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Newspaper
Moulton Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
5
A fragmented poem mocks princes and heroes with the refrain For a girl Just a girl. It questions timeless loyalties and desires and muses on love, war, and loss through a Victorian style ideal of the glorious girl.
A boy under ten conducts a large revival in Buxton with over 140 conversions claimed. He travels to Ottumwa this week where many wonders are expected. Born in Atlanta the prodigy began preaching at age four and is accompanied by his mother on the journey.
Comrade 8 C James of Center ville is re appointed to the Executive committee of the National G A R. Commander in Chief Stuart of the National camp also re members John Lindt on the pension committee and Hoyt Sherman of Dea Maines on Battlefield Park at Fredericksburg Ma
Former United States House Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine died in Washington after a brief illness. The long-time reformer and enforcer of parliamentary rules was 63, noted for honesty, intellectual power, and a strong but divisive drive to advance party leadership.
Walter Stone linked to a mock marriage with Miss Alice Donahue. Stone out on bail as Grand Jury probes criminal fire charges against John J. Hamilton of Des Moines News. A Des Moines jewelry store robbery nets several thousand dollars in valuables. Snowstorm impairs telegraph and phone services. coroner investigates streetcar crash with claims of brake failure disputed. Local implement dealers oppose Harvester Trust methods and form mutual insurance for implements. Secretary Shaw and Wilson praised for currency plans. Iowa cabinet influence noted. Tea imports face new 10 cent per pound war tax feared to persist after January 1.
In 1902 a wave of epoch making events includes the Ping case decision and a peace treaty between Colombia and insurgents ending a three year war. The accord, signed on U.S. soil aboard the battleship Wisconsin, shifts the isthmian canal problem toward a favorable route and elevates U.S. prestige as a Western power.
Local papers rally for truth as Centerville rumors swirl that the K C division may move from Moulton to Centerville by January 1903 under a single management with Keokuk and Western. Officials doubt any shift will occur, noting Moulton’s suitable division quarters and the hardship rumors would cause families if relocation happened.
Miss Rosa Weiss rose from poverty to become a physician after clever thrift and grit. A 5 cent gift sparked a series of ventures, from selling sunbonnets to farming sweet potatoes, enabling education at a state school and medical college in Baltimore. She now practices in Meridian Mississippi with a solid income.
In district court the case of Arthur Jones versus Mendota Coal and Mining Co was decided in favor of the plaintiff. Suit sought 15000 dollars but the jury awarded 7586 dollars for the death of Jones who fell into a mine near Mendota two years ago. Administrator may appeal.
Notice to interested parties that on December ith day of December 1202 the District Court of Appanoose County Iowa appointed Harry J Consy administrator of the estate of Julian Cowell deceased. All debts should be paid to the administrator and all claims presented to the court for allowance. Dated December 6 1902.
An old ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a gentle yet thorough remedy for dyspepsia dizziness headache and bowel troubles. Priced at 25 cents, the pills are available at W K Berry's Drugstore.
A fragmentary poem recounts Mary with a lamb described as mighty plump and sedate. The lamb joins Mary on a street promenade near a cliff where it is suddenly taken by another lambkit. The creature falls to the edge and dies, leaving Mary to flee as hoofs and hair mark the spot.
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