scattered quips and notices from eldora herald page
The Urgent pages present a string of satirical items and social notes. Highlights include a wild cat reportedly killed by a woman in Colorado, Yankee subway jokes, a pocketbook claimed from 1466, mock warnings about milk testing and umbrellas, comments on J P Morgan, a Columbus divorce over breakfasts, wage ranges for New York bricklayers, and the Chicago Business Woman's Club going to an assignee.
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Chicago Business Woman's Club
Questioning Irish Lace and National Anthem Readiness
The text playfully questions Irish lace origins and US production of Welsh rabbits, then urges citizens to learn the words of The Star Spangled Banner as the new national anthem.
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France
United States
Cuban Women Seek Suffrage After Spanish Rule
The text notes Cuban women are asking for the right to vote, remarking that such an idea would not have occurred under Spanish control. It highlights a shift in political rights following independence from Spain.
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Cuba
Spain
Oregon man faced death by self harm over aging woodwork
An Oregon man attempted suicide claiming he was too old to saw wood. Despite this, his net worth estimated at about half a million suggests he pursued his craft with some persistence.
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Oregon
Ellen Terry to Rejoin Sir Henry Irving Next Season
It is reported that Ellen Terry will rejoin Sir Henry Irving next season after people get past fifty or sixty it is pretty hard to wean them thoroughly of old habits.
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Ellen Terry
Henry Irving
Love as a Disease Says The London Lancet
The London Lancet contends love is a disease and notes that a young man who often feels carefree may be viewed as embodying this view to some degree.
Oldest Mason and Yale Grad Quietly Guarded
A Philadelphia society woman displays her dead dog in the parlor prompting questions about decorum and lineage. The column notes the world’s oldest locomotive engineer making headlines while curious about the current oldest Mason and the reticence of Yale’s eldest graduate.
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Philadelphia
Yale
Chemist Promotes Blue Vitriol for Typhoid Germs in Water
A Washington chemist asserts blue vitriol can remove typhoid germs from water. He notes the remedy would be perfect if someone demonstrates how to remove the blue vitriol afterward.
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Washington
Mary Walker Faints as Eyeg rollers Hurl Objects at White House
Dr. Mary Walker screamed and fainted when the eyeg rollers at the White House shouted and threw things at her. The incident underlines that clothes do not make the man, a stark reminder of appearances versus reality.
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Mary Walker
White House
Sir Henry Irving on Art for Art's Sake in America
Sir Henry Irving decries the lack of love for art for arts sake as shown by his study of American box office statistics. He asserts the country values commercial success over artistic purpose.
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Sir Henry Irving
Sir Henry
Russia opposes Britain’s grip on Lhasa throne
A St Petersburg dispatch contends that Britain could not be trusted to dominate the Tibetan capital, warning such control would tilt influence toward Britain and undermine Russian interests. The note mocks the idea as absurd, likening it to an insult about dogs in a distant, satirical way.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Great Britain
Peril and tragedy across Iowa in string of reports
A scattered update from Iowa includes a mis souri valley man found dead in a woodshed after a ten day disappearance, a senate bill creating a southern Iowa federal court division passing without opposition, a deadly lightning strike near Ida Grove, and a spate of burglaries, assaults, suicides, and accidents across counties from Ottumwa to Davenport and beyond. The itemized tales cover arson losses at Linden, a staged romance scam in Sioux City, a collapsed medical escape in Davenport, and multiple legal and criminal developments involving towns like Ames, Cedar Rapids, and Ottumwa.
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Missouri Valley
Christ Moeller
Bronx City
Senator Dolliver
Senate
House
Federal Court For
Iowa
Cavyanport
Scott
Ugentine
Keokuk
Washington
Easton Place
Ida Grove
Herbert Easton
Howard Easton
Ray Miller
Mra
Sarah A. Gallaugher
Supreme Court
Iowa City
Woods Home
Ottumwa
Harris
Woods
Liebbe
Cherokee
Clarinda
Ernest French
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
French
Hill
Lottie Evans
Craft & Son
Linden
Dallas County
Craft & Sons
Charley Johnson
Elizabeth Kalmick
Sioux City
Albert J. Swartz
Plankington
D. C
Swartz
Linn County Grand Jury
Dague Thompson
Thompson
Ames
Corryman
Cordova
Parole Controversy Ties Pardon of Diamond Robber
Light is shed on how Frank Shercliffe, the Pollock diamond robber, secured parole from Governor Shaw after influence and payments to Iowa politicians. Tom Dennison allegedly funded the campaign for release, with letters and an itemized account revealed. Despite protests by Pinkerton and others, Shercliffe was pardoned in November 1900, then returned to crime and was wounded during a Missouri chase, losing the use of a foot.
