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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1904
Page
2
A fragmentary historical column recalls volcanic ash and St Pierre devastation, political taunts, and curiosities about dates. It cites a Des Moines man jailed for robbery, a Baltic or czar reference, and tallies of American casualties from 1900 to 1904, ending with observations on railroad traffic and business stagnation.
Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks Republican vice presidency hopeful travels from the Pacific slope and will address Davenport voters tonight. The visit aims to boost GOP sentiment and counter Democratic efforts in the Second congressional district while praising Fairbanks’s rise from farmer to senator.
A string of aphorisms about money, honesty, and thinking big, with quips on spending others money, chasing certainty, and open competition in business. Notes laments on language, courage, and personal fortunes, yielding a snapshot of humorous maxims from a bygone era.
During a Davenport council session it emerged that Mrs. Lemuel Sears refused to sign a grade-change petition for a LeClaire Street lot. The plot holds a Civil War era tale: a buried Dred Scott era body, soldiers firing on the site from Fort Armstrong, cannonballs unearthed, and a commodious Burrows House later built by William Barrows after leaving the area for Omaha.
In beating, despite her gray years and infirmities of mind and body, Mrs. Macbeth Price was committed today to the Dayton State Hospital likely for the rest of her days. She previously lived in Yellow Springs before moving to Texas? Cincinnati area, with a brother in Columbus and two daughters in Covington Kentucky and Walnut Hills.
Woodstock Illinois Oct 11 Col Frank Q Lowden addressed two large audiences in the opera house criticizing tariff trusts money question and imperialism. He urged support for the entire Republican slate and praised Deneen as honest capable and fearless. He endorsed a new Chicago charter saying it would relieve the legislature and aid state legislation.
In Fon Wayne Indiana a divorce suit reveals Herman Behrma Behrman testified the husband locked an infant in a closet for three days fed it with fan cass mounted a horse and chased his wife around the home attempted to run her down tied her to a stake dumped twelve buckets of hot water on her strapped her to a post and beat her with sticks and clubs. The brutalities spanned twenty years in which twelve children were born and none remain at home. The husband’s whereabouts are well known and she was granted a divorce.
Lexington officials announce fines of 10 dollars after a Law and Order League crusade to end Sunday work. Thomas Boden superintendent and two bookkeepers W M Gardener and J E Proper were fined for activity on their ledgers last Sunday in connection with Armott Packing Company.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Baron Franz Edward von Hartechenberger, Austrian guard captain, was jilted by Miss Agnes Sellers after using postal cards for confidential messages. Simultaneously, Agnes Sellers becomes engaged to Quinton Bidewell of Pittsburgh, with wedding planned early next month.
A rebuttal statement from the Inside Inn at the World’s Fair asserts it can accommodate all guests at any rate, touts 3257 bedrooms and dining halls for 2500, calls the setting a cool forested eminence near St Louis, and notes European rates 1.50 to 5.60 and American plan 3.00 to 7.00 per day including grounds admission.
Two affidavits filed in the Columbus court by Attorney Frank Monnett allege Mose Schlessinger and others plotted to fix a jury in Elijah Magus vs. Columbus Railway. They claim payments of 26 dollars were made at the Great Southern Hotel as a preliminary sum for jury manipulation prior to a future trial.
There’s fothite- fite doing a thing thoroughly. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best for Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. Only 26e and guaranteed to satisfy by Frenk Nadier, Druggist.
Flatrock Indiana suffered a major fire at 11:80 o clock that destroyed the Flatrock canning factory of F Wiley and threatened the village. Loss estimated at 55000 covered by insurance. The blaze spread from an overturned lantern and quickly consumed Nading Wertz livery barn. Horses saved by bucket brigade as town lacked protection.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure as a salvation for heart disease and related symptoms. It claims a famous specialist’s success, offers a free trial, money back guarantee, and includes testimonial from a pastor praising the remedy. The copy urges readers to try the product and emphasizes a doctor’s authority.
The Prince and Princess Qurusaf sail for New York en route to the St Louis exposition. The princess, a Turkish sultan’s niece, escaped the harem after divorce and marriage to a Russian prince. Turkish agents pursue them in France and beyond while the couple tours Monte Carlo and Paris. The princess fears kidnapping and return to Constantinople.
New York story reports Frank Hayes 2 years old in Long Island City court on a disorderly conduct charge that proved to be a case of Hayes kissing his wife at his stepson Charles Klein’s home. Magistrate Connorton dismissed the complaint, ruling a man’s right to kiss his wife.
W. H. Stead Republican candidate for attorney general urged a large gathered audience in Newman Illinois to vote for the Chicago charter as a city and state benefit. He discussed tariff and trusts and defended U S actions in the Philippines during the address yesterday afternoon.
In Madisonville Kentucky on October 44 Tom Carney was allegedly fatally shot by his wife who reportedly fought back during an attempted whipping. Authorities indicate no prosecution is expected against the woman.
The M and E Canal Transportation company plans to pay its last debt within a month and begin earnest reorganization. A bond issue will be issued with no interest for five years, then standard rates, with immediate provision to cover interest. Probosco and clients will be settled before restructuring.
Advertisement notes that free homesteads in South Dakota will end soon and promotes a last-ditch excursion via the OG B&Q Railroad on Oct 18. It urges interested readers to act quickly or write S. Mihan at 303 Brady Street Davenport Iowa for details.
New Haven Oct 11 Professor Bertram Boltwood after extended investigation declared that the health giving power in hot springs is their radioactivity He has examined waters of many American and European hot springs
London report says the Doherty brothers captured the London covered court tennis championship at the Queen's Club yesterday by 6-1 against Mulio Bey and Wilding.
In a New York Press vignette a head waiter describes a troublesome diner who cannot decide on a meal. The man examines the menu with a hostile glare, refuses to order himself, and relies on the waiter to select dishes while he stares and scowls. He eventually eats whatever is sent but remains a vexing presence.
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