner Smith on a charge of misappropriating government funds with a $31,000 bond set.
Mount Ayr library board appointed by ex mayor Miller was approved by the town council and the board organized at a meeting in the library rooms.
The British steamer Costello was sunk by a German submarine near London on August 6. One crew member drowned while the rest escaped.
Mrs. Nellie Breeze Allen of Meriden Connecticut, age forty seven, shot her eight year old son Gordon dead and then killed herself. She had been in ill health.
Geneva reports the Italian invasion army has occupied two railways in Austria one near Malborghetto in the Vella valley region and the other near Livisi in Trentino.
The Buffalo express on the Buffalo and Allegheny division of the Pennsylvania railroad hit a landslide near Parkers Landing Pennsylvania. Engineer Jesse Williams of Pittsburgh was killed in the crash.
Washington Aug 5 The government will appeal the steel trust decision. Attorney General Gregory said the appeal to the Supreme Court is being prepared.
Snow fell in Muncie and other Indiana towns on Thursday but melted upon ground contact. Reports from several localities describe light snowfall in this section of the state.
Washington Aug 7 Gen Salazar a Villista supporter was killed in a battle near Nogales Mex as advised by Consul Sim pich at Nogales Arizona in a state department briefing.
News from the Dar danelles says Italy is near joining the allies to force the sea passage to Constantinople. An Italian officer arrived at Berlin headquarters.
Havre Aug 6 News from Brussels states the celebrated Belgian explorer Father Cambier has been condemned by German authorities to 50 months in prison for delivering a sermon titled Belgium's Martyrdom.
Washington reports the A B C conference at the state department led by Secretary Lansing foresees a final push to unite Carranza Villa Zapata and other Mexican leaders under a central government as per Niagara Falls protocol. If it fails, firm action is hinted. plan discussions include Pan American commissions disarmament elections and Pan American policing. Chattanooga ordered to Topolobampo. 300 marines aboard Hector at La Paz. Battery D Sixth Field Artillery and another light battery ordered to Nogales.
The ministry of munitions decides to set up extensive munitions manufacture in Ireland. A representative will reside in Dublin to organize the munition producing area.
At a Thursday meeting in Illion about 1,500 Remington arms plant piece workers voted for a general strike affecting all piece workers. The action follows ongoing labor tensions at the Utica facility.
James A Flaherty of Philadelphia supreme knight was elected by the Knights of Columbus in Seattle on August 6 marking his fourth term and the vote was unanimous.
All residents of Mexico City must surrender their arms to General Gonzales Carranza commander within five days or face death. The advisory, dated Washington, Aug. 6, reaches here with the directive.
Washington reports Germany rejects US claim that the 1799 treaty violated by the sinking of the William P Frye. The note proposes Germany pay compensation for damages and asks both sides appoint experts to fix indemnity. If unsatisfied, the matter may go to The Hague for treaty application.
Massacres South of Nogales push Villa forces back toward Nogales as Carranza troops under Gen. Calles press the offensive. American cavalry and a machine gun platoon stand on the border ready to fire if Mexicans enter U S territory while Washington notes unusual war and navy activity. An order sends Fifth Field Artillery from Fort Sill to El Paso at the request of the State Department.
A lone bandit robbed the Cedar Rapids National Bank on Aug 6 escaping with 23500 dollars. Paying teller Lee Perrin was bound and gagged and later taken to a hospital in shock. The Cedar Rapids bank lists 500000 capital and 6000000 deposits in its latest statement. Savannah also reports James T Fannan an 18 year old attempted to rob Merchants National Bank but was captured.
President Wilson plans national defense as a major subject in his forthcoming address to Congress. He will await reports from Secretaries Garrison and Daniels before finalizing policy and expects to devote substantial space to defense, attracting the most attention among recommendations.
The United States battleship Connecticut arrived in Port au Prince on Wednesday and landed 500 marines to maintain order amid revolutionary violence and prevent further outbreaks.
The Red Cross bought foodstuffs valued at 5000 dollars in New Orleans for hungry Americans in Mexico City. The shipment was sent on Friday to arrive in a few days.
A light snow fell Monday starting at three o clock and lasting several minutes. The town's oldest resident says this is the first August snowfall recorded here.
A French air squadron attacked Strassburg on Tuesday dropping 25 bombs causing extensive damage. The action targeted the capital of Lower Alsace with reports of significant destruction.
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