23 Nov 1906
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1906
Page
1
The Buffalo Canter Tribune laments illustrators misreading authors and cites Charles Dickens objections to Hablot K. Brown and Cruikshank. It notes Dickens wished characters accurately portrayed and resisted unsuitable drawings or stage dramatizations. The piece urges consulting the author before illustrating.
A historical column argues universal suffrage is essential to purify the ballot and curb greed and radicalism. It cites women as capable guardians of homes and property and calls for a conservative balance in public life. A snarky aside recalls a dictum about sensible conduct and court gossip in Madrid. The piece ends with an anecdote about a Washington deathbed recollection tied to the war era.
A train robber was captured a few days ago while the offender was asleep. The capture followed the suspect's unexpected lapse and a period of rest before the arrest. Local authorities report the apprehension completed without further incident.
Robbers blew the vault and safe at the Citizens Bank in Henderson Mills County stealing about 2200 dollars in cash including 1200 currency 600 in twenty dollar gold pieces and 600 in silver. The interior was wrecked and two suspects fled toward Hastings then likely Council Bluffs or Omaha. Bank officers are M C Harver president and Homer Sickle cashier.
An Iowa memorial at Vicksburg National Military Park was dedicated on the afternoon of the 15th by Governor A. B. Cummins and Iowa veterans. The nearly $160,000 Grecian peristyle monument, not yet completed, was unveiled by Grace Kendrick Higby and Elnora Stanton. The ceremony featured remarks by Gov. Cummins and Mississippi Gov. J. K. Vardaman, with attendance by about 4,000 people and performances by a Centerville band and Vicksburg schoolchildren.
The Kinsella Grain company of Omaha protests excessive rail rates by Northwestern and Fremont Elkhorn Missouri Valley. It seeks orders to stop denying oats slipping in same cars with other grain and to end double charges on shipments from Colon Nebraska and Blair Iowa to Chicago. The Nebraska corporation buys grain and ships carloads to market points in other states.
Mrs. Jos Lempse of Moorhead attacked her husband with a razor as he hugged her at dawn slashing the windpipe area. A second attempt failed. She recently stayed at Mercy hospital with mind trouble and may face charges. The husband is likely to survive. two young children remain with relatives.
Federal Court at Creston probes a coal trust with evidence pointing to many Iowa coal mining companies. The grand jury may indict leading corporations if the presented evidence proves violations of the Sherman anti trust law. Wining companies are alleged to refuse sales and to curb competition.
Dill charged Miss Emma Ripke with the murder of Frank Potts on Oct 16 in their city apartments. The girl maintains innocence and says Potts died by his own hand after retiring. She spends time in jail writing notes and letters revealing a morbid mind and was visited by a Kansas priest. opinion largely favors her guilt remains uncertain.
Creston report of a homicide where Sam Feeley aged man was found fatally assaulted with a hammer while asleep. Authorities arrested 24 year old Robert McFeeley, the son, who is questioned as a cigarette addict considered mentally unbalanced. No witnesses, two surgeries failed to save the victim.
Mapleton man Claude Fisher was indicted for assault on a young lady in Monona County. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Oliver to fifty years in the penitentiary at hard labor. Appeal bond set at $15,000 in the Monona County district court.
Whitney Carr of Jordan, in a Syracuse probate filing, bequeaths more than 70 000 dollars to the state university in TowA City. The Jordan man also leaves gifts to relatives his library and geological specimens go to Syracuse University.
An epidemic of spinal meningitis is reported in the vicinity of Pomeroy affecting cattle. The germ is identical to that causing meningitis in humans, though so far confined to animals and a rare occurrence.
A paraphrase asserts that the devil lures the clever and pays better wages, referencing Josh Billings. The line comments on cunning minds choosing labor under demonic influence, reflecting satire on labor and virtue.
Fred Robinson of pt Fimo with Marshalltown cornice works on the roof of the Odd Fellows home when a fall fractured his skull. Source notes indicate serious injury and hospital treatment ongoing.
