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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1905
Page
2
A compilation of puns and curiosities from the periodical world. It cites Prof Loeb on acids and salts, Henry James on American girls, Peary’s ship plans, hog counts, tax talk in Massachusetts, British yachts and checkers, New York press quirks, detective rumors, Chicago choristers, and stock market quirks including $52500 entry costs.
French undertakers prey on dead Americans. Well, unlike hotel keepers and others, they are no chance of live ones.
The king abandons the white vest habit signaling a shift in attire and setting a broader fashion tone for the country as observers note a move toward more varied clothing among the public.
A mixed set of wry observations touches on deeper themes. The piece notes deeper pockets for men this season, mocks tailors, cites Alabama appointing a convict inspector, and lampoons Eve, Devereux Blake, and official stances. It also recalls a princess older than King Alfonso, and reports 32 Homestead Carnegie plant births in two days.
An Enpeplish actress reports earning five hundred thousand dollars from stock speculation without tips. The Boston Herald notes the city is unusually healthy and jokes beans brown bread and codfish diet keeps people strong.
A Chicago physician contends that drunkards are diseased and proposes methods to cure them, but notes that many refuse treatment. The remark highlights tension between medical opinion and the will of the afflicted.
A Pennsylvania town of 6 000 residents has just erected its first church though it has existed for 130 years Evidently it has had no occasion to pray for its mayors and aldermen in public.
The Boston Herald laments the country's hidden poverty, noting the public underestimate the scale while urging awareness of economic hardship faced by many. The remark critiques readers for overlooking widespread deprivation and calls for attention to systemic poverty in society.
A father who went fishing twelve days before triplets were born was surprised to learn the news upon returning home. The report notes the tale as plausible and emphasizes the remarkable timing of the birth.
A Chicago Journal column challenges the familiar claim that love reveals hidden beauty. It notes that many in love know the trick well and urges readers to share fresh insights beyond the well-worn notion of love’s magic.
The New York Sun notes that genuine poets occasionally doubt their own work though the critique of poetry as mere stuff has worn thin. It observes that even skilled poets encounter the label, yet remain undeterred.
News from Singapore and Saigon report Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s fleet split, with several battleships and cruisers missing after passing Singapore. The ships are presumed heading toward Cochin China for rest, while the Japanese fleet movements remain unclear.
St Petersburg April 10 reports suggest Vice Admiral Rojestvensky may send the cruisers Gromobol Russia and Bogatyr from Vladivostok toward the China Sea. Their sortie could threaten Admiral Togo and force a shift of heavy ships. Peace moves era described as olive branch efforts amid strategic pressure.
Washington, April 10. Exports from the United States to Cuba in the eight months ended February 1905 total $24,126,687, larger than in any prior fiscal year. Compared to the same period last year this marks a 42 percent rise, while Cuban imports rose 16 percent.
Phoenix April 10 W. A. Trobbs deputy sheriff of Graham county is arrested on murder charges tied to the Sept 2 1902 killing of Captain John Bennett Nixon aboard the British ship Leicester Castle. The alleged crime is placed within ten knots of Pitcairn Island in the South Seas. Hobbs served four years in Arizona’s regiment and says he was deputy sheriff at the time.
Iowa City on April 10 marked the close of the first month of operation for the citys first clearing house. Members include four banks Johnson County Savings First National Iowa State and Citizens Saving and Trust. The banks clear three times weekly and the venture has been entirely successful.
LaPorte Ind April 10 convicts to work on a penal farm in LaPorte or Stark counties after a conference with Governor Hanly in Indianapolis. The plan calls for state buildings and the labor of several hundred inmates to till thousands of acres in the Kankakee country.
Diamond Indiana April 10 The city marshal Albert Hyers aged 40 was shot and killed by Jesse Dones a saloonkeeper Dones fled after the shooting Hyers had recently enforced an order against gambling and slot machines The men met in front of the saloon and quarreled before the fatal breast shot
In Asheville on April 10 Tugene Harris aged 15 was struck on the back of the head by a batted ball during baseball practice. The impact caused a dislocated neck and the boy, who was pitching, failed to dodge the powerful hit. The tragedy ends a local youth sports session.
Winnfield Pope once a wealthy Pacific coast horse owner and now a bartender in New York was fatally wounded by P. J. Ware a mute bellboy in an April 10 incident. Jealousy sparked the fatal shooting in a city barroom.
