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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1904
Page
2
The Herald from Eldora Iowa compiles humorous and topical items. It laments steering airships and rails at New York money, notes Prof Langley avoiding St Louis airship contests, jokes about theatre etc. It also mentions a bankrupt New York manager, a dress price discrepancy, Browning versus Shakespeare, and naval canal misnaming.
A Cincinnati woman was robbed of her purse in a church wedding, as attendees were focused on the service. A neighbor, dressed stylishly and notebook in hand, was observed taking notes during the incident.
A newspaper man fatally injured in New York recently had left acclaimed poetry. His death ends a prolific run, but his work is praised for its depth and craft.
The $1,525 sale of the warrant that sent John Bunyan to Bedford jail underscores the preacher’s enduring toll. The note emphasizes that a man ahead of his time often gains recognition and reward long after his harsh judgments.
A widow was found helpless and dying in her Middletown New York residence. Her dire poverty is underscored by the presence of thirty eight cats and sixteen dogs in the home.
A house keeper feels a familiar emotion at the season’s first fly. A young woman fights a highwayman and nearly wins, another pursues a thief half a mile. The first is called pretty and the second attractive, and such bravery is noted.
An unusual proposal suggests using bats to eradicate mosquitoes. The text defends alternative methods for those who oppose bats, asserting personal freedom to choose any method in a free country.
Report notes a highly anticipated novel allegedly deemed worthy by critics but rejected by three leading publishing houses. The tease hints at a landmark work whose identity remains under wraps while the literary world speculates on its potential impact.
A discrepancy exceeding half a million dollars in the Nordica Doemes expense accounts reveals a deep irreconcilable difference of opinion between the two parties over which entity was the firm.
On the theory of averages last year's total fire losses should have been 75000000 but reached 225000000 in this country. The speaker notes that this reflects the costliness of carelessness far beyond war expenditures.
New York reports the Jockey Club issues an edict banning initials as horse names. A young horse lover must seek a new way to compliment hisLady love without using initials.
The war in the far fast has ceased to be impersonal. Hundreds of sailors and officers who went down with Admiral Makaroff were men, and every real man sends a sympathetic thought to every family that mourns their loss.
Shanghai May 9 report says Russians evacuated Newchwang after fort guns and troops were moved north. Japanese landings at Kin-Chau bay Fou-Chau bay and Pezewo, with 10,000 men each, isolating Port Arthur. Kuropatkin withdraws staff to Mukden and concentration shifts toward Harbin as battles rage near Feng-Wang-Chen. Refugees fear brigand incursions and request gunboat aid. World War I era dispatch notes Russian retreat and Japanese advances across Leao Tong peninsula.
Fifteen students from Kentucky University will travel to Kentucky's mountains this summer as missionaries under the American Board of Christian Missions. The new Kentucky department began last summer and has organized several mountain churches. Plans for the campaign have been prepared.
A long standing family feud in Texas ends with two deaths in Luling as S. L. Nixon, a Democratic state committee member, shoots and kills R. W. Marone and Col. Veasy, both prominent locals, according to Austin dispatches dated May 9.
Topeka May 9 The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the statute prohibiting discharge of workers for union membership is unlawful.
William R. Jones died of heart failure May 9 in Chillicothe Missouri while seated in a chair and laughing at a funny Welsh paper. He was born in North Wales in 1836.
Washington reports that copper sulphate diluted one part per 100000 parts water destroys typhoid and cholera germs in three to four hours at room temperature and within twenty four hours in cold weather. After killing germs the copper precipitates with carbonate hydroxide, leaving water harmless to drink.
H A McCalla wholesale produce dealer shot and killed James Brady an ex convict after catching him in the chicken yard. An electric alarm awakened McCalla and his son who pursued Brady as he tried to escape. Brady died and McCalla was released after the coroner ruled justifiable homicide.
The Independent Order of B'rith Abraham held its eighteenth annual convention in New York on Sunday May 9 with more than 700 delegates representing 71 157 members. Reports show 353 lodges in the United States with capital of 330 688 dollars and reserve funds totaling 160 326 dollars alongside a stecle benefit fund of 9 688 dollars. Over 900 members were enrolled in the past year.
In Des Moines on May 9, Mrs. H. Holland, a wealthy socialite, was cleaning her jewelry when her parrot Polly seized the moment. The bird removed a $1,000 worth of diamonds from an earrings ring and brooch and swallowed a $200 stone after the owner briefly left the room.
A fire of unknown origin at the Bostow Glass works in Coudersport Potter County nearly destroyed the plant. The loss ranges from 50 000 to 76 000 with insurance undetermined. About one hundred workers were laid off as a result.
