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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1916
Page
1
Report from Bucharest and Petrograd detail a major Austro German offensive in Transylvania with the fortress of Kronstadt, towns including Constanza and Modjetto reportedly captured, and thousands of Romanian and Russian prisoners taken. The campaign allegedly encircles Transylvania. rail lines disrupted and Dobrudja front actions noted.
London reports heavy Allied losses as British and French forces launch multiple assaults against German lines along the Somme. Artillery duels rage south of the Somme as no infantry action is noted on the French front, while three German aeroplanes are downed in raids near Verdun.
In St Joseph Missouri Judge C Strop presides over the murder trial of Oxcar D McDaniel. Prosecutor Buchanan county official and Governor Major’s appointee Barker lead jury selection. McDaniel, accused of killing his wife, appears with a noted Buchanan county farming family background.
New York reports an official outline for a new British loan to be raised in the United States. The issue would total about 250 million dollars with a two year maturity and interest near five percent. Securities would include American stocks and bonds with collateral estimates ranging from 345 to 860 million dollars.
Saloniki reports via London that British troops raided German trenches northeast of Machkova on the Serbian Macedonian frontier from October 22 to 28, taking about forty Germans and capturing 18 men. The notice also mentions a Turkish submarine Kleo sinking a 3,000 ton transport off the Romanian coast and a German trench raid on the same frontier.
Military observers credit Field Marshal Von Mackensen with delivering a strategic blow as Constanza falls to German Turkish forces. The success strains Romania’s lines, limits Danube access to Sulina, and prompts French analysts to weigh the defensive impact and potential shifts in front-line posture amid the wider conflict.
Secretary of War Newton D Baker and Brigadier General William Croxton chief of ordnance of the United States Army inspect the Rock Island arsenal. They plan new buildings costing millions next year and extensive remodeling of the old plants.
The piece reports a Rochester speech by Hanley criticizing President Wilson’s stance on liquor and prohibition. It notes claims that Wilson has not changed his mind in six years and accuses him of inconsistencies on suffrage reform, tariff, and military preparedness, urging a shift in policy toward prohibition and related reforms.
A Marshall bank cashier John Copeland is on trial for murder in the death of Backway and a Catholic lecturer. The jury selection neared completion with W. T. Knowlex among the jurors. West Galveston witnesses and local spectators watched as two more jurors were added amid speculation about the missing Sadia Mek and potential key evidence.
In a hearing before the municipal court Chief Chief Hoyne and State's Attorney Hoyne moved to drop charges. Warrants for the arrest of Charles Worley Wilson Tatchardt and others were withdrawn after evidence was presented. The grand jury had previously indicted officials from the Sportstagn's Club of American.
Health officer Dr Weaver warns a modified smallpox outbreak may arise from lax quarantine violations. Unions of the Protestant card and misread notices prompt enforcement actions as teachers monitor for symptoms in schools and public spaces.
In Chicago, John Sanders faced a judge after being charged with non support. Sanders claimed injury and inability to work while his wife testified about the tension between dancing and daily labor. The judge found him guilty and issued a sentence postponed until October 23.
An Oct 24 dispatch from Pago Texas describes a train carrying the family of General Trovino from Chihuahua City to Junro. Passengers claim Ozma’s column advanced in three parallel lines toward Vila, but central force held, and the front segments withdrew toward Iragna about four miles from the city with no reported fatalities. افز
Adjutant General Lorin of the Iowa National Guard was advised by the War Department that troops returning from the border will not be allowed to use Fort Dexter Mothor and Camp Dodge. The request for quarters faced denial, prompting a plan to build a temporary shelter for housing troops, pending government aid. The decision aims to avoid unsafe winter tents without stoves.
Colonel Charles M. Allen of the First Austrian Artillery unit emphatically denied a report that sixty six men of 1D Battery were arrested and confined in guardhouses. He said the men were only lined up and questioned about a rumored minor offense, then released. He stated there were no prisoners in the guard at that time.
Wantington Oct 24 The historic named Congrean United States Abnncy and Ranger will appear again for the christening of four giant battle cruisers to be opened at the navy department in December. No decision reached but it is learned today that four names from famous vessels of earlier days are under consideration.
Local delegates head to Des Moines for a Baptist state convention beginning tomorrow and running through Sunday. Dr J W Graver will attend a key morning meeting. talks focus on uniting Baptist college work under a single Des Moines campus with Central College in Polk County as a past plan. Final decision expected Friday afternoon.
Lomion October 24 reported Prince Conrad Von dohntohn Schit Hugeturathie resumes the office of Austrian minister of the interior and foreign affairs. The appointment follows the late Count Stuerckh’s passing as prime minister. Hafor-Morsky remains premier and minister of the interior.
Cheyenne Wyo Oct 24 Two trainmen were killed when Union Pacific Limited No 7 bound collided with a freight near Bushell Nebraska late last night Several passengers were slightly injured The dead are John W Crawford fireman Cheyenne W A Moore brakeman Cheyenne John Ulrich also of Cheyenne was severely injured Three cars of the passenger train overturned
Senator F. J Jones to Associated Press denies delaying the case against Detective Wilkerson of Kansas City. He withdraws suit against other Villigen defendants, amends information against the detective and files allegations of conspiracy and slander tied to the Moore family murder of 1918. Trial set for November 15.
Police continued a river search on tax day for four victims of a car crash near Twelfth Street. The auto, driven by Nugo Warner, left the brink as the draw opened. two bodies recovered, including Jennie Klatancy, Klausner, and Sylvan Eaxél. Warner’s body was found early morning.
War Department refused Governor Clark’s bid to recall the Iowa National Guard from the border near Rio Grande. Adjutant General McCall in Washington notes guardsmen must remain to support border duty. Federal orders also send over 20 recruiting officers back to their commands, with no clear reason given.
Alexs ander Brown, a famed polo player, fell from his hydroplane craft into the Delaware River near Ey Hinetan below Unix city while 100 feet up. Attaches of the aviation m xehdol arrived by motor boat but could not revive him. Brown was to compete in a test for license when the accident occurred.
Rescue crews search the Jamikon mine No 7 after an explosion entombs miners. Two bodies are recovered and thirty horses killed in the blast. Crews work through the night as investigators assess the accident near Fairmont West Virginia on October 2.
Rain falls tonight across Iowa with warmer readings in the north. Tomorrow features clearing winds and a colder night with possible rain in the south and snow in the west as temperatures dip.
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