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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1903
Page
2
The Herald notes that French aristocrats before 1789 were not morally exemplary but were highly civilized witty and intellectual. It contrasts them with contemporary card playing betting and hunting lifestyles and questions whether a reaction to their era led to the Society of Souls formation.
Recent digs at St. Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury Kent unearthed the leaden coffin and coffin plate of Abbot Ulric I 985 1006 along with the decayed body of another abbot wrapped in silk garments and copper gilt clasps. Fragments of carved marble brightly painted stones gilded pinnacles and figureheads were also found.
Prof. Mason of the Smithsonian Institution says the key goal for 1903 is a satisfactory method to economize electricity. He predicts that rivers will soon provide all needed power by harnessing streams to heat homes power machines and light lamps.
The article recalls a period at West Point when the cadets were ragged shoeless and lacking proper headgear and footwear. Food was scarce and General Charles King served as a cadet during this era of hardship and vicissitude.
In a recent railroad accident a woman among many passengers reacted to her near miss in contrasting ways. One passenger dropped to her knees and prayed aloud while another man swore fervently at the delay that thwarted an important business engagement.
The Jesuit Peter Zottoli who recently died in Shanghai at age 81 was a leading expert on Chinese language and literature. He worked for years on a Chinese dictionary project that will span ten to twelve volumes once completed.
A satirical note from the Syracuse Herald urges a jilted reader to shred a photograph of the beloved, tally the cost of the relationship, burn love letters, and dwell on her supposed faults, including a claimed lack of judgment.
The piece notes rural free delivery moved from experimental status to a major appropriation. It cites the new bill allocating 12,619,000 dollars, highlighting the demand from the public despite the high cost.
English language usage expands in India with 9 million subjects fairly well acquainted, while Hindi dominates with 82 million speakers and Bengali spoken by 39 million. The excerpt notes English language penetration alongside major regional tongues, reflecting linguistic diversity across the country.
St Petersburg prepares for its 200th anniversary with nearly four million dollars allocated for new schools a 1000 bed hospital a people s palace and the dedication of a new Cathedral of St Peter the city s commemorations reflect rapid growth and modernization.
Russian composer Napravnik writes an opera based on Francesca da Rimini while French musician Arenzky develops an operatic rendition of Tolstoy's Resurrection. Both works point to a trend of literary and dramatic themes entering the operatic stage.
A Philadelphia pastor who has refused a salary for thirty years plans to resign but is opposed by his congregation. The episode includes a notable display of gratitude from members.
Mrs Rebecca Birks of Doncaster England, aged 104, mourns the death of her daughter aged 74 due to heart disease. The family, long rooted in the area, faces the latest bereavement as health declines.
British county court judges have received a deviation from the Incorporated Law Society approving solicitors wearing gowns in court.
A century ago England had five carriages per hundred people. Today the figure stands at seventeen.
A surge of wartime writing reports more than 150 books about the South Africa conflict. Authors and publishers highlight diverse perspectives on the war, its events, and its lasting impact on society and culture.
In Washington on February 13 the House debated a 60000 appropriation for care and furnishing of the White House. Mr Cannon of Illinois defended the President while Mr Gaines of Tennessee questioned the rise from 25000. The debate touched on Col Bingham’s transfer and vouchers, with officials offering denials and defenses.
General William Booth and Commander Booth Tucker dined with President Roosevelt learned during noon meeting with cabinet members including Hay Root and Moody Senator Hanna and other public figures The President showed keen interest in Salvation Army work and discussed its impact in the United States and England. Senator Hanna and others present. The article also notes anti trust bill modifications to aid small corporations and a White House levee that included Chief Joseph and a deputation from his tribe.
Washington February 13 The house committee on interstate and foreign commerce filed a favorable report on the Elkins anti rebate bill. The report says current law and the Brains bill cover measures preventing discrimination in railroad rates. The minority urges adding Littlefield anti trust provisions.
Friends of the statehood bill decide to attach the omnibus measure as a rider to the post office appropriation bill. They plan a Senate fight to force the statehood bill onto an essential government funding bill.
Washington Feb 13 the senate commerce committee reports adversely the nomination of Dr W D Crum for Charleston port collector. Vote 6 to 8 Democrats opposed with Tosnes Nevada and Perkins California joining. Admiral Dewey ill confined to home with severe cold and cough cancels engagements per Medical Inspector Nixon.
Washington February 13 A bill proposes postal checks to substitute for all bills of less than five dollars. Senator Penrose introduced the measure aiming to standardize small cash transactions and streamline financial handling in postal operations.
The Indian Affairs Committee completed consideration of the Indian appropriation bill and recommended amendments increasing total to 10,434,213. Highlights include a 1,200,000 payment to Joyal Creek Indians for wartime property losses and authority to negotiate with the Utes of Colorado over Mesa Verde lands. The Seminole tribal government is limited to March 4, 1906, and the Interior Secretary may set aside 160 acre and 260,000 acre tracts at the western part of the Ret lake reservation in Minnesota.
