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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1902
Page
1
In Washington chatter outlines Eugene F Ware as pension commissioner pick amid Capitol intrigue. Senators and representatives crack jokes on car fares, exam questions, and wardrobe as Roosevelt plans Wyoming trip. anecdotes spotlight age, dress, and power games in a bustling capital orbit.
A nine year old neighbor recounts a doctor visit announcing a new baby as the block relaxes. The scene shifts to a puzzling arrival, a stranger asks questions about a white man, and a mother explains the strict listening for the baby to breathe.
A fragmentary description notes a grand residence in London near Mecadilly with ornate stone and marble pieces undressed and unfinished. It mentions a conscionable presence among carnices and a rule for Udey to return to the Traaly Land, with the unfinished plane at the abode seen as temporary.
The village of Nazareth stands about 1,100 feet above the Mediterranean with surrounding hills ranging from 4,000 to 4,090 feet high. The sacred lake lies 5,660 feet below tide water.
Telegraph reports from San Francisco to Guatemala describe Mount Tacona and nearby volcanoes erupting after the April 18 earthquake that devastated Quezellenango. An estimated 1,000 or more die as lava, ash, and pumice flood Champanico and surrounding villages, with daily shocks continuing.
A heavy southwesterly storm struck Mount Carroll in Carroll county causing two minutes of destruction. Three new barns and numerous structures were destroyed, homes badly damaged, and the Baptist church unroofed. Estimated losses reach $26,000 with damage also reported at Ghhanwick.
A tornado swept through Iowa causing extensive damage in Des Moines and nearby counties. One death and many injuries are reported as property losses mount in the city and several other communities. Crops suffered heavily across the affected regions.
Earl Gar man pleaded guilty to attempted murder of his father J M Uueman on April 13 after a dispute over property. Judge Tharnell sentenced him to five years at Fort Audion penitentiary. The shooting followed a quarrel linked to quarantine measures for smallpox.
In June in Providence the executive committee members of a company led by Peter MeDer MoU and others ordered restraints on actions interfering with Massachusetts business. A constitutional convention in Richmond recorded a vote of 96 to 12 approving a new Virginia Constitution with 2 Republicans and eighty eight Democrats voting yes and three Republican and eight Democratic members opposing.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania miners quit after policing delays while two foremen remain at Stanton mine as pumps struggle against eight feet of water. Across multiple sites, bosses at Maxwell and No 1 mines pull workers. political figures seek intervention as the coal strike widens. Boxing, furniture, and legal notices appear in related dispatches.
Fatally injured while operating an edger, Willam Simmons employed as Blood Heathers sawfells, struck by a piece of unburden material. Mrs Lorimer passes away at 73 after long illness. she is mother of Congressman William Lorimer. King Edward and Queen Alexandra to dine with Ambassador Choate next week. London dispatch.
The Dun weekly trade review notes peace in South Africa boosts foreign markets and may help gold mining, with domestic consumption high but labor disputes limiting immediate gains. Rail traffic and prices show mixed shifts as steel, coal, and textiles steady, while grain futures dip on favorable weather and ongoing production trends.
In Cleveland Ohio on June 1 field judge R L Swick of Dayton was accidentally killed at the Cleveland interscholastic field meet at Glonville tracks Sherburne Wright man aided in the incident Swick collapsed after a pitch struck his stomach He died two hours later other items report a worming sequence of local tragedies and public notices from Madison Chicago Toronto Keyser Morrisburg and Michigan City with various crimes fires and closures listed briefly
London June report by the committee on military education condemns officers from chief to cadet for lack of knowledge and zeal. It calls for a merit based promotion, insists on basic education, and urges compulsory language study and reforms at Woolwich and Sandhurst. Recommendations include more colonial commissions and bans on polo and hounds to cut costs.
Reports from Valparaiso via the Chilean steamer Palena describe Tacana's eruption devastating Champeriso and surrounding regions. Pumice and ash overwhelm Fort de France as Mount Pelee erupts with a four mile smoke cloud, sea levels oscillate, and tremors persist since April. Exiled Boer leaders in Bermuda show eagerness to return home as war losses mount in South Africa.
The fastest telegram operator is Harry V. Emanuel of Philadelphia. At a recent Atlanta event he received fifty and a half ten word messages, breaking the world record, while Morria Tyne of Harmonyville claimed a rival feat. The report also mentions racing, hotels, and various advertisements in a packed, noisy collector’s page.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a poetic or stylistic piece titled Under the Turquoise Sky. The readable lines mention sampling, cheap rates, and a card forming new information, but the excerpt is garbled and offers no clear event, author, or location details to confirm a full summary.
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