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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
7
Fragmentary account recounts the creation of the star spangled banner during a war with Britain. It notes Fort McHenry, the flag, and Key witnessing bombardment as rockets lit the night above Baltimore. It mentions President Madison and the exchange of prisoners in a tense early U.S. history moment.
Turned Century Wall Weldemain of Wottohen celebrated a mixed week with births and civic activity. Town cloutioneering downtown and a home gathering featured Elit of whee whey lip. Winn's disagreement led to Natit abandonment. he was born in Birtigoed Riwelia in 1624 amid persecution.
Rev Alexander Pranele, American Gerkyoma at St. Petersburg, earned praise for leading famine relief funds to Mussina. He aims to expand the mission he founded in the Heanian capital to South Africa.
Reported reconciliation of the Vanderbilt clan progresses toward completion after a spring start. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt allegedly initiated contact with Mr and Mrs. Cornellus Vasey at the Waldorf Astoria, marking a hopeful turn in the long standing family dispute.
Five widows and daughters of veterans who served in the Revolutionary War seek pensions from the United States government. Names include Hannah Newell Barrett aged 103, Sarah Hurlbutt 85, Rebecca Mayo 1, and Aboda Augusta Thompson 92, with other details noting relatives Haley, Rather, Chamon, and Barrett. The report lists claimant ages and relationships as it details the pension request.
Edward P. Healey, a San Francisco reporter, was robbed of all the cash in his possession, about $35, by footpads the other day. A bar of soap on his person was overlooked by the robbers, perhaps purposely left in his possession, because his assailants had or were for it.
Speners presiding Cleveland Union National hak outlines a globe spanning journey to test a sixty day plan. He aims to complete a forty day circuit from Yokohama to Moscow Vindivestol Nieha Yokotime S40 Francie San Francisco Cleveland in a strict timetable with routes set to avoid delays.
An accounts of a recent gathering near Salem honoring Nathaniel Werwell and his Civil War era plantation, noting the lasting impact of slavery on the Burwell family and the old estate. The piece references Loyalists, enslaved people, and the family’s long historical ties to the region.
A unclear report notes a presidential gift to the Smithsonian and mentions Maccovelt and Seulthivy lon Miele mw. The text references Western travel, exhibits, and director consultation, suggesting a formal museum or institutional context with proposed acquisitions and art involvement.
The report describes experiments with carrier pigeons and carrion pests in a Chey area, noting airborne plague and varying distances from land. It estimates birds retain inheritance to the home area across several thousand miles, highlighting unexpected migratory behavior and land-based exposure concerns.
Albert Ware Paine of Tanner, Maine, a longtime lawyer and president of the Maine Telegraph Company, has died at age ninety-one. A veteran of the bar and public service, he notes he has voted in every presidential election since reaching legal age except for the year Zachary Taylor won.
German markets see California prunes and apricots rapidly supplanting French and Italian fruits. California produce is cheaper and brighter in appearance, highlighting a shift in supply and consumer choice.
Eleven year old Trabella Maguire of Oakland California is described as a burglar with a marked criminal propensity. She has repeatedly run away, shows compulsive stealing from money to valuables, and gave money to a companion after taking $89 from a hidden trunk. Her school behavior was uncontrollable and she remains under observation at a hospital.
Chicago man W C Fuchs announces a new use for X rays to color diamonds. He says his process can bleach yellow stones to white and even produce green or brown hues, with permanent coloration if desired. He reports treating hundreds of stones and claims the method alters color by directing X rays at specific pores in the diamond.
A Yale graduate from Warren, Connecticut, heir to a million wire foundry owner, accepts a $4 weekly position to learn the machinist trade. He leaves Vanderbilt Hall to work in a grimy shop, enduring hard training and long hours while learning tool sharpening and metalwork as part of the family’s business future.
Mra Mingle F Follett, a Cleveland financier, becomes the first prominent woman banker west of New York by opening the Union Investment Company. The staff consists solely of women as she invites women to speculate in stocks, marking a notable shift in real estate and finance circles.
The violinist Willelms, son of a renowned instrument maker, inherits skill from his father who excels with the bow. A close friend of famous composers such as Wagner, Liszt, Hart, and Rubinstein, he pursues a legal profession as his main work.
In a contested arrangement Mise May Goelet agrees to allocate four million to her future husband the Duke of Roxburghe. Mis Goelet’s fortune surpasses that sum many times, and the Duke is expected to receive substantial Anna Gould level wealth from the match.
Benjamin Birdsall, elected successor to Speaker Henderson from Iowa’s third district, is noted as a student of literary subjects and a book lover. His arrival to Washington is seen as a notable addition to literary circles in the capital.
The Von Bulow family holds a 750 year place in German history famed for supplying more officers to the empire than any other family in both military and civil life.
In Ohio, Karl Onts and his wife, both sixteen, are believed to be the state's youngest parents. The couple recently welcomed a newborn son, born a few days ago, marking a notable early milestone for the community.
A father narrowly escaped death after a sandpit collapse buried him up to his shoulders. He cried out, attracting attention as bystanders rushed to his aid. Strong men worked to dig him free, and he was carried away to safety by his children and relieved onlookers.
Managed Men of Atlanta lists John W Grant as the heaviest individual holder in Atlanta with real estate valued at 725,000 and 46 percent share noted. Inman ranks third with 4,000 on record. The late George Washington Collier’s estate is described as the fourth largest valued at 336,000 with Doris masmaned at 336. Th. We. Kiser. An ANC affiliated individual, acting for his younger brother, shows 27,250 in assets.
