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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
2
A string of quips and short notes on figures like Francis Joseph Rockefeller and King Alfonso. It mentions a Dutch treasury deficit, Fitzsimmons in a comic opera, and a Morocco question accord between France and Germany. Multiple humorous observations critique fame wealth and fashion with light, satirical tone.
A former baseball pitcher, once earning $5,000 a year, now makes $1.50 daily in a lumber camp. The season's end holds little significance for him as his work continues regardless of ball games.
The article notes Schumann Heink has sprained her voice while casting doubt on why dull or harsh voices rarely do the same. It mentions C. W. Schwab preparing a $260,000 silver gift dinner service, but he is likely to struggle with taking more than one mouthful at a time.
The Boston Globe notes anxious questions about the lobster's fate while assuring no disappearance while a chorus girl remains. It reports a new cure for consumption using vegetable juice, especially corn juice, said to ease sufferers and soothe woes.
Weber and Fields discuss reuniting for vaudeville with Kid McCoy, offering 700 dollars weekly. The remark questions ongoing concerns about the American stage’s health and prospects.
A new institution named The Breadwinners' college has opened in Boston for workers balancing study with labor. Its success will hinge on the performance of its football team, whose results are expected to drive public interest and support.
A young wife sues for divorce claiming her husband spends too much time expressing affection and demonstrations of love, neglecting his work. The unusual complaint highlights marital tensions rooted in emotional excess and domestic strain.
The new law allows discussion of politics to a limited extent, yet many citizens ignore it, speaking fervently in private while the regime masks the change. Observers doubt meaningful safety for open debate as authorities tighten controls.
A bank run in Peoria follows indictments against Newton C. Dougherty at the Peoria National Bank. Depositors, mainly women and girls, swarm guards for funds while others wait outside. Officials announce a 60 day withdrawals notice and claim assets totaling about $2,000,000 while cautioning no danger to the central bank amid fears of a wider banking collapse.
Peoria residents confront new disclosures as the grand jury leans toward the theory that Dougherty forged not only endorsements on school scrip but the entire orders. Indictment of the former superintendent for forging Barnhart Mears signature appears possible. Investigators order a review of numerous school orders by an expert to compare signatures.
Victoria B C reports the steamer Tartar brought news from Japan claiming the Mikasa accident at Sasebo resulted from a mutiny aboard the battleship due to crew resentment over peace terms. Correspondent Robert W Collins aboard the Tartar said the tale gained some credence in diplomatic circles in Japan.
The thirtieth General Council convention of the Lutheran Church in America opens in Milwaukee on October 12 for five days. About 125 delegates will attend for 376,000 communicants and 1,200 ministers. Rev. Theodore Schmauk will preach at the opening service. Milwaukee leads with 60 ministers and 40 churches. Wisconsin Lutherans exceed 161,000. The Redeemer Church hosts the sessions.
The Democratic State convention in Boston Massachusetts adopted a platform urging tariff reform as the key issue. It calls for relief from tariff restrictions by placing raw materials like coal iron lumber hides wood pulp on the free list and enacting a dual tariff law with liberal reductions for favorable trade partners.
John Bude nek shot his sister brother and brother in law after killing his mother in a family quarrel at 1350 West Second Street. Frances Budenek 22 was shot in the right hand while Jacob Budenek 62 was shot above the right eye. Peter Smeall was wounded in the left leg abdomen and left shoulder. both are in dying condition. Mrs Budenek had been staying with her daughter Mrs Peter Smeall. John was barred from visiting during her illness.
Pittsburgh, Oct 9. John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, told a large gathering of bituminous miners that no general coal strike is likely next spring. He cited his organizing tour in the two major anthracite fields, claiming over 50,000 miners were added to the union in three months.
Boston officials seek a warrant charging Thomas W. Lawson with criminal libel. The municipal court heard the application led by Clarence W. Barron of a Boston news bureau. The request was not granted immediately but a hearing is ordered for Tuesday morning.
An automobile overturned into a marsh two miles from Athens Michigan on October 8. Walter Palmer was killed. His wife and daughter were dangerously injured. The driver Blake is not expected to survive.
The State Prohibition convention in Providence on Saturday named their ticket and adopted resolutions calling for the suppression of pool selling and the direct election of the President Vice President and United States senators.
Naples reports Vesuvius growing more violent with frequent eruptions. Lava flows surge, overflowing previous channels, as observers note heightened activity and abundant magma.
David Parks Fackler former president of the Actuarial Society argues life insurance costs are too high. He cites heavy agent commissions and home office expenses as main factors, noting competition has reduced primary costs but not mortality. He warns commissions have risen and average rates exceed proper levels.
Maj. Gen. George Morton Randall, commander of the Northern division with headquarters in St. Louis, retires at age 64 after forty four years of service. He will be succeeded by Brig. Gen. John P. F. Weston, former commissary general of subsistence.
Toklo Oct. 9. Reports say Russia plans to deploy 300000 troops along the Chinese frontier after peace is declared. Motive cited include fear of Chinese soldiers returning home and intimidation of Chinese forces.
