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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1903
Page
2
A column of witty notes from The Herald mixing satirical takes on politics Wall Street and society. It jokes about epitaphs coffee consumption and corsets while touching on remarks about officials leaders and everyday life with playful quips and names from Musa to Buffalo.
The census of the most populous nation reports 426,477,000 people, six times the U.S. figure. A suggestion is made to use "dry" smoking as a cure for insomnia, recommended for those trying to sleep as a safer alternative to real smoking.
A remark on a western city storefront sign reads Latimer and Cran mer fuel of all kinds Kindling wood a specialty prompting curiosity about the business stake and origins.
The note claims Russia has up to 140 religious holidays annually, hindering workers and farmers from competing globally. It also mentions a novelist preparing to perform on stage to learn playwriting, suggesting that if players studied novel writing elsewhere, balance could be kept.
Observers note the czar’s approach to borrowing 100000000 dollars as clumsy and compare it to a ukase, implying it is like a gold brick. The comparison to the sultan highlights a perceived gap in diplomacy and financial method.
A Syracuse clergyman declares that women clubs are responsible for destroying domestic happiness and suggests men’s clubs may instead improve home life. He implies gendered effects of social organizations on family life.
The statement notes that if J Pierpont Morgan paid 7 million dollars for European art treasures, dealers who sold them to him are believed to have subject him to heavy taxation.
An English astronomer asserts the moon has a light atmosphere and small rivers, prompting wry reactions from readers in Arkansas and along the Mississippi. London’s unattached women in a "Society for the Promotion of Indifference to Man" are mockingly blamed for flattering mankind, with the writer questioning the need for such a promotion.
Chicago Augutana College alumni declare resolve to treat women with equality, asserting long-standing practice of fairness and urging continued progress on women’s rights and autonomy.
A New York appellate division decision holds a labor union cannot order workers to quit when wages are paid and there is no effort to hire nonunion labor. The Amalgamated Painters and Decorators sought to compel recognition from John Beattie, who refused to treat with its delegates. Beattie sought an injunction. the court ruled strikes ordered to coerce recognition are unjust and unlawful.
Indianapolis report says David Goodwin of Wayne County is under arrest for trying to poison wealthy Richmond landowner Joseph Meyers his wife and their 12 year old daughter. Candy given by Goodwin to Meyers daughter tested arsenic saturated. Goodwin formerly worked for Meyers.
President Roosevelt began an early departure from his park headquarters for an extended tour through reserve portions. Officials aim to wipe out mountain lions, and as conditions allow, the President may bag a few during his stay in Cinnabar Montana.
Henry Taylor, a Black boxer, died in Butte after a second round knockout by Harry White in a six round bout. Physicians cite heart weakness as the underlying cause and say the blow would have been harmless to a healthy man. White has been arrested.
Walter Damrosch, head of the New York Symphony Orchestra, has resigned. He and his wife have sailed for Europe from Pittsburg Fo. on April 10.
Chicago April 10 Hugh McSweeney, of 45 East Lake Street, fell three stories down an elevator shaft. He suffered a broken right arm and leg.
Carbontale April 10. John and Garfield Shadowens wait in county jail for the outcome of wounds to their brother in law John R. Melton. The family feud sparked this fatal injury. The Shadowens have long been linked to regional tragedies including the 1899 killing of five negroes in Carterville and the later Jordan killing with Hadfield serving a term.
Bloomington April 10 news reports Mrs. Sarah Roberta, an aged inmate at the Odd Fellows home in Mattoon, killed herself when threatened with expulsion. The Lexington lodge indemnified her shelter and $600 of her possessions, prompting calls for a wide inquiry into home management and past expulsions.
In Little Rock Arkansas on April 10 the house committee filed its report on the investigation of charges against Governor Davis by Attorney General George W Murphy for the state penitentiary board. The panel split seven to four in favor of the majority finding certain charges sustained by the evidence. Three members signed a report excusing Davis and penitentiary board members from criminal action. A motion to delay further action by one week failed. If the majority report is adopted impeachment could follow.
Alexander Clarke of Chicago outlines a steam belt line project in a circuit court condemnation case. The route would run from Kenosha through Waukegan, connect Lake Bluff to Libertyville, and join the Wisconsin Central to gain entry to Chicago, crossing land owned by Elgin Joliet & Eastern.
Disintegration of Philadelphia City Hall tower has begun with marble from a large stone falling into the courtyard. The colossal statue of William Penn remains upright, but damage to the tower’s exterior is evident as sections of the third floor base stone loosen and crumble.
A tornado swept Altamont Kansas fifty miles west of Joplin causing many houses to be blown down and many deaths. Frisco train crew confirmed the news after seeing a funnel shaped cloud near Oswego and the storm ended near Galena with unroofed houses and serious damage.
