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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
2
The column surveys diverse items from American life and international affairs, noting immigration, fraud schemes, Spanish war worries, Congo libel cases, Moroccan diplomacy, German and European fire losses, and laborless mail routes. It critiques prosperity, aviation talk, and an odd Arden case with a wry, observational tone.
Companies operating aerial lines in Germany multiply, with many solid investors backing them. The growing scene appears to offer opportunities for cautious investors to take stakes in these aviation ventures.
The official statistics indicate Americans have purchased toys totaling $100,000,000 over ten years, with the toy industry described as large and flourishing. The piece questions whether this is a truly happy land for the youngster.
Crowds cheer as Russian Emperor departs Racconigi Italy oct 26. King Victor Emmanuel and Emperor Nicholas saw as rapprochement with Russia grows. Italians admire bold shift away from German Austrian dominance while press signals support from France and England. The monarchs and officials visit Superga burial church before returning home.
Chicago on October 26 Nicholas J Martin surrendered at the Criminal Court Building after bondsmen Frank Brill withdrew the earlier security and filed a new $400,000 bond. Five sureties guaranteed the full amount each, liable for the entire bond if any other defaults occur.
The defense testimony in the dissolution suit against Union Pacific and related railroads is postponed to January 3. The defense requested the delay at Cheyenne and was opposed by government special counsel. Judge Van De Vanter set a new deadline for the defense to finish its evidence by March 10.
In Los Angeles on October 26 the three thousand dollars needed to secure De Lara's bail release was nearly raised. Government immigration inspector M. Ridgeway denied claims that De Lara was detained at the request of the Mexican government.
Celina Ohio October 26 Charles A Loeb chairman of the Ohio Democratic state central committee died at his home from ptomaine poisoning after eating oysters. He fell ill Saturday after the meal and did not recover.
William Kennedy and a Chinese banker were found guilty of conspiracy to smuggle opium into the Philippines and were sentenced each to one year’s imprisonment. The case from Manila’s court on October 26 reflects a firm stance against narcotics trafficking.
Chicago detectives probe a $3,500 haul from the Abraham Kaplan clothing department at 2445 South Oakley avenue. Thieves pried basement doors, loaded hundreds of clothing items on a van, and made numerous trips unseen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. No crew yet found as Hinman street police search for stolen goods and van movements.
Chicago coroner investigated three railway deaths on October 26. Victims include Joseph McIntyre run over by a Lake Shore train Y F Magnus crushed while coupling cars in the Chicago and Western Michigan yards and an unidentified man struck by a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train who died at St Luke's hospital.
Emma Thompson and Otto Daus, ages 34 and 33, are under arrest on disorderly conduct charges. Daus' wife is also in custody on a stabbing accusation, alleged to have struck Thompson in the back and right cheek in an Oct. 26 incident in Chicago.
Richmond prepares to publicly celebrate Pleto Greenfork as Indiana’s likely oldest active man, marking his hundredth birthday on October 26 with a community tribute.
Madrid reports Lieut. Gen. De Luque, minister of war, says the Liberal cabinet will halt further Moroccan operations. The army will pursue pacification by fortifications at Melilla and seek disarmament with sultanate mediation while Ferrer is condemned on legal grounds.
James P. Whitla of Sharon is sued for ten thousand dollars in Youngstown for alleged false arrest during a mass meeting for Billy Sunday. Joseph Wess claims he was arrested and detained at the central police station after a description matched the kidnapper, in connection with the Willie Whitla case.
Dr Frederick A Cook halted in St Paul on his way to Minneapolis. He spoke briefly to Hamline University students under arrangement with President Bridgeman and was warmly received. He planned a Minneapolis lecture then to Missoula to review Barrill affidavits about his Mount McKinley ascent.
Washington October 26 The Brownsville court of inquiry has almost finished annotating the testimony after months of work. The court will rule on the re enlistment qualifications of officers and privates who were dismissed.
