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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
2
A mosaic of quotes on gender roles money politics and reform from The Herald reflecting early 20th century concerns. It notes hats value and a woman chauffeur, praises penny coin artistry, and cites figures like Castronto Castro Twain and the China emperor while musing on war reform and social change.
A Pennsylvania rooster completed an improbable 300 mile ride on a car truck. The incident could affect railway budgets and push revisions to end free transportation. Also note a controversial claim about preventing unhappy marriages by an Englishman. Li Hung Chang is posthumously revered in China with a temple at Lu Chou. The Count de Castellane case in France featured an impartial prosecutor who questioned character of both parties. New York critics who mocked a predicted apocalypse faced ridicule for their eggs throwing. Public sentiment feared a broader collapse.
The Baltimore American notes a startling discovery in St Louis as $10,000 in coins or bills were found inside a tomato can. It contrasts with trivial restaurant oysters and free lunches, suggesting even common cans provoke strong reactions and a warning about value.
The Globe notes the latest society girl trend from St Louis, the roller skate walk. It advises keeping legs straight touching the ground with the ball of the foot and gliding, but doubts it will win Boston belles.
Millions of students and the current generation of pupils will voice strong protests against dropping the Paul Revere race story. The poem tied to prize speaking contests faces uncertain fate as guidelines or sentiments shift in schools nationwide.
A St Louis man's challenge to the Boston Globe about hens not laying on Sundays prompts a promise to reveal hens that do not lay on any day. The exchange centers on poultry behavior and Sunday laying patterns.
The text notes whales in the Arctic may have a better chance for a period due to the scarcity of whaling and a relatively low price for whale products, reducing pressure from a proposed spring ban.
Burglars robbed Greer's Jewelry in Iowa City for a second time in two years. Reports detail factory expansion in Sioux City, a Chicago indictment in Dubuque for forgery, and teachers in Iowa City opposing pool halls for minors. Other notes cover legacies, lawsuits, an icy sidewalk verdict, post office gains, and community incidents across multiple Iowa towns.
A Roosevelt hosted conference focused on preserving the home, with discussions centering on the care of dependent children. Separately, Secretary Root and British Canadian Newfoundland officials reached a Newfoundland fisheries arbitration agreement to be submitted to The Hague. The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered creamery rate cuts in midwest cases against railroads. The House rejected doubling Julia Coghlan's pension, then passed the naval appropriation bill for 1910, and Dr. P Ritter was named Swiss minister to Japan replacing Leo Vogel. The House declared vacant the seat of George L Lilley, governor of Connecticut.
Mrs Carrie Nation faced egging and hooting in London as she attempted a lecture. Dean Liberty Hyde Bailey of Cornell stated he would not seek or accept the secretary of agriculture post in Taft’s cabinet. Kansas lawmakers elected Joseph L Bristow to the U S Senate. former Massachusetts State Treasurer H E Shaw filed for bankruptcy with assets of 275765 and liabilities 1023305. Indianapolis delegates cheered as John Mitchell addressed the United Mine Workers convention. John G Robinson of Smithfield West Virginia was jailed over forging his wife’s name on a bail bond. J Pierpont Morgan bought Washington’s sword from his era. Rear Admiral Sperry arrived at Villefranche and was hosted by officials.
The Hner Republic rammed by the Italian steamer Florida lies 45 fathoms deep off No Man's Land near Martha's Vineyard. Captain and crew rescued, hundreds of passengers saved by wireless calls. Two Atlantic passengers and four Florida crew killed. Derelict Seneca returns with Captain Sealby and Jack Dinns. Florida also reaches port badly damaged.
The Maine and the new Maine greeted in Havana for Gomezs oath as Cuba's new government formed while a string of events unfolds. Two coal mine deaths occur in Boswell Pennsylvania and Walter Zeller, 18, is sentenced to electrocution for his grandfather’s murder in Vineland New Jersey. Delegates from 35 countries vote in Paris to form a permanent refrigeration association as layoffs hit Philadelphia navy yard. A Kentucky insurance license revoked, a Chariton Ohio murder suicide, and a Washoe smelter ruling echo a turbulent week alongside earthquakes in Russian Turkestan and record ski jumps in Chippewa Falls.
Havana Jan 29 Maj Gen Jose Miguel Gomez was inaugurated president of the restored Cuban republic. He took the oath at noon and American control ended as Magoon sailed on the Maine with Mississippi and McClellan in attendance. Gomez, once a revolutionary leader, appears popular with all classes. American aid built roads and improvements but left an empty treasury as revenues rise.
Indianapolis January 29 The socialist wing now controls the convention with an estimated 800 of 1400 delegates backing socialistic measures. A resolution for public ownership of utilities passed without dissent. President Lewis faces a rival in John Walker of Illinois, a professional socialist.
United States Senator-elect Elihu Root spoke in Albany before the senate and assembly thanking the legislature for the honor and pledging to justify the trust while noting reservations about long-time lawyers becoming legislators. He warned that seasoned lawyers may not always make ideal lawmakers and expressed humility about living up to favorable remarks from New York friends.
Storms battered the west with high winds and a blizzard. Omaha reported 58 mph winds collapsing wires while the storm damaged buildings in Lamonte Missouri and other towns in Oklahoma. telegraphic lines were disrupted and no injuries were reported.
In New York on January 29 Judge Lacombe of the U S circuit court ruled there was a default under the mortgage held by the Quarantes Trust Company against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company. The $12,500,000 mortgage is to be foreclosed unless principal and interest are paid within twenty days.
In Washington on January 29 an agreement was reached among senators for an amendment to the Canadian waterways treaty. The move satisfies Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan regarding key contentions in the pact.
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