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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
4
A fragmentary column presents tongue in cheek quips on ministers, anarchists, imperial matters, Shanghai evacuation, 1902 auto output, divorce trends, right to work, fools, overcoats, Carnegie wealth, and curious etymologies. It weaves social satire with brief notices about public life and industry.
A New York palmist says J Pierpont Morgan lacks business skill. Many would pay well for proof, if he could demonstrate it.
A New Jersey man married just weeks seeks divorce over his wife wearing open work hosiery. He is advised not to act in haste as the season may change her mind.
A Chicago man cited good luck among the top factors aiding his rise, a candid admission reflecting a belief in fortunate turns shaping his progress.
A New York gentleman who recovered from a serious illness by coed nursing rewarded his nurse with 50 900 dollars. This act bypasses the risk of a will contest by direct heirs and underscores sudden wealth and gratitude in a medical recovery.
The arsenic complexion tablet continues to justify its asserted benefits with testimonials. It says young women who take it in sufficient quantities never have any further complexion trouble.
A brief note recounts borrowing a ten dollar bill from a friend and feeling indebted by the kindness shown impossible to fully repay.
Local note reports a newborn girl to a seventy two year old G A R veteran and his bride. The celebration carries a wartime camaraderie tone with a call to comradeship.
Charles Holada alias Harry Moore received a life sentence for second degree murder in a case tied to the Gallaugher family dispute. Judge Wade called the crime cold blooded and noted the jury had acquitted Mrs. Gallaugher. Holada's appeal bond set at 10000. efforts continue to locate Mrs. Gallaugher for perjury trial.
Two derailments on the Iowa Central near Lacy caused thirty one cars to leave the tracks. Extra freight No 44 derailed sixteen cars, some empty, with a few loaded cars tumbling down a sixteen foot embankment. A second section of No 92 derailed in the cut south of Lacy, engine and fifteen cars off the rails. Traffic delay followed, including a seven hour hold on a northbound passenger train, amid ongoing track improvements and prior season poor roadbed conditions.
Zenor, a former Dallas county sheriff, and his 13 year old grandson were walking through an orchard near Madrid when a shotgun discharged. The shot hit the boy in the hip and, after initial treatment, the wound proved fatal despite doctors' efforts.
The Rock Island railroad settles with H M Boorman for W C Frazier's suit after injuries from the Victor wreck last winter. The company pays 1500 to Frazier's attorney in liquidation. Frazier sought 9000 in damages claiming the wreck delayed his anemia operation recovery.
Edwin Olson a 14 year old boy in Fort Dodge is recovering after being shot a week ago while hunting. Doctors feared death but the bullet remains in the upper brain area and has not been removed. Physicians worry an operation could be fatal, yet the patient improves and seems on the road to recovery.
Shamrock weighing 1,805 pounds sold for 56 cents per pound to Richard Webber of New York City at the International Live Stock exposition. The steer by Iowa Agricultural College was witnessed by thousands at the Exchange building stock yards. A Pittsburg firm secured the grand champion carload at 14 1/2 cents per pound for shipment to Pittsburgh.
The jury found in favor of Clarkson the defendant in the Tate Clarkson libel suit. Verdict came on the eleventh ballot after a campaign tied to the Seventh district contest between Hull and Prouty. The case stemmed from affidavits by Gray alleging ballot tampering at Valley Junction and Prouty headquarters.
Jack Crowley from three miles west of Clare faced a charging wolf while walking toward Clare. With five shells and three shots fired, he wounded the animal at Lizard Creek and fled toward town as reports of wolves in the timber rise this fall and winter.
Miss Susan McGovern’s garments caught fire near a red hot stove in Clinton. Doctors reported every inch of her body scorched, she lingered for hours, remaining conscious much of the time and pleading with Rooney for relief.
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomination of Richard P. Clarkson to be pension agent at Des Moines.
In Avoca the jury found Carl Hector not guilty of the July 8 murder of Fred Johnson after eight hours deliberation. The verdict sparked some public disapproval among local residents. Meanwhile in Des Moines veteran physician J J McGorlek received a three year term at Mt Pleasant state hospital for inebriety.
No trace of Otto Dennison 27 from near Lineville after he vanished with 1200 dollars from an estate. He left Linn County to Mt Ayr intending to settle his foster mother Mrs Dennison and sister in Corydon. Authorities find no foul play and describe the case as mysterious with no clear motive.
A Caracas dispatch reports the combined British and German fleet seized Venezuela’s four warships in San Guayra harbor. An ultimatum to Venezuela is expected to be delivered tomorrow demanding compliance with British and German ministers.
William Harris, convicted of second degree murder in 1896 for the stabbing death of George Frank in Panora, was granted an unconditional pardon by Governor Cummins. Harris, paroled from Fort Madison, had his citizenship rights restored. His brother McPherson Harris was exonerated.
In Boone on December 9 three masked burglars entered the home of 70 plus pensioned railroad foreman Stormer and his wife near Twelfth and Greene. They gagged and tied the couple, ransacked the house for about two hours, threatened harm and arson, found no money, and escaped without identifying themselves.
Leon December 10. A Grand River gang reportedly terrorized the town with arson larceny perjury illegal liquor sales petty theft and cattle stealing. Indictments were returned against F A Greenland Richard Pray Port Woodard George Riggs George Bush and Richard Pray. Defendants posted bonds and will mount a strong defense.
The Agriculture Department asked the House Agriculture Committee for a emergency appropriation of 600000 to 1000000 dollars to stamp out foot and mouth disease found in New England cattle. Secretary Wilson urged quick action, citing the disease’s rapid spread and economic impact while noting it may have been carried by imported hay. An efficient corps of experts could be dispatched immediately to contain any outbreak.
Washington December 10. A grand dinner at the New Willard honored Justice John Marshall Harlan for twenty five years on the Supreme Court bench. Attendees included President Roosevelt, cabinet members, senators, and judges while his son Richard D Harlan delivered the grace.
In Willemstad on December 10 a new revolution appears likely as General Nicholas Ricondo, Matos’s lieutenant, proclaims himself chief of a venture and gathers 2,000 fighters at Lezama. General Rivera moves toward Coro with 1,200 men and recently attacked the railroad. Revolt spreads to Harquimeto district where Castro sends 4,100 troops.
Des Moines reports the arrival of a fine life size portrait of Philip Crapa of Burlington, printed by Louis Meyer of Milwaukee and selected at the request of Gurator Aldrich for the state historical department. The piece reflects early 1900s portraiture and local cultural interest.
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