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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
2
A stream of lighthearted observations covers Halley s comet as it ages, plus notes on fashion, travel, finance, education, roads, and a curious pair of startling age gaps in marriage. The piece satirizes modern life with playful asides on aviation gossip, rail rebates, and the pension for better highway progress.
The piece notes Browne writing on common errors nearly 300 years ago and suggests a new writer may examine today’s errors. It argues poverty can inspire genius but denying poverty aids rise. It claims poverty’s value lies in its cruelty that drives effort to escape.
Tokyo honors Prince Ito after his assassination in Harbin. Gen Okubo considers stringent Korea measures as unrest spreads. Thousands line streets for arrival of Ito’s body aboard Iwate, body to lie in state until Thursday’s funeral.
Chicago marks the 80th anniversary of McCormick Theological Seminary with a series of ceremonies. Notable figures including W W Moore of Union Seminary delivered a historical address. A morning conference on the seminary outlook featured S J Nicolls as president and papers by Augustus H Strong and others. Afternoon sessions addressed ministerial leadership with McCormick alumni presenting papers. A reception followed, and Woodrow Wilson was scheduled to deliver the closing address that evening.
One man was killed and another fatally scalded when a Mobile and Ohio freight train crashed into a burned trestle near Rutherford in Gibson county Tennessee on November 2.
United States government has received royalties totaling more than 7,200,000 plus 2,663,981 for seal siring taken from St Paul and St George islands in the Bering Sea, exceeding the 1867 payment to Russia.
Addis Abeba Nov 3 King Menelik was stricken with apoplexy on Thursday night His condition is considered serious and officials say he remains under medical care in the royal palace reports from the Ethiopian capital
In Johnstown Pa on November 2 a dynamite caused blast in a Cambria Steel mine trapped twelve foreign miners. Gas and falling rock suffocated them while three rescued men surfaced exhausted and badly bruised. Airways blocked by rubble delayed rescue efforts. None of the dead identified.
Two new treasury officials were sworn in as U S treasurer Lee McClung and mint director A Platt Andrew took oath in Secretary MacVeagh’s office after ten o’clock with department officials present. In New York a 40 year old woman, Anna Keesster, was found dead in her five room flat from strangulation with jewelry stolen.
New York on November 2 reports wholesale milliners from across the country rushing to attend the nineteenth semiannual convention of the Milliners Jobbers association set to begin Thursday. The event gathers business leaders, suppliers, and designers for talks, showcases, and industry networking.
Frank Great a 44 year old man of 6586 Par nell avenue was struck and killed by a Chicago Belt railroad switch engine at the West Sixty-sixth crossing of the Chicago Western and Indiana railroad. The accident occurred at the crossing and the mishap is under investigation.
A jail plot to overpower guards and free inmates was foiled when a trusted prisoner alerted Night Jailer Sweeney. Prisoners faced locked cells during evening exercise as guards restored order, and authorities moved to curb further unrest after the failed scheme.
Three deaths tied to a Halloween party at Loretto academy in Kansas City. Miss Mary Maley died from burns after a jack-o'-lantern overturned. The other two girls injured were reported improving.
Reports from Madrid dated November 2 describe heavy hardships for Spanish troops under Gen. Marina against Moors. Dust thick as smoke and extreme heat on the Rif coast plains impairing health and morale, complicating operations and reducing effectiveness.
Rockford Illinois November 2 Rev. and Mrs. H L Martin marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary at home. Married at Mount Morris Illinois the couple remain in good health. He is the oldest minister in the Rock River conference.
After a twenty year separation, Charles Smith a prosperous shoe worker in Lynn and Mrs Amy Smith of Rutherford New Jersey are reunited thanks to their daughter Helen who longed for parental reconciliation for years.
New York November 2 Oscar F Coach, former bookkeeper at American National Bank of Indianapolis, wanted for embezzling 97000, was arrested at Fort Slo ounl where he had enlisted in the United States infantry.
Science and medical professionals from many states and foreign countries will gather in Columbia on Wednesday to discuss pellagra. The discussion centers on cases found in the south as well as in the north and west, highlighting widespread concern.
Chicago officials led by Chief Steward and State's Attorney Wayman launch a sweeping inquiry into the bombings at 260 State street and 170 Madison street. They vow to halt all gambling, pursue suspects including Ed Wagner, and probe political protection and blackmail ties. The investigation targets the gambling rings and aims to expose those behind the blasts, with the grand jury likely to probe broader Indo gambling activities.
Paris dispatch cites Milan source stating the duke of the Abruzzi is in constant correspondence with Miss Katherine Elkins. He is expected to be promoted to rear admiral, followed by marriage. Religious differences reportedly resolved and Elkins to convert to Catholicism and be named princess at first favorable opportunity.
Kansas City dispatch reports four robbers surprised at Bradshaw Bros general merchandise store in Lenexa Kansas. Wounded leader W D Haskin described as town marshal. Details scarce as report notes the raid and ensuing confrontation with local constable and posse.
Washington reports that the National Geographic Society committee evaluating Commander Peary’s claim to have reached the north pole finds the evidence incomplete and not sufficient to convince the panel. Gannett and Chester examined records informally and asked for additional documentary proof.
Washington reports grave danger of cholera spreading across Cebu Island in the Philippines with potential for a broader outbreak in southern islands. A 48 hour outgoing quarantine on vessels bound for noninfected ports is in effect. Most cases have been in Tondo district Cebu, affecting sailors and fishermen.
A national propaganda campaign to reduce infantile mortality will start with a Yale University conference on November 11 attended by leading physicians scientists and philanthropic laymen. A definite plan to combat diseases in children is expected to be arranged. Speaker Carolinne Hedger of United Charities Chicago will join the event.
Athens reports four British warships have arrived at Phalerum near Piraeus. The mutiny appears to be over for now as the last torpedo boat destroyer Velos returns to the arsenal. Leader Lieut Tibaldos remains at large.
Lieut Frank P Lahm of the United States signal corps set a new long flight record at College Park Maryland. He remained airborne for 48 minutes and 16 minutes on two trips at the government field. The Wright brothers had surpassed these times but no other pupil in America had achieved such durations. The previous best was 42 minutes.
A fragmentary report indicates hundreds of miners were imprisoned during a chaotic rush in London in November. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the incident involves a large crowd and enforcement actions.
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