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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1905
Page
2
A jumble of items from The Herald notes bombs in Russia, prune crop shortages, Pittsburg annexations, a stock exchange gambit, royal visits, divorce intrigue, jewel thefts in Newport, yacht costs, Dutch East Indies rebellion, Persia's shah, and a Philadelphia drift to the pole. Strong figures include California prune forecasts, Bonar annexation, and a stock exchange coach dogs race.
The Sultan of Morocco orders a stone pier at Tan- Bier, likely aiming to snag his next royal visitor by creating a hazard that could cause a ship to founder on arrival.
Cassie Chadwick’s current trouble centers on a rat alleged to run matinee races from her cell. She may either be trapped by the inmate or transferred to another prison setting.
A remark mocks the idea that individuals can influence tides by entering the Atlantic Ocean, noting its vast area of about 40 million square miles and poking fun at human vanity in bathing contexts.
An Atlanta newspaper editor assaulted a member of the Georgia legislature, suggesting the editor believed his fist to be mightier than his pen. The incident highlights tensions between press and state lawmakers in the period.
A playful column mocks claims about the man in the moon leaving town and a defeat blamed on shells and gunners. It pivots to a tongue in cheek contrast with the Mikado era virtues and ends by touting the infant American navy as a fine child born from such banter.
An Eastern paper records a grouchy citizen claim that patients in love with nurses fall ill at eighty percent of the time due to peripheral propinquity and those dreadful germs.
A witty reflection notes how the recording angel would track the 80 million Americans discussing weather lately. It envisions a bustling ledger of public sentiment on climate chatter, implying widespread commentary across the nation.
A mother gave ten cents to her ailing boy to buy castor oil at a drug store but he spent the money on ice cream instead, prompting concern over care and judgment in small town life.
For the first time in two centuries the St Pierre Miquelon governor travels to Newfoundland for a short visit. The role has shifted hands several times, and the governors have not always served during the same periods.
A remark attributed to Annie Besant about knowledge of fate in sleep recalls a widow who, after burying her husband, asserts she now knows where he rests at night. The line links spiritual certainty with grief and memory, illustrating how belief words echo through private tragedy.
Massachusetts imposes work requirements for the needy to receive food aid and reduced the number of recipients from 800 to 300 last year. Officials tout work as the best remedy for the so called tramp disease yet discovered.
Reports recount an accidental drowning of Frank Poduska formerly of Pocahontas. thefts near a new church in Stafford Kansas. a Hartley boy injured in the eye while playing. a 101st birthday in Dallas Center. saloon injunctions near a Salvation Army church in Oskaloosa. a buggy collision near Sioux Rapids causing serious injuries. and various local notes on fires, jail escapes, and property lawsuits.
A turbulent report outlines a man in Council Bluffs seeking help to dig his grave amid religious fervor. W C Milburn of Lehigh seeks $100 an hour for false imprisonment after five hours in jail. Webster county faces a first case with two defendants Benjamin Long and A C Douglass. George Davis, a Pottawattamie farmer, believes others own his belongings and clothes. William Nagle, accused in a Muscatine murder, remains jailed as investigators anticipate a breakdown. John Bridget and wife of Council Bluffs lose liberty and property after resisting officers. looters plunder their home. Northern Town watches two peddlers from an Omaha house target customers with cheap sugar and other goods. Prof F A Wilder reports limestone near Ft. Dodge suited for Portland cement, with Iowa's geology department pushing wider extraction as demand grows and nearby cement centers are cited.
Yoseph Probst of Geneva aspires to the sea. He stays in a rubber salt bath for a month at a time, subsisting on food carried in the salt. A London correspondent warns businessmen to read typewritten letters before posting them, citing a German-born wholesale tobacconist and cigar imposter.
Des Moines reports Harrison county board directs County Attorney Fallon to collect first trial costs from the Omaha Civic Federation and the Jewelers Protective Union if Dennison is tried again in Red Oak in October on the Pollock diamond robbery charge. The 1900s case already cost the state 1600 dollars, with 800 paid by Harrison county. organizations have not yet settled further expenses, though some defense and prosecuting attorneys were supplied by them.
Des Moines dispatch notes Pawnee Bill's Wild West and Great Far East Exhibition will stage two street cavalcades on August 14 at 10 oclock. The first parade features Wild West figures with prairie schooners and overland mail coaches while the second presents Far East cultures with Chinese Japanese and other groups. Formation includes Major Gordon W. Lillie Pawnee Bill Miss May Lillie Sioux and Cheyenne participants and various tableaux wagons bands and military detachments. Railroads will offer reduced Des Moines fares for the event.
A head on collision between passenger train No. 8 and a freight near Austin, Mason City, Aug. 10, left 100 aboard and caused fatalities as both engine crews jumped for their lives.
Charley G. Roberts of Des Moines withdrew a breach of promise suit against Miss Hilza Beth Meyer and a claim against her parents for alienation of affection. The court action was dropped after the parties decided to marry next week. Meyer called the suit a mistake and Roberts said it was rash.
Des Moines Inter Urban Railway threatens to abandon the Woodward Junction to Perry line and instead build north to Boone via The Ledges unless a better right of way offer is secured within ten days. Surveying shows similar business potential to Boone. landowners west of Woodward Junction hold out for $2,500 for a half mile.
August 10 In Des Moines the effort to establish a local brewery faces strong opposition and fading momentum. Promoters show less enthusiasm, offices stand unused, and solicitors report fewer signers than expected. External brewery interests quietly oppose the project, leaving little dependable support.
Mrs. Sherman Dye, once supporting her husband in the Rena Nelson poisoning incident, now denounces Dye publicly and files damaging charges in district court. She alleges he wastes money on other women and associates with young girls, repeating prior accusations from the Nelson case. Friends say she has suffered since Miss Nelson’s death in Pierre.
Harrison county board of supervisors passed a resolution refusing to pay the expense of a second trial for Tom Dennison. They also directed County Attorney Fallon to seek reimbursement from the Omaha Civic federation and the Jewelers' Protective association for their share of first trial costs, $1,600 total with $800 already paid by Harrison county. Fallon, currently in Ohio, will be notified of the board’s action on his return.
Webster City reports Sheriff Thompson arrested James Jones, a Black man, in Fonda on a December murder charge. Jones is accused of killing Jack Solman, a Black man, at Patsy Lewiny’s saloon in Buxton last winter. The capture ends a long manhunt amid unclear details.
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