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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
4
A mosaic of quips and social jests references Puffalo Center jokes and New York gossip. It mentions Philadelphia juries valuing a kiss, Ridgely advising bankers, and temperance comments. Also notes on fashion, marriage legality, a Boston Globe census remark, and a pugilist Jeffries quitting boxing for personal reasons.
Boston readers weigh if an oracle publication misreported a finding from the upper Jurassic epoch or if Gracie truly piecewise fictionalized the sequence of events in the contested account titled the rece, teats.
Red Oak and Denison trial coverage details Sherman Shercliffe’s testimony on Parole for $1000, later raised to $2000, with references to a “Hacker” intermediary. Judge Green segregates jurors and witnesses. letters from Dennison to Homer Morris read in court. Multiple witnesses, cross examinations, and allegations surface about Dennison’s role in the Pollack robbery and related crimes.
Deputy Land of Blackwell arrives in Red Oak with a warrant for Shorcliffe’s arrest after a 1901 burglary at Blackwell tied to Mayor Prettyman’s home. Governor Ferguson seeks requisition. Shercliffe vows confrontation, describing his defiance and a scar on his left shoulder. Local sheriff Lund boasts two large revolvers and readiness to act.
William Conrad Brandt, adopted son of William Zeigler, will inherit 25 million from the Zeigler estate after Zeigler’s death in Connecticut. Born July 28 1882 in Muscatine he lived with Zeigler since age three and was legally adopted last summer. His uncle Cal W Hurling of this city is a relative. His mother is Mrs Conrad Haney of Newark and his father is a Chicago baking powder manufacturer.
W E Brown former Storm Lake banker testified in federal court that he urged cashier Alexander to alter the books to cover a $10,000 certificate of deposit sent to Des Moines National Bank. Brown faced strong cross examination as prosecutors built their case. A Spencer witness said Brown spoke of large land deals and future expenditures, with further arguments set to begin next day.
In steady rain at Des Moines the sixteenth Intercollegiate meet concluded with Iowa taking first place after a strong team effort. Grinnell edged Drake and Normal for second and fourth respectively, while Ames impressed in heats though未, and individual event results show Town leading with a 3B1 2 score and overall scores dominated by Iowa.
The next general assembly of the Presbyterian church will be held at Des Moines. May 26.
The text sketches odd rites involving firefly catchers in Japan and Mexico. It mentions walls built thick to resist earthquakes and water, caged insects used as ornaments, and a curious hunt starting with a bamboo pole and bag. It portrays staged rituals and gathering of fireflies in prescherd settings.
Official dispatches from Tokio and Washington detail the destruction of Russian battleships Orel and Gorodino and other vessels as Admiral Togo's fleet engages the Russian Baltic fleet near the Taushima straits. Reports describe Japanese victory rumors and ongoing battle, with U.S. inquiry into a possible Formosan vessel sinking.
From St Petersburg on May 29 the emperor and public awaited authentic news of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and his fleet. Reports from Nagasaki of sinking five Russian warships including a battleship and a repair ship stirred pessimism at the admiralty, though officials hoped Rosetvensky’s fleet suffered limited losses while Japan’s casualties appeared similar.
A blaze at Maxwell and Crouch and Sparks Bros stables in the National Stock Yards killed over four hundred mules. The loss is estimated at $100,000 and expected to be covered by insurance. The cause and detection time of the fire remain unknown.
Mrs Mary A Livermore, the well known writer and reformer, dies at her home yesterday after a bout of bronchitis and heart weakness.
Chicago building trades vote to stay out of the national steel and labor action, pledging to work with materials even if hauled by nonunion labor. Rioting breaks out in the lumber district as mobs clash with wagons, police fire six shots but cause no injuries. Rough crowds attack a wagon near Canal and Madison, and arrests total about forty after police respond to disturbances.
Chicago May 28 The general executive board of the Teamsters Union has removed management of the strike from President Shea and placed it under the executive board and the local Chicago joint strike committee. The board pledged to continue the fight with frequent conferences and to announce any policy changes promptly while aiming for peace on terms acceptable to the workers.
In St. Petersburg on May 26 Admiral Avelian head of the Russian admiralty predicts possible engagement with Admiral Togo. He denies reports that Vice Admiral Rozestvensky sought relief, noting health strains but asserting ongoing strength and leadership. He shifts strain to Vice Admiral Voelkorgam, who has suffered in the tropics.
News from Tokio reports that Admiral Horestyen sky's feet sank an American steamer off Formosa around May 21. The ship's name is not known and casualties are not yet confirmed.
The Reina Mercedes, sunk to block the harbor at Santiago in 1898, has been repaired and placed in commission. It sailed for New Port to serve as a receiving ship. Kaloleff Kaleiaff, who assassinated Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow in February 1887, was reported hanged yesterday at an unspecified time in St. Petersburg.
The Chickamauga Park military post near the historic battlefield operates a large acetylene gas plant lighting about 65 street lamps and 75 principal buildings. Since 1904 the War Department has installed acetylene plants in Indian schools and other government sites, praising its safety and practicality for widespread use.
Two Wesleyan deaconesses have started work in West Africa. Mealera notes that Defiance Starch cannot be sold in any other cold crate form once customers try it. The starch can be used cold or oiled.
The text cites Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a trusted laxative for children and features anecdotes about a South Australian man who survived four days in the bush after breaking a telegraph wire. It also recounts Judge Spencer R. Atkinson’s early career case where repeated juries were exhausted, ending with a note that the Beckham vs Lyles case could not proceed further in that court.
In Piney Mats Tenn on May 20 a local man D Hilton credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing two years of rheumatism in just two days. He says doctors called it rheumatism and the relief has lasted with no return of pain. He praises the pills as the grandest on earth and cites uric acid buildup as the cause. Healthy kidneys remove uric acid. the pills aim to restore kidney health.
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