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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
2
A Davenport police court case reports a minor offender fined yesterday for tossing four glass bottles into the street, breaking them and endangering public safety. The article then digresses into a discussion on civic manners, hobbies, and orderly streets, praising harmless pursuits and the value of sleep, proper food, and hobbies for health.
In a curious fable, Beebe clings to eccentricity as he attends church for twenty years. The house of worship passes ownership through mishap and mischance, with Parson and townsfolk noting his odd devotion. Beebe ultimately transfers the church to another sect amid a blend of pious tears and comic logic.
Fragmentary overheard dialogue strings include phrases like hat took place between Gouriter and the girl and peculiar calls such as Wot spnitter nawl Yawta herdwet Lildixon. The rough street banter adds to a sense of confusion and unclear action amid a noisy crowd.
Doctor Edward Everett Hale orates a tale from a Boston suburb about a New York clergyman who fell, yet suffered no ill effects. An English groom overhears a servant exchange about church attendance, a Methodist vs church preference, and a lighthearted remark on changing minds.
Booth Tarkington, noted draftman in college, recently visited Italy reviving his art ambitions. Reports say he contemplates delaying some stories due for future publication. His letters to friends in this country feature brisk pep sketches of experiences, often amusing and rough yet clever.
Iowa labor commissioner E D Brigham praises Congregationalists for linking with labor groups. He credits a Des Moines session with Dr Merrick and Beach and Grain Taylor for advancing weekly outreach, eight hour push, and child labor opposition to win laborers’ trust.
Proxy votes totaling three fourths of the issue were presented as directors elected include D C Beamut and George J Gould. The large bond authorization of 345 million dollars aims to pay debts retire lands and provide working capital. Rockefeller Gould interests presided with F J Hearne and W T Gates among officers and executives named. management to be independent of the interest group.
Rev Thomas N Graham longtime Bethel Presbyterian pastor here has accepted a call to lead the First Presbyterian Church in Richmond Indiana and will begin duties December 1. He has endeared himself to the local community during his four years in West Union.
Midshipman Charles S. Keller of Easton Pa a second class cadet at the Naval academy was sentenced to confinement aboard the practice ship Santee for the remainder of the academic year for smoking violations. A second item notes a wife suffering stomach and liver trouble who found relief after Dr Kings Life Pills at Frank Nadler drug store.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on October 19 the mangled bodies of harvest hands Fred Sitmeneon and Walter Walch were found between Lake City and Wabasha Minnesota after a train strike. Walch was missing earlier when the berries were found. Foul play is suspected.
In New Orleans on the 19th, a plan to recruit white men from Chicago to replace Black sailors on river steamboats collapsed. Edgar Proctor, a young Scotchman, appeared before a U S commissioner to prosecute steamboat officers aboard the St James on cruelty charges.
An advertisement proclaims the Inside Inn at the World’s Fair Grounds in St. Louis can accommodate all visitors at any rates. It touts a large dining hall for 2,500, forested, cool grounds, and affordable European and American rates including daily admission. Reservations and details are provided by the Inn at the fairgrounds.
The Des Moines record reports Iowa’s supreme court held a shooting by an officer at an escaping prisoner is unlawful unless the prisoner is feloniously charged. State vs Smith affirmed manslaughter conviction, ruling officers may not use deadly force against nonfelons after arrest.
A historic ad proclaims Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the sole positive remedy for the constitutional disease catarrh. The notice claims it cures all its sieges, supports the claim with a $100 reward, and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Mason City Iowa October 19 four border detachments joined the Iowa Odd Fellows grand lodge and Rebekah in a parade. A reception was held at the Odd Fellows home with Grand Master White attending. The grand encampment and Rebekah state assemblies began yesterday. Cedar Rapids sent a large delegation and is working for the next encampment.
Central City California October 19 Mrs Gertrude Sadie a widow aged 32 died and two boarders were seriously injured by a kitchen range explosion. Victor Frank aged 38 is accused of placing dynamite in the fuel and is suspected in the deadly incident.
An 19th century style advertisement claims Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder cures stubborn catarrh in short time and offers Dr Agnew’s Pills as the best with a 40 doses for 10 cents, sold by E. Ballard. It presents symptoms like foul breath and throat pains to persuade purchase.
In Muscatine Oct 9 a man’s body was found face down on a Cedar River riverbank half a mile north of Salisbury bridge by four local boys. Coroner’s jury cites death by own actions drowning with no signs of foul play. Missing nearby men may be connected, but identity remains unknown.
Marshalltown reports progress on a federal building with excavations at the corner of Senter and Church streets. Engineer Arthur W. Riesen of Northern Construction Company Milwaukee supervises the contract as foundations are laid before cold weather and the building progresses by year end.
Chicago Oct 19 Paul Kennicott a 20 year old rancher from Wood Lake Neb has been missing since Oct 10 relatives reported the case to the Stockyards police and asked for a search. He is believed to have carried a large sum from cattle pendings and relatives theorize highwaymen killed him for the money.
In Lite Falls New York on October 19 a riot erupted as 150 laborers hired by Oneonta Sud Richfield Sprigs Railroad fought against denied permission to fuse tracks with Utica and Mohawk Valley Railroad lines. Firemen were routed as workers attacked, blocking the rail link under guard. The dispute is headed for court.
Rev Lawit Fossum of St Ansgar bids farewell to friends before departing for Madagascar as a missionary appointed by the Norwegian Lutheran church. Fossum, a seminary graduate six years ago, has served as pastor in Slayton Minnesota for the past three years while studying for the ministry.
Fourteen kite flyers competed in a windy St Lots contest on October 19. Unfavorable wind and frequent fouling by one contestant hindered progress, forcing the day’s event to be declared off. Silas G. Coyne of Chicago remained among the two flyers keeping kites in the wind for the required two hours and meeting contest conditions.
Thousands of workers in the rail and sheet departments of the South Chicago Thiois Livel company face wage reductions and longer hours after the current agreement expires January 1. Similar cuts already occurred at Joliet, with about 15 to 43 percent reductions and longer workdays. Nearly 4,000 men could be affected at South Chicago.
Helen Keller the blind girl visited the fair in St Louis accompanied by Miss Anne Sullivan and Miz Percy. She toured the Morticultural building for two hours and enjoyed the displays of fruit as she learned to "see" through explanation.
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