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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
1
At Fort Myer a propeller blade shattered during a two man flight, causing a crash that killed Lieut Thomas Selfridge and seriously injured Orville Wright. A second blade broke a wire, destroying control of the craft. Wright fatefully survived with fractures while thousands witnessed the disaster.
Paris police arrest alleged thief known as S Pellsdorf of San Francisco. He is said to be wanted in every European capital for stealing bank collectors wallets.
At a Trernagle family reunion near Randall the scheme to penalize unmarried and childless members aged beyond a threshold was discussed. One hundred attended. 462 descendants traced to Peter and Helen Trernagle across six generations, with 92 deaths overall and 360 living. The year brought three marriages and fourteen births with no deaths, and Stratford will host next year’s meeting.
The deed for a $16,000 property near Fort Dodge was given by Father Coffin to the W C T U of Iowa for a voluntary reformatory for women. The 25 room building sits on a 700 acre Coffin farm with 14 surrounding acres, 100 tree orchard, and 60 rods of grapevines. Women will enter for a two year stay to study an occupation and earn a living with reform overseen by the state board. The Benedict home sale funds a memorial for Mother Benedict’s rescue work.
Ottumwa municipal officers at a statewide convention unanimously opposed the states uniform municipal accounting law. They argued one set of books cannot record all varied city transactions and noted issues in adopting the Thirty first general assembly measure. State Examiner A D Sheet of Des Moines presented a lengthy report, and John MacVigar of Des Moines praised the Des Moines plan. Clerks and auditors formed a separate meeting to organize an auxiliary body of accounting officers within the league.
A Mul roney Manufacturing Company plant in Fort Dodge burned, causing an estimated loss over 125000. The three story brick building housed stock over 80000 worth and machinery valued at 20000. Unknown cause, likely faulty wiring, with part of the business district briefly threatened. Insurance losses projected at 30000 to 40000 beyond the insured value.
Fort Dodge Iowa eyes the largest crowd in its history as Judge Taft is set to speak, with trains scheduled to arrive after 11 am and depart for Omaha. Senator Dolliver may join, and a luncheon at the Dolliver home is planned. Politics will be set aside for a grand demonstration honoring the guest.
Morning View Company starts a project along the Burlington railroad with a new picture and vaudeville circuit. Creston Shenandoah Clarinda and Red Oak have rented rooms for theaters, and the plan includes fifteen or more venues operated by the Comet Amusement Company based in Red Oak.
A merger of Nevada Mutual Roland Mutual Cambridge Independent Maxwell and Short Line telephone companies creates the Story County Independent Telephone Company with headquarters in the city. F. M. Boardman, manager of Nevada Mutual, to head the new firm, controlling about 1700 phones and 250 miles of toll line in Story County.
Goodwin Yaun, who came from Omaha to work on the Adams ranch, was found in Hol Rays barn at Odebolt with his head crushed. He died later in Ida Grove hospital. His companion L V Daniel fled. officers are notified to arrest him if located.
Charles Hibbs a Rock Island dispatcher was forced by two masked men at gunpoint to relinquish 85 dollars 80 cents from a cash drawer and a 30 dollar gold watch. Sheriff and posse are pursuing suspects believed to have fled west along the railroad track.
Town official Hon F J Williams announces his bid for district judge to fill the vacancy caused by Judge W D Hyans resignation. Williams has practiced law in the county for twenty years and is well known in the state. Attorneys Boeye and Peterson from nearby counties are named as probable rivals.
Charles and Guy Maynes of this city sue in Mills county district court against the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad for 498 damages. They shipped seventy six hogs to Chicago on August 28 and twenty seven were killed by cold water exposure at Mendota Illinois while hot from the trip.
Sutton, previously a tenant on the Shick farm, bought 192 acres from W. N. Pierce at 110 dollars per acre. The land, once homesteaded by Mrs. Pierce’s grandfather for 125 dollars an acre, has seen only a few transfers since government entry. The property passed through the family to Pierce’s son-in-law before sale.
Cholera grips St Petersburg with thousands of cases and rising deaths. Government considers martial law as aldermen approve 250000 for rapid burials and hospitals convert schools into wards. Authorities curb liquor sales to reduce infection risk while 4000 students return home.
