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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
3
The Farmers Bank of Glidden Iowa failed to open for business. With a $50 000 capital and $115 000 in deposits the suspension was blamed on rumored trouble and competition. President D Everts said losses to depositors would be small and an adjustment would be made. Cashier Joseph Poder cited no irregularities.
The coast of northern New Brunswick and Chaleurs bay was lashed by a Friday night storm that wrecked about 40 schooners and cost 20 or more fishermen their lives. Eight bodies were recovered at Caraquet, all French Canadian fishermen.
Washington June 9. Harry K Thaw asks the U S Supreme Court to grant bail while New York seeks to extradite him from New Hampshire to Matteawan. Chief Justice White may rule next week after briefs are filed. Independence June 9. Vern and Walter Siverly of Wapello killed when hit while sleeping under a car on the Rowley siding.
Philadelphia physician Dr Frederick Poole will present educational slides and motion pictures on life along the Panama Canal and the Panama Pacific Exposition. The Chautauqua program will feature his stereopticon and a large collection of scenes illustrating the great works.
A lively Chautauqua prelude features Mordelin a clever musician and jokester with a German concertina. Miss Winton shines as interpreter adding sparkle and originality. The trio blends music and literature to meet popular taste and draws enthusiastic crowd response.
Mrs Arch Legg wife of a Oneida general merchant was killed when a runaway horse leaped into her buggy last night. Her five year old daughter beside her escaped uninjured. Rex Schirmer 14 of Independence drowned while bathing in the Wapsie river yesterday afternoon.
Four people die in Ancona riots Sunday as anarchists clash with security forces while attempting to block a national celebration. Carabineers fire volleys, mobs answer with stones and bullets. a lieutenant is beaten by workers, swords broken. Government promises a strict inquiry.
Alma Bentley an 11 year old daughter of J B Bentley was severely injured after her tongue stuck to a frost covered ammonia pipe in the Joseph Haubert butcher shop. The pipe, unguarded, burned her tongue lip face hands and legs with immediate injury and possible permanent disfigurement.
Morning events at Chautauqua will guide children through a cheerful program of games stories and nature exploration. A capable supervisor leads a department designed for wholesome pleasure with a grand final hike and outdoor dinner for all attendees.
Mexico City reports the government suspends the Tampico blockade to aid peace negotiations with mediators at Niagara Falls. Foreign Minister Esteva Ruiz says the move does not hinder commerce and aims to avoid embarrassing the expediting mediation over the Antilla shipment of arms to the constitutionalists.
Montraville Wood, famed inventor of the gyroscope and the single rail car, arrives at Chautauqua to present demonstrations including the violet ray. He speaks in plain language, aims to enlighten the public, and holds numerous patents. Community interest grows as residents anticipate his appearances and insights into modern mechanical discovery.
London reports a government plan to indemnify prisons over hunger striking suffragettes with debate fueled by clergy and public figures. Clerics like Father Vaughan and Reverend Waldron voiced support for letting prisoners die, while others condemned forcible feeding and the tactic itself.
The Ben Greet Players come to town for a summer tour presented by Chautauqua management. Fifteen actors perform The Comedy of Errors, revived with stage customs of the Elizabethan age. The company, led by Ben Greet, is praised as a leading authority on English drama.
An intriguing study by a scholar who has tasted bitter and sweet details a life story that stirs. Father Fleming, born in Tasmania, grew up near English prisons for political and religious reasons, coming from an Irish family with a grandsire linked to Thomas Davis. He recalls penal colony memories and government schemes to deter escapes, shaping his view on brotherhood and compassion.
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