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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
2
A scion of an old English family faced a Perth police court on insufficient means of support. Remanded, he received $500 from abroad as a first installment of several thousand dollars from an uncle. He later explained the funds and was discharged.
A dialogue reveals two contrasting perspectives on success. an idealist honors shaping events through effort, while Senator Sorghum emphasizes forcing outcomes by securing funds to sway the market, regardless of its direction. The exchange frames ambition and control as central themes.
Two groups of expert accountants dispute a claimed 24 million dollar discrepancy in the Metropolitan Traction Company accounts of New York. One side asserts a large mismatch, the other finds none. The contrast suggests expert reports depend on who hires them and how they view the same facts.
The tale recalls the Marquis Ito wandering London as a penniless youth, ragged and hungry, an alien with no work too humble. His ambition later drives him to shape a new era of brightness in the East, signaling a dramatic rise from hardship to influence.
The city opens a costly stock exchange display with 6,000 incandescent lamps and 68 lights plus a refrigerating plant consuming 450 tons of ice daily. The public is urged to contribute funds to honor the city’s greatness.
North Carolina experiment stations fed hens chopped wild onion tops and bulbs and produced eggs with strong onion flavor. The effect persisted as long as the onion ration continued, making the eggs nearly inedible.
M Gadot proposes replacing the meter with a barometric standard. He argues the meter is not a natural unit and suggests using the height of a column of quicksilver in a mercury barometer at a given altitude and temperature as the standard.
A Bristol man asked the manager of California's state board of trade about investment chances in wheat lands. In a postscript he asked what language is spoken in Northern California, a remark that amused the board official.
A fifty mile railroad is to be built in southeast Missouri through a district famous for watermelons. The project promises to keep the line busy hauling melons each season. Also mentions heat measuring devices and light sensitive compounds as futuristic notes.
About 20,000 Irish rainbow trout eggs from Annishannon County Cork are packed in damp moss within muslin troughs and hermetically sealed tins for shipment to Tokyo for the Japan Exhibition.
A double magazine linotype now marketed allows operators to set complex advertising matter and ordinary book pages without leaving the keyboard, expanding efficiency and versatility for printing houses.
Recent research uncovers the lost Constitution of Aristotle and fragments from Sappho Isocrates and Hyperides, enriching the corpus of early Greek literature and offering new insights into classical thought and history.
Extensive plans are being formulated to develop the great Mapimi and Cerritos sulphur deposits in the state of Durango Mexico.
A proposed line named Coast Yukon would connect Kitamaat In lee on the British Columbia coast to the Yukon and Dawgon region. The plan outlines a trans northern route aiming to improve freight and passenger links across the territory and neighboring regions.
Day Taylor, who operated the first Wagner sleeping car in 1865, has died. The death marks the passing of a key figure in early railroad passenger service and the evolution of sleeping car travel.
President Roosevelt dedicates a monument to Manila Bay heroes in Union Square San Francisco then receives the LL D degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He tours Mare Island navy yards and Yosemite valley after ceremonies.
Mayor Yow revoked permits for Mormon street preaching after complaints. Elders had obtained permits previously without disclosure of their faith. No further permits will be issued for street preaching in New York.
In St Paul on May 16 two men, John Williams and Frank Vergrosh, were severely injured by a gas explosion in a scrubber. The blast caused extensive injuries and prompted emergency response.
In Omaha on May 15 Judge Baxter restricted Mrs Berge from gossiping about Mrs Dodge to tenants of a large apartment house. The court barred her from entering the building or stopping there to gossip and prohibited any gossip to or about residents, leaving observers to ponder penalties for disobedience.
Washington reports three women immigration inspectors in New York lose their posts after not appearing on the civil service eligible list. A Treasury telegram orders their notices stating nonreemployment without executive order and that their temporary term has expired, discontinuing services.
Guthrie Oklahoma May 15 An alleged bigamist W W Montgomery escaped county jail after shooting jailer Jerry Emerson then was shot by Emerson's wife. Montgomery fled with the jailer's gun and Mrs Emerson's revolver. He confessed to three marriages in Beatrice Nebraska Seward Oklahoma and Iowa. Two wives testified against him. he was jailed under indictment awaiting trial. He had just bathed when the assault occurred.
In Muscatine on May 11 two gunmen tried to rob Thomas McCarthy's West Liberty restaurant. Arthur Meade tried to help and was shot and killed. the robbers fled on a northbound train. A reward has been posted for their arrest.
Henry St Louis Missouri May was found dead with a hole in his head. He and his wife were involved in a fight. John Meyers and Min eu Amarors were arrested.
The Hamburg American Line will add the steamship Colbi to its fleet to handle the surge in emigrants seeking passage to New York. About nine thousand emigrants are in Hamburg clamoring for transatlantic passage.
The Earl of Yarmouth and his American bride arrived at Bagley Hall near Alcester on May 15. Tenantry decorated the roads leading to the ancestral seat, celebrating the wedding and new tenure.
Madison Wis May 15 The bill prohibiting railway companies from increasing freight rates passed the assembly by a vote of 59 to 37 amid calls to offset rising railway taxes.
General Davis, commanding in the Philippines, disapproved the court martial findings that acquitted Lieut. Joel R. Lee of manslaughter. The ruling broadens the case as military authorities review the judgment amid ongoing concerns over accountability in colonial operations.
Reports from Allahabad dated May 15 describe severe famine in Afghanistan with widespread distress. The Amir has temporarily removed the import duty on food to alleviate shortages.
In New York on May 15, the conflict between wholesale grocers and United Cigar Stores Company ends. Prices will revert to the former rate, signaling a return to the prior pricing structure amid the settlement.
