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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
3
Buffalo Center Tribune notes that moderate earners overextend to mimic richer peers. Massachusetts labor statistics show high uncollectible debt tied to widespread use of credit. While installments aid many, overuse fuels financial irresponsibility and erosion of debt discipline.
A 25 year old St. Louis woman died after extreme dieting by eating dozens of sour pickles and drinking excessive vinegar daily causing stomach erosion and acetic poisoning. Autopsy cited hemorrhage of the stomach. The piece also notes elderly life and grain crop forecasts, with commentary on health myths and agricultural outlooks.
Decorah endured flooding on the 7th and 16th after a hot day with three and a half inches of rain. Dry Run and tributaries flooded, bridges on Rock Island and Milwaukee lines washed out, a wall undermined near Peter Johnson & Son and L. J. Anderson stables, and two traction engines toppled into the creek. A fire alarm aided residents as damages included yard, cellar, and roof losses. a four years ago flood had ceiling losses over 100000.
Sigourney resident Ottunwa-Daniel W. Hamilton won the Sixth district Democratic nomination for Congress at the Grand Opera House on the thirteenth on the third ballot with 60 votes to 38 for Weaver. G M Tripp of Colfax spoke for Weaver as the convention adopted Wateruos platform resolutions denouncing graft in insurance meat packing food adulteration Standard Oil rebates lobbies private car system and political interference.
In Wellsburg Grundy county towns grown on unsecure plots. After the death of George Wells Iowa magnate, reports say several German town businesses sit on lots with no formal title, only possession. Administrators plan deeds to rightful owners to settle the arrangements.
About 2 058 Iowa veterans joined the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Minneapolis. Cracker Post 12 of Des Moines led the Iowa division with white caps and double breasted coats, escorted by Department Commander Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids. Major Pearson served as Clark’s aide as the Iowa division, comprising 354 posts, marched past with the Ireton band, amid corn emblem banners and corn colored ribbons.
In Sioux City a seventeen year old girl Lille Newman shot herself on returning from a cemetery. The despondent youth, who had helped carry the body of her playmate Josephine Shacktette to burial, was found by her parents with a bad shoulder wound. authorities believe heartbreak over her friend's death sparked the act.
Reports from Buxton to Oskaloosa officers describe near murder attempts and widespread fighting with few details available. A colored woman was shot in the mouth and stabbed man is doubtful to recover after a street altercation. Police say several nights feature brutal brawls and general lawlessness.
Allie Mueller a city child was alone in her house when a puppy suddenly went mad frothed at the mouth and lunged at her. The girl climbed a table to escape while police arrived to end the danger. She was unharmed but deeply frightened.
Davenport man Joseph McDevitt, a wanderer with Davenport roots, saved eight people from a fire at the depot hotel in Wabasha Minnesota. On an early train he found the blaze, rushed upstairs through flames, pulling six survivors from danger as others burned. Admirers presented him a purse of 22 dollars for his bravery.
Miss Jones, employed in Major Donahue's family near Iowa Center, dropped dead as she left a bedroom. She had been in good health and planned to visit her parents in Illinois when stricken. Officials suspect heart trouble caused her death. She was 18 years old.
A worker named A. J. Coree, part of a gang of electricians on the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern line near Harcourt, was hurled twelve feet when turning a rail. He landed on his head and sustained a broken neck. Death was instantaneous.
A sixteen month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Morris of Iowa Falls, died after apparently reaching fly poison placed on a dining room table near the wall. The poison had been set out of reach but was found to have caused the fatal incident.
Miss Stella Fisher survived a June 30 runaway, living six weeks on liquids while her lower jaw was fractured and dislocated at both ends. She has partial jaw control as dental appliances were removed recently.
Two and a half year old Harlan O Laughlin was kicked in the forehead by a gentle horse while playing in a barnyard in Washington. He is expected to recover.
A brief proverb notes that pleasing others often feels easier than voicing unpleasant facts. It distinguishes between kindness and honesty, urging care in communication while acknowledging social pressures to conform.
While playing in the yard the three year old son of Mr and Mrs H B Clark fell into a 70 foot well nearly full of water. The mother climbed down to grab the child but slipped. neighbors arrived and rescued both mother and child from drowning.
A Daily Mail cable from Valparaiso reports widespread destruction from a Chilean quake. Sixty percent of Valparaiso destroyed, thousands homeless, railways destroyed, and vast property loss estimated at 250 million dollars. Casualties in Santiago, Valparaiso, and surrounding towns total in the thousands.
In Columbus Ohio Aug 19 the twelfth district democratic convention nominated Col W A Taylor veteran journalist for Congress. The gathering endorsed President Roosevelt for his fight against trusts and also supported William Jennings Bryan.
The source notes a maxim about avarice and fidelity in one house. It recalls a past era when over 20 million leeches were used annually, but current practice shows about a million leeches per year per person, reflecting a shift in usage over time.
Washington confirms that Mexican laborers used on railroad construction are unskilled and cannot be admitted under contract. Doroteo Arellantes was denied entry in El Paso on June 9 1906, with appeals by railroads and contractors. Acting Attorney General Robb says unskilled labor cannot be imported under contract. aliens were ordered deported.
Dr William Hunter Workman and wife Fanale Bullock Workman ascended a peak in the Nunkum range over 28000 feet high and camped at the summit. A peaceful settlement is expected for the Aleutian incident involving Japanese poachers, with no complications anticipated.
Labor shortages spread from Duluth to the Dakotas with demand at farmers offering $2.50 to $3 per day and board. Many industries including railroads contractors and miners report insufficient workers, with only about half of needed labor available.
Reports from Warsaw describe ongoing terrorist activity with police and thousands of troops unable to halt attacks. Authorities confirm 81 police and soldiers killed, 160 wounded, and civilians suffering dozens of fatalities and injuries in recent fighting.
William Cahill a former well known actor born in Ireland died in New York. He gained fame before coming to America with Lydia Thompson and toured the United States. The note mentions a Standard company price reduction affecting oil operations and wells in the territory.
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