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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
2
A string of wry lines riffs on war fear, social mores, and modern tech. Observations touch on China and Russia, automobile mania, marriage wisdom, and witty asides about shoes, money, and public life. A playful mosaic of mock headlines and one-liners.
It is claimed that Carnegie has more than $100,000,000 left. This may be a rumor spread by his enemies aiming to attract tax scrutiny.
A Boston observer mocks Emerson’s Over Soul with a sharp aside that he “was full when he wrote it,” illustrating a local wit’s take on transcendental philosophy and rhetoric amid Boston literary circles.
A man furious over personal debts finds his angst overshadowed as patrons around him ignore the theater action and stay absorbed in the performance from their box seats.
In Burlington Vermont a blacksmith who recently became mayor is surprised at the large number of people backing him. An aside notes many claim cures for rheumatism while a panacea for political ills earns a place among leading nuisances.
Two Austrian princesses and eight baronesses plan to swim the English Channel. The feat aims to push them four steps closer to a new stage in their varied careers, regardless of success.
A brief Kentucky obituary note states the centenarian did not reside in Clay or Breathitt counties where forty is regarded as a young age and implies a longevity claim in a local context.
A reader notes that sympathy is scarce for the American woman who assumes a titled foreign husband is a noble figure but discovers he is merely a waiter or an honored coachman.
The article notes that in New Amsterdam eighteen languages were spoken, led by English. It contrasts past and present by saying more than eighteen languages are now spoken, yet English is not among them.
Some Russian newspapers call for government to supply Americans with true conditions inside czarist Russia. The piece notes censorship looming as authorities may crack down if they fail to disclose.
Douglass Gordon a wealthy New York socialite gave a $1400 check as a tip to a barber after being shaved days earlier. The incident highlights his wealth and a tensions with Senator Hanna's family as controversy swirls around the young man.
The capitol improvement commission awarded the heating ventilation and electric lighting contract for the state house to L H Kurtz of Des Moines. Work begins soon and is to be finished by December 1 as specified.
A gravel train crew is blamed for a wreck that derailed the baggage car mail car and smoker near Clermont while the coinceding crashes echoed like cannon reports. Many aboard were panicked as coaches filled with passengers.
In Clermont on June 20 over 6,000 gathered for the Twelfth Iowa reunion, Lincoln monument presentation, and unveiling of a bronze statue to Col. Henderson, gifted by William Larrabee. Col. Henderson’s tears fell at the base as flags and speeches honored the heroism of local veterans and Upper Iowa University figures attended by prominent guests.
Eleven people die and two are injured when Illinois Central passenger train No 2 collides head on with a freight train one mile west of Raymond. The crash results from misread orders by the freight crew on a curve at 2 45, with Pullmans central and aiding stability. Senior crew members and three unidentified persons among the dead. A second, unrelated note reports Karl Mayne shot dead by accident on a farm near Council Bluffs while tending to farm tasks. his death follows a bank connection with Ernest Hart. Memorial university announces progress and a major pledge from General Drake toward a $100,000 fundraising goal.
A mob of about 4000 took George White from New Castle County workhouse at 12:15 am and lynched him after he confessed to the murder of Miss Helen Bishop. Four mob members were shot by guards. two prisoners escaped as doors were battered down. Police and guards failed to stop the mob.
An Iowa city endures a winding tale of a grain brokerage firm tied to Sullivan and Talcott and Giles as its operations are halted. Patrons and workers await dues while coverage notes other regional concerns and a broader push for federal judgeships in northern Iowa.
Topeka telegram quotes Eugene F. Ware United States commissioner of pensions saying he has no desire to fill Judge Hook’s bench seat and would not be a candidate He had been suggested by Kansas politicians as a suitable successor to Judge Hook who was named to replace Judge Caldwell The note cites Ware’s firm stance against pursuing the judgeship.
A seditious play at the Risal theater in Manila on June 23 triggered a disturbance. One actor is hospitalized and an actress nursing a broken foot after Americans, angered by the play’s sentiments, punished the performers.
George F. Baer was re-elected president of the Reading Railroad by the new board of directors on June 28 in New York. W. R. Taylor was re-elected vice president and secretary, with W. Church as treasurer.
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