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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
5
A mosaic of notes from Freeman-Tribune era. Mentions Jay Gould auction sale at 5.75 dollars, Dr Osler knighted, noon rest advice, an Alabama editor seeking help, Hugh O Pentecost on tommyrot, a Pennsylvania man angered by lightning, a New York tax forecast, Calhoun Democrat quips, a Georgia man pawning his leg for whisky, and other brief asides on society, sport and public life.
Report notes Oliver Herford’s marriage as a life moment, suggesting he may pursue a dream of settling on a farm and tending animals in the future. The brief hints at personal happiness and future lifestyle choice.
The author notes a trend of many authors marrying recently to claim rising profits of literature, calling the idea of profits a queer notion.
Salisbury residents report a shooting scene in which Clay Grubb was wounded by Nat Crump amid current tense mood. The article notes the confrontation occurred in Salisbury, naming involved parties Crump and Grubb and describing the event as a brush with gunfire.
Col. Watterson asserts Paul Jones was not a pirate while dismissing the claim by stating that if Jones were a pirate then Washington would be a footpad and Franklin a Jobster. The ruling concludes Jones was not a pirate.
The city shows unrest as trade reaches upscale residential areas. The piece argues that if commerce can endure the disruption, the aristocratic districts should also endure it.
The boxer Mr. Kid McCoy plans marriage to a woman who inherits five million dollars. If the match ends his boxing and saloon ventures, public sentiment may offer its good wishes.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish wore a magnificent gown as she paraded through a drenching rain in Washington. The scene signals a new fashion trend likely to influence fashiondom, with critics predicting a strong backlash against impractical attire.
A quoted remark notes the czar of Russia reportedly holds 25 million dollars in English securities and 6 million in American rail, iron, and coal interests, and would surrender it all for universal affection.
Judge U S Kendall of West Virginia says mothers in law cause nine tenths of divorces. He notes this will interest those who once thought the other woman was the normal factor in divorce.
A remark questions government power to store whisky for owner benefit and extends the idea to freezing barons and counts until demand from American girls for domestic use emerges. The suggestion uses humorous hyperbole to critique state control.
A New York paper notes Mr. Yerkes hides his bronze gate at night to prevent theft. His faith in the honesty of neighbors suffers a severe shock.
The ceremony described as unusually informal for the groom with men in casual dress while the women wore splendid gowns. The Boston Globe reports she calls him Gurvey in official information.
Numerous Iowa items including railroad washouts near Cantril and bridge damage. Onawa awards a deep well contract to J H Hams of Sioux City for a 400 foot water supply. A Sigourney man Glen Selby involved in a laudanum incident. Osage man injured in eye accident. Indictments over lead theft from Wabash railroad cars. Grinnell bank dividend payments begin. Mercy hospital pursuit of Dominic Spare in shooting case. Child Labor committee elects seven director members in Des Moines. Bowyer sues for damages over a telegraph misdelivery. Sheldon store fire losses estimated at 15 000. Drowning at Sioux City river picnic. Carnegie library opens in Winterset. Humboldt drowning of Joseph Greagor. Keokuk minutes fire deaths from live wire. Waterloo wife burned to death mystery. Clinton railway robbery arrests linked to Chicago men. Loser Moore cases reach supreme court over race fixing schemes. Mills county Indian relic hunt led by Professor Blackman.
Alexander Alexander and Arthur Bingham, Chicago men, were killed by a Milwaukee work train near Marion as they slept on the tracks after walking from Savannah. Sidney Houston, also from Chicago, survived with shock. Bingham died in St Luke's hospital at 9 o clock. Remains to be shipped to Chicago.
Des Moines program lists Governor Folk and Bryan along with Jones Holden Toyokichi Iyenaga Booker T. Washington and others. Season ticket $1 covers July 4 events. daily tickets 25 cents except Music Day. Camp or attend between June 24 and July 4 requires contact to Midland Chautauqua Circuit Des Moines Iowa.
A tornado ripped through Taylor county injuring a child of Charles Mehan who was six miles southeast of Bedford. The storm demolished barns and other structures, blew down trees, and cut telephone lines severing communication with many areas.
