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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1904
Page
2
A collage of quips and anecdotes from The Herald including war costs, jokes about Japan and war costs, society gossip, puns about poets and language, a note on Boll weevils, a remark on beery decline in Germany, a flying wings forecast, and a tease of upcoming features.
A humorous remark attributes to King Edward a claim of taking no physical exercise and ponders the purpose of a throne without work. The quip expands into a facetious carp anecdote suggesting chloroform to quiet a fish, ending with a playful line about one carp.
A new expert claims the Panama Canal excavation cannot be completed before 1950. He warns the promise of such prophecy often proves false, noting it could take at least six or seven years to refute it.
John J L Sullivan is appointed manager of a New York hotel. With a bar attachment in place, people wishing to see Mr Sullivan will know where to find him, avoiding wasted time.
The Hartford Courant calls for mandatory swimming instruction in every public school. It notes many mothers fear for boys’ safety and believe they do not know how to swim, arguing the reform is a long-term goal.
British expedition under Colonel Younghusband camps in Lhassa within sight of the Dalai Lama's Potala palace while the lama remains secluded in a monastery. Officials fear a breach of sacred space as talks with Thibet officials hinge on access to the head of government. Guards and precautions rise as 5,000 troops guard the sacred city.
August 8 in Cinchinati William Ball a coal heaver was struck on the head by a lump of coal thrown by John over a fellow worker. Ball fell into the Ohio river and drowned as Coleman fled a moment later Ball had been using a shovel to keep dust down but in jest turned it on Coleman until Coleman, angered, threw the coal.
Verne Lane, 29, of Coshocton, an amateur baseball player, died after being struck in the head by a pitched ball during Saturday's game. He continued playing through seven more innings, secured two hits to help his team win, but later collapsed at a hotel and never recovered.
In San Francisco on a summer day Ah Fong, son of a Honolulu Chinese millionaire, struck his brother-in-law Brewster on the nose amid a family feud. The incident highlights tensions within a wealthy Californian household and prompts scrutiny of domestic relations.
Miss Elean or Stearns, a young Newport society woman with athletic tendencies, swam four miles in the Burti three and one half hours.
William Norcross, a prosperous Damien county farmer, was jailed for drunken and disorderly conduct after a Hickstown camp meeting incident. Justice William A. Williams failed to specify a term, leaving Norcross in jail awaiting a writ of habeas corpus. Norcross denies liquor use and says he was targeted for allowing a vendor to set up near the camp grounds.
Mary and Joseph Leiter executors and Levi Leiter widow with Seymour Morris trustee sign two deeds transferring 7500 acres in Franklin county including Ziegler town to Ziegler Coal Company for 498,500 dollars. The transfer follows the elder Levi Leiter will constraints and legal conveyance limits.
Three people were injured Sunday night at Washington and Oriental streets when an east bound Irvington car rear ended a Greenfield car that had stopped to drop off a passenger. Injured were Robert Curry of Greenfield with internal injuries and cuts from glass, George Wourfel 38 Garfield avenue cut by glass, and Thomas Ensley 305 Hamilton avenue with serious back injuries. The Greenfield car was crowded and both vehicles were badly damaged.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on August 8 the Rusk Lindemann dispute over the Bank of Viroqua was decided by Judge Frust. W F Lindemann & Sons must pay Elizabeth M Rusk widow of General Jeremiah M Rusk and other heirs five thousand dollars as their share of the bank mood will.
The freight steamer City of Berlin carrying about 3,000 tons of iron ore collided with an unknown vessel in the Detroit River north of Belle Isle Sunday night and sank. The crew were rescued ashore with no loss of life. The vessel was owned in Detroit.
While examining Lewis tunnel on the Chesapeake Ohio railroad, Riley Gentry was instantly killed and George Owens fatally injured by falling rock thirty miles east of Hinton W Virginia, on August 8.
