08 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
1
A patchwork of commentary and witticisms covers topics from Europe and Asia to American culture. The jumble references Bernard Shaw, Sarah Bernhardt, Moscow politics, Chiang, and a mix of humorous asides about flowers, mosquitos, and language trends.
A garbled OCR fragment references a widower, a kiss, and a trolley scene, implying a nearby legal or social dispute. Original details are unclear but the item suggests a personal incident connected to public transit and potential charges or charges-related discussion.
In Council Bluffs a criminal case questions the validity of a marriage where one party had a Nebraska divorce six month rule. M A Sweeney is charged with knowing marriage to another’s wife after R A Ball sought to annul a Nebraska decree. The issue may go to the Iowa Supreme Court, affecting many marriages in nearby states.
Des Moines reports M J Wragg has purchased the Midland Nursery at Twenty eighth and Grand Avenue. He takes over the nursery stock and all company property after the estate sale following Manager Chapin's death. Wragg’s bid was accepted and the operation will be consolidated with his Wrage Nursery company to expand landscape gardening work.
A blaze in Adel on November 30 caused about 65000 in damage to brick buildings and stock. H V Rickersons clothing store Hestons drug store Riggs dry goods and Adel Furniture Co suffered major losses. Des Mothes directed fire chief and crew with a chemical engine assisting the response.
Edward Murray, a town house mover, plunged twenty feet from a house yesterday morning after a guy rope failed. Several men fell with him but suffered no injuries. Murray is survived by a wife and child.
Fire in Renwick near Webster City yesterday morning destroyed three blocks of the business section. Estimated loss runs around thirteen thousand dollars with several firms reporting heavy damage and several others forced to close temporarily. Local authorities investigated the blaze and mobilized aid from nearby towns.
A fire at 2 a m destroyed the home of H A Church and Dr C G Cattele in Marshalltayn, likely the citys finest residence. Neighbors awoke to flames with one child reported missing. the loss is about 100 dollars with most valuables spared.
Independence, Dec 2. William McWilliams, jailed after confessing to killing his wife and five children, sits bowed and despondent. He claims they were better off dead and describes a two year buildup of unbearable home life, jealousy, and constant nagging. He cites fear for the children and his inability to leave.
Washington November 28 The United States Supreme Court reversed Judge Smith McPherson in Carroll v Greenwich Fire Insurance Co and others upholding the 1896 Blanchard law prohibiting fire insurers in Iowa from entering rate or commission agreements Justice Holmes delivered the opinion noting the law's constitutionality Att Gen Mullan and Col Charles A Clark of Cedar Rapids argued the case before the court Ignited interest in the east due to many foreign fire insurers operating in Iowa
Des Moines reports Georg Beveridge in county jail swore an affidavit exonerating Slim Burns in the Jerry Corcoran murder. Beveridge admits he perjured earlier testimony in the knock out drops case and says Burns did not administer morphine to Corcoran. He now swears the group at 116 West Court avenue sat drinking morphine, Corcoran included, and police sweated him into assertions. Corcoran later died from the drug’s effects.
Story City December 1 burglars entered the postoffice robbing it of 850 dollars in stamps and 150 dollars in cash. The Alsager Brothers meat market also broken into with the safe rifled and 30 dollars taken. No clue except the Iowa Central hander has disappeared, wires cut and robbers likely fled eastward with the loot.
Les Moines November 29 Armbrose Hust found guilty of possessing counterfeit coins with intent to pass them. Judge McPher ta sentenced him to three weeks? two? in the county jail at Avoca and to pay a fine. The report notes a man who drafted counterfeit half dollars recently in a nearby street. An egotist claims as many rights as others.
Reports from Kiev and Warsaw describe street fighting among sapper factions and Cossacks, with workmen clashing with bands of the black hundred. Martial law is proclaimed after heavy casualties and a mutiny in the sappers. In Warsaw, postal and telegraph officials strike amid unopened foreign mail and vitriol in boxes. Lennon dispatch notes mutinied sapper companies marching to artillery barracks, clashes with Azoff and Kurd troops, heavy losses, and a court martial warning.
Washington December 2 Judge Advocate General has completed review of the court martial cases of Commander Lucien Young and Ensign Charles L Wade and sent them to the secretary of the navy for final action. Both officers were tried at San Francisco on neglect of duty related to the exposition on the gunboat Hennington at San Diego. Found guilty on non criminal counts and sentenced to reprimand, with Secretary Bonaparte to confer with the president before ruling. An official announcement is expected next week after review.
The last day of grace for mutineers at Sebastopol expired at midnight with no surrender. Rebels in Sevastopol wait as Russian forces threaten to crush the revolt with the fleet. The mutineers show resolve, hoping authorities will hesitate before firing on them.
Seventeen people died in a Lincoln railroad wreck. Four men and four women were found in the city morgue with bodies mutilated and charred, preventing positive identification. Injured survivors reported in the immediate aftermath.
A fragmented text discusses twisting a map and letters around the phrase Vor Anger. It mentions a person forced to twist around Jt. first and suggests a conditional sequence related to angles and alignment.
Washington December 2 The Republican caucus selected Joseph G Cannon as the party nominee for speaker of the house. Chairman Hepburn chaired the roll call electing Hepburn as caucus chairman and Loudenslager as secretary. A committee was formed to escort Cannon to the chamber, where he appeared to cheers and read a typed speech from his pocket.
In Washington on December 3, Democrats in the house met two hours to discuss party unity and procedures for partisan matters. John Sharp Williams was unanimously chosen as speaker nominee, setting the stage for his continuation as minority leader.
A Russian torpedo boat destroyer arrived at Athens with its commander stating that the Turkish governor of the island Mlryline presented to Vice Admiral Ritter von Jedina a dispatch from Constantinople agreeing to powers’ financial control proposals for Macedonia with modifications. If accepted by Sunday noon, the international fleet would not occupy Lemnos and Imbros.
An unknown assailant hurled a heavy plum blob through a window of a car on President Roosevelt's special train during a Princeton to Washington trip. Maj. Webb Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes's son and guest, narrowly escaped injury as fragments showered him while he read. He retrieved the missile and inspected the shattered window frame.
Chicago reports that the football season closed with nineteen killed and 203 seriously injured. Six of the injured may die and over forty are permanently crippled. Public sentiment demands elimination of brutal features and slugging, with rules likely changed to promote open play to help umpires and spectators detect foul play.
Governor Pennypacker presented a 143 piece silver service weighing about 760 pounds and costing 25 000 to the armored cruiser Pennsyvonda at League Island navy yard in Philadelphia with many state and city officials and Navy officers present.
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins appoints Congressman Walden Smith Birdsall and Bard as Iowa's delegates to a Washington divorce law conference set for February 19. The piece notes anticipated impact on state politics, court decisions influencing public offices, and push for stronger vital statistics and guard funding.
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