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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
6
A clearest look emerges at secret European criminal societies in a Viterbo murder case. The Mafia’s reach is described as multiform, covering officials and citizens alike, with recent Palermo customs seizing 500000 francs in forged notes hidden in a biscuit case.
The text describes criminal networks and secret orders from Naples to Constantinople. It details the Camorra’s rise in the Levant with fires, theft, and assassinations, plus the use of oaths and ritual knives. It also notes connections to Carbonari Nihilists and royal figures drawn into these secret groups.
Joseph Plummer of Milton New Hampshire in his seventies has spent forty years in bed after his father barred him from marrying a woman he loved who died. His brothers Ephraim and Samuel care for him as the family home remains prosperous. He chose to stay in bed from the day he declared he would not live without her and has since weakened from long confinement.
A European campaign aims to curb promiscuous kissing of children by equipping youngsters with printed labels reading No Me Bese Do Not Kiss Me. The Spanish wording is said to have originated with Queen Victoria of Spain who instructed that her three children not be kissed by courtiers.
New York marriages fell by 8598 in the year after the financial panic of 1907. Since then the numbers have risen, recouping the loss and surpassing levels seen before 1907, reflecting a steady recovery in nuptial activity.
The article notes renewed interest in French aviation with Braque hinting at a France to Algiers flight via Ajaccio. He cites three essentials for success: a strong motor, precise compass, and accurate weather data. Experts discuss air currents, vessel escort, and the potential safety of vast airliners.
Consul General Gaulin at Marseilles reports U S peanut imports for 1910 surged from 8772 dollars in 1909 to 371 568 dollars. Americans also bought large amounts of peanut oil, making the trade the briskest in years.
Giant watermelons and muskmelons grow in Diarbekir in beds of rivers that run nearly dry in summer. The melons reach sizes as large as a flour barrel. The meat is coarse and less sweet than that of smaller varieties grown elsewhere.
Mrs. Emma B. Mason of Kansas City obtained a divorce from Howard L. Mason a wealthy real estate man and president of a safety rail and joint lock company After testimony she identified red hair on her husband stenographers brush as matching her own hair leading to the court granting the decree and custody to Mrs Mason
Lawrence Gilson, famed as an iron man for surviving more than 500 dog bites, was bitten by a large mastiff. He shot the animal twelve times and carried its head to Mercy Hospital. Doctors found hydrophobia in the dog. Gilson’s body bears many bite wounds and his immunity draws medical attention. Three months earlier a bulldog bite caused hydrophobia and swelling, yet he recovered.
Frank Gould's ex wife stays at a hotel with their Chinese chow dog Tao and a small retinue. Ralph Lit Photuas and spouse accompany them in New York as they incur daily costs reported at three dollars a day.
Mrs Thomas, ex wife of Frank J Gould Tao, arrived in San Francisco after a round the world honeymoon. The dog Tao drew the most attention, traveling in a private suite on the Yokohama steamship despite hotel opposition in Honolulu. The steward insisted the dog go below, but Mr Thomas secured special accommodation.
Catherine Panagiotaton becomes the first woman member of the University of Athens faculty and the first woman doctor to practice in Greece.
Mrs. Charles IP Evered, at eighty one, published an unpublished Whit tier poem in tribute to her birthday. The verse praises a poet who sees the divine in everyday life and ends with a personal homage to Evered. the text also includes a farmer dairy note about cleaning a cream separator to prevent germ contamination.
The Fraternal Brotherhood meets on the second and fourth Thursday evenings each month in the K. of P. hall at o'clock p m. L. C. Davidson serves as Treasurer.
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