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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
6
A quirky roundup of international affairs and social satire notes from Europe and America. Topics include British and German tensions, trade drops, dueling delays, literary curiosities, court rulings on insults and love, fashioning of modern industry, and a comically empty notion of French “honor.”
A killer was electrocuted in New Jersey after authorities refused to allow doctors to attempt resuscitation. Officials defended the decision noting the crime’s severity and the state’s duty to uphold capital punishment.
Three aspirants stake claims to Haiti's presidency following Nord Alexis's overthrow. The political landscape shows shifting loyalties and ongoing tension as factions weigh eligibility and potential revolts. Strong entities appear in the turbulent process shaping the nation's immediate future.
Senator Bailey of Texas urged keeping customs duties while pushing an income tax to fund the government, arguing wealth taxation over consumption and opposing turning schedules to a tariff commission. He criticized protective duties as rewarding favored manufacturers and said revenue could come from a broader tax system.
San Francisco April 27 Facing a three cornered fight with looming legal battles in New York City St. Louis and this city Branden Brandenburg newspaper man and magazine writer arrested here Friday night spends time in the city prison preparing for the fray He will contest extraction to New York on a grand larceny charge resist the suit for custody of James Cabanne III and fight a matrimonial entanglement involving a Honduras divorce and a St Louis divorce case Mrs Cabanne Brandenburg previously married Brandenburg after a Central American divorce with her former husband pending in St Louis courts District Attorney Jerome of New York urges keeping Brandenburg in custody with a bail not less than 20000
Abner Smith once a circuit court judge and founder of the Bank of America lost his last appeal when the Illinois supreme court mandate ordered his imprisonment. State's Attorney Wayman filed the document with the criminal court and ordered notices to bondsmen and Smith to surrender for the peniten tiary sentence.
London Cairo dispatch reports Abdul Hamid I surrendering to the Young Turks at dawn Sunday. Mehmmed Rechad Effendi installed as sultan. Istanbul under martial law as Enver Bey leads the army of occupation. Casualties feared high with up to thousands dead. foreign residents evacuated or sheltered aboard ships.
Pacy Hill was hanged in Auburn prison after two electric shocks. The execution, swift and without ceremony, followed his 1908 murder of his cousin Chloe Hancock, 18, near Cuba in Allegany County when he shot her while intoxicated.
A basement fire in the Ridge building on Walnut Street near Ninth destroyed the four story brick and stone business and office block. The loss is estimated at 200000 dollars as the blaze threatened surrounding structures in Kansas City's principal business area yesterday.
Confederate Memorial day was observed with dignity in Atlanta on April 26 as graves of Confederate dead were decorated with flowers. Schools public buildings and many businesses closed for half the day as a mark of reverence.
Wilbur Wright made a series of successful flights here yesterday, taking off without the aid of a derrick or rail in a notable new feat witnessed by local spectators in Rome Apr 27.
William M. Stewart former United States senator from Nevada died Friday in Washington and his body was cremated Sunday in line with his last wish expressed before death.
A roof collapse during renovations at the cathedral in Torbes Lugo killed nine people and injured several others. Rescue teams searched the wreckage as authorities began investigations into the structural failure and safety lapses.
In British East Africa on April 27 the Roosevelt party encounters smallpox risk as two porters show symptoms while Kermit Roosevelt and other naturalists remain unfazed. The camp moves toward Sir Alfred Pease’s ranch on the Athi river, as Col. Roosevelt sorts kit and pursues hunting with two wildebeests and a gazelle. The police enforce strict protection for Americans, and no baggage or items are reported stolen.
A bomb exploded in the south tower of the St Louis cathedral on Chartres street causing about $2000 in damage. The building was mostly empty. a priest a woman and a child were inside but unharmed. Police rushed to the scene making several arrests as detectives secured the area.
In Chicago and New York trading April market activity shows mixed tones for grain and dairy. Wheat ranges shift with May and July futures, corn holds steady to soft, oats rise sharply, butter prices move up with creamery and firsts listed, eggs show gains, and potatoes and live poultry scan modest shifts amid ongoing supply pressures from Minnesota and global shipments.
CATTLE market slow with minor gains to 10 cents. Native steers at 4.40 to 6.40, cows 3.80 to 5.58, Western feeders 6.75, Texas feeders 4.50 to 5.25, bulls and feeders 3.00 to 5.60. HOGS 30 to 16 cents up, heavy 7.05 to 7.20, mixed 6.50 to 6.80. Other notes show price ranges for cattle and hogs in Chicago and Omaha markets.
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