Charles M Booth of Englewood New Jersey just celebrated his hundredth birthday and asserts he is the oldest life insurance policy holder in the United States. He was born in 1843 in a company that was organized at that time and remains in existence.
Alfred Lowla of Shelby County Kentucky trains a pair of Jersey California oxen described as a team of horses. He reportedly drove them from his favorite Danville to a four-title voyage in under thirty minutes, highlighting a curious local spectacle from last week.
German baroness Baroness Lowenfeld, after heavy losses at Monte Carlo tables, has sold nearly all her assets to settle the debts incurred at the gaming tables.
George K. Barker of Athens Georgia, the oldest Odd Fellow in Georgia, died last week after fifty years of membership in the order.
A fragment described as a historical view of Bulgarian peasants in two centuries past. It portrays peasants as hardworking tenant farmers with land supposedly owned by the state, notes their attire and gear, and highlights traits such as hospitality and fierce, unreconciled hostility toward Turks. It frames them as capable soldiers, Slavic in nature, with strong religious zeal and a history of brutality toward Ottoman rule.
The Philadelphia woman Mrs Samuel Tut ton born October 25 1800 lived through the nineteenth century. She witnessed Waterloo heard of the Duchess of Richmond plot and traveled with her father to Europe in 1810. She married Count Cabada a Spanish merchant and later endured events in Cuba including a civil war and insurrection.
A newly married couple from Baltimore on their Washington wedding tour climbed the Washington Monument. While peering over the railing the bride dropped her ring, which fell 654 feet and vanished. Custodian and bystanders joined a search as the couple vowed to replace the ring.
Close associates of William and Corey warn that the Vaulted States Steel leadership is strained by nonstop work. They fear the intensity of daily decision making is wearing them down. A night routine of solving problems extends into early morning calls to lieutenants.
Tourists in Egypt seek sacred beetles of the Pharaohs but supply is limited. Compellent firms began mass producing beetles sold to Bey for resale by guides and dealers at up to $1 each, fueling a cheap market for curios.
Citizens attend a domestic law hearing featuring renowned figures. Judge Franklin Pierce Alexander presided. plaintiff Daniel Webster Artley and descendant Benjamin Franklin Gof appeared. Witness Ulynges Grant Gof and Andrew Jackson testified. defense counsel Walter Scott Prickett and George Washington Vickers represented the defendant, with Jesse James Dunn for the plaintiff.
In New York the famed wit Kae-Shorit "Tom" Dunn is described as enduringly witty, but rumors link him to many alleged witticisms he never uttered. A friend recalls a quip about the “deverent” remark, suggesting the line may have been said by another.
Princess Ferdinand of Roumania inherits musical talent from her late father the duchess of Coburg described as the fiddling prince of Great Britain. She plays the violin well and collecting perfumery bottles is one of her hobbies.
The latest feminine amusement features a table with a dish of peanuts as four women sit around it. On cue they begin to dig into the nuts using hatpins, the rules forbidding touching a peanut with hands, with the two who gather the most peanuts on their hatpins declared winners.
Dublin pawned 3,973,040 articles last year valued at £730,000 while Belfast saw 2,495,541 items pawned for £249,186. The figures reflect regional lending activity and customer demand in these cities.
Albert J. Brown inaugurated as president of Wilmington succeeding J. H W. Unthank who retires after twenty nine years in service due to health. The transition marks a formal change in leadership of the Wilmington organization in Delaware.
Miss Kathleen Pields aged eleven presides over a boys choir at the Homan Catholic church in Ongar Essex England. The remarkable youthful director stands as the world’s youngest named choir conductor in a parish setting.
A fragment notes a vessel predating the Victory by 196 years, launched in 1765, highlighting its status as the oldest warship still in existence in comparison to Nelsons flagship.
A fragmentary dialogue notes praise for Courage and questions a character's role. It mentions a man not a soldier or fireman yet eats mushrooms he gathered and describes a Waitraen participant and a waitress named Polk in a four play. The excerpt hints at costumes described as fetching and conventional.
A heartfelt plea speaks of lifelong sorrow for Angela and a wish for a new fair damsel to comfort the speaker, hoping to ease the ache by finding someone to share a moment of companionship.
A man wandering with a gun meets a boy on a road who asks for shooting. The boy points to the schoolmaster approaching over the hill, revealing a tense moment as danger is implied.
An eminent counsellor endorses the sultan as he contemplates shifting pulls of policy. The dialogue reveals tension over which path Turkey should take amid competing pressures from rival governments and factions.
A colonial village memory speaks of a great valley strike and a widow’s fear as a man recalls rough wages. The speaker questions violence and asserts hardship with blunt, regional phrasing.
A terse dialogue unfolds about a draper and a gentleman's wishes. The Assistant reveals what was not wanted and claims to have sold the item to Bin Stray Stories in a seemingly dry trade.
A playful quip notes Noah's Ark carried only two doctors, hinting at a shortage aboard the vessel. The line suggests relief that the number of doctors was limited, framing a lighthearted biblical joke.
A light exchange unfolds with quips about luck and timing. One character jokes about “making hay while the sun shines” while the other scorns luck and fate in a playful banter. The dialogue showcases witty wordplay and comic misfires.
A terse exchange cites stubborn facts and claims about recent events in Heppner St Louis and places noted by Col Kentuck. The snippet hints at a debate over prohibition era issues and public sentiment in multiple cities with implied developments and responses.
A fragmentary dialogue features a child asking if marriages are made in heaven and a mother replying some are. The text then shifts to questions about a substitute and a friend named Wiggle, noting he is married.
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