29 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
1
A collage of brief items notes varied topics from politics and crime to culture. Mentions include seven killed in a day, a call for a vigilant police presence, a postponed coronation poem, a volcanic mountain gauge, and social chatter about Oyster Bay visits, fashion, and society figures.
The piece critiques eloquent speakers who ignore exercising the right to work. It notes the Boston Herald confuses Dowie with the Zionist movement in Palestine. It also mentions Baltimore's large tomato trust buying canneries and aiming to own more, while still supplying the public with cans.
Report says the crown prince intends to wed a charming American girl, a match described as a supreme stroke of fortune, with hopes he proves worthy of the union.
Rebels have won a battle in Hayti and hope for one or two more victories to challenge Jeffries for the championship.
A Michigan scientist reports a breakthrough fungus capable of killing mosquitoes, a discovery with potential to create substantial wealth beyond ordinary patent medicine success. The finding could attract investor interest and reshape pest control.
A witty note in the sports column laments that even seasoned men over forty can no longer beat their younger rivals at golf, signaling an era dominated by youth and rising talent in the game.
The article notes that a young lady’s debut in first class New York society costs about $6,000. It adds that many fathers would gladly pay more to avoid the obligation.
A quoted moment between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries at a pivotal instant becomes a lasting historical riddle. The brief remark is set against a backdrop of enduring questions and records the tension of the event for future reflection.
A Nicaragua volcano described as emitting groaning warnings for twenty days raises speculation that canal operations may shift to Panama, reflecting broader regional impact on transit plans.
A quote suggests that common men who depend on friends for small sums until Saturday doubt the claim by Comptroller Ridgely that national loans have risen sharply. The remark contrasts money needs in everyday life with official statistics.
A wealthy German who proposed prizes to men who marry homely women over forty will not gain imitators here, since few potential beneficiaries qualify.
A young wife explains she has repeatedly kept her husband from penitentiary despite his bigamy. She reflects that if not for her past concessions she might not now face the effort to send him there.
Kitchener refused to smile at cheering crowds during the coronation procession. The stern, immovable warrior image was partly intentional as he played his role in the public ceremony.
The report states J Pierpont Morgan emphatically denies retirement plans and notes several outlying precincts have not yet come under his control, suggesting ongoing power reach and influence.
A North Dakota senator faces an unusual remedy as he turns to X ray treatment in a bold political move. The approach signals a dramatic, experimentsome stance amid a sparse field of politicians willing to pursue such measures.
A Colossal Iowa montage reports a wife shooting suicide, a fatal tub scalding of a Mt. Ayr child, and ex representative Hoag buried in College Springs. Also covered are industry shifts, rail and harbor intrigues, local curiosities, court notes, and a parade of small-town incidents and opinions across multiple counties.
The Iowa State College board appoints Prof EB W Stanton as acting president until a successor to the late Beardshear is chosen. Mrs Beardshear will stay in the president’s house. The board examined the cornerstone of the main building, burned recently, noting the foreman’s name and the year 1867. A plaster candy jar contained relics including old catalogues and a 1867 report to the legislature.
Webster City reports the death of Mrs. W L Church of Blaine Washington mother of Mrs W J Birmingham of this city. She earned local fame by fending off an Indian attack during Spirit Lake depredations firing from a log cabin defense when four were wounded one died. A Hamilton county memorial tablet honors her courage and life.
A horse thief led a mule team stolen in Atlantic into Kellerton, selling mules to Glen Johnson for horses and $38. He fled toward Tuskego, drew a revolver, threatened pursuers, then escaped into timber and remains at large.
Johnson County Old Settlers association in Iowa City elected officers for the coming year at the recent reunion. President W. H. Buchanan Solon First vice president Isaac Weeber Sharon Second vice president A. E. Swisher Iowa City Third vice president L. W. Miller Pleasant Valley Secretary Gil R. Irish East Lucas Treasurer H. J. Wieneke Iowa City Addresses were given by Lieut. Webb Henderson of Jefferson La and Rev. Dr. S N Fellows and A E Swisher of Iowa City.
Prof. H W Wickham brings the finest beetle collection to the Iowa City university. He pursued the vast Death Valley region in California and Nevada last summer, enduring privation and long dry treks. He walked 20 000 square miles of Sierra Nevada terrain, crossing Kearsarge Pass.