Council Bluffs reports affidavits from all twelve jurors who tried the 500000 Doyle Burns mining suit in March and April. Affidavits aim to disprove charges of improper conduct by Doyle’s attorneys, who lost the case. Two jurors allegedly were intoxicated multiple times, two others slept in their chairs, and another questioned why the suit was started here and urged Doyle to lose it.
During a severe thunderstorm seven miles northeast of Adair Charles Franz the youngest son of Theodore Franz was killed by lightning while plowing corn. This marks the second Franz family fatality from lightning in the past year with an older son killed last August driving the same team.
Thieves broke into William E. F. Van Ausdale & Co. drug store Purcell's grocery and the local post office in Hastings on June 13. They secured about $8 from the post office and $20 from the grocery. The drug store safe was blown open. it contained no money and was unlocked with a tag stating the fact.
Davenport reports flood damage totaling about 20000 dollars with riverfront houses swept away and two families barely escaping with their lives.
In Eddyville on June 9 A L Carson a local drayman suffered severe injury when a giant firecracker exploded nearly severing his right hand. The accident occurred in the afternoon drawing medical aid and police attention to the incident.
The Baer residence on a farm west of Clinton was entered while occupants were away. About $25 was taken from two pocket books in a locked bedroom. Thieves used a key to the front door and bedroom, though two visible gold watches were not stolen.
A brief note warns that temperature loss or mismanagement may compromise safety controls. It emphasizes maintaining accurate readings and secure shutdown procedures to prevent system faults or hazards.
Des Moines June 18 President H H Polke of the Interurban Railway company told the Iowa Railway club that interurbans have underdeveloped freight potential. He cited that 91 percent of interurban earnings come from passengers, 5.6 percent from freight and express, and the rest from electric power. He urged side tracks stockyards and loading chutes to reduce costs for farmers and shippers, noting western lines show better road beds and trackage. He argued freight could rise with improved interurban facilities and terminal access.
Damage from the June flood across Iowa Missouri and Illinois devastates thousands of acres of farmland and dozens of structures. Bridges in Lee county are destroyed and railways blocked as water rises to several feet. Riley Smallwood aged 75 drowned near Alexandria while attempting to cross a stream. The flood claims include a Standard Oil warehouse large tanks and crop losses at a tomato and cucumber farm. Estimates of total damage reach into the millions as rescues continue.
A fierce thunderstorm in Marshalltown on June 10 killed Sheridan Wickman about 17 and injured S M Rubee. Wickman sought refuge in a dairy barn where a bolt struck the gable killing him and three cows. Rubee was knocked down by a nearby lightning strike that damaged a large elm and he recovered.
Senator W B Allison Congressman Robert G Cousins of Iowa and Mrs Paul Morton and Miss Morton sail for Europe on the steamer New York with the secretary of the navy's wife aboard.
Davenport officials J A Hanley Dr Fred Lambach and County Clerk William Gruenwald report to the state board of control criticizing Mount Pleasant hospital for the insane. They fault the economy in patient feeding and urge more varied and larger rations.
President Roosevelt reports progress toward peace talks as Count Cassini and Japanese minister Takahira confirm acceptance to appoint plenipotentiaries. Washington negotiations yesterday in the Blue Room with key conferences among the three diplomats and the White House staff.
St Petersburg reports the imperial regime to stage a two chamber assembly with an elected lower house the gosudarstvennaya dume and a vetlich council upper house. Elections set for summer as autocracy nudges toward constitutionalism with a formal proclamation anticipated soon.
M Witte, president of the committee of ministers, leaves St Petersburg for two weeks on business linked to peace negotiations. The move suggests Emperor Nicholas may seek negotiations with Japan if a reasonable basis is offered, using the empire’s strongest personality.
St. Petersburg reports Russia awaits Japan to fix time and place for the meeting of plenipotentiaries. The foreign office expects the delay to be brief and that terms will be placed in Russia's hands once agreed.
Consul General Rodgers in Shanghai cables that seven Russian colliers have anchored at Woosung and will likely be interned. Reports mention several Japanese vessels near Gnatzlaff and that the Russian torpedo boat destroyer Bodri has been interned at Shanghai.
A fragment from a historical piece hints at a critic labeling a fool who disrupts efforts as reckless. The line suggests sarcasm aimed at someone who destabilizes progress by spreading rumors or provoking conflict.
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