In Des Moines, Morris Stein secures custody of his son Morris Stein’s body following the Loudenville, Q. double shooting. Mae Bayard Stein waives rights. injunction suit dismissed. Judge Brennan orders body turn over. father pays costs. Bayard Stein remains administratrix. home and personal property custody to her. $5,000 insurance unsettled.
Cholera in Manilla shows fifty eight new cases and nineteen deaths in the last twenty four hours to 8 AM. Infected zones in city and suburbs spread modestly yet health authorities remain confident Lucy can swiftly curb the outbreak.
Washington Sept 21 Orville Wright shows signs of improvement days after the aeroplane accident that killed Lieut Thomas Selfridge as he recovers from serious injuries sustained Thursday in the incident.
Eugene V. Debs socialist presidential candidate arrives in Pierre aboard the Red Special on Saturday. He speaks to a large crowd for about an hour, delivering a campaign address in the South Dakota capital on September 21.
Milling firms in Chicago report a move toward reorganizing Pillsbury Washburn Milling Co of Minneapolis, now under a receiver. A creditors committee inquiry will be revealed at a Chicago meeting. Plans may lease ninety elevators owned by Minongola Northern Elevator, with preliminary papers filed in Minneapolis.
The steamship Colon, battered by a hurricane about 40 miles north of Watling Island, limped into port with three crew members dead in repairs to a water tank. The Panama Railroad Company vessel departed New York Sept 10 en route to Colon, where passengers endured a Sunday night in the dining saloon as decks flooded and essential systems failed.
St Peters burg reports 305 cholera cases and 115 deaths in 24 hours ending noon Thursday. Municipal administrations face blame for perceived criminal inefficiency in epidemic response and failure to bolster hospitals, ambulances, and sanitation. Despite warning, no adequate disinfection or cleaning measures were taken, raising fears of a spring resurgence.
Six people are dead and 30 injured, four not expected to live, after a car loaded with black powder exploded near Sedalia, Missouri at 10 16 Tuesday morning. The blast, caused by John Warley, a Black man, who tossed a lit match into spilled powder from a broken keg, destroyed the vehicle and killed him in the act.
A heavy rain extended from Grand Marais westward about 16 to 20 miles aiding suppression of forest fires. Fires were not extinguished but kept in check, with Grand Marais Chicago Bay and other north shore settlements still considered safe from the flames.
Mrs Margaret Bradford, a widow, suffering mental derangement, saturated her bed with oil on Friday morning set fire to it and lay down. She was horribly burned and doctors say recovery is impossible.
Joliet authorities report a collision in which Mrs. John Lyn was fatally struck by a car driven by city treasurer Martin B. Schyster. The woman reportedly stepped into the path of the vehicle after becoming confused.
The jury found Congressman Laning not guilty after less than an hour of deliberation. He has business ties in Norwalk, including Laning Printing and involvement with Ohio Trust Company. Co-defendant J Gibba faced charges of misapplying funds and embezzling bank stock, with allegations of loans to fictitious real estate firms used as a blind.
Thomas Hisgon, Independence party presidential candidate, and William R. Hearn spoke at Memorial hall in Columbus under local party auspices. Hearst read letters said to be from John D. Archbold of Standard Oil to Senator J B Foraker, about congressional legislation and two large checks. Foraker told Cincinnati reporters he had acted as attorney for Standard Oil, decades earlier, but prior work did not influence congress or federal interests.
A 19 year old nurse Mary Arthur at the county hospital confessed to neglecting to discard water containing atropine, leading to three deaths J Young Charles Kemp and Henry C Shuette and four others seriously ill. Investigation followed the poisoning clues and a collapse and surveillance of the nurse.
May observer reports a decisive struggle between the sultan and the Nationalists for Tabriz. Ain al-Dowleh of the shah's forces issues a 48 hour ultimatum to Satar Khan to surrender. he refuses. Foreigners fear danger and Nationalists bar them from leaving the city.
Charles W. Moore, a Trinidad colonel, was acquitted of murder for killing David Cohen, son of a Detroit rabbi, by shotgun on August 11 in Detroit. The defense rested on insanity.
Thursday evening the jury in the Joseph James case returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty at death. James received the sentence with unconcerned composure as the verdict was read.
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