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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
15
A German farmer, Carl Duie tock, near Gray Iowa, died after a parental chastisement incident ended with a thumb entering a boy’s mouth causing a small wound. Blood poisoning developed rapidly, amputation was deemed unsafe, and the patient died after a severe illness.
President and Mrs Roosevelt and family tested at 9 o clock this morning on the guest Sylph. They will board a special at Jersey for Washington arriving at 6:15 this evening. The party left on a special train to join the vice presidential party at Jersey City.
Charles E. Martin, Secretary of the National Live Stock association, died suddenly on a train en route from Greeley to Cheyenne. The tubercular hemorrhage was the cause.
Des Moines reports that Rock Island officials expect the Atlantic freight office robbery to be solved soon. Investigators, including Dewouves Langulin and W D Sims, conferred in Des Moines to track the thief, who left $1348.25 in cash. Key holders Miller and Gray deny presence at the scene, while detectives question every potential witness and seek any stranger sighting aboard trains near the Rock Island station.
Tinerris Ohio Sept 23 reports neighbors doubt suicide in the deaths of two Kehrer sisters found near Ohio Central tracks at daybreak. Investigators weigh murder theory as motives and handwriting on a note are assessed. Grundy Center Sept 23 notes Slifer case ends week with state evidence arguing Mrs Slifer died from chloroform inhalation. defense challenges motive and handwriting, leaving the case unsettled.
In Milwaukee on September 23 the Carpenters Brotherhood faced a demand for a seven member investigating committee over officer expenses. President Huber was tasked with forming the panel amid factional tension and unnamed charges.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension, and various ailments. It claims the tonic clears nervousness, rheumatism, neuralgia, liver and kidney issues, and even malaria germs, with a satisfaction guarantee. Local druggist Frank Nudler offers the product at fifty cents.
Marshalltown Iowa September 23 T J Wilken a well known farmer near Green Mountain has been arrested on insanity charges. Half an hour after his arrest his house burned to the ground. He is blamed for prior incendiary fires in the county including the one that destroyed his home.
A notice announces another excursion to Pierre South Dakota on September 20 offered to secure free homestead lands. Contact O B Mahan at Brady street Davenport for details and the address provided.
The latest market column notes a firmer wholesale butter tone despite higher receipts last week. Retail demand for prime butter may push price increases. eggs, fruits, and vegetables show mixed movement with generally steady pricing. Produce and poultry listings appear alongside varied wholesale and retail quotes across dairy, meats, and fruit categories.
A mixed local listing shows fruits and nuts with per unit prices and coal by ton, plus mortgage and personal loan offers from Davenport Mortgage Loan Co and a Rock Island lender. The ad reads like a general goods directory and finance notice with contact details.
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