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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1905
Page
2
A chaotic survey of humor and headlines from the era. Mentions England and Milhet treaty, American manners, nobility, and a flood of social gossip. References to Mrs Chadwick, the Chadwick case, politics, and fashion with scattered observations on sex, crime, and public affairs.
New York detectives arrested a man on a charge linked to a half million dollar check. Officials say the suspect, deemed insane, fed the large check in a suspected fraud case, with authorities citing mental state as a factor in the case.
Dec 24 Sioux City suffered its worst blaze in decades as two business blocks burned from the Pel le r Dry Goods store to the Toybank building. Loss estimated between 1.6 and 3 million dollars, with significant damage to Foy hank, Massachusetts block, and Tribune offices. Fire contained by 11 p.m. after rapid spread through Third to Fourth streets and Jackson to Pierce, with Omaha department called but late.
Sioux City faces a major blaze that destroyed the Northwestern National bank building and caused heavy losses to multiple firms. Authorities confirm one man jumped from a fourth story window. Losses reach about 2.5 million with insurers covering roughly half to two thirds. City banks relocate operations and firefighting resources strain under inadequate water pressure. A separate item reports Dedham Savings Bank in Carroll County, with president John G. Caton charged with a large defalcation and auditors seeking assets to cover debts.
Milard Buck is convicted of second-degree murder for the Prairie City shooting of John Porter. The jury deliberated 24 hours, rejecting Buck’s insanity defense as feigned. The punishment ranges from ten years to life imprisonment.
Sixty families in and around Panora are quarantined for smallpox after a festival outbreak. Dr W H Guild reported seventy five to one hundred cases from he was told on his return from the stricken area. Most cases mild though some severe. no deaths yet. All public meetings and church services suspended.
News from Des Moines reports Rock Island Railway intends to build a new line from Knoxville to Des Moines via Indianola and Summerset to tap Marion county coal deposits and reduce duplicate service. Construction depends on probable cost and will be decided in coming weeks.
Japanese forces seize the entire fort on Rihlung mountain after heavy fighting. Port Arthur reports confirm General Konarenhenko killed and General Stoessel injured from a fall, while Sevastopol is said sunk in shallow water. Garrison morale remains high. relief anticipated before March 1. Food prices soar in the beleaguered fortress.
Shanghai reports strict orders to coastal and harbor authorities to prevent any escape by Russian vessels, specifically the cruiser Askold and the destroyer Grozovol, as more Chinese cruisers head to Shanghai.Officials deny rumors that torpedo boats escaped from Port Arthur to Vladivostok.
President Roosevelt reportedly disagrees with Chief Engineer Wallace on extending civil service classifications to canal workers. Wallace argues for direct appointment control by employing power, while the president supports a broader civil service framework. The issue has stirred political maneuvering as congressmen touring the Isthmus weigh potential patronage.
Omaha reports Chief of Police Vonahue exonerated as charges of neglect of duty and protecting criminals are dismissed by the city and police commissioners. The board ruled the charges unsustained at the complainant's cost. Edward Rosewater urged reforms in community welfare. A special meeting will consider protest filings related to saloon license suspensions.
Des Moines reports Captain W H Thrift of Dubuque named adjutant general of Iowa after the retirement of General Byers. Thrift, a Civil War veteran, is praised for long service in the state guard and his reputation among political and military circles.
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