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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1904
Page
6
A Philadelphia widow inherits 60 million amid a column of random observations including political chatter and fashion notes. The piece touches on international affairs, U.S. taxation, and social trends with satirical asides about wealth and public policy.
The passage notes married couples refusing to swap babies for the czar and reports ex-bandit Cole Young er 8 suffering stomach trouble, illustrating how even dynamic outdoor figures face dyspepsia.
Those Logansport girls who complain because the town's young men do not spend money on them are set for a sharp rebuke from Uncle Russell Sage.
Mark Twain joked that people die more in bed, a claim tied to statistics. The remark contrasts with growing railway travel risks, suggesting danger rises if railways continue expanding.
A sarcastic editorial laments the decline of national ideals, mocking Britons for poor dental care and cleanliness. It predicts the bath tub delusion may be next to be challenged, signaling cultural critique of public habits and self-improvement.
A group of fifty Cincinnati telephone operators were dismissed for flirting over telephone lines. The article defends the action, asserting those who cannot keep interactions face to face deserve no sympathy.
Russell Sage states no man can make fifty million dollars a year honestly, and it is implied his own income falls short of that figure. The remark frames Sage as skeptical of extreme earnings and hints at a humble personal stance.
Paraguayan minister of war has been captured by revolutionists who state they will seize the army dead or alive once they locate the bed where the minister is hidden.
A Tacoma man seeks 5000 dollars from Baron Rothschild for a pair of Siberian fieas. The baron likely cannot afford to purchase them at that price, making the deal unlikely.
A burned cigar slab caused a fire underscoring the substantial tobacco usage in the country and the high value of buildings incidentally set ablaze by careless disposal.
An enterprising postmaster suggests to the government that he be permitted to employ women to carry the mails. There are crusty cynics, bachelors, who declare that women now exercise altogether too much control over the males.
The report notes a discovery in Japan on government property of gold fields with an estimated yield of 500 million dollars, highlighting Japanese luck, pluck, intelligence, energy, and enterprise.
A historic report notes how the Lebaudy airship, once in France, was captured or halted by pursuing automobiles, illustrating early days of air travel and public fascination. The fragment reflects on a citizen’s imagined reflection on past aviation daring and modern pursuit.
President Roosevelt issues a formal letter accepting the Republican nomination, praising the party’s seven years in power and defending administration actions from the Spanish-American War era to the Monroe Doctrine. He argues opponents attack both past acts and party principles while urging unity on monetary policy and national welfare.
The speaker argues that continued Republican control sustains a sound currency and steady enforcement of anti trust and Interstate commerce laws. It defends the administration’s record on trusts, labor and capital relations, and warns that tariff policy must align with protecting industry, wages, and national prosperity.
The piece defends the protective tariff as essential to workers, farmers, and manufacturers while criticizing opponents who call it robbery. It argues that tariffs boosted wages, savings, and national wealth, warns against tariff modification by enemies of protection, and endorses an American merchant marine and prudent fiscal policy after the Spanish-American War. It also discusses Philippine independence, stressing the risks of anarchic chaos and urging continued American governance and civil rights in the islands.
Four masked men halted the westbound Canadian Pacific express near Mission Junction, disarmed the messenger, and opened the mail car. They took about four to five thousand dollars in gold dust and currency, then fled into the woods. A Vancouver-led posse pursued, and a fake telegram hinting at an inside opening was traced to the robbers.
A memorial service was held in Hillsdale Michigan as delegates to the Free Baptist church general conference gathered. President George B Ball of Keuka Park New York delivered the memorial address and Rev G F Mosher of Boston read the list of deceased ministers. Rev Mr Manter of Maine led Young People's society services and Rev A T Salley of Lewiston Maine delivered the sermon.
Berlin reports conflicting about Prince Herbert Bismarck who is gravely ill at Friedrichsruhe. One version warns of hopeless condition with possible abdominal cancer, another claims illness from ptomaine poisoning after eating bad fish in England months ago.
Cincinnati reports President Gril lo of the American association suspended Milwaukee manager Cantillon for the balance of the season and fined him 100 dollars for his assault on umpire Shuster during the St Paul game.
The British Antarctic Expedition steamer Discovery arrives in Plymouth on Sept 12. Crews of warships cheer her arrival in the harbor as officers and men are reported well.
New York Sept 12 Tommy O Ryan the 168 pound fighter and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien have agreed to battle within three months for the largest purse obtainable and the middleweight championship.
Unclear OCR text from a Washington dispatch suggests the State Department shows no immediate concern over unspecified matter. No definite names, dates, or actions are readable to confirm the issue or context.
Brisbane reports from German New Guinea state natives attacked a Roman Catholic mission, killing Fathers Raschen and Ruttar along with Brothers Bley Plargchaert Schellekens and Sisters Sofia Agatha Annie Agnes and Angelia. Thirty-six natives were captured. sixteen executed for the crime. The plan was to murder whites, but it failed. The region’s 1898 population and missionary presence are noted.
Ernest Webber, a farmer from Upper Sandusky Ohio, was robbed while transporting 100 pounds of dynamite. A buggy explosion killed the vehicle and wounded him, with his captors allegedly taking him to Pittsburgh in a box car. He later returned home feverish and seriously ill.
Mur dock residents quickly stopped a Morgan Brothers bank raid on September 12. Three men entered with tools but were spotted by the electric bell system. About fifty shots were exchanged. one robber was wounded and fled bloodied. Bands of men are still hunting them. farmer Ben Ferris wear a bullet hole in his coat.
Robert DeC. Ward of Harvard University urged plain language in weather reports to clearly describe conditions affecting the ordinary person. He called for more attention to verbal explanations of the tabulated data currently issued, in a paper before the international geographic congress on September 12.
Anne M Weightman Walker head of Powers Weightman firm heiress to William Weightman fortune gave $20 to each of the firms 6000 employees, totaling $120000.
Denver officials of the Western Federation of Miners deny as false the purported confession by ex-convict Robert Romain, who is under a Topeka prison sentence, in which he implicated union leaders regarding the Cripple Creek explosions.
Frost in Dakotas and St. Paul Minnesota on Sept 12 reports climate points and agricultural notes. Season trends mention frost affecting fox and corn, garden produce and early harvests with implications for farming schedules.
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