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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
2
A collage of quips and curious notes from The Herald of Paena Iowa. Satirical jabs touch on royalty, finance, baseball cups, corsets, hoop skirts, street fights, and world events. References include Prince Radziwill, Count Sizzo, the America's Cup, Abdul Hamid, Hull, and Carnegie.
A man named Hamm and another named Bacon contend for the affections of Miss Frye at Odessa Missouri. Expect egg throwing no matter who wins. A Boston boy of eight found a $20 bill in an ash barrel and sold it to another boy for 25 cents.
A bemused observer notes that the dollar lacks prestige for Americans while floods threaten crops and homes, hinting at a harsher drought ahead. A June wedding cost estimate is cited to explain why bachelors and maids remain in number. General Miles hosts an informal reception in New York but with self restraint, avoiding kisses from young admirers.
A blast in the lyddite shop at Woolwich Arsenal killed fifteen workers and injured many more. The explosion scattered mangled remains, destroyed five buildings, and left hundreds distraught outside the gates. The war office tallied casualties as three seriously hurt and fourteen lightly hurt with one missing.
Milwaukee leader D P Bacon, chairman of the interstate commerce law convention, met President Roosevelt in Washington and reported cordial reception and a favorable view of further amendments to the interstate commerce law. Bacon said the Elkins law is good but needs additional changes, a stance the president reportedly endorsed.
Pittsburg June 19 Senator Hanna informed by Harri son Walker that there is nothing to arbitrate with the striking employer and therefore no need for his interference as mediator as urged by the strikers.
Panama plots an independence move if Colombia’s delegates fail to ratify the Panama canal treaty. News from Panama suggests a prospective revolution seeking to establish a separate republic.
Marion Indiana June 19. Five eight Tuttle and J Morgan physicians from Van Wert Ohio were enroute to Indianapolis when their automobile went over an embankment east of Marion and both were mortally hurt.
New York June 19 Dr I N Love noted surgeon and medical editor died of apoplexy on board the White Star liner Aurania as it approached the bay.
Fear grips Beattie Washington as reports say the British ship Dermuda sailing from Antwerp December 22 bound for this port may be lost.
John Paul Bocock, noted writer of fiction and travel, is dead in Wayne Pennsylvania on June 19.
At St Joseph Michigan Mrs. Isabella F Shepard a prominent club woman was found dead in a bathtub with a gas jet turned on full at 1304 Forrest Avenue. Her daughter Florence discovered the odor and found the body in nightdress. Her husband Arthur B Shepard died similarly two years earlier left to financial reverses.
At a two days sale in Macy Indiana 198 Poland China hogs were sold. The top price was 16700 for ideal Sunrise bought by a ten man stock company from Mince Lukens of Cisco. Sunrise won the 1893 Chicago World's Fair prize. Majestic Perfection half interest sold for 4400 to Wilkin son & Son of Cynthiana. Average price across the lot was 262.
Washington called on President Roosevelt to discuss the British South Africa Company offer inviting Booker T. Washington to visit South Africa. He would study radical conditions in British territory and report back plans to better industrial, educational, and moral conditions for the people.
James W. Ellsworth of Chicago offers 50000 dollars to endow Western Reserve academy at Hudson as part of Western Reserve university. He will contribute if the trustees raise another 50000 or provide the academy with a yearly income of 2500.
President George F Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad will sail for Europe on July 26 accompanied by his family He plans a two week stay due to limited vacation time Baer is fond of ocean travel and will tour Europe briefly from Reading Pa dated June 19
Two men named Bud Fair and Frank Ellis robbed the Adams Express company in Webb City of 2000 dollars sent to Carville bank. They were pursued and captured in nearby woods three miles from Joplin. the stolen money was recovered.
A court martial is ordered in Manila for First Lieutenant Hamilton Foley of the Fifth Cavalry. He faces charges of embezzling soldiers pay, irregularities in pay accounts, improper debts, and deceiving his superiors.
June 19. In Dillon Montana miner Dan Me Closkey of Butte was killed by Police Chief Stone during an attempted arrest after Me Closkey fired on the officer. He was shot through the heart.
Members of a congressional party aboard the Albatross in Seattle June 19 may delay departure for Alaska due to the ship's leaky condition, with preparations already underway for the voyage.
New York June 19 High D. Mc Intyre secretary of the Brooklyn Jockey Club died at his Brooklyn home. He previously served as secretary of the National Jockey Club in Washington during the early 1870s.
A large mill and elevator complex of the Arkansas City Milling company burned, causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Employee Tom Yount suffered severe burns and died from injuries sustained in the blaze at Arkansas City Kansas on June 19.
Sent to the chair after a Port Jervis murder case in Middletown New York Albert Koepping was found guilty. Justice Smith sentenced him to be executed the week beginning August 2.
News from Rio Janeiro reports Placido Castro has hurriedly moved with forces into Acre, surprising observers. The sudden deployment signals fresh complications and mounting tension in the contested territory.
