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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
2
In Colorado Idaho Utah and Wyoming a woman’s ballot counts as a man’s. The four states cast about 297000 votes with fourteen electoral votes. Women voters are urged to consider how wives often follow husbands in presidential decisions.
A fragmentary verse piece recalls a playful encounter and a hoped-for future from a man recounting a past courtship. The narrator notes a change in status and mentions wages and plans to spend money on the beloved.
A speaker derisively argues that female beauty does not exist and mocks women as plain and insignificant. He claims male form is inherently superior, describing women as concealed by clothing and using demeaning comparisons to livestock to justify his view.
Mrs J B Snodgrass confronts a newspaper over claims of clairvoyance saying her husband supports her and she races horses. She describes riding astride, owning many horses, and participating in outdoor sports before departing in angered fashion.
In Ithaca New Jersey a widow posted for a nurse girl job offering $3.50 weekly and a furnished room with heat and light. A mother replied stating her daughter was competent and fond of children and would take the job, then notes the girl would attend church rehearsals and piano practice. The housewife interrupted, clarifying she sought a nurse girl not a star hoarder.
The Amish community at Iram Ohio resists accepting ideas about the world as they hold traditional beliefs. A skeptical six year old within the group may question early lessons but is expected to outgrow it.
Paris October court martial of four war ministry colonels probes use of Millyizy funds to bribe witnesses against Dreyfus at Rennes. Colonel Mareschil testifies about payments to a spy under alias Austerlite, with amounts from 205 to 2000 dollars, totaling about 5000 dollars. Last payment dated July 1899, two months before the latest trial. Names Henry and Austerlitz tied to Zurich payments. Details reserved for secret session.
Fragmentary poem about struggle and mortality ends with imagined vision of Death and a line about a burying bush and a journey toward a bright road, attributed to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The text reflects intense internal conflict and references harsh toil, a whip, and a final consoling image of death as a beautiful guide.
The Davenport German Theater company, well received in Davenport, proposes to perform twice weekly with a likely Wednesday night start. Audiences have grown as the troupe plans additional presentations this week including Sunday’s performance of Pension Seboller. The group hopes to establish a firmer basis for the theater’s future and maintain strong talent.
A dubious medical ad offers $100 reward for a cure failure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional treatment. It alleges systemic action on mucous surfaces and claims testimonials and nationwide availability via B S Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with a promise of free samples and a formula to cure catarrh.
Maxinette Wisconsin Ont 24. The State Federation of Women's clubs gathered here with 150 delegates. Mrs Conley Ward of Chicago spoke on The Child and the Home. ALC Backus urged stronger child labor laws. Mrs W. Chynoweth of Madison pressed a national educational and peace campaign. Miss Platt Decker of the National Federation urged unity and action.
Knosville Tenn Oct 28 Two young men aged 21 and 22 locked in each other's embrace on the Jellico railway track about four miles from Athens Tenn before dawn. The train passed over them after the engineer heard the bell and blew the whistle. The victims appear to be brothers and apparently chose death by self destruction.
In Muskogee Indian Territory on October 28 two highwaymen stopped William Town, a negro waiter, at the business district near 9 PM. They compelled him to stand on his head at gunpoint and took 329.50, cutting his clothes with razors but leaving no injuries. A passing hack frightened the thieves away before they could steal higher-value items.
An old advertisement touts Buckle's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for Burns Sores Bruises Cuts Boils Ulcers Skin Eruptions and Piles. The claim promises thorough treatment and customer satisfaction with a 25 cent price, endorsed by Frank Nadter, Druggist.
Fear for 16 year old Hezel Armstrong daughter of Richard Armstrong missing for two weeks. Sister died recently and Armstrong suffered grief. She was a telephone operator, without money, and had not spoken of death by self harm. Beautiful girl amid rampant rumors of kidnapping and foul play.
Testimonial from J F Homan of Chicago asserts the worst asthma cases are relieved and cured by Dr Schiffmann's Asthma Cure. He credits ten years of misery ended after one trial, noting improved sleep and complete recovery. Advertisement touts a free trial package from Refigimann's in St Paul Minnesota with druggist pricing.
Springfield Illinois October 28 reports show the Illinois Supreme Court resolving several cases. One ruling upheld the inheritance tax on property transferred in contemplation of death, and another affirmed a judgment against Henry J Casullo of St Louis for hunting without a nonresident license. Greene county cases questioned whether state game laws violated the state constitution. ruling against nonresident hunters and club ownership claims.
A passage urging men to be twenty five honest, fearless, and large in spirit. It calls for courage beyond petty desires, ambition beyond business confines, and willingness to take chances without fearing failure.
Ralph Wing an alleged half breed Indian is jailed in connection with the shooting death of Franck M. Sells and an unknown tramp. Wing, tied to Frank Weston, was held at Sidney after being moved from Watson Missouri. Weston persists Sells killed the tramp accidentally and then shot himself. Wing and Weston guarded in Shives jail awaiting preliminary hearing at Sidney.
Boston reports Thomas W. Laws on a signed reply to a Standard Oil statement. He alleges a 26 Broadway directors meeting with John D. Rockefeller present where Rockefeller supposedly asserted "The people are aroused as never before." Lawson accuses Parker’s nomination of McCarren and asserts McCarren has long been employed by Standard Oil, citing H. W. Rogers as authority. He vows to repeat all charges about oil operations in business and campaign relations.
T Van Allen, a trade farmer near this city, has been sent to Elratra New York to oversee a large estate where he is sole heir. He was cut off from his parents at 17 after joining the Union army. With heirs deceased and his elderly mother requesting his return, he will receive his share of the immense wealth.
An announcement at the Union club states actress Cecelia Loftus will wed William Courteny, a landman with The Avenue Stock Company. The couple plans a New York Easter week marriage after Loftus finishes her current Nixon Theater engagement.
Chancellor Fruan Strong of the University of Kansas has completed a budget estimate for the next legislature. He requests 10,000 for chemistry building completion, 10,000 for the law hutking, 79,000 for a general restoration and administration building, and 125,000 for a memorial gymnasium quality building, with current expenses to be presented to the legislature.
John Mok has purchased the National hotel from Peter Schaum who departs for Indiana. The St James annex becomes the owner and will operate on a flat day plan as an entirely new establishment.
Chicago October 25 Junins Wright Boise City owner reports discovery of 9000 sheep stolen by a tender and shipped to Chicago sold for $6000. He travels to pursue the case as police work on the inquiry into the loss and sale amid arrests.
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