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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1903
Page
3
Jerls leads a chorus praising mother Holland and defying Spain as Joris captivates a crowd with patriotic fervor. The scene shifts to a dance where Neil Semple asks Katherine to dance, but she declines, seeking to end the evening while her mother calls.
In a colonial era, Katherine endures unsteady love and political strife as Loyalist tensions, corseting marriages, and a sailor's departure ripple through the Van Heemskirk household. Katherine awaits news of Dick, faces desertion, and plans a risky afternoon ride as her fate hangs on a hopeful encounter.
This article recalls Trinity Church Boston from its 1728 beginnings to the 1829 Old Trinity rebuild and Phillips Brooks arrival in 1869. It notes Brooks guiding the Copley Square Trinity’s design, aims for a blend of tradition and modern American church architecture, and highlights key rectors and events shaping the church’s evolution.
Toward season’s end William Hammeyer of Winneconne Wisconsin and G B Hamilton of Peru Indiana fished Fox Lake. Both felt a strike and reeled in quickly. The bass hooked by Hammeyer’s line found the jaw on one side while Hamilton’s hook pierced the other. They decided to call it a partnership fish.
Indianapolis Feb 13 State Senator Fortune Democrat made no public charge that Henry B Gates baking powder manufacturer stock broker had attempted to bribe him to gain four Democratic votes in the garnishee bill The measure would allow garnisheeing for wages of any employee The bill is backed by the state retail grocers association Gates supports the bill Democrats oppose saying it harms labor The backers are desperate Gates admits he told Fortune he needed Democratic votes but denies offering any consideration.
In Salt Lake City a banquet for lawmakers and state officials in Provo hosted six colored men and women who were seated at the same table as white guests. White attendees initially resisted but the seating was changed quietly. One of the negro guests, a house of representatives doorkeeper, facilitated entry.
Aurora, Feb 13. O S Kelly Harvest Machine and Thrashing Manufacturing plans to relocate its largest US plant from Iowa City and Springfield to Aurora. Capitalized at 400,000 dollars, the venture expects to employ about 2,000 people. Subscriptions to the Aurora project were boosted by C C Meredith of Monmouth, Illinois, who contributed 16,000 dollars. Also in Wisconsin, a bill to criminalize docking horses and ban import of docked horses puts owners on notice to register animals within six days, with fines up to 500 dollars and possible imprisonment. Hospital boilers explode.
In Philadelphia on February 13 two hot water boilers under the main building rotunda exploded causing substantial damage to a portion of the hospital. Patients were frightened with screaming but no serious stampede occurred. A man being operated on in an adjacent room was unharmed.
A fire at Himrod in the mining village near Danville, Newfoundland, destroyed the Kellyville Coal company mine store oilhouse and dwelling, along with a saloon post office and several small structures. The estimated loss stands at $100,000.
A Lincoln couple's house fire killed their five year old son and an infant when the mother left them alone to attend a club meeting. The blaze destroyed the Lyons residence, with investigators treating the fire as a tragic accident.
Bernie Bird and her mother traveled to Washington to appeal to President Roosevelt for the life of her father Homer Bird who was sentenced to be hanged in Alaska on March 6. Separately, East St. Louis saw John Passman acquitted of his wife's shooting deaths, verdict accidental shooting. Springfield named Rev. Martin Luecke college president. London adopts red sobriety badge. Gloucester schooner Annie Welsley declared lost. Decatur man Peter Sellers dies after being struck by a train.
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