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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1904
Page
2
Anthracite Coal Seen Exhausting Soon As Supply Dwindles
It is calculated that the supply of anthracite coal will have been exhausted at no distant period. The black diamond then will surely be the real precious one.
A Queer World of Seasonal Labor Delights
In summer a man thinks he would rather tend the furnace and in winter he would rather run the lawnmower. This odd shift reveals the strange comforts people seek across seasons.
The Secret Wedding Keeps Quiet No More
A secret wedding tends not to stay hidden as one partner finds it hard to keep the event secret, revealing the union sooner than planned. The remark underscores the social pull toward disclosure and shared joy in intimate unions.
Clerks Find Desk Fatigue Among Washington Officials
Government clerks in Washington report desk fatigue from longer hours in private employment. Harder working staff say the grind leaves them tired and ready to confess fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bargain Counter Marriage and Odd Notices
A St Louis man won a wife by proving he could live on 98 cents a week. An English scientist says the little toe is disappearing from the human foot. Macedonia rejects autonomy, desiring a device to play Bedelia without noise like a Kalamazoo mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Macedonia
Bedelia
Kalamazoo
Booze Nose Social Club Noted In Cincinnati Arts Scene
Ohio State Journal records Cincinnati’s growing arts interest with the incorporation of the Booze Nose Social and Pleasure club, highlighting cultural activity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Booze Nose Social and Pleasure Club
Ohio State Tournal
Rockefeller daughter earns pin money by cutting lights
John D. Rockefeller announces with paternal pride that his eldest daughter earns money by keeping down household lighting bills while the father earns his income by maintaining other people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
German Sidewalks Of Sawdust Get Public Interest
In Germany a new sidewalk material made from compressed sawdust claims perfect satisfaction. The question remains whether any product can truly deliver perfect satisfaction, inviting scrutiny of comfort durability and user experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Miller's Texas land bore earns praise for poetry free
Congratulations go to Joaquin Miller who is expected to become a millionaire by boring his Texas lands. The gesture will be broader and warmer because he has never bored anyone with his poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
Texas
Sidneys Ditty Echoes Through Time In Papers Annual
A reflection on the enduring appeal of Sir Philip Sidney's verse My true love hath my heart and I have his as it circulates in newspapers yearly. The piece praises pure sentiment and well crafted lines that outlast generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Philip Sidney
Tragic Suffocation in St Clair Tunnel Gas Traps Six Men
A foggy Sunday morning accident in the Grand Trunk tunnel under the St Clair River between Sarnia and Port Huron left six men dead from gas suffocation and four others in danger. An eastbound freight train broke in two three cars back from the engine. rescue efforts with multiple parties were overwhelmed by gas as workers carried to safety one by one, with John Blake the sole conscious rescuer on the locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarnia
Ont
St. Clair
Grand Trunk Railway
St. Clair River
Port Huron
Mich
S. Begg
John Coleman
Engi
Simpson
Coleman
Rhey
McKee
Alex Forbes
Gillis
Eab
John Blake
Blake
McGrath
Bettie Wilson Crowned Drowned During Virginia Beach Surf Bath
Norfolk report says Miss Bettie Wilson daughter of William L Wilson former postmaster general in Cleveland's cabinet drowned while bathing at Virginia Beach. A warm day invited a group of friends to surf. she swam beyond her depth and, despite heroic rescue attempts, could not be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Bette Wilson
William L. Wilson
Cleveland
Virginia Beach
Canine Flagged Train After Master's Death
In Mount Carmel Pennsylvania on October 10 Berm nard Dougherty a Lehigh Valley Railroad track walker died overnight. His dog carried the red danger flag from his shack to the tracks at daybreak and halted the Lehigh Valley express, while workers praised the animal which had long carried the flag during patrols. Dougherty’s body was later found in a thicket likely from a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel
Dougherty
Cme
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Lehigh Valley Express
Heaviest Warship Nebraska Launches at Moran Yard
In Seattle on October 10 the battleship Nebraska slipped into Puget Sound ahead of schedule after a miscalculated poppet raised the hull. About 60,000 spectators watched as Miss Mary Mickey, daughter of Nebraska Governor Mickey, christened the ship, now the heaviest vessel yet launched by the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Nebraska
Moran Brothers’ Shipyard
Slia
Puget Sound
United States Navy
Mary
Nain Mickey
Gov
Mickey
France and Spain Sign Morocco Pact Amid Negotiations
Paris reports Foreign Minister Delcasse and Spanish ambassador Leon y Castilld signed a pact aligning Spain with the Anglo-French Morocco agreement of April 8, 1904. France recognizes Spain's rights on the Moroccan coast as part of the declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Delcasse
Senor Leon Y Castilld
Morocco
Spain
France
Three Men Fatally Burned In Steel Mill Blast
