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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
2
A collage of quips and comments from The Herald parodies politics, science and society. Notes mock Russia and Jews, extol a luxury toy, joke about bicycles and knighthoods, and spoof newspapers with playful one liners. It touches on editors, emperors, poets, and scientists in brisk, tongue in cheek style.
The piece mocks germ research as lazy, praises the Duke of Marlborough for a diplomatic engagement with Consuelo Vanderbilt, notes Russia might expel Jews if oppression complaints persist, and satirically portrays a Russian as enduring flaying while pretending to enjoy it.
Logan Crawford of Missouri Valley filed an injunction petition in Pottawattamie County asserting the proposed big ditch project is rushed and may cost up to 250000. He challenges the scope of impact, survey legality, and the claimed 115 square miles while estimating total damages and adding levees bridges and gates to the cost.
A smooth female grafter, described as an elderly talker, targeted business men in Boone by selling blank forms for a supposed Catholic instruction book. Several men paid $3 to $4 each before a Catholic church member spotted the scam and alerted Father Stravens. The priest moved to halt further sales as the con artist likely fled with proceeds.
Miss Cora Diller, 16, daughter of A. W. Diller, is robbed of five dollars by a young man who sprang from behind a tree as she delivered milk in the evening. He threatened with a revolver, took her pocketbook, and disappeared into the orchard darkness.
Carl Coulson, 50 feet up cleaning the smoke stack at the electric light plant, fell after a rope parted. He landed on a tin roof, crashed through it, and sustained injuries but remained conscious. Condition unspecified. A separate update reports a Villisca man robbed of 300 dollars at the depot by a smooth pickpocket, with no clues yet.
Secretary D B Lyons leads rapid spread of the Ways and Means good roads journal, sparking new clubs in Linn, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque counties. Remittances come from county boards as talks and literature push formation, with a state fair tent planned for member registration and daily speeches to promote permanent highway improvements.
Des Moines reports a Polk City mob demanded Henry Kunkle and family leave by Saturday. Kunkle, stepfather of the LaSalle family tied to burglaries and jail terms, sought court protection after appealing to Sheriff Mattern for aid. The mob, about twenty men, gave no stated threats of violence.
Council Bluffs August 16 Bird, a former convict, is under arrest at the city jail charged as one of three men linked to a Graves store robbery on Graham avenue. Railroad worker George W Catterlin identified Bird as one of the two robbers who took a watch, chain, and $2.50 after forcing him to surrender them. Catterlin has filed information against Bird and Archie Walker. Walker is said to be the other robber, with Bird wielding a revolver. Bird, well known to local police, recently completed a penitentiary sentence at Ft. Madison for burglary.
In Bloomington township four miles northwest of Lamon August 13, Fred Hoffman and wife welcomed twin boys each weighing ten pounds. They may be the heaviest twins in Iowa, joining prior twins in the family. This area has seen its fourth twin pair in six months.
In Dubuque on August 11, John Brew Baker aged 68 took an overdose of medicine due to ill health causing his death by his own action. The incident was self inflicted and reported as a suicide.
August 19 Erie Pa. The Silver Spray a fishing boat reached port badly damaged after a clash with the Canadian revenue cutter Petrel on the lake’s Canadian side. Captain Chris Chau fled across the line. the Petrel fired about twenty shots, leaving Frederick Culver wounded in the leg. Chau plans to report to Washington claiming nets drifted away.
August 13 dispatches from Constantinople report 150 revolutionists killed in fighting at Sorovitch on August 9 as insurrection spreads. Bulgarians flee to mountains to join rebels. villagers pressured to aid committees. Krushevo remains in insurgent hands with 4000 Turkish troops encircling. Skirmishes noted in Dibra Kastoria Florina. 26 Muslim peasants killed at Zivernini. Uskub tightens dynamite security.
Extraordinary session discussions in Washington centered on financial legislation for the coming session. Senate Finance Committee members Aldrich Platt and Spooner did not submit a currency bill draft to the president. Also reported is a riot in Kleff Russia with sixty killed and labor support for reforms cited.
The 50 000 dollar jewel theft from Mrs Samuel Parker prompts a Honolulu police hunt with no arrests yet and possible long recovery time. Parker is a prominent widow whose husband is a top Hawaii governor candidate and among the island’s wealthiest men.
The conference focused on methods of procedure rather than form of legislation. An extraordinary session of Congress is assured next fall, but the exact October or November date is unsettled. The session may open earlier than November 9, with Cuban reciprocity and financial legislation on the agenda. The Senate Finance Committee plans extensive consultations with senators, the president, House members, and national bankers before drafting measures.
In Cynathiana Kentucky a jury found Curtin Jett and Thomas White guilty of the Jackson murder of James B. Mar cum. Each man was sentenced to life imprisonment after a lengthy deliberation focused on whether to seek death or life. The trial saw little courtroom attendance and faint defense motion for a new trial was anticipated.
Kingston Jamaica Aug 15 Thousands are homeless and starving in eastern and northern Jamaica after a hurricane. Port Antonio shelters include the old prison as the population shrinks to improvised courtyards and ruined walls. Merchants provide food though supplies dwindle as green bananas become the sole sustenance for many families.
Reports say insurgents widen in Sanjak of Skopje and Krushevo district with telegraph offices dynamited. Four Bulgarian villages have risen prompting nearby Albanian villages to follow. The Porte claims authorities have calmed Albanians and others have returned home.
Heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries defeated Jim Corbett in San Francisco at Mechanics Pavilion, stopping the bout in the tenth round after nine rounds of intense exchange. Corbett’s seconds signaled referee Graney to end the bout to spare their man, as Jeffries displayed marked speed and skill while Corbett appeared slower and heavier than before.
Report from Salonica dated August 14 describes Bulgarians massacring inhabitants of the large Turkish village of Kenat near Monastir. Only twenty escaped as insurrection spreads toward Crushaevo. Authorities in Salonica ordered enrollment of 2000 Mughal Muslims for service in Salonica.
Dutch forces reportedly killed about 300 Chinese in a midlands battle near Poeleontengah Sumatra. An officer and several others were killed or wounded. The Dutch captured the village Pu rdge at Portland Gold Mines in Colorado Springs. W. KO Ryan, son of Thomas Ryan of the Boston Trading Co, has gained control of the Portland Gold Mines company, operating the Cripple Creek mine through the Whitnay-Ryan syndicate and Guggenheim Exploration Co.
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