Curiosities and Quips From A Bygone Buffalo Center Page
A collection of satirical quips and short anecdotes on everything from a New York millionaire eloping with a waitress to real estate on Wall Street. Jokes about travel, crime, aging, and social norms populate the page, with wry remarks on taxes, mosquitos, and fashion. Notable tidbits include a chair once owned by Washington selling for 7500 dollars and a court tale about a Chicago man suing to stop his wife from talking.
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Washington
Mount Vernon Association
New York
Stock Exchange
Clinton Girl Attacked as Posse Hunts Roaming Tramp
Minnie Paarsch an 11 year old daughter of Riggs farmer John Paarsch was assaulted then robbed by a tramp on a railroad track near Clinton. She later described the 20 year old assailant who fled toward DeWitt. Farmers have organized posses and pursue the suspect amid fears of lynching if caught.
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Clinton
Minnie Paarsch
John Paarsch
Riggs
DeWitt
Hotel Clerk Found Wanted for Opening Mail at Des Moines
Frank Bennett, assistant night clerk at Kirkwood hotel, located in Pekin, NL, is accused of opening guest mail and stealing a $125 draft from TY Lewowitz. Allegations include prior forgery and a release before indictment to marry a waitress. Bennetts arrest followed a lengthy search after his disappearance.
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Frank Bennett
Des Moines
Kirkwood Hotel
Pekin
TY. Leweovitz
Kirkwood
Santa Rosa Savings Bank
Santa Rosa Tanning Company
Lewcovitz
Century Savings Bank of Des Moines
Chicago Exchange
California Institution
Bennett
A. Allen
White Shoe
McVey
Miss Reynolds
Iown
Sacred Jewel Worn by Dowager Empress Secretly Reaches Mrs Conger
Des Moines reports Mrs. Eewin Conger now possesses the sacred jewel long worn by the Chinese rulers It was torn from the Empress Dowager at a farewell audience and is carried around her neck as a symbol of protection and guidance for her journey home Mrs Conger recounts the emotional scene and its historic significance observed at Mrs Harry Wests home.
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Gonger
Des Moines
Eewin Conger
Pekin
Tragic death after late afternoon swim altercation
In Neath, a 16 year old boy Fred Brown died after a chin blow from companion Roy Holubar during a late afternoon walk back from swimming. The strike caused a neck injury at the base of the brain and proved fatal despite medical aid and restoratives.
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Oelwein
Fred Brown
Roy Holubar
Attempt to Blow Up Dam Near Mason City
Mason City report from June 24 describes a night attempt to blow out the dam at the outlet with dynamite. The blast caused a terrific explosion felt miles away, with rocks thrown and a farmer's hen house damaged. Only a small breach occurred and no overflow damage followed. If successful, a large farm area and part of Mason City would have been submerged.
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Mason City
Jake
Ingersam
Farm Landa
Rocky Mountain Limited wreck near Downey Iowa kills engineer
One dead and two injured in a Rock Island Rocky Mountain Limited wreck near Downey five miles east of Glitch Iowa. At 12 16 yesterday the eastbound train struck an extra freight switch misalignment. Engineer Barnhart of Rock Island died instantly. Fireman Frank Fagins and brakeman GC D Morse injured lightly. Passengers unharmed. East track blocked. head engineer leaves a wife and three children. Conductor Nicholas in charge.
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Rocky Mountain Limited
Iowa City
Rock Island
Downey
Barnhart
Grakeman
GC. D. Morse
Frank Fagins
Rai
Nicholas
Liquor Vote Tossed In Iowa County Court Battle
Iowa City June 23 Judge Byington rules Iowa county must stay dry reversing the Board of Supervisors finding that general consent for liquor sales was sufficient in Bohstedt vs Board of Supervisors of Iowa County The petition signatures were illegible unsigned or mis rendered by foreign signers and canvassers The judge notes nondispositive issues and costs taxed to John E Wilson appellee
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Byington
Petitlor
Iowa City
Iowa County
Board of Supervisors of
C. H. ¥. Bohstedt
Des Moines Chautauqua draws huge crowds in June
Des Moines crowds fill Midland Chautauqua Park as the event opens June 24. About 8,000 attended Bonker T. Washington’s talk last Sunday, with Sam Jones to speak this Sunday and Gov. Jos. W. Folk of Missouri set for July 4. Ground admission is 25 cents as organizers push for strong attendance and a record crowd.
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Des Moines
Midland
Jones
Folk
Trial Extended for Homestead Wrecker Jurisdiction
Trial of jarteh Von Kutaleben in Marengo was continued until October after defense counsel showed depositions must be taken in Germany. Judge Gyington granted the motion.
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Marengo
Jarteh von Kutaleben
Germany
Gyington
Miner dies in Cleveland mine shaft collapse
Chas Carter, a miner at the Cleveland mine, was killed instantly when a fall of slate collapsed in the shaft. A driver found a huge chunk of slate and investigators determined Carter had been crushed under it for hours.
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Laurens
Chas Carter
Cleveland
Carter
Man Hangs Himself in Chicago Rail Yard
The body of Theody of 8 6 Slarger of Randolph Ta was found suspended from a box car rafters in Drie railroad yards Chicago yesterday. He hung by four handkerchiefs knotted together. His name was tattooed on his right arm and a silver marker with Randolph Iowa was found nearby. The deceased appeared about 66 years old.
