WIFE SLAPPED HUSBAND’S FACE ON FOURTH STREETAn incident which created considerable amusement for spectators occurred early Tuesday morning near the Republican office. A woman whose husband failed to cease swearing when she attempted to stop his flow of profanity struck her husband a severe blow across the mouth. This had the desired effect and the woman proceeded to her hotel. The parties arrived here Monday evening, and had trouble shortly after their arrival. The husband had been drinking heavily and this led to a tirade on the streets, which the woman stopped by use of vigorous force. The husband counted a number of witnesses to the blow, evidently figuring on an action for divorce.
– Santa Rosa Republican, October 11, 1904
OBJECTED TO GUEST AT TEACalled Her Evil Names so She Has Him Arrested For Disturbing the PeaceBecause Peter King objected to his wife’s guests at tea and told the lady in terms more forceful than elegant a warrant has been issued for his arrest on the charge of using profane and vulgar language in the presence of women. Miss Myrtle Genther swore to the complaint against King in Justice A. J. Atchinson’s court on Monday morning.
Mrs. M. McCombs was the victim of King’s words assault as well as Miss Genther, it is alleged. In fact, Miss Genther was only secondary. Mrs. McCombs, according to the story of the ladies, had been assisting Mrs. King with some sewing. Her hostess insisted that she remain to tea and did so. This is alleged to have angered Mr. King, who spoke insultingly to the guests and later to Miss Genther.
– Santa Rosa Republican, July 18, 1904
1904
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENTS
Dismembering industrial accidents were not rare. Just a few days before, a man lost his foot in a thresher, and a hand was severed at a sawmill. For a reason unions came into existence.
MAN HAS TOP OF HIS HEAD TORN OFFFRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT THE WEHRSPON LUMBER MILL ON TUESDAY
Jacob Archambeau Meets With Instant Death in a Shocking Manner by Falling Into BeltingA frightful accident occurred at Wehrspon’s lumber mills in Ornbaum Valley near Cloverdale on Tuesday morning, which cost Jacob Archambeau, well known in Santa Rosa, his life.
Archambeau was the engineer at the saw mill, and in some way fell into the belting. The top of his head was torn of completely from the ears up. One arm was broken in two places. There were no other injuries. Death was instantaneous. The accident happened so quickly that Archambeau’s bleeding and lifeless form fell at their feet almost before the witnesses to the shocking affair were able to realize what had happened.
The deceased was well known as an experienced millman and engineer. Just how the accident happened is not certain, other than he fell into the belting. The accident is deeply regretted by all of the deceased’s friends, and there were many.
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– Press Democrat, August 25, 1904
THE PRO-LABOR PAPER
The Santa Rosa Republican was the working man’s newspaper, and while many local merchants ran advertisements in both the Press Democrat and Republican, readers in the latter were more likely to see ads for men’s work boots or heavy flannel underwear than the latest fashions in ladies’ hats.
These ads appeared paired together the week before Labor Day in the Republican, but not once in the Press Democrat. Note that these aren’t ads for Labor Day sales, but simply tributes to American unions and workers. “Put on your best bib and tucker in honor of the day,” reads the Keegan Brothers ad below. “[W]hen you spend your money here, you are patronizing a Union House with Union principles, Union goods, Union help, Union hours, and a place where you should feel at home. There’s always a glad hand here for the Laboring Man.”