Three men died and three were seriously injured when a steam pipe exploded at Republic Iron and Steel company mills in East Chicago. The fatally injured were Jack Chinick Harry Patten and Nick Lazer. The others were William Clapper John Gargett and Mike Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Republic Iron and Steel Company
East Chicago
Jack Chinick
Harry Patten
Nick Lazer
St. Margaret's Hospital
William Clapper
John Gargett
Mike Hardy
Appointment of Rid zovsky to Russian Gendarmerie Chief
St. Petersburg October 10 Gen Rid zovsky, under secretary of the interior, has been named chief of the gendarmerie. The force is effectively separated from the interior ministry though still nominally under its control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Ridzovsky
Ministry of the Interior
Three Men Are Killed In German Factory Blast
Siegburg Prussia October 10 explosions at an ammunition factory killed three men and injured eight. In the room where the blasts occurred were 60 000 loaded shells and one hundred workers at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegburg
Prussia
Big Harvest In Russia
Saratoff reports Russia faces massive grain surplus as southeastern harvest swamps railway officials with overflow cargo and bottlenecks in transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Saratoff
High Dive May Cost Life in Brazos River Accident
In Waco Texas on October 10 Chester Perry a professional high diver likely sustained fatal injuries from a dive off a bridge into the Brazos River. The accident is described as the probable cause of his death with authorities reviewing the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco, Tex
Chester Perry
Brazos River
Two Are Killed In Feud In Georgia
In Faircloth Georgia on October 10 F K Smith and his son were shot and killed by Charles Gillenwaters and his son. The elder Gillenwaters was mortally wounded. The fatalities are blamed on an old feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faircloth
F. K. Smith
Charles Gillenwaters
Gillenwaters
Whale strikes Danish schooner near sea
Baltimore Oct 10 The Danish schooner Anna was struck by a whale on Sept 27 tearing away four feet of hull and the bow leaving the vessel helpless at sea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Anna
Will of Daniel Willard Fiske Bequeaths 560000 to Cornell
The will of Daniel Willard Fiske who died at Frankfort on the Main Germany on September 17 leaves Cornell University an aggregate bequest of five hundred sixty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Daniel Willard Fiske
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
Cornell University
War on Church Flirts In London Clergy Denounces Flirting
London reporters say the dean of Norwich leads a church battle against young parishioners accused of flirting during services. The clergyman campaigns to restore decorum as city ministers condemn disruptive behavior in worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Lefroy
Norwich
London
Gates Buys Three Story Stable in New York Block
John W. Gates paid $60,600 to Walter Guerneo for a three story stable at 103 105 West Fifty second Street on a plot measuring 37 6 by 100 feet in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
New York
John W. Gates
Walter 8. Guerneo
West Fifty-second Street
Watson Accepts Nomination Denounces Roosevelt and Gorman
Thomas E. WatsonPopulist candidate for president issued his acceptance letter denouncing Roosevelt Parker Gorman Carnegie and other notables. He argued the gold standard unconstitutional and attacked wealth concentration while criticizing the New York platform and urging Bryan Democrats to vote for him as the people’s choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas E. Watson
Samuel W. Williams
Roosevelt
Parker
Gorman
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Egypt
India
Russia
Watson
J. P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Charles Schwab
Steel Trust
Alton B. Parker
New York State
Bryan
New York
David B. Hill
Christian Republic
Cleveland
Arthur Gorman
Sugar Trust
Steve Elkins
Havemeyer
Mr. Watson
Stop the Mission Giving at Gospel Tabernacle
New York youth bishop Rev. A B Simpson halted a major mission fundraiser at the Gospel tabernacle after collecting 70 600 dollars for the Christian and Missionary alliance across three meetings. Donations were steady in day sessions, with no jewelry offerings this year. one man sent five 1 000 dollar bills to the platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gospel Tabernacle
A. B. Simpson
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Simpson
Model convict quigley to be freed from Sing Sing
Edwin O Quigley once a Wall Street banker and broker pleaded guilty to forgery ten years ago. Known as the model prisoner of Sing Sing he earned the trust of guards and inmates alike and repeatedly helped others avoid crime. He edited the State of Hope the official organ for the three state prisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edwin O. Quigley
Sing Sing
Wall Street
Quigley
Recorder Golf
Evi
State of Hope
Impure liquor deaths trigger coroner inquiry
Fifteen sudden deaths in eight days near Stryker's Farms on New York's west side spur police and coroner to investigate. Coroner Scholer ties the fatalities to impure liquor and vows action if a whisky source and point of purchase are found, noting clustering in specific houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stryker
Four Fraternity Men Nabbed For Stolen Corn Ride
Ithaca Oct 10 four members of a prominent Greek letter fraternity lured four freshmen on a drag ride then stole four cars from a corn field. Farmers secured a warrant for arrest. The students pleaded and were let off for 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Armor Too Heavy For Use Defeats Bulletproof Cloth Tests
