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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1905
Page
2
A column of wry observations and aphorisms on world affairs, commerce, romance, and culture. Notes touch on Castro and Krupp, leap year courage, Morningside college students, Solomon, Wall Street, and the Schleswig Holstein question, with a mix of humor and social commentary.
An Ohio man reports a ghost performs Blue Bells on his piano every night and muses that if not a ghost, it ought to be. The piece discusses angels, gender expectations, and Gustav Dominidison a New York sand lord who once barred babies from his flats and kept dogs, now reversing that stance.
The German yachting representative says the king will not attempt the America’s Cup defense next year. He notes the monarch has followed Sir Thomas Lipton's efforts. A Colorado crew report cites forty shots with a six inch gun and a claimed world record, while a Pennsylvania youth’s escape from a cogwheel inspires factory melodrama makers.
Paris plans a theater that stages only works by unknown authors. The venture seeks to attract the authors to buy seats, betting that audience curiosity and fresh talent will drive success.
Hunters in Africa recently reported a gorilla reaching seven and a half feet tall and over seven hundred pounds. Similar massive apes, dubbed gor filag, have appeared in American circus posters, though such individuals are rarely observed in the wild.
The new Russian minister to Japan is well suited for the difficult duties of his post and is married to an American. His mission is expected to be a great success.
A critique notes Alfred Austin’s earnest effort to earn his salary as poet laureate, while lamenting that the verse he writes fails to merit such labor. The evaluation emphasizes his conscientious standards and the perceived gap between effort and outcome.
Andrew Carnegie challenges the idea that a woman's crowning glory is her hair. He tells students at Dundee University that women should cut their hair short for hygienic reasons while noting they can retain their long-haired way.
In Warsaw on Sunday about 200,000 people joined patriotic processions led by clergy while a citizen guard and Jewish militia kept order. Jewish militiamen protected outskirts and killed four disguised detectives. Trepoff halted a St. Petersburg demonstration amid warnings of armed bands as the council of delegates vows a last-ditch fight to overthrow the bureaucracy and push Russia toward a republic.
In Middleboro Kentucky a vigilante style chase unfolds as a band led by Frank Ball seeks to free or aid a murder suspect John Bolen a barber. Militia units engage a hidden gunman four miles out and seize nine assailants while three guardsmen vanish from roll call amid telegraph wire cuts and growing calls for reinforcements. Captain George W Albretch leads the Middleboro company formerly editor of the Middleboro News as both residents and soldiers keep a tight lid on information.
Senator Burrows of Michigan, chair of the privileges and elections committee, arrived in Washington and said the Reed Smoot Utah seat dispute should be disposed of before Congress adjourns. The panel may hear additional testimony if requested as it reorganizes for the new session and fills McComas’s vacancy.
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers addresses about 18,000 miners from Linton and nearby towns urging firm resistance to any wage reductions. He says wages should not fall and operators benefit from higher pay, demanding stern conditions against further wage cuts.
Terre Haute Indiana November 6 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of America said mergers of mining interests would cause no difference to miners. He met with district officers and noted that heads of new companies are generally friendly to the union and inclined to renew the joint agreement.
James R. Boal cashier of the Goldfield Bank and Trust company of Goldfield Nevada is acquitted of embezzlement. The verdict finding President B. Young guilty is set aside and a rehearing will be held.
Springfield Illinois November 6 A strike of 360 men at the Southern Coal company New Baden has been settled The operators contended coal could be shot with two pounds of powder and the joint committee sustained this contention
William McMan saved a Baltimore and Ohio train from a crushing bridge collapse over the Okaw River near Pana on November 6. Moments later he fell while aiding repairs and sustained probably fatal injuries.
Denver detective Ino Jeydan names Hugh Jackson as the man wanted in St Paul for the Feb 1 1902 murder of Policeman Charly Mayer. The identification follows the amda Jack Havin case and targets Jackson under the alias.
Washington reports major cost projections for seacoast fortifications under the Endicott plan. An estimated 16 million dollars is needed for engineering work, with total coast fortification costs reaching about 4.26 million for fire control schemes, and overall fortification budgets for 1907 around 11.42 million dollars. Ongoing projects include Manila Bay and Subig Bay defenses, Galveston reconstruction developments, and fort site acquisitions in Hawaii.
Hayden R Craft of Uniontown Pennsylvania shot his daughter Mrs Elizabeth Coddington at their West Main Street home over the hardware store after mistaking her for a burglar. The door auto locked trapping Mrs Coddington in the kitchen as she attempted to help her ill husband. Craft fired through the locked door fatally wounding her.
Figures for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America show 7,648 pastors 12,628 congregations 4,295,414 members 4,706 parochial school teachers 282,942 parochial school pupils 5,771 Sunday schools 608,105 Sunday school pupils and 1,029,824 dollars contributed for benevolences.
O Donovan Rossa plans to sail to Cork County Ireland soon after accepting the secretaryship. His departure from New York is set for Saturday next, with a doubtful return to this country.
Nov 6 report states the queen of Portugal was hurled from a balcony Saturday, suffering injuries. Details on her condition and the incident remain sparse as authorities investigate the event.
A New York sermon reveals the Equitable war's triggers and Joseph W Alexander's declared sacrifice. He urged mutualization despite ruinous perils, saying the aged must endure while others weather the storm. Lawyers warned of danger as he moved toward public accountability.
Nine people were killed and four seriously injured when a tornado struck Mountain View Oklahoma destroying about a score of buildings. Many others were injured in the disaster, with extensive damage reported across the town.
Prominent national figure Carl Behurg, a Statesman and orator with over forty years in politics, is injured in a streetcar boarding accident in New York. Details are scarce as authorities investigate the incident.
A gas leak in the Miners National Bank building in Ishpeming Michigan caused a Sunday morning explosion that wrecked the structure. Four children were killed and seven seriously injured along with about a dozen others, while several adults were hurt. Several offices on upper floors were destroyed and the blast occurred as some victims were leaving St John’s church after mass.
A dense cash market listing across dairy eggs cheese fish and fruits. Prices span butter creamery eggs cheese varieties live poultry fruits and vegetables with multiple regional, grade and pack variations and per unit and per crate figures.
Market notes show butter and cheese steady in New York with no changes noted for poultry. Western live chickens and fowls traded at 10 cents for tic and 9 1bc for dressed items, while turkeys carried quotes of 14 and 260 in recent listings.
Grain quotations from Chicago to New York show varied red and mixed prices for No 2 and No 4 grains with regional differentials. Meat prices display hogs and sheep with Kansas City and St Louis ranges cited and several packing and dairy items referenced amid overall fluctuating commodity values.
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