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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
2
A fragmented page from the Freeman and Tribune combines ad lines for subscriptions with miscellaneous quotations and political jabs. It references D L Hunter and W F Hunter as editors, notes city and county official paper status, and recalls jibes about Taft Bryan and McKinley while mentioning Story county land rents and a Roland Record item.
The Manson Democrat backs Porter over Pepper for the U S Senate and questions the time for a platform critique of the current administration. The piece notes party infighting, local concerns about crop prospects and paving materials, plus commentary on Cummins Bryan and Governor Sulzer.
The piece discusses navies of issues from brick pavement resurfacing in Des Moines to a tariff quarrel affecting Iowa farmers. It notes Buffalo Bill’s show decline, Tammany Hall politics, a loan shark case in Peoria, and Chicago speed cases. Ex Senator Young reports on Balkan front chivalry and American surgeons aiding wounded Serbs and Bulgarians.
A verse from the Maquoketa Republican rail reveals a man with a fine touring car taking a date for a ride. The car leaks, gears strip, and a quick stop at a hitching post ends a planned outing as a humorous cautionary lyric.
A quote centers a character vowing to risk a mortgage on the home for one final ride. The line suggests a gambling or reckless impulse amid financial strain. No additional context provided.
At Galveston Texas on July 28 a grandstand seating about 5 000 collapsed just before the beach automobile races. No fatalities were reported though several spectators suffered broken legs. The crowd remained calm as the event continued.
The body of 14 year old Bernie Holstein was found in Morgan Park with a bullet wound. Police believe torture led to murder but no suspects are identified. The body lay face down with hands bound behind and legs tied with suspenders. Beer bottles and two newspapers dated July 21 were found nearby, the disappearance date.
After two quiet nights, firing resumed at 9 pm in Shanghai's foreign settlement. Shells burst near the band stand injuring a Portuguese boy with others narrowly escaping. Rebels are suspected to target the settlement in retaliation for the volunteers' disarming of 300 soldiers and twelve officers at Chapel. Panicked crowds flee the native city as foreign detachments patrol the settlement boundaries.
Camp Castle near Chariton Iowa trains the fifty fifth regiment of the National Guard as officers warn that Iowa and other state militias may be ordered to cross the Rio Grande soon. A major says orders could come within three months. Officers focus on protecting invested dollars in Mexico rather than blast or bloodshed.
The piece notes the War Department's push to train enlisted men at a mock encampment near the Moines armory last Monday. Privates show eagerness for action but superiors resist their glorified war fantasies. Also public notice calls for sealed bids to install toilets and fountains at Lawn Hill and other Webster City schools, due by August 21, 1913, with 10 percent certified bid security.
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