Anita Tribune Debuts in Anita Iowa Publisher Sherman Mydrs
A brief local note from Anita Iowa introducing the Anita Tribune and its publisher Sherman F. Mydrs. The item marks a groundwork announcement for a community newspaper serving the area.
13 Nov 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
1
A brief local note from Anita Iowa introducing the Anita Tribune and its publisher Sherman F. Mydrs. The item marks a groundwork announcement for a community newspaper serving the area.
Reports detail the Boxer outbreak across districts near Cheng Ti and surrounding towns with church destruction and many native converts killed. Imperial forces clashed as troops moved on captured markets and villages. hundreds died, thousands dispersed, and relief efforts followed amid chaotic fighting. Smallpox also spread nationwide with 12,047 cases last year, though current totals show a decline from prior levels.
Report outlines a case where a man claims drunkenness as his excuse after assaulting a girl. Witnesses describe a confrontation in a wooded area where the accused and an associate allegedly attacked the victim. The defender contends innocence while neighbors observed the scene amid differing testimonies.
In Omaha Nebraska a pastor Rev William G Rabe of the German Baptist church and a young woman Augusta Bush were found dead in the church vestibule from asphyxiation. Gas jets burned out and the scene suggested accidental death with the gas supply altered. Police investigated the deaths as a possible church-related tragedy with worrisome evidence and witness statements.
Early returns show Republicans maintain a solid working majority in Congress, with Democrats making gains in a feverish race. Voter turnout across forty states favored Republicans, while several states elected Republican governors and one or more U.S. senators.
The excerpt catalogues election results by state with Republican gains and Democratic losses, noting governors and congressmen elected across states such as Nebraska Minnesota California and New York. It mentions figures like 85,000 and 20,000 plura lities, references to party leads, and scattered names and places amid a garbled, OCR‑heavy narrative.
An excerpted dramatic chapter follows a tense scene with Mary Tylt and Hart during a perilous pursuit through a forest and temple ruins. Voices clash as Humphrey Armetrong and others move to escape a mounting threat while hidden loyalties and danger loom in the shadows.
The article fragment recalls Irish politics under Arthur James Balfour, contrasts pacification efforts in India with Irish family hardship, and depicts peasant life and trial scenes amid wartime memories. It references Father Healy, Mayo, and social tensions, with scattered quotes about loyalty, mischief, and everyday struggles.
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