In Huntington West Virginia on April 10 James Callen aged six fatally stabbed his sister with a hatpin after she refused to play. He is the son of Frank Callen of Wirgendale and the incident was described as an enraged act.
The first death from smallpox in De Kalb occurred Saturday night. Allen Birch died from the disease after an unvaccinated period of illness. He had been dangerously ill from the start.
New Jersey imposes mileage tolls on all toll roads with charges of one cent per mile for two person vehicles and two cents per mile for three or more persons for motorists traveling between New Jersey and New York on April 10.
Little Rock Ark April 10 Upon pleas of guilty to charges of peonage Thomas Pugh and Joseph Pugh merchants and planters of Ashley county were fined $1 000 each.
A moving picture film ignition in the Sipe theater upper balcony caused a blaze that sent 600 spectators fleeing. A youth leaped fifty feet from an upper gallery window, breaking both legs, while others trampled and injured rushing to exits. Several witnesses, including Mrs. R Jacobs and Clarence Hunt, were seriously injured as windows broke and people jumped to safety.
A Sunday blaze tore through the Bay County poorhouse in Bay City on April 10. Thirty eight inmates caused a panic as they fled the burning building, some scantily clothed. A paralytic patient weighing 200 pounds was saved from the hospital in a wheelbarrow. The incident caused about $7,000 in losses.
In St Louis on April 10 Edward Butler faced an indictment for bribing witness Charles F Kelly to flee the country and avoid testifying in a municipal bribery matter. Judge Moore in the court of criminal correction quashed the case, citing statute of limitations as the reason for termination.
Appleton Wisconsin April 10 Mrs Amanda West a wealthy widow was examined by a jury and found insane after refusing to alight from a carriage. Sheriff Mitchell tried to remove her and she yielded only after receiving a black eye.
In Peoria on April 10 representatives of the national good roads commission met to organize a convention set for May 6. Other Illinois dates include Aurora May 38 Mendota May 4 and Streator May 6.
In Jamestown New York on April 10 a letter from Miss Amee Tourgee reports the critical illness of her father Judge Albion W. Tourgee American consul at Bordeaux France and author of A Fool s Errand.
Ulysses Sykes a real estate man of Omaha Neb died while watching a vaudeville show at the Orpheum theater He apparently enjoyed the performance then suddenly collapsed during the act.
The Boston conference allegations of extortion against John D. Rockefeller prompt calls within Fifth Avenue Baptist Church for formal proceedings. Baptist law dictates trial and possible expulsion if charges hold, with church members urged to act and Rockefeller urged to seek inquiry.
Lexington Kentucky officials report the arrest of Anse White, an important murder witness sought for a week. Five bailiffs were sent to Breathitt county to capture him before the Hargis brothers and Ed Callahan trial for complicity in the Cockrill murder at Jackson. His absence had postponed the case three times.
The battleship Ohio, commanded by Capt. Leavitt C. Logan, reached Honolulu Saturday after departing San Francisco on April 1. The vessel is en route to the China station, the Navy Department reports.
The Allis Chalmers Company will expend about 3,000,000 to improve its West Allis Wisconsin plant. Three large buildings will be erected and two others enlarged as part of the modernization plan announced on April 10.
Philadelphia on April 10 saw a record sale of 12000 dollars for a seat on the Philadelphia stock exchange. The buyer was C. I. Hudson head of C. I. Hudson & Co New York.
Pekin Illinois April 10 Jerry Hardy and George Wagner were scalded to death and Joseph Byers will die from injuries after falling into a tank at the American Distillery plant.
Mrs Sarah Marine of 428 St Urata Street Colorado Springs Colorado president of the Glen Eyrie Club recounts suffering three years with severe back ache and kidney disease. After using Deans Kidney Pills she recovered fully within weeks and has remained well for over four months. Price sixty cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The rezoning favorites seem to have attentions showered upon them.
The Burlington and Northern Pacific roads plan a Good Roads Special train to promote primary road improvements. Departing Chicago May 3, the 45 to 80 city itinerary includes Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, and Oregon with government experts aboard. A Pacific Coast convention will close the tour in June.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway plans a westward extension through Lyman County in southern South Dakota, opening cheap lands and homesteads near the Rosebud Reservation. Soils yield high quality corn and grains, current land sells for 5 to 12 dollars per acre, with value rising 100 to 200 percent after extension. The rail link would end Missouri River transport barriers and boost regional wealth.
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