Farley brakeman Louis James suffers severe right hand injuries when a 4 coupling fails near Independence. Burlington lines face $30,000 damage claim from Lockridge wreck last March. Plaintiffs include Lawrence Allen of Monmouth and sister Mrs Wilma Will at Wallfield seeking $20,000 and $10,000 respectively.
A bomb exploded during a crowded Mass at St Peters Rome on November 19. No one was killed though panic and fainting cells followed as worshippers fled. The blast was under scaffolding near the tomb of Clement XIII causing a smoldering fire but no injuries or structural damage. Authorities searched for the attacker with no immediate trace.
Chicago Nov. 18 Insurance commission members finished drafting sixteen proposed laws to regulate life insurance nationwide. They adjourned with no full report but expect to present measures next winter in thirty seven state legislatures. T B Drake DC insurance commissioner will submit the bills to President Roosevelt for the coming message to Congress.
A violent storm moving northeast from Saturday night through Alabama Mississippi and Texas caused eight deaths and widespread damage. Torrential wind and rain demolished buildings disrupted rail and telegraph lines, blew down cotton fields, and left several areas unreachable as full casualty figures rise.
Portland dispatch reports the river steamer Jeannie struck the Dix near Alki Point at about 10 tonight. About forty persons are believed drowned as the Dix sinks. Telegraph wires are down from a recent storm, details unavailable.
President Roosevelt rode the presidential train to Pedro Miguel and Panama, inspecting steam shovels and dynamite blasts tearing into the Culebra cut. He questioned engineers, urged safety and overtime pay discussions, and greeted workers as rain fell and landslide concerns arose along the canal site.
In Coldwater Michigan near Batavia Station a house fire killed Charles Mowry and his four children Homer six Louise three and a six month old baby. Mowry awoke to flames, built two fires, then found the blaze spreading and could not reach his wife and children in time. He aided bystanders but his calls from outside drew no response as the structure burned rapidly.
A confrontation in Milledgeville Georgia between a sheriff deputy and a Black suspect escalated as the inmate overpowered them and died in custody. Police reported the incident is under investigation with no formal charges announced yet.
Rev Dr Raphael Ben amin rabbi of Temple Beth Bloom Brooklyn and formerly Mount Street Temple Cincinnati died in Brooklyn Thursday night aged 60. He served as a leading spiritual figure in the community and was known for his scholarship and outreach to congregants.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad issued an official death toll of 53 from the Woodville wreck, raising prior counts. Criticism targets railroad claim agents who settled two claims at 150 dollars each after visiting Mercy Hospital, while Indiana railroad officials announce a probe into braking standards and potential equipment faults.
In Asheville North Carolina Wil Harris a five time murderer was killed by a combined force of officers and citizens in a woodland near Fletcher Buena Vista after a lengthy pursuit. At dawn the posse found Harris and exchanged fire until his cartridge was spent. Report says two policemen and an innocent Negro were murdered earlier and the killings were avenged.
Grand Rapids Michigan Harry Lewis the Philadelphia prize fighter whose Thursday night bout with Mike Ward of Sarnia Ontario ended in wards death at a local hospital early Friday remains under arrest along with referee D O Ryan and Frank O'Brien. Prosecuting Attorney Brown said warrants would be sought charging Lewis with murder and charging Ryan and O'Brien with aiding and abetting a prize fight.
An explosion in the Hast tly tunnel on the Pennsylvania Railroad in Manhattan caused tons of rock and debris to bury workers. One laborer, who had fled a collapse, was later found dead in the wreckage after hours of investigation.
A slight tremor was felt at Mescalero Indian Reservation New Mexico at five o clock Thursday morning, shaking people and rattling articles from shelves. Similar minor shocks were reported at 441 Pago Tex alia and nearby areas.
In Goodland Indiana a Sunday blaze killed five or six people including a youth named Rowe of William Whitney. Two children and a farm laborer perished in the explosion and fire. Details are incomplete due to damaged text but indicate a deadly farm dwelling incident.
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