Indianapolis May 9 An attorney from Bedford Indiana Olin Bundy died in a private sanitarium after stressing over an investigating committee failing to solve the murder of Bedford schoolteacher Miss Sarah Schafer Bundy was a member of the committee and his death follows his worry over the unresolved mystery
Washington May 9 Assistant Postmaster General Wynne who oversees postal clerks states no department order grants preference to clerks with large families. He says someone is joking about the president.
Topeka Kan May 9 The supreme court upheld the district judge Razen’s contempt ruling against two coal operators who refused to answer questions in an investigation of an alleged coal combine.
Tekamah Nebraska May 98 George Keller 8 T Bullis and Thomas Murray have been convicted of robbing the Bank of Lyons Nebraska of 3500 dollars. The men are said to have operated in Nebraska Kansas and South Dakota.
Four unknown men were killed when the west bound Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore railroad struck them near Elyria, about twenty five miles west of Cleveland. The incident occurred May 9.
Mason City Iowa May 9 J B Paddleford a well to do resident of Nora Springs died after a fall while he was felling a large tree The accident occurred in the vicinity and the exact cause was attributed to the tree collapse with Paddleford sustaining fatal injuries as he attempted to remove the timber
An interchurch conference on marriage and divorce proposes amending the US constitution to bar remarriage for divorcees and urges state laws first. The Philadelphia statement calls ministers and lay leaders to educate and press Congress for federal action, citing rising divorce rates and the need to protect the home and children. The group includes many eminent ecclesiastics. officers are Bishop William C. Doane, Rev. William H. Robarts, and Francis Lynde Bretson.
Northampton Mass May 9 Mrs Archibald Lessons summoned to Syracuse NY for serious illness of her father Right Rev Frederic Dan Huntington bishop of the Episcopal diocese of central New York.
John Brown, a well known Elgin attorney and member of several lodges and clubs, died at his desk in his office in Elea after drafting papers. The death is attributed to heart failure believed caused by overwork. The obituary notes his local prominence and community ties.
Secretary of War Taft notified Topeka Commercial Club that he will arrive in May to participate in Kansas semi-centennial celebration.
Guthrie Oklahoma May 9 Ownership of buried treasure valued around eighty thousand dollars is disputed at Kildare Oklahoma a detective has been summoned to locate the money and prove the claim of G B Scudder a telegraph operator who owns land near Kildare The treasure allegedly buried by California gold seekers forty years ago was unearthed by another party and the finder later moved the money Scudder knows the other man but he has refused to reveal the location.
National League Chicago tied Boston and Cincinnati six runs apiece while Brooklyn trailed with four and New York and Philadelphia each had two. American League Chicago and St Louis won eight and seven. Cleveland and Detroit posted two. Philadelphia beat Washington 11 to 4 while New York topped Boston 6 to 3. Western League Omaha led Des Moines 7 to 1 with Denver 6 and Sioux City 1. Three-I Davenport tied Springfield, Bloomington 4 a. Dubuque beat Cedar Rapids 4 to 0 in fourteen innings. Decatur topped Cedar Rapids 4 0. American Association Columbus defeated Kansas City 8 to 1 while Milwaukee beat Louisville 7 to 0. Southern League Atlanta beat Birmingham 6 to 0 New Orleans 1 Memphis 0 Nashville 11 Montgomery 9 Little Rock 7 Shraveport 6.
The body of Miss Cara Marsh of Warsaw Illinois was found floating in the Mississippi opposite Canton Missouri. She was the daughter of the late Judge J W Marsh and a niece of Congressman Marsh of Illinois.
Baratoga May 9. Actress Mme Janauschek, aged 74, has moved to the Actors Fund home at West New Brighton, Staten Island, N Y, where she will likely spend the remainder of her life.
May 9 report from Vancouver B C states the sealing schooners Triumph and Umbrina were last seen with all hands aboard. Forty white men and thirty Indians composed the crews, with final fate unknown.
Richmond Indiana May 9 Daniel G Reid a New York millionaire funds a church as a memorial to his mother with a projected cost of $100,000 for the edifice and related works.
Lieut Parker, once noted as guest of honor, was injured in Indianapolis on May 8. The report details his attendance at a Blazer event hosted by Mrs. Benjamin Harel et Beye, with preliminary notes on the incident and involved parties.
Remains of B Li Wentz, Philadelphia millionaire and Virginia Coal and Iron owner, were found in the mountains near Big Stone Gap. The body, dressed in familiar clothes, lay face down and was exposed by a recent forest fire. A post mortem is planned. authorities suspect murder with a $50,000 reward offered for information or recovery.
In Spring Valley Illinois a saloon shooting left Rudolph dead and Peter Boggio arrested after the coroner's inquest. Chief Hicks reports the suspect was seized as he tried to leave town and taken to Princeton jail to await grand jury action. Alfred O Neill shot in Roxbury barroom after long enmity. two killed in separate incident. Big fire in Richmond destroys sheds at the Mond Guano plant. losses estimated at 125000 by insurance.
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