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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1909
Page
6
A scattering of satirical quips and observations covers global affairs, aviation, politics, crime, and economics. Notable notes touch submarine security, German football in the army, Catalan revolt, the czar’s visit, Canada’s peace jubilee, and U.S. Army uniform color shifts. The piece also notes a July treasury balance of 268 million and debates punishment versus reform in prisons.
The German American Press association of the west held a session in Burlington Iowa on Sept 28 and planned a national organization. They awarded the next meeting to Omaha in connection with the Northwest Saengerbund, elected officers, and advised allowing German Catholic and other religious editors as members while opposing prohibition. Officers include A D Peterson, J P Peter, Peter Klein, Henry Heinz, Augustus Fullmer, and an executive committee listing Carl Lohmann, A C Lutz, Hans Demuth, Gustave Donald, Charles Wells.
Baltimore September 28 Six of eighteen crewmen were saved and brought to the Winter Quarter lightship after a heavy northeast gale. Porto Rico reported a signal from the lightship and attempted a near contact but unsafe conditions prevented transfer. The surviving six, presumed from the ill fated vessel, reached the lightship while twelve men were lost.
In the northwest Iowa annual conference Bishop Joseph F. Berry announced transfers among churches. Departing: Dr. G. C. Fort to Kansas, Rev. C. R. Beatty to Upper Iowa, Rev. Garrett Janssen to Dakota, Dr. J. W. Trem to Missouri, Rev. C. F. Johnson to Southern Kansas, Rev. Geo. M. Day to Puget Sound. Incoming: Rev. Nathaniel Pye from Upper Iowa, Rev. F. P. Quick from Whlescongin, Rev. Theo Andrew from North Nebraska, Rev. Jas. S. Bain from Indiana, Rev. F. D. Conoway from North Dakota.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon of the national House will speak during Knoxville Iowa’s homecoming week Oct 4 to 9 with a July 6 date. Senator Cummins also slated to address on Oct 6 and Rep W D Jamieson of Shenandoah invited. Over $1,000 spent on visitor entertainment. expected record attendance in the city’s third celebration drawing Knoxville and Marion county residents.
The Iowa Fraternal Congress gathered in Cedar Rapids on September 28 for a two day meeting of delegates from the state’s fraternal beneficiary societies. President William Kochs led discussions and delegates prepared for an automobile tour of the city this afternoon.
Des Moines reports three men believed to be the Adelphi post office burglars who also attempted to blow the Farmers' Savings Bank gate at Runnells were captured at Moulton by local authorities.
The funeral for Hiram C. Wheeler, once a wealthy Iowa businessman and former Republican gubernatorial candidate opposing Horace Boies, was held in LibertyyiNe. Wheeler’s mortuary remains were interred, reflecting his prominence in the state.
In Seattle on September 28 a control purchase was announced involving United Railways, Ruth Truat of Portland, Hulbert of Fontanelle Indiana, and Gen. Dunbar of Vancouver. The exact scope and parties remain unclear in the fragmentary OCR note.
Wausau Wis Sept 28 Four persons were killed instantly and three injured when a freight train struck a hand car carrying nine churchgoing travelers turning from Poniatowaski. The impact hurled them against rocks in a rocky cut one mile west of Holgarthia county. Two men on the hand car escaped with slight injuries. The train was in charge of Conductor Kimmerman of Wausau.
Marion Indiana report details a case involving William Stuart alias Anna Hollinger. The article alleges cruelty and professional jealousy tied to a Washington political ambition.
Madrid reports the war office declares complete success of maneuvers against Moors in Morocco. Nador and Zeluan occupied. fierce fighting at Mt Guruga leaves Moors encircled and desperate. Kaid Amas seeks surrender terms as talks unfold. Alhucemas sees burning Moor villages after Spanish artillery silences resistance.
Gertrude Montgomery, from Shreveport Louisiana where she taught for five years, died in Santa Fe after a criminal attack and a head shot last Tuesday on the town outskirts. She was not found until yesterday when awakening from a stupor she tried to crawl to a water hole before a child raised the alarm. Three convicts working on a nearby highway were arrested.
Little Rock Arkansas September 28. Fanny Belle Lincoln a two year old kidnaped in St. Louis from her aunt's home and living with various Little Rock families for seven years has been located through the columns of a local paper and restored to her mother Mrs O Bender. The mother had spent years pursuing leads and nearly given up the search.
Butte Mont Sept 28 labor troubles which threatened to tie up this camp shut down the smelters Amaconda and Great Falls and throw 16 000 people out of work throughout the state have been settled.
Fragmentary OCR notes state a water pageant in St Louis planned to lead an escort for President Taft from St Louis to New Orleans. Names MacDono, Tingley, Thornton, Wilkes and others appear in garbled form. Event linked to the centennial celebration and naval boats proceeding down the river next week.
A 1902 National Lead Company notice promises Dutch Boy Painter trademark purity. It offers to mail a lending tester and painter’s outfit with a book of color schemes and specifications upon request from Trinity Building, New York City.
A fragmented description notes dachshunds as Germanys favorite dog breed and mentions English bulldogs as second in popularity. It contrasts Poms King Charles spaniels and British sisters pets, cites harnessed farm dogs to four wheeled trucks, and observes dogs as generally mastiff-type mongrels kept fairly well and not ill treated.
The Temagami area offers abundant moose during the October 16 to November 15 open season. Waters teem with diverse game fish and red deer inhabit districts south of Temagami including Muskoka Lakes and Kawartha areas. For a full guide on hunting territories, game laws, and maps, write W. B. Cookson at 195 Adams St., Chicago, for Haunts of Fish and Game by Grand Trunk Railway System.
Myrtle teases Jerome about pushing her chair and tiresome effort, while Jerome insists she is everything to him, expressing devotion as he feels burdened yet comforted by her presence.
A.C. George 8 of 1109 Broadway Helena Montana testifies that after a friend advised Dean's Kidney Pills his disordered kidney condition improved quickly. He describes night urination and unnatural secretions then credits the remedy with strengthening the kidney and restoring health. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York sells the pills for fifty cents a box.
A garbled OCR fragment references police and a sergeant asking for a description of a person who ran over someone with a car. The text is heavily distorted, but hints at a vehicle, goggles, wind, and a suspect described by authorities. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are readable.
A fragmented text lists remedies for inflammation fibroid pain backache indigestion and nervous exhaustion. It references a patel and anette with unclear context and hints at recommending a remedy but offers no concrete details or actions.
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