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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
1
A jumbled miscellany discusses teachers, diplomats, theater, and science. It notes a mural professor, a potential scholars corps, and the fate of the Cor coms as unsettled. Amid jokes on din ll and profits, it cites coal prices, shipping pig iron, and the allure of Adelina Pat L plas tours.
A fatal trolley collision near Philadelphia leaves Amig ON dead as a car slams into a wall and strikes a worker. The event, described as remarkably unlikely, is noted by observers but tied to ordinary urban danger and the human cost.
Chariton reports that Cassiter F. Crocker of the defunct First National bank poured more than a half million dollars into a Chicago and New York gambling firm, Chapman & Degalyer, in his final years. After Crocker's death, Receiver Bostwick pursued recovery, Degalyer fled by selling his NYSE seat, and bankruptcy followed. Chapman’s solvency could influence a possible dividend for the bank’s depositors.
A cyclone swept southeastern Fremont and western Page counties on the evening of the 12th, killing Mrs. Will Finley near Northboro and injuring several others. It destroyed Lone Willow schoolhouse and the Finley farm home, damaged or destroyed multiple farms near Northboro Coin and Nodaway township, with no additional fatalities. Debris including boards and shingles rained down, with ice-coated shingles and stripped trees reported along the path.
Walter Potter family near Greene suffers fatal blaze when kerosene exploding oil can ignites clothing during a kitchen fire. Children Charles and Merle Potter aged 13 and 7 die. home destroyed. Charles runs for help, clothing burned off. Merle dies after neighbors rescue.
Mason City and Sioux City warders arrested several persons caught fishing on Fisherman Avenue. A wholesale haul of fishing tackle and related property was seized incident to the sport.
William Meonnel a well known Cedar township citizen disappeared several weeks ago after checking on a mysterious rain related incident. Neighbors and authorities seek clues about his whereabouts and possible foul play in the Cedar area.
Mary Mann, 53, white mother, was brutally attacked and dragged into bushes by a black man under the East Sixth Street bridge at 11 pm. She fought, authorities followed marks and a 150 foot path, Dr Morse aided, and Frank Brown, a Negro, was arrested and identified by Mann as her attacker.
A massive blaze at Hoover Distilling in Oskaloosa destroyed over 3,000 barrels of whisky valued at 150000. Fire doors remained closed, hampering entry, while a burst water main slowed firefighting. Damages included the stock and building. the U S government also faced 120000 in unpaid revenues. The plant may resume operations as the only distillery in Iowa.
Ernest Fidler, 35, was stabbed five times in the back and twice in the face by his father John Fidler, 70, during a fracas at the elder Fidler’s Littleton home two miles north of Littleton. The son, protecting his aged mother, suffered injuries deflected by the shoulder blade, while the attack occurred amid a domestic assault.
Arthur I. Vorys, Taft campaign manager, declares in a signed statement that Taft is foregone as the Republican nominee on the first ballot. He cites 643 delegates instructed or pledged for Taft, 225 for others, 102 uninstructed, with over 100 of those 182 likely Taft supporters.
Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan was selected by the Republican National Committee subcommittee as temporary chairman of the national convention in Chicago. The release lists numerous officers including John R. Malloy as general secretary and Asher C. Hinds as parliamentarian, with other appointments and a note that the committee adjourned after the selections.
Washington May 18. International Paper company and other paper makers vigorously denied charges by the American Newspaper Publishers association of an agreement to raise prices or curb output. Witnesses before a House committee investigating wood pulp and print paper testified that Canadian mills sell cheaper paper at a loss and that prices could rise if conditions normalize in England and Canada.
A band of about fifty masked night riders invaded the Hinton section of Scott county on May 17 and destroyed several tobacco barns. No injuries reported and authorities opened an investigation into the incident.
Beulah Hawkins, a patient at Los Angeles County Hospital, woke after eighty two days unbroken sleep. Her return to consciousness was unexpected. she stood and controlled her faculties though very weak after being observed by the County Medical Society.
In Laporte Indiana Andrew K Halgelein Mansfield 9 D was buried after coroner reports and Bertillon analysis matched jawbone fragments from the Gunness farmhouse to Mrs Belle Gunness. Dentist Dr G P Norton confirmed tooth conditions seen in the skull piece. Also found were David Havens and Charles Edmonds linked to the Gunness case.
In El Paso Texas three bandits tied and gagged a depot agent and guard, blew open the safe at French station on the Santa Fe line eighty miles from Las Vegas, fled with $35,000 pursued by men and bloodhounds through rugged mountain passes toward the north.
Rt Rev Tynatius F Nortsman bishop of the Catholic diocese of Cleveland died in Canton Ohio after suffering heart failure following mass at St John s church He was unconscious briefly then improved but suffered another attack and passed away at 9 30 o clock Local church authorities mourn the death of the prominent clergyman.
A fire Tuesday destroyed the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary church and its adjacent school, sharing one building. The blaze struck during the afternoon recess, and only a few children were inside, escaping unharmed as flames consumed both structures.
Firemen at Read & Sons dye works fought flames in a blaze at a HolidayRead factory. Relays in smoke blinded crews as they entered the building. they were showered with splashed dyes and chemicals, leaving hands burned and eyes irritated.
In Washington the currency bill known as the Aldrich measure, amended by the Senate, passed after a party caucus agreement. The Senate sent the bill to conference after the House refused to adopt it, as rapid adjournment prep continued with multiple appropriation and pension bills approved.
St. Paul Minnesota Democrats formally endorsed Gov John A Jolson as presidential candidate and voted 772 to 166 against a second choice for William Jennings Bryan The Bryan faction did not stage a rump convention after defeat and stayed in their seats without disruption during the credentials committee vote.
Five suits in Sangamon county circuit court seek debts totaling 1.76 million dollars and 150000 dollars in damages. Attorney General William H. Stead and Gay, Charles 8. Deneen sue the sureties of former state treasurers and one former state auditor for retained interest on county municipal and district bonds. Tem ple for Springfield Masons in Springfield set cornerstone ceremony for a 100000 dollar temple with a city parade of Masonic bodies.
Rockford reports that ex-aldermen 111-Dr. B C Dunn John Mash and H Woolsey pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from the Central Heating and Power company and were fined 2000 dollars each after an indictment on Wednesday.
Eight hat factories in Orange New Jersey closed their doors on Thursday leaving about 2800 operatives out of work due to failure to reach an agreement on wages and conditions.
Watertown report says Captain H L Mills, aged 48, a famed upper lakes skipper, died suddenly Thursday from bile indigestion. He commanded routes between Buffalo and Duluth for much of his career.
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