Washington reports from Oct 10 say Gen Crozier chief of ordnance notes tests show bulletproof cloth is impractical for individual use due to weight discomfort expense and only partial protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Friend of John Brown Dies in Iowa City at 94
James Townsend, once an associate of abolitionist John Brown and an assistant in the underground railway aiding slave freedom, died at his home in Iowa City, Iowa, aged 94. He had been a Des Moines resident before the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Des Moines
Iowa
James Townsend
Iowa City
Five Sullivan saloonkeepers face $500 death-claim suit
Bloomington Ill Oct 10 A judgment of $500 each has been secured against five Sullivan saloonkeepers by Mrs A D Lilly who sued them because they sold liquor to her husband who died from excessive drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Sullivan
A. D. Lilly
Two Die in Scalding Steam at Power House Burst
Fremont Ohio October 10 firemen Frank Sting and Will Miller were scalded to death when a boiler burst at the Lake Shore electric railway power house. The men were employed at the facility and died from the steam injuries sustained in the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Ohio
Frank Sting
Will Miller
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Conan Doyle says he tires of Sherlock Holmes
London date October 10 Conan Doyle admits he has grown tired of Sherlock Holmes and that the detective will appear in only one more story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherlock Holmes
London
Conan Doyle
Arctic Expedition Safe Back From Davis Strait
Dundee Scotland Oct 10 A whaler returning from Davis Strait brings news that Capt Amundsen’s arctic expedition is safe. The voyage departed Christiania June 17 1908 and is reported in good condition with successful progress toward the polar region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Scotland
Davis Strait
Capt. Amudsen
Christiana Tune
Stranger found with five bullet holes near railway tracks
In Crown Point Indiana on October 10 the body of a man was found beside the Wabash tracks between Hobart and Lake with five bullet holes. Sheriff Baraboo and a large posse search the surrounding area for the killer. Police suspect the victim may be one of two Freeland Park robbers who carried out a bank safe robbery earlier, possibly killed by a partner to keep all the loot. The stranger’s pockets were empty, bolstering the theory. Alvan Wells of Hobart found the body and alerted authorities. The blood on clothing suggests death occurred before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Point
Ind
Wabash
Hobart
Lake
Baraboo
Lake County
Freeland Park
Alvan Wells
Wells
Interurban Line Planned From Carlyle To Buxton
Carlyle Illinois October 10 The Carlyle Commercial club met to plan an electric line from Carlyle to Buxton the new mining town four miles west Experts say the project can be built for about 25000 and would carry freight and passengers The goal is to extend to Lebanon and link with St Louis A franchise has been secured ample capital is behind the venture and most stock is subscribed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Carlyle Commercial Club
August Westermann
Buxton
Lebanon
St. Louis
Merchant Was Tired of Life in Kokomo
Philip Bernd a prominent Kokomo merchant was found dead in an abandoned outbuilding with a pistol wound, after leaving home saying he would go to see his mother in Wabash. The death appears self Inflicted and the motive remains a mystery though stated as a health theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Rosa
Philip Bernd
Wabash
Sea Mother
Bernd
Slays Faithless Fiance In Self Defense Claim
Myrtle Eberly told the four courts she shot Edward Leonard because he refused to marry her. She says he bought the gun for protection during her nightly walks to street cars. Leonard was a bartender near the garden by the world's fair. Eberly was a waitress there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Myrtle Eberly
Four Courts
Edward Leonard
Leonard
Gareden
Misa Eberly
AFFAIRS CRITICAL AT ZIEGLER IN ZIGLER MINING ROW
In Carbondale Illinois October 10 conditions have reached a critical point in the dispute involving Joseph Lester and the United Mines Workers of America at Ziegler. Weeks of worker departures have left fewer than twenty five miners at the plant as rivals hire replacements at higher wages. Report says new eastern hires will come next week and that southern blacks may be employed at the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale, Ill
Joseph Lester
United Mines Workers of America
Ziegler
Parent's Reproof Ignites Fatal Double Gunfire
In Janesville Wisconsin on October 10 Roy CraI aged 30 was reproved by his father for heavy drinking. He went to the hayloft of the family livery stable and fired two revolvers at his side causing wounds judged fatal. He acted after his father’s rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Roy Cral
Rome Cabinet Plans 70000 Reserves to Quell Disorder
Rome reports the cabinet prepared to call out 70,000 more reserves under Premier Giolitti. The aim is to deploy a strong contingent across Italy to quell unrest anticipated around the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cail
Arma
Rome
Giolitti
Italy
Gon Slays His Father in Findlay Ohio
Oct 10 Findlay Ohio mayor Bright, a leading landowner, figures in a startling case. Local authorities report a fatal incident linked to a family dispute. Details remain limited as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gon
Findlay
Bright
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