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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
1
President's appeal rejected by Governor Spry and Board of Pardons. Telegram from Seattle offers alleged new evidence disregarded. Prisoner convicted of murdering a grocer and his son.
Salt Lake City Utah Nov 19 Joseph Hillstrom convicted of murdering grocer John Morrison and his son Arling was executed by firing squad at 7 42 am He claimed innocence and fought guards with a broken broom handle before being strapped to the chair He uttered last words I’ll die like a man and the rifles fired Hillstrom’s execution followed pleas for respite from President Wilson and others none of his I W W friends were admitted to the prison barring a late inquiry into affidavits from Seattle William Husky had sworn he was with Hillstrom the night of the murders but the board declined to delay the sentence The body was claimed by Ed Rowan I W W official for burial in Wyoming authorities reported no Busky found in Seattle to support the affidavits
London reports Miss Annessly Kenealy, a noted novelist, swallowed poison in court after judging against her defamation suit against a wholesale book distributor. She collapsed and was carried from the courthouse. doctors say she may recover. She and sister Arabella are daughters of William Charles Kenealy, linked to the Tichborne case.
Washington Nov 19 oral arguments began before the Interstate Commerce Commission by carriers and shippers on proposed freight rate increases for western railroads. The advances differ from those in the western advance rate case recently disposed of by the commission. Increases are proposed in several dozen commodities.
Milwaukee Nov 19 Jacob Besonen aged 70 of Calumet Mich was found dead beside a big buck he had shot Heart failure due to Joy was the reagan Deer hunting fatalities for 1916 include Charles Kalmbach shot near Sault Ste Marie by unidentified hunter and Pearl Heaton killed by his own rifle
Naples Nov 19 The official report on the Ancona sinking by a submarine off the Tunisian coast says the submarine fired at the wireless apparatus without warning. The captain halted the ship as the submarine hoisted the Austrian flag. torpedo struck as the Italian ensign rose. Survivors used clothing to stop leaks in boats while the submarine continued firing.
Cambridge reports the Harvard football team and opposing unit paused for rest and mental poise as they prepared for the classic game tomorrow. The scene outside the stadium area showed a tense buildup with both sides refocusing after a close encounter.
France and Russia press China to join the entente to avert clashes between Japan and China and safeguard Far East peace. If China accepts, military involvement in the ongoing war is not anticipated.
Washington November 19. Congress may be asked to impose a temporary steel embargo to reserve metal for two new battleships planned in the navy five year program. The 36,000 ton ships would be the largest in the world and construction may be delayed until summer. Secretaries announce tentative plans for two 36,900 ton battleships to be included in the first year.
Chicago reports Colonel G G Shields, head of the League of American Sportsmen, says U S losses run to billions yearly as game birds and pests are depleted by carelessness. He cites quail, prairie chickens and meadow larks as victims and attributes large crop damages to chinch bugs and Hessian flies.
Henry Clews appeals through Henry Clews & Co. for the Dollar Christmas Fund to aid Belgian war victims. The drive, open till December, asks readers to donate to help old men women and orphans. Clews urges generous support before Thanksgiving.
Paris dispatches report Monastir fell and Serbs may hold a small strip along the front. German origin customers named Katzmann and Normanili linked to gown orders for a presidential wedding in Washington. A Paris paper cites Kurzmann of New York handling attire before White House permission. Bulgarians press on as Allies weigh aid to King Peter’s forces.
Allied talks advance as Bulgarians seize Monastir near the Greek frontier in Serbia. British French Italian mobilization and a London meeting of the allied war council are anticipated, with hopes of stronger entente forces aiding Serbia and a more unified campaign in the Balkans.
London court heard a case of alleged megatraffic in war materiel involving the Duke of Manchester. Wielor Sly faced charges for dealing in munitions without a license after a secret code with the Duke, who is in Paris, was found. Cablegrams with New York contacts Barnes and Carter discussed contracts with Russia, and Sly sought permits from the government. Bail set at 3008 pounds. Sly remanded awaiting further action.
A Washington dispatch from India reports the execution of twenty four Hindus and life sentences for twenty seven others by a Lahore government commission. Prosecutions are tied to charges of anarchy, disobedience, and subordination amid broader anti-British activity. The piece cites conspirators alleged to have operated from the Pacific slope, sending emissaries to stir anti-British sentiment in India. It notes uncertain extent of native troop tampering, with earlier Punjab and Bengal mutinies leading to death sentences and additional convictions for related offenses.
Waterloo high schools announced the officiating crew for the Thanksgiving day city football championship. G. V. Orr of Des Moines is referee, Marcy I. Eby from Iowa will umpire, and Bobby Thompson of Drake University is headlinesman, all drawn from Missouri Valley conference officials.
Venice was attacked again by Austrian planes as official word from the Navy confirms on November 18 a seaplane squadron dropped bombs on Venice's San Nicola and Alberoni arsenals aviation station Kos works railway station and several barracks. The squadron returned safely despite heavy anti aircraft fire and three hostile aeroplanes.
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