Opinion and world notes from The Herald column
The Herald composes a collage of opinions and brief items: Gen Brossel may refuse a second term. Barcelona bombs echo Paterson, N J scenes. New York Chinese move against the Empress. a $350,000 suit vs Tom Lawson. Miss Thaw paid $250,000 for the Countess of Yarmouth title. a jab at Thaw's parents. Boston should remove the sacred codfish to halt war funding. Russia to build a navy with German and American aid. John Bull's regret over friendship with the Japs. Massachusetts legislature compared to sausages. a rich Indianapolis woman leaves fortune to her coachman. a Chicago clergyman comments on women.
Panama's Army Chief Retired With Full Pay After Threat
The commander-in-chief of Panama's army threatened a revolution and retired on full pay for life. Despite the threat, revolution remains profitable on the isthmus.
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Panama
Ring theft at Forepaugh circus ends in trunk search
A thief stole 30000 dollars from the Fore paugh circus money wagon. Detectives searched many trunks but notably spared the elephants trusted handler's trunk as the investigation moved through the grounds and tents.
Millionaire philanthropist seeks slum house in New York
A wealthy New York donor vows to help neighbors by moving into a slum dwelling yet shows despair at reform of the 400. Meanwhile a St. Paul man who paid an election bet with a peanut roll at the Minnesota state house is noted for the oddity. A charity conference opposes marriage for the feeble minded, sparking debate over classification of those contemplating matrimony.
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New York
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wedding Gifts Bring Large Checks to Brides
A bride receives a $50,000 wedding gift and another bride receives $410,000 as wedding presents. The remark suggests that substantial assets visible at marriage imply it is not a failure, reflecting on the impact of generous dowries and gifts in unions.
Football player uses head as battering ram on line
Observers note the player repeatedly drives through the line with calculated force, delivering impactful plays that appear intended to soften the defense for teammates.
Logbook Found in Paris Raises Question on Opening Phrase
Researchers report the Columbi logbook and private papers were recovered in Paris. They seek confirmation of the logbook’s daily opening line, whether each day begins with the phrase "brite and fair."
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Columbi
Paris
Sharp Rejoinder Expected From Editor Stead
The Nebraska State Journal quotes a remark about thorough knowledge and irony. It notes editor Stead is likely to offer a pointed counterpoint. The brief item reflects newspaper tone and the ongoing exchange over whom to trust for expertise.
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The
Nebraska State Journal
Hhe
Stead
Harvard Sophomore Class Elects A Poor Student President
The Harvard sophomore class elected a student who works as a waiter to pay through college as its president. The remark underscores a belief that the country cannot be in a bad way while such examples exist.
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Harvard
Pennsylvania Treasury Surplus Causes Unease in Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record notes Pennsylvania holds a treasury surplus exceeding 14 million dollars, yet conveys unease similar to fearing a 14 million dollar deficit. The piece reflects the era's cautious stance on financial margins and public funds.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Objectionable French Literature Burned in New York
A note indicates objectionable literature from France imported into New York is being burned. The practice appears to rest on the belief that the United States can now supply its own market for such publications.
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France
New York
King Edward Limping After Self Inflicted Kick
A humorous note on King Edward limping from kicking his own foot while shooting. It remarks that even a king interferes at times and suggests he would object to being tied with straw around his ankle.
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Edward
Mystery Market Item Aims For Perfect Creasing Machine
A fragmentary note hints at a remarkable market debut for a creasing machine, described as a breakthrough device. The text praises its potential to produce flawless results and positions it as a bold new ambition in manufacturing discourse.
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Noewa
London
Evell-Dreaseg
Plage Bankers Under Arrest In Chadwick Case
In Oberlin Ohio, Citizens National Bank president T Beckwith and cashier Spear were arrested on federal banking law violations tied to a large loan to Cassie L Chadwick. Dr Leroy S Chadwick denied breakup rumors from Europe and said he aided his wife’s defense.