William Wand, hospitalized in St Louis with lockjaw, has opened his jaws and shows fair recovery prospects. Doctors report administering antitetanus toxin and carbolic acid, believing the treatment will save his life. Wand’s temperature remains 99 to 100, and he can open his jaws about one inch.
King Alfonso shows great interest in Catalonia labor disputes and the agricultural class. He offers a prize of 6000 pesetas for the most practical scheme to harmonize relations between land owners and laborers.
Paris reports a reform in the French army to abolish cuirass, lance and helmet. By an early date the traditional armor will be discarded and French cavalry will resemble the United States forces.
Columbus February 13. A significant labor measure was approved by the senate prohibiting cotton and woolen factories and their workers from engaging in sympathetic lockouts and strikes. Violators face a 100 daily fine.
In Chicago Blue Island, five workers died and ten more were overcome after fumes from a purifying box escaped when covers were left open during purifier changes at Northwestern Gas Light and Coke. Supt Martin C Russell led the operation. The dead include George Arnold and Martin C Rugeell. others injured were named workers and two unidentified laborers. The company plant sits near the Chicago Terminal Transfer tracks.
In Butte Montana on February 13 police arrest William McCullagh after a holdup of Northern Pacific express No. 6 eight miles from town. Detectives find 485 dollars on him. Two men in a buggy signaled stop, firing on the express messenger. passengers kept from leaving as the train halted. Express agent reports loot between 400 and 500 dollars. An express messenger was shot but not seriously. Archbishop Randall Thomas Davidson enthroned in Canterbury England on February 13 in a grand ceremony.
Toronto February 13 The National Trades and Labor Congress of Canada issued an appeal to organized labor to unite with it in advancing Canadian labor interests.
The Tracy City post office in Tennessee was robbed when the safe was blown open and about $200 worth of stamps were stolen. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing security footage and nearby records to identify suspects.
New York on February 13 Henry J Hugheson who shot himself at his Williamsburg home was found to be $100 000 short in his accounts He had risen from cashier to general manager of the New York store for Sargent Manufacturing Muskegon firm official William H Smith says losses during Hugheson tenure totalled $100 000 He was socially popular and lived lavishly.
Detroit board of education filed a suit in Wayne circuit court to recover 481,431 from Henry R. Andrews and his bondsmen, former cashier of City Savings Bank and treasurer, for school funds on deposit when the bank suspended February 10, 1902. Defendants include F. C. Pinegree, F. S. Osborne, W. L. Andrews, Cullen Brown, Homer McGraw, B. C. Andrews and Joseph Schrage.
Bills in both chambers seek to bar screens frosted windows and any obstruction of saloon bars from public view. The charters of Dayton Trenton Union City Pulaski Morristown and Double Springs were repealed to allow enforcement of the no saloon law, stirring panic among liquor and brewing interests in the state.
Boston reports Rev P Thomas Stanford a Black clergyman born in 1840 at Hampton Virginia has received a call to pastor Wilberforce Memorial church in Birmingham England, a white congregation. His education benefited from Henry Ward Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe and William Gladstone. In a separate note hundreds of cattle died likely from an unrelated disaster.
Stockmen report hundreds of cattle perishing as deep snow blankets about 30 miles west of Bonesteel and spans 100 miles west. Arthur Crouse of Tripp county has lost over 300 of his 600 steers amid two feet of snow making feed scarce on the range.
Goen to Sing Sing. White Plains New York February 13 Shannon found guilty for his connection with a Yonkers poolroom has been sentenced to Sing Sing prison for one year at hard labor.
Rome N Y Feb 13 Mrs Azubah W Taft aged 98 years a real daughter of the American revolution died in Clinton Her father Private War Mer served under General Washington
Vladivostock dispatch reports Emperor of Japan designates Mororan on Yeddo Island as a free port. Other notices include the death of Rev. Manley Hard, D D, in Philadelphia. W J Hay in Washington. Capt H W Hart of Green Bay. a French shipowners syndicate formation. and the Austrian steamer Quarnero stranded near Venice.
Constantinople reports the British gunboat Barrier captured in the Red Sea three pirate ships with their entire crews. The action occurred on February 18 and reflects ongoing Royal Navy efforts to suppress piracy in the region.
Philadelphia February 13. Clarence Darrow accuses George Baer of delaying a settlement while miners demand shorter hours and greater wage relief. Baer offers a sliding wage scale tied to coal prices with a three year minimum, plus monthly statements by operators and an appointed accountant to verify sales data. He criticizes the Civic Federation and mocks socialist schemes while urging the commission to act.
Liverpool Feb 13 The White Star Line twin screw steamship Cedric the largest vessel in the world has sailed on her initial trip to New York via Queenstown.
At the national convention of brewery workers in Cincinnati it was ordered that all malt houses in Illinois and Wisconsin be organized. Robert H. Wright of Belvidere Illinois defeated Charles Whitney of Waukegan in the Republican judicial contest at Rockford securing nomination to the Circuit bench.
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