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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
3
In Dubuque a mail weighing test over seventy days predicts contracts with railroads will rise 40 to 70 percent from four cars ago as the government weighs mail to set average load. no final figure yet, but officials expect a substantial rise.
After Alexander McCracken died on April 22 near Leadville Wisconsin, $16,000 was found hidden in the hermit's house. The sole U.S. heir appears to be James McCracken of Dubuque, a teamster, with no foreign relatives known. The stash included $7,009 in a coffee pot, $3,000 in an eig vase, and $6,000 in a tin can. Dr Stunz's daughter Lucy Clark, aged 9, died in Manila from meningitis, buried in the national cemetery by special permission. Dr Stunz heads Methodist missions in the Philippines.
DES MOINES reports show telephone companies filing with the auditor as lines in Iowa rise rapidly. Officials expect about 1,000 lines to be assessed this season, surpassing last year’s upward of 700 lines.
Knoxville report notes Frank Baird of Creston seeks bail pending appeal to the supreme court after an eighteen year penitentiary sentence tied to the Sullivan robbery at Hamilton. He faces two other indictments, bonds total 5200 dollars, and influential friends are pressing for relief.
Secretary James Wilson and private secretary Jasper Wilec arrived in Traer to spend a few days at the old family home. Local officials reported preparatory activities and a note on agricultural policy week continuing in the region.
The cattle market stayed largely steady with uneven prices as buyers remained cautious while demand for cheap stock stayed strong. Hogs opened slightly lower and slid further as the day progressed, with most hogs trading between 6.15 and 6.26 per cwt and some big loads at 6.20 to 6.28. Sheep and lamb quotations ranged across clipped and wooled grades, with various feeder and yearling categories listed for bid by market participants.
Cattle steady with export heifers around $4.50 to $6.50 and cows $2.00 to $4.25. steers and feeders $3.25 to $4.60, western and Texas stockers varied. Hogs active and steady with top at $6.40. bulk $6.10 to $7.15, light hogs $5.80 to $6.17. Sheep steady to strong with native and western lambs $4.00 to $7.60, ewes $3.60 to $5.35, stockers $3.40 to $4.20.
R G Dun and Co weekly review notes weather and labor as dominant factors in business. Unseasonable heat spurs summer goods but harms vegetation causing lower orders for supplies and occasional delays in planting. Cautious agricultural progress, fewer idle wage earners, but rising unrest leads to venture abandonments and postponed projects. Payments are less prompt as cash discounts fade.
The engagement of Honore Palmer eldest son of Mrs Potter Palmer of Chicago to Grace Greenway Brown daughter of the late George Brown of Baltimore is announced confirming family connections between the Palmer and Brown households in two cities.
MADISON Wis The resolution for a conference on the race problem at Atlanta on July 4 died in committee and was never reported back to the senate. The committee amended the resolution to make the request optional with the governor and to report back, but it was first decided to leave it in a file.
Essay tracing the U S constitutional design as federal with a powerful Supreme Court. It argues that national authority is limited by states kept independent on local matters, necessitating an independent tribunal to settle disputes between nation and states. Scribner's source is cited.
Reform in Education argues there is no clear line between schools and colleges and urges a single developmental path from age six to eighteen. Eliot contends the key epoch is when the child should leave home to educate itself and promotes moving observation and language studies into primary grades. He urges extending the High School to six years to accelerate this reform.
The Atlantic discusses how corporations enable mobility and risk sharing through transferable shares, forming markets via stock exchanges. It argues that a stock market, though prone to abuse by speculation, is essential to funding large enterprises like railways and factories and should not be blamed as a harmful excrescence.
A motivational piece from New York African urges readers to influence others through cheerful thoughts rather than money or time. It emphasizes selflessness, avoiding personal complaints, and spreading kindness, arguing that positive thinking attracts happiness and improves lives for giver and receiver alike.
An aged superstition holds that a howling dog before a dying person predicts death. A physician with a highly acute sense of smell claims he can foresee death within 24 hours of onset and notes an earthy odor two days before death. He recounts a case where he sensed the odor while speaking to a healthy man who died that night of heart disease. He attributes this to physiological factors, not the supernatural.
Fragmentary text describes a promotional item involving Dr B Kune and a bond offer. Mentions Archirrest in Philadelphia and a theme about necessity preventing rust. Includes phrases about duty and men's power.
The Wabash R R offers varied round trips from Chicago to Boston Saratoga and Detroit with May 29 to June dates and July 6. Prices shown include 7.95 to some destinations and 6.75 for others. Tickets valid both directions via Detroit Buffalo steamer, with stopovers allowed and no extra charges beyond berth and meals. H S Moore, Omaha, Neb., advertised agents sell Chicago East tickets.
The text recounts Mark Twain courting Olivia Langdon, then Miss Langdon, who had been ill but recovered after the Elmira cure. Twain, a newspaper reporter, obtained an interview and later sought consent from Langdon's father Mr. Langdon, who initially opposed him. Twain asserted his resolve with a bold challenge when challenged.
A promotional line urging use of Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes. Mentions a large 2 oz package and a prompt to verify correctness. Ends with a proverb about a man of brass and showing his metal.
Judge Cox recounts a case where a young lawyer argued his own defense before the supreme court. He left St Louis for home and learned by telegram that the old French adage was "amirmed." The column notes Halts Catarrh Cure and Defiance Starch ads while offering quirky aphorisms about currency in Abyssinia and domestic manners.
Listing of Greatly Repubdic rates for round trips from Corinth Miss to Selmer Paducah Indianapolis St Louis Boston Saratoga Detroit Baltimore and more with sale dates in May June July and prices. Includes map note and contact at Wabash City Office 1684 Farnum St and Harry E Moore. One gallon line ends.
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