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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
4
The piece reports Thade Temper remaining at 6000 with a 25 percent gain year to date. It notes strong footwear activity, robust distribution of merchandise, rising midyear coal shortages, and ongoing railway, steel, and agricultural equipment trade optimism amid weather disruptions and supply delays.
Fragmented dispatch describes arrests after thefts and violence, listing patrolmen and prisoners, with references to London, New York, Trinidad, and other places. It mentions weather events, fires, floods, and ships, mixing crime notes with chaotic regional updates and public hazards.
A speculative syndicate with capital to buy a statewide chain of newspapers is planned, led by Caller & Son and Collier's Welly. reads say the plan will be announced around October 1, with participation hinted from New York to Hawaii and San Francisco.
Weather and flood notes describe the Brazos River rising to eighteen feet with heavy rain delaying or general disruption. The sheriff coordinates response as portions of towns face inundation while Pecos and nearby streams threaten lower areas.
A severe lightning storm near Piimyoanen Wisconsin struck Mrs Ta capa Harta and Edward Curtis's barn, killing the woman and igniting a fire that destroyed the Harter barn and Curtis's large barn. Her husband Al Harter and a son survived unconsciousness, with five children in the house knocked down but recovered. Cattle and horses were killed or injured in the blaze and affected area.
Tohn J. Gelr of Colorado, organizer for the United Mine Workers of America, admitted contempt of court after denying the court’s order. Eleven miners were released on consent to abstain from violence, with further cases pending and a pledge to observe the law. National View President Lewy now leads in West Virginia.
Crowded Charleston scene as miners and families await eviction from company houses. Federal Judge Ketner’s injunctions cited. workers to report Monday for reassignment under standard wages and conditions at Kanawha and New River coal fields. All workers must settle accounts, receive pay, and quit by Monday at the companies’ offices.
Wilkesbarre and surrounding districts report continued strike activity as President Mitchell returns, aiming to manage union plans and enforce distribution of relief. Reports note tense labor conditions, district meetings, and calls for shared sacrifice amid efforts to stabilize conditions and avert wider disruption.
Two sisters, Josephine Bettie and an unnamed companion, drown while attempting to rescue a playmate at Long Lake near New Albany, Minnesota. Local teens and a brother, Willie Kastner, are noted as aiding in the tragedy as villagers search the area.
The Little Rock article notes six executions in Arkansas on a single morning, with two white defendants and four Black prisoners. Among those hanged were Janes Kitts at 2 pm in Arkansas City and others for murders near Wallaceburg, Spring At Arkansas, Center Paint, and Wy an Wit Var. The piece emphasizes the rapid sequence of death sentences carried out statewide.
Fragmented report notes a double lynching in Wemeladort West Virginia with a white police officer murdered and a third Black man shot by a mob of about thirty five. The piece then lists scattered results from Friday games across American Association National League and city briefs, with garbled names and outcomes.
James J. Jeffries defends his world heavyweight title against Fitzsimmons in an intense eight round battle. Jeffries withstands brutal punishment and mounts a late rally to drop Fitzsimmons, who collapses after a punishing sequence. The arena erupts as the elder champion's victory is sealed.
Manila July 28 reports advise that preparations for monster anti friar demonstrations are under way in Manila. Fears of violent processions, theater speeches, and crowded church areas prompt calls for protection of religious corporations amid rising tensions.
Rail ads touts health and pleasure resorts from Neosho and Noel Missouri to Stroam Springs Arkansas and Mena Arkansas. Describes mineral waters cures for rheumatism kidney diseases stomach ailments and general health. Also highlights winter Gulf coast retreats and fishing opportunities across Arkansas Missouri and Louisiana with prices per day or week.
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