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New York
T. Beckwith
Spear
Citizens’ National Bank
Oberlin
Ohio
United States
Chandler
Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
Leroy S. Chadwick
Europe
Mr. Newton
Broken Rail Wrecks Missouri Pacific Train Near Holden
Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 1 from St. Louis to Kansas City derailed at the water works bridge two miles east of Holden. A broken rail caused the coach to leave the track and topple down a twenty foot embankment. Forty five passengers were injured, ten seriously, with two elderly women trapped in a car downed into the creek. Engine and baggage cars remained on track.
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Holden
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Kansas City
Water Works Bridge
Here
Boy 11 Killed in Indiana Wagon Accident
Boonville Indiana December 5 George Divine aged 11 was killed instantly when his parents wagon rolled downhill a wheel passed over breaking his neck and the three children were thrown from the vehicle during the move.
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Boonville
Ind
George Divine
George
Supreme Court strikes down nonresident fishing law
In Arkansas at Little Rock on December 6, a Supreme Court ruling declares the law forbidding nonresidents from certain fishing activities unconstitutional, affecting local fishing rights and enforcement. The decision raises questions about fisheries regulation and resident access in the state.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Court
Father Seeks to Kill His Son in Jealous Rage
Sioux Falls, 8 D. Dee. France Welter, Jerauld county farmer, arrested for attempting to assassinate his son Joseph. After intoxication, Welter fired through a window from outside a wagon, striking the son’s arm and side with shot. Welter furnished cash bond for the next circuit court term.
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Sioux Falls
Dee
France
Welter
Jerauld County
Joseph
Work hinges on law favors Colorado smelters
Denver reports Daniel Guggenheim of New York, director of the smelter trust, warns that without enactment of an eight hour law and other anti adverse legislation, two Colorado smelters closed for two years may reopen. He cites hope for steady ore supply and labor peace but notes current doubts hinder reopening plans.
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Denver
Dee G
Colorado
Daniel Guggenheim
New York
Supposed Robber Is Caught in Indiana Bank Heist
Rochester Indiana December 5 Frank Simer 26 of this place was arrested at Logansport and brought here charged with blowing the Kewanna bank safe early Thursday. He carried about 7000 dollars, 200 dollars extra, a revolver and dummy keys. A bag with fifty cartridges a black mask two candles and four dynamite fuses was found near him. Wilmer and two others fled by train toward North Judson one off at Winamac and another at Royal Center. Kilmer had been at Kewanna before the robbery months earlier.
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Rochester
Ind
Frank Simer
Logansport
Kewanna Bank
Wilmer
Angry man kills women in Detroit shooting
In Detroit Michigan Louis Hacker enraged over not being allowed to escort his wife shot Mrs Adolph Schneider and Miss Tina Weber and probably fatally wounded Policeman Peter Redmond. Harvey Trombley who went to aid the police officer was shot in the side.
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Hetroit
Mich. Dee
Louis Haxer
Hhe
Adolph Schneider
Tina Weber
Peter Redmond
Harvey Trombley
Bank Robbers Attempted Heist at Farmers Bank
In Gosport Indiana on December 5 an attempted robbery occurred at the Farmers Bank. Dr Pritchard was seized by five men bound and gagged in the rear of the building. The robbers blew the safe door but fled in fear before securing loot.
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Gosport
Ind
Farmers’ Bank
Tragic Death At Columbus Sanitarium
Miss Emma I. Gessert a 40 year old bookkeeper was found strangled in her room at the Shepherd sanitarium. She had hanged herself using a necktie, the ends grasped in her hands.
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Columbus
Emma I. Gessert
Shepherd Sanitarium
Yale Freshmen Stronger in Tests Despite Smaller Size
Measurements at Yale in two departments show that scientific school freshmen, though shorter and lighter, demonstrate greater strength in nearly every test.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Murderer Given Life Term in Detroit Case
Detroit reports John Dussgol a alias John Congdon formerly of Milwaukee was convicted of murdering bartender William Sherman. Judge Phelan sentenced the prisoner to life imprisonment.
