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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1904
Page
6
A collage of quotations and observations touches on politics, crime, travel, and society. Notes include Secretary Hay’s status, a joke about a grandfather, a hypothetical Uruguay Paraguay union, gold shipments to Manila, a Louisville judge ruling on domestic violence, elopements, musk oxen protection, and civet cat hunting. Also references Patti touring by car and a band master’s count of band musicians.
The Times notes Standard Oil negotiations for a London bank buyout prompting why not the Bank of England. Munroe earned over $6,000 from gala receipts at a prize fight, possibly fueling Prof. Jeffries vigor. A Indiana woman who knew Aaron Burr as a child underscores the youthful United States among nations.
A Newport dispatch reports a prominent society leader is expected to sue for divorce in the fall. The message notes no figure for invitations she plans to issue.
A milliner praises a stunning creation by a visiting designer while noting that critics who say the country is unfit to live in do not rush to use Europe’s reduced rates. The passage contrasts public opinion with travel enthusiasm.
Secret service men who drowned a goose while trying to quell a supposed bomb threat found brotherly sympathy upon learning the object of their effort’s true identity.
A clergyman noted for fishing lore in 1895 and 1904 is praised for his dual record catching the season’s largest cod off Provincetown while continuing his work as a fisher of men.
A brief note mocks a young woman arguing against a 67 cent fee charged for the right to utter two swear words. The tongue in cheek remark says 67 cents seems a bargain price and contrasts with male appreciation of expletives.
From London comes news of the successful initial trip of a fly ing machine, the invention of Sir Hiram Maxim. Flying machines are numerous now in various parts of the world, making it hard to track them, yet human flight remains elusive.
A businessman near nervous prostration has been ordered by his doctor to retreat to the countryside for a month with a strict regime of absolute stillness. Reading a dozen popular novels is prescribed as part of the recovery plan.
A report about a Norwegian whaler finding a bottle north of Spitzbergen containing a letter from Prof Andreé dated 1898 is exposed as a hoax. The tale is tied to wartime anxieties over explosives and is revealed as unreliable.
Wilfred Thompson of Iowa City fell forty five feet into a hay chute while pitching hay. He was distracted by a child’s question and stepped into the chute. His ankle broke in three places but was set with no serious injury expected.
In Marshalltown Judge Caswell ruled that the civil war veteran favoring law is unconstitutional as class legislation. C A Shaw sought mandamus to be appointed city clerk, City Solicitor Van Law demurred. An appeal to the supreme court may follow as similar cases proceed elsewhere.
Des Moines mentions state board of control chairman Robinson praising reform and indeterminate sentence plans. He cites Himira reformatory success since 1876, with ~80 percent of discharged prisoners remaining law abiding. Iowa eyes extending indeterminate sentences beyond youths, as earnest reformers push for a scientifically designed system to shield youth from bad influence and guide toward right living.
Five masked bandits raided Rock Island Express No. 11 near Letts Iowa, dynamiting the express car and looting valuables while the engine was driven miles west toward Columbus Junction. The crew and passengers were held at gunpoint as the robbers escaped with no passengers harmed and the posse launched a large search.
Amos Still worth 22 died in Cordova after a tree fell across his abdomen. He died shortly after at his uncle George Lutz’s home. He lived in Union Township, Marion County and left a young wife, Finde Pearl Worth Six Hundred. Iowa City item notes a farmer J A Beltz offered $600 for a jewel in a later report.
A group of hunters led by A H Dexter of Rock Island encountered a wild nude woman west of Davenport while pursuing game. She appeared to climb a tree, grabbed a blanket, and fled as the hunters closed in. The pursuit crossed a road and ended in a nearby cornfield with no further success.
Des Moines reports the capitol improvement commission signed with Elmer F H Garnsey of New York for 361 600 to complete full interior decoration from basement to dome. The work excludes a 10000 painting at the main stairway and 10000 reserved for dome interior art, totaling about 81500. Completion aimed before the 1906 legislative session.
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