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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
7
Tony and Swan chase clues about Hamilton's disappearance amid Italian gang activity. They recover a gold button, cap, and a lettered stud from a bank robbery link, but the river search yields a decomposed body. Constance faces renewed doubt while investigators consider whether Hamilton fled with a river death as the plausible end.
Constance Hamilton adopts widowhood after her husband Vane’s presumed death and seeks a simple lasting monument. She secretly longs for his return as she attends Congregational services, glimpsing a pair of shoulders in the mill pew that recalls her husband. The scene blends faith, memory, and unresolved longing as the tale continues.
In Philadelphia a dinner in honor of Archbishop Ryan featured a Salted mine story about a man who bought one. A nephew played with an opera hat, crushing and restoring it, then later presented a battered black object claiming his big hat was harder to flop. The Buffalo Enquirer carries the anecdote.
A fragment quotes a person named Sean discussing the sensation of being seen by hundreds of men. The text reflects questions about gender perception and exposure in a possibly provocative context. The passage hints at tension between performance, dress, and audience scrutiny.
Naples August 31 reports say Mount Vesuvius erupts in full force alongside a violent earthquake hitting Sultana and Pa Jena causing widespread panic. Two deaths and over ten injured accompany collapsing houses and fleeing inhabitants as lava pours down the cone. Stromboli also erupts with dense smoke over its crater.
Vesuvius has shown significant activity with the last major eruption in 1902 around the time Mount Pelee destroyed St Pierre in Martinique. Other notable outbursts occurred in 1866 1872 1878 1880 and 1896. Stromboli near Sicily also erupted in 1902 as most world craters stayed active. both volcanically productive regions host farms and villages near their bases.
A general strike sweeps Libau Russia on mobilization day August 11. Steam railways stop and newspapers are issued. Reservists arrive from nearby districts, fueling confusion and heightening tension. Soldiers patrol streets amid mounting disorder and risk.
A tornado struck the northern part of Carbondale, Scranton, demolishing a score of houses, barns, and railroad cars. Three dwellings were destroyed, ten overturned or carried off foundations, and about fifty damaged, with no fatalities reported.
Theodore P. Shonts chairman of the executive committee of the isthmian canal commission has a dangerously sore arm from vaccination just before his departure for the isthmus. Doctors warned of a troublesome period ahead.
Chicago reports C. K. G. Billings refused a 50000 bid for Maj Delmar, a great trotter whose value far exceeds the horse’s intrinsic worth and more than triple the 1904 purchase price.
Aug 31 report from St. Petersburg states an attempt to assassinate Gov Rein gerberg of Moghuleff occurred as a bomb was thrown at his carriage. The device failed to explode and the throwers escaped.
Chicago August thirty first board of trade adopts rules amendment by a 520 to 243 vote permitting members to trade in puts and calls.
Ship news notes the collier Marcellas ashore near Madi Baltimore after voyage from Washington. Navy logs indicate damage or refloating operations underway with no crew casualties reported to date.
Brooklyn artist Anthony Fiala, head of the ill fated Ziegler Arctic expedition, returned aboard the Oceanic in good health. He argued that far north exploration needs long term crews and multiple ships, and urged wireless telegraphy for icebound work. He declined to discuss future plans while awaiting heir William Ziegler's stance and noted the great cost required.
A Fez courier reports Bouzlan, a French-Algerian merchant and Moroccan official, has been released after French minister Taillandier demanded it to prevent the seizure of a Moroccan port. Bouzlan, ill from prison treatment, was arrested amid local troubles. Indemnity terms are unclear.
The state of Kentucky appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court in its case against Caleb Powers over the Goebel murder. The sole issue is jurisdiction as docketed from a federal court decision by Judge Cochran. Former governors Black of New York and Yates of Illinois are listed among Powers' attorneys.
American League games ended tied Chicago and Washington after fifteen innings at nightfall. Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 6 to 2. St Louis beat Boston 4 to 0 while Detroit won 6 to 2 over New York. In the National League Boston won 3 to 1 over Chicago. New York and St Louis games were rained out or postponed. Brooklyn and Cincinnati and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh also weathered rain. American Association scores include Milwaukee at Indianapolis, 1–?. Kansas City beat Louisville 6–3. Columbus 5–4 over ?. St Paul 2, Toledo 2 after extra innings. Three Eye League results list Davenport over Frynefeld, Bloominglon 0. Rock Island 6. Cedar Rapids–Decatur and Peoria 8–5. Dubuque 4–4. Central League shows South Bend 0, Dayton 1. Springfiel d 6, Terre Haute 3. Grand Rapids 8, 4–3 Canton 1–0. Wheeling 6, Evansville 9.
The Reichs xuất reports twenty cholera cases and six deaths near the Weichsel river in West Prussia. Most victims had contact with Russian rivermen. The Prussian government is sending physicians from elsewhere in Germany to assist local health authorities.
Washington August 31 Representative John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee will renew efforts in the next Congress to require banks to send all old bills to the treasury department once $1,000 in worn currency has accumulated and have new bills issued to replace them.
New York August 31 total industrial dividends payable in September will rise above 14.2 million dollars. The figure marks an increase of more than 3.5 million dollars from September of the previous year, signaling stronger earnings for industrial firms.
London dispatches £9,000 in bullion from the Bank of England for shipment to South America. The Aug 81 report notes the transfer as part of financial movements with currency and trade implications.
New Orleans dispatch reports Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi accusing Gulf Coast health officials of bad faith in allowing yellow fever to reach Gulfport from New Orleans. He says cases in Mississippi City, Vicksburg, and Natchez trace to New Orleans, prompting expected controversy over culpability. Drs. Shanley and Richard head to Baratoria to stamp out the contagion with a forty mile strip to cover, aided by nurses and provisions.
Cairo Aug 31 N B Thistlewood former Cairo mayor for three terms was arrested and released after entering the city without a health department permit He operates in Cairo and lives at Mounds traveling daily From the report he refused the permit saying no one had right to stop his entry despite the yellow fever quarantine
Pensacola Florida on August 31 reports an official announcement that yellow fever has appeared in the city. The notice marks a health alert and outlines next steps for civic authorities and residents to prevent spread.
Vicksburg Mississippi August 31 reports two cases of yellow fever born under observation. The alert notes the illnesses are being monitored for spread and response actions by local health authorities.
Rio Janeiro reports the United States appoints D E Thompson of Lincoln Nebraska as ambassador to Mexico to succeed BE H Conger. Thompson previously served as minister to Brazil since 1902, with the Brazil post shifting after the Bryan transfer to Lisbon. The Mexico appointment was decided early this year but delayed by Conger’s redeployment.
Norway's commissioners went to Carlsbad to confer with Swedish delegates on dissolving the union. Press editorials show conciliatory sentiment and wish for amicable agreement, citing Portsmouth peace conference as example.
Washington Aug 31 Secretary Bonaparte orders a court martial to try Captain Young of the Bennington for neglect of duty. Ensign Charles T Wade, in charge of machinery, also faces a court martial for the same incident highlighting failure of officers to supervise tools after the safety valves.
Panama reports bubonic plague confirmed by bacteriological tests. The case involved a man who died at La Boca. Col. William C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer of the canal zone, states there is no fear of spread.
New York Aug 81 Abraham Lincoln birthplace in Kentucky bought at public auction by Robert J Collier of New York is to be restored and preserved as a park if feasible efforts seek to maintain the site for public benefit and historical memory.
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