Harry F. Purcell, editor of the Ackley Phonograph for about three years, left town on an early morning train this week and his whereabouts are unknown. The printing office runs by subordinates and the paper is issued under Purcell's mother's name, with Walter Grafe reported to have leased the plant.
Four year old Mabel exclaims “poor little horse” upon first sight of a zebra at Lincoln Park. She notes the animal has been leaning against a painted fence, reflecting a playful early encounter with wildlife.
The Royal Aquarium in Russia houses carp claimed to exceed 600 years in age. In addition, multiple studies confirm whales reaching ages over 200 years.
Des Moines August 25 the jury venire for the September term of the district court reports September 22. Sixty men named include G W Arrowood Altoona L H Ainsworth Walter Brinkerhoff Joe Blakeslee Walter Bellair H H Beighler Albert Anderson S W Baker E F Corey Austin Clary A B Carner L G Comparet H F Craig L C Clifford C W Crell D P Dean Henry Detwiller W H Davis Olof Eldridge J C Kausch John Fletcher Geo H Fitzsimmons D P Grigsby H A Graham Alex Grandi J P Howard J S Jerrold Wim es J C Hotchkiss W D Hammitt Robert V Hiatt I J Hoopes Geo B Hepburn A Jarvis Harry L Kingman S A Kelsey O O Lee L O Larson Henry Manbeck J W Mills J M Mershon A S Marsillott Jan May G W Martin Pat McDonough W B McClay J W McCabe James O Callahan Sr J L Porter A L Patt G W Prosser Emmet Powers R C Park Frank Ritchart Andrew Snyder Wm Thorpe Suel Trunnell John Winegar B J Woods.
Ray Hisminger a 13 year old from Os kol oosa confessed to poisoning food for the Anderson family in Harrison township twice with strychnine kept in a clock. He said he knew the poison could kill but claimed no personal motive and may be sent to reform school after questioning by Judge Scott.
A Northwestern baggage car left the derailing switch open for an Iowa Central freight crossing yesterday near Marshalltown went into a ditch. No one was hurt.
Cedar Rapids Aug 26 Rumor says Coe and Parsons may consolidate after Fairfield fire though officials deny it. The idea has circulated since the colleges were first founded.
Charles Olson of Lincoln Nebraska superintendent of the B and M railroad visiting Burlington fell from a ferry boat last night and was drowned. The incident occurred amid the Burlington area waters on August 25 with Olson presumed missing and his body later found.
The Middletown Poultry Club met last night to finalize plans for their annual chicken trial where members’ birds are judged by peers. A dinner anecdote follows about Johnny wanting a second piece of pie and his father urging fork etiquette.
Reviews of state office activity include a charter issued to Carpenter Savings Bank and new companies Iowa Investment, Rural Union Telephone Ottosen, and Rezo Remedy Iowa City. Officials travel for duties, court suit filed against Des Moines City Railway, labor inspections report child employment concerns, and Logan ward school location dispute discussed. Governor Cummins at Okoboji. decor tasks ongoing during vacation.
Two of the Lowunsiana exposition commission members W F Harriman and Judge Carruthers attended a Des Moines meeting on Monday. A later meeting may occur this week. The original plan had headquarters on the fair grounds with a committee to inspect state fair exhibits for potential use in the Iowa exhibit at St Louis in 1904. Discussion on selecting a secretary was to be raised this week.
Wednesday Hon Charles Aldrich received from Dr J Kennedy the state board of health records detailing Iowa vital statistics from 1880 to present. The over two hundred volumes cover marriages births and deaths for every county and will be housed in the historical department after review by the curator.
The Iowa Rural Mail Carriers association will meet in Des Moines on Wednesday August 27 at 10 a.m. at city hall. B Pitts Wood chairman of the executive committee issues the call inviting postmasters and carriers. Officers will be elected and topics of interest to carriers discussed.
At a Hardin county high school athletic council meeting in Idora Iowa the board of governors rescinded a previous sitting and awarded a gold medal to Will J Moir Jr of Eldora high school for most points in competition. The award cited his qualifications in schoolwork though it was claimed he did not take the required amount to be a regular student.
Observations note bees place honeycombs in irregular, varied shapes yet adjust cell forms to fill space perfectly. Ants craft hard smooth roads and drive tunnels, surpassing human efforts in efficiency and precision.
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