Readable fragments indicate the second annual dinner of the Printgeton Alumni in Berkeley Hall. The event features speakers including Grover Brigipal and a note about New York Cleveland October date.
Wautoma Wis Oct 9 with one bandit dead and seven in jail authorities believe they have cleaned up the gang that robbed the Wildrose post office and attempted to rob the bank there In addition to three men taken alive by farmers posses four other strangers were captured They were brought here with the others One wounded man identified as The Rambler with a ten year crime record in Wisconsin surgeons are fighting to prevent death Jail guards fear an escape by the robbers and their desperate friends.
Four bandits robbed Wild Rose Wisconsin post office and probed the local bank. A posse of fifty armed men engaged them in a thick wood, killing one robber and mortally wounding two others while the fourth surrendered, in a dramatic confrontation.
London Oct 9 The Daily Chronicle reports Arnold Forster secretary of state for war shaping with army council a national army of about a quarter of a million. The force would rely on militia with regulars and volunteers for foreign service. Barracks depots and home defense rely on yeomanry volunteers and royal garrison artillery for coast defense.
Fall River mass on October 9 the textile council voted unanimously to urge manufacturers to raise wages to the pre 1904 scale by October 23. A 12 percent cut in 1904 sparked a seven month strike of 27000 cotton workers who failed to win restoration as manufacturers argued the cut reflected market conditions. Workers now argue market conditions have improved.
New York Oct 9 John F Gaynor and Benjamin D Greene long refugees in Canada arrived from Montreal Saturday and left for Savannah to answer charges of defrauding the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars in harbor works fraud involving Capt Oberlin M Carter in Savannah harbor improvements matter.
A close friend of the president says Roosevelt will not influence the New York mayoralty contest or press Charles S Hughes to accept the Republican nomination. The denial addresses circulating rumors and asserts the president will stay neutral in the race.
In Granite City on October 9 a three cornered pistol fight among Lee Braswell Philip Mernaugh and Jacob Snow left Braswell fatally wounded and dying while Snow was shot in the thigh and Mernaugh escaped injury Witnesses say a preceding fist fight left Mernaugh worsted and sparked the deadly gunplay.
Indianapolis October 9 Attorney General Miller under Gov Hanly directs suits against persons who borrowed state funds from former state auditor David Sherrick. It is understood suits will be filed early this week unless an accounting is made.
London Oct 9 The Salvation Army founder General Booth saw his colonizing plan collapse in Australia as the government balked at taking 6000 families without guaranteed avoidance of future national burden.
Official returns list Japanese army losses through the war with 46 180 killed 10 980 died of wounds and 16 300 died of disease total 72 450 dead in Tokio dispatch dated October 9.
The Wooster, Ohio decree related to Taggart sets action for next Friday. Details appear fragmented but indicate an official order to be issued or carried out on the upcoming Friday in October 78.
The Peruna Manufacturing Company of Chicago sues Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia in Superior Court alleging a Ladies Home Journal article damaged its reputation by calling Centimonial a fraudulent testimonial. The suit cites Congressman George H White’s alleged testimonial and includes two original letters from White. The company asserts White testified in good faith and was misled into repudiating the testimonial.
A magazine style advice note urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming each 16 oz package outperforms 12 or 9 oz rivals by avoiding sticking to the iron. It insists the product is chemical free, price equal to smaller packs, and warns merchants may mislabel stock and urges demand for Defiance.
Instructions for laundering colored embroidered linens with Ivory Soap, warm suds, thorough rinses, blue-tinted final rinse, and indoor drying. Dry, iron, and place fabric right side down on a soft blanket before pressing with a hot iron. Signed Eleanor R. Parekel.
A compact reflection noting that misadventures or mishaps are not limited to notorious aircraft. The idea suggests that other efforts may falter even when not sensationally labeled as risky. The tone remains wry and cautionary about aviation legend and human error.
Grocers report a shortage of 16 oz Defiance Starch while stocking 12 oz brands. Customers balk at smaller packs offered for the same price and question value. A clerk notes demand shifts as periodicals like Literary Digest and What to Eat appear in the conversation.
A Détroit Free Press wit remarks on a man who has never been kissed, with a sharp retort from a woman noting it is his own fault. The exchange highlights social attitudes and sharp humor in the era.
The article extols the gypsies of Hungary as among the finest specimens of humanity in Europe. It praises both men and women for shapely faces and figures, large clear eyes, rosy complexions, and notes they are seldom ill.
At a Geodytte Club dinner Professor Shaler of Harvard recounts nearly thirty years ago in Washington attending a large educational conference. Waiting in a hotel parlor he failed to place a bearded man who greeted him. The man revealed his card bearing General Ulysses S. Grant, provoking the professor’s realization and memory.
In Cream Arkansas a man recovering from eighteen months of epilepsy backache and kidney trouble attributes his return to health to Dodd's Kidney Pills A friend sent for the pills after efforts with other remedies failed and he now speaks highly of their effectiveness praising their credibility and world standing
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