May 15 in Berlin reports a Rome banquet attended by several cardinals where Emperor William's orthodox views were praised. The event highlights the German emperor's influence on church matters and international Catholic leadership relationships.
New York May 15. M C Long announces organizing a new syndicate to control casualty and fire insurance for leading railroads.
Kokomo Indiana May 15 a woman lured Lewis Yeager to his death the killing tied to a jealous or revengeful woman The coroner rushed to Sharpsville after a conference with prosecutors and said an arrest would follow as evidence gathered Farmers reported Yeager seen with two women and two men hours before his body was found in a carriage near his home Several men were released on bail after preliminary hearings with three arraigned and freed on 3000 bonds plus missing key witnesses
Four men robbed Rooney's saloon in Helper Utah on May 15. They held up the proprietor William Rooney a boilermaker and several patrons, shot Rooney causing a minor injury, and rifled tills pockets slot machines and fled with between 2000 and 3500 dollars.
Richmond Virginia May 15. The House agreed to a bill for a ten thousand dollar appropriation to bronze statue General Robert E Lee to be placed in statuary hall Washington.
In Prairie du Lac Wisconsin on May 15 two boaters Franj Shell and Mabel Bickford were drowned when their boat capsized on the lake.
Agatha Reichlin’s body was exhumed at a Catholic cemetery near Elyria Ohio to determine if choking or a head blow caused death. Physicians found marks on the wrist neck and under the eye and opened the neck and eye areas but could not determine the cause. Coroner French said the marks matched the postmortem findings and would decide later whether to reopen the inquest.
American League games featured Chicago beating Philadelphia 9 to 3 and Boston winning 10 to 4 over Cleveland. Detroit 9, New York 6. Washington 4, St. Louis 3. National League results include Brooklyn 4, Chicago 3 and Cincinnati 3, New York 0. Pittsburg 6, Philadelphia 1. Boston 3, St. Louis 2 in eleven innings. American Association saw Minneapolis 3, St. Paul 2 and Indianapolis 8, Toledo 0. Other results include Louisville 4, Columbus 3. Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 2. Western League Milwaukee 8, Omaha 1. Des Moines 8, Peoria 2. Denver 1, St. Joseph 0. Colorado Springs 9, Kansas City 0. Three-Eye League Cedar Rapids 4, Dubuque 1. Davenport 4, Rockford 3. Joliet 5, Rock Island 3. Bloomington 9, Decatur 8. Central League Wheeling 8, Marion 7. Fort Wayne 6, Terre Haute 5. Anderson 4, Dayton 2.
The Wiinels letter carriers in convention unanimously adopted resolutions urging Congress to pass a bill to equalize salaries of wartime workers and renew a retirement measure. Officers elected include President F. M. McCann Rockford and Secretary M. T. Finnan Bloomington. Oak Park chosen for next convention.
Omaha May 15 Judge Chas T Dickinson who issued the injunction restraining the Business Men's association of Omaha from importing men to break unions or discriminate against firms employing union labor is serving his third term on the district bench His home is Tekamah He is known for strictly attending to judicial business and avoiding politics and is considered one of the ablest men on the Nebraska bench.
Dedication of a memorial arch for Oberlin College in Oberlin Ohio on May 15 honors donor D Willis James of Brooklyn New York. The arch cost 30000 dollars and was officially dedicated to the college.
New York May 15 William Brookfield foe of Platt and ally of Odel and Law died of heart disease at age 69.
May 15 In Paris the Bagdad railroad project faces revival with hopes of a new international route to India. Analysts compare it to the Suez canal in scope and potential global impact.
Salem Oregon May 15 Joseph Bashaw aged 114 who served under Napoleon and drove an ox team to Oregon in 1847 is dead.
In Cleveland on May 15 Iona Mason a 13 year old girl who was thought to have ingested carbolic acid died from a ruptured heart. The tragedy underscores the dangerous misadventure and its fatal consequence.
In Gloveraville New York on May 15 professor Barnes trainer for the Sawtelle show had his right arm torn off by a puma during the act.
London May 15 American missionaries have abandoned Mequinez due to the critical situation.
London dispatch reports mass killings and looting in Kishinev amid anti Jewish riots. Ten dead and eighty wounded on day one, hospitals overwhelmed, bread and meat shortages. Authorities blamed alleged organization by Jewish groups and Bessarabitz influence. Gentile protests met with fear, while many offenders wore red smocks of soldiers and police. Total toll cited: around fifty killed, 350 severely, over 1,000 lightly wounded.
Milwaukee grocers have declared war on manufacturing grocers who supply products to department store grocery counters. The Retail Grocers' Association of Milwaukee and the national group have passed resolutions boycotting such manufacturers. President Henry W. Schwab says the action marks the start of nationwide warfare against department stores with grocery departments.
May 16 in New York T. D. Mackey a member of the Princess Chic company died suddenly after taking powders touted as a remedy for illness. The incident points to a fatal reaction to the suggested treatment and raises questions about the product and its promoter.
Gen Horace Porter, American ambassador to France, visits Venice for a brief stay accompanied by his daughter. The May 16 report notes the embassy official and family in the Italian city during a short goodwill visit.
Oberlin Ohio May 16 Henry Church ill King has succeeded the late John Henry Barrows of Chicago as president of Oberlin College and University Society in Oberlin Ohio with the change announced today.
Forest fires burning for several days have renewed vigor in Plattsburg, New York, as firefighters battle on multiple fronts and residents remain on alert for changing winds and new outbreaks.
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