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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1905
Page
4
Bethlehem Congregational Church reports twelve new members added during Sunday services and a reflective sermon by Rev. J H Wilson. The essay-like address recalls 1904’s joys and trials, urging gratitude, repentance, and a steadfast year 1905 commitment to faith, patience, and charity.
Cedar Falls Iowa January 1 A new barn on H H Clay's farm five miles northwest burned last night. Thirteen horses and about head of cattle were killed. Loss is about 5000. Fire blamed on a heated lump due to thawing pipes. Neighbors unable to help in time because of heavy snowdrifts. Firefighters tore down adjoining sheds to stop spread. One farm hand suffered severe facial injuries while attempting to save stock.
Simpson A. Wilson, a former prominent business figure in the county, died January 2. Born in the county 56 years ago, he had held various offices and was highly esteemed. Survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
James ei Donald once linked to the Sarah Shardy murder case was sentenced by Judge Wilson to twenty years in prison for arson. He pleaded guilty to setting fires at his wife’s house as she seeks a divorce. The report mentions the breakfast note about MPs and Austin’s Buckwheat.
Jefferson City Mo Jan 2 Several state penitentiary contractors threaten to sue if the warden halts factory operations where contracts expired. A 60 cent scale signed by L S Parker Line Co signals a likely settlement this week as Central Missouri Broom factory Vaughan-Monnig Shoe factory and others have signed. Negotiations continue with remaining factories. The warden has received a proposal offering 3 cents daily for 390 men to furnish stockade and fodder, which may be accepted.
New Orleans reports heavy damage feared to Louisiana and Mississippi truck gardens as temperatures drop to near 0 in city, 24 to 26 in sugar belt. Ice blankets open spaces. northern workers will feel the impact as icy weather grips the lower Mississippi valley and disrupts contracts for turkeys in St. Louis, Chicago, and Pittsburgh.
Mr and Mrs J L M Smith of Defiance arrived in Webster City for a visit and became targets of a peculiar robbery on the train. While asleep, a thief opened the pocketbook and took out $35, returned $10, then replaced the remaining money. The Smiths, parents of Webster City's Western Union Telegraph office manager, plan to stay in the city.
Property listing for 226 West Third Street offering a 7 to 9 room house with lot WGx273, fruits, well and cistern, goat yard, near Kirkwood Boulevard for $1,900. Additional entries note a $2,000 year bay 10-room house with city water, sewer, cistern, and paid rent, plus 40 acres near Bettendorf at $40 per acre and a $5,590 parcel at $45 per acre with barns and other buildings.
A poetic fragment speaks of time and destinies, contrasting the old and new as frost tightens and futures unfold. The verses hint at intertwined fates and the recording of junctured years in a brief atmospheric meditation.
The article tallies 1904 casualties across theaters of conflict between Japan and Russia, estimating roughly 400000 killed or wounded that year, with 1903 and 1902 figures much lower. It lists broader global losses in regions including Armenia, Tibet, the Philippines, Africa, and the Balkans, highlighting unofficial tallies and regional massacres.
A reader writes about a wife who hid illness until doctors failed. Three physicians finally used Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds, curing her. The testimonial claims the product kills germs, relieves the disease, and offers a trial bottle free with a $1.00 guarantee. Readers are urged to buy from Frank Nedler Company, druggist.
The year begins with Russia and Japan looming, trade tensions and Manchuria, Korea disputes. War starts February 11 as powers fear global involvement, while China’s stance and U S neutrality shape a tense early 1904. News highlights include politics, treaties, and notable deaths.
Charles Thomas, once named a suspect in the Mabel Schofield killing, was indicted by a county grand jury in Des Moines. Deputy sheriffs arrested him after the indictment. Private detective J G Hockersmith and Dr W L Taylor provided crucial testimony as the case unfolds with a large reward pending.
An account describes guard Harris firing on seven convicts during an attempted jail break in Folsom Gaol. Harris, stationed at the nearest post, reportedly shot down several men after one inmate threatened him with a knife. The text notes a rapid, deadly volley as the confrontation unfolded near Capt Murphy and other prisoners.
Jerry Parsons, an employee of Kemp Manufacturing company in Waterion, collapsed and died at his bench while starting work with the cars. The death occurred in the evening and authorities identify the cause as heart-related failure.
The local grand jury, in its report to the supreme court for the District of Columbia, recommended establishing the whipping post. The panel also urged that engaged couples show evidence of freedom from certain debts before marriage.
The report portrays 1904 as lean yet prosperous for farmers, with low interest rates and a near balance of foreign trade. It notes a securities market decline in 1903 63 and a later revival in 1904 driven by higher steel output, rail demand, and crop prospects, signaling growing confidence in economic recovery.
A reverent roll of world famous figures who died in 1904 with dates. It cites Princess Mathilde Napoleon James Longstreet Pathe Godwin Gordon painter Gerome Sterling Lassen Holst von Holst Whitney Hanna Stephan Valdersee Arnold Vereste Hagis Dvaral Jokat Letibreb Stenley Guay Watts Kruger Barrett Van Bilen Hanslick Murad Bismarck Hoar Payne Barth George Saxony Tanausehek Gilbert Harcourt Payne Barth George
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York reports long battle with skin trouble including rheum and eczema. She claims Bucklon's Aralcr Salve offered a swift relief for burns and sores after trying many remedies. Available for 45 cents at Frank Nadler Co. drug store.
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