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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1903
Page
7
Ellsworth and Gridley clashes unfold in Philadelphia and New York as Ellsworth uncovers Gridley’s past engagement to Mrs Ellsworth and a planned secret marriage. A farcical horse ride past a parsonage ends the match, leaving Gridley exposed as a possible yellow-streaked suitor.
Mrs Ellsworth exposes a past betrothal attempt by Mr Gridley to the narrator. She reveals the lover was not engaged elsewhere, cites a horse as a distraction, and accuses Gridley of insincerity. Ellsworth acknowledges the shock, calls Gridley cowardly, and the scene ends with tension between truth and trust.
A burning Ocean Monarch after leaving the Mersey threatened disaster as an anchor held the ship. Amid the flames Frederick Jerome, an able seaman, leaped into a boat, boarded the burning vessel, and saved all 600 aboard though his clothes burned seven times and his body scorched.
A Russian artillery officer and chemist named Imschentezky develops uralite, an asbestos fibre based composite with silicate and chalk. It is fireproof, non conductor of heat and electricity, waterproof with paint, weather resistant, drillable, veneered like wood, paintable, and can be colored during or after manufacture.
A playful poem by Edwin L. Sabin contrasts city smog and pavement with rural scenes. It praises open countryside where cows dine on buttercups, hens roam freely, and fresh eggs abound, free of city tolls or chalk. The verse celebrates simple rural abundance and tranquil farm life.
A stone slab marks the site of the old low schoolhouse on Catamount Hill in Colerain Franklin county Massachusetts where in May 1812 the first schoolhouse flag was raised. The flag was made by Amaso Shippee his wife Alden Wills and Mrs Stephen Hale from home spun and woven material.
A 5-year-old Wes Philadelphia boy, Little Richard, laments a neighbor child wearing pants before gender is known. He exclaims dismay at the Wilson baby being dressed in trousers, noting the ambiguity of the child's sex.
Bloomington Ill July 14 Maude Jardine 17 has been arrested for murdering her 2 year old sister Mabel last Thursday Detective J P Butler leading the case says Maude, caretaker since birth, grew tired of the child’s care and implies a tramp theory to deflect suspicion. Parents insist a tramp killed the child and defend Maude.
Detroit July 14 Frank S Rogers 19 a brother of Mrs William A Rublee wife of the United States Consul General Rublee at Vienna was found dead in a barn. A small amount of morphine was found in his pocket. Rogers a graduate of Wisconsin Military Academy last lived in Hancock Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Constantinople on July 13 reports fresh Ottoman instructions to apply pacificatory measures in Macedonia ordering authorities to spare Bulgarian families harsh treatment. The ruling aims to ease tensions while managing regional unrest.
Fifteen persons sustained injuries after leaping from a burning trolley car into an excavation at Lenox Avenue and One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street in New York on July 14.
Constantinople dispatch says engagements occurred on the frontier with Turkish claims that Bulgarian forces crossed the line. No further details given on casualties or scope of fighting.
Fire in Pana Illinois burned the steam laundry and M. M. Heath business block. Loss is estimated at 8600 dollars. Authorities labeled the blaze incendiary.
Thirty lives are reported lost as a flood destroys fifty houses in Graeffenberg a village in the Freiwaldau valley Breslau Prussia dated July 1. Residents fear further deaths as waters rise threatening nearby settlements and infrastructure.
In St Josaph, Michigan, a mother near Prescott raced to protect her infant when a large black bear emerged from the woods. She grabbed a rifle, shot the bear dead, and saved the child who suffered only minor injuries from a hug during the confrontation.
In St Louis a sealed jury verdict found Mrs Minnie Cummings guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her fourth husband Dennis Cummings on April 10, 1903. The sentence is ten years in prison. She faces a July 20 trial for the alleged murder of her third husband Edgar M Harris, who died October 6, 1901, after initial finding of death by own action.
American League Detroit 4 New York 3 Washington 4 St Louis 2 National League Brooklyn 6 Chicago 4 13 innings Cincinnati 5 New York 0 Philadelphia 6 St Louis 4 Boston 8 Pittsburg 3 American Association Minneapolis 8 St Paul 3 Western League Kansas City 7 Omaha 2 Three Eye League Rock Island 6 Dubuque 3 Rockford 10 Decatur 3 Central League Wheeling 8 Evaneaville 4 Grand Rapids 8 Terre Haute 5 Terre Haute 7 Grand Rapids 5 South Bend 14 Marlon 8 Dayton 7 Fort Wayne 4
Washington July 14 The state department says the naturalization law passed by the last congress requires rejecting all certificates issued after July 4 1903 that fail to state the person naturalized is not opposed to all organized governments and not affiliated with any opposed organization and that he does not advocate killing government officers.
In New York on July 14 officials report a seven foot elephant named Tommy from Ceylon is in government hands after arriving for Bostock on July 1. Bostock refused to pay duty on an $800 valuation, prompting seizure and custody measures.
David Lamor of New York, a noted Wall Street operator, surrendered in Seabright New Jersey on July 14 and was released on bail after facing four separate charges.
New York July 14 The condition of James Lindsay Gordon formerly Assistant District Attorney who is in the male prison ward at Bellevue suffering from alcoholism is said to be improving.
In Atlanta on July 14 Joseph Jordan, counsel for condemned Millard Lee, was assaulted by the prisoner during a death cell conference and suffered a severe throat laceration. The incident occurred amid heightened security and ongoing legal proceedings.
Gil bert Mullins, once leader of the Fort Leavenworth mutiny in November 1901, previously escaped from the county jail here with three companions, has been recaptured at Junction City Eas. on July 14.
Honolulu reports the death of Judge Wilcox an intimate friend and adviser of King Kalakaua and other monarchs of Hawaii. He died following an operation ending a long career on the islands bench.
A Union Pacific locomotive exploded near Do lores Station killing Engineer Mike Lyone and fatally injuring Fireman Albert Hansen. The incident occurred July 14 at Cheyenne Wyoming, with investigators examining the wreck for causes.
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William II is fitting a new palace kitchen at Potsdam for his daughter Princess Victoria Louise to learn cooking. The move highlights royal interests in domestic training and state luxury.
Tangier July 14 The War Minister El Monobhi has entered Taza, the principal stronghold of the pretender Bu Hamara, after seven days of intense fighting.
Berlin reports that eight hundred arrests have been made and three hundred fifty remanded for trial in lower courts over the Kishenev massacre. Four hundred fifty cases go to the court of appeals with three hundred fifty two indictments for manslaughter. Trials are ordered in September at Tiraspol after a venue change.
Indianapolis leaders form the Negro Business League to avert a race war amid Evansville riots. Key organizers include J. H. Low Dr. B. J. Morgan and A. E. Manny with Guerley Brewer supporting. The league plans to identify shiftless individuals in Indiana Avenue and report recalcitrants to authorities for expulsion.
Postmaster General Payne said the department's post office investigation is nearing completion though no date could be set. He noted Madden's publication regarding registry contract concerns may be closed and referenced a reply letter, while inspectors have not yet reported on the manifold contract.
In European Turkey on July 10 Turkish troops encircled 200 Bulgarians near Ama tava, with the two Bulgarian leaders killed while fleeing. Near Petrich about fifty miles from Salonica, the infamous brigand Alexis and several band members were slain. Reports of Turkish outrages against Bulgarians of both sexes circulated from Uskub via the Times correspondent in London, provoking horror in Austria Germany and Britain. A Melbourne weekly editor offers to marry the woman who writes the best essay on wifely duties.
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