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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
3
President W. A. Taft lands in Cincinnati to a large, jubilant crowd as thousands line streets to greet his arrival at home. Local and state officials accompany him as he tours the city and delivers remarks on national affairs.
Secretary Taft arrived in Cincinnati to a joyous welcome from thousands of friends. His brother Charles F. Taft embraced him, and running mate James Sherman greeted him warmly as they paraded to Taft’s home. The event featured a formal welcome by Cincinnati officials and a joint statement from the national committee on leadership and appointment procedures.
Cincinnati June 21 report that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Senator Chester I. Long of Kansas gained prominence at a Republican confab with Secretary Tait over selecting a chairman for the national committee.
The torpedo boat No. 191 was wrecked on the coast during a storm near Algiers. The destroyer Piqua went to her aid and rescued the crew.
Frank Parker of Denver Colo was shot and killed near Kellogg Iowa while attempting to abduct his estranged wife’s 4 year old daughter from the Robinson farm. George Young a former business partner was seized at the scene and jailed. coroner’s jury found Parker died from gunshot wounds and Young was not justified.
Veteran head of Cornell College William I. King resigns after forty five years of service including forty three years as president. James Harlan elected unanimously to succeed him as president emeritus remains. The board records sincere regret at his final departure after half a century of devotion.
A cyclone struck the eastern outskirts of Sioux City on the morning of the 18th. Two houses were demolished and several barns destroyed. Mrs. Mattie B. Howe, her nephew Charles Eakman, and Charles Youhill were badly injured, one possibly fatally. Fred De Maranville’s home at Morningside was blown 60 feet. Bridges were blown from their holdings and crops along the path were ruined.
A grim Sioux City bulletin reports multiple fatal incidents on the 15th including Fred Geinke the veteran cigar maker found hanged in his shop Mrs L S Critchell burned and later died Selma Arold shot by Paul Ross and dying at Samaritan Hospital and Orville Whitford fatally shooting himself after aiming at Ethel Mathews.
The Iowa delegation held its caucus and elected committeemen including National committeeman Hart of Council Bluffs, honorary vice president Dr J R Guihrie of Dubuque, and others for permanent organization, credentials, resolutions, and notification roles with names listed for Magon City Cedar Rapids Oska loosa Algona and Wagle Grove areas.
Commencement at the State University, Iowa City, awarded 419 degrees and certificates. There were 30 candidates for advanced degrees, 296 for first degrees, and 90 for certificates, with some duplicates due to combined degrees. Total candidates listed as 384, up from about 318 last year.
In New Orleans the Giacona family invited four Black Hand assailants to dine in their French Quarter home. After hours of dining, the four attackers were killed or wounded while the Giaconas escaped unharmed. Victims named Barreca Cusimano and an unidentified Italian died. Francisco Vatéali of St. Louis was wounded and claims to have been shot while passing by.
In Watertown New York Mrs Mary Farmer was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Mrs Sarah Brennan. Justice Rogers sentenced her to electrocution at Auburn prison during the week beginning August 2. The 29 year old widow murdered her 56 year old neighbor and intimate friend to gain possession of the Brennan home, which Mrs Palmer had forged.
Mississippi congressman John Sharp Williams announces his resignation as House minority leader to take effect December 1. In a June 13 letter to H D Clayton he says the move serves the Democratic party and gives time to choose a successor for the next session and possible speaker.
Hans Buelkas, a farmer near Shell Rock, shot his 21 year old son Antone after a drunken quarrel with Lim. The boy was wounded in the groin and legs at under thirty feet. survival doubtful. Buelkas is jailed and bound over to the grand jury at the preliminary hearing.
In Marshalltown Iowa Central strike district strikers and strike breakers clashed for the first time in weeks. A party of strike breakers left their shops to go to a nearby saloon where they were met by strikers. A fight ensued and a strike breaker named Murphy was roughly handled. The attackers were driven back onto company property and no arrests were made.
