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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1904
Page
2
A fragmented summary notes Iowa at the world fair taking first prize in corn grains and grass seeds. A social reform group in Springfield advocates banning the practice of treating in saloons, arguing it promotes drunkenness and dishonesty. The piece mentions unions and conventions in Newark and local prohibitory sentiment.
A fragment from a poem presented as a village school room scene. It features a playful satire of figures and phrases, with references to a pin on a chair and a “tyrant’s throne.” The verses mix whimsy and social commentary in a period voice.
In St Petersberg on September 28 authorities linked the assassination chain to a Geneva group of six Hussisans who allegedly hatched the conspiracy. The plot ties to the May 19 1903 murder of Governor Bogdanovitch and the July 28 1903 killing of Von Plehve. Gercheni linked as organizer is named as connected.
The advertisement from LeGrange Georgia reports A Danforth suffered a six month leg running sore that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed in five days. It claims cures for wipers wounds piles and other conditions with a 25 cent price and Frank Nadter advertising guarantee.
Rochester reports a student James Cox of Halvoke risked his life to aid passengers after a sleeper derailed near Lyons. He dove through a window as cars overturned, dragged several people free, and warned others moments before the freight train struck.
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius eruption subsiding yet remaining formidable. Crater crust breaks away causing shaking and rumblings as the volcano appears to tear apart top to base. Ash spread toward Pompeii area. activity threatens surfaces on the Pompeii side.
In Vienna a hospital mix up led to Julia Pater being buried as a patient named Schneider. The husband attended the funeral and later remarried, while the real woman returned alive to surprise her children and community. Neighbors shunned her, fearing superstition. She found shelter with the husband’s former lover, before being finally welcomed back.
A Albany Georgia reader praises DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills as potent yet pleasant, noting relief from a bilious attack after a single tablet. The testimonial compares its effect favorably to other common pills and calls Early Risers an ideal laxative. Sold by all druggists.
The cotton pickers of this region begin tonight under moonlight in Anguata Ga. Pickers are scarce and nine dollars will be paid to those who work from sunset to midnight as the harvest starts under the night sky.
The Lincoln Club opened the Scott County campaign with a 130 attendee rally at Sixteenth and Harrison. Don Murphy A W Hamann and F D Letts spoke praising tariff policy and urging votes for the Republican ticket from president to local officeholders.
Eight hour laws ignored by idle workers, claims an ad for Dr King's New Life Pills. The copy states millions are always at work, curing indigestion, biliousness, constipation, sick headache, and stomach, liver, and bowel troubles. Easy to take, safe, and only 25 cents at Frank Dadier's drug store.
Reports from Chicago indicate Swarthmore College will gain from Bobby Maxwell leaving the Maroon eleven. Maxwell told a Chicago squad member that Sherburn Wightman also plans to join Swarthmore after leaving Doath Stagg, implying further transfers from the Midway School.
Clark Dorrante brings divorce action against Dana Dorrance in Davenport district court both residing in LaClaire. Married October 15, 1879 in Scott county. Defendant accused of cruel and inhuman treatment. Two minor children. Plaintiff seeks temporary alimony of 50 and permanent alimony of 3,000, custody of the children, and permanent divorce. J A Hanley represents plaintiff.
The Franklin Pa rep says Arnyld Plumer, a 2 millionare banker and oil producer, filed for probate. He left Miss Catharine Bredin $10,000, the largest specific bequest, while the rest of the estate goes to nephews and nieces and church funds fall short. Plumer was unmarried, had no widow or children, and planned a memorial library in Franklin.
An 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward guarantee. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and lists J Cheney Co of Toledo and Walding Kinnan Marvin as wholesale druggists. Offers testimonials and a 50 cent price per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for consumptive coughs.
A Huntsville military court concluded Company P Adabamm National Guard was inefficient and should be cashiered after failing to protect Horace Maples from a mob. It urged stricter commissioning tests and noted lack of plan, discipline, and concerted action during the jail attack.
Fire bloodhounds used to track the Rock Island train bandits near Winfield about a week ago. Incendiaries set fires to barns hay stacks corn crits and even dwellings. Smoldering embers saturated with kerosene found at some sites.
Japanese reinforcements continue, with Russian scouts reporting large Japanese encampments and a strong column forming northwest of Liaoyang. About a thousand Japanese cross the Taize river daily using three bridges cut by the railroad, amid ongoing efforts near Mukden.
A testimonial column touts Dr Shu Manns Asthma Cure with Mrs Martha Simorson of Latunsburg, Michigan, Rev G J Taylor of Washburn Illinois, and a Hay Fever claimant praising relief after brief use. Sold by druggists with 2c stamp to Effe Schiffmane of Paulminc for a free trial.
About 200 Inter-Parliamentary Union delegates toured the United States from Washington to New York. They praised American life and travel, with Count Albert Apponyi among the standout figures. A wreath laid on Washington’s tomb and a favorable reception boosted impressions of the United States. The trip highlighted cross national ties and the involvement of Representative Richy Barthaldi in the delegates, with a $50,000 appropriation noted for hosting duties.
The article recalls William Randal Cremer a British MP and founder of the labor movement who once worked as a carpenter illustrating the varied paths of citizenship and public service. It hints at further discussion of his contributions and influence.
Washington report of General Lloyd F Wright governor in the Philippines noting that US debate over Filipino self government and independence unsettles local governance. Wright explains US inde pendence voices back home influence editors and inflame insurgent leaders, undermining stable progress and conservative Filipino elements.
Agents of the American Federation of Labor at work organizing Indiana domestics, paving a path to wage and hour increases. No existing union for domestics in the state, raising the risk of a strike as a bargaining tool if talks fail.
A compact listing describes a Stoone house on Main north of Eoeust street with sewer and city water, level lot 65 by 19. Nearby is a Stroom house near Twelfth and Scott with a good barn, city water, level 64 by 1350 lot, asking price about 9,000.
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