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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
1
A collage of satirical blasts and curiosities from newspapers, noting absurdities in politics, science, and society. It references a wide range of figures and topics, including western magnates, brain fever jokes, stolen submarine plans, Mosquito varieties, public morals, and a mix of humorous anecdotes.
In a local court one man testified that his car struck a horse, causing damage to the vehicle. The sensational claim sparked debate over road safety and animal control, with observers awaiting further evidence in the suit.
A Marshalltown bigamist who married Emme Mitchell in Webster City last July was sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary by Judge Whitaker. A petition from Marshalltown residents requested leniency. The article also notes other Iowa cases including a fatal house fire at Morning Sun and a fatality near Grinnell, plus local arson and assault events across the state.
An Audubon coroner jury concludes Dick Hobson 16 died violently near Extra. Report kept secret pending arrests of local suspects. ties to older Robson family troubles surface as earlier death and divorce cases are discussed. The Rabson family faces more scrutiny. sheriff to consider exhuming bodies for poison traces amid community uproar. An Iowa Cape Breton Coal & Iron Co formed in Des Moines with $3 million capitalization aims to develop holdings in Cape Breton Nova Scotia.
Five dead and nine injured in a passenger train wreck on the Darlingte railroad west of Albin. Victims include Mrs. W Z Mitchell and the Mitchell infant. several Chicago diners and crew hurt. Fire and bridge collapse follow the derailment. Cause under investigation. Train No 3, Chicago to Omaha, left Ottumwa late. Engineer William Wallace and conductor R W Robinson from Burlington.
Des Moines notes cover Madame Adelina Patti's December 22 concert at the Auditorium, plus the state railroad commission biennial report with Governor Gumting. It discusses railway labor issues, grade-crossing rulings, a major burglary of Bayar Taitning Company furs, and the recovery by Des Moines police. Also reported are the Bank of Germania payout stance, bank deposit trends, and proposed school building condemnations in Virginia.
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