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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
7
A long stitched collection of farming maxims urges better horse care, humane treatment, and smarter cattle feed. It stresses thrift, ready tools, proper shoeing, and disciplined management, while warning against waste and overwork. The piece also covers crop science notes from alfalfa to Bordeaux spraying and the need for practical farmer education.
Grand Forks reports coal crunch across northern half of North Dakota and Minnesota with towns turning to neighbors for fuel. Lakota, Cando, Granville and Minot face closures of mills, lights, schools and heating plants as winter snow and transport limits worsen shortages. Northern Pacific pledges efforts to prevent suffering while a federal probe begins in Minneapolis into railcar shortages and cargo handling.
Seismic readings from the Austro Hungarian observatory indicate a quake estimated at 940 miles away, occurring from 8:25 to 8:30 am last Saturday. Believed to have originated in Asia Minor near Laibach Austria.
In St Petersburg on December 18 two men who attacked Admiral Dubassoff ex governor general of Moscow at the Taurida Palace garden on December 15 were executed Monday morning after firing ten shots and throwing bombs.
Five masked men robbed a Shortsville bank of 34000 dollars. In Chicago, footpads took 1400 from Miss Margaret Gates, a candy company cashier. President Roosevelt presented the National Geographic Society gold medal to Commander Peary. Cardinal Gibbons defended Leopold amid Congo criticism. An assassination attempt on Admiral Dubassoff was again unsuccessful.
In New Kensington, Officer James J. Lemon killed Elmer Kuhn and captured Albert Romig during a store robbery at Mrs. Mary Neenan’s shop. Romig warned of the plan. Kuhn rushed the officer, who fired three times, striking Kuhn fatally. Romig claimed coercion. detectives link the case to Henry Smith’s murder in Pittsburgh.
Chicago December markets show flour and wheat steady with exporting bags strong. Prices for rye and corn are firm or dull with no significant transactions, while butter and eggs remain steady in value. Live poultry markets show stable turkey, chicken, and fowl prices with slight regional variations.
Cattle prices show ranges from good to prime steers at 6.30 to 4.59 per cwt with various grades. Hogs steady near six dollars, and sheep market slow with prices around five to six dollars, including calves and feeders.
Gossip spreading through the capital follows the sudden reappearance of Baron Mayor des Planches as Italian ambassador to Washington. Officials and social leaders wonder why he returned after announcing retirement, while Baron Hengermüller of Austria-Hungary is noted as the dean of the diplomatic corps.
A federal salary increase for postal clerks becomes a major issue in Congress this session. Three parallel campaigns push for higher wages, led by the postal department, the clerks, and chambers of commerce nationwide, amid worker resignations and strained service levels. Everett Washington sparks national effort with broad chamber support. Congress faces a winter flood of petitions.
The Bureau of American Ethnology ends a 25 year effort on a history of the American Indian, challenging biblical timelines and presenting evidence of ancient human presence in North America. It argues against migration from Siberia to Alaska and notes languages show little relation to other races. The report suggests possible Arctic origins and emphasizes linguistic and physiognomic data. A side note reports a grafting experiment misidentified as an orange, resulting in a lemon-like fruit.
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