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Des Moines
Frank Shercliffe
Pollock
Shaw
Logan
Iowa
Tom Dennison
King Gambler
Ward Heeler
Omaha
Dennison
Shercliffe
Grand Jury
Jackson
Drake
Scaercliffe
William A. Pinkerton
Scherecliffe
Pinkerton
Schercliffe
A. van Wagenen
John N. Baldwin
Council Bluffs
Judge Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Shaw Defends Shercliffe Parole and Reform Claim
Secretary Shaw said attempts to politicize the Iowa Shercliffe parole failed. Shercliffe, born Morris, was sentenced in 1898 to seventeen years, had two years remaining, and had behaved well in prison. He was paroled after assurances of reform and later sought work in Omaha, with monthly reports and risk of forfeiting good time for misuse.
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Washington
Shaw
Shercliffe
Des Moines
Eivery
Iowa
Hubbard
Morris
Omaha
Marshall County
Birmingham
England
Eng- Nehman
Iowa Officials Weigh Education Reform And Army Camp Sites
Des Moines notes detail warrants totaling 665 for chaplains prayers during the last session, payroll corrections revealing two house members and a file clerk paid for prayers. Iowa rural teacher salaries and uniform certificates draw attention at May 4-5 Des Moines meeting. Company D Hampton mustered out for failing inspection. Howard elected president of the pharmacy board as Hendrix ends term. Drainage bills expected to become law despite governor objections. Fort Des Moines site costs threaten army camp location. other business includes Rogers Cereal plant acquisition in Boone and medical journal claims on masks spreading disease. Electric carpets heat Paris floors, and local politics discuss public policy and employment laws.
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Willam McMannas
Davenport
Purdue
T. A. Rose
Sioux City
O. Stillwell
New Sharon
Rock Island
Stilwell
Chicago
Gance
Boone
I’. D. Gay
Boone Building and Loan Association
Gay
Oscar Mullan
Waterloo
Mullan
J.C. Rhinehart
Peoria
Polk County
Mr. Rinehart
Marion Morgan
T. O. Stewart
White Oak Township
Mahaska County
Morgan
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Clarence Jackson
Freeman Knox
Newton
Clarence Pike
Arthur Barber
Eldora Reform School
Arthur Held
Young Jackson
Knox
Larimer & Clark
California
Harry Brown
Standard Oil Company
Des Moines
Northwestern
Fourteenth
Washington Streets
Officer Strait
Mercy Hospital
Washington Street
Brandt
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Byers
Fred Fear & Co
New York
Rogers Cereal Company
T. P. Rogers
Fear & Co
Paris
Senate Debates Naval Policy and Exclusion Law
The Senate debated whether to order battleship construction or wait for war developments and examined the China exclusion policy and other laws. Amendments included reaffirming the 1902 exclusion framework and related statutes, with discussions on trusts and foreign affairs. House actions covered Alaska delegate status and multiple appropriation bills.
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Washington
Senato
Senate
Cullom
Far East
Hale
Maine
Bacon
Dolliver
House
Alaska
Military Academy
Committee On
Military Affairs
Army
Jenkins
Wis
Committee On Judiciary
Department of Justice
Coal “Trust
Department
Dalzell
Bourke Cockran
Cockran
McKinley
Post Office
Roosevelt
Teller
McLaurin
Hemenway
Congress
Messrs
Allison
Aldrich
Gorman
Culberson
Williams
Cannon
Dayal
Lafcadio Hearn
Oyama
Jd Gealvocate
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the Herald
Eldora
Colorado
Subway
Toledo
Havana
Boston
Columbus
the News
Secretary of the Treasury
William Pinkerton
Mercer
Shaw—Hipwell
Hampton
N. G
Byer
Olmsted
Fletcher Howard
Board of Pharmacy Commissioners
Howard
Hendrix
Columbus Junction
B. H. Keltz
Webster City
Pharmacy
Oskaloosa
Marshalltown
Shelby County
State House
Cummins
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