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Detroit
Mich
John Dussgola
John Congdon
Milwaukee
Wis
William Sherman
Phelan
Bank of Plymouth Raided by Dynamite Blasts
Thieves forced entry to the Bank of Plymouth in Plymouth Nebraska and detonated two dynamite charges on the vault, damaging the door and the bank building. Local authorities investigate the incident and seek suspects.
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Nebraska Bank
Plymouth
Neh
Bank of Plymouth
Ohio Murderers to Die in December Executions Set
Columbus Ohio December 5 The state board of pardons rejected the applications of murderers William Nichols and Philip Nagle for commutation. Nichols is scheduled for execution December 9 and Nagle for December 23.
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Ohio
Columbus
State Board of Pardons
William Nichols
Philip Nagle
Nichols
Nagle
Bank Officer Missing Sparks Bank Shortage Inquiry
An investigation of the First National Bank books reveals a shortage estimated between $22,000 and $26,000. One of the suspects is missing, and the inquiry continues in Madilla, I.T., Dee.
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Madilla
I.T
Dee
National Bank
Addicks Ordered to Return Stock Valued at 51062500
In Wilmington Delaware December, J Edward Addicks must disgorge 1,020,280 shares valued at 51,062,500 in a settlement with Receiver Pepper over the Bay State Gas case. Other defendants include Senator Frank Alee and directors Newall Ball James Shaw and D J Layton Jr. Addicks also provides a mortgage on the Carrcroft residence.
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Wilmington
Del
Dee. G
J. Edward Addicks
Pepper
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware
Addicks
United States
Jrank Alee
Newall Ball
James Shaw
D. J. Layton
Latest Cash Market Reports Chicago Produce
A garbled listing from Chicago Produce reports prices on dairy cheese and butter stock, live poultry, apples and potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, and related commodities. Prices include Michigan apples at 1.75 to 1.90 per carload, New York apples at 1.79 per yellow, Wisconsin Minnesota potatoes to 3.87 a bushel, and onions around 1.60 to 1.75 per bushel.
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Chicago
Tutter
Abe
Belek
Eholce
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Burbanks
New York Produce and Dairy Firms Report Mixed Notes
New York dairy firms show varying results with Strong and Hutter reporting uneven prices. Creamery activity remains mixed as western averages trend higher while southern markets stay lower, reflecting regional demand and supply conditions.
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New York
Hutter
Grain and live stock markets muddled grain prices
Grain prices across cities show mixed tones from Chicago New York and Minneapolis with red and mixed grain bids. Live stock quotes list cattle and sheep at various regional values including Omaha Kansas City and St. Louis with several figures reflecting market variance.
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Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Liverpool
Peoria
Omaha
Bo Joseph
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Kuansas City
St. Joseph
Bed. Haag
Miners Die As Cable Breaks At Loop River Mines
Huntington W Va Dec 5 A cable broke at the Loop river mines at Tuloquon near Welch causing three miners to plunge 706 feet to the rocks below. All were killed instantly in the accident.
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Huntington
W. Va
Loop River
Tuloquon
Welch
Dagleg Names State Presidents in Indiana
Princeton Indiana December 5 Harvey Harmon of Princeton and Judge J D Armstead of Anderson have been appointed state presidents of the Dagleg by the national presidents in a formal ceremony marking the organization’s leadership in the state.
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Eagles
Princeton
Ind
Harvey Harmon
J. D. Armstead
Anderson
Three Men Drown Crossing Mississippi Ice Floe Breaks
In Muscatine Iowa on December 6 Seth Godfrey Leith Godfrey and Grover B Eis drowned while trying to cross the Mississippi river. Ice floes broke their boats and they lost their lives in the attempt.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Seth Godfrey
Leith Godfrey
Grover B. Eis
Mississippi River
Lineman Weeks Falls From Pole in Alexandria
William Weeks, a telephone lineman, fell from a pole in Alexandria and broke his left hip and right leg. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Alexandria
Ind
Dee. G
William ‘Weeks
Rural routes are expensive and need reform
A December report by C Madden, third assistant postmaster general, shows postal service deficits of 92.53 percent year over year, driven by rural free delivery costs. Total receipts were 143.6 million with expenditures 152.3 million, predicting self-sufficiency once rural delivery stabilizes. The study reviews second class mail abuses, rates, and calls for uniform global postage. It also notes Canada may soon rival the U S as a wheat exporter due to growing consumption and reduced U S output.
