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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
1
Spring appears to move the political calendar as campaign activity grows in Ellsworth. Candidates tour towns and community meetings draw steady crowds, signaling a heated race ahead.
A city milk wagon driver provoked a young woman during a wash day. She seized him by the shoulders and tipped him into a tub of water, teaching him a lesson. He stormed off and did not return. The woman’s decisive act is praised by onlookers.
Gov. Cummins pardons or paroles John Ballew who murdered Tiffany and was sentenced to life at Anamosa. The pardon restricts residence to Woodbury County initially, bans Webster County and nearby areas, requires lawful conduct and sobriety, and allows future conditions. Violating any term voids the pardon.
Advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Promises a one day cure for a cold and offers refunds if it fails. Mentions E. W. Grove’s signature on each box and a price of 250.
The Webster City nine signs for 1902 with a strong lineup including Flaeger and Johnson from the University of Chicago. Cole will manage the team and Stoner, Belknap, Hess, and others are praised for speed and hitting. Season starts around June 20 as college play ends.
Des Moines reports cyclonic winds and dust storms last week followed by copious showers that moisture crops state wide. Seed grain exposed by winds may have been uncovered but showers relief to crops. Conditions allow corn planting to begin soon with potato planting, grass and grain growth steady, fruit trees blooming early.
Rev H C Stantz in charge of the Methodist mission work in the Philippines delivers a sermon addressing the local congregation. The report highlights his role and the church's outreach in the island nation.
Oklahoma real estate financier C E Pochel visits New York with a business card photo, befriends a banker and travels with John Beard's nephew to Fort Lee. They fall for a street con game, staged by a card hustler, and Pochel is swindled out of cash and drafts before a marshal intervenes. He flees town after stopping payment and grappling with the ruse.
The undersigned seeks immediate occupancy of the room now used by L. F. Houck's clothing store to expand a larger furniture trade. J. W. Allington notes Houck’s auction case reflects his stated meaning and urgency.
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