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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
2
An excerpt discusses aging and vitality, claiming longevity can be extended by maintaining balance in vital forces. It argues vigorous health comes from a lively temperament and controlled nutrition, with older individuals benefiting from smaller, easily digested meals to reduce waste and preserve energy.
The article argues smoke from chimneys is preventable with careful management and community supervision. It describes a six-picture inspection chart used by one city to rate chimneys from passable to dangerous. An inspector photographs questionable chimneys and issues a pass or a warning under penalty of law.
Secretary Cortelyou's proposal for a simpler accounting method in the Treasury wins approval. A clearer daily statement and reorganized system could show a surplus for the last fiscal year, prompting calls for congressional legislation to modernize fiscal control and public service efficiency.
The British parliament debates a bill to advance clocks in spring and summer, shifting time an hour earlier to gain more daylight for recreation. The piece ponders why such an adjustment could not be achieved without legislation and hints at the desire for more daylight without formal action.
City officials push to curb excessive stage noises as actors chatter about past burlesque lines and parts. Authorities argue the problem persists while performers rehearse and adjust dialogue for upcoming shows.
A brief meditation on London’s fate and public perception. The piece argues that the belief in the city’s settled misfortune persists despite evidence of change and resilience in the English metropolis.
Chicago reports George W Fitzgerald a former United States Treasury teller at Chicago accused on a state warrant of stealing $173,000 from the subtreasury. He was arraigned before Judge Arthur E. Chatham, released on $40,000 bond, and the hearing set for next Monday. Authorities say additional arrests may follow.
Orders Big Judgment in Ramsey county district court. Judge Hallam ruled the state can collect $40,064.07 in back taxes from 1902 to 1965 from Western Union Telegraph Company, pending possible sustained appeal.
John A. Gressel, editor of the Golden City Register, seeks $10,000 damages in a suit filed in Golden City Missouri alleging four broken ribs and other injuries after resisting efforts to brand him by members of a Modern Woodmen of America camp. The incident is dated August 26.
Seven torpedo destroyers led by the West Virginia sailed from San Francisco on a Gulf Gale morning deployment toward Hawaii and Samoa. The squadron formed in a staged column, with a destroyer at each bow, and included the Maryland and Sydney N S W among the vessels as they headed into the Pacific.
New York August 25 A five member committee will be appointed by the New York Stock Exchange president to conduct a thorough inquiry into alleged matched purchases and sales. The board of governors met to consider the accusations of fake gains and improper transactions and ordered a complete investigation to ascertain the motive and scope of the irregular trades.
Special from Springweld Illinois reports 72 year old Thomas Brady found dead in bed with his head severed by a hatchet. His roommate Frank Bryant alias Sullivan is missing and a statewide search follows, with no robbery motive evident and the body found behind a second hand store on East Wrassington Street.
A fierce blaze in the Stamboul quarter of Constantinople, fanned by strong winds, consumed over 2,000 wooden structures. Reports say many firefighters, women and children perished, with about 7,000 left homeless as the fire was brought under control at midnight.
London August 25 The government plans to launch most Dreadnought class battleships before the end of the year, excluding later improvements from experiments. Construction on another is to begin.
Seven Milwaukee residents were injured in an auto crash when the steering gear failed near Richfield Wisconsin. The car driven by H R King general manager of the Saya Company of America veered and went through a barbed wire fence. one occupant possibly fatally injured.
Oyster Boy Aug 25 Roosevelt publishes a Panama report by a special commission Reynolds Donnelly Needham, praising Col. Goethals and the Isthmian Canal Commission. He will submit the document to Congress with recommendations and has asked Goethals to implement them where possible.
A 46 year old unidentified woman was choked and dragged onto a moving trolley on Amsterdam avenue at Nineteenth street Monday. The attackers, women who escaped detection, fled the scene and the victim was killed instantly as the trolley wheels ran over her.
An unknown man believed from Massachusetts was found floating in the Monongahela River near McKeesport on Monday. His face was severely burned by carbolic acid and identification will likely be impossible.
Hazan, a railroad town forty miles east of Rena, was destroyed by a blaze. The fire caused about 125000 dollars in damage. Special trains were sent to fight the fire and assist the homeless, who are being cared for by Fallon.
Tangier August 25 Mulai Hafid proclaimed sultan after defeating Abd el Aziz whose tribesmen betrayed him Many Abd el Aziz troops deserted while Hafid’s army pursued them The victors claimed control of major Moroccan cities Officials in Tangier pledged allegiance to Hafid British and French officers reportedly missing amid the upheaval
A. C. Bartlett of Chicago with wife and daughter ran over an eight year old boy near Schmiedeberg while driving from Karlsbad to Dresden. The boy darted in front of the car. authorities and villagers convened as Bartlett’s party sought shelter in a hotel and consular officials arrived to take testimony.
A large fire in Belleville Illinois on August 25 from an unknown source consumed the Jordan Shoe Company factory employing 106 men and an adjacent Crown Milling elevator. The shoe plant loss exceeds 120000, partly insured. Crown Milling reports about 26000 in losses with 26000 insured.
Frankfort August 25 A bank cashier Geltermann of Mitteldeutsche Credit bank shot himself in the city after embezzling 126000 dollars. He left a confession addressed to the bank management and had speculated on the London exchange. Lone robber holds up train in Yellowstone Park seven coaches of tourists were robbed of valuables by a single highwayman, according to information from Northern Pacific railroad headquarters in St. Paul August 26.
Aas of 100 Rockford Illinois reports the death of Mary Torphy aged 160 at her residence on Monday. Authorities note the unusual age but provide few further details.
Heidelberg Aug 25 Baron Speck von Sternburg German ambassador to the United States and his wife Miss Lillian Langham of Louisville Ky. visited Prof Vincent Czerny for a lupus diagnosis and hopeful cure. Plans called for a Sept audience with Emperor William before returning to Washington.
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