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Chicago
Theody
Slarger
Randolph
Drie
Iowa
Date Set for Peace Meeting in August Progress Report
Washington reports President Roosevelt informed by Ambassador Meyer of Russian plenipotentiaries selected for the peace conference. Japan may send envoys by early August, allowing time for Moscow and Paris negotiators to reach Washington. The exact date awaits the emperor and token of Tokyo or Washington initiative.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Myr. Meyer
St. Petersburg
London
Morning Post
Shanghai
Ologhiri
Russia
Foreign Office
Nelloff
Paris
Tokio
Meyer
Isolated Attacks Persist After Lodz Strife
In Lodz, June 26, isolated clashes continue as Cossacks strike a Jewish family and kill five during a cab ride to the railway, while at Paliminiac two policemen are shot, one killed and one wounded. A mass exodus ensues with twelve thousand already leaving and trains crowded.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Baluty
Paliminiac
Alexieff In High Disfavor In Imperial Shakeup
In St. Petersburg on June 24 the imperial ukase of June 21 abolished the far east vice royalty and named Admiral Alexieff a member of the council of the empire while he remains aide de camp general to the emperor. The retirement of Grand Duke Alexis as high admiral and the suppression of the far eastern committee signal imperial displeasure amid Manchurian tension and post January bloodshed rumors of a death sentence for Grand Duke Plexis surface in Tokyo gossip.
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St. Petersburg
Far East
Admiral Alexieff
Council of the Empire
Alexieff
Grand Duke
Alexis
Japan
Thirty Drowned in Vigo Bay After Bark Capsizes
Advices received yesterday report thirty persons drowned when a bark capsized in the Minho river near Caminha as the vessel arrived from Portugal. The Minho River empties into the Atlantic near Caminha and the tragedy occurred while the ship was navigating the river.
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Vigo
Spain
Minco
Alantic
Caminha
Portuzat
Lake Shore offers $2000 reward for Century Limited wreck
The Lake Shore railroad company offered a $2000 reward for the arrest or information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the wreck of the twentieth Century Limited at Mentor on Wednesday night. The notice was issued from Cleveland, Ohio, dated June 24.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Lake Shore Railway Company
Twentieth Century Limited
Mentor
Jerome Runs Inquiry Into Realetable Life Assurance Society
District Attorney Jerome of New York opened an investigation into the Realetable Life Assurance Society and on June 23 telegraphed to Superintendent Henricks requesting immediate copies of his report. He declined to comment on his plans in the matter.
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Jerome
Equitable
New York
Realtable Life Assurance Society
Insurance
Henricks
Digtte
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Poligh City Lodz Riots After Barricades Stormed
Chaos grips Lodz as reinforcements arrive and fighting ceases only briefly. Cossacks suffer casualties amid arson, looting, and mass gatherings. reports vary on deaths and injuries with hundreds feared dead and many wounded. Soldiers fire on crowds. women and children among the dead. Riot spread through Baluty and market squares with barricades, revolvers, and tailed funerals. Authorities struggle to tally victims.
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Lodz
Baluty
Joda Tast
Mob Removes Suspect After Riverside Assault in Nashville
In Nashville Tennessee on June 21 Simon Ford, a Black man, was taken from jail at Hohenwild by fifty men and struck to death after confessing to harming a white woman near Riverside. Ford was dragged to the crime scene ten miles away and suffered fatal injuries. He did not plead for mercy.
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Nashville
Tenn
Simon Ford
Riverside
Hohenwild
Ford
Lifelong Friend Testifies on Oregon Senator at Seventieth Birthday
Judge Tanner, lifelong friend and law partner, testifies about Mitchell in a Portland court. He recounts Mitchell’s concern over land fraud entries and bribes, urging destruction of off books and noting a revised partnership agreement dated March 1901.
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Portland
Ore
John H. Mitchell
United States
Oregon
Judge Tanner
Tanner
Heney
Senator Mitchell
Kaloma
Washington
Binger Hermann
Frank C. Baker
Republican State Central Committee
Ager
Mitchell
Kinbs
Equitable 5 criticised in preliminary state report
Albany June 22 a report by Supt Francis Hendricks to Governor Higgins on the Equitable Life Assurance Society investigation is made public in New York. The document criticizes management and trust arrangements under Ryan and his trustees, urges complete mutualization to relieve funds, and accuses James W. Alexander and James I. Hyde of fund manipulation. Henry B. Hyde’s Mercantile Safe Deposit Co. is deemed an unwarranted drain, with charges against Henry Hyde and associates labeled syndicate transactions as harmful. Tarbell exonerated though some charges substantiated.
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Albany
Pha
Supl
Francis Hendricks
State Insurance Department
Higgins
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York
Thomas F. Ryan
Folowings
James W. Alexander
James I. Hyde
Gage EB. Tarbell
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Henry B. Hyde
Equitable
Wheter
James H. Hyde and
Secretary Flay Returns to Washington Desk
Secretary Flay, back from a prolonged abroad absence, resumed duties at the State Department in Washington. He held a conference with the president after his return and began reviewing accumulated correspondence, planning to shorten his stay before heading to his New Hampshire home.
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Hay
Washington
Flay
State Department
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J. P. Boyd
Pub
Buffalo Center Tribune
Owa
Bufflao Center
John Barleycorn
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
Montana
Naples
Morocco
Weaver
Philadelphia
Texas
Admiral Rosestvensky
America
Alfonso
Edward
Allie
Dr. Osler
Polie
Nlece
Yonters
N. C
Massachusetts
Clinton Girl
Ars
Posse
Poligh City
Cupid
Seto
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