Tribune Official Paper June 80 1805
Fragmentary entry from a 1805 Tribune issue notes twelve pages and marks the publication as the official paper. The readable portion provides no specific events, names, or dates beyond the date line.
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
3
Fragmentary entry from a 1805 Tribune issue notes twelve pages and marks the publication as the official paper. The readable portion provides no specific events, names, or dates beyond the date line.
The piece surveys Chinese cotton mills paying meager wages, a Behring Strait railroad idea, Iowa postmaster pay shifts, and editorial views on tariff, governance, and public figures. It notes Admiral Evans defending his sailors, and commentary on J W Blythe, Cummins, Taft, and gun laws affecting youths in New York and Webster City.
A clipped reminiscence from Williams Wasp recalls 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania education. Teachers earned 2 to 3 cents per pupil per day or wages by the month, with payment in wheat or low weekly sums. women sometimes made 50 cents to 1.25 dollars per week, and a 1709 tax exemption aided teachers and ministers.
Fort Dodge Chronicle reports plans for a secret farmer organization in Webster County to unify interests and back members financially. It aims to set prices, store crops, and back loans, extending eventually across the state, with elevators and cribs possibly built in districts.
Des Moines reports a movement to block Secretary Leslie M. Shaw from carrying Iowa's delegation for president. Major W. Chantland of Fort Dodge argues Shaw cannot secure his own state's support, while Cummins backers foresee a hard fight over tariff revision and rate legislation, making Iowa a flashpoint in the national convention.
Ella Carruthers and hucb transfer to James and Harry J Bossert with multiple blocks and options. Emma Carruthers and others transfer to Janes and Harry J Bossert with late blocks. Ladies are urged to call and see trimmed hats at Mrs H B Merrills.
A. B. Stickney president of Chicago Great Western Railway predicts unprecedented fall and winter prosperity if crops good and industrial growth continues. He notes rising construction nationwide and signs of prosperity in railroad traffic, though cautions not a prophet.
Mr. Stickney travels by day coach through railroad country reporting optimism among farmers. He says farmers expect a strong year with good prices tied to anticipated heavy crops across his lines.
A local complaint cites a surge of beggars and cripples passing through Webster City tied to the Portland Lewis and Clark exposition and Chicago strikes. The writer urges authorities to confine cripples to home counties’ almshouses and hospitals, arguing travel burdens the public and taxes.
The official Chicago markets note the Litchfield Daylight special will pass Webster City on July 4, arriving at 10 30 a.m. for a fifteen minute stop. Judge Scott of Washington police court advocates harsher penalties for wife beating and supports the whipping post as needed. The national guard plans to seek changes to the Dick bill to place guard under national defense with a doubled federal armament and encampment funding.
Misa Caro Inman daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Inman is recovering from typhoid fever after three weeks in bed. The illness was mild but included temporary nervous prostration, keeping her confined briefly.
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