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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
6
The article, a compact miscellany, notes various oddities and opinions from 1909 era items. It mentions English tobacco efforts, Tack Binns, peanuts worth 14 million, Jaderewski’s nail split, and naval history with American battleships. It also jokes about worms in politics, a pneumatic pompadour, and tech curiosities.
Milk producers press on with efforts to change the milk standard despite a drop in consumption by several millions of gallons last year. The piece contrasts the financial question of payoff with the spoils and merit systems, noting temptations to graft and political interference that erode ethics.
Speaking by the card, Mr Rockefeller's latest gift of a million to Chicago University raises total contributions to 24,375,865. Other gifts total 7,128,484, bringing the grand sum to 31,608,849. About 5,000,000 has gone to current expenses, leaving a productive endowment of 26,500,000. The Boston Herald called it a handsome showing for a university less than 20 years old.
A wry adage notes that a man who believes all his wife's words is naive, but one who pretends to believe is even more foolhardy. The quote frames skepticism toward spousal conversation as a humorous moral.
A four year old boy, Little Rollis, impatient for tomato soup, eats several spoonfuls and declares the soup is so hot it makes sparks run down his body. This Delineator item captures a humorous child’s remark about temperature and reaction at mealtime.
President Taft signals a cross country tour this autumn aiming to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Salt Lake City August 9 to 14. The plan follows pressure from Utah Senators Smoot and Sutterland and reflects Taft's broader travel agenda this year.
An explosion in the Hag Jey yard of the Du Pont Powder Company near Wilmington Delaware destroyed two mills and killed 50 year old employee George Whitman. Several others were slightly injured as the blast rattled the countryside for miles.
A fire broke out at the Sacred Heart parochial school in Brockton Massachusetts yesterday afternoon sending about 300 children into a panic. All pupils escaped without injury as staff and local firefighters acted quickly to evacuate the building.
Two strong earthquakes lasting about half a minute struck near Guayaquil and along the coast in Ecuador yesterday morning. No damage was reported, but residents were thrown into a state of intense alarm.
Turin report notes a Mire sparked yesterday at the Central municipal telephone office causing a total halt to the city telephone service. Local officials investigated the disruption and worked to restore lines as quickly as possible.
Hugh Hopkins, 37, son of J. J. Hopkins, superintendent of stations for the South Side elevated railroad, was shot and killed in Chicago. John Laterra, a saloon bartender, was arrested after admitting the shooting claiming Hopkins attempted to rob him. Police suspect a prior quarrel sparked the fatal encounter.
Devil'sake North Dakota March 9 Great Northern station agent O J Hooper and former cashier E B Bryant were found unconscious in pools of blood at the freight station by ticket agent Martin. Hooper died en route to hospital Bryant was dying in hospital. A revolver, said to belong to Bryant, lay nearby. The theory is Bryant shot Hooper in the head and then himself. Bryant had been discharged from his cashier position.
Col Edward F. Britton and Edward H. Schroeder were sentenced by Justice Jaycox in Brooklyn Supreme Court to indeterminate terms at Sing Sing for larceny of 4000 dollars from Eagle Savings and Loan Company. Britton faces 14 months to 4 years and 6 months while Schroeder receives the same range with a minimum of one year.
The department of agriculture reports March 1 wheat in farmers hands at 143,692,000 bushels, 21.6 percent of last year’s crop, and corn at 1,047,768,000 bushels, 39.3 percent. Wheat on hand March 1 equals 148,721,000 bushels, 23.5 percent of the 1907 crop, with a ten year average of 158,008,000 bushels or 24.6 percent.
Two coal towing steamers the J. M. Bowen and Emma Marie were sunk yesterday while tied together on the Great Kanawha River at Gallipolis Ohio. Fire started by an exploding lantern on the Bowen. Captains Hartweg of Cincinnati and Smiley of Cattlettsburg own the vessels. Crews escaped to shore. losses total about 25000 dollars.
The U S Supreme Court yesterday failed to hand down a ruling in the commodities case challenging the Hepburn act provision that bars railroads from owning mines or other concerns whose products move over their lines, leaving the issue unresolved.
At Fort Sill an informal meeting of more than half of the Apache prisoners of war eligible to vote chose De Rulgie son of Whoa of the Nedni branch as chief to succeed the late Geronimo.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, former vice president, returned to Indianapolis and spoke to the state legislature yesterday in his hometown.
An immense Nashville courtroom crowd hears Capt. Fitzhugh for the state in the Carmack murder trial as threats against Carmack surface. He details Cooper’s alleged threats to journalist Craig and ties to gunmen at the Tulane hotel. Daughters of Cooper show emotion while court warns spectators.
Boston March 9 A policeman Daniel C Spillane aged 42 was found dying at his East Boston home from a bullet wound believed self inflicted. his wife lay on the floor beside him. Spillane died later at the hospital after 22 years on the force. Officials say two years of brooding over the death of a 19 year old daughter may have driven him to the tragedy.
Cincinnati March 9. Bloody the Navajo chief who ran amuck in Grand Central station and wounded three persons was examined by Dr. David Wollstein alienist yesterday and pronounced insane.
Belgrade reports Count Y Forgach, Austro-Hungarian minister, delivered his government note urging a peaceful settlement of the dispute with Servia. The appeal follows ongoing tensions between the two nations.
King Afonso arrives aboard the cruiser Extrema dura after sailing from Algiciras to Ceuta. Delegations from neighboring tribes pay their respects in a formal homage ceremony marking the royal visit.
Kansas Senate railroads committee reports against the two cent fare as Judge McPherson rules Missouri’s two cent fare law unconstitutional. Gov Stubbs says Missouri ruling won’t end the fight and Kansas may pursue appeal. Kansas and Missouri officials vow to press the case through courts and legislature.
In Dayton Ohio on March 9 Miss Mary Mleckenstein 21 and Miss Theresa Glassinger 17 were killed when their car was struck on a railroad crossing by a special train returning from the Blaine club of Cincinnati after the inauguration in Washington.
Washington F. Willcox, twice a member of Congress, died at his home in Connecticut yesterday. The veteran public servant, noted for long service and political influence, passed away on March 9 after a lengthy career in public life.
Houghton Michigan March 9 Large island in Lake Superior is now American owned after a London deal by W Nichols of Houghton and Oscar Larson of Duluth for United States Steel Corp. Isle Royale Land Corporation Limited serves as seller. Steel aims to cut timber and reuse abandoned copper workings on the island.
In Woodbine New Jersey a strike at the hat factory sparked a riot as about 400 people attacked around a dozen workers who stayed on. Stones and bricks flew, a revolver fired, and Abraham Willett was struck by a brick and knocked unconscious amid the violence. Four rioters were reported injured as the melee continued.
Don Luis Proto, a prominent ranch owner and merchant in Nogales, Arizona, was shot five times and killed near Devisaderas station on the Nogales Cananea line while en route to his Magdalena area ranch. A wounded Mexican driver reached the ranch with news. Proto, a 30 year resident, had clashed with ranch hands and faced lawsuits over portions of his large ranch, with authorities suspecting revenge.
A Booneville Ark woman Miss De Thomas died by her own action in Nashville Tennessee on Saturday afternoon after registering at the Maxwell hotel under the name Lucile Bates Illinois. She was daughter of W W Thomas a physician of Booneville who died by his own action at the Grand View hotel here three years ago.
Mrs Hear C Jacobs shot her husband in the head and killed herself in Norwich New York on March 9. The husband is likely to live but blind for life. A letter left by Mrs Jacobs accuses a Chicago woman of alienating her husband’s affections.
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