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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
6
The Davenport market shows no change with large potatoes in and coming in good condition. Retail and wholesale fruit and vegetables list varied prices including new potatoes 26c per pound and apples 6c per bushel, with many other items such as pumpkins spinach and cauliflower priced per item or per unit.
A fragmented listing shows wholesale and retail prices for flour and feed items, grains, live stock, fruits, nuts, and coal. Prices include per ton and per dozen or per basket quotes, with figures for rye, corn meal, hay, wheat, and assorted staples, plus coal and wood costs from various suppliers and regions.
In Teliet Florida, Mayor Crolins and aides Bell Damond and Liberatore faced indictments for causing or aiding arrests at the last city elections. A venue change from Judges Dibell and Hilscher was granted, with Judge Garnsey unavailable, delaying proceedings for weeks or months as the mayor nears the end of his term.
Leesville Indiana reports a dramatic recovery after W H Brown appeared near death but survived due to Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. He credits immediate relief from asthma and a full cure, noting successes against consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip. Trial bottles offered by Frank Nadler.
In Washington on October 18 Ernest Lyon American minister to Liberia reports to the state department criticizing Liberian missionaries. The critique centers on alleged moral lapses and thrift at the expense of natives they are meant to aid.
New York report by Parker Constitutional Club claims collusion between Roosevelt administration and Panamanian rebellion to secure the Panama Isthmus. Signed by Peckham Milburn Johns Ogvern and others, it cites 1903 orders to U S naval commanders to ensure uninterrupted transit and to prevent armed interference near Colon and Panama, with telegram directives and discretionary actions.
The United States court of appeals affirmed verdicts against John P. Delon Frank Garrett and Thomas E Barrell for selling and aiding in securing fraudulent naturalization papers for Hamas. Each received a 1000 dollar fine and five years imprisonment. Also advertised is a California travel sale by the At and P with double daily tourist service from Davenport to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Two routes via Kansas City El Paso or via Omaha Denver Salt Lake City. Reservations at Davenport offices.
Fragmentary timetable lists steamer City of Winowa with routes to Davenport and Rock Island. Mentions 19:00 departure, 3:00 p.m. arrivals, and a contact string with several garbled names for further information.
Madison readers learn University of Wisconsin freshmen face a new code of conduct from the senior class. Rules ban pipes and canes outdoors, require modest dress, prohibit sitting on the gym fence, and restrict signage during the school year except for certain athletic or award holders. Authority cited from President Van Hise and the faculty.
Private John T. Bwith of the Forty-second Company Coast Artillery appeals to President Roosevelt to prevent removal from Mort Mort for marrying a Black Red Cross nurse. The wedding occurred while he served as a hospital corpsman during the Spanish American War, and his bid to resign was rejected citing the fourteenth amendment.
Madrid reports the death today of Princess of Asturias Lloria de Las Mercedes after a birth the previous day. She was born in 1880 and married February 1901 to Prince Charles of Bouron. They had two sons, Alfonso born November 1901 and Pernands Maria Alfonsa born February 1992.
Vienna reports reveal a bank messenger absconded with 235,000 florins and left a trunk of love letters in several apartments. Authorities note the suspect Genner engaged with multiple domestic workers and staff as investigators pursue the motive and distribution of the stolen funds.
A party of engineers led by W B Session begins overland survey from Baltimore for a trans Andean railway across the Andes. The group aims to connect two coasts via a route starting at La Paz and extending toward Argentina, with 600 miles to be examined and more crews joining in January.
A large black bear was shot in a Swiss settlement in Mester Wisconsin by a hunter identified as Bosley. The first shot struck the bear’s forepaw, the animal charged, and a second shot aimed at the heart ended the pursuit. Police or local observers noted the hunter’s precision and quick action. The events occur near St. Paul Minnesota area during the autumn.
The Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Railway quotes low one way fares to Oklahoma and Indiana Territory and many western points with second class colonist tickets. Special rates to Texas and New Mexico are noted with travel dates October 4 and 18. Inquiries directed to ticket agents or Miller, agent in Davenport.
A repair service listing at 312 Harrison Street offers string machine, lock and mum re pairing in first class order with a trial available. Contact J at phone 3429 for details.
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