Atlantic City Aug 8 The schooner Rebecca Smith from Reel Port Maine bound for Philadelphia laden with paving blocks went ashore at Little Egg Harbor and has broken up becoming a total loss to seamen and owners.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on August 8 Paul Fisher of Allenwood and Joseph Hunt of White Deer were instantly killed when struck by a passenger train on the Philadelphia and Reading railway near Fritz station. Local officials reported the fatalities and ongoing investigations as railroad crews cleared the scene.
Aug 8 report from Manchester Washington says Rev J B Delaney Bishop of Manchester New Hampshire succeeds Bishop Bradley who died some months ago and Helancy is the apostolic delegate who received the brief from Rome naming Delaney to the post.
Princess Alice of Monaco staying at the Hotel Mercedes in Paris was robbed of a sapphire diadem valued at about 12,000 dollars, along with other jewels and a handbag, during her visit on August 8.
Reports from Aug 6 8 and 5 recount heavy Japanese casualties near Port Arthur with 10 000 killed or wounded in battles July 26 27 28 and Aug 5 Russian and Chinese sources differ on dates while agreeing 10000 losses. Streetwise dispatches note Japanese positions at Wolf Hill intrenched near the fortress and new mine incidents near Oristova battery.
The twenty third convention of the supreme lodge Knights of Pythias and the biennial encampment of the uniform rank begin in Louisville on Sunday with promise of record attendance. Official reports by twenty six brigadier generals to the biennial association call for accommodations for 15,000 uniformed men.
The body of a man about 25 was found in a freight car on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line. No identification was found. The car arrived from Burlington Iowa on August 4. It is believed the man was asleep and killed by a wheel rolling over his head.
Daniel W. Mead of Chicago was chosen as professor of sanitary and hydraulic engineering at the University of Wisconsin. The position was created especially for him in Madison on August 8.
Bernard Fleege a leading stock raiser living near Menomines Galena sustained possibly fatal injuries after a vicious bull gored him on his farm authorities report the incident occurred in August and investigators are seeking details of the attack endangered man remains hospitalized with severe wounds on his torso and limbs
Guthrie Oklahoma August 8 Democratic nominee F F Matthews pledges to kiss every baby in the territory to win the forthcoming congressional election. The plan signals a personal campaign style aimed at voters across the region.
Surgeons remove 200 scraps of tin from the body of a mill victim in Pillabure Pennsylvania following an August 8 explosion. The injured worker is identified only by initials and local officials report ongoing treatment.
Toulon France August 8 fierce blaze erupts at midnight in the vast arsenal threatening entire building blocks. Troops marshal in streets as admirals and generals join pumps, a reserve squadron aiding. The port center of French Navy with warehouses shipyards and repair docks is at risk amid signals of help from surrounding countryside.
Compiled standings reveal scattered wins and losses in the American and National Leagues along with minor leagues. Key teams like Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Boston Cleveland New York and St Louis hold varied positions while several associations list results from Western and Southern leagues with numerous games completed in ten innings and extra-innings notes.
A cloudburst swelled Fountain Creek and toppled the Rio Grande passenger train No. 11 into the flood near Pinon. Between thirty and fifty are reported killed or drowned. A wrecking train and physicians were dispatched. Pueblo and Trinidad report extensive storm damage and disrupted telephones.
James Jens en a farmer boy of 18 gave his life to save a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul passenger train near Corliss Wisconsin. He waved his straw hat at the headlight to warn the oncoming engine and was crushed beneath the locomotive. The train avoided wreck after the impact. In Waupaca a man killed his son in a family dispute with a knife, the son dying within ten minutes.
A garbled note reports Dr Jayne reappointing Springheld to a post described as MWh and APB. The fragment suggests an appointment action by Dr Jayne with unclear full context and names.
A fragmented clipping notes a wealthy resident and others in Macon City involved in a gun incident. The report references financial status and county attention but lacks coherent chronology or verified details.
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