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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1904
Page
6
A collage of satirical notes on politics sports and society from a historical column. Topics range from exaggerated Texas wares to international affairs and pop culture with quips about governors generals Bolshevik rumors and Wall Street trends. Notable names appear in passing without narrative cohesion.
A New York physician proposes using electricity as a practical substitute for whisky until morning. The piece notes the old partygoers will miss the headache and dark brown taste. It mentions Dr Cook from the Agricultural department sailing from Guatemala with red ant colonies to combat boll weevil, fearing a dangerous voyage if not contained. Pallbearers at Laurence Hutton's funeral include six dependents: a coachman, two hack drivers, a gardener, and two farm hands, highlighting unusual funeral attendants for authors.
Robert Treat Paine of Brooklyn has wed a beautiful and accomplished girl despite strong parental opposition. The match recalls that Paine’s ancestor with the same name signed John Hancock to the declaration of independence.
Patrolman Daniel Norton died after confronting James Reed, a construction foreman, who threatened his wife and child. Reed, armed with a six shooter and rifle, shot Norton in a basement arrest attempt at 930 Bluff Street, then fired on others before being captured behind bars as crowds gathered in Subuque.
Miss Jimma Davidson, 17, daughter of farmer W. B. Davidson, left home four miles northwest of Centerville last Monday to gather ferns and has not been seen since. Clothing was found on the Chariton river bank a mile from home, fueling fears of abduction or foul play. Parents and local hunters have searched, growing discouraged, while a friend or her father plan to search in St. Louis where reports say she may have been offered work.
In Maquoketa Alderman Lunger is used as a disguise by a smooth grafter who flees after obtaining 5000 from a prominent local. He forged a deed during an abstract for A P Gish farm at Lost Nation and left town. Another incident notes a 17 year old stabbing at What Cheer over a shop dispute. An unidentified man dies after falling from a trolley in Sioux City with only "Nick 3" on his shirt as clue.
Three hundred square inches of frog skin grown on the right side of John J. Field Jr.’s son after a March scald from hot water. Seventy five frogs supplied skin, now only a small back wound remains as the scar heals with daily progress.
Des Moines July 6 The Register and Leader reports a state wide tally of Fourth of July accidents. One death is linked to careless firearms use during celebrations. Several victims may lose or partly lose sight, with three seriously burned and five mutilated by firecrackers or toy pistols. A 12 year old girl Ruth Pierson was instantly killed near Newton by a rifle accident while picnicking near William Neshem’s grove.
Harmony marked the Iowa Socialist state convention held in Marshalltown on the Fourth of July as delegates nominated a full state ticket including J. E. Shank for secretary of state and Joseph Holmes for treasurer. The platform urged production for workers, extended sympathy to the Western Federation of Miners, and denounced Governor Peabody. Fifty delegates represented 285 votes. W. A. Jacobs was permanent chairman and A. A. Twiller permanent secretary.
In Nebraska a freight wreck near Logan, six cars derailed on the westbound track after a eastbound train car wheel broke. Claude Dean, 14, of Dunlap, was killed and burned. Another boy, Dick Gilford, injured. engine crew and firefighters hurt. Assistant details include a 38-year-old man jailed for assault in Worth County.
Crooks with rewards totaling 25000 have passed through Sioux City in the past week. Paddy Miller and Jim Cushman, safe blowers, spent a couple of weeks here. The gambling fraternity in Sioux City fears a return rush and urged special city protection.
Omaha reports the district court denied Tom Dennison's habeas corpus writ and set a January appeal deadline. Judges Day, Traup, and Redick issued separate opinions, finding the governor's extradition warrant valid and Dennison not proven absent from Iowa at the offense date. A new trial motion was overruled and an appeal bond set at 5000 dollars.
News from Stornoway and Aberdeen reports the Danish steamer Norge carried 101 crew and emigrants when it foundered near Rockall on June 28. Only 27 known survivors, about 600 perished, with lifeboat chaos and heroic efforts by officers and crews amid freezing Atlantic waters. Survivors rescued by the Salvia and other vessels were landed at Grimsby and Stornoway. search continues for additional victims.
A Japanese army is reported within thirty five miles of Liao Yang. Southeast of Haicheng on the Bin Gen road the Japanese have withdrawn from positions they held after five days of fighting with Russians. General Mistchensko reports cavalry feeling the effects of shell fire.
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