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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
2
The Herald condemns murder by neglect of infant health and calls for sanitary laws and inspections. It criticizes state neglect in milk purity, school health checks, and safe building laws, arguing public duty to safeguard life. The piece also notes a rise in hyphenated names in American print and contrasts with small-town style.
The piece laments Boston’s aged city employees burdened by poverty and poor health as wives escort them to work and fetch them home. It notes sons living with exhausted fathers and grandchildren supported by workers, urging a pension system and suggesting employing able sons to support the elderly breadwinners.
The death of Maj Zalinski recalls the dynamite gun aboard the cruiser Vesuvius. Promised as a revolution in naval warfare, the ship failed to frighten Spaniards at Santiago. In truth, Vesuvius scared sailors more than enemies, who disliked the danger of carrying dynamite stocks.
A government report notes that consumption declines nationwide due to persistent scientific efforts. Advancements in cures and remedies, plus improved sanitation through education and civic ordinances, foster hope that future generations will face this disease with less dread and greater aid.
Andrew Carnegie proposes that the United States defend British Atlantic ports in return for similar help on the Pacific coast. The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin notes that in Hawaii and the Philippines the idea would merge naval power, creating a large enough navy for defense. Mr. Sarnegics is as intrigued by this as by the tariff inquiry.
Mr Carnegie argues a Britain United States naval alliance would greatly promote peace. With Britannia who wales the waves and Columbia the gem of the ocean joining forces there would be little left for other powers to thrash in.
Vice President James S. Sherman delivered a stirring Our Country address at Utica chamber of commerce. Senator Carter urged postal savings banks to foster thrift, while Representative Cushman discussed the Panama Canal.
New York on April 13 a meeting of coal operators announced no action toward reducing miners wages. A committee of 11 men was formed to prepare a policy and report at a operators meeting on April 22.
The United States district attorney's office announced that Special Attorney Svestor Bush and District Attorney Grigg of Tulsa will not pursue further prosecutions of Governor Charles N. Haskell. The statement, issued yesterday in Muskogee Oklahoma, confirms the decision and ends any ongoing legal action.
Washington April 13 The Supreme Court yesterday denied the Waters-Pierce Oil Company motion for a rehearing after the court affirmed Texas court rulings imposing a fine of 1 800 000 dollars in the case.
Des Moines reports an electrical incident where 18 electric linemen were affected by a shock. Details indicate multiple workers exposed to a live line during maintenance. Emergency responders treated several on site with potential injuries. Investigations to identify cause and safety lapses ongoing.
Funeral services were held for Ethan Allen Hitchcock former interior secretary and ambassador to Russia in St Louis with burial at Bellefontaine cemetery. F Marion Crawford, famed novelist, honored in Sorrento with flags at half mast and a simple ceremony attended by Rome Naples Capri Florence notables. Mme Helena Modjeska lay in state at Knights of Columbus house in Los Angeles with high mass at St. Viblan’s cathedral and burial at Calvary cemetery. Lieut Joseph Petrosino of the New York Police Department honored in New York with a large public tribute after his assassination in Palermo.
New York April 13 The Federation of Jewish Organizations of New York State defies Dr Ben Hirach of Sinai Temple Chicago challenging him to prove that immigrants from Jewish backgrounds should be barred from entering the United States.
Morgan travels to the Vatican in April to obtain bones for a stated project. Details on the purpose and fate of the remains remain unclear, with limited public information released by authorities or involved parties.
President Taft and Mrs Taft will occupy a Beverly Massachusetts house on Woodbury Point owned by Robert O Evans for the summer. The estate overlooks Beverly Cove near Salem Bay with seclusion from three water surrounding sides and is near prominent Boston summer sites. Salem harbor offers anchorage for government vessels and nearby clubs provide easy access for golf and yachting along the New England coast.
A Lenox Massachusetts blaze in the heart of the business section Sunday cost six lives and caused about 300000 dollars in damage. Four business blocks two dwellings and two other structures were destroyed within Franklin Matin Wousatonie and Church streets. The Clifford building is suspected as the origin by spontaneous combustion. The wind shift spared the public library and the Curtis hotel where several guests from New York and Boston were staying.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on April 18 a rumor spread that Crazy Snake the Creek leader sought by state militia for two weeks is dead, but officials say it cannot be verified. Government representatives are in the field seeking confirmation and have not reported any word.
A church fire during a service in Lima on April 13 caused panic and shut doors trapping worshippers. Several women and children suffocated as victims were unable to escape, with authorities reporting multiple deaths and injuries amid the chaotic scene.
Senate finance committee chairman Aldrich announced updated amendments to the Payne tariff bill. The revisions lower overall rates, restore many articles to the free list, and set iron ore at 25 cents per ton with broader reductions across schedules including glass, textiles, and luxuries while preserving key duties and preparing further action on administrative provisions.
Bernard Carlin, 22, was executed at a state prison in Ossining, N Y, for the murder of his mother Susan Carlin in her Brooklyn home a year earlier. One 4 840 volt shock was administered, with a brief delay due to a wire disconnection, before the current was completed.
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