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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1904
Page
3
Article details Duke Louis Philippe Robert of Orleans seeking Vatican dispensation for divorce from Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria. It notes strained Vatican French relations, royalist aims, and his past club expulsions. Mentions American singer Marie Halton and rumored marriage plans with Princess Clementine.
A Sun day school talk by John D Rockefeller Jr to 130 pupils on the duty of a citizen to the state ends in a tense moment when a student criticizes tax avoidance by multiple residences and sworn-off methods. Rockefeller urges governance by personal conscience amid family tax controversy between his father and uncle.
Congresssman Francis W Cushman of Washington regrets his clever speech on House rules. He notes fame as a humorous speaker brings burdens and benefits, receiving urgent requests to speak at various events from Maine to Mexico. An enthusiastic Kansas congressman pledged to back Cushman and telegraphed about Congressman Set Yayene.
Senator Daniel of Virginia, author of Daniel on Negotiable Instruments, recalled how a student question about whether sight drafts carry three days of grace prompted him to write a comprehensive law book. He remembered the moment when he admitted, I have forgotten.
Representative Nehemiah D. Sperry of Connecticut's second district is described as the father of the house by years. At 75 he remains active and bright, a founder of the Republican Party who served as Connecticut secretary of state at 27 and led Republican committees during Lincoln's era. He was New Haven postmaster for 28 years, first named by Lincoln.
A fragmented report recalls Senator Levi Ankeny of Washington injuring his arm after a fall with a pet dog. It portrays his rise from Missouri roots to political and financial roles, noting Lewiston leadership and banking positions in Washington.
A daring robbery on the New Orleans Express near San Luis Obispo saw burglars board the express car and toss the safe containing about eighty thousand dollars from the moving train. Pursuit by deputies and officers led to a camp of tramps, a hat purchase by a stranger, and the arrest of a man connected to the theft.
Miss Frances B. Clark postmistress at Otis Connecticut drives the Otis to Lee stage through Berkshire hills to prevent mail delay. In fourteen miles she made the trip alone in extreme cold, shoveling out drifts when needed after the regular driver quit over a dispute with the contractor.
Gen Stephen D Lee succeeds the late Gen John B Gordon as commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans. The South Carolina born officer was at Gordon’s death the ranking officer, formerly commander of the Army of the Tennessee. Now resident in Mississippi he heads the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College at Starkville. He is a West Point graduate who joined the Confederate service as a captain and later became lieutenant general the youngest in the Confederate forces. He is one of three living men to hold that rank alongside Buckner and Stewart.
A Washington letter from a man signing John Allen mocks Lacey by saying seeds were weeds. Lacey replies with a forwarding note and an agriculture department bulletin titled Welds and How to Kill.
Peter G. Flinn of Marion Indiana left a six story hotel and business block to be built as a memory. Half the net revenue is to aid deserving women over eighty deserted by husbands and the sick or injured over eighty and able to support themselves. It also helps education for boys and girls without means. Trustees can distribute funds as they see fit and use estate money to contest wills.
Representative Samuel Bronson Cooper of Texas pressed a committee clerk about spittoons in a Senate committee room. The clerk pointed to a corner and explained there is only one Texas member on the committee, prompting Cooper to remark on the lone spittoon.
Congressional golf editor notes Representative Nick Longworth of Ohio, an amateur champion from Hamilton County, gave his maiden speech in Congress. Stenographer Fred Ireland, a golfer, reports the remarks with playful sporting metaphors about teeing up, a 180 yard drive, trouble in the long grass, and a closing peroration.
New York social pages note Ellen Mahany, daughter and heir of the late David Mahany who died in 1902 with an estate appraised at 7 million, is assessed for 1 million in personal values though not listed in the tax roll. The surrogate court heir list has placed her among New Yorks millionaires.
A chaotic digest reports unsolved murder mystery in Bedford Indiana surrounding Misa Sarah Schafer with a Chicago suspect and a love affair angle. Senator Burton of Kansas indicted for comp licity with a get rich quick concern acting as counsel. Chief Justice Fuller visits White House over diplomatic corps delays at a Supreme Court reception. Senator Reed Smoot may fight to keep his seat as an investigative panel probes charges. ex Governor Taft arrives in San Francisco urging railroads and American capital for the Philippines. Floods recede in the East while Ohio towns battle ice. copper exports tot 17 000 tons this month. Ogle County Republicans elect 41 delegates and 166 for Lowden at state convention. Harriman reportedly offers to guarantee rail orders if price cuts occur. Russia and England vie for influence in Tibet. Curzon strengthens military, the czar surveys. Peace in the far East deemed likely. Japan demands may be conceded. London brokers blame rule barring advertising for poor trade. Alsatian tensions revive in France as Combes’ ministry endures opposition. The schooner Augustus Hunt sinker noted with seven drowned. spectators unable to aid. Mr and Mrs Jules Blane Neilson wed Jan 6 and soon separate. Cedric and other liners detained. fog limits dock visibility. Actors gain 800 from Sherman House benefit. theater owners win concessions. City council delays new law compliance. some houses may reopen in two weeks. Frank Dijons, a shoemaker at 328 East Ohio, robbed twice. the third thief is killed.
In Pulas ki county Circuit court Joe Blake more and Harrison Owen were convicted of the murder of James Muskeyvaley and sentenced to the penitentiary for forty years. One night that September the two men met their victim a short distance west of Mounds and Owen shot him dead. There was a grudge behind the killing.
In Dubuque Iowa on January 25 four young women of a sleighing party suffered serious injuries after a runaway. The two Misses Flynn George and Rittenmaier sustained broken ribs and internal injuries. Eleven other girls were injured in the incident.
State Senator A. J. Albertson of Pekin has received credentials from Senator Hanna to serve as sergeant-at-arms for the Republican national convention in Chicago. The Bloomington scene marks a key party appointment as central Illinois figures advance to the national event.
In St Louis Missouri on January 25 John Harrison slashed with his wife after a quarrel over roast beef versus pork and swallowed bichloride of mercury. He was taken to City Hospital where doctors fear he will die.
A longtime luxury becomes affordable as a new perpetual calendar watch goes on sale through Dellhart Miirs & Traders Ltd. The timepiece combines day of week, day of month, and month indicators with automatic date advancement. It claims reliability and simple maintenance, appealing to a broad public after years of development and high cost.
Toledo resident Harry L. Lewis a dentist recounts a years long kidney trouble cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills after months of nightly awakenings and back pain. He notes six boxes brought improvement, ultimately full recovery and no nocturnal trips to the toilet. The piece ends with a remark on marital grievances over support.
Auction-style notices advertise Union Pacific lands for sale from six to eight dollars per acre in Kansas wheat belt with Colorado and Nebraska ranch plots priced up to eighteen hundred fifty dollars per acre. The fragment also mentions rail excursions and a decoy news item about a theft claim, plus a garbled workplace exchange.
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