Representative A. A. Wiley of Alabama, former chief of staff to General Lawton in Cuba, civil governor of the eastern province, and a member of the last four congresses, died at a Tet Springs hotel on Wednesday after weeks of inflammatory rheumatism and declining health.
Dr. Frank Stirn of Cudahy Milwaukee was shot three times while in his office by patient Antony Kriz who was arrested. Kriz reportedly acted after failing to be cured of an ailment.
A five second gap between lightning and thunder equals about one mile distance. Thunder has not been heard beyond fourteen miles. artillery has been heard at 120 miles. In the Philippines, possessing cocaine without a physician prescription carries a $10,000 fine or five years in prison or both. possessing four hypodermic syringes is prima facie evidence of guilt.
Miss Edith Mass of Marble Rock died at age 26 from brain congestion caused by fright after a recent tornado. She resided near Marble Rock, was born in Minnesota, and her home suffered severe storm damage.
An 11 year-old boy named Harlan Boy Under the Cara, with Harlan Carl N. Orgard nearby, was run over by a Rock Island train in the yard while driving cows to pasture. His leg was amputated below the knee at Dr. Biscard's office.
Iowa City Masons approve plans to construct a temple costing fifty thousand dollars. The vote marks a major investment by the lodge toward a new meeting hall and community gathering space.
Three thousand people gathered along West Twenty third street near Broadway to witness police raid a gambling house linked to up town hotel guests. Patrons in evening attire tried to flee by fire escapes but were stopped by detectives at all exits. Managers and patrons were taken to the police station in patrol wagons.
The United States circuit court will sentence 28 wrapping paper manufacturers Monday for violating the Sherman anti trust act by forming an illegal restraint of trade. The Fibre and Manila association faced indictments Friday from a federal grand jury against 25 companies and John H. Parks. Solomon M. Stroock, counsel for the association, pleaded guilty for 23 companies.
Two more deaths in the Post hospital at Fort Wadsworth Friday raised the toll to three. John Welsh aged 25 George Harvey aged 22 and James McDowell aged 22, all members of the Ninth regiment New York National Guard, died in the mimic war.
Benjamin H. Richardson known as the Harvard Square bookseller and landlord of President Roosevelt during his college years died Friday in Boston at age 76. He was widely associated with Harvard graduates and the Harvard Square literary scene.
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced broad tariff changes including a large reduction in lumber rates. Gates at the Missouri River were cited, with an estimated percentage drop in eastern lumber prices and other tariff adjustments implemented on Friday.
Five indictments were returned Friday by a special grand jury probing the American Jo company and related financial conduct in New York.
A patrol dog in Patras pursued and captured two railway thieves. One man was dragged from a baggage car, the other found hiding under a train. The suspects briefly escaped but Lion doggedly retrieved them. The Mexican pineapple leaf is noted for strong fine fiber usable in ropes and paper. A woman’s curiosity about engagement rings is playfully noted.
Dallas, June 22. After Texas state adoption of texi books the Governor refused to sign the contract with American Book Company saying it is a trust. The Attorney General began a broad investigation into the company and its allied houses. The contract with the State Commission was cancelled and bids re-advertised. The AG report states the company comprises nearly 30 different houses.
The piece cites Manhattan demographics noting 391,687 families with only 16,316 owning homes and 94 in every 100 paying rent. It argues land value concentrates wealth, making ownership scarce while tenants shift homes, likening landlords to feudal lords and referencing the Astor family.
A discussion notes that women are often successful in decorative work and collecting. It highlights opportunities for women to acquire curios and antiques at reasonable prices, despite declining supply and wary sellers. The piece praises feminine taste in furnishing and the role of women in creating “house beautiful” interiors.
To property owners who own a cay or town dwelling and barn or contents you can insure against loss by fire and lightning at half the cost of old insurers in a cooperative association with 35,000,000 in force and 38,000 policy holders all in town. Inquire in your town for the Town Mutual Insurance Assn Agent and if not found mail a card to C D Harsh Seely Des Moines IA for full particulars. Over 1,600 losses paid since organization.
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