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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1904
Page
3
A catalog of discounted menswear items includes overcoats satin and silk blends, and various shirts, pants, gloves, and underwear. Items feature brand names like Manhattan and Stetson, with prices ranging from fractions of a dollar to a few dollars, many offered in bulk quantities.
Milwaukee Oct 22 Indys Ludwig ruled that John Z Kempf former state treasurer is the regular Republican nominee and Gov La Follette's move to remove him from the state ticket failed The ex official had resigned under threat of arrest for short accounts but repudiated the resignation and the court upheld him La Follette plan to scratch Kempf and defeat him continues with renewed demand for the lead Kempf could not finish.
Albany October 29 the Court of Appeals affirms an order holding Eugene L Astley a Glens Falls attorney in contempt for refusing to answer questions in probate proceedings on the will of missionary lumber dealer William Wrppre. He is fined 100 dollars.
Obituaries chronicle multiple deaths and funeral plans from LeClaire Davenport and surrounding areas. Masu William Laycock of LeClaire died at home with services planned. Anna Maloney, 83, died at Mercy Hospital with burial at St Margueritte’s Cemetery. John Brock er’s funeral held at his Hockinzing Road home with Pine Hill interment. George Neumann, 89 Gaines Street, died after long illness with private funeral at his home and Oakdale burial. Survivors include children and relatives across Iowa.
Albert Petersen conducts a Sunday afternoon hand concert at Claus Groth Hall Davenport. The second season concert promises a stellar program with Holtzmann overture and bel canto selections, featuring Miss Helen Ogden and opera numbers from Donizetti Hoffmann and others.
Boston, Feb 28. Thomas W. Lawson mocked Standard Oil Company’s denial of involvement in politics and asserted the firm has long avoided publicity. He marveled at the so-called miracle of silence breaking after decades and suggested his own possible role in revealing such a “glacier melt into speech.”
Craston October 29 local news reports the discovery of a cabbage snake causing unease among housewives and cabbage growers. One gardener claims his crop, valued between four thousand and twenty thousand, remains untouched by the reptile.
Davenport Academy of Sciences held a night meeting at Seventh and Braily streets with Vice President C B Preston presiding. Donations of natural history specimens and a copper artifact were noted. The president appointed Professor Frederick Starr as a delegate to the International Geographical Congress in St Louis. The academy received a silver medal for its mound relief exhibit at the St Louis world’s fair. An invitation was extended to the Iowa Anthropological Association to hold its next meeting in Davenport.
Albert English, an ex convict, prompts a likely investigation into prison administration on charges of cruelty. Reported use of powerful stimulants to restart a victim’s heart and a so called demon call are described as routine practices amid the water care shock procedures at the Ohio penitentiary.
Des Moines speaker John M. Work will address a Friday Nov 4 rally at the Turner Grand Opera House in Davenport. The socialist position will be explained as Work argues the working class should support the party backing Debs for president and Hanford for vice president. Work is billed as an eloquent, cultured speaker praised for clear discourse and logical arguments.
Creston city council recalled its consent for Mordaunt to hold a special election on a proposed electric light and heating plant. The council acted after finding insufficient funds to cover expenses, leading to the plan's retraction.
United States Internal Revenue Commissioner John W. Yerkes arrived from Indiana after campaigning for the Republican party but a serious threat he faces forces cancellation of all engagements in the state. He has placed himself under guards and been advised to speak only conversationally for weeks.
Oswego New York October 20 News Mary Walker came to town with a Parker speech and announced she would campaign for the Democratic candidate.
Boston announces a proposal to unite Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Theology, aiming to form an educational alliance. The plan envisions a feir path toward success by integrating the university and the institute.
The Ernst Otto concert at Turner Grand opera house Sunday afternoon presents Miss Helen Ogden of New York as lead soprano. The program includes Circus Parade, Marluna, La Cognette, Nanon selection, The Fairies, Indiae Wart Dance, Fantasie Yankine, Valse de Concert, and Wein, Women and Strauss selections.
Hartford City Oct 29 Dr F W Anderman says others are as guilty as his daughter Mrs Krauss in the Crystel Krauss poisoning. He claims she acted with help and instructions from someone. Attorney Hindman says he believed guilty pleas were possible then learned new rumors. He cites knowledge of exact poison and drugs used in drug stores as proof someone guided her.
Rabbi Julie Schriever of Chicago united Rosa Holum daughter of Max Holum of this city and Julius Beck a prominent Chicago Gpiar manufacturer in marriage yesterday. A large Jewish crowd from Chicago attended as the couple plan a southern honeymoon and a future in Chicago and Glenview.
A fragment from the Milwaukee Sentinel records a tense exchange as a man declares he will fix up a place alongside a hesitant woman. The dialogue hints at domestic conflict and control within a home setting.
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