Rome April 10 reports say Pope Leo is again ill with extreme feebleness and shortness of breath. He remains determined to attend the concluding Lenten sermon with the cardinals and to receive pilgrims though his condition has impressed the cardinals with his increased lassitude.
In Vienna on Holy Thursday the Emperor, aided by eleven Archdukes, washed the feet of twelve aged men whose combined ages total 1,082 years. The ceremonial act reflects the traditional Maundy Thursday rite observed in the imperial court.
In a unanimous ruling the United States Court of Appeals declares the Northern Securities merger illegal under the Sherman Act. It blocks consolidation of Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington, halting major railroad mergers and restraining competition nationwide. The decision, authored by Judge Thayer, enjoins stock acquisition and voting rights and orders transfers back to original stockholders.
Trenton April 10 Gov Murphy vetoed the anti cigarette bill saying cigarettes do not hurt boys under 16 and that the law cannot be enforced.
Berlin announces the engagement of Mrs. Lelia Perry of Alton Illinois to Count Otto von Koenigs marck a First Lieutenant in the Nineteenth Artillery Regiment.
A delirious young woman, Lulu Huertig of Worden, escaped at 4 AM from her sickbed in Worden. Bloodhounds traced her route across open country to timber near a creel bottom several miles north, finding her dazed and unaware of her wanderings.
Acting Secretary Darling reports a cable from Rear Admiral Coghlan detailing dispatch of the cruiser San Francisco to the Patuca river to assist distressed American prospectors. He plans Olympia, San Francisco and Marietta to sail to Pensacola on April 11, while Panorama remains off the Honduran coast to protect American interests. No direct telegraph link exists with Puerto Cortez.
Philadelphia reports that Waynesburg business leaders demanded removal of telephone operators after a dispute with the exchange chief, who refused to resign. Operators struck, subscribers denounced neglect charges as groundless while the boycott spread to pull phones from local establishments.
A mob of about fifty armed negroes attacked Cloves Ohio town hall causing its walls roof and windows to be destroyed. White youths were dancing inside and several were injured. White men with revolvers chased the mob in a running clash through the town with many shots fired. One negro was slightly wounded and fled. A patrol prevented violence toward Coal City’s colored settlement.
Kenosha Wis April 10 Henry F Jordan formerly deputy supervisor of assessments for this county is to be the receiver for the Kenosha State bank recently closed by the state examiners appointment to be made Monday The bank examiners show the bank will pay from 50 to 66 cents on the dollar total liabilities about 18000 assets under 12000 No steps have been taken to arrest any of the bank officials.
Miss Minnie Peterson died of smallpox in Seiplo Indiana after reopening her father’s trunk containing his clothes. He died of the disease thirty nine years earlier, making this the longest recorded interval with lingering smallpox germs believed deadly.
Marion Illinois April 10 Levi Hipe 22 died from a dose of carbolic acid taken in a personal crisis. After buying the drug he met his sweetheart and told her of his intent, but she treated it as a joke.
May Tax Export Coffee Rio Janeiro April 10 The provincial legislature of Sao Paulo has passed a bill imposing a maximum to of 2 per cent on exported coffee. The bill will become effective July 1 signed by the president.
St Paul Minnesota April 10. Reverend Pau Rader reports that Hamling College fullback suffered total blindness from injuries sustained in a football game last fall.
An explosion in the forward twelve inch gun of the battleship Iowa at Pensacola during target practice instantly killed Gunner's Mate Derry First Class Seaman Kiele and Ordinary Seaman Persell. Three other crewmen died later. Five were seriously injured as shattered steel rained across the deck. Cause cited a defective shell or fuse. The Iowa cut practice and sailors were brought to Pensacola for treatment and burial with military honors.
Victoria news reports Russian troops with Manchurians and Koreans killed the Chinese garrison of Cas-Kusih on the Vala river. A Boxer uprising is noted in Chihi with ten principal boxers captured or beheaded, including eight women.
Andrew Carnegie proposes 250000 dollars to the public library board to erect seven branch libraries in Cleveland. The city must provide land sites and maintain the libraries. The offer will be accepted.
William Waldorf Astor has purchased Hever Castle in Kent, once home to Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII. The sale price is reported as 37000 pounds. Anne Boleyn's bedstead and other relics are said to be preserved at the estate.
In Belford New Jersey on April 10 Mrs Mary E Morris who feared burial alive recalls her mother nearly suffered the same fate. Morris died but her burial will be delayed five days to allow for any postmortem examination.
A terse London dispatch notes the promotion of Sir Evelyn Woods on April 10, with mention of a General and a Bir byelyn woe phrasing, indicating a formal military ranking update in the era's telegraphic style.
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