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Washington
Financelal
Postal Service
C. Madden
Madden
Flo
Department
Postal Congress
Rome
United States Department
Universal Postal Congress
United States
Canada
Western Hemisphere
Minnesota
Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Nine high school girls endure harsh fraternity initiation
Lafayette reports that nine young women faced a strenuous Phi Kappa Theta initiation. From noon to midnight the team forced them to march, haul bricks for a mile, and endure exhausting tasks before a private initiation sequence.
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Lafayette
Ind
Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity
Mother and Child Die in Fire Tragedy
Murphysboro Illinois December 6 Mrs John McClure and her young daughter died from burns after the child’s dress caught fire from a stove and the mother’s clothing ignited while attempting to save the child.
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Murphysboro
Ill
John McClure
James M. Scovel Found Dead in Cape May Home
James M. Scovel a lawyer and former president of the New Jersey state senate was found dead in bed at his Cape May home. He served as a Civil War era commissioner to England for President Lincoln.
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James M. Scovel
Camden
New Jersey State Senate
Cape May
Lincoln
England
Grocers Move Swift to Sell 12 oz Defiance Starch
Some grocers refuse to stock Defiance Starch citing existing 12 oz stock on hand and a customer habit of using the 16 oz package. They believe the 16 oz size cannot be sold to a customer who already buys Defiance Starch in the larger size.
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Defiance
Novel shield to protect firemen tested in Charlottenburg
In Charlottenburg Germany a new device to guard firemen against smoke and flames was publicly tested. The iron shield, perforated and placed behind the nozzle, forms a circular water screen in front of the man holding the hose to shield him during firefighting.
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Charlottenburg
Germany
Piso's Cure Proclaimed By Minneapolis Advertiser
An old advertisement note from J W O Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 1900 warns that Piso's Cure cannot be praised as a cough cure. The brief entry identifies the seller and date but provides no additional context or endorsements.
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J. W. O'Brien
Thint Ave N
Minneapolis
Minn
Sleeping During Sermon Sparks Lively Outburst
An eccentric Wesleyan minister surprised a Sunday crowd by saying he did not object to listeners sleeping during his sermon. A man below the pulpit began snoring loudly, prompting repeated taps. After much shaking the sleeper awoke as the minister denounced the disruption.
Reserved Motives Debate Sparks Guts and Congress Talk
The Punkville Debating Society met with Mgr. G Watkins Spurling arguing the affirmative on a motion about selfish motive. He charged that much of men's actions stem from envy and ridiculed the opposing speaker as dishonest, while the president urged civil language. Spurling retorted with a boast about congressional eloquence.
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Punkville Debating Society
Mgr. G. Watkins Spurling
G. ‘Watkins Spurling
Greatest In the World Kidney Pill Endorsement
Arlington Indiana Dee 5th Spielal reports photographer W A Hysong who moved from Sapp Kentucky believes Dodd's Kidney Pills are the greatest kidney remedy. He says after years of kidney trouble and joint stiffness he used one and a half boxes and was completely cured. Neighbors who used them also saw relief from backache and early kidney disease symptoms.
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Arlington
Ind
Dee
W. A. Hysong
Sapp
Dodd
Mr. Hysong
Bright
Deadly and difit note on scandal-free deeds
A cryptic remark on choosing to act in ways that invite no scandal, highlighting the tension between risk and respectability in public conduct. The line implies a warning about overcautious or morally inert action.
Those Who Have Tried Defiance Ois ter Starch Ad
An old advertisement notes defiant claims for a starch brand, declaring high quality at 10 cents for 16 ounces and contrasting smaller 12 ounce packages. The fragment hints at rival brands and pricing, suggesting a generic grocery ad from a past era.
Girl’s Hair Changes Age Appearance in Papers
A fragment notes that a girl seems younger unless her hair is altered or shown in photographs. The line hints at how grooming and media presentation affect perceived age.
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