An explosion of dynamite wrecked a branch exchange building under construction for the Central Union Telephone company. Police charge the blast to striking workers of the contractor. Loss estimated at $4,000.
Martin C Thayer aged 67 a former laborer at the salt works shot his wife and then killed himself in Hutchinson Kansas on October 26 Fear of being declared insane for his family prompted the act.
Police believe Charles Munk died by his own action as gas escaped from an open jet in the bathroom. The body was discovered at his residence in Chicago on October 26. Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances.
New York police expect startling disclosures after Frederick Gebhardt alias Otto Mueller confessed to marriage to Anna Latter and to desertion. The murdered German woman’s skeleton was found at Islip, with four notes dated October 23 detailing plans to disappear. Authorities link the case to cross-border detective work and a possible chain of marriages ending in death.
An all day officers and delegates conference marked the opening of the annual Association of Collegiate Alumnae meeting at the Hotel Linton in Cincinnati. Miss Laura Drake Gill presided as president with a full attendance and a schedule of executive sessions, social events, and forthcoming addresses by Mrs. Arthur L. Brown and local officials. Officers were elected Thursday with a slate led by Miss Gill for president and including Emma Garrett Boyd, Mary E. Potter, Elsie Seelye Pratt, Mary S. Lewia Greene, Jessica B. Perxotto, Marion Reilly, and Elva Young Van Winkle as bursar.
Several hundred women rioted outside the Hirschhorn & Company cigar factory in New Brunswick New Jersey during a ongoing strike. Three women were knocked down and rough handled before police restored order.
Forty passengers panicked and nearly twenty were injured when a west bound Jefferson avenue electric car jumped a switch at Jefferson and Mount Elliott avenues, struck the curb and overturned in Detroit Michigan.
In Hastings on October 26, investigators identified the body of Charles McLean, described as a brother of Hector Me Lean of Bush. The formal discovery follows a death reported earlier in the week. Community members recall family links and condolences.
Guidance on preserving fruit and tomatoes outlines cooking to tender before sugar, adding ginger for flavor, sterilizing jars, using new rubbers, and avoiding salt in tin cans. Apple sauce should be sweetened before cooking. peaches require washing to remove fuzz and reduce sore throat risk.
Select about five or six pounds of fresh red fish, butter, flour, onions, fresh tomatoes, cloves, allspice, peppers, and salt. Fry onions in butter, add tomatoes and cloves, stew 30 minutes, stir in flour then a pint of claret. Boil five minutes, strain, return sauce. Simmer fish steaks ten to fifteen minutes. Serve on dry toast with sauce poured over. Optional sweet pepper and extra spices.
Stale bread signals house management issues and can be revived. Bake in a quick oven a few minutes to soften the crumb and crisp the crust. For best results wrap pieces in a damped paper bag and heat on the oven shelf, twisting the bag neck to seal.
A simple batter is prepared with flour salt egg milk and whisked smooth then rested for an hour. Melt dripping in a pudding dish, add canned rabbit seasoned with salt and pepper, pour batter over, bake in a hot oven for about thirty minutes until puffed and browned, and serve immediately.
To three pounds of veal break up the joint. Boil with four quarts of water. Boil one fourth pound macaroni separately until tender. Add a little butter to the macaroni, drain, and mix into the veal broth. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the macaroni and its cooking water. For richness add a pint of milk or cream and a celery flavor if liked.
A fragmented recipe describes mixing corn meal sour milk soda and eggs with butter then cooking in hot oven. The directions include heating oil, greasing the pan and placing the batter on the middle rack for about thirty minutes. The text preserves quirky spellings and OCR errors.
A fragmented recipe describes batter components including one cup sugar one cup sour milk one egg and cinnamon. It mentions dropping spoonfuls onto buttered tins and baking. The text lists lard molagges currants and flour in unspecified quantities or order.
Fragmentary OCR note with garbled terms and stray punctuation. Reads like kitchen or recipe shorthand but lacks coherent instructions, quantities, or clear nouns to identify a person, place, or event. Unable to determine a specific news item or report from the fragment.
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