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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
4
The Weekly Tribune miscellany surveys global events and culture. It riffs on Tennyson, the Boer war, Rockefeller rumors, Kaiser and Coghlan, and Russia while poking fun at high society and sports like ping pong. The tone is satirical and telegraphs the era’s preoccupations with power, progress, and class.
Readers may recall the humorous old line that a fishing rod is a pole with a worm at one end and a fool at the other, used to satirize reporting or editors unable to depart the office. The quip reflects timeless newsroom wit and the pull of distant shores.
Report notes surgeons operated on Emperor William's face and express hope the outcome will bring peace and happiness to the medical team and the empire.
The note argues rising provisions costs should prompt a scientist to create a low cost nutritious dinner tablet to be taken with water three times daily.
Some observers say ping pong won t replace golf as a social sport, arguing golf still leads for social interaction and outdoor recreation, with plowing noted as a possible sole rival.
A Down East bride filed for divorce just three days after her marriage, challenging a speedy union. The brief case highlights fast dissolution and a swift legal response.
A Chicago woman seeking divorce over her husband quoting poetry lost her case. The court decision suggests poetry and poets are rising in prominence in society and law.
A man who once reigned as King of Spain has died, illustrating how monarchy fades from memory after the throne is left behind. The obituary notes the ease with which a former ruler is forgotten once power ends.
A Texas physician argues spring fever can be cured quickly by digging postholes. A Richland Century jury took ten minutes to decide three Wisconsin kisses are not worth 165000. The piece laments deprecation of home products but urges keeping life’s necessities affordable.
A wide Harris of Iowa items details suicides, accidents, and crimes. Howard Padgett hanged himself in Ottumwa after cocaine use while a dentist in Ottumwa, Dr Vance, faces conviction in a separate case. Multiple fatal and near fatal incidents occur near Clinton Colfax Newton Winfield Murray and Dos Moines with fires, wrecks, and a missing Grinnell Iown student Roy McNamara. The Peavy estate valuation and a mad dog scare span several counties. A court session in Indianola and a Fort Dodge land dispute round out the report.
A Friday night storm with tornado like intensity caused extensive damage in Marshall and Jasper counties. In Melbourne and the Arney farm region two large barns were wrecked. a new home under construction suffered severe damage. Two children in Jasper county were killed and several stock losses reported. Sioux City area tally exceeds 25000 dollars with widespread roof and window damage.
Governor Cummins selects nine commissioners from Iowa to supervise the Vicksburg monument project. Members include Capt. John F. Merry, Sen. L. C. Blanchard, Sen. J. A. Fitzpatrick, Rep. E. J. C. Bealer, Davis A. Haggard, ex-Speaker W. O. Mitchell, W. H. C. Jaques, Col. H. H. Rood, and Capt. J. H. Dean. They served in Civil War units. expenses only, with funds totaling $1.65 million available for construction and tablets at the National Military Park.
Governor Cummins has announced the Iowa Louisiana Purchase Exposition commission to oversee spending of the legislature’s appropriation for the Iowa building and exhibit at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair. The slate includes Larrabee Witmer Palmer Curtis Harriman Updegraff Trewin Carruthers Leach Prentis Shepherd Ericson Holbrook as part of the five Democrat requirement.
A humorous exchange shows a wise father acknowledging fault on both sides and a sunlit Sabbath scene. Representative Husker confirms one ungrammatical sentence in a speech was intentional to appear plain for his constituents.
In Des Moines Judge McVey denied Henry Hutsonpiller’s appeal against the board of review. He held that the tax debt for unpaid taxes is not intended to be offset against a citizen’s moneys and credits, noting the legislature did not intend to treat the entire yearly tax levy as a personal debt to be deducted.
Des Moines April 30 reports the crop bulletin shows improved outlook as rains saved planted grains and improved soil for corn. Cyclone winds and dust storms yielded heavy showers with ample moisture, though some seed grain was uncovered by winds. Potatoes and grass crops progress. fruit trees show early foliage and bloom. farming operations advance.
Waverly April 26. The Pioneer Prospecting company has struck pay at Frederika in Floyd County with a well reaching about 260 feet. Oil shows at noon and a midnight slushing yielded about eight gallons of an oleaginous mixture from which six gallons of oil were separated. Locals, California and Texas inspectors see strong signs, including paraffin-derived substances, yet skeptics remain.
Washington reports the 1902 naval program calls for two first class battleships two first class armored cruisers and two gunboats totaling about 63 000 tons at an estimated 29 600 000 dollars The plan aims for higher speed and wider range with stronger firepower drawing praise from naval authorities abroad.
General MacArthur testified before the Senate Philippines committee and said he alone was responsible for the capture of Aguinaldo. He rejected Senator Patterson’s suggestion of forgery and said General Funston was not responsible for methods used to seize Aguinaldo. The general described the deception as a common wartime tactic.
J Sterling Morton former secretary of agriculture under the Cleveland administration died at his son Mark Morton's Lake Forest residence after apoplexy. His three sons Mark Paul and Jay Morton were at his bedside. He had suffered illness since November after contracting a cold at a Chicago stock show and had sought specialist treatment in Chicago.
General J. L. Clarkson of Iowa sworn in as surveyor of the port of New York before Collector Strahan. Colonel Swords led him to the custom house with the general’s son and friends present. Clarkson’s bond for $6,000 to Washington awaits acceptance of his office.
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