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Newspaper
Moulton Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
3
A mosaic of short odds and ends from patter on public figures, humor, and current affairs. Notes touch on pacific cables, Shanghai evacuation, 1902 auto output, divorce trends, social mores, and wry quips about matches, poison candy, and loafing. Notable asides reference Carnegie, Morgan, Ducchabor terms, and manly follies in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
A New York gentleman rewards his nurse with fifty thousand dollars after recovering from a grave illness. The arsenic complexion tablet remains in claims. Young women using it claim no further complexion trouble. A bride is noted for a seventy two year old groom. A Connecticut citizen delays naming his bride when applying for marriage license. Shaky tax news follows.
Ridner pleads guilty to manslaughter of his father in Clinton and receives twelve months at Fort Madison. Two girls drown near Jows Center after venturing onto thin ice. Nota Springs burglars caught with goods. Stormer home robbery near Boone with elderly couple bound. Iowa Central derailments near Lacey cause major delays and damage. A Madrid sheriff dies from accidental gunshot wound to his grandson. Frazier case against Rock Island railroad settled for $16,560. News notes rising Des Moines News circulation and farm implement dealer disputes over pricing.
Aged Dr GB J McQorrisk, prominent in Des Moines medical circles, has been sentenced to three years at Mt Pleasant State Hospital for inebriety. The report details other local incidents including suicides, shootings, a murder verdict, railroad land grant, libel suit, bank receivership, and delayed trials.
Charles Holada alias Harry Moore was sentenced to life at Fort Madison after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree. Judge Wade called the crime one of the state’s coldest. Attorney for Holada claimed entanglement by a guilty wife and sought clemency. county officials pursue Mrs Gallaugher for perjury.
A lone highway thief held up H. P. Hobbs at 514 East Walnut Des Moines during the noon hour. He looted three watches and a tray of opal rings valued at about $1,000, then fled toward Walnut after dropping the tray in Locust street alley. Police recovered the loot in a coal house near Seventh and Locust.
Des Moines reports the Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society will hold a three day meeting in Clarinda December 16 18 with extended program and notable speakers from across Iowa and beyond. J H M Edwards of Logans president and W H Bomberger of Harlan serve as officers. F W Taylor of St Louis will attend with an Alaska flora paper by George H Van Houten Sitka, and many other named speakers from Burlington Corning Atlantic Des Moines Ames and more.
The Iowa Agricultural College exhibited Shamrock a 1 805 pound steer sold for 1119 to Richard Webber of New York City after bidding wars with New York and Chicago. The sale drew thousands and featured grand champions from Woods Principal to Advance with strong prices per pound and a high grade Aberdeen Angus lead weighing 22 650 pounds for a total of 3284 25.
No trace of Otto Dennison, 27, who vanished with 1200 belonging to others, has been found. He lived on a farm near Lineville and was administrator of his foster father A J Dennison’s estate. He had money from banks at Wineville and was en route to Mt Ayr to settle with his foster mother and her sister. There is no sign of foul play or motive, and his home life and finances were reported sound.
Iowa Agricultural College students swept the awards at Chicago's International Live Stock Exposition winning the $700 Spoor trophy and every first prize in the students judging contest alongside previous championships for best fat steer Shamrock herd prizes, steer carcass, and other premiums. The report also notes Roosevelt nominating Richard P. Clarkson as pension agent at Des Moines.
Former speaker of the house Thomas Brackett Reed died in his Arlington hotel room in Washington at 12:10 pm after a bout with Bright’s disease and l uraemia. He served twenty five years in Congress six as speaker and planned a Portland Me burial. He was noted for his parliamentary skill and writings.
A large reception and meeting in Washington honored Michael Davitt Edward Blake and John Dillon Irish envoys in the United States. Dillon was absent due to fitness issues. the event featured speeches by several lawmakers and prominent figures at the Lafayette theater, reflecting ongoing support for Irish causes.
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