Five new indictments for fraud in the Postoffice are likely. Individuals named include August W. Machen Diller B. Groff Samuel A. Groff and George E. Lorenz with Mrs Lorenz identified as a possible go between investigators say. Charge listed is conspiracy to defraud the government.
Lieut. Gov. W A Northcott of Illinois reports he was robbed in Indianapolis of his gold watch chain and charm valued at 300 dollars and 350 dollars in money. His daughter's money and jewelry were also taken. The charm bore a Masonic design and had been presented by the Illinois General Assembly.
Bristol June 19 The Nam quit cotton mill owned by the Richmond Manufacturing Company employing 200 hands has shut down indefinitely due to the high price of cotton.
In Macon Georgia Judge Emory Speer told the Federal grand jury that peonage allegations exist in parts of the southern district of Georgia. He cited state and federal constitutions prohibiting debt imprisonment and involuntary servitude. He urged diligent inquiry and possible indictments.
The National Hay Association convened its closing session at the Sherman House in Chicago on June 19. Officers and members called the meeting the most successful ever held. Principal speaker H S Grimes of Portsmouth Ohio, president of the Ohio Grain Dealers Association and vice president of the National Grain Dealers Association, spoke on The Benefit of Organizing State and District Hay Associations. Also addressing the gathering were Frank Barry of Washington DC and James T Clendenin of Baltimore Md.
A roundup of scores from major leagues and minor circuits. Cleveland nips Boston 5 to 4 while Chicago blanked New York 1 to 0. Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 2 to 0 and Pittsburgh beat Boston 7 to 2. Milwaukee triumphed 7 to 1 over Columbus in the American Association while Toledo won 6 to 4 against Kansas City. Western League games included Milwaukee 3 Denver 2 and St Joseph 4 Omaha 8. Three-Eye League results showed Rockford 7 Cedar Rapids 1 and Bloomington 6 Rock Island 4. Central League action had Wheeling 4 Terre Haute 1 and Dayton 8 Evansville 7. Fort Wayne lost 4 to Grand Rapids 0 in 14 innings. South Bend beat Mario Fort Wayne 4 to 0.
A young woman dressed as a hospital nurse solicited alms door to door in South Chicago for weeks. The claimant, calling herself Mrs. M. J. Taylor, was arrested in a saloon and charged with swindling.
Indianapolis, June 19 Will Zimmerman aged 20 took a place in a circus loop the loop replacement for Ray Stevens who is recovering from broken ribs in the stunt but fell from the top and fractured his skull and will die in the hospital despite efforts by doctors in the arena report states the incident occurred during the performance and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the mishap
The Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway company has completed surveys and plans and secured right of way for an extension of its cog road from Pike's Peak summit to Cripple Creek Colorado Springs June 19 the move broadens mountain transport and links Pike's Peak area attractions with Cripple Creek for travelers and tourists.
Bars Insurance Company of Topeka reports state Superintendent Charles H. Luling says the post office department issued a fraud order against the Mutual Benefit Union of Chicago, an insurance firm, announced June 19.
Real estate men meeting in Chicago declare skilled labor the great need of Texas and the Southern States. They say a large field awaits skilled mechanics in the Southwestern states.
Berlin June 19 The Jewish association reports Prince Urusoff the new Bessarabia governor has czar orders to compensate Kishineff massacre victims for their losses.
Louis P. Moers Alexander Winton and Percy Owen American entrants reach Queenstown before the international auto race in Ireland set to begin July 2.
Four persons are missing and seven injured when the interior of the factory at 49 Bowery collapsed. Rescue teams search the ruin as authorities investigate the incident and cause.
In St. Petersburg on June 19 the Gazette published a Russian government note urging punishment for the assassins of King Alexander and Queen Draga of Servia. It recognizes Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, hopes for his success, and stresses that failure to mete out justice could harm Russia’s relations with the powers and Servia’s peace. The note argues regicide demands resolute action to maintain regional stability.
Logan County grand jury returns sixty indictments against Lincoln and county citizens for buying and selling votes. The case fuels a yearlong agitation for punishment of election frauds. more indictments are expected before adjournment.
Dr. Joel Stebbins of the Lick Observatory reports Omicron Ceti, a variable star, has brightened by about two thousandfold. The finding, announced from the University of California on June 19, highlights a dramatic luminosity surge in a well known stellar object.
Boston June 19. The British monitor Scorpion once a Confederate craft foundered eighty miles off George's shoal while in tow. Fifteen crewmen were rescued.
Shawnee Oklahoma June 19 harvest of the famous Pottawatomie county spring potato crop will begin this week. The crop is one of the best ever raised here.
Manila report states two thousand four hundred and seven knots of the Pacific cable have been laid between the islands of Guam and Midway, marking a milestone in transpacific telegraph progress.
Madrid June 19. The budget statement for 1904 estimates expenditure at 190 million dollars and revenue at 200 million dollars.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania reports the death of ex Mayor B McKenna after a lengthy illness with friends and city officials noting his long service to the community and impact on local government.
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