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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1904
Page
2
The item surveys world affairs and jokes from The Herald in Eldora Iowa. It mocks wars and politics, praises mercy and mischief, and jokes about literature law and fashion while noting rail accidents and New Year wishes. Multiple named figures and places appear in snatched quips.
A wry remark laments Hayti’s dullness without revolutions praising the country’s need for excitement beyond chicken fights and the breakbone fever. The line frames political upheaval as a source of vitality in a stark, sardonic tone.
Long Gee a Chinese laundryman near New York has filed for divorce from his Chinese wife. The case has sparked intense scandal among their friends and acquaintances over his American conduct.
A report claims Bill Nye rests in North Carolina with no stone marker. It says the site is buried by weeds and rubbish and reflects neglect. The piece quips Nye could write about the situation if he were alive.
A government statistics summary across major nations reports world population near 1.6 billion, total revenues at 7.855 billion dollars and expenditures at 7.940 billion, with global indebtedness around 34.39 billion. Britain leads imports. per capita figures highlight the Netherlands and New Zealand among top importers and exporters. The United States debt stands at 11.51 per capita while gold remains the monetary standard in most nations.
Philadelphia January 11 A sailor named Charles Smith aboard the Swartzbure was wrecked in a gale off Cape Hatteras Christmas night. Stranded on a dismal shore he endured hunger and was forced to eat cat meat while his feet and hands froze. He was later taken to a German hospital.
Indianapolis January 11 John Mitchell spoke to a labor meeting urging purchase only union labeled goods and claiming to represent a union of over 600000 members The discussion centered on the Lawsmiths union fight against Henry Disston Son of Philadelphia and sawmakers unionizing with local firms urged to use only union labeled saws to boost plant expansion.
Springfield Ohio jan 11 former governor Charles Foster who served as treasury secretary under Harrison died Saturday morning at 11 30 o clock at the residence of Gen J Warren Keifer in a big city from cerebral hemorrhages He was 75 years old and survived by his widow and daughter He was attacked Friday night while seated in the library and never regained consciousness nor recognized his daughter when she arrived from Fostoria Ohio
Nancy Brown of Waco Texas made a deathbed confession to killing Jacob Kelley in his Rockbridge Illinois drug store on September 11, 1885. The admission sheds light on a crime that troubled officers for months and prompted an abandoned homicide search after the druggist was found shot in his store.
Jefferson City Missouri January 11 Lee Trueblood who refused to testify for the state at the trial of Prosecuting Attorney R P Stone on the charge of bribery was arrested at Fulton on information charging him with having tendered a bribe to Stone.
Firefighters battled a blaze in Plymouth on January 11 that destroyed the Odd Fellows block. The fire caused more than 80,000 dollars in property loss and injuries. Fire Captain Eddy was killed while battling the fire in the basement where the furnace originated the blaze.
The largest gathering of coffee planters ever held in Porto Rico ended with nineteen towns represented. Island bankers back plans to raise forty thousand dollars to promote local coffee interests.
Meeteetse Wyoming January 11 The Wyoming Oil and Development Company formed by Chicago capitalists struck a flowing oil wall at a depth of 700 feet in the Bonanza field This marks the first gusher in the Big Horn basin with potential regional impact
Ogdensburg New York announces the delegate to the coming convention will present the name of James Dow Morrison, bishop of Duluth, as coadjutor to Bishop William Crosswell Doane of Albany.
In Denver Colorado on January 11 a man fired two shots at Mrs Anthony a former Kansas and New York publisher now running Polly Prye weekly. The shots missed her.
Law son Cuddy and Joe Flynn, machinists at the Norfolk navy yard, were probably fatally slashed with a razor during a fight between navy yard machinists and marines near the Portsmouth ferry on January 11. Both men rushed to treatment following the altercation.
A fire in Newcastle Pennsylvania on January 11 left one child dead and two others fatally injured with two more burned after oil spilled from a kelp bottle poured by children onto a stove.
United States Senator Charles H Dietrich was acquitted on all bribery charges connected with a Hastings Nebraska postmaster appointment. Judge Van Devanter ruled Dietrich was not yet an oath sworn senator during the alleged acts, distinguishing his status from a prior New York case. The docket was cleared after a wall was entered and the district attorney noted only a technical violation.
Green Bay Wis Jan 11 Alderman Albert L Gray president of the city council George S Schwartz and Howard B Morgan were arrested and arraigned before Judge Hastings on indictments by the grand jury All three were released on $1000 bail each Bribery in connection with city ordinances charged in each case
Huntington West Virginia January 11 Alvin Runyan a Wayne county schoolteacher was attacked by several students and beaten to insensibility after he sent another pupil home for misconduct Runyan is in critical condition.
Alfred Swan no a 11 year old boy from Quincy escaped from the county jail in Logan Iowa by tunneling out. He left a note apologizing for defacing the walls and expressed a desire to return home with $2. The incident highlights a bold prison break by a juvenile.
Chicago Jan 11 coroner and deputy Buckley press for action as evidence reveals no fire extinguishers on stage only two Kilfyre units no stand pipe loads no fire drills no usher exit attempts crowded aisles and two main balcony exits closed during the blaze witnesses describe stage hands confusion and slow handling of the asbestos curtain as the inquest seeks blame in the disaster
Jonathan A. Arnold aged 69 a former editor and mayor of Effingham Illinois was killed when a brick fell on him while working on a building in Granite City Illinois The longtime public figure had recently faced financial losses and was known in Granite City only by his paycheck number His body was returned to Effingham for burial by friends.
Clarkeburg W Va Jan 11 Stone wall Jackson Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy organized here with Miss Ethel Virginia Monroe as president The first work will be erecting a monument to General Stonewall Jackson
Charles Foster of Fostoria former Ohio governor and ex-secretary of the treasury was stricken with cerebral paralysis at General J Warren Keifer’s home during a visit. His condition is reported very dangerous.
Montreal Quebec reports about a thousand typhoid cases across the city and six nearby municipalities. Officials warn the total is increasing despite strict precautions as winter conditions persist.
January 11 report from Clarksburg West Virginia states the Fairmount Coal Company and the Clarksburg Fuel Company which operate most local mines have reduced coal prices by twenty five cents per ton at the mine.
Fire in Pisek North Dakota wipes out the entire business portion. Originating in the general store of B. H. Macha the blaze caused estimated losses of forty thousand dollars. Fire crews battled the flames in Grand Forks North Dakota on January 11.
In Harrodsburg Kentucky on January 11 two daughters of Captain Pat Connolly aged 18 and 16 lost their way in darkness and walked over an embankment into a quarry, plunging forty seven feet. Local rescue efforts reported their injuries at the scene.
Eleven capitalists from Ohio and Indiana led by William Doin consider establishing a poultry packing plant in Fort Worth Texas. The group cites local demand and potential jobs as key factors in the plan. Discussions focus on site selection and capital requirements for the venture.
A garbled OCR fragment references a drug, a person named Allen, two boxes of a substance, and a poetical line about a news man being shamed for his weaknesses while an orator climbs toward fame. The text is incomplete and presents no coherent event or clear entities beyond generic references.
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